Time;Speaker;Topic;Description

10:00 - 10:10;Anna Tonkikh;Welcome speech: NO teacher is an Island, I-land;Teacher-bashing is very much in fashion these days. Educatord are being examined to judge who is “highly qualified” and who is not. Competency in content areas and rigorous state certifications are demanded. Teachers ate expected to continuously upgrade their qualifications and- in the case of ELT- langauge level . And yet many of us, including many policymakers, do not consider the psychosocial climate in which teachers function, nor do we regularly examine the type and level of support that teachers need in order to function well.This talk outlines some key considerations for developing productive teacher collaborations. 10:20 - 10:40;Ashley Brown;Niching Down and Levelling Up: Finding your Focus and Developing your Strengths;By sharing her journey, in this talk Ashley illustrates how to switch from being a General English Teacher to an English Specialist (‘niching down’) and provides practical examples of how to stay at the top of your teaching game (‘leveling up’). Ashley’s niche is teaching English Pronunciation and C1/C2 exam preparation to advanced Russian native speakers. 10:40 - 10:50;Break; 10:50 - 11:10;Katherine Reilly; Teacher Burnout, The Nightmare of Every Educator; Research conducted regarding the mental state of educators has led to the conclusion that many suffer from lack of motivation as well as refusal to carry out their duties both in and out of class. The repercussions of this condition, which may have an adverse effect on both scholars and their students can be remedied and, in many cases, avoided altogether. 11:10 - 11:30;Break 11:30 - 11:50;Elena Peresada;How to integrate games into lesson plans efficiently;Games in ELT are often used as time consumers or an amusing activity when there is some time left at the end of the lesson. But can they be regarded as an integral part of the lesson?In my talk I'll demonstrate how to implement games into your lessons properly. We'll have a look at a game-centred lesson and go through pre-gaming, while-gaming and after-gaming activities. 11:50 - 12:00;Break 12:00 - 12:20;Dilorom Mirsaliyeva;Fire up students’ autonomy by integrating corpus-based activities;The digitalized world has given access to contemporary and natural language collection to educators at their fingertips. How can this assist teachers in developing language teaching materials? In this workshop, participants learn what corpora is and how it can be used as a resource for developing hands-on activities. 12:20 - 12:30;Break 12:30 - 12:50;Kamilla Beibitbayeva;Get the most out of Oxford University Press digital resources; I have been getting a lot of feedback directly from teachers about their needs and concerns in online teaching. The most frequents request is that they want more practical and effective digital tools which will get and keep learners more engaged in lessons. In this session you will find out how you can get the most out of Oxford University Press digital resources and make your lessons more student-centered, less formal and fire up your students to develop good study skills and encourage learner responsibility. 12:50 - 13:00;Break 13:00 - 13:20;Natalya Ivanova;Low preparation activities for tired teachers;No time to plan? To many groups to teach? I’d like to share with you in my talk some ways to minimize your lesson planning time. There are some universal techniques to make your lessons interesting and motivating. And do not forget to engage your students into creating activities for your lessons. They will do it with pleasure, and you will get lots of ideas for your classes. 13:20 - 13:30;Break 13:30 - 13:50;Anna Gorizontova;Flexible testing for volatile time;Due to the recent drastic changes, educational institutions, teachers and learners have been forced to adjust to the untypical conditions, adapt the ways they teach and learn to the new reality. And, while students still need international qualifications to meet their academic and professional objectives or simply to get the proof of their progress in language learning, exam boards are facing challenges in satisfying this demand. The presentation will concentrate on some solutions offered by LanguageCert. 13:50 - 14:00; Break 14:00 - 14:20; Anna Tonkikh;Computer Literacy for Teachers: How to Avoid the Flames ;Do you spend a lot more hours on class prep than you wish you did? Ever wonder how to manage the remote classroom and do it faster and more efficiently? Do you want to clean up the mess on your computer and create an easy-to -find-and-manage digital space? I bet you do, but the constant lack of time and necessary digital literacy skills prevents you from doing so. I'd like to share a set of tips and tools to take your digital resources and online teaching under control. 14:30 - 15:30; ELT cafe; Networking and games