About the event
This mini-event, recorded on 28 April 2023, featured four webinars with ELT experts from around the world. Each webinar focused on a different aspect of focusing on creativity and 21st century skills, for teachers of primary, secondary and young adult learners.
About the webinars
Session 1: There are no wrong answers – confidence and creativity for teens
Speaker:
Teresa Bestwick
Session information:
This workshop shares practical, low-prep activities for teenage learners. By having tasks for which there are no wrong answers, learner confidence will be boosted, they’ll be creative, and will think outside the box. All the activities in the workshop can be adapted to different ages and levels, and can be used with any coursebook/materials.
Download the webinar handout for this session
Session 2: Bringing text alive – Producing a Play
Speaker:
Jazmin Cazal
Session information:
This workshop provides teachers with practical ideas on how to produce a play. The session looks at the process of production and everything involved in it. From budget planning, costume design, props needed, to making sense of the script, this workshop helps teachers find the light at the end of the tunnel, play production-wise.
Download the webinar handout for this session
About the speakers
Teresa Bestwick is a teacher trainer and materials writer based in Spain. She is the newsletter editor for the organisation TESOL-SPAIN and also runs an online development group for ELT professionals. In her free time, she enjoys walking, watching sci-fi and learning German.
Jazmin Cazal is a passionate teacher of English with a solid background in theatre. Having acted in, produced and directed Musicals both for children and with children, she knows the ins and outs of putting a play together. She teaches for the British Council in Paris, France.
Comments
Thanks a lot.
I have lived one of the best webinars on this day. I have learned a lot and I can only thank this wonderful team from the British Council for making it possible for teachers to improve, making our classrooms the happiest and most creative space for teaching and learning the English language. Thanks galore.
It is always breathtaking learning from teachers with such diverse background. Their experiences can and will help me loads develop my skills.