Workshops

Writing is a critical aspect of the teaching process. It can be challenging for some educators to put down their thoughts on paper, no matter what format or occasion they need to use. This workshop will address common problems that teachers face and share ideas on processes that will help improve their writing skills.

Cooperative Learning is a successful teaching strategy in which small teams, with students of different ability levels, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Each member of a team is not only responsible for learning what is taught, but also for helping teammates learn, thus creating an atmosphere of achievement.

Stories can be a very powerful teaching tool. They can influence children and help them to learn about and develop values of strong character, find ways to overcome their fears and become confident learners. Stories also promote listening and speaking skills, enhance imagination and boost memory. This workshop will focus on aspects of storytelling that can be effectively implemented in the class.

Writing must be made fun in the ESL classrooms! Why limit the writing classes to just a few genres? By teaching different genres of writing, learners not only learn to write but also enjoy the experience. This workshop will focus on exploring the different genres of writing that would develop the writing skills of students in an ESL classroom.

While schools and educators focus mostly on the academic needs of the child, they tend to often overlook the non-academic needs that play an essential role in the performance of the child and the quality of learning that results in the process. As children grow, their needs change as they become more self-sufficient. A wise adult knows when to help a child and when to allow a child to help himself. This workshop will focus on the impact of the environment on meeting a child’s developmental needs.

Conflicts are common phenomena in human relationships. It is important for managers to develop a conceptual understanding of the different types of conflicts that occur in the workplace, their causes and solutions. This workshop is designed for school administrators and leaders, all those in middle management positions, and anyone training or aspiring to these roles to explore how best to manage the conflicts.

Research shows that successful educational leaders exert influence on students’ achievement at all levels. They relentlessly develop and support teachers, create positive working conditions and construct appropriate organisational policies outside the classroom that have a powerful impact on what happens inside it. To make their role most productive and beneficial for all stakeholders, they need standards to align their directions. This workshop will help school leaders ensure that they understand and effectively meet these standards as education, schools and society continue to transform.

In service training for teachers is the need of the time, especially in a country where a professional degree in teaching is not always a pre-requisite for employment in a school. To maintain and upgrade the teaching standards, every school requires programmes to enable teachers to keep abreast of new pedagogical strategies, and develop appropriate skills and attitudes. The aim of this workshop is to provide school managements with various formats and organisational tips to conduct on- going professional development sessions in their institutions tailored for their own specific needs.

This workshop focuses on different aspects of teaching oral skills, and the role that fluency activities play in developing these skills. Participants will look at the different elements involved in planning effective oral lessons and establish the relationship between those activities that promote fluency and accuracy. This hands-on workshop will help participants understand the various approaches to making teaching of oral skills an interactive process involving games, songs, music and other creative activities that enliven the classroom.

In the working and learning environment, a confident presenter is able to convey information in an effective way. Moreover, drawing attention of the students is not an easy task. To present effectively, teachers should be aware of the skills of presenting effectively and be able to use softwares namely PowerPoint and Prezi. In this workshop, the teachers will explore ways to develop meaningful presentations.