Promoting project-based learning

English Language Teaching Event

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  • Speaker: Jane Harding da Rosa
  • Dates and times:
    6th June 2018, 08:30 - 09:30 (UTC)
    6th June 2018, 15:00 - 16:00 (UTC)
    7th June 2018, 20:00 - 21:00 (UTC)

Creating a Project-Based Learning (PBL) environment has many advantages. This webinar will discuss those advantages, look at different types of projects that work in the language classroom, and demonstrate the need to have relevant and useful language input, as well as an organized structure to the series of tasks. There will also be an opportunity to share PBL ideas.

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Overview

Creating a Project-Based Learning (PBL) environment enables learners to work collaboratively, extending their knowledge and skills over a series of lessons resulting in an end product which can be reviewed, displayed or shown to interested parties. This webinar will look at different types of projects that work in the language classroom and demonstrate the need to have relevant and useful language input, as well as an organized structure to the series of tasks. There will also be an opportunity to share PBL ideas.

Dates and Times

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6th June 2018

  • UK (BST) 09:30 - 10:30
  • UAE (GST) 12:30 - 13:30
  • Japan (JST) 17:30 - 18:30
  • Brazil (BRT) 05:30 - 06:30
  • New York (EDT) 04:30 - 05:30

6th June 2018

  • UK (BST) 16:00 - 17:00
  • UAE (GST) 19:00 - 20:00
  • Japan (JST) 00:00 - 01:00 (+1 day)
  • Brazil (BRT) 12:00 - 13:00
  • New York (EDT) 11:00 - 12:00

7th June 2018

  • UK (BST) 21:00 - 22:00
  • UAE (GST) 00:00 - 01:00 (+1 day)
  • Japan (JST) 05:00 - 06:00 (+1 day)
  • Brazil (BRT) 17:00 - 18:00
  • New York (EDT) 16:00 - 17:00

Speaker

Jane Harding da Rosa worked as a Director of Studies at International House Porto where she specialised in teaching younger learners. She gained her Master's in TEYL, and now works for IH Newcastle as a senior teacher and CELTA and DELTA tutor. She also presents workshops and training sessions. She contributed significantly to the writing and re-structuring of the IH Certificate of teaching Young learners and Teenagers, which is now assessed by Cambridge Language Assessment unit. Jane is a firm believer that teaching helps her to be a better trainer, and training helps her to be a better teacher.

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