Come and join Alejandra Ottolina and Alastair Grant to enjoy a lovely morning in Pilar with a lot of reflection work!

Alejandra Ottolina - Meeting SEN

Much has been said about meeting students’ needs but the mixed-ability classroom paradigm has changed all over the world. Therefore, we should get acquainted with those changes so as to be able to implement effective teaching strategies. In this session, we will explore the implications of special needs such as dyslexia, ADD and ASD for our teaching practice, and we will analyse how to adapt textbook materials to suit our new reality.

Speaker's biodata:

Alejandra is a highly experienced teacher trainer who has taught all levels in both public and private sectors. She has lectured in Argentina as well as in neighbouring countries, and has authored several Teacher’s Books: For Winners, Insights and Phases, among others. She is Macmillan’s Academic Consultant and is currently doing a degree in Educational Therapy.

Alastair Grant - Collaborative Learning

Since the advent of the Communicative Approach, we teachers have been told that the era of “chalk and talk” is over and that our students need to be more independent from us and stand on their own two feet. But how can we apply this, when we are seeking to fulfil the expectations of the curriculum and get our students to pass their exams?
In this session, we will explore how we can meet the demands of all stakeholders in education, motivating our students to enjoy learning collaboratively and thus make ourselves as teachers “progressively unnecessary” (Gokhale, 1995).

Speaker's biodata:

Alastair is an English Teacher and Teacher Trainer. He is Academic Director at Colegio Nuevo Las Lomas and In-Schools Director at the International Language Training Centre in Buenos Aires. He is a teacher trainer for International House Montevideo, where he was previously Director of Studies.

Date: Saturday, 9th March

Schedule:

9.00 to 9.30 am: Registration

9.30 to 10.45 am: Meeting SEN - Alejandra Ottolina

10.45 to 11.15 am: Coffee break

11.15 to 11.45 am: Hop into Enhanced English Lessons - Alejandra Ottolina

11.45 am to 1.00 pm: Collaborative Learning - Alastair Grant

1.00 pm: Closure and raffles

Certificates of attendance will be issued.