Category Archives: Conferences

“The less you do, the less mistakes you can make” – In Praise of Mistakes & Errors: more thoughts from #IATEFL2017

Posted on 12/04/2017 by fabenglishteacher

This is just a short post rant to share with you something Andrew Wright said during his workshop at the IP & SEN SIG Pre-conference day at IATEFL 2017 in Glasgow. Andrew talked about a boy who having only written a … Continue reading →

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It’s about sharing stories: Thoughts from #IATEFL2017

Posted on 12/04/2017 by fabenglishteacher

The first year I went to IATEFL (Harrogate 2014) I went to as many talks and workshops as I could fit into a day then dashed backed to the B&B to write a whole pile of blogposts, 7 or 8 … Continue reading →

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What I learnt at IATEFL 2016

Posted on 17/04/2016 by fabenglishteacher

There’s nothing like a few days with several hundred English teachers to motivate me & get the ideas flowing. To ask my students “STOP-START-CONTINUE”, what do you want me to stop/start/continue doing? Birmingham is a great place for a conference: … Continue reading →

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Pay it Forward

Posted on 13/09/2015 by fabenglishteacher

Yesterday I had a fantastic time at the ETAS Professional Development day, the wonderful new website was presented, and I’m proud to say I’ve helped on the Geneva and Teen SIG pages. During the conference I had the chance to do two … Continue reading →

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Writing your Conference Proposal

Posted on 30/06/2015 by fabenglishteacher

A lot has been said about this before, here for example, and elsewhere on this blog, for example here, however here are some more personal thoughts on the subject. Think about what you want to do Go for a walk somewhere nice and have … Continue reading →

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How to give a successful presentation at a conference

Posted on 15/04/2015 by fabenglishteacher

This post is mainly based on Jeremy Day’s successful and entertaining presentation at IATEFL, with a few of my own thoughts and ideas tagged on. Submit a Proposal: If in doubt go for it! – This is exactly what I did … Continue reading →

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IATEFL 2015 – Saturday

Posted on 11/04/2015 by fabenglishteacher

What a fantastic day! Six presentations and a plenary, but probably the best part, as always has been meeting such wonderful people from all over the world, in all kinds of teaching contexts. A great bonus this year has been … Continue reading →

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IATEFL Pre-Conference Day

Posted on 10/04/2015 by fabenglishteacher

My first day at IATEFL 2015 was a YL & Teens bonanza, having never managed to get to pre-conference day before I didn’t know what to expect, although I thought it would be great and of course I wasn’t disappointed, … Continue reading →

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Essentials for Newbie #IATEFLers

Posted on 09/04/2015 by fabenglishteacher

The tension is mounting, I’ll be getting round to packing later today, and I’ll light another candle for those wonderful guys in French air traffic control who are bound to let my plane through later this evening! Although I only … Continue reading →

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Looking Forward to IATEFL

Posted on 02/04/2015 by fabenglishteacher

So here we are with a week to go, what am I looking forward to? 1. Buzz & Motivation Although it’s a bit full on I just love the buzz I get from conferences, and IATEFL is the king of … Continue reading →

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