About the webinar series two
Teacher Takeaway webinar series two brings informative, practical teaching ideas and resources from local educators to you and your classroom. With four new webinars presenting crucial topics to enhance English language teaching and other educational contexts.These next four webinars promote experienced, motivated educators who will share effective teaching tools from various sources, including the British Council’s TeachingEnglish website, with up-to-date research on important topics for formal and informal educational settings. The four webinars will explore autonomous learning strategies, adapting activities for different levels, addressing tools for hidden disabilities and social-emotional learning and how to incorporate these into your lessons. These topics will be defined, analysed and framed in a Myanmar specific context through an interactive presentation and Q&A.
Webinar Schedule
| Webinar | Date and Time | Topic and speakers |
| 1 |
23 November 2023 15:30 - 16:30 |
Topic: Strategies and Activities to Enhance Learner Autonomy Speakers Myo Than Tun, Academic Director of Impact Institute |
| 2 |
30 November 2023 15:30 - 16:30 |
Topic: Differentiation in Action: Adapting to learners' levels Speakers Phyu Phyu Lwin, English language instructor and teacher trainer Hein Htet Naing, freelance English language teacher |
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3 |
06 December 2023 15:30 - 16:30 |
Topic: Reaching ALL learners: Social-emotional learning, disability & inclusion Speakers Tin Ma Ma Htet, Executive Director, Saya Foundation Zin Lynn Htaik Aung, Gender and Disability Specialist, VSO Myanmar |
| 4 |
13 December 2023 17:00 – 18:00 |
Topic: Get Communicative: Activities to get your learners talking Speaker Thomas French Morgan, Senior Teacher, British Council Myanmar |
Please note:
- The registration for the webinar is free.The webinar will be conducted only in English.
- Participants will receive an e-certificate once they attend the webinar.
- Translations in burmese and sign language interpretation is available for the webinar.
- Please submit any questions to: teachingenglishasia@britishcouncil.org
Chairperson for the webinar series
Amie Dodd is a teacher trainer with 17 years’ experience in ELT. As well as being a master trainer for Ministry of Education projects in Myanmar and Bangladesh, she has experience in primary and secondary education, with refugee and displaced persons and on creative media projects for TV and online. She has presented several talks and webinars promoting teacher development across Asia.