THE FORUM - FREE TO ATTEND CONFERENCE

Sunday 17 April 2022 - Royal Olympic Hotel

Hours: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Covid and Hygiene Protocols

As of March 2022 the government has partially relaxed Covid-19 protocols for events and conferences allowing 100 percent capacity at exhibition spaces for fully vaccinated or recovered participants.

You are required to pre register prior to arriving at the hotel. You are also kindly requested to have a copy of your registration information, in print or in your mobile phone, available during your visit at the FL Forum. The QR code which is displayed on your ticket will be scanned as you enter the book exhibition.

Exhibitors are allowed to distribute printed material and leaflets.

We will keep you informed about new updates. 

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Who is Speaking?

Lilika Couri
Lilika Couri has had extensive EFL teaching, teacher training, administrative and foreign language program development experience in Greece and abroad. She has founded Educational & Training Consultants and the Teaching Theater Group for Children with Suzanne Antonaros. Lilika is a founding member of TESOL GREECE and of the Fulbright Alumni Association of Greece and has served on the associations' Boards.
Lilika CouriCo Director at ETC
Despina Mallidou
The human trigger of the GrammArt Project. Despina is a fully qualified and trained English Teacher and Teacher trainer. She has over twenty-seven years of experience in the field of English teaching. She is an R.S.A. Dip. holder and a Master’s Degree in NLP in Education.
Despina MallidouTeacher, Teacher Trainer
Stella Kopakaki
Life Coach & Certified Coach, AC Associate Member, Senior Professional Member HIC, Master in Pedagogy, Co-founder, Co-owner & Academic Director of VSK School of Foreign Languages, Founder & Owner of The Coaching Land
Stella KopakakiAcademic Director of VSK School
Eftychis Kantarakis
Eftychis Kantarakis is a teacher trainer working for National Geographic Learning Greece. He is interested in using technologies in ELT and getting along with others. He has written for TESOL Greece Newsletter, the IATEFL Voices, Humanising Language Teaching and other publications.
Eftychis KantarakisELT Sales Team Co-ordinator, NGL
Lia Chrissikopoulou
Lia ChrissikopoulouFLS Owner
Paul Bouniol
Paul BouniolM.A. TESL, LanguageCert Academic Consultant
Maria Davou
Maria Davou is a teacher, teacher trainer, researcher and school owner in Athens, promoting innovation in education.
Maria DavouTeacher, Teacher Trainer, Researcher
Elisavet Veliou
Elisavet, has a BA in English Language and Literature (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) and an MA in Cinema Studies (University of Bristol, UK). Her school got the Silver award for Innovation in Education at the Education Leaders Awards 2019 and she got the 2020 ELT Excellence Award for her School's programme "My little House of English" for teaching English to very young learners. In 2021 she got the ELT Excellence award for Teaching English Through Art.
Elisavet VeliouAcademic Director at House of English
Katherine Reilly
Katherine Reilly works for an International Publisher for which she has authored multiple children’s books and novels. As an educator, she works at a private school in Athens,. while also working as an oral examiner for the majority of Universities which certify candidates in the use of the English Language in all levels according to the CEFR.
Katherine ReillyTeacher, Author,. Oral Examiner
Zafi Mandali
Zafi Mandali has been the director of the Department of English, Ellinogermaniki Agogi for two decades. She has served as drama and literature Sig Coordinator for TESOL Greece, has given a number of presentations and workshops, published a number of articles for TESOL journal and has authored 4 books on FCE training, Grammar instruction and Composition writing, E.A. Publications.
Zafi MandaliHead of English at Ellinogermaniki Agogi
Tracy Huntingford
Tracy Huntingford has worked in the field of ELT since 1989. She came to Greece in 1991 and taught English in private language schools and Academic English, English Literature and Art History on foundation courses in Athens and Hania for several years. Since 2000 she has been working as a writer, editor and teacher trainer for Burlington Books Greece, where she now holds the position of Editorial Manager. She holds a BA in Drama and English and an MA in English Literature.
Tracy HuntingfordEditorial Manager, Burlington Books
Chris Sakellaridis
Chris Sakellaridis is an English teacher, poet and translator. He studied English at Queen Mary, University of London, Social Anthropology at UCL and completed his PGCE in English (Secondary) at Bath Spa. He has worked as a teacher/trainer for various subjects and classes in London, in a variety of educational settings in London such as Learning Centres for NEET (Not in Employment, Education, or Training) Young People, tuition centres and state schools. One of the educational issues he is interested in is the integration of arts, especially music and poetry, in all levels of education.
Chris SakellaridisEnglish teacher, poet and translator, Deportivo Publishing
Natassa Manitsa
Natassa holds a BA in Educational Psychology (University of Athens), a Diploma in Translation and British Studies (Institute of Linguists, London) ,a Diploma in Digital and Social Media Marketing (American College, Greece) and an MSc in School Psychology (Canterbury Christ Church University, UK). For the last 12 years, she is the Media & Communications Manager of Express Publishing, a Senior Teacher Trainer and the Chief Editor of the Teacher’s Corner site of Express Publishing. She is also the creator, producer, and co-presenter of the educational podcasts in Teacher's Coffee.
Natassa ManitsaMedia Manager, Express Publishing
Dr Dimitris Maroulis
Dimitris Maroulis is an EFL teacher and school owner, for the last 25 years, and a strong believer in lifelong learning. He is currently preparing for his second MA in Educational Neuroscience with Birkbeck, University of London.
Dr Dimitris MaroulisTeacher, Teacher Trainer, FLS Owner
John Karydis
John Karydis is a Language School owner and founder of the educational platform EDFLIX
John KarydisFLS Owner,. Founder of EDFLIX
Anne Leventeris
Anne Leventeris has been involved in the field of EFL since 1990, as a teacher. In addition, she has worked as a materials reviewer, materials developer, EFL consultant, author and teacher trainer. Since 2007, Anne has been working as the Seminar Department Manager at Burlington Books.
Anne LeventerisSeminar Department Manager. Burlington Books
Dr Jenny Liontou
Jenny Liontou is Assistant Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Specialising in the area of Applied Linguistics and ELT Methodology, she holds a Ph.D. in EFL Testing & Assessment. She also holds an M.A. in Lexicography: Theory and Applications and a second M.A. in Information Technology in Education from Reading University, UK. Her current research interests include theoretical and practical issues of EFL pedagogy, testing and assessing foreign language competence and corpus-based teaching and assessment practices. She has made presentations in many national and international conferences and has published papers in the aforementioned fields.
Dr Jenny LiontouAssistant Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Jenny Dooley
Jenny Dooley, President of Express Publishing, holds an M.Ed. from the University of Wales, Swansea. She has been a teacher, teacher trainer, and author in the ELT field for more than twenty years. She has travelled extensively, delivering seminars and holding workshops in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. She is the owner and manager of one of the piloting schools used by Express Publishing and is the president of H.E.C., a language exams distribution centre. She has also been influential in the creation of children’s theatre groups, which aim to stimulate young learners’ imaginations while enhancing their English language learning. Her research interests include language acquisition in young learners; the application of the multiple intelligence theory in language learning; gamification in education; neuroscience; and modern assessment. She has been involved in the development of printed, audio-visual, animated and digital ELT material for more than two decades. Some of her latest publications are: Incredible 5, i Wonder, Right On and On Screen. She has also designed DigiBooks, a gamified LMS platform with ELT content.
Jenny DooleyPresident of Express Publishing
Cliff Parry
Cliff Parry (MSc TEYL, RSA DTEFLA, BSc, Dip. Management) is Academic Manager at the British Council Greece and has been living and teaching in Greece since 1986. He has a wide range of teaching experience across all course types and ages, as well as extensive training experience.
Cliff ParryAcademic Manager, British Council
Yiannis Kosmopoulos
Ο Γιάννης Κοσμόπουλος ασχολείται με τις Μαθησιακές Δυσκολίες και τη Δυσλεξία από το 1992 τόσο σε επίπεδο μελέτης των Μαθησιακών Δυσκολιών όσο και με την αξιολόγηση και την παρέμβαση.
Yiannis KosmopoulosSpecial Needs Educator
Eleni Dougekou
Eleni has a BA in English Language and Literature and MA in English Literature. She is a multi-awarded school owner and founder of the English Drama Method.
Eleni DougekouFLS Owner, Founder of English Drama Method
Maria Mpaka
Maria Mpaka (BA, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens) is an academic consultant and teacher trainer for MM PUBLICATIONS. She has been an EFL teacher for more than 25 years in various private and public institutions and schools. She has also been in the ELT field with extensive experience as an editor, proofreader, project leader, ELT consultant, academic consultant, teacher trainer and speaker in seminars, workshops and conferences for more than 25 years.
Maria MpakaAcademic consultant, Teacher Trainer, MM Publications Greece & Cyprus

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Download the Forum's programme in pdf

Featured Presentations

Mind Games: neuroeducation in action

“Mind Games” is a universal intervention in ELT adolescent classroom. It aims at changing the students’ mindset and the mechanics of learning. It does so by mobilizing their curiosity to discover their studying potentials through active, fun, and stimulating teachings that make use of the collective wisdom of neuroeducation research. The presentation introduces you to the marvels of the 12-week intervention and explains its main outcomes.

Dimitris Maroulis (EdD, MED, MSc in Applied Neuroscience)

Developing Mindful Learning through (Life) Coaching

How do you learn? Do you find excuses not to study? When? How do you deal with it? Are you affected by others’ opinions? When? How? Why? How do you use these opinions? What are the steps you take? Do you take any steps? When? What motivates you? What are you interested in? Do you follow it? : Some sample questions of building Mindful Learning.

Stella Kopakaki, Experienced Educator & Mindset Coach

Innovation in Education: Deeper Learning or...focusing on what matters

In this presentation we will explore the amazing world of the multi-awarded program Deeper Learning and how it reflects true innovation in education. We will discuss the values and principles of Deeper Learning, its application and tits acceptance by the stakeholders. Deeper Learning received the ELT Excellence Award for Innovation and it is a transformational language education program that breaks all the rules of the ELT industry.

Maria Davou, Teacher, Teacher Trainer, Researcher

Teaching English through Drama: Transform your classroom.

Teaching English through Drama is an innovative, holistic approach centred on the student. By using Drama games, role play, puppetry, pantomime, debate, songs/poems and scripts we invite our students to actively participate in the learning process. Students become confident communicators, work in groups, use their imagination and thinking skills, take part in conflict resolution and develop their emotional skills.

Eleni Dougekou, Founder of the English Drama Method, Language School Owner, Teacher Trainer

“Follow your Art” in the English Classroom

My presentation is about Art in ELT. In our school, we use Art as a teaching and learning tool at almost all levels. We explore the English language through short films, feature films, documentaries, and even students’ and teachers’ own self-portrait videos! We develop writing as scriptwriters! We practice storytelling and vocabulary through famous works of Art and paintings come alive with the help of our students!

Elisavet Veliou, Academic Director at House of English

Gramm Art

Gramm Art is an innovative and holistic approach to teaching and practicing grammar to every student covering the needs of every class. Aiming at holistic education Gramm Art uses drama, storytelling, and real life experience to help participants expand their knowledge and boost their cognitive skills Story chunks, cartoon characters, personalized, tangible and multisensory material and easy to follow guidance not only for students but also for educators, are only some of the main features of GrammArt. The theory in conjunction with the activities aspire to promote a student-centered approach which fosters active participation and involvement, not only during the teaching process in the classroom but also in the studying - time at home.

Despina Mallidou and Antonis Gatsotis

Steve Jobs' Secret Formula

An innovation is often a new product, but it can also be a new way of doing something or even a new way of thinking. Innovation is most commonly associated with business and technology, but it happens in any field where people introduce change, including the arts, medicine, politics, cooking, language—even philosophy and religion. Who is considered innovative? Are people who claim to be innovative, innovative? Is there a secret formula?

John Karydis, FLS Owner,. Founder of EDFLIX

Creativity in Language Learning

The Literature Interactive Notebook (LIN) is a pioneering teaching tool with which students become critical thinkers, good communicators, effective listeners, collaborators and creators of their own material. The LIN activities are largely designed for self and/or peer correction. Working with the LIN may engage even the most lethargic learner. The students' imagination and creativity are intrigued and the benefits that accrue from working with the LIN are great. The needs of the 21st century student are addressed through interaction, play, active participation and control of the student's own material. Every LIN session is a unique learning experience during which the results that are generated clearly confirm the effectiveness of teaching literature through the Interactive Notebook.

Lia Chrisicopoulou, FLS Owner

Συνεργασία σχολείου και φροντιστηρίου για μια πιο αποτελεσματική στήριξη των μαθητών με ΜΔ

Τα παιδιά με μαθησιακές δυσκολίες δεν αντιμετωπίζουν προβλήματα μόνο στο σχολείο της τυπικής εκπαίδευσης αλλά και σε κάθε άλλο εκπαιδευτικό περιβάλλον π.χ. στο Κέντρο Ξένων Γλωσσών. Η συνεργασία των εκπαιδευτικών που εμπλέκονται στη μαθησιακή διαδικασία θεωρείται αναγκαία και απαραίτητη. Πολλές φορές όμως αυτή η συνεργασία δύσκολα επιτυγχάνεται. Οι εκπαιδευτικοί όλων των ειδικοτήτων και βαθμίδων επιβάλλεται να συνεργαστούν για να επιτύχει η αποτελεσματική παρέμβαση στο μαθητή. Πρέπει να ξεπεραστούν και να γεφυρωθούν πολλές δυσκολίες -διοικητικές (τα όρια της άτυπης και της τυπικής εκπαίδευσης, ιδιωτική και δημόσια εκπαίδευση) αλλά και νοοτροπίες (εκμάθηση ξένης γλώσσας στη τυπική ή στην άτυπη εκπαίδευση, αμφισβήτηση της έκτασης της ύλης, πόσο αποτελεσματική είναι η εκμάθηση) για να φτάσουμε στη συνεργασία, την οποία πρέπει όλες οι πλευρές να δουν ως πρόκληση για να πετύχει. Όλοι έχουν να κερδίσουν μα πάνω από όλους οι μαθητές με Μαθησιακές Δυσκολίες.

Ιωάννης Κοσμόπουλος, Μed Ειδικός Παιδαγωγός Εκπαιδευτής Ενηλίκων

The Town of Words

“The town of words” is an effective project-based approach of teaching parts of speech and syntax strategies. As students shape their Town of Words and role play the various parts of speech, they internalize word order and sentence building techniques. Through kinesthetic approaches, art creations and interlinking means, they learn through doing and not through terminology. Memorable learning is produced and the mind’s labelling and categorizing network is strengthened.

Zafi Mandali, Head of English at Ellinogermaniki Agogi

Help Your Students Build a Love of Reading

Reading is considered the cornerstone of language learning as well as an inseparable aspect of our own personal evolution. Reading though for many individuals is resented, thus proving detrimental to a student’s progress. Join us as we assess the underlying reasons of this issue and address methods of instilling the desire within students to embrace reading in their lives.

Katherine Reilly, Teacher, Author,. Oral Examiner

Gorillas in the Mist or... Guerrillas with a Twist? The Teaching Choice is yours!

Obviously, Guerrillas are not Gorillas. Guerrilla Teaching though is certainly this spicy element that is still missing from your everyday lessons. With a borrowed name from the well-known Guerrilla Marketing tactics, it represents a teaching approach that is fresh, inventive, and unexpected. In other words, Guerrilla Teaching is full of surprising ideas that can immediately be used in a classroom setting with a very low or even zero budget. It is a revolution, but not a drum-beating one. It's an underground revolution that urges you to do what you already do but... with a twist. So don't stay in the Mist. You are all welcome to join!

Natassa Manitsa, Media & Communications Manager, Express Publishing

Corpora and Data-driven Learning Activities: Embracing Versatility in the EFL Classroom

Over the last decade, using corpora in language classrooms has proven to be an effective tool in teaching authentic language use to EFL learners. However, many EFL teachers find integrating corpus-based activities in their classrooms a challenging teaching practice, while others might avoid using corpora because they think that designing corpus-based activities is an overwhelming task. In this presentation, we will go through a range of easy to design and implement corpus-based activities suitable for EFL learners at different levels of language proficiency. Activities will aim at developing students’ overall communicative competence while creating a more dynamic learning environment that can increase EFL learners’ engagement and motivation by boosting them into acting as “language detectives” discovering facts about the language they are learning by themselves through their exposure to authentic real-life examples.

Dr Jenny Liontou, Assistant Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Professional Presentations

Express Publishing

Hashtag English: Assisting Flexibility, Maximising Learning! #English is a newly created, exciting course for A-C classes with engaging, fun content, designed to motivate students, promote inclusivity and meet the new, emerging educational needs. #English offers an effective combination of print and digital resources, allowing for flexible teaching (in-class, Blended or Flipped learning), enhancing student autonomy and boosting the development of real-life skills. • New Stars and Stripes and Practice Tests for the Revised Michigan ECCE & ECPE: Aim for Success! The new Express Publishing Coursebooks & Practice Tests for the Revised Michigan Exams will help you prepare students for exam success, utilising top-quality print and digital resources. Accompanied by the new, updated Express Digibooks, the new courses and exam material support teaching and learning in a flexible way.

Express Publishing

Burlington Books: Burlington Luke & Myla

Burlington Luke & Myla, our exciting new three-part coursebook series for A-C classes, is packed with exciting adventure stories with 3D animation, real world information and multimodal learning opportunities. It is accompanied by free interactive webbooks for use in the classroom and online.

Burlington Books

Burlington Books: ECCE Honors

ECCE Honors, our brand-new coursebook for the ECCE exam, follows the success of Revised ECPE Honors to provide clear, user-friendly exam preparation material that teachers can trust for great results. It is accompanied by free interactive webbooks for use in the classroom and to support online and autonomous learning.

Burlington Books

Deportivo Publishing: We are storytelling monkeys; the heart and mind approach and how to use it

Might it be the case that each of our lessons is actually a short story? With Storygarden, it really is! In this presentation, we are going to explore the world of Storytelling and of Fairy Tales, and how this world is the key to an innovative approach to the teaching of English, and teaching and learning in general.

Deportivo Publishing

Hamilton Publishers: Teaching Young Learners: where the magic starts!

How do learners learn better? What makes learning happen? How do we need to organize around Young Learners for language development to happen? Let's share our stories and explore the magic of teaching/ learning with Young Learners together!

Hamilton Publishers

National Geographic Learning: NEW Close-up

From Language Learning for Life to exam success. New Close-up and Exam Practice tests. New Close-up is the perfect course to combine learning English for life and exam preparation. Topics and materials that students want to engage with and everything the teachers need to teach to achieve their goals. Let’s see how using it along with “Exam Essentials” Practice tests and the revised “All-Star ECCE”, “Michigan Proficiency Practice Tests” and “Final Countdown ECPE” can ensure exam success for all levels.

National Geographic Learning

MM Publications: Discover World Watchers

Discover World Watchers – MM Publications’ exciting new coursebook series for A – C classes. Who are the World Watchers? Where are they going? And why will they appeal to our students? Through their fantastic world, we are able to increase engagement, spark creative thinking and pass on the learning skills which we teachers consider so important. Is this just wishful thinking? Attend our session and see for yourself… World Watchers.

MM Publications

Introducing and exploring Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)

This presentation aims to introduce participants to Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT), its advantages and limitations, related issues such as the required algorithm, its item bank, item calibration, levels of test security, as well as current research and developments expected very soon.

Paul Bouniol, M.A. TESL, LanguageCert Academic Consultant

Timetable of presentations

Time
Olympia Room
Attica Room
09:45
Registration opens
10:00
Book Exhibition opens
10:30 - 11:00
Cliff Parry interviews Lilika Couri. Live and one-to-one!

Lilika wil talk about some of the most effective classroom practices,
focusing on practical aspects of teaching -some of which give practitioners
a headache.
11:10 - 11:35
Burlington Books: Burlington Luke & Myla

Burlington Luke & Myla, our exciting new three-part coursebook series for A-C classes, is packed with exciting adventure stories with 3D animation, real world information and multimodal learning opportunities. It is accompanied by free interactive webbooks for use in the classroom and online.

Anne Leventeris, Seminar Department Manager, Burlington Books
National Geographic Learning

From Language Learning for Life to exam success. New Close-up and Exam Practice tests.


New Close-up is the perfect course to combine learning English for life and exam preparation. Topics and materials that students want to engage with and everything the teachers need to teach to achieve their goals. Let’s see how using it along with “Exam Essentials” Practice tests and the revised “All-Star ECCE”, “Michigan Proficiency Practice Tests” and “Final Countdown ECPE” can ensure exam success for all levels.

Eftychis Kantarakis Teacher Trainer – National Geographic Learning - EMEA
11:35 - 12:00
LanguageCert

Introducing and exploring Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
This presentation will introduce the audience to what Computer Adaptive Testing is all about and refer to the attractive features of this sophisticated method of test delivery. Among other things, it will refer to the item bank(s) required, why the items need to be calibrated, why these tests are secure on a number of levels, and finally why current research and developments promise a bright assessment future, particularly for high-stakes exams.

Paul Bouniol, M.A. TESL, LanguageCert Academic Consultant
FLF Featured Presentation

Creativity in Language Learning
The Literature Interactive Notebook (LIN) is a pioneering teaching tool with which students become critical thinkers, good communicators, effective listeners, collaborators and creators of their own material. The LIN activities are largely designed for self and/or peer correction. Working with the LIN may engage even the most lethargic learner. The students' imagination and creativity are intrigued and the benefits that accrue from working with the LIN are great. The needs of the 21st century student are addressed through interaction, play, active participation and control of the student's own material. Every LIN session is a unique learning experience during which the results that are generated clearly confirm the effectiveness of teaching literature through the Interactive Notebook.

Lia Chrisicopoulou, FLS Owner
12:10 - 12:35
Express Publishing

Hashtag English: Assisting Flexibility, Maximising Learning!
#English is a newly created, exciting course for A-C classes with engaging, fun content, designed to motivate students, promote inclusivity and meet the new, emerging educational needs. #English offers an effective combination of print and digital resources, allowing for flexible teaching (in-class, Blended or Flipped learning), enhancing student autonomy and boosting the development of real-life skills.

Jenny Dooley, President of Express Publishing
Hamilton House Publishers

Teaching Young Learners: where the magic starts!
How do learners learn better? What makes learning happen? How do we need to organize around Young Learners for language development to happen? Let's share our stories and explore the magic of teaching/ learning with Young Learners together!

Maria Davou, Teacher, Teacher Trainer, Researcher
12:35 - 13:00
Express Publishing

New Stars and Stripes and Practice Tests for the Revised Michigan ECCE & ECPE: Aim for Success! 
The new Express Publishing Coursebooks & Practice Tests for the Revised Michigan Exams will help you prepare students for exam success, utilising top-quality print and digital resources. Accompanied by the new, updated Express Digibooks, the new courses and exam material support teaching and learning in a flexible way.

Jenny Dooley, President of Express Publishing
12:35 - 13:25
Deportivo Publishing

We are storytelling monkeys; the heart and mind approach and how to use it
Might it be the case that each of our lessons is actually a short story? With Storygarden, it really is! In this presentation, we are going to explore the world of Storytelling and of Fairy Tales, and how this world is the key to an innovative approach to the teaching of English, and teaching and learning in general.

Chris Sakellaridis, English teacher, poet and translator
13:10 - 13:50
FLF Featured Presentation

Συνεργασία σχολείου και φροντιστηρίου για μια πιο αποτελεσματική στήριξη των μαθητών με ΜΔ
Τα παιδιά με μαθησιακές δυσκολίες δεν αντιμετωπίζουν προβλήματα μόνο στο σχολείο της τυπικής εκπαίδευσης αλλά και σε κάθε άλλο εκπαιδευτικό περιβάλλον π.χ. στο Κέντρο Ξένων Γλωσσών. Η συνεργασία των εκπαιδευτικών που εμπλέκονται στη μαθησιακή διαδικασία θεωρείται αναγκαία και απαραίτητη. Πολλές φορές όμως αυτή η συνεργασία δύσκολα επιτυγχάνεται. Οι εκπαιδευτικοί όλων των ειδικοτήτων και βαθμίδων επιβάλλεται να συνεργαστούν για να επιτύχει η αποτελεσματική παρέμβαση στο μαθητή. Πρέπει να ξεπεραστούν και να γεφυρωθούν πολλές δυσκολίες -διοικητικές (τα όρια της άτυπης και της τυπικής εκπαίδευσης, ιδιωτική και δημόσια εκπαίδευση) αλλά και νοοτροπίες (εκμάθηση ξένης γλώσσας στη τυπική ή στην άτυπη εκπαίδευση, αμφισβήτηση της έκτασης της ύλης, πόσο αποτελεσματική είναι η εκμάθηση) για να φτάσουμε στη συνεργασία, την οποία πρέπει όλες οι πλευρές να δουν ως πρόκληση για να πετύχει. Όλοι έχουν να κερδίσουν μα πάνω από όλους οι μαθητές με Μαθησιακές Δυσκολίες.

Ιωάννης Κοσμόπουλος, Μed Ειδικός Παιδαγωγός Εκπαιδευτής Ενηλίκων
13:30 - 13:55
FLF Featured Presentation

Gramm Art
Gramm Art is an innovative and holistic approach to teaching and practicing grammar to every student covering the needs of every class. Aiming at holistic education Gramm Art uses drama, storytelling, and real life experience to help participants expand their knowledge and boost their cognitive skills Story chunks, cartoon characters, personalized, tangible and multisensory material and easy to follow guidance not only for students but also for educators, are only some of the main features of GrammArt.

The theory in conjunction with the activities aspire to promote a student-centered approach which fosters active participation and involvement, not only during the teaching process in the classroom but also in the studying - time at home.

Despina Mallidou and Antonis Gatsotis
14:00 - 14:25
Burlington Books

Burlington Books: ECCE Honors
ECCE Honors, our brand-new coursebook for the ECCE exam, follows the success of Revised ECPE Honors to provide clear, user-friendly exam preparation material that teachers can trust for great results. It is accompanied by free interactive webbooks for use in the classroom and to support online and autonomous learning.

Tracy Huntingford, Editorial Manager, Burlington Books
FLF Featured Presentation

Teaching English through Drama: Transform your classroom.
Teaching English through Drama is an innovative, holistic approach centred on the student. By using Drama games, role play, puppetry, pantomime, debate, songs/poems and scripts we invite our students to actively participate in the learning process. Students become confident communicators, work in groups, use their imagination and thinking skills, take part in conflict resolution and develop their emotional skills.

Eleni Dougekou, Founder of the English Drama Method, FLS Owner
14:30 - 14:55
MM Publications

Discover World Watchers
Discover World Watchers – MM Publications’ exciting new coursebook series for A – C classes. Who are the World Watchers? Where are they going? And why will they appeal to our students? Through their fantastic world, we are able to increase engagement, spark creative thinking and pass on the learning skills which we teachers consider so important. Is this just wishful thinking? Attend our session and see for yourself… World Watchers.

Maria Mpaka, Academic consultant, Teacher Trainer, MM Publications Greece & Cyprus
FLF Featured Presentation

Mind Games: neuroeducation in action
“Mind Games” is a universal intervention in ELT adolescent classroom. It aims at changing the students’ mindset and the mechanics of learning. It does so by mobilizing their curiosity to discover their studying potentials through active, fun, and stimulating teachings that make use of the collective wisdom of neuroeducation research. The presentation introduces you to the marvels of the 12-week intervention and explains its main outcomes.

Dr Dimitris Maroulis, Teacher, Teacher Trainer, FLS Owner
15:00 - 15:25
FLF Featured Presentation

Gorillas in the Mist or... Guerrillas with a Twist? The Teaching Choice is yours!
Obviously, Guerrillas are not Gorillas. Guerrilla Teaching though is certainly this spicy element that is still missing from your everyday lessons. With a borrowed name from the well-known Guerrilla Marketing tactics, it represents a teaching approach that is fresh, inventive, and unexpected. In other words, Guerrilla Teaching is full of surprising ideas that can immediately be used in a classroom setting with a very low or even zero budget. It is a revolution, but not a drum-beating one. It's an underground revolution that urges you to do what you already do but... with a twist. So don't stay in the Mist. You are all welcome to join! 

Natassa Manitsa, Media & Communications Manager, Express Publishing
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“Follow your Art” in the English Classroom
My presentation is about Art in ELT. In our school, we use Art as a teaching and learning tool at almost all levels. We explore the English language through short films, feature films, documentaries, and even students’ and teachers’ own self-portrait videos! We develop writing as scriptwriters! We practice storytelling and vocabulary through famous works of Art and paintings come alive with the help of our students!

Elisavet Veliou, Academic Director at House of English
15:30 - 15:55
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Innovation in Education: Deeper Learning or... focusing on what matters
In this presentation we will explore the amazing world of the multi-awarded program Deeper Learning and how it reflects true innovation in education. We will discuss the values and principles of Deeper Learning, its application and tits acceptance by the stakeholders. Deeper Learning received the ELT Excellence Award for Innovation and it is a transformational language education program that breaks all the rules of the ELT industry.  

Maria Davou, Teacher, Teacher Trainer, Researcher
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Developing Mindful Learning through (Life) Coaching
How do you learn? Do you find excuses not to study? When? How do you deal with it? Are you affected by others’ opinions? When? How? Why? How do you use these opinions? What are the steps you take? Do you take any steps? When? What motivates you? What are you interested in? Do you follow it? : Some sample questions of building Mindful Learning.

Stella Kopakaki, Experienced Educator & Mindset Coach, FLS Owner
16:00 - 16:25
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Corpora and Data-driven Learning Activities: Embracing Versatility in the EFL Classroom
Over the last decade, using corpora in language classrooms has proven to be an effective tool in teaching authentic language use to EFL learners. However, many EFL teachers find integrating corpus-based activities in their classrooms a challenging teaching practice, while others might avoid using corpora because they think that designing corpus-based activities is an overwhelming task. In this presentation, we will go through a range of easy to design and implement corpus-based activities suitable for EFL learners at different levels of language proficiency. Activities will aim at developing students’ overall communicative competence while creating a more dynamic learning environment that can increase EFL learners’ engagement and motivation by boosting them into acting as “language detectives” discovering facts about the language they are learning by themselves through their exposure to authentic real-life examples.

Dr Jenny Liontou, Assistant Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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The Town of Words
“The town of words” is an effective project-based approach of teaching parts of speech and syntax strategies. As students shape their Town of Words and role play the various parts of speech, they internalize word order and sentence building techniques. Through kinesthetic approaches, art creations and interlinking means, they learn through doing and not through terminology. Memorable learning is produced and the mind’s labelling and categorizing network is strengthened.

Zafi Mandali, Head of English at Ellinogermaniki Agogi
16:30 - 16:55
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Help Your Students Build a Love of Reading
Reading is considered the cornerstone of language learning as well as an inseparable aspect of our own personal evolution. Reading though for many individuals is resented, thus proving detrimental to a student’s progress. Join us as we assess the underlying reasons of this issue and address methods of instilling the desire within students to embrace reading in their lives.

Katherine Reilly, Teacher, Author, Oral Examiner
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Steve Jobs' Secret Formula
An innovation is often a new product, but it can also be a new way of doing something or even a new way of thinking. Innovation is most commonly associated with business and technology, but it happens in any field where people introduce change, including the arts, medicine, politics, cooking, language—even philosophy and religion. Who is considered innovative? Are people who claim to be innovative, innovative? Is there a secret formula?

John Karydis, FLS Owner, Founder of EDFLIX