Teaching the Whole Student

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Teaching the Whole Student

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KATHERINE STANNETT

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Cultivating a positive mindset, learning to grow from failure and developing a sense of self are just some of the crucial skills our students need, particularly in these challenging times. In this talk, New Close Up author Katherine Stannett will be looking at how we can use our unique position as language teachers to encourage our students both to study well and to live well

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Katherine Stannett is an author with over twenty years of experience. She spent two years in Japan in the 1990s, teaching English to a wide variety of students in many different settings. She is the co-author of several successful secondary series and has also written articles, songs and raps for many popular EFL magazines. She has written two levels of the new National Geographic Middle School series, Impact, one level of the new National Geographic Primary series, Look and Imagine, and is a co-author of New Close Up. She has given presentations and run workshops in many countries around the world and also conducts webinars from her home office in the UK. 

Inspiring Curiosity, Communication and Creativity in the Young Learner Classroom

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Inspiring Curiosity, Communication and Creativity in the Young Learner Classroom

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KATHERINE STANNETT & ANDREW TIFFANY

Imagine

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Imagine a classroom that is a fun, engaging, and motivating environment for young learners. Imagine using real life stories, facts and photographs to introduce our young learners to the world in a way that sparks their curiosity, stimulates communication and celebrates creativity. Imagine that!

In this presentation, Kath will explain how by capturing our students’ imagination right from the beginning of their learning journey and opening their eyes to wonders from around the world, we can inspire them with curiosity, and give them the tools to start reading, writing and speaking in English. 

Andrew will then share teaching examples of Kath’s points with the young learner title “Imagine”, using the audience as his ‘class’.  Finally, Kath will debrief what was done to inspire curiosity, communication and creativity, illustrating how you can do the same to bring your own classroom to life.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Katherine Stannett is an author with over twenty years of experience. She spent two years in Japan in the 1990s, teaching English to a wide variety of students in many different settings. She is the co-author of several successful secondary series and has also written articles, songs and raps for many popular EFL magazines. She has written two levels of the new National Geographic Middle School series, Impact, one level of the new National Geographic Primary series, Look and Imagine, and is a co-author of New Close Up. She has given presentations and run workshops in many countries around the world and also conducts webinars from her home office in the UK. 

Andrew Tiffany is a Senior Academic Consultant for National Geographic Learning.  Andrew has over 25 years of teaching experience, including 15 years of teaching and teacher training in greater China. Originally from New Zealand, he has a Masters degree, TEFL certification, and has worked with both EFL learners and international school learners from PreK-12 in English and subject content. Because he has taught some fascinating STEM subjects in the past, Andrew likes to take big ideas and break them down to the basic elements that work, to find ways of doing things efficiently and effectively. He enjoys helping others develop and grow, and works with teachers to inspire and foster a love of learning in their students.

What’s New in New Close Up

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What's New with New Close Up

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KATHERINE STANNETT & RACHAEL GIBBON

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Join author Katherine Stannett and Publisher Rachael Gibbon to find out about New Close-Up, an updated edition of National Geographic Learning’s popular series that prepares teenage learners for success in the classroom, in exams, and in life. Rachael will share how user feedback directly informed the new edition, which includes new digital resources for teachers and learners and fully updated assessment support to reflect the latest exam formats. Katherine will then talk about the use of authentic material throughout the series and the new focus on student wellbeing in the ‘Live Well, Study Well’ lessons. Whether you teach with Close-up currently or are interested in learning about a new series for teens, we hope you join us! Audience questions and participation are encouraged.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Katherine Stannett is an author with over twenty years of experience. She spent two years in Japan in the 1990s, teaching English to a wide variety of students in many different settings. She is the co-author of the several successful secondary series and has also written articles, songs and raps for many popular EFL magazines. Most recently, she has written two levels of the new National Geographic Middle School series, Impact, one level of the new National Geographic Primary series, Look, and is a co-author of New Close Up. She has given presentations and run workshops in many countries around the world and also conducts webinars from her home office in the UK. 

Rachael Gibbon is Global Publisher for ELT at National Geographic Learning. She holds an MA in Educational Research with a focus on Education and Social Justice from Lancaster University. Following several years teaching teenagers and adults in Italy, she’s worked in educational publishing for 15 years in the UK and Turkey, overseeing the publication of a number of flagship titles. Her favourite part of every project is still getting back into the classroom with teachers and learners to understand their challenges and aspirations so she can better support their achievements with learning materials that motivate and inspire.

21st Century Skills for Young Learners

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21ST CENTURY SKILLS FOR YOUNG LEARNERS

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KATHERINE STANNETT
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As teachers and educators, we want to prepare our students for the 21st Century world. We want to engage them, encourage their independence, nurture their curiosity and motivate them to find out more. But at the same time, we also have to cover a syllabus and ensure that students are learning English in a guided and structured environment. How can we transform our classroom into a place where students not only learn the grammar, functions and vocabulary of the English language, but also develop the skills needed to explore this ever-changing world?

In this webinar we will consider why 21st Century skills are important and how we can develop and encourage them in our students. I will examine some of the ways we can integrate the core skills of critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration into our language lessons, and using examples from National Geographic courses Impact and Look, I will show how these skills can naturally evolve from language learning tasks.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Katherine Stannett is based in West Sussex, England and is an author with over twenty years of experience in editing, writing and developing materials to teach English. She specializes in writing for children and teenagers at all levels and is particularly interested in the development of 21st century skills. She is an author of National Geographic Learning’s Look, a seven-level series for young learners of English, and Impact, a five-level series for teenage learners of English.

Motivating Teenage Learners in the Classroom

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MOTIVATING TEENAGE LEARNERS IN THE CLASSROOM

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KATHERINE STANNETT
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Teenage learners bring with them their own sets of challenges but also tremendous opportunities. In this webinar, I’ll be looking at ways that we can overcome the challenges and harness the opportunities to create a truly motivating classroom. I’ll share some ideas on how to begin and end your lessons so that your students will start each class wanting to find out more and finish feeling positive and engaged. I’ll also give some top tips on how to develop your students’ creative and critical skills, motivating them to become more self-directed and independent.

We will also examine the features of the assessment criteria used in speaking and writing tests and how we can use these to help prepare students for the tests. To conclude we’ll consider the kind of feedback we can give our students to encourage and enable them to improve their performances.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Katherine Stannett is based in West Sussex, England and is an author with over twenty years of experience in editing, writing and developing materials to teach English. She specializes in writing for children and teenagers at all levels and is particularly interested in the development of 21st century skills. She is an author of National Geographic Learning’s Look, a seven-level series for young learners of English, and Impact, a five-level series for teenage learners of English.

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The Creative Classroom

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THE CREATIVE CLASSROOM

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KATHERINE STANNETT
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As teachers, we know that students benefit greatly from the support of knowledgeable persons such as teachers, parents and peers. In the classroom, it can be easy to fall into a routine of treating students as passive recipients of this knowledge. But we know that active learners are more motivated, learn better and retain more. How can we encourage our teenage learners to become active participants in the classroom? How can we build an environment where all students are engaged in the learning process and feel inspired, involved and motivated? In this session, I will be looking at creative tasks that can be used in any classroom to help students express their point of view in English and take responsibility for their own learning. Through these activities, we can transform our classrooms into creative, active learning environments that appeal to all types of learners, with different availabilities and a range of interests.

 

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Katherine Stannett is based in West Sussex, England and is an author with over twenty years of experience in editing, writing and developing materials to teach English. She specializes in writing for children and teenagers at all levels and is particularly interested in the development of 21st-century skills. She is an author of National Geographic Learning’s Look, a seven-level series for young learners of English, and Impact, a five-level series for teenage learners of English.

Making an Impact: Teaching Our Students to Be Global Explorers

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MAKING AN IMPACT: TEACHING OUR STUDENTS
TO BE GLOBAL EXPLORERS

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KATHERINE STANNETT
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Today’s teenage students have limitless access to information; they can connect around the world at any time of day and night; they have more opportunities to travel than at any time in our past. How can we arm our students with the necessary skills to navigate their journey in this new and exciting 21st century world?

In this workshop participants will be encouraged to reflect on the 21st century learner and to discuss their own students and how they interact with the world around them. Together, we will exchange views about how we can develop students’ technological literacy so that they are able to extract the most significant facts that they need from the wealth of information available to them. We will think about the tools needed to help our students become creative and critical thinkers. Then, using videos, photographs and true stories from some of National Geographic’s most inspirational explorers, we will look at a variety of topics and discuss how we can make them interesting and relevant to students.

Finally, we will talk about how we can empower them to go out and make a positive impact on their world.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Katherine Stannett is based in West Sussex, England and is an author with over twenty years of experience in editing, writing and developing materials to teach English. She specializes in writing for children and teenagers at all levels and is particularly interested in the development of 21st century skills. She is an author of National Geographic Learning’s Look, a seven-level series for young learners of English, and Impact, a five-level series for teenage learners of English.