A 'double-feature' gives you the chance to experience the National Conference a week earlier! These two will be in Seoul on May 13-14 as part of the KOTESOL National Conference. Therefore, you can come to this event and then when you go to Sookmyung, you can say, "Why, yes, I have heard of these speakers before!"
Presenter: Alex Grevett
Title: A Peek Inside a Conversation Classroom
Time: 90 minutes
Abstract: It is not often that you get to see inside another teacher's classroom, but in this workshop, that is exactly what will happen. You will be presented with a number of short videos showing the assessment and teaching of a conversation based course in a Korean university. You will also have a chance to examine the materials that form the basis of this course. After each video there will be a chance to reflect on what you have seen, and if and how you could apply what you learned to your own context. There will be a number of opportunities to ask questions and discuss issues with the presenter. Attendees should leave with a much greater understanding of how to teach based on conversation and more importantly, how to start going about it with their own students.
Presenter bio: Alex Grevett has taught in Korea for 7 years and Guatemala for 1. He is currently the Program Manager for Korea Polytechnic University’s Language Education Center. He has a much neglected blog at http://breathyvowel.wordpress.com, and can sometimes be found Tweeting about ELT from @breathyvowel.
Presenter: James Rush
Title: Digital Citizenship and Your Classroom: A “Synapse-shot”
Time: 20-30 minutes
Abstract: Participants co-create content in this session guaranteed to provoke one another into action. Two topics, driven by everyone’s experience and expertise. The first topic, Digital Citizenship as a category of focus within the area of Character Education, is gaining relevance in English Language Teaching. The second topic, “NeuroELT”, is to help prepare you, the engaged-audience, for the remainder of the weekend. This time and space is intended to create an inclusive atmosphere. We will stimulate your neurotransmitters, build community, and share learning for the 21st century. Plan on lots of questions, some ambiguity, and an assembly of committed teachers who love boosting the power of our students in a most fabulous way.
Presenter Bio:James G. Rush, II, is in the general education department at Luther University in Yongin. As an educator, James believes in, “Serving to learn; learning to serve”. This has often resulted in project-based learning endeavors. Since 2005, he has mainly been in Asia, with a brief stay in South Africa and all in the context of Christian-sponsored settings. He earned his B.A. in Secondary, Business Education from Concordia University of Wisconsin, USA, an EFL certification while in Vietnam and his M.A. in Educational Technology from University of Michigan-Flint, USA. Yes; that Flint. Please ask.
