11/09/2015

New webinar: Supporting mixed ability learners at Key for Schools (A2) and Preliminary for Schools (B1) levels

Cambridge English Language Assessment invites you to join us for our new webinar: Supporting mixed ability learners at Key for Schools (A2) and Preliminary for Schools (B1) levels on Monday 16 November 14.00 - 15.00 (UK time*) and Wednesday 18 November 10.00 - 11.00 (UK time*). This webinar is aimed at teachers who are facing the challenge of teaching mixed ability (A2 – B1) students in a speaking and listening context.


*Check the times of the webinars where you are:
Monday 16 November 2015
Wednesday 18 November 2015


We will look at the different skills sets that the students have, with reference to the CEFR, and how the teacher can manage such classes in terms of classroom management and scaffolded activities in order to provide a cohesive lesson. Classroom activities will look at the individual skills of listening and speaking, as well as an integrated skills approach. The focus of activities will be aimed at raising the overall ability of A2 students, at the same time as challenging the B1 level members of the class, with reference made to task types/skills required for KET/ PET for Schools Speaking and Listening Papers where relevant.


To register for this webinar, please choose your preferred date and time below:

Monday 16 November 2015, 14.00 - 15.00 UK time

Wednesday 18 November 2015, 10.00 - 11.00 UK time

11/06/2015

Study at university abroad webinar



Thinking about studying at university abroad? Cambridge English exams can help you start your adventure.

Join our live webinar to find out which Cambridge English exams you can use to study at university in the USA, the UK, Canada and Australia. We'll also share tips on how to prepare for your Cambridge English exam and you'll have the chance to ask us questions.

Register for one of the sessions below:
Thursday 26 November 10:00 UK time
Thursday 26 November 16:00 UK time

11/05/2015

MM Publications ELT Conference



Datum: 28.novembar 2015.
Mesto: Beograd, Hotel Metropol Palace, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 69

Vreme: 10:00 - 14:30
Predavači: Natalie Hammerton i Angela Konstance

Izdavačke kuće Data Status i MM Publications vas sa zadovoljstvom pozivaju na drugu po redu ELT konferenciju za nastavnike engleskog jezika.

Kao i na predhodnoj konferenciji i ovoga puta smo se potrudili da pripremimo zanimljiv program kroz koji će vas voditi iskusni MM Publications predavači, a biće to i lepa prilika za druženje i razmenu iskustava sa kolegama.

Konferencija je organizovana u dva segmenta koja će se paralelno odvijati - predavanja namenjena nastavnicima osnovnih i predavanja namenjena nastavnicima srednjih škola. Zato vas molimo da se prilikom prijavljivanja izjasnite kojim predavanjima želite da prisustvujete.
PRIMARYSECONDARY
SpeakerAngela KonstanceNatalie Hammerton
Session 1Learning through play: Games in Junior classesEnhancing critical thinking in language learning
Session 2„Where voices are heard communication takes place”. The art of developing the speaking skill.Bringing the real world into the classroom through reading

Ručak i osveženje tokom pauza su obezbeđeni, a za sve učesnike pripremili smo bogat konferencijski paket stručne literature, gramatika, ridersa i drugih ELT izdanja, kao i neka iznenađenja.

Svi učesnici će dobiti uverenje o pohađanju konferencije


Detaljnije informacije o programu i satnici konferencije preuzmite ovde.

Link za registraciju: http://www.datastatus.rs/najava-dogadjaja

10/22/2015

Seminar: Kreativnost inspiriše i nastavnike i učenike



Zajedno sa Udruženjem škola stranih jezika Srbije 21. novembra 2015. godine u Sava Centru organizujemo seminar na temu upotrebe kreativnosti u učionici.

Kroz četiri sesije ovaj seminar će učesnicima pružiti priliku da razmene relevantna iskustva sa fokusom na:
koncept kreativnosti
promociju kreativnosti u učionici
magiju vremena za priču
moć predavanja kroz slikovnice.

Sesije će voditi Kerol Rid koja se bavi obukom nastavnika, autor je nagrađivane knjige "500 Activities in the Primary Classroom", a trenutno se nalazi na poziciji potpredsednika IATEFL-a.

Više imformacija možete pronaći na sledećoj adresi: http://www.britishcouncil.rs/seminar-creativity

10/09/2015

The English Book Day 2015



Sa velikim zadovoljstvom Vas pozivamo na manifestaciju The English Book Day koja će se održati u subotu, 14. novembra 2015. godine u Sava Centru u Beogradu, ulica Milentija Popovića 9, sa početkom u 10 sati.
Ovaj događaj realizujemo u saradnji sa Filološkim fakultetom Univerziteta u Beogradu.

Ove godine imaćete priliku da prisustvujete predavanjima tri eminentna stručnjaka iz oblasti metodike nastave engleskog jezika.


Julietta Schoenmann: “Something for nothing – Creating Low Cost Materials for the Primary Classroom”
Steve Taylore-Knowles: “Letting Go”
Kieran Donaghy: “Teaching English Through Film in a World of Screens”



Štand za registraciju učesnika i preuzimanje materijala biće otvoren u 9 sati.

Događaj će biti propraćen bogatom prodajnom izložbom knjiga i nastavnog materijala.

Ukoliko želite da nam se pridružite, popunite obrazac za prijavu koji Vam šaljemo u prilogu i pošaljite na sledeću e-mail adresu: seminar2015@englishbook.rs .Prijavu takođe možete dostaviti putem faksa na broj: 011/31 31 044.

S obzirom da je broj mesta ograničen, molimo Vas da svoje učešće osigurate što ranijom prijavom, najkasnije do 26. oktobra 2015. godine.

Radujemo se ponovnom druženju!


S poštovanjem,

The English Book
Staro sajmište 29
11000 Beograd, Srbija
Tel/Fax: 011/3131-044
Web: www.englishbook.rs

8/11/2015

Lesson Jamming - A Model for Planning Lessons in Groups

Lesson Jamming - A Model for Planning Lessons in Groups

Tom Heaven
Sample for Guests



Lesson planning is just one part of the job that many teachers do alone. Jamming is what musicians do when they play as a group in an improvised manner. Lesson jamming combines these two, with the purpose of bringing teachers together to create lesson plans in groups.

Two central beliefs mean that firstly, there is a lot to learn from (and teach) our fellow teachers, and second, the sparks of creativity can be found in groups, given the right conditions. Tom will discuss what a lesson jam is and how to run a session. He will then explore past experiences and plans for future sessions that you can get involved in.

Tom has been living in Berlin and working as an English teacher for four years. He is a member of the Berlin Language Workers’ Grassroots Association, with which he ran the first lesson jams sessions.

Join this webinar to learn how you can join a group with other teachers to let the creativity flow.

Tomorrow!


12 August (Wed) 3pm (UK Time · Change)


Register to Join

and earn your Certificate of Attendance

6/22/2015

New Webinar for Teachers: Assessing reading comprehension with tips for classroom practice


Cambridge English Language Assessment invites you to join us for our new webinar: Assessing reading comprehension with tips for classroom practice on Monday 13 July 14.00 - 15.00 (UK time*) and Wednesday 15 July 10.00 - 11.00 (UK time*).

*Check the times of the webinars where you are:

Monday 13 July 2015

Wednesday 15 July 2015


This webinar will look at the different task types that are found in various Cambridge English reading papers and the skills required by candidates to do them. The presenters will give practical ideas on how teachers can prepare their students for some of the task types and explore resources to practise reading skills.

To register for this webinar, please choose your preferred date and time below:

Monday 13 July 2015, 14.00 - 15.00 (UK time)

Wednesday 15 July 2015, 10.00 - 11.00 (UK time)


If you have missed any of our previous webinars, you can watch recordings and download the slides on Cambridge English TV, our official YouTube channel.


Previous webinars include:
Developing functional language skills for Cambridge English: Key for Schools
Cambridge English Empower: bringing learning-oriented assessment into the classroom
Supporting primary and secondary teachers in CLIL contexts

Best wishes

The Cambridge English Webinar Team

5/30/2015

The English Book - Letnja republička škola


Poštovani saradnici,

Sa zadovoljstvom Vas pozivamo na našu The English Book - Letnju republičku školu za nastavnike engleskog jezika.
Škola će se održati u hotelu "JEZERO", kraj Borskog jezera u periodu od 29. juna (dolazak) do 2. jula 2015. godine (odlazak).
I ove godine družićemo se sa sjajnim predavačima i gostima. Radionice će voditi Mark Andrews i Fiona Mauchline.

Učesnici seminara imaće priliku da prisustvuju interesantnim radionicama, da razmene iskustva sa drugim nastavnicima i podele primere dobre prakse kao inspiraciju i motivaciju drugima.

Seminar je namenjen saradnicima i klijentima The English Book-a.

Za seminar se ne plaća kotizacija, a za sve učesnike obezbedili smo povoljne cene smeštaja na bazi punog pansiona koje dostavljamo u prilogu poziva.

Seminar nije akreditovan, a svi učesnici će po završetku dobiti potvrdu o prisustvu našoj Letnjoj republičkoj školi u trajanju od 18 časova. Potvrda se može uvrstiti u vaš portfolio u okviru dodatnih neakreditovanih sati stručnog usavršavanja.

Molimo vas da prijavu za učešće na ovom seminaru dostavite najkasnije do ponedeljka 22. juna 2015. godine.
Prijavu možete dostaviti elektronskim putem na adresu: seminar2015@englishbook.rs ili putem faksa na broj 011 3131 044 sa sledećim podacima:

- Ime i prezime
- Naziv obrazovne ustanove u kojoj radite
- Mesto
- Kontakt telefon
- Mail adresa

Napomena o prevozu:

Učesnicima seminara nudimo mogućnost organizovanog prevoza od Beograda do Borskog jezera. Za više informacija o ceni, vremenu i mestu polaska, slobodno nas kontaktirajte.

S poštovanjem,

The English Book
Staro sajmište 29
11000 Beograd, Srbija
Tel/Fax: 011/3131-044
Web: www.englishbook.rs

5/22/2015

ELT workshop: Playing English, by Sylvie Dolakova

INVITATION
 Data Status d.o.o. invites you to an ELT workshop: Playing English, by Sylvie Dolakova

Date: Sunday, June 7th 2015

Time: 9.30 – 13.30

Address: CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, Vladimira Popovića 10, 11070 Beograd, Serbia

Event Room: Baltic

Workshop 1:

Title: English from the first word


Description: Teachers often look for the answer to the question “How do I start teaching very young children?” Our workshop gives an answer to that question. It offers ways of teaching foreign language naturally in a mother tongue environment, of making do without translating all the words, while making sure the children understand as much as possible – in short a guideline for teaching from the very first word, first phrase, first sentence, first lesson, first week to the first months of English in the lives of very young beginners.

Workshop 2:

Title: Communication games


Description: Some small communication games enable kids to use communicative structures in a natural, lively context. Children solve various tasks in various situations that provoke a certain kind of oral involvement from them. The sub-consciousness of this procedure is very beneficial in the learning environment as the children do not need to think about the language much.

Bio:

Sylvie Dolakova is a teacher trainer focusing on teaching English to children aged 4-15. Her workshops are popular for creativity, high applicability and usability in classrooms. She specialises in teaching English through art and stories, publishes language game books and CDs for children.

Ms. Dolakova has presented at conferences in Greece, Spain, Turkey, Cyprus, France, Germany, Norway, Lithuania, to name just a few.

How to attend:

Advance registration is required. To register, please send an email with your name, telephone number and affiliation to romina.halilovic@datastatus.rs or call the number 064/610-97-40

Successful applicants for these workshops will be notified by June 3rd, 2015.

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

Programme:

Registration: 9.30 – 10.00

Workshop 1: 10.00 – 11.30

Coffee break: 11.30 – 12.00



Workshop 2: 12.00 – 13.30

5/07/2015

“Tech Tools for Busy Teachers" and "Authentic Assessment" - Workshops

Dear colleagues,

If you are going to ELTA Conference this May, you have probably already seen the programme and chosen the talks you are going to see.

If you are not going to the conference, I’m sure it is not because of the lack of will, it has probably something to do with the lack of means. I guess I don’t need to remind you of that L

What I wanted to say is that you still have a chance to hear some of the speakers J

American Corner in Kragujevac announces two workshops next week.

Branka Deckovic - workhop "Authentic Assessment", May 11th (Monday), beginning at 6pm.


Deborah Healey, one of the plenary speakers at ELTA Conference - workshop “Tech Tools for Busy Teachers", May 13th (Wednesday), beginning at 6pm.


If you wish to attend these workshops, you can reserve your spot, just confirm your presence at one of these two emails branka.decka@gmail.com, kragujevac@americancorners.rs, or this mobile 060 70 70 886.

See you there!

“Authentic Assessment”

Authentic assessments are on-going assessments, reviews and observations. Teachers use authentic assessments to improve instructional methods, to see how effective our teaching is and what change we need to make. The students, on the other hand, are involved in evaluation process, they become active learners, they are motivated and encouraged to develop their approaches to learning.

Branka Dečković has been teaching English for 11 years. She works in medical school in Kragujevac. She likes using authentic materials in the classroom, and she is interested in assessment.


“Tech Tools for Busy Teachers"

This session will demonstrate useful websites that can help teachers to plan, organize, and create material for their classes, plus group project sites. The emphasis is on free resources that are easy to use and that will let teachers improve what they do without spending a lot of time.


Dr. Deborah Healey has taught English and trained teachers for over 35 years. She currently offers online courses for teachers internationally through the University of Oregon’s American English Institute and teaches in the Master’s program in Linguistics. She has presented extensively internationally on technology in education. She is a co-author of TESOL Technology Standards: Description, Implementation, Integration, lead scriptwriter for the ELT game, Trace Effects, and a member of TESOL International Association Board of Directors.

4/14/2015

Onestopenglish free month



Onestopenglish free month

To celebrate English language teachers everywhere, this year we’ve prepared a very special gift for you. From April 2015, everyone registering on onestopenglish will get a FREE MONTH’S SUBSCRIPTION* giving you access to:
over 9,000 high-quality teaching resources, with lesson plans to cover students of all levels
all our latest weekly publishing, including topical news lessons from the Guardian, plus our brand-new series of Pronunciation Skills videos and Tech Tools for Teachers
expertly written methodology articles and teaching tips to solve your teaching dilemmas
a huge range of downloadable audio serializations, podcasts, videos and illustrations


Register on the site today and start your free month

S poštovanjem,

The English Book

4/06/2015

Pismo DSJKS u vezi sa organizacijom takmičenja

Poštovane kolege,

Večeras je na inicijativu koleginice Snežane Tomašević, nekoliko nas učestvovalo u sastavljanju pisma Društvu za strane jezike i književnosti Srbije, a u vezi sa brojnim problemima tokom organizacije takmičenja iz engleskog jezika, težine testa i sl.

Pismo možete pročitati na sledećem linku: Pismo

Ukoliko se slažete sa navedenim, potvrdite to svojim potpisom na sledećem dokumentu: SPISAK NASTAVNIKA POTPISNIKA PISMA DSJKS

Nadamo se da će Društvo imati razumevanja za naše zahteve, a učenici i nastavnici korektnije testove i profesionalniju organizaciju takmičenja.



3/25/2015

Вебциклопедија 2: Изокренута учионица и веб-алати за њену примену


Друга онлајн школа Вебициклопедија посвећена је актуелном концепту изокренуте учионице и веб-алатима који технолошки подржавају њену примену. Реч о савременом концепту Flipped Classroom - једне врсте проактивне наставе по којој ученици наставне садржаје проучавају код куће како би на час дошли спремни за дубље проучавање теме, примену, проблеме, расправу, оглед... у зависности од наставног садржаја који је проучаван и од задатака које наставник осмисли. Од тога како ће наставник припремити материјале које ученици самостално проучавају код куће увелико зависи да ли ће се ученици приволети оваквом методу рада. На пролећној школи (по Правилнику нема пролећних школа па смо је везали за зиму - зимска школа) упознаћемо се технолошком подршком овом концепту, односно веб-алатима путем којих наставници могу да припреме занимљиве лекције за проучавање код куће.


Предавачи и модератори

Предавачи и модератори скупа, чланови Заједнице, својевремено су међу првима у Србији (2012. године) завршили обуку о изокренуто учионици: Катарина Алексић, Славица Јурић и Марија Јовић. Стручни скуп биће прилика да се размене знање, али и прилика да се размене искуства са онима који примењују овај метод који и јесте и није нов.
Начин рада
Главна платформа на којој ће се летња школа одвијати јесте Едмодо - српски поддомен, који је идеалан за изокренуту учионицу, па ће већ сам концепт стручног скупа бити пример организовања изокренуте учионице. Пријављенима чије школе немају налог на Едмодо-заједници Србије, биће благовремено отворени налози за школе. У случају да не могу или не смеју да отварају школски налог, биће придружени посебно оформљеној групи.
Детаљни садраји и методологија по којој ће се рад одвијати налази се агенди коју можете да преузмете.
Број полазника је ограничен на 100.
Услови и пријављивање
Цена школе је 1.800 динара, а 1.400 за чланове ЗУС-а који су платили чланарину за 2015. годину.
Стручни скуп је намењен напредним корисницима ИКТ.
Пријављивање траје до 13. априла 2015. године попуњавањем електронског обрасца на страницама нашег сестринског сајта Вебциклопедија.
Даље инструкције о уплати и упису на Едмодо очекујте путем имејла.
За додатне информације обратите се на имејл: strucniskupovi@zajednicaucenja.edu.rs

3/19/2015

MM Publications ELT Conference Belgrade 2015



MM Publications ELT Conference Belgrade 2015
PROGRAM


Hotel “Crowne Plaza”, Beograd, subota, 21. mart 2015. godine


10.00 - 10.30 - Registracija učesnika - foaje ispred sala Baltic i Aegean

10.30 – 10.45 - Pozdravni govor predstavnika MM Publications i Data Statusa

10.45 - 11.45 - Predavanje I - Learning through play: Games in the primary EFL classroom

11.45 - 12.15 - Kafe pauza

12.15 - 13.15 - Predavanje II - Enhancing critical thinking in language learning

13.15 - 14.30 - Ručak - VIP Club Lounge


Mesto održavanja:

Hotel „Crowne Plaza” (bivši „Interkontinental”), Novi Beograd, ul Vladimira Popovića 10


Javni prevoz:

GSP autobus - linija 95, tramvaj- linije 7, 13, 9, 9L

3/13/2015

Fly Through 17th Century London

Prize-Winning Animation Lets You Fly Through 17th Century London


Six students from De Montfort University have created a stellar 3D representation of 17th century London, as it existed before The Great Fire of 1666. The three-minute video provides a realistic animation of Tudor London, and particularly a section called Pudding Lane where the fire started.

3/05/2015

Computer-based testing for young learners

Cambridge English Language Assessment invites you to join us for our new webinar: Computer-based testing for young learners on Monday 23 March 14.00 - 15.00 (UK time*) and Wednesday 25 March 10.00 - 11.00 (UK time*).


*Check the times of the webinars where you are:

Monday 23 March 2015

Wednesday 25 March 2015


This webinar is for teachers preparing pupils for Cambridge English: Young Learners tests. In this webinar you will find out about changes in education and assessment in relation to young learners. We also discuss the skills needed by young learners today and how good language tests have a positive impact on learning. We then take a closer look at the computer-based Cambridge English: Young Learners tests and see how they fit in with current teaching and assessment theory. In the final part of the webinar we will share some practical classroom ideas to prepare pupils for Cambridge English: Young Learners tests.


To register for this webinar, please choose your preferred date and time below:

Monday 23 March 2015, 14.00 - 15.00 (UK time)

Wednesday 25 March 2015, 10.00 - 11.00 (UK time)


If you have missed any of our previous webinars, you can watch recordings and download the slides on our official YouTube channel Cambridge English TV.

Previous webinars include:
Cambridge English: Advanced – Reading & Use of English paper
The Cambridge Scale explained


Best wishes

The Cambridge English Webinar Team

2/19/2015

Register for TEYL Conference in Jagodina


4th International Conference Teaching English to Young Learners

Fakultet pedagoških nauka, Jagodina

5. - 6. jun 2015.
Oxford University Press, Predstavništvo za Srbiju i Fakultet pedagoških nauka iz Jagodine već nekoliko godina za redom ostvaruju uspešnu saradnju u oblasti profesionalnog usavršavanja nastavnika.

Fakultet svake godine organizuje međunarodnu konferenciju posvećenu temama u oblasti nastave engleskog jezika za učenike mlađeg uzrasta na kojoj okuplja eminenetne stručnjake iz ove oblasti.


Sa velikim zadovoljstvom vas obaveštavamo da ove godine Fakultet organizuje četvrtu po redu međunarodnu konferenciju Teaching English to Young Learners: Assessment and Learning koja će se održati 5. i 6. juna 2015. i pozivamo vas da prijavite vaše učešće!

Konferencija je akreditovana kod Zavoda za unapređivanje obrazovanja, a detaljne informacije i formulare za prijavu učešća možete pronaći na internet stranici Fakulteta:

                                                    TEYL konferencija - više informacija


Ovogodišnja konferencija biće posvećena različitim aspektima procene uspeha i postignuća najmlađih učenika, sa posebnim osvrtom na sledeće teme:



Assessment of language skills in TEYL


Assessment strategies in TEYL


Assessment and culture in TEYL


Assessment and motivation in TEYL


Assessment and differentiation in TEYL

Prijavljivanje za predavače je otvoreno do 1. marta, a za učesnike do 10. aprila 2015.

Vaša eventualna pitanja možete uputiti na email adresu teyl2015@gmail.com ili na telefon


062 49 79 04.

Vidimo se u Jagodini!
Srdačan pozdrav,

Vera Šćekić
Area Manager
Oxford University Press ELT
Predstavništvo Srbija

2/11/2015

Konkurs za najbolji literarni rad ili strip na engleskom jeziku

Konkurs za najbolji literarni rad ili strip na engleskom jeziku

“My English Book 2015”


Pozivamo sve učenike uzrasta osnovnih i srednjih škola iz Republike Srbije da nam pošalju svoju priču, esej, pesmu ili strip na engleskom jeziku na temu po sopstvenom izboru.

Stručni žiri doneće odluku o izboru više najboljih radova, koji će biti objavljeni u knjizi “My English Book 2015”. Knjiga će imati svoju promociju na Beogradskom sajmu knjiga u oktobru 2015. godine, a tri najbolja rada po oceni žirija biće i posebno nagrađena.

Rok za dostavu radova: 30.04.2015. godine

Proglašenje nagradjenih i dodela nagrada: 30.05.2015. godine

Vaše radove možete dostaviti na e-mail adresu: myenglishbook@englishbook.rs ili poštom na The English Book, Staro sajmište 29, 11 070 Beograd.


Vaš,

The English Book
Staro sajmište 29
11000 Beograd, Srbija
Tel/Fax: 011/3131-044
Web: www.englishbook.rs

2/10/2015

Nagradni konkurs za najbolju aktivnost u nastavi engleskog jezika

Poštovani nastavnici engleskog jezika!

Obaveštavamo Vas da smo i ove godine raspisali Nagradni konkurs za najbolju aktivnost u nastavi engleskog jezika

The English Book - My Creative Classroom Activity 2015

Za pobednike su predviđene veoma vredne nagrade - putovanja u Englesku, kao i druge nagrade.

Tekst konkursa kao i formular možete preuzeti ovde:
http://bit.ly/1KE5mr7

Stojimo Vam na raspolaganju za sve dodatne informacije!

Vaš,

The English Book
Staro sajmište 29
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Webinar: Cambridge English: Advanced – Reading & Use of English paper

New Webinar for Teachers

Cambridge English: Advanced – Reading & Use of English paper


23 & 25 February 2015

Cambridge English Language Assessment invites you to join us for our new webinar: Cambridge English: Advanced – Reading & Use of English paper on Monday 23 February 14.00 - 15.00 (UK time*) and Wednesday 25 February 10.00 - 11.00 (UK time*).

*Check the times of the webinars where you are:

Monday 23 February 2015

Wednesday 25 February 2015

This webinar is for teachers preparing students for the Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) exam. The focus of this session is on the Reading tasks in the Reading and Use of English paper. We will explore which reading skills are required at this level and how we can help students improve their reading skills and reading speed. Teachers will come away with practical ideas for the classroom, including short, ready-made activities as well as ideas for longer reading projects.

To register for this webinar, please choose your preferred date and time below:

Monday 23 February 2015, 14.00 - 15.00 (UK time)

Wednesday 25 February 2015, 10.00 - 11.00 (UK time)


If you have missed any of our previous webinars, you can watch recordings and download the slides on our official YouTube channel Cambridge English TV.

Previous webinars include:
The Cambridge Scale explained
How the Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) Writing paper is assessed

Best wishes
The Cambridge English Webinar Team

2/07/2015

SEETA Teacher-led research project



Dear Moodlers,

• You can now register for Training webinar 6 on DATA ANALYSIS .

Date and Time : 10th February at 14.00GMT/15.00CET/ 16.00EET

This is the 6th of the training webinar series that SEETA is offering to all the participants of the teacher-led research project on the topic ‘The Changing Uses of Technology in the EFL Classroom’.

In this webinar we will discsus:
features of quantitative and qualitative data analysis;
techniques and stages of data analysis;
ways in examining relations and displaying data;
finalization and launch of our data instruments.

Length of the webinar: approx. 90 min REGISTER HERE NOW !


• SEETA Teacher-led research project :

You can now do task 5 and join the forum discsussion . Join here the project area

Join webinar 5 and Task 5 here


See you on line
Anna

2/05/2015

Worldwide Essay Contest: Education In 50 Years





For college students and young writers from all over the world:

Bid4papers announces an international essay writing competition. Show your creativity and writing skills, take part in this contest, and win $500 doing what you like most – composing.


Guidelines

Write an essay “Education In 50 Years: A Futurist’s Perspective”

Be creative, use your imagination, and try to cover some of the following questions in your essay:

How do you imagine education of the future? What will it look like? Will technologies play an important role to education process? What will the role of a teacher be? What will a student of the future look like?
Language: English
Style: academic, non-academic
Length: 750 to 1,500 words
Format: PDF or Word document
Participants must be 25 years and younger.

To enter the Contest, email your submission, including your full name and “Education In 50 Years Contest” in the email subject line, to contact@bid4papers.com. One submission per person, please!

The best in-house writers of Bid4papers.com will evaluate your essays for originality, creativity, proper grammar, spelling & punctuation.

Motivating Teenage Learners


Over 1,000 people have registered for next week's webinar with Rebecca Robb Benne on Motivating Teenage Learners....

Add your name to the list here: http://ow.ly/I9slD

1/29/2015

Belgrade> Theme-Based Instruction in Teaching English to Young Learners 2014/2015

Seminar za nastavnike engleskog jezika osnovnih škola

Naziv seminara: Theme-Based Instruction in Teaching English to Young Learners, br. 702 u Katalogu ZUOVa za 2014-2016. (24 boda stručnog usavršavanja)

Mesto i vreme održavanja seminara: American Corner Beograd, 12-13.02.2015., 10.00-18.00 sati.

Pokrovitelj seminara: Ambasada SAD u Beogradu (seminar je besplatan)

Rok za prijavu: 8.02.2015.


1/26/2015

Pozivamo vas na OUP Day 2015

OUP ELT Konferencija – OUP Day


Sava Centar, Beograd

Subota, 7. februar 2015.

Oxford University Press, Predstavništvo za Srbiju vas sa velikim zadovoljstvom poziva naOxford University Press ELT Konferenciju - OUP Day koja će se održati u Beogradu, u subotu 7. februara 2015. u Sava Centru.


Kao i uvek, očekuje vas zanimljiv program sa aktuelnim temama i vrsnim predavačima, kao i prilika da razmenite iskustva i ideje sa vašim kolegama i informišete se o novim ELT trendovima i OUP novostima.

Vaše učešće možete prijaviti isključivo popunjavanjem online prijave klikom na link ispod.

PRIJAVA

Učešće se ne naplaćuje ali je broj mesta ograničen zato vam preporučujemo da se prijavite što pre pošto će mesta biti rezervisana prema redosledu prijema vaših prijava.

Prijavljivanje je otvoreno do 5. februara 2015.

Ručak i osveženje tokom pauza su obezbeđeni, a naši distributeri će pripremiti prodajnu izložbu, sa specijalnim konferencijskim popustom na sva izložena OUP izdanja.

Učesnicima će biti izdato OUP Uverenje o učešću.
Verujemo da su sjajni predavači i zanimljiv program koji smo vam pripremili pravi razlozi da u subotu, 7. februara budete sa nama i zato sa nestrpljenjem očekujemo vaše prijave i radujemo se novom druženju sa vama.

Srdačan pozdrav do skorog susreta,

Vera Šćekić
Area Manager
Oxford University Press ELT
Predstavništvo Srbija


1/23/2015

Poziv za učešće na konferenciji Cambridge Day u Beogradu, 7. februar 2015.

Ovog februara, u saradnji sa Cambridge English Language Assessment-om, organizovaćemo našu godišnju konferenciju Cambridge Day. Ovogodišnja predavanja su posvećena metodici učenja engleskog jezika na ranom uzrastu, unapređivanju govornih veština, kao i pripremi za Cambridge English ispite. Tokom konferencije imaćete priliku da čujete Džoanu Kostu (Joanna Kosta), Majkla Tomlinsona (Michael Tomlinson) i Boba Obija (Bob Obee). Više o autorima i predavanjima možete pročitati ovde.

Cambridge Day,


subota 7. februar,


Hotel Crowne Plaza, Vladimira Popovića 10, Beograd

Agenda
09.00 – 10.00 Registracija
10.00 – 10.15 Uvodni govori
10.15 – 11.15 Plenarno predavanje: Majkl Tomlinson
11.15 – 11.45 Kafe pauza
11.45 – 12.45 Plenarno predavanje : Džoana Kosta
12.45 – 13.45 Pauza za ručak
13.45 – 14.45 Radionica: Bob Obi
14.45 – 15.45 Radionica: Bob Obi
15.45 – 16.15 Podela uverenja


Kako se prijaviti?

Ako želite da se prijavite za učešće na konferenciji, molimo Vas da popunite ovaj formular . Takođe bismo želeli da napomenemo da je broj mesta ograničen. Potvrde o učešću na seminaru će biti poslate u sredu, 4. februara 2015. godine. Sve konferenciji u organizaciji Cambridge University Press-a i Cambridge English Language Assessment-a su besplatne za sve učesnike. Konferencija Cambridge Day je odobrena od strane ZUOV-a i nosi jedan bod profesionalnog usavršavanja.

S poštovanjem,

Branko Stojanović

Menadžer prodaje za region Balkana
Cambridge University Press
Obilićev venac 18-20
11000 Beograd

Tel: 011/4409910
Mob:062/4409910
E-pošta: belgrade@cambridge.org

1/19/2015

Skype - Transform literacy and learning in your classroom

Beginning on February 16th 2015, Skype in the Classroom is launching “Skype Celebrates Literacy”. This six week program will feature guest speakers from the publishing industry, lessons and resources to support and inspire literacy learning in classrooms around the world.

Literacy remains a high priority on the global education agenda and a core subject for classrooms everywhere. Lessons that involve reading, writing, speaking and listening – from poetry jams and reading aloud to author visits – have always been popular amongst teachers using Skype in the Classroom.

In 2014, you and your students travelled millions of virtual miles taking part in lessons around the world via Skype. Whether you collaborated with another classroom, played Mystery Skype, invited a guest speaker in for a Q&A, or went on a virtual field trip, chances are these experiences engaged your students’ literacy skills, perhaps without them even realizing it!

Here's how you can get involved:

1) Invite a guest speaker: authors, illustrators and storytellers will be available to join your classrooms via Skype. To make it easy to find and schedule a speaker to inspire your students, we’ve created a way to quickly schedule these calls. These conversations can be scheduled via Skype in the Classroom beginning February 9th.

2) Participate in World Read Aloud Day events: schedule a call on World Read Aloud Day or World Book Day (both the week of 2nd March) to celebrate the art of reading and writing. There will be a wide range of partner-provided content, tools, and resources to help with traditional reading and writing, including digital literacy and internet safety content too.

3) Literacy projects: we will have some very exciting literacy-related partner organizations including School in the Cloud, Microsoft, Safer Internet Day/ChildNet, and some very special guest speakers through those partnerships all coming soon.

4) Create your own Skype lesson: get creative and post your own literacy lesson for other classrooms to get involved in. Let us know about it @SkypeClassroom and we can promote it for you.


Using an online Reading Level site, Mike Soskil, a teacher at Wallenpaupack South Elementary School in Pennsylvania discovered that “Our 4th grade students, who have been using a curriculum of Skype experiences and blogging as part of their Social Studies curriculum this year, increased their writing scores on average by half a grade level from October to December. The students using this curriculum are either in special education or low achieving.”

With a stronger focus on learning experiences that directly support literacy we hope to help teachers everywhere create even greater impact through the use of free accessible technology like Skype.

We hope to see you and your students join in all of the new literacy lessons. If you are new to Skype in the Classroom, we invite you to hop on a tour hosted by our Skype Guides, teachers just like you who are excited to show you the innovative and educational adventures that await your students. Don’t forget to help inspire others with your experience via our Stories Page, Facebook and Twitter.

We look forward to a fantastic celebration of literacy.
Your friends at Skype in the Classroom

education@skype.net
@mysteryskype
@SkypeClassroom
#skype2learn

Hippo Competition 2015






GLOBAL INPUT – LCCI IQ Reps za Balkan organizuju Treće međunarodno takmičenje iz engleskog jezika HIPPO 2015.

Takmičenje je otvoreno za sve učenike između 10 i 19 godina i sve škole iz škola u Bosni i Hercegovini, Bugarskoj, Hrvatskoj, Italiji, Makedoniji, Crnoj Gori , Srbiji i Sloveniji. Učenici koji žele da učestvuju u takmičenju morgu se prijaviti samostalno ili preko škole.

01.10.2014  Početak prijava za HIPPO 2015

06.02.2015  Kraj prijava za HIPPO 2015

14.03.2015  Preliminarna runda takmičenja

9&10.05.2015  Veliko finale u Italiji

Sve detalje u vezi sa takmičenjem, propozicijama i prijavom možete pronaći na sledećem linku:

1/15/2015

Radionica za nastavnike engleskog jezika, JEANNE PERRET

Poštovani,

imamo zadovoljstvo da Vas u saradnji sa Macmillan Education London pozovemo na radionicu za nastavnike engleskog jezika koju će održati Jeanne Perrett .

The Three Ps:
Puppets, Plays and Paying attention.

How can we encourage our young learners to focus? Some children have natural concentration skills; others need help and encouragement to understand what they are learning. Using puppets and acting out simple plays in the classroom not only helps with their language skills, but with the very important life skill of paying attention.
In this session we will look at practical activities for the classroom.

Jeanne Perrett has over thirty years' experience in the language teaching sector and has significant experience in teaching children and training teachers. She is the author of a wide range of English language course-books for primary and pre-primary classes including Brilliant and Learning Stars.

Radionica će se održati u sledeća tri grada:

Novi Sad: 22. JANUAR, 18:30 - 20:00
TIMS fakultet za sport i turizam, Radnička 30a

Niš: 23. JANUAR, 18:30 - 20:00
Regionalni centar, Pariske komune bb

Beograd: 24. JANUAR, 11:00 - 12:30
British Council, Terazije 8/II

Učešće je besplatno, a za ovaj seminar možete se prijaviti pozivom na telefon 011 31 31 044 ili putem e-maila seminar2015@englishbook.rs uz navođenje sledećih podataka:


Ime i prezime, škola/institucija, telefon, e-mail, grad za koji se prijavljujete.

S poštovanjem,

The English Book
Staro sajmište 29
11000 Beograd, Srbija
Tel/Fax: 011/3131-044
Web: www.englishbook.rs

1/12/2015

Kalendar takmičenja za školsku 2014/15.

Takmičenja iz stranih jezika





OSNOVNA ŠKOLA

Opštinsko 28.2.2015.

Gradsko    29.3.2015.

Republičko 3.5.2015.

SREDNJA ŠKOLA

Opštinsko   do 28.2.2015.

Gradsko    15.3.2015.

Republičko  19.4.2015.

Datume ostalih takmičenja možete pogledati na sledećoj adresi:

http://obrazovnicentar.com/kalendar-takmicenja-i-smotri-ucenika-20142015-godine/


1/11/2015

Oxford vebinar


Novo izdanje udžbenika Project donosi i dve vrlo korisne komponente koje mogu uneti potpuno novu dimenziju u vašu nastavu!

Pridružite nam se na webinaru - online seminaru  na temu:

Technology time-saving tips for teachers and students

na kome će Gareth Davies govoriti o ulozi koju testiranje i domaći zadaci imaju u procesu učenja, koristeći kao primere dve nove komponente četvrtog izdanja udžbenika Project - Test Builder i Online practice.

Vreme: Sreda, 21. januar u 20:00h

​Registracija traje svega nekoliko minuta, a možete se prijaviti već sada popunjavanjem online prijave.

Predavač: Gareth Davies

Ako nikada niste učestvovali na webinaru, posetite našuwebinar stranicu da saznate kako da nam se pridružite

Svi učesnici će dobiti diplomuo učešću na webinaru.


1/10/2015

PROGRAM STALNOG STRUČNOG USAVRŠAVANJA

PROGRAM STALNOG STRUČNOG USAVRŠAVANJA
Theme-Based Instruction in Teaching English to Young Learners 2014/2015


Rezime programa

Naziv programa stručnog usavršavanja: Theme-Based Instruction in Teaching English to Young Learners (TBI in TEYL).

Akreditacija programa: broj 702 u ZUOV Katalogu programa stalnog stručnog usavršavanja nastavnika, vaspitača i stručnih saradnika za školsku 2014/2015. i 2015/2016.

Nosilac programa: Fakultet pedagoških nauka Univerziteta u Kragujevcu, 35000 Jagodina, Milana Mijalkovića 14.

Autori programa: mr Vera Savić, nastavnik stranog jezika Fakulteta pedagoških nauka Univerziteta u Kragujevcu i dr Džoan Keng Šin (Joan Kang Shin), profesor primenjene lingvistike Univerziteta Merilend, Okrug Baltimor (UMBC), Merilend, Sjedinjene Američke Države.

Realizatori programa: akreditovani treneri edukovani na letnjoj školi Theme-Based Instruction in Teaching English to Young Learners održanoj na Fakultetu pedagoških nauka Univerziteta u Kragujevcu, Jagodina, avgusta 2013.

Mesto održavanja seminara: Fakultet pedagoških nauka Univerziteta u Kragujevcu i američki kuci u Srbiji.

Vreme održavanja seminara: školska 2014/2015. godina (septembar 2014. - jun 2015.)

Ciljna grupa: nastavnici engleskog jezika koji rade u osnovnim školama u Srbiji.

Trajanje i organizacija seminara: 3 dana, 24 sata/boda stručnog usavršavanja (sertifikat ZUOV-a); organizacija seminara: dve faze: prva faza – dva spojena dana, od 10.00 – 18.00 sati; druga faza – jedan dan, dva meseca kasnije, od 10.00 – 18.00 sati; maksimalno 30 učesnika.

Pokrovitelji programa: Ambasada Sjedinjenih Američkih Država u Beogradu pokriva sve troškove održavanja programa (učesnici programa ne plaćaju kotizaciju); Američki kutak Beograd/ Novi Sad/ Niš/ Kragujevac/ Vranje/ Bujanovac stavlja na raspolaganje prostor i opremu i poziva zainteresovane učesnike.

Opis i ciljevi programa: Opšti ciljevi programa su razvijanje i unapređianje kompetencija nastavnika engleskog jezika za primenu tematske (interdisciplinarne) nastave kao inovativnog pristupa u nastavi engleskog jezika na mlađem uzrastu. Specifični ciljevi programa obuhvataju razvijanje svesti nastavnika koji engleski jezik predaju na mlađem uzrastu o potrebi integrisanja nastavnih sadržaja iz drugih predmeta sa nastavom stranog jezika na ovom uzrastu, kao i njihovo osposobljavanje za operativno planiranje tematskih celina i njihovu primenu u redovnoj nastavi. Posebna vrednost programa ogleda se u stvaranje baze operativnih planova tematskih celina i nastavnih materijala na wiki stranici za dalju razmenu i primenu u nastavi od prvog do četvrtog razreda. Treći dan seminara namenjen je prezentaciji tematskih celina koje nastavnici, učesnici seminara, kreiraju u grupnom radu i saradnji, čime praktično pokazuju stečeno znanje i stiču pravo na sertifikat.

Dodatna obaveštenja: tbi.jagodina@gmail.com; tel. 062497904 (Vera Savić) i 062497903 (Marija Đorđević)

1/06/2015

The Project Competition 2015

This competition is organized by Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford.





Design a poster on festivals. 

To enter the competition you must fill out the entry form, and submit it along with your project.
The entry form can be found in the ‘Attachments’ tab of the Project Competition brainshark
presentation.

All entries must be completed by a group of 2-6 students with their teacher’s permission.

Students entering the competition must be between the ages of 10 and 16 on the closing date
(28th February 2015). 

The winning students will each receive an Oxford hoodie and a Project pen. They will also win
a pack of bestselling Readers for their class.

The teacher of the winning group will receive a place on the Oxford Teacher’s Academy Online
course ‘Teaching English to Teenagers’, to be paid for by OUP, as well as a Project bag.

The winning entry and runners-up will be chosen by 13/03/2015 and announced on
27/03/2015.

New English Words Added to the Dictionary in 2014

The English language is constantly changing to adapt to current trends and uses of the language. Learn some of the new words added to the dictionary in the past year!


I wish to thank Gordana Popovic for sharing this link with us.


Exploring English: Language and Culture

This course for learners of English looks at British culture and examines English in use to help you improve your language skills.


Find more information and register HERE: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/explore-english-language-culture