Exploring Modern ELT: Innovative Methods and Concepts for Effective Learning

✅ The ABCs of Values: Inspiring Values through English Language Teaching (based on Happy Toons)

Speaker: Jenny Dooley

This seminar emphasises how English teachers can incorporate values into the EFL classroom. Beyond words and grammar, language shapes how we perceive the world and interact with others. By integrating values such as kindness, respect and empathy, students learn to appreciate diversity, build character and collaborate to make a positive impact on their world. Join us to discover practical strategies for nurturing these values in the classroom and empowering students to become compassionate global citizens.

✅ Crafting Characters through Language Learning (based on 4Minds)

Speaker: George Kokolas

The speaker highlights the shift from traditional curriculum coverage to holistic character development. Drawing on the Seligman and Peterson framework, the session emphasizes how educators can cultivate resilience and personal growth in students by recognising and nurturing their character strengths. The talk advocates for self-reflection among teachers and creating a supportive classroom environment, underscoring that transformative change in education begins with educators and their commitment to fostering a positive educational culture.

✅ Mastering Graph Analysis: A Guide for English Language Teachers (based on new grapic task)

Speaker: George Kokolas

This talk equips English language teachers with the skills to guide students in writing effective reports involving graph analysis. Participants will learn how to introduce graphs, identify key trends, provide overviews, and present detailed analysis using precise language. The session covers common pitfalls, such as overgeneralizing trends or neglecting significant details, and offers strategies for clear, structured, and insightful reporting.

✅ 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: 4Minds, #English, iWonder, Right On and On Screen. She has also designed DigiBooks, a gamified LMS platform with ELT content.

✅ George Kokolas

George Kokolas has been working, until now, as the Academic Director and Teacher Trainer for Express Publishing for the last 24 years. He is a licensed Level 5 Positive Education Practitioner and holds a Level 5 Diploma in Positive Psychology. He is a certified LEVEL 7 TEFL teacher and a certified ADVANCED Neurolanguage CoachⓇ, practising Neurolanguage Coaching Ⓡ professionally. He holds a BA in English Literature.

Since 2017, he has co-hosted and produced the successful Teachers’ Coffee educational podcast. In 2022, he was voted among Greece's most popular ELT influencers. He is the current Vice Chair of TESOL GREECE and a founding member of IPEN Greece.

He has delivered over 1,000 presentations at international conferences and counting…