In the summer of 2009 I left the security of the secondary school where I had been teaching for 13 years, and the AST job that I had there, to take up a post teaching primary Spanish and to become my LA's advisory teacher for primary languages. I went from being part of a department, with the structure and support that it and the school offered, to being a lone practitioner, and an adviser who was expected to be at the forefront of language teaching.
The network of teachers and education professionals with whom I connect daily via Twitter have been, since then, an invaluable source of inspiration, information and innovation. And I have been honoured to meet many of them in person at the MFL Show and Tells that have been held over the last few years. The icing on the cake was attending #ililc - the ICT and Languages conference in Southampton in February this year. Not only were the presentations excellent, but I was able to spend the whole weekend learning from the language luminaries over various dinners and drinks.
The brilliant news is that it's all happening again, in February 2012!
25-26th February 2012
Whether you want to find out how to use blogs and wikis to trying out digital voice recorders, you’ll be inspired to try something new! A range of speakers will demonstrate tried and tested models for different skill levels. You don’t have to be an expert in ICT to attend!
Plenary speakers:
Joe Dale - Saturday 25th February
José Picardo – Sunday 26th February
Workshop speakers:
Annalise Adam, Wendy Adeniji, Alex Blagona, Vanessa Burns, Joe Dale, Catherine Elliott, Stuart Gorse, Esther Hardman, Isabelle Jones, Helen Myers, Carole Nicoll, Juliet Park, Bertram Richter, Jo Rhys-Jones, Amanda Salt, Clare Seccombe, Lisa Stevens, Jenny Turner, and Sara Vaughan.
Annalise Adam, Wendy Adeniji, Alex Blagona, Vanessa Burns, Joe Dale, Catherine Elliott, Stuart Gorse, Esther Hardman, Isabelle Jones, Helen Myers, Carole Nicoll, Juliet Park, Bertram Richter, Jo Rhys-Jones, Amanda Salt, Clare Seccombe, Lisa Stevens, Jenny Turner, and Sara Vaughan.
You can take part too! Don’t miss the Show and Tell event on the Saturday evening, to be held at the Highfield House Hotel.
To book go to the Languages South East website: http://www.languagessoutheast.ac.uk/events/ict-and-languages-conference-ililc-2012
Concessionary rates available for Postgraduate students: £100 for both days / £75 for one dayWe will require the name and contact details of your tutor when submitting your registration form.
For more information please contact Languages South East on languagessoutheast@soton.ac.uk or call 023 8059 9135.
So what are you waiting for? Come along. It'll change your teaching life and give you a new spurt of energy in what can be despondent and disheartening times.
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