Fluency MC
Teacher Talk: Erasing Our Doubts and Strengthening Our Skills
A live session with Jennifer Lebedev, hosted by Fluency MC
2 Weeks
Course Start Date: 11 Sep 2014
tutorial
live class
In this one-hour webinar, Jennifer will first lead participants in a discussion of some common fears first-year teachers face. Advice from veteran teachers in attendance will be encouraged. Everyone will then be asked to reflect on areas in which we can improve as teachers. Finally, attendees will examine the pros and cons of using so-called teacher talk, modified language for instructional use.
About Jennifer:
Teaching has been an important part of my life for well over 15 years. I have taught English as a foreign and second language since 1996. I began teaching English in Russia, and I presently live in the U.S. I have been working online as an instructor and content creator since 2007. I also like to create materials to share with other teachers. My Pearson-sponsored blog won the 2010 EDDIE Award in the category of ESL Website Blog. Students and teachers likely know me best as JenniferESL on YouTube. I am tremendously happy to have over two hundred thousand subscribers worldwide. In 2011, my channel was recognized in YouTube's "On the Rise" contest.
Since 2010, I have contributed more actively within professional circles. I have presented at the annual TESOL and MATSOL conventions in addition to giving professional development webinars. From March 2011 to March 2014, I served as a member of the TESOL Book Publications Committee. I remain an active member of the Materials Writers Interest Section.
I also have materials available offline. I have had the good fortune to be able to work with very skilled educators. I co-authored the Vocabulary Power series, contributed materials to New Password, and was on the writing team for Pearson’s hybrid series Next Generation Grammar, for which I also appear as the video Grammar Coach.
I am very excited to teach here on WizIQ, and I look forward to helping you reach your professional goals.
Language of instruction: English
- Live 1-hour webinar for teachers of English, September 23, 2014, 1pm
- Access to recorded session after September 23, 2014
- Meet teacher, author, and content creator, Jennifer Lebedev
- Group discussion via live text chat
- Pre- and post-class tasks
Jason R Levine (Jase, for short) is Ambassador and Knowledge Entertainer at WizIQ, where he recruits teachers and develops online courses. He has fifteen years of experience as an English teacher, teacher trainer, and materials writer. Jase is the creator of ColloLearn, an approach to English language learning based on the songs he writes and performs as Fluency MC. He has led teacher training programs in fourteen countries in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East.
Jase writes songs and chants for several publishers, including Oxford University Press. He is chair of TESOL’s Video and Digital Media Interest Section and works as an English Specialist with the U.S. Department of State.
After earning an MA in TESOL from Hunter College in 1999, Jase taught at several schools before becoming the director of curriculum development for Embassy CES. In 2002, he co-founded a TOEFL preparation school for international students in New York City.
Jase maintains the ColloLearn YouTube channel and the Fluency MC Facebook page. He is an active administrator of over a dozen Facebook groups for English language teachers and learners, including How to Improve Your English, Jason R. Levine Fans,Innovative Teachers of English, and Teachers Teaching Online.
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