Conflict Resolution
Establishing Common Ground
Most teachers are finding it harder and harder to manage groups and lessons. We are expected to deal with inattentiveness, bullying and so on. Evidently, nowadays, management means much more than variety, good rhythm and teacher’s presence. Although we may sometimes feel at a loss, the solution to discipline problems is in our hands!
What behaviour variables have changed?
Why?
What discipline problems are we likely to face?
How should we deal with them?
The purpose of this workshop is to establish some common ground with colleagues from different teaching realities, which will give them basic knowledge about and tools to deal with discipline problems and general conflict in the classroom.
Prof. Alejandra Ottolina
Instituto de Enseñanza Superior en Lenguas Vivas Juan R. Fernández
Alejandra Ottolina, Director of Studies at Santa Monica School of Languages is an experienced teacher accredited for COTE, DOTE and ICELT – University of Cambridge, who has lectured in Argentina as well as in neighbouring countries. She has taught all levels in both the private and public sectors and currently supersupervises the English department of more than thirty institutions.
Co-author of Road to Success. In 2004 Alejandra joined the Macmillan team as a course consultant for WINNERS and author of the Teacher’s Books and BONUS for Winners.
Say it, Tell it, Sing it!
Every student has an anecdote to recall, a tale to remember, a story to tell, a song to sing. How can we, teachers, help them turn into words those images, memories, experiences and situations they live everyday since... ever?!
During this workshop we will talk about engaging activities and great original ideas that will be the springboard for our students to dramatize, retell, present, comment and create stories using songs, photographs, stories per se, movies and TV commercials that will push them to rise to the occasion and meet their own linguistic needs! After this workshop, for sure, you will have a story to tell!
Prof. Gustavo González
Gustavo is a graduate teacher from I.S.F.D. N° 5 in Pergamino. He moved to Buenos Aires six years ago and has been teaching English in companies ever since. He has been in the ESL field since 1993, working as a teacher and school coordinator. Presenter at national and international conferences such as FAAPI 2001, 2003 and 2005, the 5th and 7th ESOL Southern Cone Regional Convention, APIBA SIGs Symposium 2003 and 2005 and APIBA Annual Seminar 2003 and 2004. He is an oral assessor for the ECL exams. He has lectured on various occasions on American English, idioms, informal language, teaching business English and using songs and films in the classroom. He is the current Vice President of APIBA (Asociación de Profesores de Inglés de Buenos Aires) and current Vice President of FAAPI Argentina (Federación Argentina de Asociaciones de Profesores de Inglés).
