Didacta Italia 2024
Booth number W19
Spadolini Pavilion - Attico Floor
From hybrid classes to flipped classes, to classes where mindfulness coexists with AI tools, and screens are mixed with books, language posters and students’ art and writing, the classroom is a live space of co-construction.
At Didacta 2024, we are inviting teacher trainers, language experts and researchers to share with us what they see as important in the classroom of the future, and reflect on the spaces, physical and digital that will host learning in creative and productive ways.
The Mindful Classroom: Exploring the role emotions play in language learning – Chantelle Walsh
Engaging and motivating all students is the daily challenge we face as teachers who care. In this session we will be looking at the important role emotions play in the learning environment.
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The Musical Classroom: Using music to inspire language learners – Joanna Paolinelli
Music is a valuable tool to foster language acquisition and ignite a lifelong passion for learning. This workshop will initially demonstrate how music provides a rich source of authentic language input.
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The Creative Classroom: Creative activities to make learning memorable – Chantelle Walsh
Our brains are wired to forget so what can we do to help our students remember? In this session we will be looking at how a creative approach in the classroom helps our students remember.
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The Visual Classroom: Working creatively with art images in the language classroom – Sylvia Karastathi
In this workshop we will start by considering the changing role of images in the language classroom, and then explore how visual literacy is becoming part of the EFL curriculum in many contexts.
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The Motivational Classroom: Motivation, meaning and a bit of neuroscience – Richard Twigg
Knowing what motivates students and how to increase or affect that motivation is a very powerful tool in teaching. In this session we will look at how the brain works and develops and how this can affect our students’ motivation for learning.
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The Digital Classroom: Inclusive educational innovation—harnessing artificial intelligence to enhance – Joanna Paolinelli
As educators, it is crucial to stay up-to-date with the latest technological advancements that can make classrooms more inclusive. One such technology is the ChatGPT chatbot developed by OpenAI, which has recently demonstrated its capabilities in writing essays and solving math problems. While there are concerns about its potential for misuse and cheating, the benefits of using ChatGPT as an educational tool outweigh the risks.
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The Affective Classroom: Cultivating emotional intelligence in the classroom—activities and tasks to build social and emotional skills – Nancy Katsikari
This workshop explores the role emotional intelligence plays in the classroom and how we can help our students cultivate emotional and social competencies, such as self-awareness, motivation, self-regulation, empathy, and adeptness.
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Session repeated on Friday 22 March, 14:00-15:00
The Visual Classroom: Working creatively with art images in the language classroom – Sylvia Karastathi
In this workshop we will start by considering the changing role of images in the language classroom, and then explore how visual literacy is becoming part of the EFL curriculum in many contexts.
Valid for Certificate of Attendance
The Affective Classroom: Cultivating emotional intelligence in the classroom—activities and tasks to build social and emotional skills – Nancy Katsikari
This workshop explores the role emotional intelligence plays in the classroom and how we can help our students cultivate emotional and social competencies, such as self-awareness, motivation, self-regulation, empathy, and adeptness.
Valid for Certificate of Attendance