Amazing Events for TESOL MTH Northern Greece: August - September 2025

 

     Welcome to our August Update! 

Our August Webinar will take place on Wednesday 6th August at 18:00, just before we close down the entire country to go on holidays!  

In this event, we will be listening to two experienced EFL teachers employed in the public sector, each of whom will be discussing exciting topics. Efthymia Damtsi will be presenting the interactive new books the Greek Ministry of Education has produced and how to teach creatively with them, while Evita Liliou will be discussing how we can start our school year with some amazing first-day activities.   The topics concern all of us, not only EFL Teachers in the public sector. 

As always, we will be looking forward to seeing you at the Exhibitions by PALSO Northern Greece on 25th and 26th August at Macedonia Palace Hotel and at the International Publishers Exhibition on 31st August 2025.

  At the International Publishers Exhibition, the TESOL MTH /NG Presentation will be entitled: 

''What, on earth, can I do with this reading? Nothing works!' 

This session will feature a theoretical part, but it will revolve around actual examples of reading texts and demonstrate activities on them. 

Do not forget: IP is going to take place at The Grand Hotel (Thessaloniki, Monasteriou 305 - Close to KTEL) 

Link to the programme: https://www.ip-exhibitions.eu/events/autumn-25-thessaloniki-ip-exhibition/ 

Date: Sunday 31st August 2025 

Time: 17:00-17:50 

Stop Press! Great News! 

Our local ELT field owes a lot to a great trainer and a person who was introduced to us through Lilica Couri and the ETC training sessions: Mario Rinvolucri. 

Mario passed earlier this year (February 2025). He frequently visited Greece (in fact, he started his teaching career in Athens) and he presented plenaries  at TESOL Greece and TESOL MTH/NG Conferences. He was a legend who breathed fresh air into old stories to turn them into teaching materials with a twist. TESOL MTH / NG is going to devote this year's Welcome Back Day Conference to honor the Memory of Mario the teacher, the trainer, the writer, the person who left us the legacy of Pilgrims and the amazing (FREE!) online magazine Humanizing Language Teaching. You can find a link to the latest copy here: 

https://www.hltmag.co.uk/aug25/

The link to the Welcome Back Day Conference will be sent on the Friday prior to the event. 

Many thanks to Pilgrims (Phil Dexter and Hanna Kryszewska) for their ideas and cooperation. Many thanks to IP and Philip Dietschi who is helping us with the promotion and hosting of the event and finally a huge thanks to our speakers! 

IATEFL Vice President to present webinar for TESOL MTH/NG

 

 On Sunday 15th June at 17:00 on Zoom TESOL MACEDONIA-THRACE, Northern Greece is happy and extremely honored  to be hosting IATEFL Vice President 

Ms Aleksandra Popovski!     

The title of the session is Visual Thinking and Multimodality. 

      

The speaker wrote about the session: 

Visible Thinking, developed by Project Zero, is a flexible and systematic research-based conceptual framework designed to integrate students' cognitive development with content learning across various subject areas. By making thinking visible through structured routines, this approach encourages deeper engagement, critical reflection, and meaningful knowledge construction. In the webinar, participants will engage in hands-on activities and practical demonstrations of Thinking Routines with multimodal texts, gaining actionable strategies to implement in their own classrooms.

A few words about our speaker

Aleksandra Popovski is a teacher, teacher trainer, and consultant with a strong passion for language education. She holds an MA in Professional Development for Language Education from the University of Chichester, where she deepened her knowledge and skills in the field. Her interests include multimodality, incorporating visual arts into language teaching, and exploring effective reading comprehension strategies. She is particularly interested in reading as a tool for exploring and discussing issues such as social (in)justice, diversity and inclusion with learners of English. Aleksandra is also passionate about 'no single stories', i.e. writing and exploiting stories about countries, cultures, and communities that are usually excluded from published ELT materials.

TESOL Macedonia-Thrace Northern Greece Welcomes Penny Ur!

 Penny Ur to present Webinar on Textbooks for TESOL MTH/NG 

For TESOL MTH/NG members it is always a pleasure when Penny Ur presents plenaries. On Sunday 23rd March at 17:00 we will have the pleasure of listening to Penny discussing Textbooks and their application in today's educational environment. 

​On Sunday 30th March, we will be happy to welcome you to the TESOL Macedonia-Thrace, Northern Greece Stand at the International Publishers' Exhibition at the MET Hotel. You will be able to find information about our next events and we do hope you will stick around to join our TESOL MTH Session with Maria-Araxi Sachpazian, entitled: 

​The session will take place at the Sirocco room. 

In keeping with our long-standing agreement with the International Publishers' Exhibition, we will be holding a live happening at our stand for a lucky draw that will give two free memberships to two new TESOL MTH/NG members. The membership will start counting when we are back in action as ELTA NG. 

Please visit the link to find out more information about the IP Exhibition: 

https://www.ip-exhibitions.eu/events/spring-25-thessaloniki-ip-exhibition/?utm_source=einvitation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TESOL_Macedonia_Thrace_Northern_Greece

Next Event: March 2025

Spring-Autumn 2025 Programme of Events to be announced soon. 

 

IATEFL DIGITAL CHAIR TO RUN JANUARY WEBINAR

 IATEFL DIGITAL CHAIR TO RUN JANUARY WEBINAR 

Ms Georgia Papamichailidou became an IATEFL Trustee last April when she took over the leadership of the IATEFL Digital Committee. Apart from being a thoroughly delightful person, Georgia is a Greek 

(actually from Thessaloniki) who makes us proud for her career devopment in the UK. Georgia will be presenting a session entitled: 

Integrating AI tools in ELT Education: Successful Strategies, Ideas and Tools

The event will be held on Zoom for members only (link has already been sent) 

on Sunday 19th January at 17:00

Georgia wrote about her session: 

As AI tools become more prevalent in our daily lives, many educators feel the pressure to incorporate them into their teaching, often dedicating significant time to exploring these technologies. In this session, we will be exploring the integration of AI methods focusing on fostering critical thinking, peer- collaboration and addressing potential challenges.

As this is our Vasilopita Event we have a special treat for you all. At the end, there will be a lucky draw for a FREE Annual Associate Membership of IATEFL paid by TESOL MTH/NG! Come and start the New Year on the right foot! 

Green IATEFL and You! YES YOU! November 2024 Event online

 

November Event: IATEFL Vice-President Christopher Graham to present at the TESOL MTH/NG November Event 

                                                                        

  Sunday 17th November at 17:00 on Zoom 

 

Tesol Macedonia-Thrace, Northern Greece is honoured to be hosting a webinar led by IATEFL Vice-Chair Mr Christopher Graham. Chris is going to talk to us about the new IATEFL initiative Green IATEFL, a venture that should concern us all. 

The speaker wrote about his session: 

''IATEFL has launched a new initiative around the interface between sustainability and ELT. We will be looking at both classroom applications and opportunities, and also establishing IATEFL as a thought leader in the field. And we need your inputs.''          

Chris Graham took over as Vice-Chair of IATEFL in April 2024 when Gabo Diaz-Maggioli stepped down at the end of his successful term. Chris has worked in ELT for many years and was the one of the founders of ELT Footprint. His current work is with EFL teachers and students in fragile and fractured communities around the world. More than that he is a warm person and a professional who donates his time not only to IATEFL but also to EVE (Equal Voices in ELT) a non-profit association that helps teachers work on their presentation skills, thus enabling them to present at conferences.

Join us on Sunday 17th November at 17:00 on Zoom to talk about sustainability in language teaching.

TESOL MTH OCTOBER 2024 WEBINAR

 

                October Webinar with Agnes-Alice Mariakaki 

  We are so happy to have Ms Alice Mariakaki, a loyal friend and ardent supporter of our association presenting a webinar for our members on Sunday 20th October at 17:00. 

The link for the session has been emailed to the members of our association. 

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Alice wrote about her session: 

Unlock the potential of digital native students by understanding the neuroscience behind their language learning. Discover how their brains are wired for rapid information processing and how to leverage their strengths. Learn effective strategies to engage the Tik Tok generation and create a stimulating environment that fosters their natural curiosity. This talk will focus on practical strategies to empower your students to unlock their ability to learn and thrive.

To honor Agnes and to give more to our members we have decided to have a giveaway. Two of our members who will be present at the webinar will win a copy of Alice's latest book.