Teacher's Coffee with George Kokolas & Virginia Dooley: Recent Episodes
Teacher's Coffee
Educational experts in ELT (English Language Learning) share views, approaches and useful ideas. Join us for a relaxed educational cup of coffee.
In this season's finale, we are honoured to feature Dr. Christine Coombe, a distinguished member of the English faculty at Dubai Men's College and a renowned expert in assessment methods and research literacy.
In this episode, we are excited to feature Saida Razabjaze, a passionate Teacher Trainer from Uzbekistan. Join us as we dive into the unique landscape of English Language Teaching (ELT) in Uzbekistan and beyond.
Meet Antoine Marcq—an expert in Intercultural Communication and Professional Development!Learn more about the complexities of communication across different cultures and how EFL/ ESL teachers can excel in this realm!
Meet Gustavo González - a teacher trainer dedicated to sharing the impact of creating a positive emotional environment in the classroom.
Learn more about:
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The transformative power of music in education.
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How to use videos in class to deepen students' understanding.
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Innovative approaches to integrating digital tools while maintaining a healthy balance with traditional teaching methods.
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Practical strategies for fostering student engagement in any subject.
This special episode is more like an exclusive glimpse into #IATEFL2024!
Join us for a captivating episode featuring insights from top speakers and ELT experts! Featuring Dorothy Zemach, John Hird, Boelo van der Pool, Sarah Smith, Thom Jones, Rob Howard, Vicky Samuel, Armanda Stroia, Daniel Xerri, Elona Kolaj, Penny Hands, Susana Galante and our author, Jenny Dooley.
Meet Sanja Conjagic—a passionate educator and language school owner with an inspiring career journey!
In this episode, we learn more about:
-The career-boosting benefits of participating inprofessional associations, such as ELTA Serbia.
-Fostering regional collaboration in education through the Verbalists Education & Language Network and Education Beyond Borders.
From riding waves to teaching English!
Meet Jack Dougall, a professional surfer who switchedcareers to become an English Teacher!
Laxman Gnawali, President of NELTA (Nepal English Language Teaching Association), reflects on the unique landscape of English language learning in Nepal, including the motivations driving learners, the challenges faced by educators, and potential changes in ELT.
Welcome to season seven of Teacher's Coffee! Tune in to our weekly podcasts for a delightful mix of updates, insights, and advice in the field of education coming from special guests from all over the world. In this episode, Boelo van der Pool, a language teaching and dyslexia expert, shares his mission to raise awareness about the 10-15% of students who may be dyslexic unknowingly. Explore the challenges dyslexic learners face in mastering languages like English and learn how educators can adapt their methods to provide better support!#TeachersPodcast #Podcast #Teachers #Education #Dyslexia #DyslexiaAwareness #ESL #ELT #EnglishLessons #EnglishLanguage #ExpressPublishingIn this episode, Boelo van der Pool, a language teaching and dyslexia expert, shares his mission to raise awareness about the 10-15% of students who may be dyslexic unknowingly. Explore the challenges dyslexic learners face in mastering languages like English and learn how educators can adapt their methods to provide better support!
Ian MacMaster, a distinguished business communicationconsultant, shares practical strategies for effective communication in diversebusiness contexts.
Join us to learn how teams can utilise critical incidents toprevent breakdowns and embrace a mindset that enhances understanding.
Shweta Ramkumar uncovers her journey from ESL teaching to establishing a coaching practice in healthcare communication.
Explore the role of improved communication in mitigating patient dissatisfaction and fostering healthcare trust!
Trish, a Brain Stages Parenting Coach and Education Consultant joins us to unravel the mysteries of language learning. Discover her expert insights on raising well-adjusted humans and supercharging kids' learning. As a one-on-one coach, workshop facilitator, and seasoned speaker, Trish is set to transform your approach to education. Get ready for a deep dive into brain-friendly tutoring and language acquisition strategies!
In this episode, we're hosting Sue Leather, a trailblazer and founding member of EVE (Equal Voices in ELT) - an organization dedicated to increasing the representation of women in ELT conferences globally. Discover how the EVE team mentors women speakers, collaborates with Teachers’ Associations and transforms the ELT landscape.
In this episode, the president of TESOL TURKEY, Evrim Usteneoglu, reflects on her experiences of English Language Teaching in Turkey while giving invaluable tips for budding educators.
In this episode, Gorka Bartolmé, a Master Certified Coach by the ICF, unveils the essence of coaching and delves into the groundbreaking scientific connections between coaching and language learning.
Tune in to learn more about the exact definition of coaching, in which aspects it is effective and how it can actually help you unfold your full potential!
In this episode, Lonny Gold, a top Suggestopedia trainer, delves into the long-term psychological benefits of this unique pedagogical system.Join us to learn more about Suggestopedia, a teaching method unlike any other!
In this episode, we explore the diverse aspects of English language teaching in Angola!
Teofilo Domingos, a respected educator hailing from Angola, reflects on his experiences as an English language teacher in his native country.
Christina Tsatsaba, ESOL Director, unveils the impact of NOCN exams—where originality meets holistic learning. Join us as we unravel the impact NOCN exams make for candidates.
Join us as we delve into the world of Phenomenon-Based learning (PhBL) and Affective Domain Theory with the renowned educator Donna Lee Fields. Discover the difference between a general lessonpresented as a project and the transformative power of PhBL, explored through its impact on student agency and skill development.
Our president, Jenny Dooley, joined us live in the studio for an engaging and festive discussion about the latest updates and future aspirations of Express Publishing!
Professor Mackie Anucha Khaengkhan talks about strategies of effective methodology and gives us a valid overview of ELT in Thailand.
Colleen Fletcher and Jasmine Howell give us the entire panorama of education in Mozambique and convey to us the passion of local people for learning.
Thomas Kunze, MA, offers us a "gamified " Teachers' Coffee full of e-sports, escape rooms, and many other games for educational purposes.
Arjanique Swears will tell us everything aboutZimbabwe, English and teaching English in the wider Sub-Saharan region.
One of the most communicative trainers of her generation, Sarah Smith, joins us for this week's Teachers' Coffee and talks about a hot topic that every teacher and parent would like to know more about ADHD. Discover more about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as Sarah shares a perfect combination of her experience and scientific data in this precious interview.
Grazzia Maria Mendoza joins us from exotic Honduras and gives us a complete picture of the ELT setting in her country. She speaks passionately about her job, the teachers there, and their incredible culture.
John Hird, the lecturer from the University of Oxford talks thoroughly about his career and background, grammar, and, of course, one of his passions, special education!
Dorothy Zemach, joins Teachers' Coffee and analyses with evidence, the myths, the differences and the facts about the comfort and the discomfort zone. She also gives us tips on how teachers can deal with the new changes in TOEFL exams.
Laura McWilliams is one of the most suitable people to talk to us about teaching young learners and teenagers today, as she is the coordinator of IATEFL Young Learners & Teenagers SIG.
Inga Linde, the president of the Latvian Teachers' Association (LATE), is the first guest to our season premiere and brings us a little bit of Baltic aroma to our show. Talking about her early years in teaching, the significance of teachers' voluntary work and the importance of belonging to an association are some of the main topics we discuss, but above all, we enjoy podcasting.
Penny Hands joins us for the season´s finale of Teacher´s Coffee and talks about non-native and native speakers in ELT Publishing. We will not give you any more spoilers, as we highly recommend that you listen to Penny giving a comprehensive view on the matter and form your own opinion.
Thomas Feiner, the CEO of the Institute for EEG Neurofeedback IFEN, accepts our invitation for coffee and makes this a very brain-friendly episode. Learn about all the recent developments and the recent findings about neurofeedback, how this can help the learning process and what to expect in the future regarding this fascinating. Listen, learn and enjoy!
The new IAETFL president Aleksandra Popovski talks about the benefits of joining IAETFL as a teacher, her agenda as president and how she balances her duties as IAETFL president and a frontline ELT teacher.
One of the most known Brazilian ELT trainers, André Hedlund, joins us at our Teacher’s Coffee round table and shares deep thoughts about the Science of Learning, the Brain Breaks, the practice of elaborative thinking and of course his latest, exciting book THE OWL FACTOR.
For this episode, we invited all the teacher trainers who will present at EDU.VACATION 2023 and gives you a great teaser of the most exciting educational event of the summer.
Meet Jenny Dooley, Myrsini Verdouka, Mike Kenteris and Konstantina Karamouta and listen to what they will present on the picturesque island of Antiparos this June. See you all there!
This episode of Teacher's Coffee is welcoming the advent of spring with a 'walkitation episode.' The top-notch trainer Terry Small, famous for his work on applied neurosciences in education, takes a long walk by the beautiful boardwalk in Sitges, Spain with George Kokolas and discusses brain-friendly learning, the benefits of walking and talking, the difference between science and applied science and many other fascinating topics.
This episode of Teacher’s Coffee is all about EP SUMMIT 2023! As the event is just around the corner, 6 of our top-notch speakers gave us a… first taste of their talk during this fascinating online conference. Alexandra Popovski, Annie Altamirano, Dorothy Zemach, Thom Jones, Tyson Seburn and Gabriel Diaz Maggioli set the tone for the webinars that will follow. Our 14 webinars, spread over two days, guide you through advancements, applied methodologies, and fresh material that brings together everything we need in a class: joy and exploration! Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd50F3pUM45MOhH3QY7Q4IvtOtfvOPeJuEfoRRs-jGv8cPgTQ/viewform
One of the most importantAlgerian trainers, Fouzia Rouage, is joining us today. She shares everythingabout ELT in her country, the CPD of Algerian students and the level of demandfor English among Algerian students.
Zdravka Majkić is not only an English teacher but also an edu-enthusiast. She believes that working in a small rural school requires enthusiasm and perseverance to teach great things with little resources. Zdravka will give us some of her zest and enthusiasm during this new, full-of-energy, episode of Teacher's Coffee.
Listen and enjoy!
One of Spain's most experienced ELT trainers, Adam Sands, joins our coffee table and talks about the progress, developments and challenges of Spanish ELT. Communication, mediation and much enthusiasm for learning bring a new era for English as a foreign language to this beautiful Mediterranean country. So tune in and enjoy your teacher's coffee!
The newly elected president of ELTA, Elona Mehilli Kolaj talks about the opening of a new era for English language teachers in Albania, reveals her secrets about how she can combine active teaching with her new duties, and tells us everything about the forthcoming international ELTA conference. Join and listen to the most popular ELT podcast online! Listen to Teachers´ Coffee!
We celebrate our 20th episode of this season by hosting the most inspirational teacher from Turkey! Gülbin Özdemir Altıgöz joins our coffee table and talks about her mindset as an influencer and ELT in Turkey. She also shares some latest everyday experiences in the aftermath of the recent lethal earthquake in her country and how this affected education.
Lilit Bekaryan, one of Armenia's most prominent ELT trainers, joins us for another fascinating Teacher’s Coffee episode. She talks to us about the current ELT status in Armenia, the needs of Armenian students and teachers, and the future of teaching in her country.
The international trainer Suzana Galante accepts our invitation for a teachers' coffee with an aroma of "digital pedagogy" this week. She discusses the successful ingredients for an online lesson and strengthening intercultural competence through online learning.
Tyson Seburn, a very successful international teacher trainer and speaker, honours us with his presence at today’s Teachers’ Coffee and talks to us about how to become more inclusive in our ELT classes, how to choose more inclusive materials and what would be the first steps for teachers towards a more inclusive classroom mindset. Savour your coffee with the most prominent international ELT personas at the Teachers’ Coffee podcast every week!
One of the most enthusiastic ELT teachers of Tunisia and a highly qualified trainer in her country joins us to our continuous trip to North Africa. Jusra Ferchihi talks about what helped her discover her own IKIGAI in teaching, the idea of the teacher as a coach and the role that teachers associations played in her career. Join us for another fascinating teacher's coffee making this Friday.
One of the most prominent teacher trainers in Morocco, Abdelkrim El Koubaa, joins our coffee table and discusses the ELT situation in his country and the needs and developments for students and teachers in the Moroccan English language classrooms now and in the future. Join us for another ELT coffee with a pure Moroccan flavour.
With a full shot of teachers' coffee and happiness, Despina Mallidou joins our episode and talks about positivity in the language classroom. She answers the question of whether happiness is something we can teach at our schools and gives insight into her new book published by Express Publishing, Teaching Happiness in the Language Classroom.
A prominent ELT guru from Albania honours us with her presence at today's Teachers' Coffee and inspires all teachers of English with her words and experiences. Shpresa Deljia talks about the importance of joining teachers' associations, the new trends in teaching and how mentoring can help new teachers find new pathways in education.
Jenny Doolley will help us brew together the first coffee for 2023. She shares with us her views on the global ELT setting for the new calendar year, how publishers see the imminent changes in the market and she will give us a teaser for the new, exciting Express Publishing project.
John Karydis is sitting at our coffee table and returns the invitation by opening the door to his escape, language rooms. He also tries to define the profile of the active, modern educator and explains to us what EDFLIX is. Join us for coffee this Friday at the one and only Teachers´Coffee! The best ELT coffee brewery on the internet.
Armanda Stroia accepts our invitation for a Teacher's Coffee and shares her experience with multi-modal lessons. Learn how to create meaningful video lessons for your classes and about the benefits of visual literacy for today's students. This an excellent episode for teachers who want to be up to date with effective teaching techniques for the new generations of students.
Teachers in Black come to Teachers’ Coffee with a critical mission to save the world from a shortage of knowledge and...give us the meaning of Black Friday! Teachers in Black will also pave the way to all of you for a unique “BF experience” offered to all the teachers by Express Publishing.
Michael Dickel has coffee at Teachers' Coffee studio and...gives us a great blend of poetry, creative writing and English language teaching. His holistic approach to creativity is helping his students immensely to find their path to creation and inspiration. If you miss it, you will miss one of the most inspiring podcasts about human creativity. Tune in!
The one and only Thom Jones is coming to Teachers’ Coffee and brightens up the studio with his joyful spirits, motivational talk and insightful views. He talks a lot about the current global situation regarding training, he gives excellent learning examples from his learning journey, and he explains why reading books is a significant part of this world An unmissable episode from the top, most popular ELT podcast on the net! Tune in!
Do you know what STEAM is and how beneficial it can become for your classes? Konstantina Karamouta is having her Teachers’ Coffee with us and explains everything about this fascinating new method that can bring your lessons to another learning dimension. Discover how science and arts can get the best out of your student's performance and motivation. Not to be missed. Only at the next episode of the Teachers’ Coffee podcast!
Letizia Cinganotto is having her coffee with us and shares everything about CLIL in Italy and the rest of the world. Discover the secrets and the insights of Content Language Integrated Learning, find out about the history and the development of CLIL, and get some useful practical tips on the implementation of CLIL, only by listening to the forthcoming episode of Teachers´Coffee!
At Teachers’ Coffee, we invite the best ELT experts to chat over coffee about essential practices. In our fourth episode, enjoy an insightful interview with Annie Altamirano on assessment and feedback. Enjoy responsibly only at Teachers’ Coffee!
Annelene Timmerman is a frontline school principal at Sint-Jozefsinstituut Betekom in Belgium and a creative English language teacher. We will discuss how we can create communicative classroom activities and integrate media literacy into language lessons, history, and literature! Only at the third episode of Teachers´Coffee!
Our own Russell Stannard has his coffee with us, discussing all the post-pandemic technology trends. He also answers the frequently asked question: “ To tech or not to tech our classrooms?”. You may want to choose between hybrid, remote or face-to-face teaching. The ELT tech-guru Russell Stannard knows the answer!
Do not miss our premiere episode with our fantastic guest Dr Joseph G. Rios, talking about how to foster youth entrepreneurship through solid educational values and, of course, through learning a foreign language. Joseph Rios is a consultant, facilitator and coach specialising in leadership, diversity and professional communication. We couldn´t aspire to a better premiere guest than him, and we are excited to start the sixth season of Teachers Coffee! So tune in to your favourite podcast platform and enjoy the ride!
Today's #TeachersCoffee is taking us on a trip to the heart of Europe, Belgium.
Two lovely ladies, members of the BELTA board, Paulina Rejniewicz and Mieke Kenis will talk to us about ELT in Belgium in general, both from the teachers' and the learners' aspects.
Our guest Hara Xyntaraki, is a school owner, a teacher, and a People Inspirer. She has also started a series of live videos that focus on #inspiration and influential personalities. Our educational coffee and chat will be about all those matters, through the philosophical aspect that Hara seems to see life in general. You are all welcome to join!
Today's guest, Eleftheria Bogordou, is an English Teacher and a Psychologist with a specialization in Positive Psychology and we will talk about... what else? #PositivePsychology & the therapeutic effects of building #resilience.
Today's #TeachersCoffee is filled with the positive and bright energy of our guest, Rachel Marie Paling.
Rachel will tell us everything we need to know about the forthcoming NeuroHeart Education Conference and not only!
Make yourself a cup of coffee and enjoy our show.
Have you heard about the #LiteratureInteractiveNotebook? If not, now's the time to do it.
Lia Chrissikopoulou will be today's #TeachersCoffee guest and she will explain everything you need to know about this lovely idea that has become a wonderful asset for every Reader you might choose to use within your ELT classroom.
Today"s #TeachersCoffee is full of fresh ideas and lovely guests.
For the third year in a row Ellinogermaniki Agogi School, Zafi Mandali and Helen Krokos invited us for an interview with some of their high school students, to talk about leadership.
After the projects that covered the same topic, along with the qualities a leader should have, what have the students gained from this experience? Listen to us to find out!.
Today's Teachers' Coffee is all about EP Summit 2022.
Join Natassa Manitsa and George Kokolas for a detailed presentation of the participants and the topics of this year's summit.
togetherconnected #epsummit22
This Friday is also about our mini Teachers' continuous professional #development exploration.
You are all invited to have an enlightening cup of #teacherscoffee with us and our brilliant guest, Mark Osborne.
podcast #certesol #diptesol
This Friday and the next one is all about Teachers' continuous professional #development.
You are all invited to have a cup of #teacherscoffee with us and our brilliant guest, George Vassilakis.
Today's episode is all about #inclusion and the areas that practically need improvements, so to create an inclusive environment in our classrooms.
We are really happy that our guest today is Katherine Reilly and we are really honoured that she accepted our invitation to talk about all those important matters.
Teachers' Coffee will be served in Naples, Italy today. Our guest, Professor Giuseppe Balirano, will talk to us about #University #Language #Teaching in the Covid Era.
Eager to know about #innovation, #inclusion, #diversity, and #equality in Education?
Then listen to Dr. Alan Bruce, Professor at National Changhua University of Education, CEO, and director at Universal Learning Systems.
Listen to #teacherscoffee, your weekly education window to the world.
Teaching English through #Drama is our main focus today, and of course, the person who would be an ideal guest for that is... who else? Helen Dougekou.
Don't miss today's #TeachersCoffee to listen to Helen explaining everything in her own unique way.
It is our great pleasure to announce today's #teacherscoffee guest, Cliff Parry, the British Council Jack of all Trades, as his Facebook bio mentions. Join us with your warm cup of coffee ready, and listen to our discussion on the role o#CoreSkills development through English Language Teaching.
Today's #TeachersCoffee is all about #translanguaging with an expert in the field, Jane Mandalios.
Don't miss our second 2022 episode!
Yes! #TeachersCoffee is back for the first episode of 2022! After a relaxing holiday break, our very first guest, our lucky charm is the President and author of #ExpressPublishing Jenny Dooley! Join us at 15.00 (UK time) to listen to the 4 steps for a successful teacher and many other tips that Jenny will share with us.
Are you a connected educator? What does it take to be one? Listen to Marisa Constantinides explaining the meaning of it along with so many other thoughts from a person that has so much to share, that we would normally need more than one #TeachersCoffee episode to partly cover them.
New #TeachersCoffee episode, this time with the interdisciplinary insight of Angelos Bollas, Teacher Trainer & PhD candidate at Dublin City University, who goes on to talk about issues related to #LGBTQI+ identities, #inclusion, and #humanrights.
Our lovely guest, Maria Glazunova, an EFL teacher and the author of the book "How to reduce your time preparing for online classes and prevent emotional burnout" is our guest and we will talk about... what else? #Burnout, and not only!
Today let's all tune in to listen to the one and only Zafi Mandali talking about, leadership, storytelling, and ‘the learner in me’ project, an all-encompassing project that runs across the educational grades AND GOES BEYOND THE FIXED CURRICULUM.
Today at #TeachersCoffee the ELT teacher trainer, Steve Lever will share his experience, ideas, and tips on how to deliver meaningful presentations and how the pandemic has changed everything as far as conferences, events, and generally social interactions.
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One more rocking #TeachersCoffee episode, this time on the benefits of social-emotional learning. Our guest for today is the EFL teacher and oral examiner Tanya Livarda.
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Today with Ivana Štiglec from Croatia we will talk about ELT in her country as well as teacher training, the European Schoolnet, and the blog Teaching with Europeana. Stay connected!
In this episode listen to Rob Howard giving tips on how teachers can develop their personal branding and many other necessary ideas that will improve our professional "currency".
teacherscoffee #podcast #podcastinglife
Everybody's crazy about data analytics, numbers and results. What about Learning Analytics? Evangelia Vassilakou and #TeachersCoffee are here for you.
Join us and listen to Evangelia"s research and suggestions on this really important topic that will radically change your daily lesson feedback.
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For today's episode we have a special guest, from a country we never had any guest before! So it is with great enthusiasm and pleasure that with us today the KOTESOL 2021 National Conference Chair and Reel to Real 2021 Conference Chair, Rhea L. Metituk ( Rhea Gata ) will communicate the Korean Educational experience - a very interesting aspect I was never aware of!
With the podcaster Philip Pound with us today it's like listening to a podcast within a podcast. Join us for a lovely interview!
teacherscoffee #philipoung #georgekokolas #natassamanitsa #podcast #podcastlife #togetherconnected
Listen to our first episode of the school year. You are all invited to our Helloween party
We all know about Trip Advisor. How about a School Advisor? Interesting and insightful ideas to consider for an ideal school!
Listen to Ron Morrain talking about his CPD journey and his new projects in the ELT world!
The Brain, the Heart, and Neurolanguage Coaching. Listen to what Rachel Paling has to say about them and learn about the forthcoming Neuroheart Education Conference. #TogetherConnected