Teacher2Teacher Series 2: Future Ready Students

Whether you teach teens, adults, mixed-level groups, or academic English, soft skills are important for your students' future academic and career goals.  

What: Soft skills content presentations and help with teaching soft skills in your English classes.

Who: English teachers and Teacher Trainers

When: Biweekly on Wednesdays from 13:00–14:30 or 18:00–19:30 MSK starting September 16 (see full schedule below)

Where: Online (Zoom)

Why: To have the chance to explore a set of modern, widely used teaching frameworks that can improve lesson design, student participation, and language development.

What is this series about?

This series helps participants develop practical soft skills that support success in learning, work, and everyday life. Through interactive activities, discussion, and reflection, participants will strengthen skills such as critical thinking, communication, collaboration, self-management, research, and resilience . The series focuses on applying these skills in their classrooms, real-world situations and developing strategies that participants can adapt and use with others. 

Why is this series useful?

This series is useful because soft skills help people communicate, work with others, solve problems, and handle challenges . Participants will learn practical soft skills and discuss how they can integrate them into their classes. They will also learn ways to help their students develop these same skills. 

How is this series organized?

This series is organized around 7 webinars that will be offered at two different times in order to accommodate the most participants. Each webinar will focus on one of the core soft skills pillars: self-management, learning & memory, performance under pressure, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and personal growth. Also, teacher-participants will have the opportunity to work with groups of similarly established teachers (university teachers, k-12 teachers, private tutors, etc) for small group discussion, reflection, and implementation advice. Materials will be shared through a learning management system where teachers will also have the chance to share reflections and discuss the content. Finally, open office hours will be provided for additional questions and concerns. 

Session dates: September 16, 30; October 14, 28; November 11, 25; and December 9, at 13:00 or 18:00 MSK (you must join only one workshop time.)

*Additional small group sessions will be offered on a flexible schedule on Mondays and Wednesdays starting in October. These will focus on practical application of the content in teachers' lessons.

Technical requirements

This workshop will take place online via Zoom.
 If you are interested in joining, please create a Zoom account beforehand. When registering, submit your valid email address to receive the Zoom link before the session.

For questions and concerns, please email amcenglishresident@gmail.com 

Certificates : Earn an e-certificate from the Regional English Language Office!

To qualify for an e-certificate, you need to attend at least 9 out of 12 Zoom sessions.

About the Specialist:  Marie van Romburgh is an English language educator with extensive international experience across Botswana, Myanmar, the Czech Republic, Costa Rica, and the United States. She has taught ESL in diverse K–12 and adult-learning environments and has led teacher training workshops in the United States and around the world including Haiti, Cambodia, Thailand, South Africa, Poland, and elsewhere. From 2014–2017, she was an English Language Fellow and full-time instructor supporting academic and cultural programming and served as an English language specialist in 2022. Marie holds a BA in English Literature from the University of South Carolina and an MA in TESOL from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Her specialties include English for Specific Purposes, university-level academic English, Educational Technology, and teacher development.  

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ALL AMERICAN CENTER IN MOSCOW EVENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE

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These sessions are hosted on Zoom , so if you are interested in joining, please create a Zoom account beforehand. When registering below, please submit your valid email address to receive a link to the class Zoom meeting 30 minutes before the session begins.

To join other AMC Online programs, please check the American Center's website and TimePad calendars.

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