Mastering Essay Writing for the VBE: Pedagogical Strategies, Task Fulfilment andObjective Assessment

The revised National Curriculum in Lithuania presents new challenges for teachers of English as a foreign language particularly in alligning their teaching curriculum with the requirements of the State Matura Examination (VBE) and ensuring that students achieve the B2+ level as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). This seminar is designed to support…

Enhancing Young Learners’ Reading and Listening Skills: Practical Approaches and Methods for the English Classroom

This seminar is intended for English language teachers working with young learners. Its main goal is to enhance teachers’ competencies in developing children’s reading and listening (receptive) language skills. During the seminar, the importance of these skills in early language teaching will be discussed, along with an analysis of children’s language development characteristics and strategies for effective development…

Developing Reading and Listening Skills in Grades 9–12: Effective Strategies andMethods for the English Classroom

This seminar is intended for high school English teachers and aims to enhance their ability to develop students’ reading and listening (receptive) skills. Participants will examine the significance of these skills in language learning, gain insight into the structure and expectations of Part I of the National English Exam, and explore practical strategies to improve…

AI for Task Design and Assessment

This seminar is designed for English (and possibly other subjects) teachers who wish to make the most of artificial intelligence (AI) when creating learning tasks and assessment tools based on the updated curriculum. The main focus is on effective prompt writing – participants will learn to formulate precise and clear prompts that enable AI to generate high-quality,…

Enhancing Critical Thinking and Media Literacy with AI-Powered Multimodal Learning

The seminar aims at exploring how the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) with multimodal learning environments (visual, audiovisual, auditory, and interactive) can significantly enhance students’ critical thinking abilities and media literacy skills. It will demonstrate how generative AI tools such as Ideogram.ai, Stable Diffusion Web, Socrative AI, Infogram, Genially, Twee, and ChatGPT empower learners to better…

Applying Artificial Intelligence Tools to English Language Teaching

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the educational landscape, offering new opportunities for the design, personalisation and assessment of learning content. In this workshop, we will discuss how to effectively integrate AI tools into the English language education process. I will introduce different platforms and applications that help to automate the creation of tasks, improve…

Teaching Smarter, Not Harder: AI for Efficient Lesson Management

This seminar focuses on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help language teachers save time by streamlining the lesson management process and automating task creation. Participants will explore AI tools that reduce time spent on routine tasks such as lesson planning, materials preparation, assessment design, and classroom organization. By automating repetitive work, teachers can redirect their…