2019 April-May | A course on formative assessment for teachers of young learners and teenagers

Cristina Berry is an educator from the USA. She was a school teacher for thirteen years and has first-hand experience using and understanding the power of formative assessment in the classroom. Cristina currently works in Vilnius as a participant of the U.S. State Department’s English Language Fellows cultural exchange program and collaborates with specialists at…

Seminar “Using translation in the Classroom” with Rita Bakanienė and Birutė Bersėnienė

Professional development seminar USING TRANSLATION IN THE CLASSROOMDate: Friday 18 January 2019.Venue: VDU Švietimo akademija, T. Ševčenkos g. 31, Vilnius. ROOM 322Duration: 6 academic hours (12:00-16:30)Facilitators: Rita BAKANIENĖ and Birutė BERSĖNIENĖ The seminar aims to introduce the methodology of TILT (translation in language teaching, Cook, 2010), which is gaining significance in the present-day multilingual world, one of the reasons being…

Discussion of an important document with Ministry specialists

2019 m. sausio 11 d. įvyko LAKMA narių susitikimas prie kavos puodelio, kuriame aptarėme asociacijos vaidmenį bendrųjų programų atnaujinimo procese bei įvairius anglų kalbos pedagogams rūpimus ugdymo turinio aspektus. Susitikime dalyvavo ŠMM specialistė Irena Raudienė, kuri atsakė į mūsų klausimus.Laikas: 13:00-16:00 val.Vieta: VDU Švietimo akademija, Vilnius, T. Ševčenkos g. 31, 302 auditorija. Susitikimo dalyviai apsvarstė…

2018 October – December | “Assessment FOR Learning” workshop for lower secondary school teachers

Professional development course FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT for teachers of young learners and young teenagers.Course instructor – Cristina BERRY, USAVenue: VDU Švietimo akademija, T. Ševčenkos g. 31, Vilnius. ROOM 305 ABSTRACT. Today’s educators have the responsibility of teaching more than subject content. To prepare students for life, it is imperative that teachers focus on skills such as…

2018 February | April | Wokshop “Lithuanian History in English Lessons”

PHOTOS – FEBRUARY PHOTOS – APRIL Professional development workshop for teachers of forms 7-10 Lithuanian History in English Lessons: past and present February 19th April 3rd Workshop trainers and task designers: The workshop aims at developing English teachers’ skills to integrate various themes of Lithuanian history in their lessons, including historical events, important dates, heritage,…

2018 January-February | Seminars in Kaunas, Šiauliai and Vilnius “A Contemporary Approach to Vocabulary Enhancement”

Seminars with Dr. Rita Juknevičienė A Contemporary Approach to Vocabulary Enhancement: Multi-Word Units in English Abstract: Corpus-driven approaches to English vocabulary have shown that multi-word units, e.g. collocations, lexical bundles, rather than single words, should be prioritised in second language teaching and learning. The aim of the workshop is to give a brief overview of…

2017 April | Workshop “Student-Centred Teaching: Classroom Practice”

Presenters: Senior teachers at Martynas Mažvydas pregymnasium:  Rita Bakanienė, Eglė Bridikienė, Skaistė Poniškaitienė, Lina Spalvienė, Renata Žemaitienė Date: 26 April 2017 Time: 13.15 – 18.15Venue: Martynas Mažvydas pregymnasium / Vydūno 17A, Vilnius The target audience of the workshop is lower secondary level teachers of English. The participants will enhance their knowledge and skills of using effective teaching techniques and activities in the…

2017 April | Workshops in Kaunas and Šiauliai “Teaching and Assessing Register Awareness in Writing”

SEMINARS in KAUNAS and ŠIAULIAI Teaching and Assessing Register Awareness in Writing  Presenter: Dr Rita Juknevičienė20 April – Kaunas Jonas Jablonskis Gymnasium27 April – Šiauliai Didžvario GymnasiumTime: 13:00-18:00 Fee: 15 eur for LAKMA members / 30 eur for non-membersRegistration CLOSEDMore info: admin@lakmaonline.lt The aim of the seminar is to discusss approaches to the teaching and assessing of register…

2017 February | LAKMA and BC winter school “Focus on Young Learners”

The British Council and LAKMA are pleased to invite English language teachers to a winter school  FOCUS ON YOUNG LEARNERS: teaching and assessing This is a two-day training course for teachers of English teaching young learners (forms 2-6) in Lithuanian schools of comprehensive education. It aims at helping the teachers to enhance their professional competences in…

2017 January | LAKMA and BC winter school “Focus on Teenagers”

The British Council and LAKMA are pleased to invite English language teachers to a WINTER SCHOOL 2017 “FOCUS ON THE TEENAGERS: resources and methods”.“Focus on the Teenagers: resources and methods” is a two-day training course for teachers of English working at the lower secondary level in Lithuanian schools. It aims at helping the teachers to enhance…