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EdYOUfest 
Conference

Athens, Greece

28th - 31st August 2023

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LOCATION

Athens, Greece

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Facilities

Facilities

Athens College
Certificate Ceremony

Gala
Dinner

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ST GEORGE LYCABETTUS

2 Kleomenous Street, 106 75 Athens

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Gala' Dinner
Programme

Programme

27th August, Sunday
Delegates Arrivals

 

28th August, Monday

09.15 – Meeting at the host school 

09.30 – 9.55: Local authorities and organisers welcome

10.00 – 11.30: First Plenary Session - Andre' Hedlund

                    The Owl Factor: Celebrating the Greek Legacy in Education 

11.45 – 12.30: Workshops:

                    Room 1 - John Karydis

                        Escape rooms for the English Classroom 

                    Room 2 - Liliana Vidal

                        Inclusion really matters!

                    Room 3 - Robert Howard

                        One-to-Win: Making the most of one-to-one 

                    Room 4 - Katherine Stannett

                        Teaching the Whole Student

12.30 – 14.00: Lunchtime 

14.00 – 15.30: Second Plenary Session - Dorothy Zemach

                        The (Dis)Comfort Zone (plenary)

15.30 – 15.45: Break
15.45 – 16.30: Workshops:

                    Room 1 - Penny Basiacou

                        Can you SEE the word?

                    Room 2 - Joaquin Triandafilide

                        Didactics of Metacognition: can thinking be taught?

                    Room 3 - Natália Vidal

                        Dealing with special needs students: Autism in the classroom

                    Room 4 - Elizabeth Laskari

                        Gatsbesia: Adding Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Active Learning

                                        to our Interdisciplinary Language & Literature Class

16.45 - 17.45: Third Plenary Session- Katherine Stannett 

                        The power of storytelling and critical thinking

17.45– Free time

20.30 – 22.30: Gala Dinner with music 

 

29th August, Tuesday

09.30 – Meeting at the host school

10.00 – 11.30: Fourth Plenary Session - George Kokolas

                        Positive Education (POSED) for Beginners

11.45 – 12.30: Workshops:

                    Room 1 - Rachel Tsateri

                        Questions and Answers in the Language Classroom

                    Room 2 - Suzanne Antonaros

                        The Study of Symbols: Images and Media Literacy

                    Room 3 - Antoine Marcq

                        Helping English Learners make their voices heard

                    Room 4 - Rachel Marie Paling

                          Impacting Learning with Professional Coaching Models and Techniques 

12.30 – 14.00: Lunchtime 

14.00 – 15.30: Fifth Plenary Session - Sophia Mavridi

                        Digital Pedagogy

15.30 – 15.45: Break
15.45 – 16.30: Workshops:

                    Room 1 - Monica Rodriguez Salvo

                        SEL literacy to surf the waves of change:

                        Emotion at the Core of teaching

                    Room 2 - Alan Marsh

                        Be a flamingo in a flock of pigeons

                    Room 3 - Lilika Couri

                        Poetry writing activities in the foreign language classroom

                    Room 4 - Dorothy Zemach 

                        American Folk Songs

16.45 - 17.45: Sixth Plenary Session - Nikoleta Kanelli

                        Appreciating the English Language and Literature as a source of

                       invaluable socio-historical information through inquiry-based learning

17.45– Free time

20.00 – Altogether around the city. 

 

30th August, Wednesday

9.30: meeting at the University

10.00 – 12.00: Certificate Ceremony and Farewell Speeches

12.30: Visit the Acropolis

21.00 – Altogether around the city. 

31st August, Thursday

09.00: Delegates' departures 

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Trip to the Acropolis

Speakers

Speakers

2023 EdYOUfest topic
for Plenary and Workshop
sessions related to:

Critical Thinking, Questioning,
Methodology and Storytelling

since we're going to the land of Socrates.

Plenary  Presenters

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Plenary Speaker

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Plenary Speaker

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Katherine Stannett

Plenary Speaker

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Nikoleta Kanelli

Plenary Speaker

Workshops

Workshop  Presenters

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Rob Howard

Workshop Speaker

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Joaquín Triandafilide

Workshop Speaker

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Monica Salvo

Workshop Speaker

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Rachel Tsateri

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Suzanne Antonaros

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Antoine Marcq

Workshop Speaker

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Alan Marsh

Workshop Speaker

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Lilika Couri

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John Karydis

Workshop Speaker