
LOCATION
Athens, Greece
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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

Trip to the Acropolis
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
Workshop Presenters

Rob Howard
Workshop Speaker

Joaquín Triandafilide
Workshop Speaker

Monica Salvo
Workshop Speaker

Rachel Tsateri
Workshop Speaker

Suzanne Antonaros
Workshop Speaker

Antoine Marcq
Workshop Speaker

Alan Marsh
Workshop Speaker

Lilika Couri
Workshop Speaker

John Karydis
Workshop Speaker