October 17th

When: October 17th from 1pm to 5pm  

Where: 경기 수원시 팔달구 매산로 22 4층 스터디룸 머무름 수원역점

Map: https://naver.me/xiLGXRFu

Learning with Diagrams: Enhancing Expression, Comprehension, and Ideation in EFL Classrooms

Presenter: Natalie Thibault

Session Type: Workshop

Abstract:

How can diagrams enhance students’ expression, comprehension, and ideation in EFL classrooms? This workshop will give answers, tips, and insight into this question. A variety of visual tools suitable for EFL teaching will be presented, focusing on practical use for each core competency (e.g., anchor charts for listening, Venn diagrams for speaking, flowcharts for writing, and mind maps for reading, etc.). The workshop will focus on strategies to help students develop and create their own diagrams (learning with them), rather than using teacher-created materials (learning from them), since research has shown that creating visual representations, compared to already-prepared visuals, can enhance observation, facilitate, and lead to a deeper understanding of concepts for students. Through hands-on activities, attendees will directly experience how useful and effective visual tools can be in language learning, giving them direct

access to many implementable ideas.

Small Learners, Big Engagement: A Live Demonstration of Preschool English Teaching

Presenter: Nick Nee

Session Type: Teaching Demonstration / Demonstration Workshop

Abstract

Teaching English to preschool learners requires much more than simply adapting materials designed for older students. Young children learn through movement, repetition, interaction, play, and carefully structured routines.

In this practical teaching demonstration, participants will observe how these elements can be integrated into a preschool English lesson from beginning to end. The session will demonstrate age-appropriate techniques for introducing and reinforcing language, maintaining young learners’ attention, encouraging participation, and transitioning smoothly between classroom activities.

Rather than simply discussing methods for teaching young learners, this session will show them in action, providing participants with practical ideas and techniques that can be adapted to their own teaching contexts.

Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of how lesson structure, teacher language, movement, repetition, and interaction can work together to create an engaging and effective English-learning environment for preschool children.

Game Boards for Project-based Learning and Assessment using UDL in Public Schools and Universities

Presenter: Kristina Kauss

Abstract:
Project-based learning (PBL) can be engaging, inclusive, and authentic, but many teachers struggle to design projects that promote meaningful language use while remaining manageable to assess. This practical workshop demonstrates how student-created game boards can serve as long-term PBL projects and authentic assessments across K–12 public schools and university language courses. In essence the board game project becomes the container for PBL. Participants will explore how game design naturally integrates reading, writing, listening, and speaking while fostering creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and learner autonomy. Participants will explore how students can build their games over the course of a semester (university/secondary public school) or a month or two (elementary school)by incorporating vocabulary, grammar, and communicative tasks from each instructional unit, culminating in peer presentations, gameplay, and performance-based assessment.

Grounded in Universal Design for Learning (UDL), the workshop demonstrates strategies for scaffolding game design, differentiating instruction and assessment, and developing analytical rubrics that evaluate both the learning process and final product while supporting multilingual and neurodiverse learners. Participants will examine classroom examples illustrating how game boards function as review activities, formative assessments, peer-teaching opportunities, and summative performance assessments across elementary, secondary, and university EFL contexts. By the end of the session, educators will leave with adaptable templates, rubric and assessment ideas, and practical strategies for implementing inclusive, motivating, curriculum-aligned game-board projects that can be customized for diverse learners, proficiency levels, and educational settings.

How can a simple game board become a long-term project, language-learning tool, and authentic assessment?

Join Kristina for a practical workshop exploring how student-created board games can transform EFL classrooms through Project-Based Learning (PBL) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

🎯 In this workshop, you'll discover how students can:

• Design their own English-language board games

• Use speaking, listening, reading, and writing through gameplay

• incorporate vocabulary, grammar, and communicative tasks from your curriculum

• Collaborate through meaningful roles and peer interaction

• Develop creativity, critical thinking, and learner autonomy

• Use UDL-based scaffolds to support multilingual and neurodiverse learners

• Assess both the learning process and final product with practical rubrics

🌟 FROM CLASSROOM PROJECT TO GAME DAY

See how students can build a game over several weeks, test and refine it with their peers, and finish with a gameplay showcase and performance-based assessment.

You’ll leave with adaptable templates, assessment ideas, and practical strategies you can take straight into your own classroom.

🎓 GAME BOARDS + PBL + UDL

One project. Multiple language skills. Meaningful communication. Authentic assessment.

Come ready to play, create, and rethink what assessment can look like!

Ten Questions for the Effective Use of Playing Cards in the EFL Classroom

Presenter: Martin Wesley

Abstract

In this workshop, ten guiding questions about the use of playing card games in the classroom will be used to foster discussion about their merits as a reward and classroom management system. In the process of this discussion, participants will evaluate their answers to the ten guiding questions, and in the process, lay the groundwork for their own use of playing card games (or similar points-based reward systems) in their classrooms. Participants will come away from the workshop with a renewed understanding of traditional game-based methods, as well as new ideas about how they can be used to motivate students to speak and participate effectively in class.

🤔 ASK A STUPID QUESTION: Discover Answers Together

💬 QUESTIONS & CHALLENGES FOR EFL TEACHERS IN KOREA

Bring the questions, classroom challenges, and teaching dilemmas you've been wrestling with. Participants will share their thoughts, experiences, strategies, and possible solutions in an open, supportive discussion.

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