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Teacher Training

Integrated Skills Development through Interactive Stories Seminar

British Council, Belgrade, 24 March 2007

Presenter: Mirjana Ljiljak-Vukajlovic, DoS at Lingva Language School, Valjevo

Number of participants: 28

Evaluation:

What benefit did you expect to get from participating in Integrated Skills Development through interactive Stories?

• To improve professionally and be able to apply the ideas in the classroom.
• I expected to find out about interesting interactive material, additional resources and to learn something new.
• I expected to find out some useful hints on how to use ICT in my classroom; to find out about some new sites where I can find useful material.
• Knowing who the presenter is, I expected to find out a lot of new and attractive teaching ideas, and I did.
• Getting to know the manipulating computers better and in a more efficient way.
• Some creative ideas.
• I expected to learn about new tools that are available to teachers who work with children on different levels of the English language.
• More interesting information from Mirjana (as usual!).
• To learn the ways of using DVDs and other Internet accessories.
• Expanding students’ vocabulary and being able to make them interested in storytelling in various forms.
• New inspiring ideas, deeper insight into the issue, friendly interactive communication…

How will this seminar influence your future professional life? General comment.

•   It will definitely help me organise my classes and offer variety to my students.
•   My lessons will be more creative!
•   This presentation was great and it surpassed my expectations! Now I have more creative ideas.
•   I know that Ms Ljiljak Vukajlovic is an outstanding professor but this presentation surpassed my expectations!
•   I’ll try to use the computer lab more often.
•   It will certainly help me with finding new approaches to course matter when working with children with different preferences.  
•   It has motivated me to learn more about the possibilities of Internet use in my classroom.
•   It will a lot! I found some new things (how to write an interesting fractured fairy tale) which I can use in the classroom because they are applicable and are possible to find.
•   It will influence to a great deal. Ms Mirjana was very kind and generous to give us out the CDs!
•   I’ll become a better teacher.
•   I will certainly pay more attention to the importance of the Internet and storytelling in language learning. This experience would lead to more engaging and inspiring activities both for me and for my students, as well. It certainly surpassed my expectations!
• The seminar provided a fresh set of resources and approaches that can be adapted to any kind of environment, age or circumstance.      
• I will certainly put to use all that I have learned here today and I hope that my students will benefit from this type of exercise. 
• There were some useful titles and references to web sites which could help in future teaching progress in our school. 

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