SCELT & The Bridge forum 2026 Live Link.xlsx

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1	nc	THIS IS A LIVE LINK - SLOTS MAY CHANGE - any questions? Contact us at info@scelt.sk
2		FRIDAY
3		TIME	BALANCE F1 Lecture Hall	THE BRIDGE Skleník	INSPIRATION F1 108	GROWTH F1 109	SYNERGY F2 125
4		8.00	Participant registration
5		9.00 - 9.30 30 min	Innovate ELT	Mark Andrews If We Don’t Preserve the Best of the Analogue Past The Bridge	Tatiana Škodová Agile Classrooms: Active Learning Through eduScrum	Larisa Guzun Adaptive Teaching: Strengthening Resilience Through EI and AI
6		9.30 - 9.45	Break (15 min)
7		9.45 - 10.30 45 min	Lisa Hundley Visible Thinking: Mini Whiteboards	Klaudia Bednárová How to Develop Cognitive Skills The Bridge	Natalia Liashko “Ready, Steady, Speak!” Setting Up Fluency Tasks Clearly	Jana Chynoradská Applied Resilience: A Reflective Journey for Educators AJŠ	Viola Bielecka Embracing Diversity: Creating an Inclusive Classroom to Benefit All IATEFL Poland
8		10.30 - 11.00	COFFEE Break (30 min)
9		11.00 - 12.15	Conference Opening & Opening Plenary ZUZANA LABAŠOVÁ: The Things That Make Us Stronger CEEV Živica
10		12.15 - 12.25	Break (10 min)
11		12.25 - 13.10 45 min	Claudia Molnar Why We Need to Build Resilience and What We Can Do to Prevent This Need MM Publications	Emma Wyatt Mindset Matters The Bridge	Yuliia Kuzenko Lexis that Lasts: Brain-Inspired Classroom Practice	Amo Kahlwan & Sarah Jordan Universal Design for Learning & Artificial Intelligence: Inclusive Language Classrooms	Pavol Lacko How to Search for Information in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
12		13.10 - 14.30	The Alien Grammar Show (40 min) starts at 13.20 in Balance room by The Bear Educational Theatre		LUNCH BREAK (80 min) Faynfood canteen next to room Balance
13		14.30 - 15.15 45 min	Christina Gkonou The Resilience Web: From Personal Insight to Collective Wellbeing MM Publications	Kamila Jančíková Expresso: A Sip of Creativity in a Mug of Words The Bridge	Mária Marinčáková & Hana Hrubá Ready, Set, Fun! Activities for Every Lesson	Laszlo Katona Igniting the Language Classroom Through Science Exploration and Adventures	Peter Holly Backwards Into the Future? How Sustainable Is AI in Education?
14		15.15 - 15.30			Break (15 min)
15		15.30 - 16.00 30 min			Michal Ošvát Teach Smarter With WocaBee and AI WocaBee	Yulia Chorna R.E.S.I.L.I.E.N.C.E.: Lessons From Ukrainian Teacher Training Grade Education Centre	Kirsty Bowie The Changing Face of English Language SOL
16		16.00 - 16.30	Coffee Break (30 min) - sponsored by MM Publications
17		16.30 - 17.30	Plenary Talk PIOTR STEINBRICH: Classroom Communication Made Real
18		17.30 - 17.45	Break (15 min)
19		17.45 - 18.15 30 min	Lenka Sokolová Navigating Adolescence: Resilience in the Classroom and Beyond	Ondrej Koščík Stop Procrastinating The Bridge	Eldad Cohen Cultivating Resilient English Speakers: What Encouragement Alone Can’t Achieve	János Ujlaki Teach Smart: Integrate AI Literacy into ELT Practice TESOL HU	Patrick Bently A Meeting With William Shakespeare - Hotseating in the Classroom The Bear Theatre
20		18.15	Reception (Dinner) International Evening
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22		SATURDAY
23		TIME	BALANCE F1 Lecture Hall	THE BRIDGE Skleník	INSPIRATION F1 108	GROWTH F1 109	SYNERGY F2 125
24		8.00	Participant registration
25		8.10 - 8.40 30 min	Albena Stefanova Doing Research on Teacher Resilience: Challenges, Findings, Implications BETA Bulgaria	TBA	Karoly Nagy Reading Between the Lines: Teaching Critical Discourse Awareness in the EFL Classroom	James Parsons The Future of Hiring: TOEIC and TOEIC-link ETS Global	Žofia Šimonová Teaching (Not Only) Grammar Through Rhymes SCELT
26		8.40 - 8.50	Break (10 min)
27		8.50 - 9.35 45 min	Piotr Steinbrich Where Grammar and Vocabulary Meet: Practical Tips for Busy Teachers	Nóra Tartsay Németh Digital Resilience – A Live Simulation	Iryna Prysiazhniuk Motivating Teens Through Meaningful Formative Assessment	Patrizia Barroero Teaching with Presence: Mindful and Empathic Communication Strategies for Multilingual Classrooms RELO	Andrea Kolláriková No More Boring Lessons - Boost Interaction With Simple Tools
28		9.35 - 10.00	COFFEE Break (25 min)
29		10.00 - 11.00	Plenary CHRISTINA GKONOU: Teacher Resilience Reimagined Through Reflection and Community MM Publications
30		11:00 - 11.15	Break (15 min)
31		11.15 - 12.00 45 min	Russell Stannard Using AI to Increase Student Engagement & Participation Macmillan	Andrea Záhumenská Do Teachers Really Need Mentors? The Bridge	Kristina Kmety Fluency with Feeling: Resilience Through Language Gap Analysis	Ludmila Morbey When Enough Is Enough: Learning to Pause, Reflect and Recover	Sylvie Doláková Songs. Gap-filling? No, thanks!
32		12:00 - 13:30	AGM & Members Raffle in Balance		LUNCH Break (90 min) - Faynfood canteen next to room Balance
33		13.30 - 14.00 30 min	Anna Jančová When AI Meets Feelings	Anna Zozulia How to Build Valuable Relationships Between Schools and Teachers The Bridge	Jana Jílková & Lenka Vašatová Growing a Classroom That Learns Together ATECR	Vicki Plant & Yvonne Chappell Beyond Words: The Power of Emotions in Learning	Sonja Górniak 404: Perfection Not Found. How to Tackle Errors in the ESL Classroom Edu Bears
34		14.00 - 14.15	Break (15 min)
35		14.15 - 15.00 45 min	Zuzana Čmelíková Resilinece 2:0: Reboot for Life	Marco Talia Follow Me or Die: Business English Survival Kit The Bridge	Olivera Ilic Engage, Imagine, Express: Creative Practices for Language Learning ELTA Serbia	Kevin Nickolai Question Tags Work, Don’t They? RELO	Francis Prescott-Pickup Something of Myself - Music for the Soul
36		15.00 - 15.30	Coffee Break (30 min)
37		15.30 - 16.30	Closing Plenary RUSSELL STANNARD: Where Is AI Having The Most Impact? Macmillan
38		16.30 - 17.00	Conference Closing & Raffle
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