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Área Ponente Tema Foto Descripción Plenary
Catherine Glennon
21st Century Skills: What are
they and how can we develop
them?
Catherine began working as an English
teacher in 1996 when she worked with
the British Council in Quito. Between
2000 and 2010 she lived in various
countries in Asia where she worked with
the British Council as a teacher and
teacher trainer. She also worked as a
Training Consultant for state schools in
India, as well as in the corporate
sector. Catherine returned to Ecuador in
2010, and has worked as Academic
Director and Cambridge Exams
Manager for an international language
institute, and she is now the Books and
Bits Academic
Consultant. Additionally, Catherine is
an IELTS and Cambridge ESOL
examiner, as well as the Cambridge
Examiner Trainer. Catherine has a
CELTA and DELTA (Certificate and
Diploma in English Language Teaching
from the University of Cambridge) and
a Master’s degree in Training and
Development, specializing in the
Continued Professional Development of
English Teachers. The presentation fits
well with the conference title, and is
important for teachers to realize how
important their role is in shaping the
future of their students.
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Msc. David White
Efficient Classroom
Management: Strategies to help
you to create a successful
learning environment
After a career of more than 35 years of
Business in Australia, David settled
permanently in Trujillo, Peru in 2002 where
he enjoyed a 14-year career as an English
teacher, and Head of Studies at a prestigious
bilingual school. David and his wife
Claudia, were the founding directors of
“Centro De Idiomas Overseas”, an institute
in Trujillo that specialized in teacher
training and international exam preparation.
Today, David is an Academic Consultant
for Anglo Books Ecuador and The
Ecuadorian representative for Trinity
College London, positions which allows
him to travel and maintain his love of
teacher training and conference presenting.
During his 15 years of experience teaching,
David has taught Advanced English, ESP,
methodology, academic writing and
International Exam preparation for various
prestigious institutions, schools and
universities. David has also been a teacher
trainer, mentor, conference presenter and
coordinator.
Moreover, David has been an Educational
Consultant and specialist trainer for specific
“Institutos Pedagógicos” and universities in
Peru and Ecuador and regularly provides
methodology workshops and specialist
training sessions for students who are
studying to be language teachers.
Because of his belief in sharing English,
David has several Facebook pages
including “David English” and “English
Interactive”, both of which are dedicated to
regular posts of vocabulary and grammar.
David has also written articles for various
publications, both online and for
magazines, and has lectured extensively
abroad.
MSc. Gabriela
Portilla and MSc.
Heidi Marriott
Juicing up your whiteboard!
Making do with what you´ve
got!
Gabriela Portilla Torres, M.Sc. is an EFL
instructor and lecturer from Ibarra. She
works as an English instructor in the
English Language Program ELP at Yachay
Tech University. She obtained her
bachelor’s degree in Técnica del Norte
University, some years later she graduated
from Kansas State University, where she
got his master degree in Curriculum &
Instruction with emphasis on English as a
Second Language (ESL). She has studied in
the USA during approximately two years
where she was able to participate in an
English Training program and in a master’s
program. Both programs were sponsored by
the Ecuadorian government. She has
teaching experience in all levels of
education (pre-school, elementary, middle,
high school, & college).She was selected as
speaker to present in the 1st EcuaTESOL
convention developed in Guayaquil-
Ecuador as well as in the 45th MexTESOL
convention held in Monterrey- Mexico}
Heidi Marriott Toledo, MSc
English language instructor at Universidad
de Guayaquil & Universidad Internacional
del Ecuador. She got her bachelor’s degree
in Teaching at Universidad de Guayaquil
and her master’s degree in Curriculum and
instruction with emphasis in ESL at Kansas
State University. During her professional
life she has worked in private and public
institutions teaching English in different
levels. In 2016 she has presented national
and international workshops emphasizing
imagination and creativity in all of them.
She has successfully presented in the 1st
EcuaTESOL convention in Guayaquil-
Ecuador and in the 45th Mex TESOL
convention in Monterrey – Mexico. Her
research interests are Literacy development,
technology implementation in the
classroom, and second language
acquisition.
MSc Carla Silvera Being S.M.A.R.T (Specific,
Measurable, Attainable,
Relevant, Time-bound) in EFL
classrooms.
Carla K. Silvera, Master in Curriculum &
Instruction from KSU. She has been an EFL
teacher from different levels going through
kindergarteners to young adults for around
10 years in private and public institutions.
She is currently working at Agrarian
University of Ecuador and has participated
as a poster session speaker in Catholic
University Santiago of Guayaquil congress
and ECUATESOL convention - GYE. She
strongly believes in EFL classes with goals
and plans because “A goal without a plan is
just a wish” –Antoine de Saint Exupery.
MSc Gabriela
Villavicencio
Differentiated Instruction:
Relationship between students
learning style and their majors
EFL teacher with about 8 years of experience in all educative levels. Her personal philosophy is guided by true love for learning! Students need to know we like them, we care about them, and we trust them. When students feel safe, learning can be constructed. Students will only learn when they are interested! How can we make them to be interested? Not all students learn the same way, not all of them share their interests, and not all of them should be evaluated similarly. We as educators need to implement innovative and pertinent strategies that incorporate different intelligences (Gardener, 1995), and all six categories contained in Bloom’s Taxonomy (2001) to lead students from different majors to learn the same goal content, and take them to the next level. Let’s make the difference!
Juan Carlos Hidalgo Grammar games and activities
Juan Carlos Hidalgo, a well-known
teacher and teacher trainer for his broad
experience with children, teenagers and
adults, started teaching English at the early
age of 14, and is currently working at
Cambridge University Press as an ELT and
Digital specialist.
Over the last fifteen years, Juan Carlos has
been training school and university
teachers on different topics such as
Planning and Evaluation, Communicative
Language Teaching, ESA, PPP, ERCA,
Engaging and motivating students, among
others. He has also edited some story books
for authors from the Ecuadorian Ministry
of Education.
Today his main area of research is focused
on blended learning and using technology in
ELT.
MSc Mercedes
Chamba
Use of Authentic material to
help students enhance the oral
fluency.
Mercedes Chamba ENGLISH
LANGUAGE TEACHER, Pontificia
Universidad Católica del Ecuador and
CEC- Escuela Politécnica Nacional.
WORKSHOP SPEAKER ON THE USE
OF ATHENTIC RESOURCES,
Universidad Técnica de Ambato.
EFL TEXTBOOK ASSESSMENT, Pontificia Universidad Católica del
Ecuador.
EFL TEACHING METHODOLOGY
RESEARCHER, THE USE OF
AUTHENTIC MATERIALS, Pontificia
Universidad Católica del Ecuador.
The field of Teaching English as a Foreign
Language undergoes diverse challenges in
helping learners communicate their
thoughts and ideas effectively. In line with
this view, authentic audiovisual resources
can be integrated in the EFL classroom as
potential linguistic input to foster students’
speaking skills. Authentic materials are
resources that have been produced for real
communication and they help learners
develop a great range of communicative
skills as they provide students with the
opportunity to be exposed to the language
as it is used in real settings.
MSc Edison
Santacruz
Practical ideas for improving
productive skills
Edison Santacruz has worked for 28 years
at primary, secondary and university levels
in different institutions in the city of Quito.
He has been an instructor,
teacher, facilitator and translator, as well as
a tutor for weak students. He has also
been the English head of department in
schools and especially at the Pontificia
Universidad Católica del Ecuador for seven
years. Edison taught Sociolinguistics at the
UNACH. He is currently working as an
EFL and ESP teacher and he is in charge of
an exchange program by Skype. Edison
holds a Bachelor degree in Applied
Linguistics to Teaching and a Master's
degree in University Teaching and research
both from PUCE Quito.
MSc Tania Trujillo Authentic Assessment in the
Development of the Writing
Skill
Docente a tiempo parcial en
universidades: UTE Campus Santo
Domingo y UNIANDES Campus Santo
Domingo en los años 2010 - 2011.
Tutora de la asignatura de Listening &
Speaking en el año 2010 en la
Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja.
Docente a tiempo completo en el
Departamento de Idiomas de la
Pontificia Universidad Católica del
Ecuador Sede Santo Domingo desde
abril 2008 hasta la actualidad.
Coordinadora del Departamento de
Idiomas PUCE SD período: 2013 –
2015. Actualmente desempeño el cargo
de tutora del idioma inglés en la PUCE
SD.
This presentation will provide
information about the authentic
assessment applied to the development
of the writing skill in the English
teaching and learning process,
according to a field study carried out in
a higher education institution in the
country. In this research with
methodological focus through the
analysis of the collected data was
possible to identify several aspects of
the authentic assessment as tool that
promote the development of the
students’ critical thinking skills which
fulfills the current academic needs.
Mgs. Livio Aguas Academic writing process
Livio César Aguas Segura, Magister in
Applied Linguistics, former EFL
teacher at primary and secondary
schools of Esmeraldas-Ecuador, former
Professor of PUCESE, UTPL, and Luis
Vargas Torres Universities, former
Provincial Coordinator of the
Curriculum Reform of English, former
speaker at three EFL Conferences held
in Santiago de Guayaquil University
2007, UNACH 2010, and PUCESE
2015, at the moment Professor of
Esmeraldas Luis Vargas Torres
University, up to now twenty six years
teaching English, former scholarship
holder of Marjohns Collage in Plymouth
England 1993, and the University of
Maryland, USA 2007.
Plenary Mgs. Christian
Gavilanes
Ecuadorian Media and
Ethnicity
During the last years, one very common
phenomenon taking place in the
Ecuadorian University is “student
mobility;” this movement of students
inside and outside Ecuadorian borders is
relatively new in most of our
cosmopolitan cities. Along with this
movement, comes a new kind of
challenge for all the stakeholders in our
educational system. Cultural shock and
cultural adaptation in the classroom play
an important role in our students’
education. From this, we need to take
into consideration that it is Ethnicity
what carries the greatest cultural
baggage into the classroom. Thus,
understanding how Ethnicity manifests
in various aspects can help us cope with
several culturally related challenges.
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Mgs Pedro Mendez Neuroscience uses inside EFL
classrooms.
Pedro Julio Méndez Aguilera, I am an
English teacher who has worked with
students of different ages. Nowadays, I am
working at Agrarian University of Ecuador.
I have also been an English thesis tutor al
Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo. For
about fifteen years I have taught at
HARVARD INTERNATIONAL
LANGUAGE CENTER in Milagro, as
well, where I have worked with children,
teens, and adults.
My theme is Neuroscience use inside EFL
classroom.
It states how the knowledge a teacher has
about neuroscience can help him or her to
use different strategies to motivate students
to learn English.
MSc Paredes Jenny
Strategies that allow the
comprehensible input for
different levels
Jenny P. Paredes Freire is an EFL/ESL
teacher. She graduated from Central
University of Ecuador. She has worked as
English Instructor in prestigious institutions
of Ecuador. She obtained a scholarship
sponsored by the Ecuadorian government to
study at KSU in the USA to learn new
strategies to teach EFL and to obtain a
Master degree in Curriculum and
Instruction with an emphasis on ESL.
Currently, she is working at Técnica del
Norte University. Her topic is Strategies
that allow the comprehensible input for
different levels. These strategies make
English meaningful for students of
elementary, secondary, and university level.
Mgs Ana Rosero Causes and educational
effects of Grade repetition
A Bachelor’s degree in Language teaching
A Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics
to the Bilingual Education Spanish-
English.
Educational polices tell us that learners who
do not achieve the required score have to
repeat the course. Teachers simply follow
the rule without further analysis. However,
have we wondered the causes that keep the
learner from being promoted to the next
level? Or how will this decision impact on
her academic development. This is a good
question that requires our analysis before
being answered.
Carla Montesdeoca The advantages of being a TCAS
(Test center administrator)
Carla L. Montesdeoca – Associate Director
( Educational Testing Service)
She’s a dedicated teaching professional
with 15 years of experience, who is
committed to providing a well-balanced
engaging learning environment for English
teachers and English students. Hard
working and trustworthy educator, who
strives to collaborate with all members of
the Educational field. Organized
professional with proven teaching,
guidance, and counseling skills. Has a
strong track record in improving test scores
and teaching effectively. The TOEFL test is
the most widely respected English-language
test in the world, recognized by more than
9,000 colleges, universities and agencies in
more than 130 countries, including
Australia, Canada, the U.K. and the United
States.
MSc. Magdalena
Madany
Neurolinguistic programming
as a key element to develop
effective communication.
Highly organized and results-oriented
Director. Strong skill in developing and
maintaining relationships in European,
American and Latin American cultures.
Adept in identifying and developing
successful business opportunities. Proven
ability to excel in challenging environments
where flexibility, teamwork, and self-
motivation are critical. Excellent
qualifications in strategic planning, new
product development, repositioning
existing products, organizational
development, operations, and project
management and execution. 14 years of
experience as an English teacher-trainer,
speaker at ELT Congresses and curriculum
developer. NLP, Neurolinguistic
Programming, is a set of tools
(presuppositions and pillars) that English
teachers will find refreshing and innovative
to apply on daily basis some principles of
NLP in their classrooms: sensory-rich
language, Ericksonian story-telling and
cultural awareness.
MSc Christian
Gavilanes
Making Use of the Uncanny Christian Gavilanes Licenciado en
Lingüística Aplicada a la enseñanza de
lenguas y Magíster en la Enseñanza de
Inglés de la PUCE Quito. He sido docente
de inglés durante los últimos 17 años y 10
de los cuales dedicados a la enseñanza de
inglés y materias afines a nivel
universitario. El propósito de “Making
Use of the Uncanny” es explotar la
curiosidad nata de los seres humanos para
investigar y buscar en situaciones que
producen miedo. Al aprovecharnos de este
miedo y/o curiosidad, los docentes
tendremos más herramientas a nuestro
alcance para que nuestros estudiantes lean
activamente.
MSc. María
Augusta Rosero
Speech anxiety in oral
presentations and evaluations
for young adults
María Augusta Rosero has worked with
people from different ages. She has 16 years
of experience as an English teacher. María
Augusta holds a Master’s Degree in
Applied Linguistics to the Bilingual
Education Spanish-English.
The topic to be presented is going to be
about Speech Anxiety towards oral
presentations and evaluations. The causes
why this phenomena normally happens are
going to be exposed. Besides, some
suggestions will be provided for the
audience to put them into practice with their
students depending on their own needs. The
audience will actively participate in the
workshop’s development.
David White Effective reading activities
for school aged learners
Workshop Description
In many countries and cultures, reading
is a normal part of life. Through reading,
we can learn about the world, our
history and cultures. Our imagination
can be swept away to mystical worlds of
dragons and knights, or we can
investigate and learn about some of the
most exotic locations on earth. Reading
opens our student’s minds to subliminal
learning and the proven benefits that it
provides for second language
acquisition.
In this workshop, we will look at a
selection of classroom activities that are
designed to make reading both fun and
productive for school aged learners.
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MSc. Paolo Fabre
Technology Our Best Alley:
Multimodal Presentation as
Alternative Assessment Tools
Paolo Fabre Merchan currently serves as
an English professor at Universidad Estatal
de Milagro. He has worked for some public
and private educational institutions as an
EFL teacher and the head of the English
Department. He has authored an article for
publication in a scientific journal and a
textbook. His presentation will provide
attendees with a variety of web-tools and
apps that will help teachers to enhance their
current practices. This will be based on the
theory of Multiple Intelligences and the use
of technological resources to create a
meaningful and enjoyable assessment
environment for all learners.
MSc. Morocho María
José
The use of Facebook and
other tech tools in the EFL
class.
María José Morocho is currently an EFL
teacher at Universidad Técnica del Norte.
She has worked from Elementary,
Secondary, and University levels and
private institutions. María José has been a
presenter in some Conventions highlighting
the importance of culture, and students’
background in TEFL. Maria Jose had been
a Master’s scholarship recipient receiving
the title in Curriculum and Instruction with
emphasis in TESL. Her topic about the use
of EFL and tech-tools in the EFL classroom
seeks to provide teachers with interactive
strategies to reach today’s students. The
framework used to defend its topic is the
Communicative Approach and background
knowledge.
Ing. Guillermo
Benavides
Teaching English through
educomunication
Andrés Guillermo Benavides Piedra. Teacher of English at Universidad Técnica
del Norte in Ibarra for more than 8 years.
Producer and TV host on “TALK”, an edu-
communicational product that has
motivated TV viewers to the learning of
English since 2011. His presentation will
give participants a taste of how effectively
the media can be used to rise people’s
interest in the learning of English.
Complexity in the teaching of any subject
on TV needs to be reduced to its basic
components to catch the viewer’s interest.
As this represents a challenge when it
comes to teaching by Television, attendees
are expected to consider some of the
principles used in Edu-communication as
possible guidelines for their own teaching.
Mgs. Luis Quishpe Creative Thinking and using
forum for virtual learning
M.A in Linguistics and Teaching of foreign
language. B.A in English Applied
Linguistics. Lawyer. English professor at
Universidad Técnica del Norte. Director of
the Language Center at UPEC. Professor
and coordinator of the English proficiency
program. Professor, Subdirector in charge
and evaluator of the Language Department
at ESPE-Quito. Speaker at X International
Conference on Foreign Languages,
Communication and Culture, WEFLA
2016, at University of Houlguin, Cuba; First
International Congress in Contemporary
Education, Educational Quality and Good
Living at UNACH; LILE FORUM:
Autonomous, meaningful and collaborative
English learning at UNAD, Colombia.
Design and implementation of the
Language Centre creation “CIDEN-
UPEC”, and curriculum design and
implementation of the English language
proficiency program at level B1 and B2, at
CIDEN-UPEC.
Mgs. Donald
Stewart
The use of video in the
classroom
Donald Stewart is a university professor,
translator, trainer, and researcher who has
worked in the Universidad Católica del
Ecuador PUCE for over 40 years in Quito.
He was director of the Linguistics School
for 6 years and director of the Multilingual
School of International Business and
International Relations for 4 years there,
and is a founding member and president of
CTIPE, the Colegio de Traductores e
Intérpretes Profesionales del Ecuador. He
pioneered and coordinated 3 international
English Congresses at PUCE. Donald holds
two undergraduate degrees from Canada in
English and Education, as well as
postgraduate studies in Educational
Planning and Administration and Teaching
and Research.
MSc. Monica Vila Using Technology as Self
Critique in Academic
Presentations.
Monica Vila currently works as EFL
instructor at Universidad Técnica del Norte
for 12 years. She also has worked at Unidad
Educativa Víctor Manuel Guzmán for 16
years and Pontificia Universidad Católica
del Ecuador Sede Ibarra for 2 years.
She holds a Master in Higher Education and
a
Superior en Currículo y Didáctica Diploma.
Vanessa Palomeque The creation of digital
teaching content through the
use of virtual tools as a
portable instrument
PUCESI: Magister en Tecnologías para la
Gestión y Práctica Docente.
PUCESI: Egresada de la Maestría en
Ciencias de la Educación.
PUCESI: Diploma Superior en Docencia
Universitaria PUCESI: Ingeniera en
Administración Turística.
Docente en la Unidad de Apoyo
Escuela de lenguas de la PUCESI,
desde 2011 hasta la fecha.
Coordinadora de Vinculación y
Prácticas pre profesionales de la
Escuela de GESTURH de la PUCESI,
desde 2013 hasta la fecha.
Docente de la Escuela de GESTURH
de la PUCESI, desde 2013 hasta la
fecha.
The exe.learning tool is a free software
product which facilitate the work of
teachers and also allow them to elaborate
activities which increase the student’s
motivation, this software was created with
the aim of helping teachers to generate web
resources without needing to become an
HTML professional.
Msc. Cesar Choez Give technology the place it
deserves: Serving teaching
and learning
Cesar Choez obtained a Master Degree in
Higher Education from Universidad de
Guayaquil. He holds a Master in TEFL from
Puerto Rico. Cesar Choez is working in his
dissertation to obtain a Master in TEFL
from Politécnica del Litoral University.
Cesar has taught from Elementary,
Secondary and University level. He has
taught in Universidad Estatal de Miagro for
6 years and Universidad Laica de Guayaquil
in a two year degree program.
Ercilia Delancer
Doing without the Photocopier: How to stop making handouts for your classes by laminating
and using digital resources
Ercilia Delancer has been an ESL/EFL/EAP
professor for the last nineteen years having
had her start teaching ESOL to an
intermediate class in Florida. She is a
passionate educator who is always looking
for ways to engage her students while at the
same time making her lesson planning
sessions more efficient. As a result of these
efforts, Ercilia organized a workshop to
show teachers how they can avoid using the
photocopier to make handouts and instead
focus on spending more time with them as a
facilitator. Ercilia Delancer has conducted
numerous workshops during her service as
a Peace Corps volunteer and English
Language Fellow.
Note: attendees brings tablet or laptop
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David White
The Essential Elements of the
Successful 21st Century
Classroom
The characteristics and requirements for a successful class constantly change, as do the demands from, and of our students. This presentation looks at the baseline characteristics needed to achieve a learning environment that encourages our students to learn English in an enthusiastic, and productive manner.
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