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Live lesson planning

Our monthly live event is designed to support you in your lesson planning.

Watch our latest 'Top tip for lesson planning' and see how this could benefit you. 

Then choose the time that works best for you and bring along questions, materials, ideas and experiments to share with colleagues and trainers. 

This is free to all members of the Teacher Portal. 

Let's talk about...

Each week we'll set a topic to discuss and have a very informal chat in three parts:
1. Question of the week
2. Let's talk about...(topic nominated by Teacher Portal)
3. Any questions about your classes, teaching, career advice, student management or just life in general. (Though we might not be able to answer the life questions, we'll give it a go.)

  Not sure what it'll be like? Take a sneak-peek inside   

Engage, Empower, Excel

Keeping everyone engaged and motivated in large classes.


Hasna Rejjaoui
NEW DATE: Tuesday July  8th 2025, 4.30pm UK time

Keeping young learners and teens motivated and maintaining a well-managed classroom can feel like a juggling act—but it doesn’t have to be. In this practical session, we’ll explore simple, effective strategies to boost engagement, encourage positive behaviour, and create a classroom environment where students feel empowered to succeed. With real classroom examples and ready-to-use tips, this webinar is perfect for teachers looking to bring more energy, clarity, and confidence to their large YL and teen classes.


Hasna Rejjaoui is an experienced EFL (English as a Foreign Language) educator based in El Jadida, Morocco. With a strong background in teaching teens and young adults, she currently serves as a committed instructor at the American Language Center (ALC), where she combines language teaching with innovative, learner-centered methodologies.
Hasna is known for her active role in educational development beyond the classroom. She has been a driving force behind youth-oriented initiatives, including TEDx El Jadida and Toastmasters programs, which aim to build learners’ confidence, communication skills, and critical thinking. Her work frequently bridges language instruction with broader life skills, motivation, and learner autonomy.
Her sessions reflect a passion for student engagement, practical classroom management, and inclusive learning. Whether facilitating professional development workshops or mentoring students, Hasna brings a reflective, dynamic approach grounded in real classroom experience.

Using Social emotional competences to enhance motivation


Anna Hasper
August  11th 2025, 4.30pm UK time

You’ve spent the whole evening creating a wonderful lesson to only see your learners slowly zoom out during the delivery. Have you ever had that experience? Well, don’t worry you are not alone! Motivation is a complex concept but is essential to make learning happen. In this interactive workshop we will explore how social-emotional competences (SEC) can help create the conditions for motivation. We will explore the concept of motivation before zooming in on practical SEC-based strategies that can facilitate student motivation in the classroom, face to face or online.


Anna is a primary-trained ELT teacher and teacher trainer based in Dubai. She is a DELTA& CELTA tutor and Cambridge assessor and loves working with teachers of young learners and teens. She’s worked in a wide variety of contexts and various countries and has tutored on the VYL, Young Learners & Teenagers as well as the CAM course for IHWorld. She’s passionate about educational psychology, SEL and teaching large classes with minimal resources.

Live session help

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