The MET Hotel - Thessaloniki Programme

Saturday 1 September - Sirocco

10.30 - 11.20 THE NEW ECCE: TESTING MEETS TEACHING Professional Dimitris Siountris, Author, GRAPHI ELT PUBLISHING Presentation  The talk/workshop will review the revised ECCE, to be administered in May, 2013. The speaker will elaborately discuss the changes while focusing on the types of tasks students can expect. The speaker will also provide some suggestions for classroom activities.

11.30 11.55  EFFECTIVE LEARNING IN LESS TIME Thomas Parisopoulos, Marketing Consultant, SUPER COURSE PUBLISHING Super Course Publications new series, Twice the fun, for A to D senior levels reduces teaching sessions to two  periods per week. Its comprehensive and well structured elements aim to guarantee success in all EFL exams.

12.00 12.50  THE CAT IS BACK in junior classes with brand new adventures. Bring the excitement of OUR WORLD into your A-C classes Natasha Polysaki, Marketing Manager, BURLINGTON BOOKS  Burlington Books leads the way in Greece with top quality coursebooks and hybrid software for whiteboards and e-books with exciting new features.

13.00 13.50  EXPRESS PUBLISHING EDUCATES AND EXCITES STUDENTS ONLINE: ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, ANYHOW!  EXPRESS PUBLISHING  Learners and teachers can now enjoy a unique combination of written and online material through the all-new Express Publishing Online Learning Management System! A well-designed online platform will enhance the learning process through the use of authentic video material, quizzes, texts, graphics and online assessment with automated grade management. The Express Publishing online material can be used on both personal computers and a number of mobile devices, and will help students utilise the easily accessible resources at their own time and pace.

14.00 14.25  Listening to hear: How to improve your performance on the MSU exams listening section Rodney Coules, Director of Testing Office, ANATOLIA COLLEGE - MSU EXAMS  The presentation will help you make your students better listeners by adopting strategies that will allow them to anticipate what they are about to hear and avoid practices that can be detrimental to their hearing.

14.30 14.55 HOW CAN READING STARS FALL IN YOUR CLASSROOM?  Antigone Bratsoli, Yiota Goudi, Margaret Papageorgiou, EXPRESS PUBLISHING Help all your students shine with this brand new book for reading instruction by Express Publishing, intended  for young EFL learners and specially designed for students with learning difficulties. You will be guided throught a step-by-step process into an original method for developing and promoting reading skills.

15.00 15.25 PRICES FOR THE CRISIS: STUDENTS GETTING MORE FOR LESS  Dimitris Siountris, Author, GRAPHI ELT PUBLISHING  At Graphi, we have always prided ourselves with having the most competitive prices in the ELT market. Now, we have dropped our prices even more. Our books are literally cheaper than photocopies, and without there being any decline in quality. In our talk, we will present our new pricing policy and provide information how you can help your students get a lot more materials for significantly less cash. We are also going to present our new ECCE examination book with the revised 2013 format!

15.30 15.55 PREPARE YOUR STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN THE MAY 2013 ECCE EXAM Bardis Yiannis, Academic Co-ordinator, HELLENIC AMERICAN UNION  The HAU ECCE Practice Examinations Book 1 is the first book in a series of practice test books that aims to thoroughly familiarize your students with and prepare them for the revised 2013 ECCE examination.

16.00 16.50  STRESSBUSTING FOR TEACHERS Professional Jane Revell, Teacher, Teacher Trainer, Author, DCS - INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS EXHIBITION Presentation Teaching is one of the most stressful jobs there is. This talk will remind teachers why ongoing stress is  harmful and give you a few simple and not so simple stressbusting strategies to help you cope and to enable you to live happier and healthier lives. Learners might appreciate some of these ideas as well! 17.00 17.50 + CHANGE: IF YOURRE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, MAKE SURE THAT IT MATTERS Professional Paul Shaw, Trainer, Materials Writer, Founder of DISABLED ACCESS FRIENDLY CAMPAIGN Presentation Choosing non-coursebook material is never easy. This practical workshop will use lessons aimed at  teenagers and adults from theDisabled Access Friendly website to show how taking the risk of stepping outside the book can bring about a positive change for all.