SELF Conf Moscow
a training conference for ELT practitioners
How much do you know about skills required for new reality?
We are excited to invite you to be a part of this dynamic and transformative event, where we will focus on enhancing soft skills and sharing teachers' experience.
We want to provide a supportive environment not only to learn more about soft skills, but also to practice them with colleagues, under the guidance and supervision of our speakers.
SELF Conf Moscow brings together passionate educators to learn, collaborate and inspire one another.
Why should you attend SELF Conf?
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Develop Powerful Soft Skills
In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, teaching goes beyond following a textbook.
The conference will equip you with the essential skills to engage and inspire your students and colleagues, fostering meaningful connections in the classroom and beyond.
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Master the Art of Effective Self-management
Explore innovative techniques and practical strategies to boost your own set of soft skills and create a healthy classroom environment. Discover new approaches to encourage student participation, cultivate critical thinking, and build confidence in using the English language for different age groups.
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Learn from Renowned Experts
Gain insights from respected speakers and renowned ELT practitioners who have excelled in promoting communicative skills. Benefit from their extensive expertise and take away valuable tools and techniques to implement immediately in your professional life.
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Connect and Collaborate
Network with like-minded professionals, exchange ideas, and collaborate on future projects. The conference provides a unique opportunity to build a strong network within the ELT community.
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Experience an Immersive English Language Environment
By participating in SELF Conf Moscow, you will plunge into an English-speaking environment, providing an ideal opportunity to practice and enhance your own language skills.
Don't miss out on this invaluable opportunity to accelerate your professional growth and make a lasting impact on yourself. Launch a professional boost!
Meet our speakers!
Join us on June, 29 2024 and be part of a professional community committed to developing effective soft skills. Participate in the workshops and learn from the talks of our speakers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is SELF?
SELF (Study, Enjoy, Love, Focus) is a project for teachers from Russia. It includes a private supportive club for teachers, events to enhance their skills, a number of conferences throughout the year and a cozy community, being a part of which you can obtain feedback and operational support, as well as useful networking and cultural recreation.
What topics will be covered?
Our speakers will give talks and workshops on various aspects of soft skills needed nowadays: well-being, what language and tone to use to convey a message, how to plan and be disciplined, dealing with fixed mindset, aspects of working with different age groups.
The speakers will share effective life-hacks from personal experience in order to build soft-skills for teaching and teacher-student and teacher-teacher relationships.
Why is it a training conference?
SELF Conf Moscow is designed as a training conference to provide educators with valuable professional development opportunities. The conference offers a range of workshops, presentations, and space for discussions that focus on enhancing teaching skills and knowledge in the field of soft skills. By participating in the training sessions, attendees can gain new insights, learn innovative instructional strategies and acquire practical tools to enhance their effectiveness.
Why is the conference held in English?
The conference is held in English because it provides an immersive and authentic language learning experience for participants. Additionally, it creates an inclusive environment where educators from different countries and backgrounds can come together to share ideas and collaborate effectively.
Where will the conference be held?
It will be held in Moscow at Paveletskaya metro station AND online on Zoom.
Is it possible to join online? I don't have the opportunity to visit the conference face-to-face.
Yes, it is! There will be a Zoom meeting link in your e-mail confirming your participation. Please note that it is still a synchronous event, there will be a recording too. All the talks will be broadcasted via Zoom right from the venue.
Why are you collecting the name and the surname of the participants in English when registering for the conference?
We need your name&surname in English for the entry (offline and on Zoom) and the certificates. For the offline participants there will be a printed certificate, for the online participants – a digital one.
Programme and timing
09:30 — 09:55
Registration of the participants
09:55 — 10:00
Welcome
Greetings and How to
10:00 — 10:30
Anna Zavalishina
New reality-from VUCA to BANI. Survival guide
What is the difference between VUCA and BANI frameworks?
Participants will take a look at the skills required for the new reality teachers, such as empathy, mindfulness, resilience, adaptivity.
Participants will take a look at the skills required for the new reality teachers, such as empathy, mindfulness, resilience, adaptivity.
10:30 — 11:00
Nadezhda Almaeva
From offline to online: rebooting the career when you don't have a blog
Life from scratch is always difficult, but insanely interesting! My life turned upside down when in May 2022 I began my online career from the very beginning after 11 years of offline work! During my presentation, I will share my personal story and real examples of how to start an online journey, how to present yourself in the online space, and how to network with colleagues both online and offline.
Life from scratch is always difficult, but insanely interesting! My life turned upside down when in May 2022 I began my online career from the very beginning after 11 years of offline work! During my presentation, I will share my personal story and real examples of how to start an online journey, how to present yourself in the online space, and how to network with colleagues both online and offline.
11:00-11:30
Yulia Alekseeva
Teachers' mental health in the age of blogging and online studying. Ultimate survival strategies.
The topic is relevant these days, because the teaching profession requires daily dedication, constant interaction with other people, solving problems with students and their parents. Besides, nowadays we spend too much time in front of our computers; most teachers have to be bloggers and use all the modern technologies, master AI... It’s overwhelming, even for self-employed teachers. All these things lead to emotional burnout and mental exhaustion.
My talk is aimed at explaining how to return the resource every day but not just spend it. I’m going to describe my personal experience. There will be some interaction with the audience, certain psychological exercises (through creativity and “unlocking” spontaneity). Special practices will also be studied, some of which can be carried out during the speech.
The topic is relevant these days, because the teaching profession requires daily dedication, constant interaction with other people, solving problems with students and their parents. Besides, nowadays we spend too much time in front of our computers; most teachers have to be bloggers and use all the modern technologies, master AI... It’s overwhelming, even for self-employed teachers. All these things lead to emotional burnout and mental exhaustion.
My talk is aimed at explaining how to return the resource every day but not just spend it. I’m going to describe my personal experience. There will be some interaction with the audience, certain psychological exercises (through creativity and “unlocking” spontaneity). Special practices will also be studied, some of which can be carried out during the speech.
11:30-12:00
Katerina Panfilova
Soft skills compass
Everyone talks about soft skills and how important they are, but how about some clarity on how and which ones to develop? There is an instrument just for that!
12:00-12:40
Coffee break
12:40-13:10
Ekaterina Van
Unlocking Potential: Nurturing Growth Mindsets in Adult English Language Learners
In this presentation, we explore effective strategies for teaching English to adult students who may have a fixed mindset. We begin by understanding the concept of a growth mindset and its implications for language learning. By fostering a growth mindset environment, teachers can encourage adult learners to embrace challenges, persist through difficulties, and ultimately achieve language proficiency. Practical techniques such as promoting effort over innate ability, providing constructive feedback, setting achievable goals, and creating a supportive classroom culture are discussed. By implementing these strategies, teachers can empower adult learners to recognize their potential for growth and success in English language acquisition.
In this presentation, we explore effective strategies for teaching English to adult students who may have a fixed mindset. We begin by understanding the concept of a growth mindset and its implications for language learning. By fostering a growth mindset environment, teachers can encourage adult learners to embrace challenges, persist through difficulties, and ultimately achieve language proficiency. Practical techniques such as promoting effort over innate ability, providing constructive feedback, setting achievable goals, and creating a supportive classroom culture are discussed. By implementing these strategies, teachers can empower adult learners to recognize their potential for growth and success in English language acquisition.
13:10-13:55
Alexandra Malichenko
Building Safety and Confidence: Strategies for Teaching English to Adults with Mental Health Challenges
This workshop will explore effective techniques and approaches for educators working with adult learners who are facing mental health conditions. All methods are applicable to learners with no special needs. Participants will learn how to create a supportive and inclusive environment that fosters confidence and empowers individuals to succeed in their English language learning journey. Through practical tips and strategies, attendees will gain valuable insights on how to tailor their teaching methods to meet the unique needs of adults with mental health challenges (PTSD, bipolar disorder, ADHD). The speaker will also share experience on teacher's self-repair after such 1-to-1 classes.
14:00-15:20
Dinner
15:20-16:05
Maxim Gusev
Verbal strategies for effective communication with children
This workshop aims to equip participants with practical tools and techniques for choosing effective verbal strategies when communicating with children aged 5-10 years old. The workshop will cover the importance of verbal strategies, understanding non-constructive child behavior, applying positive feedback principles, and practicing strategies for addressing typical cases of non-constructive behavior in children. Participants will gain insights into why children break rules and how to address it constructively, and develop confidence in communicating with children in a way that promotes positive interactions and growth.
This workshop aims to equip participants with practical tools and techniques for choosing effective verbal strategies when communicating with children aged 5-10 years old. The workshop will cover the importance of verbal strategies, understanding non-constructive child behavior, applying positive feedback principles, and practicing strategies for addressing typical cases of non-constructive behavior in children. Participants will gain insights into why children break rules and how to address it constructively, and develop confidence in communicating with children in a way that promotes positive interactions and growth.
16:05-16:35
Yulia Bondarchuk
Fighting Disappointment: what to expect and NOT to expect from teens
Have you ever prepared an absolutely amazing lesson that you expected your students to love, but the reaction turned out to be a huge let-down? Have you ever reminded a student approximately three hundred times to do something, but they don't do it, seemingly on purpose? Who hasn't, right? We feel disheartened and disappointed, start doubting our professionalism. Or, alternatively, decide not to make any effort. Why should we, if they don't appreciate it either way? In my talk we will discuss what to expect from our teen students and what not to avoid feeling as described above.
16:35-16:45
Break
To get back to senses :)
16:45-17:30
Natalia Borzykh
CPD: A balancing act
- Being proactive in burnout prevention
- Emotional Intelligence in burnout management (sharing my delta journey + motherhood)
- Your energy source is in your routine (eat, sleep, work out)
- Reasons for procrastination and ways of thinking around it
17:30-18:00
Natalia Sachkova
Self-disciplined teacher is a happy teacher
Self-discipline is a crucial trait for teachers to possess in order to be effective educators. It requires the ability to control one's impulses, emotions, and actions in order to stay focused on the demands of teaching. Teachers must have the self-discipline to create engaging lesson plans, manage classroom behavior, and provide timely feedback to students. They must also have the discipline to continuously improve their teaching skills through professional development and reflection. Self-discipline allows teachers to stay organized, meet deadlines, and handle the challenges of the classroom with grace and composure. Ultimately, self-discipline is essential for maintaining professionalism and creating a positive learning environment for students.
18:00-18:30
Questions, sharing and closure
Goodbyes and selfies
If you have a promo code, choose your ticket by clicking a button below and then search for the symbol of a basket in the lower right corner. Click it, follow the steps and don't forget to confirm your discount. You will see the price change before you pay.
Tickents available:
ONLINE 29 June Ticket
- on Zoom, with a moderator
- you will see the presentation AND the speakers in the conference hall
- the sound will be transmitted as it is from the conference hall (our speakers will be using microphones)
- videos & presentations within 2 weeks afterwards
MOSCOW Ticket
- offline participation on June, 29 in Moscow
- pracrtical sessin and networking
- all recordings & presentations
- a printed certificate of attendance
COMBO: SELF Conf 24-28 June + 29 June Ticket
- offline or online participation on June, 29 in Moscow
- online participation on June, 24-28
- presents and bonuses from speakers of SELF Conf
- all recordings & presentations
- a certificate of attendance
Please use your valid e-mail. This is our only way of communication. We'll be writing from our official e-mail info@proself.pro There is a group discount (10% for 3, 15% for 4 and more).
Shall you have any questions, please connect with the organising team via e-mail or social networks.
Shall you have any questions, please connect with the organising team via e-mail or social networks.
The venue
Address
Moscow, metro station Paveletskaya / Serpukhovskaya
Stremyannyj pereulok, 11
"SELECT"
Stremyannyj pereulok, 11
"SELECT"
Date
June, 29 2024
10:00-18:00
10:00-18:00
Contact
info@proself.pro
info@proself.pro