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Unplugged Minds: Language for Connection

📅 24. 1. 2026 | 📍 [Gymnázium Hello, Čs. exilu 23, Ostrava – Poruba]

8:15 – 8:45 Registrace, doprovodný program

8:45 – 9:00 Zahájení konference, Hello (aula)

9:00 – 9:30 Úvodní diskusní fórum (aula)

 09:45 – 11:15 I. Blok

 Angličtina I: Marie Pavlů: Overcoming speaking anxiety

This practical seminar will explore the causes of foreign language speaking anxiety and offer evidence-based strategies for helping learners overcome it. Through short interactive activities and discussion, strategies will be presented for building a supportive classroom climate that promotes confidence, communication, and enjoyment in speaking English.

Marie Pavlů works for Oxford University Press as an Educational Consultant. She studied Teaching English as a Second Language at the Faculty of Education at Palacký University in Olomouc and continued by study stays and internships in the USA, Germany and Luxembourg. She has taught English at various schools and as a freelance teacher, and also has extensive experience in subtitle and marketing translations.

Angličtina II: Martina Holková: Connect with Nature: English lessons outdoors

Teaching teenagers outside the classroom – whether in a school garden, park, or forest – is not only fun, but also a great way to boost everyone’s energy and well-being. Being in a green environment allows us to play, move, and interact in fresh, exciting ways. In this session, you’ll explore activities that enhance vocabulary and speaking skills, while also discovering the concept of reconnection: with yourself, each other, and nature. If there is no rain, the session will take place outdoors.

Martina Holková is a passionate educator with nearly 20 years of teaching experience, including work at a lower secondary school, language schools, and Masaryk University. At NaZemi, she specializes in global education and trains teachers in critical thinking. Martina is currently leading the Nature’s Allies project, which aims to inspire teachers to teach outdoors.

Cambridge Stage: Benjamin Herbert: Developing Writing Skills at B2 and Beyond

While the ability to speak a second language is likely to remain a dominant need for learners, the ability to write effectively in a second language is becoming increasingly important. Because of the need of our learners to become more effective writers, this presentation delves into strategies for enhancing writing skills at the B2 level and beyond, equipping teachers with the tools to help students communicate effectively across various genres. Teachers will explore the purpose and significance of writing in language learning, whilst also identifying practical, classroom-ready activities and techniques that aid in developing students’ writing abilities.

Benjamin Herbert has been a teacher for over 14 years and has worked in the Czech Republic, Jordan, Libya, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. He has experience teaching nearly all age groups and abilities in a range of contexts including state and private language schools. In addition to this, he has also worked as a teacher trainer and has an interest in materials development.  

 Španělská sekce: Monika Kuchnová: Conectémonos a través de los conectores

¿Intentan también en sus clases de ELE hablar con los alumnos para que suba su nivel tanto de la expresión oral como escrita? Vamos a buscar juntos una manera de añadir a sus discursos los conectores a fin de que sus oraciones sean más amplias y perfeccionadas. Vamos a fingir ser alumnos haciendo presentaciones y mejoras de las redacciones.

 Monika Kuchnová enseña español en la Escuela Lyceum Hladnov, externamente en el Departamento de Estudios Románicos de la Facultad de Artes de la Universidad de Ostrava en el campo de la didáctica y dirige cursos metodológicos y didácticos para profesores. Dice que le gusta enseñar, lo hace principalmente para sus alumnos, por lo que está constantemente buscando nuevas formas de hacer que las lecciones sean interesantes, lúdicas e interactivas, y no solo para los alumnos, sino también para los profesores, para que aún lo disfruten. Por lo tanto, me gustaría compartir con ustedes algunos consejos sobre cómo hacer que la enseñanza (no solo de idiomas) sea más interesante.

 11.30 – 13.00 II. Blok

 Angličtina I: Radka Malá: A Teacher’s Second Brain: Mastering Time Management and Organisation

Do you control your time, or does time control you? In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore both digital and traditional tools to organise your teaching materials. Imagine never having to check homework again! Learn to work effectively in your teaching kitchen, and discover which of your teaching materials should go in the fridge, which to the freezer, and which are just fine in the pantry. Take home a collection of my favourite ready-to-use activities for teens and leave equipped with a ‘second brain’ that will reclaim your time and allow you to focus on what you’re best at: teaching.

Radka has been teaching languages for 20+ years, in a wide range of classes and with all age groups, now specialising in her lifelong passion: using memory hacks and technology in the classroom. She is also the author of Lifestyle and Next Move additional materials. As a teacher trainer and conference speaker, she follows the same principles as a language teacher; activate your students, make the session meaningful and have fun!

 Angličtina II: Vladimíra Skopcová: Effective Feedback – Powerful Influence on Learning

Feedback is a key part of the learning process. Feedback is more than just correcting mistakes. It can be both formative and summative, and there are many techniques that teachers can use in the classroom. During the workshop, we will have a look at some of the basic principles of providing feedback, as well as a number of ideas on how to use it in the English lesson to help students improve their language skills.

 Vlaďka is an English teacher, teacher trainer and Cambridge English oral examiner. She has over 20 years’ experience of teaching both young learners and adults in a range of situations. She has been teaching for a private language school as well as for an alternative primary school. As a teacher’s trainer she prepares sessions for various audiences and works for Macmillan Education and various state and private schools and institutions.

 Cambridge Stage: Jazyková škola Hello, certifikované Cambridge centrum.

V tomto workshop se dozvíte vše, co jste kdy chtěli či potřebovali vědět o zkouškách Cambridge. Interní Hello team vás provede praktickými záležitostmi a možnostmi spolupráce s JŠ Hello.

Španělská sekce: Helena Beková:  Espaňol para humanas – Cómo cambiar el ambiente de la clase mediante un enfoque consciente

«¿Quién de ustedes ha impartido alguna vez una clase estando sin energía ?»

El taller ofrecerá a los profesores de español técnicas sencillas para sintonizar rápidamente con el siguiente grupo de alumnos, ya sea el último o el más exigente, y para gestionar conscientemente la energía en el aula y en uno mismo. Juntos probaremos cómo seleccionar o modificar las actividades en función de nuestro estado de ánimo y nuestras intenciones en cada momento. También nos centraremos en pequeños momentos de «recompensa» para nosotros y para los alumnos, que cambian significativamente el ambiente en el aula, y en la forma de terminar la clase con una evaluación positiva, tranquilidad y una intención clara para el trabajo independiente o la siguiente lección.

 Helena Beková es profesora de español y coach certificada que combina la enseñanza de idiomas con el desarrollo personal. Estudió Filología Española y Portuguesa en la Facultad de Letras de la Universidad Carolina de Praga y ha estudiado y trabajado en México, Galicia, Barcelona, Salamanca y Santander. Le fascina cómo el lenguaje, la voz y las palabras moldean nuestras experiencias. Actualmente imparte cursos de español y coaching energético centrados en el cambio consciente y la expresión auténtica. Vive cerca de Praga, donde equilibra el ritmo de la ciudad con la tranquilidad de la naturaleza.

13:00- 14:15 Oběd

 14.15- 15.45 III.

 Angličtina I: Vladimíra Skopcová: Teaching Unplugged Ideas to Enhance our Coursebook-Based Classes

Teaching Unplugged is a student-centred approach introduced by Scott Thornbury. And since its key principles are all the important ingredients of a communicative lesson such as engagement, interactivity, empowerment, relevance etc. it is definitely worth a closer look. This practical workshop will introduce some activities and ideas that can be used in the classroom to add some of the above mentioned to your lessons.

Angličtina II Radka Malá: Think Visual, Think Wild, Think Gen Z

They’re sooo different. What happens when Gen X meets Gen Z? Why might your classroom look a bit wild (at the best of times)? And is there a way to coach Gen Z to their full potential? Using Wider World 2nd edition as our primary source of this practical workshop, we’ll try out some simple ideas for ourselves, so get ready for some running, lots of visuals and a bit of detective work.

Cambridge Stage:  Benjamin Herbert: Building the Speaking Skill

With the communicative approach’s focus on a functional syllabus, the speaking skill has naturally become more prominent in the classroom. And yet, what kinds of speaking really goes on in today’s class and why do students struggle so much with this skill? The answer may lie in the kinds of the spoken language we teach, the tasks that we present to learners and the environment in which speaking takes place. In this workshop, we will discover the fluency aids and communicative strategies that a successful user can count on. Moreover, we will establish five key criteria for speaking tasks: productivity, purposefulness, interactivity, challenge and authenticity. Lastly, we will focus on the teacher’s role in guiding students to develop their speaking through the building of a safe speaking environment.

Španělská sekce:  Begoňa García Ferreira: Desarrollo eficaz de la comprensión auditiva en clases de ELE de nivel B1

El taller se centra en métodos prácticos para desarrollar sistemáticamente la comprensión auditiva en estudiantes de español de nivel B1. Los participantes trabajarán con materiales auténticos, conocerán los recursos disponibles en línea y aprenderán actividades que pueden utilizar inmediatamente en sus clases.

El programa ofrecerá gradualmente una descripción de las habilidades de comprensión auditiva para el nivel B1 y mostrará cómo se puede combinar la comprensión auditiva con el desarrollo del vocabulario, las estructuras gramaticales y los temas culturales y de realidad. También nos centraremos en la cuestión de cómo seleccionar materiales de comprensión auditiva atractivos que se adapten a las necesidades de un grupo específico de estudiantes.

Begoña García Ferreira nació en Santiago de Compostela (Galicia). Trabajó como profesora de español en Praga y Brno. Desde 2012 trabaja como profesora de español en la Facultad de Filosofía de la Universidad de Ostrava. Le gustan los proyectos culturales de teatro radiofónico y también es autora de obras de teatro radiofónicas.

15:45 – 16:00 – slavnostní ukončení