It’s a Many Splendored Thing: Reconceptualising Teacher Creativity
Plenary talk, TESOL France Colloquim, Paris, 16-18 November 2018
Plenary talk, ELTAM Conference, Struga, 19-21 October 2018
Making the Most of the Multicultural Classroom through Multimodal Resources
Plenary talk, Image Conference, Athens, 6-7 October 2018
Supporting Teacher-Researchers Through the Development of Research Literacy
Talk, TEERM Conference, Malta, 8-9 June 2018
Plenary talk, ELTA Conference, Belgrade, 11-12 May 2018
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Brighton, 10-13 April 2018
Talk, TESOL Convention, Chicago, 27-30 March 2018
Plenary talk, ETAS Conference, Zofingen, 20-21 January 2018
How to Reflect on Research Talks at the Conference
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Brighton, 10-13 April 2018
Promoting a Culture of Professional Learning in Schools
Plenary talk, Eaquals Training for Excellence, Malta, 17-18 November 2017
How to Find Answers to Your Questions
Pre-conference seminar with Prof Sarah Mercer, BESIG Conference, Malta, 10-12 November 2017
Testing Pre-service Teachers’ Spoken English Proficiency: Design, Washback and Impact
Talk with Dr Odette Vassallo and Dr Sarah Grech, ALTE Conference, Bologna, 3-5 May 2017
How to Reflect on Research Talks at the Conference
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Glasgow, 4-7 April 2017
It’s a Many Splendored Thing: Reconceptualising Teacher Creativity
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Glasgow, 4-7 April 2017
Invited talk, TESOL Arabia Conference, Dubai, 9-11 March 2017
Reflecting on Research
Research Literacy Development Course, TESOL Arabia Conference, Dubai, 8 March 2017
Myriad Views on Creativity
IATEFL Webinar, 3 December 2016
Promoting Creativity through Teacher Education and Development
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Birmingham, 13-16 April 2016; Nile@21 Conference, Norwich, 12-14 August 2016
Poetry in American Culture: Contemporary Poets' Perspectives
Paper, PCA/ACA Conference, Seattle, 22-25 March 2016
Creativity in ELT
Opening address, 4th ELT Malta Conference, ELT Council, Malta, 22-25 October 2015
Poetry Teaching in Malta: The Interplay between Teachers' Beliefs and Practices
Paper, BERA Conference, Queens University, Belfast, 15-17 September 2015
Talk with Ms Stephanie Xerri Agius, IFTE Conference, Fordham University, New York, 6-9 July 2015
The Teaching of Poetry Writing in Australia: Poets’ Perspectives
Paper, Great Writing Conference, Imperial College, London, 20-21 June 2015
Teacher-designed High Stakes Testing: Washback and Impact
Paper with Dr Patricia Vella Briffa, EALTA Conference, University of Copenhagen, 28-31 May 2015
Paper with Dr Patricia Vella Briffa, AEA-Europe Conference, Tallinn, 6-8 November 2014
Developing Teacher Language Awareness
Talk with Dr Odette Vassallo, IATEFL Conference, Manchester, 11-14 April 2015
A Shared Research Journey
Poster presentation with Ms Stephanie Xerri Agius, IATEFL Research SIG PCE, Manchester, 10 April 2015
Developing Teacher Language Awareness in a Bilingual Context
Paper, International Conference on Bilingualism, University of Malta, 23-25 March 2015
The Learning ELT Professional
Opening address, 3rd ELT Malta Conference, EFL Monitoring Board, Malta, 24-26 October 2014
Teachers’ and Students’ Beliefs about Wilfred Owen’s War Poetry
Paper, English Association Conference, Wadham College, University of Oxford, 5-7 September 2014
Poetry and Multimodality
Seminar, Poetry Imaginarium Seminar Series, University of Sydney, 18 June 2014
Teachers' Use of Social Networking Sites for Continuing Professional Development
Paper, Faculty of Education CPD, University of Malta, 14 May 2014
Teaching English in a Multilingual Classroom: Challenges and Opportunities
Paper, Centre for English Language Proficiency Symposium, University of Malta, 8 May 2014
Teacher Involvement in High Stakes Testing: Designing and Implementing an English Speaking Examination
Paper with Dr Patricia Vella Briffa, ALTE Conference, Paris, 10-11 April 2014
Paper, AEA-Europe Conference, Sorbonne, Paris, 7-9 November 2013
Paper, AEA-Europe Conference, Sorbonne, Paris, 7-9 November 2013
Implementing Teacher Portfolios for Professional Development
Talk with Ms Caroline Campbell, IATEFL Conference, Harrogate, 2-5 April 2014
Enhancing Teachers' Research Engagement through Learner Corpora Analysis
Poster presentation with Dr Odette Vassallo, IATEFL Research SIG PCE, Harrogate, 1 April 2014
Poetry Writing in the A Level English Curriculum in Malta
Paper, NAWE Conference, York, 15-17 November 2013
Inspiring Teachers
Opening address, 2nd ELT Malta Conference, EFL Monitoring Board, Malta, 6-7 September 2013
Action Research in ELT — Workshop with Dr Odette Vassallo
Action Research in ELT — Workshop with Dr Odette Vassallo
Enhancing Language Teaching Materials and Pedagogy
Opening address, LACS Regional Event, Malta, 5 September 2013
Action Research in Language Teaching — Workshop with Dr Odette Vassallo
Action Research in Language Teaching — Workshop with Dr Odette Vassallo
PLN: Teachers’ Use of Social Media for Professional Development
Paper, NATE Conference, Stratford-upon-Avon, 28-30 June 2013
Paper, FLTAL Conference, Sarajevo, 3-5 May 2013
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Liverpool, 8-12 April 2013
Talk, TESOL Greece Convention, Athens, 30-31 March 2013
Paper, FLTAL Conference, Sarajevo, 3-5 May 2013
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Liverpool, 8-12 April 2013
Talk, TESOL Greece Convention, Athens, 30-31 March 2013
Harnessing the Power of Poetry in ELT
Workshop, ELTForum.sk Conference, Bratislava, 7-8 June 2013 ―Interview
Workshop, iSTEK ELT Conference, Istanbul, 27-28 April 2013 ― Interview
Workshop, ETAS AGM and Convention, Sierre/Siders, 26-27 January 2013
Workshop, iSTEK ELT Conference, Istanbul, 27-28 April 2013 ― Interview
Workshop, ETAS AGM and Convention, Sierre/Siders, 26-27 January 2013
Jungle Path Teaching? Assessing the Value of Dogme ELT
Workshop, MATEFL Seminar, Malta, 10 November 2012
Raising Standards in the EFL Industry: Malta as a Case Study
PLN: Exploiting the Power of Social Media in ELT
Workshop, INSET for secondary school teachers of English, Malta, 17-18 September 2012
A Vision for ELT in Malta
Teachers' Beliefs and Literature Teaching: The Case of Poetry
Paper, The Institution of Literature Conference, University of Gottingen, 30 August-1 September 2012
To Study or to Read? Students' and Teachers' Attitudes towards Poetry
Paper, UKLA International Conference, University of Leicester, 6-8 July 2012
The Dying Art? Exploring the Cachet of Poetry amongst A-level Students and Teachers
Paper, NATE Conference, York, 29 June-1 July 2012
Supporting Teachers' Access to CPD
Talk, FIPLV World Congress, Helsinki, 8-9 June 2012
Encouraging Extensive Reading: The Teacher’s Role
Talk and Convenor, The Creation of a Culture of Reading Symposium, IATEFL Conference, Glasgow, 19-23 March 2012
Poetry on the Glasgow Subway: Encouraging Students to Write
Talk, LMCS Pre-Conference Event, IATEFL Conference, Glasgow, 19-23 March 2012
Multicultural Poetry in ELT
Shared Writing via Contemporary Poetry
Poster Presentation, ESRC Poetry Matters Seminar Series, University of Leicester, 12-13 September 2011 & 21 January 2012
Workshop, LMCS SIG Contemporary Poetry Weekend Conference, British Council, London, 6-7 November 2010
Workshop, LMCS SIG Contemporary Poetry Weekend Conference, British Council, London, 6-7 November 2010
Empowering Professionals through Language Teacher Associations
Talk, ECML Conference, Graz, 29 September-1 October 2011
The Multimodal Approach to Using Poetry in ELT
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Brighton, 15-19 April 2011
Teaching English through Literature
Seminar, NATE Conference, Leicestershire, 9-11 July 2010
Poetry as a Language Teaching Resource
Workshop, MATEFL Seminar, Malta, 3 July 2010
Literature as a Resource in the Language Teaching Classroom
Talk, NBR/STIL Seminar, Reykjavik, 18-19 June 2010
Teaching and Assessing Writing
Workshop, INSET for secondary school teachers of English, Malta, 18 & 22-23 September 2009
Let’s Make Them Speak: Increasing Students’ Talk Time
Workshop, MATEFL Seminar, Malta, 4 July 2009
Teaching Practical Criticism
Workshop, INSET for post secondary school teachers of English, Malta, 24-26 June 2009
Using Literature in the EFL Classroom
Workshop, MATEFL Seminar, Malta, 4 April 2009
Teaching Literature
Workshop, INSET for secondary school teachers of English, Malta, 7-9 July 2008