'IATEFL has 15 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) which aim to give teachers professional development opportunities including the chance to share knowledge and best practices in specific areas of English Language Teaching. As part of their activities, many of our SIGs hold their own webinars. Below, you can find a full list of upcoming SIG related webinars. These webinars are free of charge, open to both members and non-members of IATEFL and no pre-registration is required. Please check back on a regular basis as webinars are always being added.

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1 November 2015, 10am GMT 

Developing innovative ELT media content from conception to the classroom for young learners is a fun and challenging journey. In this webinar we’ll look at how to create animation hat will engage, videos that will enthrall and songs that stick in your head for hours. We’ll look at how to combine quality and entertainment, how to ensure that educational value is always at the core and how to produce ELT media that isn’t ‘too ELT’.

Jo Hayes has been involved in ELT for over 20 years as a teacher, teacher trainer, author, examiner and digital content creator. Jo is highly committed to EdTech and in her current role at BBC Worldwide as Head of AV Production, ELT, she oversees all media creation for BBC English in Asia. Jo is currently focusing on creating and commissioning videos, animation, and songs and is particularly excited about bringing big brands, such as Blue Peter, Newsround and Doctor Who, to the ELT classroom. Jo was previously the manager of the British Council’s global website, LearnEnglish Kids, and as part of this role she commissioned, created and edited all website content for YLs, their parents and teachers. She is also the co-founder of The Story Seeds, an association which uses authentic storybooks and creativity to teach English to children and has recently joined the IATEFL’s LTSIG as joint web editor.