Cambridge University Press is hosting a webinar ‘Super Skills webinar: What teachers could learn from a film director’ on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.
Matthew Ellman says, “In my upcoming webinar, I’ll be talking about some of the most useful metaphors we have for teaching. In particular, I’ll introduce you to a metaphor for teaching that is ideal for English teachers in the 21st century, based around the roles of actor and director in film and theatre. Many of the most prevalent images of teaching are based on traditional face-to-face classroom teaching, and they are prevalent because they have been relevant for a long time. But with digital technology and the pandemic changing the way that teachers work, we need new ways of thinking about teaching roles that help us to navigate new ways of teaching.
We’ll look at what this new metaphor tells us about the things that teachers should aim to do, and also what it tells us about the things that students should be aiming to do. We’ll see how it relates to the activities in the books that you use with your learners, using examples from Super Minds Second Edition. We’ll also see what it suggests about the way that we manage digital teaching, whether that’s teaching lessons on Zoom, or simply asking learners to complete their homework online.”
Super Skills webinar: What teachers could learn from a film director