AGENDA

Professional Development for Teachers of English

10th of October 2019

Colegiul National Gheorghe Sincai, Bucuresti

Speakers

The Ministry of National Education

Ms Maria Bujan, Inspector - Bucuresti municipality

Ms Ioana Ionescu, Inspector - Ilfov county

Cambridge Assessment English, part of Cambridge University

Ms Sarah Ellis, Senior Assessment Services Manager

Ms Aniella Busila, Cambridge English Consultant
 Programme

Time Session
09.30 - 10.00 Registration
10.00 - 11.00 Introduction and update by the local Inspectors
11.00 - 11.15 Coffee
11.15 - 12.15 Session 1
The Principles of Assessment – What makes a good test?

This session will look briefly at the key concepts of assessment and how this is
reflected in test tasks – reference will be made to CEQs.

12.15 - 13.30 Session 2

Teaching, learning and Assessment: Preparing learners for Real world English

This session will explore how preparing for CEQs supports the learning and
assessment of English and will focus on productive skills writing and speaking.

13.30 - 14.30 Lunch

14.30 - 15.30 Session 3
Motivating Young Learners – teaching and testing Young Learners

This session will look at motivating and encouraging learners to focus on

what they CAN do rather that what they cannot and will show how the YLE
tests have been designed to do this.

15.30 - 16.00 Session 4

Learning from experience – Preparation centre showcase

16.00 - 16.45 Session 5

Updates from Cambridge and next steps: becoming a Preparation centre &
the role of recognition

16.45 - 17.00 Closure

Venue details
Colegiul National Gheorghe Sincai
Calea Serban Voda 167
Bucuresti
 Speaker Biographies

Ms Sarah Ellis, Senior Assessment Services Manager

Sarah Ellis is currently working in Assessment Services, Europe for Cambridge
Assessment English. She is based in Bologna.
Sarah is interested in Assessment, Learning & Professional Development and
has an extensive background in teaching, teacher training, assessment and
exam management. She has trained teachers on CELTA and DELTA courses
and is currently is involved in the Cambridge English teacher support
programme which provides information, materials and support for teachers
and academic directors.
She is particularly interested in supporting teachers in developing digital
skills and assessment literacy.
Ms Aniella Busila, Cambridge Assessment Consultant
Aniella Busila is a teacher, teacher trainer and translator and has been a
Cambridge English Consultant since 2009 and a Cambridge English Presenter
since 2016. She has extensive experience of Cambridge English exams and has
prepared students and teachers for the full range of Cambridge English
qualifications.
Aniella has given presentations at a large number of events in Romania
including seminars, conferences, award ceremonies, and she has run
academic presentations and seminars for teachers, parents and students.
She has always been interested in her own professional development to
continually improve her students and trainees’ learning experience. Aniella
holds a degree in foreign languages and Cambridge English TKT and CELTA
teaching qualifications.