International CTS event
Teach to Reach: Fostering Connection and Creativity in Every Learner
🌟 Discover how empathy and creativity can transform your teaching.
We'll explore how to connect with diverse learners through understanding and support, and how to inspire authentic voice through powerful writing strategies in our two workshops.
Presentations
“None Are Shame: Fostering Connections with Diverse-type Learners through Empathy"
“None Are Shame: Fostering Connections with Diverse-type Learners through Empathy"
“None Are Shame: Fostering Connections with Diverse-type Learners through Empathy"
Discover how empathy and an understanding of learning styles can transform your classroom. Join us to: Explore how students learn in different ways, understand why empathy is a game-changer in teaching and learn simple, powerful strategies to support and uplift every learner.
👥 Whether you're in a physical or virtual classroom, you'll walk away with practical tools to connect with students more meaningfully — and help them thrive.
Spark your Story! Developing your writing skills
“None Are Shame: Fostering Connections with Diverse-type Learners through Empathy"
“None Are Shame: Fostering Connections with Diverse-type Learners through Empathy"
In this energizing 1-hour session, participants will explore how a single image can inspire a compelling story.
You’ll create a character, set the scene, and start writing — all while picking up useful vocabulary and creative techniques.
A perfect sneak peek into the full Creative Writing course!
Presenters
Joanne Phipps
Joanne Phipps is an independent education consultant and a certified TEFL instructor. She has also served as a university instructor for 15 years in the United States. She holds master’s degrees in Anthropology and International Studies from East Carolina University, and a bachelor’s in journalism from Indiana University. She currently lives in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Emma Martínez
Emma has been a teacher and teacher trainer for more than 20 years, as well as Cambridge speaking examiner since 2012. She studied Writing for children and teens at the Institute of Children Literature (ICL, Connecticut, USA), self-published
a book of stories in English and Spanish in 2021 and completed a ten-month course on proofreading in Spanish in 2022 at the Escuela de Edición de Lima. She has also written a story in two books, Borrones y cuentos nuevos and Bandeja de Entrada.