Conferenza per docenti di inglese 2026 | Back to What Matters
About this Event
Back to What Matters: Rediscovering the essentials of effective teaching
La conferenza annuale di International House Milano | San Donato torna venerdì 16 ottobre 2026 con una nuova giornata dedicata alla formazione, al confronto e allo sviluppo professionale dei docenti di inglese.
L’edizione 2026 invita insegnanti, teacher trainer e professionisti ELT a riportare l’attenzione sugli elementi essenziali di un insegnamento efficace: pratiche didattiche solide, scelte metodologiche consapevoli e strategie realmente utili per studenti e docenti.
Informazioni principali
Data: venerdì 16 ottobre 2026
Orario: 8.30–16.15
Modalità: in presenza
Sede: Centro Congressi FAST, Piazzale Rodolfo Morandi 2, Milano
Partecipazione: gratuita
Prenotazione: obbligatoria
Posti: limitati
Attestato: riconosciuto MIM tramite AISLi
Una giornata di formazione per docenti di inglese
La conferenza annuale EFL di IH Milano | San Donato riunisce docenti, teacher trainer, autori ed esperti dell’English Language Teaching per condividere esperienze, metodologie e strumenti utili per la classe.
Durante la giornata sarà possibile:
- seguire interventi dedicati alla didattica e allo sviluppo professionale;
- approfondire metodologie e pratiche applicabili in classe;
- confrontarsi con speaker ed esperti del settore ELT;
- incontrare altri docenti di inglese;
- visitare gli stand degli sponsor e conoscere nuove risorse didattiche.
Nel 2025 la conferenza ha accolto oltre 200 partecipanti.
A chi è rivolta
La conferenza è pensata per docenti di inglese delle scuole pubbliche e private, insegnanti della scuola primaria e secondaria, docenti EFL ed ESL, teacher trainer, coordinatori didattici e professionisti interessati alla metodologia dell’insegnamento linguistico.
Attestato di partecipazione
Ai partecipanti viene rilasciato un attestato di frequenza valido ai fini della formazione del personale docente tramite AISLi.
Le modalità e le eventuali condizioni di presenza necessarie per ottenere l’attestato saranno comunicate agli iscritti prima dell’evento.
Iscrizione
La partecipazione è gratuita, ma la prenotazione è obbligatoria. I posti saranno assegnati fino a esaurimento della disponibilità.
Ogni partecipante deve effettuare un’iscrizione nominativa.
Programma
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Registrazione e accoglienza
Info: Accoglienza e registrazione dei partecipanti.
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Welcome
Host: Sarah Stats (Director IH Milan | San Donato)
🕑: 09:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Beyond the AI Prompt: Teaching the Human Communication Skills That Matter More
Host: Graham Seed (Cambridge University Press)
Info: As AI can now perform many tasks traditionally taught in language classrooms, it’s right to ask the question: what’s worth teaching?
This session explores the communication skills that learners still need in an AI-rich world: Drawing on the CEFR’s concept of mediation, Cambridge’s Life Competencies Framework, research on oracy, and Global Englishes, we will consider effective communication across cultures and contexts, with some practical ideas to implement in the classroom. We will also examine the continuing role of human expertise in language assessment, arguing that people remain essential wherever meaningful communication, fairness, and reliable judgement matter most.
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Do you believe in Magic? The Transformative Power of SEL in Today’s Classroom
Host: Chantelle Walsh (Macmillan Education)
Info: Do you believe in everyday magic in the classroom? Not the storybook kind, but the magic of presence, connection, and care. This session explores the neuroscience behind social and emotional learning (SEL). Through storytelling, imagery, and practical strategies, we will learn how to build belonging, self-belief, and resilience through small, intentional moments that support student learning and well-being.
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Coffee break and sponsor stands
Info: Coffee break and time to visit the sponsor exhibition area.
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Swipe Right for English! Making Learning Irresistible in the Attention Economy
Host: Lucie Cotterill (Sponsored by International House Milan)
Info: Are your students finding it harder to focus nowadays? Is their attention span shortening? In today’s attention economy, competing with constant pings and swipes can feel like a losing battle. In this interactive session, we’ll explore why learners struggle to stay focused and what teachers can do about it. You’ll take away a toolkit of low-prep, high-impact language activities designed to grab attention, spark curiosity, and keep students engaged.
🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Get Them Talking! Practical Freer Speaking Activities
Host: Glenn Standish (Sponsored by International House Milan)
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Lunch and sponsor stands
Info: Lunch break and time to visit the sponsor exhibition area.
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Julie Wallis
🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:00 PM
The Method We Buried Too Soon? Audiolingualism as a Retrieval Strategy in Mode
Host: Nino Naso (Sponsored by International House Milan)
Info: Communicative Language Teaching has long dominated ELT, while many other approaches have been consigned to oblivion on the assumption that they no longer serve us. But do they?
Which begs the question: Have we buried Audiolingualism too soon? Drawing on a classroom-based study, this session revisits a method often dismissed as “outdated” and explores how its principles and techniques may offer an overlooked solution to persistent challenges of retention and language activation in today’s ELT classrooms.
Participants will experience Audiolingual techniques first-hand, critically examine their potential benefits, and leave with a complete bank of ready-to-use activities that can be immediately implemented in their own teaching contexts.
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Thank you & Wrap up
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