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IRYNA PONOMARETS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER (A TEACHER OF HIGH QUALIFICATION CATEGORY, A SENIOR TEACHER) OF POLOHIVSKY LYCEUM №1 WITH A WORK EXPERIENCE OF 17 YEARS, THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY METHODICAL ASSOCIATIONS, A TEACHER TRAINER, SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISOR OF REGIONAL SCIENCE COMMUNITY OF THE MINOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE IN UKRAINE, FROM 2012 TOOK AN ACTIVE PART IN THE UKRAINIAN AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND PUBLISHED ARTICLES, A SPEAKER OF THE REGIONAL “SCHOOL OF SUCCESS” PROJECT OF KLITSCHKO FOUNDATION (2019), FULBRIGHT TEA ALUMNI (MEDIA LITERACY COHORT, 2020), AE E-TEACHER PROGRAM (2018, 2020), SERVED AS AN ALUMNI FACILITATOR OF SELF-PACED MOOC OF TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS (AE E-TEACHER PROGRAM (TWICE IN 2019) AND A COMMUNITY LEAD В OPEN COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR AE E-TEACHER PROGRAM ALUMNI (2021, 2022), A FEATURED SPEAKER AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF A COMMUNITY LEAD В OPEN COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE (2022), A TESOL INTERNATIONAL MEMBER (2021), PARTICIPATES IN GOCAMP FROM 2017, WON THE RELO (REGIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE OFFICE) SMALL GRANTS COMPETITION IN 2021, A PARTICIPANT OF SVITLO PROJECT “SUPPORTING FULBRIGHT TEA ALUMNI & ACCESS TEACHERS EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS AIMED AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING IN UKRAINE”(2022)

OLENA GALYTSKA

IS A TEACHER OF ENGLISH IN MELITOPOL LYCEUM 5. AS THE HEAD OF THE LOCAL TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING METHODOLOGICAL TRAININGS FOR HER COLLEAGUES. SHE SHARES WITH THEM PRACTICAL STRATEGIES THEY CAN APPLY IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. MS. GALYTSKA TAKES PART IN MANY ELT CONFERENCES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN UKRAINE AND ABROAD. IN 2017 SHE PARTICIPATED IN THE TEACHING EXCELLENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT (TEA) PROGRAM IN THE USA (CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA). IN 2019 SHE ATTENDED TEACHER TRAINING COURSES IN POLAND “ETHICS IN THE DIGITAL WORLD” ABOUT TEACHING MEDIA LITERACY. IN 2021, TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER TEA ALUMNA, SHE WON A GRANT IN USG EXCHANGE ALUMNI SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM AND NOW ORGANIZES A SERIES OF TRAININGS FOR THE TEACHERS OF HER CITY AND REGION ABOUT CRITICAL THINKING AND MEDIA LITERACY IN ENGLISH CLASSROOM. HER RESEARCH INTERESTS INCLUDE CRITICAL THINKING, TASK-BASED LEARNING AND CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING (CLIL).

OKSANA SAKHATSKA

TEACHER OF HIGHER CATEGORY. PROVEN TO BE A COMPETENT, EXPERIENCED SPECIALIST. I USE MODERN TEACHING METHODS. I USUALLY SEEK SELF-IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT POSSIBILITIES. I AM A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS IATEFL UKRAINE. CONSTANTLY ATTEND SEMINARS AND TRAINING AND SHARE EXPERIENCES WITH MY COLLEAGUES. IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE MOTIVATION OF STUDENTS TO LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, I ORGANIZED INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION WITH SCHOOLS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, INCLUDING POLAND, TURKEY AND GREECE. I AM A COORDINATOR OF PROJECTS ON THE PROGRAM OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF SCHOOLS OF EUROPE “ETWINNING”.
• FACILITATOR OF THE UNITED STATES REGIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE OFFICE IN UKRAINE PROJECT “ENGLISH FOR MEDIA LITERACY”
• WINNER OF THE PROGRAM “ENGLISH TEACHERS AS CHANGE AGENTS”
• TRAINER OF ENGLISH TEACHERS FOR PRIMARY
• MENTOR OF THE PROJECT “NEW GENERATION OF SCHOOL TEACHERS” BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF UKRAINE, MELITOPOL PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY AND THE BRITISH COUNCIL IN UKRAINE
• THE COUNSELOR OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SUMMER CAMP UNDER THE “GOCAMPS” PROGRAM
• THE WINNER (III PLACE) OF THE LOCAL STAGE OF THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR 2015 COMPETITION.
• THE SPEAKER OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE META IN MOLDOVA (2019)
• FACILITATOR OF THE UNITED STATES REGIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE OFFICE IN UKRAINE PROJECT VERIFIED! COURSE OF MEDIA LITERACY fJUNE 2019)
• TRAINER OF THE PROGRAM: TEACHING ENGLISH IN GRADES 3 AND 4 NEW UKRAINIAN SCHOOL
• FACILITATOR OF GERMAN EMBASSY IN UKRAINE PROJECT “MEDIA LITERACY IN REGIONS OF UKRAINE” (SEPTEMBER 2019)
• ORGANIZER OF QUEST “FAKE BOOSTERS” IN MELITOPOL AS THE FACILITATOR OF IREX (INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & EXCHANGES BOARD)
• WINNER OF THE FULBRIGHT TEA PROGRAM SPRING COHORT 2020
• CELTA CERTIFIED TEACHER
• TEACHER TRAINER ON MEDIA LITERACY (2021)
• SPEAKER AT THE 10 INTERNATIONAL MALTA CONFERENCE FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS (2021)
• GRANTER OF THE US EMBASSY IN UKRAINE WITH A PERSONAL PROJECT “MEDIA LITERACY IN ENGLISH CLASSROOM” FOR IMPLEMENTING MEDIA LITERACY AT ENGLISH LESSONS
• LEADER OF THE CLUB FOR DEVELOPING SOFT SKILLS AMONG TEENAGERS “TEEN SKILLS UP!” EDUCATION USA IN UKRAINE
• SEMIFINALIST OF CAMBRIDGE DEDICATED TEACHER AWARDS 2022
• SPEAKER AT TESOL 2022 REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN, 2022



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