XXXVIII CTS Academic Event

The integration of Technology in English Language Learning is of paramount importance for both teachers and students. It provides students with access to an incredible variety of online resources at their own place and pace allowing them to become more independent, promoting collaboration and making concepts more accessible (using instructional videos, for example). For teachers, the use of technology helps them motivate students through engaging activities, which enhance the learning experience.

 

Summer Course 2024

It´s that time of the year again, getting ready for the holidays and planning on what to do to prepare for the coming year, to become better in our profession. We welcome you to our XI Summer Course for Top Teachers of English. We look forward to seeing you all, please contact 989852363

Thank you

 It is always a pleasure to exchange ideas from different contexts. Thank you very much!!

IV Congreso Internacional de Profesores de Inglés

 Happy to be part of it!!!

Growth mindset

If you have a growth mindset (Carol Dweck, 2006), you understand that effort makes you stronger, that if you put in extra time and effort, take on challenges and learn from them, this will lead to higher achievement.

In CTS we have created a programme that encourages students to have a growth mindset. If you are a person that wants to obtain the Cambridge B2 First Certificate this year and want to invest time and effort to achieve it, this is the course for you.

There are a few seats left, we are waiting for you.

 

Super intensive course

 

XXXIII CTS event

 This event was a real blast thanks to all the participants. I feel blessed for having chosen this career. Thank you so much!!

A friendly reminder

 

 If you need some strategies and ideas on how to help your students´ learning process and deliver a more effective approach towards teaching, this event is for you. We look forward to seeing you then.

Ending the IX Summer Course for Top Teachers of English.

Today is Project submission day for the participants in the IX CTS Summer Course for Top Teachers of English . These two past weeks have been such a delight with so much discussion and exchange of ideas. I am so proud of these teachers who are so concerned about getting ready for the school year investing time and effort in improving their teaching practice. So much to learn, so much to thank them!!

Announcing CTS Academic event

Planning lessons for "the new normal"

As part of the standards of practice for any teacher, being informed, aware and reflecting on the important issues and challenges in the profession as a whole is an essential part of all teacher education and development. In this event, we will exchange ideas of what issues need to be born in mind when planning our lessons in the “new” teaching context.

 

Summary of 2021

 Below there is a summary of the CTS activities  (second part) we had in 2021. It was quite a year!!! Lots of challenges and decisions, lots of love, caring and sharing. It ended with hope for a wonderful 2022. 

Why a Summer Course?

 

CTS´s IX Summer course (online)

 SMART is an acronym that is often used in business as a guide for setting business objectives, but can be applied to language outcomes. The "new normal" in our country is something blurred and although we were the last country in Latin America to resume in-person classes, we are not sure the conditions are the best to support teaching to a group of students who have been affected both emotionally and academically by the pandemic. 

However, I believe we can learn from our mistakes, improve the strategies we learned and used and get ready for whatever situation may come up. This is the rationale behind this summer course where we expect to exchange ideas and enrich our repertoire with what our colleagues have to share. 

XXVIII CTS Academic Event

 This is the topic of our XXVIII CTS Academic event, a moment to enjoy and share knowledge and experience. 

I am looking forward to that. 

Inspiring quote

 This quote inspired me to study hard to become a true teacher and a real support for my students. 

CTS Academic activities August-November 20202

2020 is a year to remember. Most of us had to learn new skills or adapt them to meet the challenges of lockdown, social distance and online work. In CTS we have tried to meet the expectations of our colleagues, our CTS family, and for that reason since March  we have been reading, attending courses, seminars and workshops trying to learn as much as possible about the different issues involved in teaching online to share it with them.

The video below summarizes the activities we ran from August to November.

 

Improving our Online teaching - August 2020

 More on Improving our Online Teaching

In Customized Training Services we consider our training students as family members. When the Pandemic made us change our style of giving instructions we were there to help teachers to learn the ropes of remote learning. 

Nowadays, when teaching online is a current way of teaching, we support our CTS family with more language and methodology activities. We care and that´s why we share. 

Here is a video with a list of the courses and workshops we ran in August.

The rippling effect

This year has been absolutely surreal. Our country ranks among the ones with the higher number of Corona virus infections and life outside home is like taking part in a science fiction film. 

I have not left home since quarantine started 3 and a half months ago but I am not planning to leave now that it has ended since it is not safe out there due to the number of people who leave and pretend to act as if there is no risk.

However, we have been running online courses during May and June supporting our CTS family and hoping they will share what they learned among their colleagues in their institutions. Here is a video summarising what we did in CTS Peru.

XXII CTS Academic Event

The beginning of the new year is traditionally a popular time to tackle difficult tasks such as losing weight, or fulfilling worldly ambitions. But the transition from year to year can also be an opportune occasion to pursue emotional, spiritual, and intellectual growth. Towards this end Customized Training Services has prepared a series of events that involve learning new skills to support our professional development as well as to support students with learning difficulties. This XXII event is the first of them.