About the webinar
This presentation supports English teachers in designing and managing meaningful communicative activities despite challenges such as large classes, limited resources, and mixed abilities. Using TeachingEnglish resources, it encourages a shift from teacher-centred lessons to learner-centred communication; communicative tasks are defined as activities with a real purpose, such as solving problems or sharing ideas. The session presents practical pair and group activities, including Think–Pair–Share, role plays, storytelling, and problem-solving. It also offers clear management strategies and practical solutions to common challenges, promoting sustainable communicative teaching practices.
About the speakers
Tiberius Barasa is a teacher of English and Literature with over 16 years of classroom teaching. He is the vice chairman of English Language Professionals Association of Kenya (ELPAK) having been involved as a presenter and organizer in both national and international teacher conferences. He has also organized and presented in several British Council Professional Webinars. He is also a Fulbright Scholar Fall 2024 having completed 6 weeks of professional training and practice at Kent state University, USA.
Elizabeth Odhiambo is a teacher of English and literature with over 15 years classroom experience. She is also a Teacher Trainer, Trainer of Trainees (ToT) and CBE champion with a passion for promoting advances in the delivery and teaching of English in diverse classroom environments. She holds various certification in Open Courses, 1 Million teachers' movement and is a mentor with affiliations to Wings to Fly, Elimu scholarship and leadership organisations like Leap Africa and 1MT.
Constance Okwiya is a highly accomplished Secondary English and Literature Teacher at Shariff Nassir Girls Secondary School in Mombasa, bringing two decades of dedicated experience to her classroom. She serves as the Treasurer of ELPAK and has been instrumental in organizing numerous Teacher Professional Development (TPD) workshops and webinars for her peers. She has done many courses, including the OPEN Spring 2025 Course on Fostering Student Motivation and Engagement from the University of Oregon, and the Professional Development for Teacher Trainers OPEN course (2023) from Arizona State University; and previously served as an English Access Microscholarship Teacher (2018-2019) and participated in the Lake Zone Access Curriculum Development Workshop in Tanzania in 2018.
Date:
Saturday 24 January 2026
Time:
15.00 UTC See what time this is in your location
Duration
60 minutes
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