Events & Training
Past Events
Browse previous workshops, training sessions, guest lectures, and conferences led by Professor Korten.
The Modern Classroom: the newest trends and perspectives on classroom management
A one-day, in-person teacher training in Tashkent on the newest trends and perspectives in classroom management, structured around three areas: programme, people, and proficiency.
October 10, 2026
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
How to Teach a Skills-based Approach to the IELTS
A one-day, in-person IELTS teacher training in Namangan focused on teaching student skill development — writing, speaking, listening, and reading — rather than test tricks.
October 4, 2026
Namangan, Uzbekistan
How to Teach a Skills-based Approach to the IELTS
A one-day, in-person IELTS teacher training in Ferghana focused on teaching student skill development — writing, speaking, listening, and reading — rather than test tricks.
October 3, 2026
Ferghana, Uzbekistan
IELTS Retreat for Teachers
A three-day in-person IELTS retreat in Aghveran for teachers focused on helping students develop both skill and score.
October 2–4, 2026
Aghveran, Armenia
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The Modern Classroom
A focused three-hour teacher training in Santo Domingo on practical classroom management, structured around three areas: programme, people, and proficiency.
September 29, 2026
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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The Modern Classroom
A four-hour, in-person teacher training in Mexico City on practical classroom management, structured around three areas: programme, people, and proficiency.
September 19, 2026
Mexico City, Mexico
5-Day English Leadership Retreat for Professionals, Buenos Aires
A 5-day immersive leadership and communication retreat in the countryside of Buenos Aires. Strengthen your English, develop your presence, and lead with clarity, composure, and confidence.
September 10–14, 2026
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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What's In, What's Out in 2026
A full-day teacher training on the skills ESL learners actually need in 2026 — emotional intelligence, social communication, and critical thinking — plus an informal after-party.
August 29, 2026
Moscow, Russia
How to Teach Skills in the TOEFL
A six-hour online training that walks teachers section by section through how to actually teach the TOEFL iBT — reading and listening, speaking, and writing — with practical methods, not test tricks.
August 21–23, 2026
Online · Live Interactive Sessions
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Advanced IELTS Teacher Training
A follow-up to the previous skills-based IELTS training. Where the last course taught how to teach IELTS skills, this MasterClass teaches how to diagnose why those skills aren't improving — hidden performance problems, diagnostic teaching, feedback decisions, and the classroom systems that move students past band-score plateaus.
31 July – 2 August 2026
Online · Live Interactive Sessions
The Accelerated Classroom
A 3-hour masterclass for teachers in Batumi on leadership, lesson clarity, and structured group work — the three skills that make classrooms actually move.
June 28, 2026
Batumi, Georgia
The Accelerated Classroom
A 3-hour masterclass for teachers in Tbilisi on leadership, lesson clarity, and structured group work — the three skills that make classrooms actually move.
June 27, 2026
Tbilisi, Georgia
The Accelerated Classroom
A 3-hour masterclass for teachers in Kutaisi on leadership, lesson clarity, and structured group work — the three skills that make classrooms actually move.
June 24, 2026
Kutaisi, Georgia
Immersive English Food Tour
A four-night / five-day English retreat in Tbilisi combining food, culture, walking tours, storytelling, Georgian hospitality, and real English communication.
June 24–28, 2026
Tbilisi, Georgia
One-Day Teacher Training: Communicative Methods
Join Professor Korten in Turkistan, Kazakhstan for an intensive one-day teacher training focused on the newest communicative teaching methods, practical classroom application, and modern ESL pedagogy.
May 30, 2026
International Kazakh-Turkish University, Turkistan, Kazakhstan
Guest Lectures at Kokand University
A series of in-person guest lectures and academic sessions at Kokand University on research methods, the responsible use of AI, and academic writing.
May 26 – June 2, 2026
Kokand University, Kokand, Uzbekistan
Teacher Training — Ferghana
An in-person teacher training in Ferghana organised by Unity English Centre, focused on classroom leadership, student behaviour, and mixed-level teaching.
May 24, 2026
Ferghana, Uzbekistan
Project-Based Teaching Workshop
A two-day online workshop on implementing project-based teaching and using it to strengthen both learning outcomes and student social skills.
May 2–3, 2026
Online · Live Interactive Sessions
Guest Lecture at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
An in-person guest lecture at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences examining the intersection of religious policy and imperial geopolitics in the mid-nineteenth century.
April 7, 2026
Sofia, Bulgaria
Classroom Management Training
A one-day in-person training in Yerevan focused on practical classroom management for contemporary teaching contexts.
April 4, 2026
Yerevan, Armenia
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Synergy in Education
A hybrid conference on AI in education hosted by Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, featuring Professor Korten as an invited online speaker.
March 31, 2026
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Earlier Highlights
Selected highlights from earlier workshops, keynotes, and training programmes.
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Guest Lecture — Tashkent International University
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Teacher Training — Kokand University
Kokand, Uzbekistan
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IELTS Teacher Training — Online
Online
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EPICUR Academic Contribution — Adam Mickiewicz University
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland