John Barth

John Barth began his professional career in western Canada in 1993. Across the Canadian and Turkish landscapes, his teaching experience has been diverse: public and private institutions, city and rural settings, K-12 and higher education, differentiated and project-based learning environments, multi-grade classrooms and team-teaching scenarios. He has considerable experience teaching widely across curricula, including Visual Arts, Drama and Theatre, Social Studies, Design and Technology Studies, English Literature, ESL, EFL, IB, AP and bilingual instructional contexts.

He was an early online consultant and regular contributor to the Ministry of Industry Canada’s Network of Innovative Schools (NIS), recognised for pioneering development of cross-curricular and technologically integrative approaches in education. In Canada, John worked on various provincial and local program / curricular / task force initiatives; and further, was nominated for and awarded recognition for best teaching practices. Throughout his long career and to this day, John has been continuously involved in teacher-training initiatives, curriculum creation, program development and coordination, and professional mentoring.

His hair is decidedly greyer, but John’s hands are happily full as İNKAŞ' Director of Academic Services, Senior Teacher Trainer and Consultant. He is also Editor-in-Chief and author at Think Education, using his creativity and pedagogical experience to publish unique skills-based and enquiry driven resources for the international language teaching market.

Busy mouths, hands & minds: motivate, surprise and energize your students with fun icebreakers and activities.

Icebreakers are an essential ingredient of teaching. While students develop their English skills, icebreakers introduce active learning principles while addressing key affective and social aspects of language learning. Let's experience the unexpected benefits of taking students outside of their typical comfort zones by cultivating a positive, safe and engaging environment in which to play, explore and be free to make mistakes. Be prepared! This is a hands-on, high-participation seminar. We're going to play, so don't be shy!