Past SEJ SIG events

2025:
“Walking and Talking in a Foreign Language” workshop by Tisa Rétfalvi-Schär at the PD
Day in Bern

2024:
Reviving the “T2T” project: an opportunity for ETAS to raise funds while promoting awareness
of contextually appropriate education and professional development

2023:
“What it’s earth – incorporating sustainability education into EAP classroom” workshop
by Laura Hudson from CENGAGE at the PD Day in Bern

2022:
– “Voices in ETAS : a panel discussion about native-speakerism” with Erika Fauchère,
Karen Greaney, Phil Schiller, Forugh Semadeni, and Sylvia Goetze at the PD Day in Bern
– In a symbolic vote during the AGM, ETAS members indicated their overwhelming support
for this climate emergency declaration: “ETAS recognises and commits to act on both the
impact of our association on climate change and the effects of the climate crisis on
our activities and members”. 
– “Developing collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking by including sustainability
in the classroom” workshop by Sylvia Goetze at the ETAS 38th annual conference

2021:
– The PD Day in Bern was held as a more sustainable conference, with significant efforts to
reduce the carbon footprint related to food and transport in particular, setting a standard for
conferences to come.
– “Language, gender, and an inclusive English classroom”, panel discussion with Carol
Waites, Michele Kolloeffel and Sylvia Goetze at the PD Day in Bern.
– “Including environmental issues in the classroom” teacher talking time (TTT) session
– “Climate justice, racial justice: why it matters in the English classroom and what we
can do” workshop with Sylvia Goetze at the ETAS 37th annual conference

2020:
– “Sustainability and climate change: what is our role as educators?” workshop with
Sylvia Goetze at the ETAS 36th annual conference
– Creation of the Social and Environmental Justice SIG