ABSTRACT:
Low-Tech, High-Impact Reusable Classroom Routines As digital tools become increasingly common in English language teaching, many teachers are rethinking how to create balance between screen-based instruction and meaningful classroom interaction. This workshop focuses on reusable learning routines as practical, low-tech structures that support active participation, movement, and collaboration without relying on digital tools. Rather than presenting one-off activities, the session introduces a small set of high-impact routines that can be used regularly across different topics, levels, and age groups. Technology is intentionally set aside during the workshop to make these routines visible and transferable, allowing participants to focus on interaction, classroom flow, and learner engagement. Participants will experience each routine from a learner’s perspective and reflect on how predictable structures reduce preparation time, increase student talk time, and support inclusive participation. The workshop concludes with practical reflection on how these routines can be adapted to individual teaching contexts and combined thoughtfully with digital tools, allowing participants to leave with concrete examples of classroom practice and questions to explore in their own lessons.

BIODATA:
Nilgün İner is an instructor with 17 years of English teaching experience and has served as the Vice Director of the School of Foreign Languages at İzmir Bakırçay University since 2020. She received her B.A. and M.A. degrees in ELT from Uludağ University and Bahçeşehir University respectively. She also holds a CELTA certificate from Cambridge University. Before entering higher education, she worked in K–12 education for ten years and served as Head of the English Language Department for six years. She previously served as a Board Member of TESOL Türkiye, as the liaison for the Professional Promotion Council, and as an Executive Committee Member of TESOL Türkiye LAMSIG. Her professional interests include teacher emotions, reflective practice, AI-integrated teaching and learning, leadership and management skills development, mentorship, and soft skills development.