One-Off Sessions
A first taste of EPI, or a standalone PD day in its own right. No commitment required.
EPI; One session at a time.
Not every school is ready to commit to a full term of professional development, and not every team needs to. Sometimes you want a sharp, focused session that lands a clear idea, gives teachers something to try on Monday, and starts a conversation about what comes next.
These standalone sessions are designed for staff meetings, twilights, faculty days, conference slots, regional clusters, and any setting where you have a short window and want it to count. Each one stands on its own, with no requirement to book anything else afterwards.
Some schools use a one-off as a taster before booking the full Six-Session Suite. Others book one a year to keep their team thinking, trying and refining. Both work.
Who this is for:
Languages teams wanting a focused, practical session
KLA leaders looking for something to spark a department conversation
Schools curious about EPI but not yet ready to commit to a full program
Conference, network or cluster organisers wanting a session that delivers
Anyone tired of PD that sounds clever in the room and changes nothing in the classroom
What is EPI and why is everyone talking about it?
It is the question every Languages teacher seems to be asking right now. This session cuts through the noise...why does it work when so many other approaches have not? This session cuts through the noise and gives you a clear, honest explanation of Extensive Processing Instruction, what it looks like in a real classroom, and why it is changing the way language teachers think about their practice.
Perfect for departments who are curious but not yet sure where to start.
Low and No-Prep EPI Tasks
You have heard about EPI. Now see what it actually looks like when it is working. This session puts you in the room as a learner, working through a bank of practical, low-prep tasks that you can take straight back to your classroom. Running Dictation, Mind Reader, Sentence Stealer, Mini Whiteboards and more. Everything is repeatable, adaptable to any language or level, and genuinely enjoyable to teach.
You will leave with a full activity bank and the confidence to use it tomorrow.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 at VATI 2026. 100% of attendees said they would recommend it.
MARSEARS: What It Is and How to Use It
You have heard the acronym. You might even know what the letters stand for. But what does MARSEARS actually look like in a real classroom, and how do you use it to plan a lesson that genuinely builds language over time?
This session unpacks the full sequence, shows each stage in action and gives you a practical planning framework you can take back to your department and use straight away. No jargon. No theory for theory's sake. Just a clear map for taking language from first exposure all the way to spontaneous use.
MARSEARS was developed by Dr Gianfranco Conti and is the sequencing framework at the heart of EPI pedagogy.
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