Ken Lackman is one of the most popular presenters at ESL conferences in the Toronto area.
His first presentation, Universal Activities, at TESL Toronto was so well-received that it led
to him being asked to repeat it at TESL Ontario. Word quickly spread and soon afterward Ken
received requests to present at numerous other conferences and schools in the greater
Toronto area. He has also become a regular presenter at the IATEFL conferences in the UK.
Beginnings
Ken began his teaching career as an EFL instructor in Prague in 1995. At that time the
Caledonian School had only a few resource books for teachers and no internet access.
Watching his peers labour to create their own materials and activities, Ken had an idea. He
approached the school's owner and asked for funding to collect the teaching materials being
created by his peers and to put them in a resource file for all to use. Seeing the improvement
in teacher performance and morale, the school's owner decided to expand Ken's role as
Materials Coordinator and provide more funding for purchasing materials. During the next
six years Ken contributed hundreds of original games and activities and was instrumental in
building one of the finest private language school libraries in Central Europe.
Conferences and Workshops
Ken presented workshops monthly at the Caledonian School for six years and weekly at
EF Toronto, where he was Director of Studies, for five years. He realized the importance of
workshops at his first IATEFL conference in 1996. He first attended workshops as a means
of improving his own teaching but he soon saw the benefit of sharing his discoveries. Upon
returning from the conference, Ken presented several IATEFL-based workshops for other
teachers. Since that time, Ken's workshops from IATEFL have kept teachers connected with
the work of some of the biggest names in the field of English language teaching. In fact, his
workshop on the Lexical Approach, based on a 1996 IATEFL presentation by Michael Lewis,
is still one of the most popular workshops at conferences in the Toronto area.
Ken's first IATEFL presentation in 2007 drew over 80 participants including the famous EFL
writer, Mario Rinvolucri, whose feedback can be found in the testimonials.
His first presentation, Universal Activities, at TESL Toronto was so well-received that it led
to him being asked to repeat it at TESL Ontario. Word quickly spread and soon afterward Ken
received requests to present at numerous other conferences and schools in the greater
Toronto area. He has also become a regular presenter at the IATEFL conferences in the UK.
Beginnings
Ken began his teaching career as an EFL instructor in Prague in 1995. At that time the
Caledonian School had only a few resource books for teachers and no internet access.
Watching his peers labour to create their own materials and activities, Ken had an idea. He
approached the school's owner and asked for funding to collect the teaching materials being
created by his peers and to put them in a resource file for all to use. Seeing the improvement
in teacher performance and morale, the school's owner decided to expand Ken's role as
Materials Coordinator and provide more funding for purchasing materials. During the next
six years Ken contributed hundreds of original games and activities and was instrumental in
building one of the finest private language school libraries in Central Europe.
Conferences and Workshops
Ken presented workshops monthly at the Caledonian School for six years and weekly at
EF Toronto, where he was Director of Studies, for five years. He realized the importance of
workshops at his first IATEFL conference in 1996. He first attended workshops as a means
of improving his own teaching but he soon saw the benefit of sharing his discoveries. Upon
returning from the conference, Ken presented several IATEFL-based workshops for other
teachers. Since that time, Ken's workshops from IATEFL have kept teachers connected with
the work of some of the biggest names in the field of English language teaching. In fact, his
workshop on the Lexical Approach, based on a 1996 IATEFL presentation by Michael Lewis,
is still one of the most popular workshops at conferences in the Toronto area.
Ken's first IATEFL presentation in 2007 drew over 80 participants including the famous EFL
writer, Mario Rinvolucri, whose feedback can be found in the testimonials.
About Ken Lackman
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