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Checked Out: Why Students Disengage—and What Teachers Can Do About It
CHRISTOPHERWILSON
Christopher Wilson is the Professional Learning and Development Consultant for Cambridge English in Peru, a role he has held since October 2025. He has over 15 years of experience teaching English as a foreign language in businesses, private schools, and language centres.
Beyond the classroom, he has extensive experience in curriculum development, content creation, and teacher training. He studied English Language Teaching in Brazil and has been actively engaged in professional development for nearly a decade.
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Strengthening Student Talk Through Images and Intentional Structures
Jeri manning
Jeri Manning is a U.S. Department of State English Language Fellow in Perú and an ESOL educator with 25 years of experience in U.S. and international K–12 schools. She holds a Master of Arts in TESOL from the School for International Training and is a licensed K–12 ESOL teacher in Vermont.
During her 2026 Fellowship, Jeri has collaborated with the Perú Ministry of Education and the Fulbright Commission on teacher education, curriculum and assessment, instructional resources, and professional development. She also presented at TESOL Perú 2026. Her professional interests include second language acquisition, literacy development, and practical approaches that build learners’ confidence and English language skills. She is particularly interested in using culturally relevant texts, images, and intentional instructional structures to help students expand their language skills and communicate more effectively in English.
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The Experience Still Comes First: Experiential Learning in the Age of AI
Maria Clara Barbano
Maria Clara Barbano holds a degree in English Language, a Master's degree in English Phonetics from University College London (UCL), and is CELTA-qualified.
With over 15 years of experience in English language education, academic leadership, curriculum design, teacher development, and learning solutions, she has worked across a wide range of educational and corporate contexts. Her areas of expertise include language assessment, phonetics and phonology, curriculum design and development, and inclusive practices for neurodivergent learners in English language education.
As an Academic Consultant at Pearson, she collaborates with educational institutions across Latin America to identify learning needs and design solutions that support student achievement, teacher development, and institutional goals