Bright Ideas

Run in partnership with Pearson and English Australia.

Held as part of our state PD Fests, the Bright Ideas competition shines a spotlight on fresh, practical, and inspiring ideas from the ELICOS classroom.

One standout presenter from each English Australia PD Fest has been sponsored to attend the English Australia Conference, where they’ll take the stage to share their winning session with a national audience.
Congratulations to our talented winners—we can’t wait to see you in action at the Conference!

Generously sponsored by Pearson

NSW - 2025 Bright Ideas Winner

Congratulations to these teachers who have been announced as our 2025 Bright Ideas winners!

Justin Moon, Greenwich College, for the presentation entitled:
Physical and Multi-sensory Teaching

Justin Moon

VIC - 2025 Bright Ideas Winner

Congratulations to these teachers who have been announced as our 2025 Bright Ideas winners!

Saman Ranabahu and Jacky-Lou Maestre, Monash College, for the presentation entitled:
From ‘Ummm…’ to unstoppable: AI and shadowing for speaking confidence

Jacky-Lou Maestre

Saman Ranabahu

SA - 2025 Bright Ideas Winner

Congratulations to these teachers who have been announced as our 2025 Bright Ideas winners!

Imona Hossain, University of Adelaide ELC, for the presentation entitled:
AI-enhanced ESL lesson planning: Preparing warmers, themed lessons, listening, reading & pronunciation tasks

Imona Hossain

WA - 2025 Bright Ideas Winner

Congratulations to these teachers who have been announced as our 2025 Bright Ideas winners!

Shakti Koushik, ILSC Perth, for the presentation entitled:
Human dictionary- A new way to vocabulary acquisition

Shakti Koushik

QLD - 2025 Bright Ideas Winner

Congratulations to these teachers who have been announced as our 2025 Bright Ideas winners!

Adrian Cohen and Tanja Hafenstein, UQ College, for the presentation entitled:
Neurodiversity in the language classroom – creating inclusive environments