School owners, online English teachers, and other educators teaching EFL to young learners can take advantage of this Free EFL/ESL Webinar Series to gain invaluable tips and ideas in areas such as effective lesson planning, student evaluation methods, and marketing to get more students.
Solutions to several problems often encountered by English teachers in EFL/ESL education will be provided in these Free Webinars, so make sure to take advantage of this great resource. Upcoming webinar dates and video from past webinars are listed below. If you have any questions or want to suggest a future topic, please contact us.
This Free EFL/ESL Webinar Series for English Teachers & School Owners is produced by BINGOBONGO Learning and hosted by Jeremy Lanig, the director and founder of Step by Step Kids and BINGOBONGO Learning. Some webinars in the series also feature guests with in-depth knowledge of various topics.
If you attend any of the live Zoom webinars in the Free EFL/ESL Webinar Series for English Teachers and School Owners, then you can request an e-certificate. The e-certificate is digitally signed by BINGOBONGO Learning and has the participant’s name, the title of the webinar, and the date of the original webinar.
Sometimes making time to watch live webinars can be difficult. That’s why we make videos available of all completed EFL/ESL webinars to watch or download for English teachers. All the videos are listed below, so if there’s a topic you’re interested in, feel free to watch it now or download it for later, absolutely free.
Brooke and Jeremy join forces to deliver an essential guide for aspiring Eikaiwa owners in Japan in this EFL/ESL Webinar for Teachers. In this comprehensive webinar, participants will explore a range of topics crucial for launching and running a successful English conversation school. From the initial challenges of starting out, including the pitfalls to avoid and the unexpected hurdles, to strategies for converting inquiries into sign-ups, this webinar covers it all.
The one-hour discussion provides insights into when and how to expand, the decision-making process behind curriculum development, and the significance of professional services like legal and accounting assistance. Brooke and Jeremy also share their experiences on the business structure, reaching profitability, and the transition to full-time commitment to the school.
Moreover, the webinar covers effective marketing strategies for new and growing schools, offering a broader picture of the Eikaiwa landscape. This session is a must-watch for anyone looking to get started with their own English school in Japan, providing a roadmap to success built on years of experience.
Title: Starting an Eikaiwa in Japan: Lessons Learned and Mistakes to Avoid in Your Own English School
Presenters: Brooke Graco (Little River Eikaiwa) Jeremy Lanig (Step by Step English)
Jeremy Lanig unveils a cutting-edge approach for documenting student progress through video reports. In this enlightening webinar for EFL/ESL teachers, attendees will be treated to actual examples of student videos, gaining insight into the objectives and evaluation standards employed. Jeremy will also cover the essential equipment needed, such as microphones and webcams, and demonstrate how to configure the free OBS software for recording your students’ progress videos. This session is invaluable for educators seeking innovative ways to track and showcase student achievements in Japan.
Watch as Jeremy Lanig gives commentary on his full lesson for kindergarten-aged students. He explains how effective lesson routines with an organized approach can create a learning environment that is easy to teach and fun for students. He also illustrates how the BINGOBONGO Curriculum can be used seamlessly between online and classroom lessons, as well as a tool for flipped or blended-learning lessons.
Title: Routine-based Lessons That Take Less Than 5 Minutes to Prepare
Presenter: Jeremy Lanig
Jeremy Lanig gives a detailed explanation of the EFL/ESL collectible card game, Battle Eggs. After explaining the game mechanics, Jeremy shows how to play different variations of the game with students as young as two years old up to junior high school students! After that, Jeremy explains how the game became an integral part of the curriculum at his English conversation school, Step by Step Kids English, allowing his student numbers to grow through video evaluations and mini-tournaments based on the Battle Eggs EFL/ESL Card Game. This is a must-see for any teacher or school owner in Japan!
Title: Supercharge Lessons & Get More Students Using Battle Eggs
Presenter: Jeremy Lanig
In free EFL/ESL Webinar #7, Jay Palarino of Tanuki Games explains the elements that go into making RPGs that are great for the classroom. He also talks about how anyone can easily get started using RPGs in English lessons.
Title: Effective use of Role Playing Games in the Classroom
Guest: Jay Palarino (Tanuki Games)
Host: Jeremy Lanig
Date: Friday, February 25, 2022
Time: Presentation 20:00 – 20:45, Q&A 20:45-21:00
Meeting Info: Zoom Meeting ID: 818 9706 2622 Passcode: FWSEP1
Recording: Download link Audio Only (podcast)
Jeremy Lanig demonstrates his favorite way of quickly creating QR codes without any fees, signups, or site registrations using BWIP-JS. After that, he shows how to use the WordPress plugin, Redirection, to quickly create lists of redirects that can be used for dynamic QR codes. Finally, Jeremy shows how the ABC FUN!box can be used to to quickly create QR code lists to any resource in the BINGOBONGO Library or any other link using the Custom Link Builder tool.
Title: How to create QR codes quickly for free
Presenter: Jeremy Lanig
Recording: Download link
Sites covered in this tutorial:
Free code generator site for any 1D or 2D code: BWIP-JS
Redirection Plugin for WordPress
ABC FUN!box
In this free ESL webinar for English teachers, we talk withJeff Hodson, the creator of several popular ESL/EFL games for kids including Tornado 8Z, Food Fight, the SPLAT series, and more. He also shares his favorite sites for playing interactive online games, as well as explains which games are the most effective for online and offline lessons with young learners.
Some interactive game sites that Jeff recommends are www.kinteractivelearning.com, www.baamboozle.com/games, and wordwall.net.
Title: The best games for online and offline lessons
Guest: Jeff Hodson
Host: Jeremy Lanig
Recording: Download link Audio Only (podcast)
Jeremy Lanig demonstrates how he uses online games in combination with worksheets in lessons to create a blended-learning environment that keeps students engaged and motivated.
He also discusses the benefits of allotting time to do worksheets together in every lesson. Such benefits include a higher percentage of students completing their worksheets at home, as well as creating an environment which encourages more verbal communication between students and the teacher.
Title: Blended-learning: How to use online games with worksheets in lessons (online and offline)
Presenter: Jeremy Lanig
Date: Friday, February 4, 2022
Time: Presentation 20:00 – 20:30, Q&A 20:30-21:00
Recording: Download link Audio Only (podcast)
Education methods are always evolving, but with the onset of COVID-19, the future of ESL/EFL seems like it jumped ahead a couple of decades. In Free EFL/ESL Webinars English Teachers #1, Jeremy Lanig will discuss ways to future-proof lesson plans and stay up to date with recent developments in English education for young learners.
This webinar will be especially of interest for school owners who are worried about losing customers to the rapidly emerging competition of online English programs. Online Enlgish teachers will also be able to learn about new resources for teaching remote ESL lessons to young learners.
Title: Future-Proofing English Lessons
Presenter: Jeremy Lanig
Date: Friday, January 14, 2022
Time: Presentation 20:00 – 20:30, Q&A 20:30-21:00
Recording: Download link
Adam Kardos is an award-winning developer of several popular EFL/ESL resources and has recently released the Gamerize Dictionary, an AI-based tool for increasing language knowledge in line with any syllabus, course, or program.
In this webinar, Jeremy will discuss with Adam about how English teachers can use various resources to teach “flipped-learning” lessons which can be much more effective.
Title: Flipped Learning – How to Start Getting Better Results in Class
Guest: Adam Kardos (Developer of the Gamerize Dictionary)
Host: Jeremy Lanig
Date: Friday, January 21, 2022
Time: Presentation 20:00 – 20:30, Q&A 20:30-21:00
Recording: Download link
In this free webinar, we sit down and discuss ways to get more students in your English lessons with our guest Tyson Batino, co-founder of the 7th biggest adult eikaiwa (English conversation school) in Japan and business coach for companies in Japan.
Not only does Tyson share marking ideas based on his experience growing his schools to over 8000 students, but he also talks about the future of online English education and ways to get more students into online ESL/EFL programs as well.
Title: How to get more students for your offline and online school
Guest: Tyson Batino (Co-founder of One Coin English, Founder of Scaling Your Company)
Host: Jeremy Lanig
Date: Friday, January 28, 2022
Time: Presentation 20:00 – 20:30, Q&A 20:30-21:00
Recording: Download link Audio Only (podcast)
There are currently no webinars scheduled at this time. If you would like to suggest a webinar topic or be a guest on the webinar series, please contact us.
Tyson Batino, has been in the language industry for 16 years. After doing eikaiwa and ALT work for several years, became a manager and trainer at INTERAC managing 150 full-time English teachers for Yokohama City. He then co-founded the 7th biggest eikaiwa for adults in Japan called One Coin English and Japan Switch providing affordable Japanese lessons.
Jeremy Lanig, founder of
Adam Kardos is an award-winning developer of several popular EFL/ESL resources and has recently released 
Jeff Hodson is the creator of the EFL/ESL card game company, 
Bio: Jay Palarino is a TESOL certified, Cambridge examiner, currently studying for an M.A. in Appiled Linguistics and English Language Teaching. He has over 20 years of experience teaching English, Japanese, and Music in Japan and the US.
