As Cambridge, we help teachers and learners to get the most from every moment of learning. Backed by our research, we believe that providing evidence of progress and actionable feedback is the best way to help learners succeed.
Come to our 2025 Cambridge Talks to learn how the four pillars of Integrated Learning and Assessment (ILA) offer significant benefits to learners, teachers and institutions:
• Evidence of progress
• Actionable feedback
• Tailored follow-up
Alberto Acosta
Alberto Costa is a Senior Assessment Services Manager at Cambridge University Press & Assessment with 30 years in English teaching, he has been a teacher, trainer, and CELTA/DELTA tutor.
He holds the Cambridge RSA DOTE and a PRINSELT qualification from the College of St. Mark & St. John, UK.
Claire Ross
Claire is a training consultant and education expert with over 20 years of experience in ELT, working with Cambridge University Press and Assessment to train teachers globally. She developed the British Council Assured Certificate for Teacher Educators and created courses for FutureLearn. Claire is currently supporting teacher communities in Ukraine and finalizing a project for the Punjabi Ministry of Education.
Jasmin Silver
Jasmin is a freelance Educational Consultant with over eight years of teaching experience. She previously worked at Cambridge University Press & Assessment, developing ELT materials and the Cambridge Life Competencies Framework. With over eight years of teaching experience across four countries, she holds a Master’s in Research in Second Language Education, a PGCE in Modern Foreign Languages, a CELTA, and two Master’s degrees in Psychology.
Rosalía Valero
Rosalía Valero is Senior Assessment Services Manager - English for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean in the Cambridge office in Mexico. She has an MSc in Teaching English from Aston University, England. Her professional career started as an ELT practitioner then a trainer, coordinator, department head, etc
March 25th
4:00 pm - Welcome
4:10 – 4:40 - Jasmin Silver
Getting the most out of every moment of learning. “The power of integrating learning and assessment”
We often think of learning and assessment as two separate things. But when they are woven together, we can really get the most out of every moment of learning. Discover what Integrated Learning and Assessment (ILA) is, what the benefits are and what it looks like in the classroom. Find out how integrating assessment into learning can double the speed of student learning and create more engaging, effective lessons that put student progress at the heart of teaching.
4:40 – 4:50 - 10 min Break
4:50 – 5:20 - Alberto Costa
Setting Learning Objectives
“A roadmap for you and your students”
How do you set your learning objectives? Do they look like a shopping list with the activities you are going to propose to your learners? Or do they look like a short, descriptive paragraph with learning outcomes? In this session you will find out more about approaches to setting learning objectives and will be able to write them with learners’ outcomes in mind.
5:20 – 5:30 - 10 Min Break
5:30 – 6:00 - Claire Ross
In action - Learning objectives “What does ‘good’ look like?”
Step into your students’ shoes and experience how to identify concrete measures of success in classroom activities. Learn practical ways to help your learners to take ownership of their learning, create their own success criteria and reflect on their progress so that they feel motivated and confident to be the best they can be.
March 26th
4:00 pm - Welcome
4:10 – 4:40 - Claire Ross
Collecting evidence of progress “How to be a teacher detective”
How do you know what your students have ‘learnt’? Sharpen your detective skills to seek and gather evidence of student progress by taking a fresh perspective on everyday teacher actions. Build your case by employing a range of practical tools and strategies to integrate assessment opportunities into lessons and create a clearer understanding of learner achievement.
4:40 – 4:50 - 10 min Break
4:50 – 5:20 - Alberto Costa
Providing actionable feedback
“Help your learners to perform better!”
“Well done”, “grade 7” or “grade A” are common ways of giving learners feedback on their performance. But how far do these comments address what learners must do to better achieve their learning objectives? In this session you will find out more about giving learners feedback that is actionable and will be able to explore ways of providing practical feedback which relates to the learning objectives of the lesson
5:20 – 5:30 - 10 min Break
5:30 – 6:00 - Jasmin Silver
In action - Evidence of progress and actionable feedback “Progress and Feedback”
In this hands-on workshop, we'll explore ways of gathering meaningful evidence of student learning and converting it into actionable feedback that motivates and moves learning forward. Through practical activities and real classroom scenarios, we’ll develop skills in noticing and collecting evidence of progress, and try out techniques for turning this evidence into clear, actionable feedback that helps students achieve their learning objectives.
March 27th
4:00 pm - Welcome
4:10 – 4:40 - Claire Ross / Jasmin Silver
Tailored follow-up
Join Claire and Jasmin for an engaging dialogue about the possibilities and practicalities of tailored follow-up. We'll explore how tailored follow-up helps all learners build their confidence, stay motivated and succeed. Drawing from our classroom experience, we'll share practical strategies for both whole-class and individual differentiation, discuss techniques that work, and address common challenges like workload and resources. Bring your questions and experiences to this interactive conversation about making differentiation work in real classrooms.
4:40 – 4:50 - 10 min Break
4:50 – 5:20 - In action panel
Alberto, Claire & Jasmin (Moderator - Rosalía)
This 2025 edition of our Cambridge Talks in Mexico has been about making the most form every moment of learning: Integrated Learning and Assessment. And now it’s time to make the most of our 3 Cambridge speakers to share some final comments. So, a little bit more of what they’ve been sharing, but with a twist.
5:20 – 5:30 - 10 min Break
5:30 – 6:00 - Rosalia Valero
Wrap up
"CPD - WHat's next? (And why am I here…?)"
Welcome to the last session of the 2025 Cambridge Talks. Day 3, 5.30pm...
Get another cup of coffee and let’s talk about falling in love with Continuous Professional Development again... and again... and again...
In this session I’ll invite you to explore CPD options for when we might feel jaded (gasp!), lost, or too tired. Let’s talk about rekindling the initial passion we felt when we decided to become English teaching practitioners.