Episode 53: Becoming a Materials Writer and ELT DEI consultant with Lottie Galpin

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In this episode, Helen interviews Lottie Galpin, who writes dyslexia-friendly materials, is a freelance ELT publishing professional, an ELT editor/writer, and a DEI in ELT consultant. Lottie shares her professional development journey from teacher to materials writer to DEI consultant, offering support and suggestions for teachers who want to create their own materials and/or move into publishing, and encourages us all to embrace and use inclusive materials in a way that’s healthy for teachers and students and benefits everybody.
On Lottie's website: https://www.lottiegalpin.com/
Download list of inclusive photobanks here: https://www.lottiegalpin.com/inclusion-for-free/.

Lottie recommends some British Council webinars containing some good DEI-related talks: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/news-and-events/webinars/webinars-teachers

Lottie shares some examples of Inclusive materials:
#1: https://raiseupforelt.com/
#2: https://peterjfullagar.co.uk/eltshop/

During the conversation, Lottie mentions ELT teacher to writer: https://eltteacher2writer.co.uk/