May 18-20, 2022

for online language teachers who want to build an independent business

How to self-publish, market and sell your books and workbooks

Join us from May 18 to 20 to learn how to self-publish, market and sell your books and workbooks. Create a new source of revenue that will reduce your anxiety of looking for 1:1 clients. Hear from presenters and other online language teachers how a book can grow a community, expand your reach beyond 1 or 2 countries, restructure your business and make a positive impact in the world! Challenge yourself to self-publish a workbook in 3 days with Veronika Palovska and win a hot-seat coaching spot with Elena Mutonono.

Writing a book on the topic that mattered to me helped me build connections with other teachers and grow a community of people committed to preventing emotional burnout and rekindling their passion for teaching. On top of that, my book sales kept my business going when I was evacuating from a war-torn part of Ukraine, unable to coach or run courses. Publishing a book was definitely worth all the effort!

Maria Glazunova, author of How to reduce your time preparing for online classes and prevent emotional burnout

Register now and you’ll get:

Pre-recorded interviews with online language teachers sharing insights into their businesses
Live presentations and Q&As with our main speakers + hangout times with other teachers
A workbook for notes, reflections and extra resources
A closed forum where you can connect with speakers and other teachers during the summit
NEWA hot-seat session with Elena Mutonono for 3 online language teachers, to answer their business questions in real time
NEWA pre-recorded, 3-part workshop series on how to create, design and self-publish your first workbook by Veronika Palovska
Unlimited access to all the materials after the event is over
If you can’t attend a live session in person, you can watch its recording later

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Publishing my book for teens expanded my audience beyond just two countries, and I’ve been able to build online connections with bookstores, language schools and libraries. Later I turned each book into mini-courses, reading and writing programs for teenagers that spark their creativity, curiosity and passion for reading and learning about the world. I believe that through these small groups children connect with each other across cultures and learn to accept and celebrate each other’s unique stories.

Irina Skibenko, author of Nina and Eve’s Adventures book series

The main speakers and what you’ll learn from them:

How to market and sell your book without social media

Alex Franzen

Alexandra Franzen is a best-selling author, award-winning editor, and entrepreneur based in Hawaii.

She has written six books including two novels, and has written articles for Time, Forbes, Newsweek, The Huffington Post, and Lifehacker. Her work has been mentioned in The New York Times Small Business Blog, The Atlantic, and Inc, and she’s been interviewed on platforms such as The Los Angeles Times and the Peabody Award-winning radio show, Marketplace. She’s the co-founder of a book production company called Get It Done.

As a writing coach, Alex helps her clients to write powerful books that touch readers deeply. Recent projects include Your Next Level Life by Karen Arrington (NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Instructional Literary Work), We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers (Wall Street Journal Bestseller), Say It Now by Sherry Richert Belul (Pinnacle Book Achievement Award) among many others.

Alexandra deleted all of her social media accounts 8 years ago, and she’s known for writing essays on technology, mental health, and why we all need to unplug more. She encourages you to delete Facebook and write a book instead.

How to write and publish your book (a step-by-step guide)

Darius Foroux

Darius Foroux (pronounced as Da-reeus Fo-roo) is the author of 7 books, and the creator of 6 online courses. He writes about productivity, habits, decision making, and wealth building. His ideas and work have been featured in TIME, NBC, Fast Company, Inc., Observer, and many more publications. 500K+ people read his blog every month.

Veronika will be running a practical workshop where she’ll help you create your own workbook from start to finish.

Veronika Palovska

Veronika Palovska is a designer and brand strategist who specializes in online education.

Elena will be doing the hot seat coaching session. Apply after you sign up for the Summit!

Elena Mutonono

Elena Mutonono is a coach who helps online teachers transform their work from the unpredictable 1:1 lesson hustle into a smarter model with more freedom and flexibility.

The main speakers and what you’ll learn from them:

How to market and sell your book without social media

Alex Franzen

Alexandra Franzen is a best-selling author, award-winning editor, and entrepreneur based in Hawaii.

She has written six books including two novels, and has written articles for Time, Forbes, Newsweek, The Huffington Post, and Lifehacker. Her work has been mentioned in The New York Times Small Business Blog, The Atlantic, and Inc, and she’s been interviewed on platforms such as The Los Angeles Times and the Peabody Award-winning radio show, Marketplace. She’s the co-founder of a book production company called Get It Done.

As a writing coach, Alex helps her clients to write powerful books that touch readers deeply. Recent projects include Your Next Level Life by Karen Arrington (NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Instructional Literary Work), We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers (Wall Street Journal Bestseller), Say It Now by Sherry Richert Belul (Pinnacle Book Achievement Award) among many others.

Alexandra deleted all of her social media accounts 8 years ago, and she’s known for writing essays on technology, mental health, and why we all need to unplug more. She encourages you to delete Facebook and write a book instead.

How to write and publish your book (a step-by-step guide)

Darius Foroux

Darius Foroux (pronounced as Da-reeus Fo-roo) is the author of 7 books, and the creator of 6 online courses. He writes about productivity, habits, decision making, and wealth building. His ideas and work have been featured in TIME, NBC, Fast Company, Inc., Observer, and many more publications. 500K+ people read his blog every month.

Veronika will be running a practical workshop where she’ll help you create your own workbook from start to finish.

Veronika Palovska

Veronika Palovska is a designer and brand strategist who specializes in online education.

Elena will be doing the hot seat coaching session. Apply after you sign up for the Summit!

Elena Mutonono

Elena Mutonono is a coach who helps online teachers transform their work from the unpredictable 1:1 lesson hustle into a smarter model with more freedom and flexibility.

Until I wrote my first story, I didn’t think I could use my own writing to teach Italian with more creativity. After publishing my stories, I created journals to help my clients on their learning journeys. Today my teaching business is built around stories that I write, and through them I help my clients get immersed in the Italian language, explore with their senses, have fun and enjoy the freedom of cozy-Italian-learning. My books have also given ideas to many Italian teachers to use my books in their own classes.

Silvia Perrone, author of Marta in Italia and other stories and journals for creative learners of Italian

Interviews with online language teachers and what you’ll learn from them:

Martin Johnston

from Rock'n'Roll English

An English teacher. Martin runs the podcast Rock ‘n’ Roll English where he helps intermediate to advanced learners improve their vocabulary and listening skills through humor real life stories told by him and his friends.

Publish a book of stories and raise money for a cause.

Silvia Perrone

from Italearn.com

An Italian teacher. Silvia writes stories and creative activities for Italian learners to guide them into the magic of the Italian language.

Create workbooks and journals for richer and more creative learning experience

Irina Skibenko

from Irina Skibenko

A Russian and English Language Teacher. Irina writes short adventure stories and organizes book challenges for preteens, to open their eyes to the world through her stories, exciting activities, quizzes, and the international community.

Write books for teens and change the way you teach

Maria Glazunova

Maria Glazunova is a Cambridge certified ESL teacher, language coach, author and speaker from Ukraine. She has been teaching for 12 years. Emotional burnout led to the radical change in her approach. After intensive training with Scott Thornbury, she started to teach without coursebooks. Furthermore, she practices elements of language coaching.

Her focus now is to help teachers to reduce and prevent emotional burnout and make lessons more practical.

How to leverage networking and create collaborative sales

Linda Riolo

from Piccolo Mondo Italiano

An Italian teacher. Linda focuses on Italian literature and culture. She creates materials for learners of Italian passionate about books, history, art, and culture in general. a weekly podcast completely in Italian, called “Pensieri e Parole.”

Topic: How to monetize a podcast through a product and a program

How to turn your podcast into an e-book and a workbook for successful language learning.

Daily schedule:

The Online Teacher Summit forum opens on May 17, 2022. Say hi and introduce yourselves!

Day 1: Wednesday, May 18, 2022

11 AM CDT/17:00 London time: Live presentation, Q&A with Alex Franzen + mix & mingle with the teachers.
Create your own workbook (part 1) with Veronika Palovska (pre-recorded).
Inspirational story 1: Irina Skibenko on writing books for teens to inspire their curiosity.
Inspirational story 2: Martin Johnston on editing a book of stories and raising for a cause.

Day 2: Thursday, May 19, 2022

11 AM CDT/17:00 London time: Hot seat coaching with Elena Mutonono + mix & mingle with the teachers.
Create your own workbook (part 2) with Veronika Palovska (pre-recorded).
Inspirational story 3: Silvia Perrone on creating workbooks and journals for richer and more creative learning of Italian.
Inspirational story 4: Maria Glazunova on writing a book and building a vibrant teachers’ community around the topic of emotional burnout.

Day 3: Friday, May 20, 2022

11 AM CDT/17:00 London time: Live presentation, Q&A with Darius Foroux + mix & mingle with the teachers.
Create your own workbook (part 3) with Veronika Palovska (pre-recorded).
Inspirational story 5: Linda Riolo on self-publishing scripts of her podcast and using them as a learning tool for upper-intermediate and advanced learners of Italian.

All live sessions are happening at 11 AM Central time (US)/17:00 London time. We encourage you to join in real time, but if you can’t, recordings will be provided within hours after the live event. Once you purchase your ticket, you will book your spot for the sessions to get reminders.

For more time zones check here.

Register now and get:

Pre-recorded interviews with online language teachers sharing insights into their businesses
Live presentations and Q&As with our main speakers + hangout times with other teachers
A workbook for notes, reflections and extra resources
A closed forum where you can connect with speakers and other teachers during the summit
NEWA hot-seat session with Elena Mutonono for 3 online language teachers, to answer their business questions in real time
NEWA pre-recorded, 3-part workshop series on how to create, design and self-publish your first workbook by Veronika Palovska
Unlimited access to all the materials after the event is over
If you can’t attend a live session in person, you can watch its recording later

FAQS

Is the event only for language teachers?

Yes, the event will help online language teachers and coaches create an extra income stream by self-publishing a book or a workbook.

How long do I have access to materials?

You have unlimited lifetime access to all resources (we guarantee 1-year online access, but you can also download everything to your computer and keep it forever).

Can this qualify as professional development for language teachers?

No, this event is for language teachers who want to build their businesses not improve their language teaching skills.

Will there be a certificate?

Yes! All participants will be able to generate digital certificates once they complete all the videos.

What is a “hot seat?”

A hot-seat is a live mini-coaching session where Elena Mutonono will offer business suggestions for 3 online language teachers participating in the Online Teacher Summit 2022. Anybody can apply for a hot seat, and 3 teachers will be selected before the Summit starts. The hot seat will be done live for all who can make it in real time, and the recording will be available within 3 hours.

Is the event only for language teachers?

Yes, the event will help online language teachers and coaches create an extra income stream by self-publishing a book or a workbook.

Can this qualify as professional development for language teachers?

No, this event is for language teachers who want to build their businesses not improve their language teaching skills.

Will there be a certificate?

Yes! All participants will be able to generate digital certificates once they complete all the videos.

How long do I have access to materials?

You have unlimited lifetime access to all resources (we guarantee 1-year online access, but you can also download everything to your computer and keep it forever).

What is a “hot seat?”

A hot-seat is a live mini-coaching session where Elena Mutonono will offer business suggestions for 3 online language teachers participating in the Online Teacher Summit 2022. Anybody can apply for a hot seat, and 3 teachers will be selected before the Summit starts. The hot seat will be done live for all who can make it in real time, and the recording will be available within 3 hours.

Your hosts

Online Teacher Summit is hosted by Elena Mutonono and Veronika Palovska.

Elena is a seasoned business coach who helps online language teachers move beyond 1:1 lessons and create a smarter system that lets them teach on their own terms and guarantees a stable income. You can read her blog at elenamutonono.com or listen to her OnlineBound podcast.

Veronika is a designer and brand strategist who helps creative entrepreneurs turn their skills and expertise into educational products and learning experiences.

Both of us have taught English offline and online, burned out, and tried a variety of solutions to build something more sustainable.

In 2016, we teamed up to write a book for online teachers called Opted Out of the *Real* Job, and since then, we have co-created a number of books, online courses, and live events for online teachers and coaches.

Since 2017, we’ve also been hosting the Smart Teacher’s Library, a community and membership site for online language teachers.

We’ve been hosting the Online Teacher Summit together every year since 2019.

Elena has created this Summit’s theme and program, is one of the main speakers, does the interviews, and runs the hot seat. Veronika is the author of the Summit’s workbook, branding and design, and runs the Worksbook workshop this year.