APrIR Newsletters: 2016 and back 5/13 Dec 2013 | Page 8

8 Award-giving at IES Nº 28 “O. Cossettini” and ISP Nº 16 “B. Houssay” As every year, APrIR awarded a medal and membership for 2014 to graduates who achieved the highest total average in their teaching education programme. This year, the awards were received by: IES Nº 28 “Olga Cossettini” Prof. de Inglés, Nivel Inicial y Primario: Abi BUTTIGLIERO Prof. de Inglés, Nivel Secundario: María Julia RÍOS ISP Nº 16 “Bernardo Houssay” Prof. de Inglés, Nivel Secundario: Analía GIULIETTI Sad news October saw the passing away of two distinguished members of the profession, who devoted their lives to the education of teachers-to-be. Prof. Nelly Shakespear studied and started her career in Rosario, later to move to Buenos Aires, where she specialised in Language and Literature and was APIBA President (1978-1980). For many years she organised a renowned Literature Summer School in Los Cocos. We fondly remember her visit a few years ago, in the event of the publication of her book Moments, Moods, Memories - A Thematic Study in English and American Poetry http://tinyurl.com/qfzw243 . APIBA remembers her in http://www.apiba.org.ar/blog/blog-2/item/600-condolencias-prof-nelly-shakespear Prof. Delia Redoano, Honorary Member of APrIR, was one of the Founding Teachers who came from Buenos Aires in the 1930’s to start the programme of Profesorado en Inglés, never to leave until her retirement. On occasion of her 100th birthday in January 2012 we celebrated it by sending her some presents and letters from former students. We remember her in http://www.aprir.org.ar/anuncios/inmemoriamdeliaredoano News from our members Patricia Zorio has now completed her studies and has been conferred the following certification: COACH ONTOLÓGICA Y ORGANIZACIONAL Mariel Amez has been awarded the Latin American Scholarship by IATEFL to participate in the IATEFL 2014 Annual Conference to be held in Harrogate (U.K.) in April 2014. In addition, she will be presenting the paper Literature and learning technologies: an experience in pre-service teacher education http://www.iatefl.org/harrogate-2014/harrogate-2014