A tale from Tuzla

By Elma Velić Bešić Being a teacher carries a lot of weight and responsibilities, as well as joy and laughter, long hours and many unsolvable problems, great and bad days, but mostly a lot of paperwork. I read somewhere that if you want to work in administration with...

Accountability: are we developing?

CPD ideas that may keep you moving by Marcela Cintra   One of the biggest challenges in English language teaching is guaranteeing continuous professional development. Often times, teachers complain about the demands of the teaching profession and the lack of time...

My interview with Adrian Underhill

By Tyson Seburn The TDSIG pre-conference event at this year’s IATEFL in Manchester was well into its afternoon activities. Our main speakers had problematized and illuminated; our attendees were putting into action the law of two feet; and our Divya was a...

Accountability: are we teaching?

The TDSIG Blog is up running again after a busy #IATEFL Conference this year. Huge thanks to all our readers who have been sharing the posts and, especially to those who got in touch with us, we love hearing from you! We are very proud today to showcase the writing of...

Problematizing for teacher development

by Tyson Seburn The highlights of our TDSIG PCE day for me were inspired by its overarching theme from the morning talks which fueled much of the afternoon Open Space sessions: the development that can derive from problematisation. Why? How? Yes, those are the...