About IATEFL Teacher Development SIG

History

The Teacher Development Special Interest Group was formed by Adrian Underhill in 1985, and was the first SIG to be created under the auspices of IATEFL.

The Committee

Catherine Mitsaki - Newsletter Editor Barbara Roosken - TDSIG.org Website Editor Duncan Foord - Events Coordinator Mark Bain - Webmaster Mojca Belak - Coordinator Colin Mackenzie - Ex-coordinator

We would be delighted to hear from anyone else who would like to join the committee, to spread the workload and share ideas and suggestions for future activities. If you are interested, contact us.

Aims

  • To enable and encourage all categories of teacher to take more responsibility for professional and personal evolution throughout their careers.
  • To promote individual and institutional awareness of the importance of teacher development.
  • To encourage the provision of facilities for teacher development which do not already exist.

The TD SIG provides a forum for teachers who wish to develop their own unique potential asteachers, to develop their skill and awareness in meeting the inevitable problems of being a teacher, and to keep alive a sense of challenge and satisfaction in the job.

Priorities

  • What does development mean to me in my context?
  • How can I become the best teacher that I can be?
  • What hinders and what helps me in doing that?
  • How can I help myself by working with like-minded people?

The TD SIG provides a forum in which anyone interested in such developmental issues can share their own experience and learn from the experiences of others. Through such a network the group seeks to encourage individuals and groups of teachers to undertake activities that focus on personal and professional development.

Benefits of joining the Teacher Development SIG

  • The TD SIG produces three Newsletters a year. These are put together by editors working in or outside the UK.
  • The TD SIG organises practical and experiential workshops in the UK. In addition, TD cooperates with other Special Interest Groups in organising joint conferences outside the UK.
  • The TD SIG encourages teachers to form local groups outside the UK with the aim of networking, organising events, and sharing their insights and experiences. The TD SIG is large, active and welcomes ideas and contributions from teachers world-wide.

For further information about IATEFL and how to join the Teacher Development SIG, contact IATEFL