18th International IATEFL Slovenia Conference, 10 to 13 March 2011

More teacher development events in Eastern Europe. The 18th International IATEFL Slovenia Conference will be held in Topolšica, from 10 to 13 March 2011. Leni Dam, Lindsay Clandfield, Judy Copage, Marie Delaney, and Eamonn Shanahan are amongst the speakers. You can...

The 19th Annual HUPE Conference, Opatija, Croatia

The 19th Annual HUPE Conference will be held in the Grand Hotel Adriatic, Opatija, Croatia, from the 7th to 10th of April, 2011. HUPE – The Croatian Association of Teachers of English – extend a welcome to “everyone who is willing to share their good...

Paul Braddock on teacher-led professional development

Just came across Paul Braddock’s blog this morning. Paul works for the British Council in Barcelona, and has a keen interest in teacher development. The whole blog is well worth reading, but I’d especially like to draw the attention of TDSIG members to two...

How good are Intesol’s online teacher development courses?

Friend Karen Richardson has reached out to the teacher development community to help out a colleague. She sent me the following email (also posted on our Facebook page): “A colleague has asked me whether I would be her assessor/tutor for her Teaching Practice....

5 ways to use the Internet for teacher development

The Internet is an great tool for teacher development. If you thought the Web was just for entertainment, think again. Here are some simple ideas to get you started. TDSIG.org – Obviously, the first thing to do is sign up for this website. Our objective is to...