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TD or TTED: What is the difference?
Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash Every year at the IATEFL Conference, we are asked the same question: “What is the difference between the TD (Teacher Development) and TTEd (Teacher Training & Education) SIGs (Special Interest Groups). It is not a surprise that...
Lean on me: stories of coaching, mentoring and teacher resilience – Divya Madhavan
Photo by Ian Schneider on Unsplash In our previous post, Divya Madhavan shared her thoughts on coaching and mentoring in ELT. Here, she shares stories of inspiring educators from around the globe. I am going to talk about how we show up for each other by sharing the...
Showing Up for Teachers: Coaching and Mentoring – Divya Madhavan
Photo by Clark Tibbs on Unsplash Here we present the first part of Divya Madhavan’s plenary speech from IATEFL 2023 in Harrogate. We ELT teachers lean on each other an awful lot. It is essentially how we grow as teachers. There are more traditional disciplines in...
How Reflective Teaching Fuels Continuous Professional Development – Sina Daneshvar
Photo by Hannah Olinger on Unsplash As an ELT practitioner with over 18 years of experience, I have experienced days when I walked out of the classroom feeling that I had performed poorly or when I thought to myself, I could have taught that grammar part differently....
Review: Thus Spoke an English Teacher
Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash “Thus spoke an English Teacher: Professional Development Reflections for English Teachers” written and recently published by Bruno Albuquerque, is a collection of chapters that do exactly what the author sets out to do from...
Celebrating the UN’s International Mother Language Day
Photo by Kane Reinholdtsen on Unsplash Unesco’s International Mother Language Day has been celebrated since 2000. The purpose is to celebrate that each language brings to the multicultural world we live in. In its website it is stated: “UNESCO believes in the...
Five Ideas for Engaging in Professional Development in 2024
To all our TDSIG members, Happy New Year and happy holidays! As the new year gets underway, we wish for peace and joy around the world. May your 2024 be productive, collaborative, and meaningful! To start off the year, here are five ideas for engaging in professional...
A New Era of Assessment Evolution – Marcela C. Danowski
Assessment in education is the compass that guides both educators and students on their academic journey. It's a critical tool for gauging progress, identifying areas of improvement, and ensuring that learning objectives are met. But assessment is not just about...
Transformative Pathways: Nurturing Inclusive Teacher Development for Tomorrow – Ali Caszadeh Mataki
Introduction The realm of education is in perpetual motion, constantly seeking ways to elevate teaching practices and enrich the academic journeys of students. Conventional top-down approaches to professional development have often proven to be inadequate, struggling...