Photo by Laurenz Kleinheider on Unsplash In this month’s blog, committee member Jake Kimball reflects on self-development. Change Starts With Self-Awareness One of my favorite ways to think about teacher development is through art, so whenever I have the chance, I...
Photo by Greg Rosenke on Unsplash This month committee member Helen Slee shares their reflections on some very impactful IATEFL conference sessions. Time has flown since the April 2026 IATEFL conference, and some of us are still percolating our learning moments. Some...
Photo by Austin on Unsplash In this post, our committee member Elizabeth S. Coleman shares how teaching pre-service educators reignited her passion for ELT. After years of conducting CPD and training with established teachers in university preparatory programmes and...
This month’s blog post is brought to you by our sponsors, Bridge Education Group 21st-century skills is an umbrella term that refers to a set of competencies deemed essential in today’s educational and professional landscape. They include learning skills (critical...
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...