TDSIG PCE 2024:Teacher Change Over Time

Join IATEFL Teacher Development Special Interest Group (TDSIG) for their 2024 in person Pre-Conference Event on 15 April 2024- Teacher Change Over Time

In this PCE, the TDSIG invites teachers to examine their own PD pathways. This event could serve as a means of autobiographical reflection for increased agency. Or it could provide a cornerstone of a mentor/mentee dialogue. Regardless of where you are in your professional development, teacher change is a crucial element of critical reflection and growth.

What is effective teaching and learning? In short, your answer may depend entirely on what stage you may be in your professional development. From building disciplinary knowledge to applying that to pedagogical knowledge, we develop as teachers over time. We hone teacher competencies. The craft of teaching becomes intuitive year after year. We develop professional identities. But this doesn’t happen without change—a change in skillset, attitude, confidence, core beliefs, and our identity.

Speakers:

Jeremy Harmer

Having worked as a teacher, teacher trainer and director of the Instituto Anglo Mexicano de Cultura, Jeremy wrote a number of methodology books (The Practice of English Language Teaching, How to Teach English and Essential Teacher knowledge - published by Pearson - and the recent Jeremy Harmer’s 50 Communicative Activities published by Cambridge). He has offered training and talks all over the world. He is also a performer and a musician.

Danny Norrington-Davies

Danny is a teacher and teacher-trainer working at International House London. His interests in ELT are emergent language, grammar, materials design, and creativity. He enjoys speaking at conferences, and his first book, ‘Teaching grammar: from rules to reasons’ was published by Pavilion in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book ‘Working with Emergent Language: Ideas and activities for developing your reactive skills in class’. At International House he works on CELTA and DELTA courses, as well as Teacher development courses such as Materials Development, Current Trends and Practical Teacher. He is also a marker for the Trinity CertPT.

Ben Beaumont

Ben Beaumont is an educator and researcher who specialises in teacher development in ELT and English-medium instruction contexts. Having worked in teaching, assessment and training roles in a variety of sectors, Ben is keen to share emergent good practice with peers, helping support a balanced, localised and contextual approach to teacher development. As Head of Teacher Strategy and Publishing at Trinity College London, Ben’s work allows him to critically engage with teachers’ professional development practices, with the ultimate goal of maximising opportunities for effective learning.

Fiona Mauchline

Fiona Mauchline has been working in EFL for 30 years, and has been involved in TD as both a face-to-face and online trainer for 20. She used to be a DoS and teacher, but is now an author, materials writer, teacher trainer, conference speaker, and blogger. She’s based in Oxford in the UK.

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