Scott talks about his recent research into the communicative approach and shares some experiences of what's happening in the classroom and how teachers can measure their beliefs and methodology. Scott also shares the background behind his ELT conversation with Jeremy Harmer and the 35 year celebration of the Cambridge University Press methodolgy handbook series.
Thursday 3 April 2014
Interview with Rustom Mody
Rustom talks about the British Council's use of radio as a channel for supporting teacher development across India, with it's Teaching English Radio series.
The British council is supporting English teachers all around the globe with projects for professional development. And it's doing the same in my country ,Tunisia. Last year, I had the chance to be a guest with a bunch of other teachers in one of the radio series "Using group work in large classes".
I found this statement of Mody very interesting: "Training is only one side of professional development, and training alone is not enough to change attitudes, to change classroom practice, and to change the way the children learn in the classrooms..." I agree with Rustom Mody because teachers need support, a sense of belonging to a professional community.
One of the projects Mody mentioned in his talk was m-learning as part of professional development... just a couple of minutes films and there you go! CPD adapted to modern times and to the hectic life teachers are leading.
The British council is supporting English teachers all around the globe with projects for professional development. And it's doing the same in my country ,Tunisia. Last year, I had the chance to be a guest with a bunch of other teachers in one of the radio series "Using group work in large classes".
I found this statement of Mody very interesting: "Training is only one side of professional development, and training alone is not enough to change attitudes, to change classroom practice, and to change the way the children learn in the classrooms..." I agree with Rustom Mody because teachers need support, a sense of belonging to a professional community.
One of the projects Mody mentioned in his talk was m-learning as part of professional development... just a couple of minutes films and there you go! CPD adapted to modern times and to the hectic life teachers are leading.
Tuesday 1 April 2014
IATEFL
Nik
Peachey talks about the upcoming Digital Skills for Employability panel
which will be streamed live on this site at 5pm Wednesday (02 April) UK
time. He also talks about his recent project to crowdsource funding for
a digital publishing project. - See more at:
http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2014/sessions/2014-04-01/interview-nik-peachey#sthash.eFJMl66h.dpuf
Nick Peachy talk about the upcoming Digital Skills for Employability panel which will be streamed live at 5pm Wednesday April 02nd UK time. He also talks about his recent project to crowd source funding for a digital publishing project.
Nik
Peachey talks about the upcoming Digital Skills for Employability panel
which will be streamed live on this site at 5pm Wednesday (02 April) UK
time. He also talks about his recent project to crowdsource funding for
a digital publishing project. - See more at:
http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2014/sessions/2014-04-01/interview-nik-peachey#sthash.eFJMl66h.dpuf
Nik
Peachey talks about the upcoming Digital Skills for Employability panel
which will be streamed live on this site at 5pm Wednesday (02 April) UK
time. He also talks about his recent project to crowdsource funding for
a digital publishing project. - See more at:
http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2014/sessions/2014-04-01/interview-nik-peachey#sthash.eFJMl66h.dpuf
Interview with Nik Peachey, April 1st, 2014, IATEFL
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