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Explore expert articles for teacher educators covering the latest developments in English language education and teacher training. Stay informed and support your professional practice with practical insights based on current research and evidence-based approaches from around the world.
Teacher-research as continuing professional development
This article is an extract from the British Council publication, ‘Innovations in the continuing professional development of English language teachers’. Here the authors, R Smith, T Connelly and P Rebolledo, explore teacher-research as continuing professional development.
Lessons from India - practical issues
This article presents an extract from the British Council publication, ‘Innovations in the continuing professional development of English language teachers’. Here the authors, A Padwad and K Dixit, outline practical issues they discovered during their innovative think tank project.
Differentiated Professional Development – promoting and experiencing it: a blog post by Isabela Villas Boas
In this article about writing a chapter for the British Council publication, ‘Innovations in the continuing professional development of English language teachers’ we hear from Isabela Villas Boas who talks about her own experience of continuing professional development through contributing to the book.
What Lies Beyond? CPD with Lasting Impact
Watch a recording of this webinar looking at what trainers can do to make sure teacher development, whether face-to-face or online, can keep on sparking inspiration and enabling appropriate, practical change.
Teacher-research as CPD, in practice
Watch a recording of this webinar looking at practical ways to set up and implement teacher research.
Fiona Copland and Sue Garton: Factors influencing success in teaching English in state primary schools
Drawing on findings from a mixed methods research project investigating global practices in teaching English to young learners, this webinar identifies key factors affecting the implementation of primary school English.
Professional development video: organising appraisals
In these two videos, Dan Humm Soriano and Loraine Kennedy discuss how appraisals are organised where they work.
E-safety training for teachers of young learners
This training session is designed to be used with teachers working with young learners and looks at the topic of e-safety.
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Having an EfECT: Professional development for teacher educators in Myanmar
While many teacher and teacher educator development projects take place, their impact is not always fully measured, and when it is, it’s often found to be minimal.