Professional Development

Irina Grekova CELTA, DELTA, MA in TESOL

CELTA trainer, assessor

BKC International House Moscow

http://www.bkcih-moscow.com t-training@bkc.ru

Professional Development Foord D. 2009 The Developing Teacher. DELTA

Publishing Richards, Jack C. 30 Years of TEFL/TESOL:

Personal Reflection, SEAMEO Regional Language Centre, Singapore

Liu, Jun 2013 Six Abilities of a Future ELT Professional, IATEFL plenary session at the conference in Liverpool

Duncan Foord ‘The Developing Teacher’ DELTA Publishing, 2009

References

'30 years of TEFL/TESOL: A Personal Reflection' Jack C Richards, SEAMEO Regional Centre, Singapore

Professor Jun Liu 'ELT Tomorrow'

IATEFL Conference 2013, Liverpool

Professional Development Areas of professional development Strategies of PD Activities and projects of PD TT courses and programs

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What is professional development?

Professional Development'It isn’t the same thing having ten years’ experience as

having one year’s experience repeated ten times.'

D. Foord (2009)

Professional Development 'If we are doing something we enjoy, then

Continuous Professional Development is a natural component of our daily work life. It is an attitude.' Alison Perkins

'Training is what other people do to you. Development is what you do to yourself.'

Julian Edge

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Implications:

The development isn’t possible without explicit and conscious changes in routine and activity.

Some teachers do this and some teachers don’t but just repeat tried and tested routines.

Steps of self-development

unconscious competence conscious competence conscious incompetence Unconscious incompetence

Developmental flowHigh Flight

Confidence

Flow

Fight

Low High challenge

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You can change or develop in 3 ways:

- You change through experience and reflection- You change by making things happen- You change as a result of things that happen to you

Areas of professional development

1) Skills

2) Knowledge

3) Awareness

4) Attitude

Areas of professional development Developing a repertoire of teaching skills Knowledge: applied linguistic competence content knowledge disciplinary knowledge Awareness- realizing what is happening when you teach Attitude-your assumptions about teaching, learning, yourself, your Ss, culture

Applied Linguistic Competence Monitor your own speech Give correct FB on learner’s language Provide input at an appropriate level Provide language enrichment experiences for

learners Access target language resources Able to improvise in a lesson

Pedagogical Content Knowledge Understand learners’ needs Diagnose learners’ problems Plan suitable instructional goals for learners Select and design learning tasks Design and adapt texts Evaluate and choose published materials Adapt commercial materials

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5 circles of development:

You

You and your students

You and your colleagues

You and your school

You and your profession

You- the first circle• Worked on my time

management skills• Reflecting on your teaching/development• Completing self- diagnostic tests• Recording/ videoing your lesson• Learning another language

• Keeping a teaching diary• Reading a TEFL book• Improving your LA• Trying a new approach• Incorporating songs/ poetry/literature• Experimenting with lesson formats

Self-observation TaskSection 2 – Planning My score Did I anticipate the problems my students had? Were the aims appropriate for these Ss? Did I achieve my aims (linguistic and communicative)?Section 3 – Teacher performance My score Did the Ss understand my instructions? Were all my Ss catered for? Did I vary interaction patterns between Ss? How much did I talk? Was any of my talk inappropriate? How/ when were Ss corrected? Was there any peer or self-correction?Section 4 – Student performance My score Was there positive learning environment or not? How authentic was the communication? How much did my Ss talk?Section 5 – Conclusions My score In what areas do I need to improve?

You- the first circle Self-designed PD program

My goals(What?)

When? Done? Comments

Video my lesson

Wedn

You- the first circleWhy I am a teacher?

I get a sense of satisfaction from helping Ss progress

I like working with people

I like the variety in the job

I have long holidays

It’s a secure job

I like the challenge

I enjoy working with my colleagues

I can be creative

I am my own boss a lot of the time

I have fun at work

I am seldom bored

6 abilities of a Competent English Teacher Make constant and effective changes Learn and speak at least one other language Teach less to maximize learning Teach English in at least one subject area Familiarize oneself with new learning and teaching

modes Ensure learning outside the classroomJun Liu (2013)

You and your students Your students’ needs Getting feedback Trying something new

You and your studentsYour students’ needs

Personalities

Personal life

Likes and dislikes

Hobbies and interests

Learning styles and intelligences

Strengths and weaknesses in English

Motivating Our Learners : Actualizing the Vision

You and your studentsMy English is PERFECT!!!

My future ideal English speaking self What would you like to be able to do in English? What situations would you see yourself in? Who would you speak to? What about? How do people react to you? How do you feel about yourself?

Your students’ needsMy Ideal L2 Self

1) My successful tourist self

2) My successful career self

3) My Global Citizen Self

4) My Member of the Community self

(Jill Hadfield ‘Motivating Learning’)

Getting feedback Writing a letter (Dear Students/teacher…) Hot FB/ Cool FB FB on learning

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You and your students

Changes in teaching

Where?

When? What?

Who?

How?

Trying something newWho: T becomes a S, Ss become a T

Where: change the room layout and your

plan

How: vary approaches/techniques/format

When: vary the sequence of your lesson

plan

What: teach smth completely different

You and your students

Activities

Needs from the heart

3 against 1

The Black Book

I and my perfect English

You and your colleagues In the classroom In the staffroom In and out

You and your colleaguesInviting a colleague to your class Be my GUEST

Chat Show / Press Conference/ Mini-talk

Be my Student

Be my Judge

The Johari WindowThe Open Self

(known by ourselves and others)

The Blind Self

(What others see but you don’t)

The Secret Self

(What you know about your self and others don’t)

The Hidden Self

(The part of you no-one knows about)

You and your colleagues Planning and teaching someone else’s lesson Dream team- planning and teaching the class

together Swapping classes Sharing Board (in the Teachers’ Room)

You and your colleagues Vocabulary task: Use the following words in

sentences (seaside, planet, umbrella, envelope, canoe, waving)

Grammar task: Write 5 sentences using Past Simple

Writing task: Write a thank you letter

You and your profession Attending a conference Being a member of an online teachers’ group Lead a workshop or talk at a conference Write material for a website or in print Write an article for a website or in print Create your own teaching-related website Consider your career aims Complete a course leading to a qualification(such as Diploma or Masters) Trialled material for a publisher

You and your profession

You and your profession

You and your profession

BKC PD Programs TKT IHCYLT IHFTBE IH CAM LA Workshops (Methodology, Exams, LOTE, YL, VYL) Methodology Day DELTA M1 preparation

PD Programs and CoursesIH Certificates in Online Tutoring Advanced Methodology Director of Studies Course Business English Language Awareness Teaching 1-2-1 DELTA M1 preparationhttp://ihworld.com/online-training

You and your profession Attending and presenting at conferences

(IATEFL Conference, TT Barcelona, IH DOS, IHWO Online Conferences/ Webinars)

Membership of professional communities Reading professional literature, writing for

publication)

IH World Organization Online Programmes

http://ihworld.com/online-training

’Feeling good about yourself

is your top professional

responsibility’

Susan Barduhn

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Shawn Achor: The better secret to better work. (TED.com)

Reverse the formula for happiness and success.

Not working hard – becoming more successful – being happier

Being positive – will work better – will be successful

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1.Writing down 3 new things you are grateful for

2. Journaling about one positive experience

3. Meditation

4. Random acts of kindness