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Continuing Professional Development in ELT An Online British Council Initiative Richard Gresswell IATEFL 2012, Glasgow. http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org. What is CPD? Why is CPD important? What kind of CPD opportunities are available? How can we use the CPD portal as a CPD resource?.

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  1. Continuing Professional Development in ELT An Online British Council InitiativeRichard GresswellIATEFL 2012, Glasgow

  2. http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org

  3. What is CPD? Why is CPD important? What kind of CPD opportunities are available? How can we use the CPD portal as a CPD resource? Workshop Objectives

  4. Questions to consider in relation to CPD • What kind of institution do you work in? • How long have you been working in ELT? • What English language teaching qualifications have you got? • What are your development needs and aims? • What are your preferred development activities?

  5. 6-9 years More than 10 years 2-5 years

  6. What counts as CPD?

  7. Conferences Magazines Materials Membership Mentoring Observation Reflection Research Specialisation Training Workshops Social media Types of CPD activities – some possibilities

  8. Continuing Professional Development Framework Pathways Courses Resources Networks

  9. Alex Bailey http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org/continuing-professional-development/teachers

  10. Questions asked in the video • 1. Who are you and what do you do? • 2. How and why did you become a…..? • 3. What advice would you give someone who wants to work as a…..? • 4. What kinds of things do you do in order to develop professionally? • 5. How do you see your career developing in the future? • Activity • Now work with a partner and briefly interview them using these • questions, then decide where you would place them on the • Framework. Discuss together afterwards.

  11. 5 Advanced 4 Proficient 6 Specialist 3 Developing

  12. How can the CPD portal help us • It gives us a point of reference in relation to other ELT • professionals helping us to identify our development needs • and aims. • Let’s take a newly qualified teacher like Alex Bailey as an • example

  13. Common needs for newly qualified teachers • Understanding your learners • Building your confidence as a teacher of English • Getting feedback on your teaching • Turning theory into practice • Knowing where to find classroom resources • Learning more about specific areas of ELT

  14. Which can be developed into aims • You are also learning how to teach in a real context, including: • Focusing less on your plan and more on your learners • Managing your time efficiently in planning and classroom management • Planning for the longer term – week / month / course • Being open to feedback and constructive criticism

  15. Do you show any of these positive features? • You attend workshops and actively look for ways to develop teaching. • You ask for / share and try new ideas. • You view asking for assistance as a positive form of development. • You are enthusiastic and like to talk about what went well. • You seek guidance and input. • You understand and seek to meet student needs. • A lot of teaching techniques are becoming “second nature” to you.

  16. Do you show any of these negative features? • You over-plan by micromanaging classes and don’t allow lessons to emerge. • You feel that asking for help is a form of weakness • You tend to ignore the importance of administration. • You act independently of others in the learning centre and don’t support their work. • You get negative feedback from students. • You still struggle with basic teaching techniques.

  17. YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

  18. So why doesn’t it always happen? • Money • Time • Difficulty • Culture – internal / external • …but of course it can

  19. Thank you! • Richard Gresswell • http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org

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