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50 Ways to Develop Professionally
There are lots of ways to classify Professional Development, and not everyone agrees even on which things can, or cannot, be included. Some ideas for professional development listed by Mary Shepard Wong (2011, attached) include: Keep a journal and reflect on teaching....Basic page Professional Development January 7, 2013
BIELT
The British Institute for English Language Teaching (BIELT) was a short-lived project aiming to produce recognizable higher professional qualifications for those who chose to not pursue formal higher education (e.g., Masters in TESOL, English Education, Linguistics or Applied...Basic page Professional Development January 7, 2013
Statement of Teaching Philosophy
A statement of teaching philosophy is a cornerstone of both the teaching portfolio and many job interviews! What's my philosophy? Consider breaking down that broad question into component parts -- What do you believe about teaching? What do you believe about...Basic page Professional Development January 7, 2013
Teaching Goals Inventory
This is a computer-based assessment (inventory). You indicate how important a particular teaching objective is for any given course (example, your 9am Intermediate English Composition course) and you will immediately receive a diagnostic that compares your priorities to others...Basic page Professional Development January 7, 2013
Teaching Portfolio Guides
Teaching Portfolios are increasingly used in hiring and retention questions as well as for self-assessment of professional development. Attached to this page are a number of PDF files. These were downloaded from the internet on January 6 2013 or later. Some were PDF files...Basic page Professional Development January 7, 2013
Professional Development Online Resources
There are lots of online resources related to Professional Development. Do please help us extend the list. IATEFL Teacher Development SIG http://tdsig.org/ British Council / BBC Teacher Development pages http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teacher-development English...Basic page Professional Development February 5, 2013
CPD Bibliography
From the British Council India. http://www.britishcouncil.org/cpdbiblio.pdf attached here.Basic page Professional Development March 3, 2013
Readings Online
There are many books, booklets, journal articles, and manuscripts of potential interest available online. This is a modest partial listing. Some are also attached to this page (in case the links fail some time in the future). Feel free to add to this list. The...Basic page Professional Development March 3, 2013
9 Essential Traits of the Effective Professor
Nine Essential Traits of the Effective Professor. See the full powerpoint presentation (as a PDF file) attached. 1. RESPECTFUL 2. KNOWLEDGEABLE 3. APPROACHABLE 4. ENGAGING 5. COMMUNICATIVE 6. ORGANIZED 7. RESPONSIVE 8. PROFESSIONAL 9. HUMOROUS...Basic page Professional Development March 3, 2013
** Discussions Technology
Our discussions (at least for the first few months) in the Professional Development SIG will take place inside YahooGroups. It seems to be the best of the easy solutions. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KOTESOL_PD_SIG/ It is important that Subject Lines be relevant, or...Basic page Professional Development March 3, 2013
The Content in Professional Development
Professional development cannot succeed with out strong content. The content of the professional development that is associated with high-performing schools is always focused and serves a well-planned long-te rm strategy. To be effective, professional development should be based...Basic page Professional Development April 30, 2013
Competencies in Professional Development (Texas)
Professional Development for Language Teachers: Implementing the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English Project ExCELL Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas Texas Education Agency 1997 Attached to this page is the...Basic page Professional Development April 30, 2013
Standards for Teaching
There are many sets of Teaching standards. Two of the best known are: TESOL/NCATE ACTFL Following is a list of selections available here: TESOL/NCATE Standards for P-12 Teacher Education Programs (rev 2009) TESOL International, USA. http://www.tesol....Basic page Professional Development May 27, 2013
Why??? (Options)
Many might ask "why should I bother with professional development, I already have my job?" Part of the value of the PD-SIG is discussing this very question. As new and interesting options are brought forward, they will be added to this page. Here is a short starting...Basic page Professional Development June 2, 2013
* Reading Group #1. Richards & Farrell 2005
The first reading group for the Professional Development SIG will undertake: Richards, Jack C. & Thomas S.C. Farrell (2005). Professional Development for Language Teachers: Strategies for Teacher Learning. Cambridge University Press. The Preliminary schedule for the group...Basic page Professional Development June 10, 2013
BIELT (1) -- The Basics
This page has been re-created from the original site - www.bielt.org Please see http://koreatesol.org/content/BIELT for information about this re-publishing. Index 1 The Basics (Unfortunately, we are unable to make the original "RTF" files available (which you can...Basic page Professional Development August 10, 2013
BIELT (2) -- Beyond the Basics
TThis page has been re-created from the original site - www.bielt.org Please see http://koreatesol.org/content/BIELT for information about this re-publishing. Index 2 Beyond the Basics (Unfortunately, we are unable to make the original "RTF" files...Basic page Professional Development August 11, 2013
BIELT (3) -- Way Beyond the Basics
This page has been re-created from the original site - www.bielt.org Please see http://koreatesol.org/content/BIELT for information about this re-publishing. Index 3 Way Beyond the Basics --------------- This...Basic page Professional Development August 11, 2013
* Reading Group #2. What Every EFL Teacher
At the Professional Development SIG meeting (Saturday, 2pm at the International Conference) we agreed to start a new book. What Should Every EFL Teacher Know? Paul Nation, Shengyi Lee and Hieram Weintraub Compass Publishing (Mar 1, 2013) This is NOT the free book What...Basic page Professional Development October 14, 2013