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Professional Development
***Currently Inactive*** Welcome to the KOTESOL Professional Development Special Interest Group (PD-SIG). Professional development has many definitions, and the SIG will discuss those. For the simplest explanation, let's say professional development are the...SIGS January 7, 2013
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
Rob Dickey, Facilitator
Rob Dickey has been involved in his own professional development, and as a trainer and facilitator, for over 18 years. He is a past president of KOTESOL, a former facilitator of this SIG (when it was known as Teacher Development and Education SIG) and has served in numerous...Bio's Professional Development January 7, 2013
Thomas S.C. Farrell, Advisor
Thomas S.C. Farrell has been a teacher and teacher-educator for more than 30 years. He taught for nearly two decades in Seoul, before moving to Singapore, and finally to Brock University in Canada. His principal field of study is teacher development and reflective practice in...Bio's Professional Development January 7, 2013