Tag Archives: professional development

Social-Emotional Learning in ELT: 3 Takeaways From Action Research

Özgehan Uştuk
Özgehan Uştuk

This blog is part of the TESOL Research Professional Council (RPC) Blog series.  I have been teaching EFL at higher education institutions in Turkey for more than a decade. One thing that became apparent to me over the years was … Continue reading

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Mindfulness in PD: Not a Magic Pill, but Certainly a Superpower

Laura Baecher
Laura Baecher

For the next few months, I will be inviting voices from a variety of contexts to share their work and thinking on professional development (PD). This post focuses on mindfulness as a practice that can inform our PD, teaching, and … Continue reading

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New (Critical) Friendships for a New Year of PD

Laura Baecher
Laura Baecher

Welcome Guest Bloggers Wayne Malcolm and Dawn Lucovich! For the next few months, I will be inviting voices from a variety of contexts to share their work and thinking on professional development (PD). As we know, the best PD comes … Continue reading

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Top 8 PD Topics for English Language Teachers in 2022

Laura Baecher
Laura Baecher

In a flash, we come to the end of 2022.  It is a great time to pause and look back to see what some of the trends, key topics, and themes were when it comes to teacher professional development (PD) … Continue reading

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10 Asset-Based Approaches to Professional Development

Laura Baecher
Laura Baecher

I have been teaching for over 15 years now and I have rarely come across professional development programs in my country that make the teachers’ assets visible…Professional learning [should] follow the same learning rules that apply to our learners. Teachers … Continue reading

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3 Ways to Get From “Burned Out” to “On Fire”

Laura Baecher
Laura Baecher

We hear a lot about teacher/faculty burnout these days—but can we “use fire to fight fire” in our personal and professional lives? Fire can be a force that paves the way for new growth (like in the picture below), and … Continue reading

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Scaffolding PD in Uzbekistan: Conference Proposals and Presentations

Kendra Staley and Alicia Bradley
Kendra Staley and Alicia Bradley

This post is part of a series on Scaffolding professional development (PD) in Uzbekistan as part of the English Speaking Nation (ESN) Secondary Teacher Training Program. You can read an overview of the program here. ESN participants shared their professional … Continue reading

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5 Activities to Explore Cultural Diversity

Naashia Mohamed
Naashia Mohamed

Culture is more than artefacts, rituals, and traditions. It is derived from the understanding we acquire through living together as a community and our connections to others within it. I have written previously about the importance of avoiding tokenism, celebrating … Continue reading

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