Starting on World Teacher’s Day, the British Council is running its first global online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) conference for teachers and teacher educators of all subjects.
The conference deals with a range of themes, from strategies to help you or your teachers take responsibility for your professional development to integrating 21st century skills into your classroom and training.
Conference Schedule
Talks on each day of the conference will be themed around the professional practices from the Teacher’s CPD Framework and the professional practices from the Teacher Educator’s CPD Framework. Click here for more information.
WEDNESDAY 5 OCT – THE TEACHER AS A REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER
- Taking responsibility for professional development (CPD Framework for teachers)
- Researching and contributing to the profession (CPD Framework for teacher educators)
- Supporting and mentoring teachers (CPD Framework for teacher educators)
THURSDAY 6 OCT – THE TEACHER AS A REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER (2)
- Taking responsibility for professional development (CPD Framework for teachers)
- Researching and contributing to the profession (CPD Framework for teacher educators)
- Supporting and mentoring teachers (CPD Framework for teacher educators)
FRIDAY 7 OCT – THE LEARNER
- Using inclusive practices (CPD Framework for teachers)
- Using multilingual approaches (CPD Framework for teachers)
- Understanding learners (CPD Framework for teachers)
- Understanding the teaching context (CPD Framework for teacher educators)
SATURDAY 6 OCT – ASSESSING AND MANAGING LEARNING (TEACHER AND STUDENT)
- Assessing learning (CPD Framework for teachers)
- Managing the lesson (CPD Framework for teachers)
- Managing and developing learning resources for teachers (CPD Framework for teacher educators)
- Planning, managing and moderating teacher learning (CPD Framework for teacher educators)
- Monitoring teacher potential and performance (CPD Framework for teacher educators)
SUNDAY 9 OCT – 21ST CENTURY SKILLS / CORE SKILLS
- 21st Century Skills/Core skills (CPD Framework for teachers)
- Understanding learners (CPD Framework for teachers)
More information, including the full schedule, is available at: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/events/teaching-success-online-conference
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