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Plugged In: Free Tools and Training for 4 EdTech Trends
- Jan 20, 2025
The last several decades have seen a plethora of educational technology advances, like learning management systems, language learning apps, virtual and augmented reality, and artificial intelligence. Discover how to energize your classroom with free tools and PD opportunities for four trends in educational technology.
Supporting New Teachers through Effective Mentorships
- Dec 23, 2024
Effective mentorship programs are crucial in supporting new teachers. This article aims to answer the following questions: why is mentorship important? What are the critical elements of effective mentorship programs?
Empowering Preservice Teachers with Microteaching and Microlearning
- Nov 25, 2024
In education, the challenge isn’t just to teach but to transform—whether in a preschool classroom or a college lecture hall. Reflecting on my time as an adjunct faculty member, I now see how two practices—microteaching and microlearning—could have significantly impacted preservice teachers, helping them to influence student outcomes positively.
4 Ways Podcasts Will Power Up Your PD
- Oct 28, 2024
While many of us are familiar with podcasts for entertainment, there is a good argument to be made for podcasts as professional development. Here are four ways to take advantage of them.
Getting the Maximum out of Micro-Credentials
- Aug 19, 2024
As TESOL educators, we are familiar with in-service training and external trainings and workshops, but how can we stay current on trends and techniques when time and budget may be limited? Enter the micro-credential: These bite-sized courses are the perfect way to brush up on new developments and add a variety of skills to your teaching toolbox.
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3 Considerations When Creating Professional Development Opportunities
- Feb 20, 2024
Has your professional development experience been one where you’ve felt valued, respected and can utilize what was learned in a quick, effective, and timely manner? If not, try focusing on these 3 core considerations to make professional development attainable, transformative, and above all - exciting!
10 Tips for Hosting Successful PD Workshops
- Feb 15, 2024
Do you have a great classroom activity, game, or technique that fellow teachers are always asking about? Professional Development Workshops are the perfect opportunity to share your expertise with colleagues! Here are 10 tips for making the most out of your next PD Workshop.
Powerful Presentations in the Global Classroom
- Jan 8, 2024
A universal goal of any presentation is to create a connection between presenter and audience that ignites lasting change. With these tips, help students supercharge presentation skills to build confidence, enhance fluency, and achieve connection with global audiences.
Professional Development During Times of Crisis
- Dec 4, 2023
How do TESOL educators continue to learn and grow professionally when they are living in extraordinarily traumatic times, such as war, displacement, natural disaster, and conflict?
International Exchange as Professional Development
- Nov 20, 2023
Kelli Odhuu, Regional English Language Officer with the U.S. Department of State, focuses on Kelli’s experiences as an exchange educator and the benefits of teacher exchange programs.
Ask a TESOL Leader: "What advice would you give a starting English language teacher?"
- Oct 2, 2023
I have worked as an instructor, a teacher trainer, and a consultant, in addition to serving as president for the Association of Teachers of English in Senegal and as a board member for TESOL International Association.
Professional Development Through Teachers’ Associations
- Sep 18, 2023
Teachers’ associations provide a valuable platform for teachers to develop their skills, stay current with trends in teaching and learning, and connect with other educational professionals.
Using the OASIS Research Database for ELT Professional Development
- Aug 28, 2023
This article is a practical guide to how an English language teacher could use OASIS summaries in their practice
10 Trending Professional Development Topics in ELT
- Jul 3, 2023
Here are 10 topics that have appeared frequently in the TESOL community, appearing often in a number of publications, including the program books from several ELT organizations, news and blog posts, and English language teacher newsletters.
5 Collaborative Teaching Practices for Teacher Learning
- May 22, 2023
What types of collaborative practices offer ongoing support for teachers? There are many ways that teachers partner together to support one another’s success as well as the learning progress of their students
Mindfulness in Professional Development: Not a Magic Pill, but Certainly a Superpower
- Apr 18, 2023
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 whole lives and is contributed by Mary Scholl at the Institute for Collaborative Learning in Costa Rica.
10 Asset-Based Approaches to Professional Development
- Mar 14, 2023
How can those who design and lead PD for teachers create asset-based programming to draw on teachers’ strengths, experiences, talents, and knowledge?
3 Ways to Get From “Burned Out” to “On Fire”
- Jan 9, 2023
We hear a lot about teacher/faculty burnout these days—but can we “use fire to fight fire” in our personal and professional lives?
4 Activities to Incorporate Students' Culture in English Language Classrooms
- Jan 2, 2023
In this globalised world, our English as a second language (ESL) classrooms are more diverse than ever before.
Say It in a Page – Communication for Leaders
- Dec 19, 2022
Here are the benefits explaining why leaders should “say it in a page.”
