“A box of chocolate or a bowl of cherries?” Continuing Professional Development with the British Council Hajnalka Harangozó IATEFL Conference 5th October 2013

Routes to excellence “A box of chocolate or a bowl of cherries?”

Routes to excellence How long have you worked in the teaching profession? What do you like best about your job? What’s your favourite teaching website? What has helped you to learn and develop in your career? What are your career ambitions?

Routes to excellence A process of… The aims are:… Learning and development which happens after the completion of formal teacher training. To develop skills and knowledge To stay up to date To do the job more effectively To progress in our careers What is continuing professional development about? Why is it important?

Routes to excellence What is continuing professional development about? Why is it important? Continuous The responsibility of the teacher Evaluative rather than descriptive An essential component of professional life, not an extra Keith Harding-Modern English Teaching, Volume 18 July 2009

Routes to excellence I would like to develop, but… ‘I would like to develop more, but I never get the opportunity to attend courses.’ ‘I have been teaching for years. I have got loads of experience. I do my job well I think, so why should I bother about development? ‘I have been a teacher for years and done a lot of development, but I don’t know what to do next.’

Routes to excellence ‘ I am keen to learn and develop, but where do I find the time? I am too busy. Having more to do would just add to my stress.’ ‘ I’m interested in developing, but my school doesn’t support continuous professional development.’ ‘I’m quite a new teacher and I want to learn and develop. But I don’t know where to start.’

Routes to excellence Professional behaviours Planning lessons and courses Understanding your learners Managing the lesson Evaluating and assessing learners Knowing the subject of English Managing your own professional development

Routes to excellence Tools and techniques DEFECABK SOBREVTAOIN EATM AETHCNIG ELFS EALVAUITNO

Routes to excellence The stages 1. STARTING 2. NEWLY QUALIFIED 3. DEVELOPING 4. PROFICIENT 5. ADVANCED 6. SPECIALIST

Routes to excellence FeedbackObservationTeam teaching Self evaluationCase studies Development diary Classroom action research Reading ELT publications exploring the internet

Routes to excellence Where am I? STAGE My goals Tools and techniques When will I start working on my goals?

Routes to excellence THANK YOU! ‘ The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’ Lao Tzu