Focus on professional development

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Welcome to 'Focus on professional development'

How will the course help you?

Take control of your professional development by exploring a range of developmental activities available to teachers and how to take advantage of them through collaboration and reflective practice.

What does the course include?

Focus on professional development is a free self-study training course, which is divided into three hour modules. It also includes:

A dedicated Facebook community of course participants with up-to-date insight, resources and innovative ideas for you to try out.
Engaging discussions taking place in the Facebook community
Live events with your course tutor and language teaching experts.
A free workbook with extra learning content and resources.

What will you learn?

Module 1: Understanding professional development: The aim of this module is to introduce you to the concept of professional development and how it applies to you in your teaching career. You'll discover a range of professional development tools and consider how they can support your professional development in relation to your own learning needs, interests and learning preferences. You'll identify immediate developmental goals and begin to make a professional development plan to help achieve these..
Module 2: Engaging with reflective practice: The aim of this module is to increase your understanding of reflective practice; the process of thinking about, evaluating, analysing and reviewing what takes place in the classroom.
Module 3: Engaging with peer observation: The aim of this module is to enable you to recognise the importance and value of peer observation in your own professional development, consider the purpose of peer observation, understand the skills involved in peer observation, use effective feedback methods, consider what to focus on in observing, and begin to plan a peer observation.

When is the course?

Enrolment for 'Focus on professional development' is now closed. Sign up to the free newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.

How much does the course cost?

The course is free.

How can you get a certificate?

You will receive a certificate if you successfully complete all self-study modules.

What level of English do you need?

Minimum CEFR B1

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Thank you so much for making such a great effort and contributing to and making arrangements for an excellent "Professional Development Pathway" course focused on professional development. I hope I can enrich and boost my knowledge in this area professionally.

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