Webinars to help you develop as a teacher

Watch the videos of three practical sessions focusing on vital skills for learner well-being in school, work and life.

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Developing as teachers

Here you can watch the videos of webinars providing tools, ideas and inspiration to help you take charge of your professional development. The webinars explore how to go beyond formal training and create collaborative networks with other teachers. You will also learn how to carry out your own action research and explore fun, game-based learning techniques to take your teaching skills to the next level. The live event took place on 23 January 2025.

About the sessions

Session 1: How can CPD be collaborative?

Speaker:

Rachel Öner

Session information:

In this session, Rachel starts by looking at the vast range of professional development opportunities available to teachers nowadays. Then we will consider how colleagues and networks can help us solve our current challenges and grow as teachers. Finally, we will explore the value of action research in improving your teaching practice and the learning experience of your students. Watch along to start planning your CPD.

You can find a summary of the key points and references in the handout for Rachel's webinar.

Session 2: Can you gamify professional growth?

Speaker:

Georgia Papamichailidou

Session information:

In this session, Georgia explores engaging tasks that not only refine your teaching skills but also add an element of fun to the process. We'll look at game-based learning techniques and hands-on activities designed to enhance focus and address specific teaching skills. Let's make our professional development journey enjoyable!

You can find a summary of the key points and references in the handout for Georgia's webinar.

Session 3: Panel discussion: How can we develop as teachers?

Speakers:

Inga Mdivani, Hery Yanto The, Salome Zarkua

Session information:

Three teachers from around the world show you different ways that they connect with other teachers, take part in action research and take charge of their professional development.

You can find a summary of the key points and references in the panel discussion handout.

About the speakers

Rachel Öner is a teacher and teacher educator based in the UK and has over 30 years of experience in ELT and ESOL. She is a trustee of NATECLA (National Association for Teaching English and other Community Languages to Adults). Rachel has a special interest in collaborative networks and action research that can enhance the professional development of the teacher.

Georgia Papamichailidou is an award-winning educational leader and teacher trainer who specializes in teacher training and mental health in educational contexts. She is also a member of the IATEFL digital committee helping with the design of online teacher training courses and volunteers at the IATEFL annual conference. She works in the UK.

Hery Yanto The is an experienced multilingual teacher who supports English and Chinese oral practice in an after-school programme in Pontianak, Indonesia. He'll talk about his own professional development journey.

Inga Mdivani is an experienced English teacher and foreign languages coordinator at a secondary school in Tbilisi, Georgia. She'll talk about her experience in an exploratory action research group that she joined online with other teachers around wider Europe.

Salome Zarkua is an EFL teacher based in Tsalenjikha, Georgia. She has been actively involved in an exploratory action research project with the British Council Georgia. She'll talk about mentoring.

Developing as teachers – mini-event

Developing as teachers

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Session 1: How can CPD be collaborative?

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Session 2: Can you gamify professional growth?

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Session 3: Panel discussion: How can we develop as teachers?

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