World Teachers' Day 2016 | TeachingEnglish | British Council

The British Council's first online CPD conference for teachers and teacher educators took place in October 2016.

With over 60 talks and panel discussions by speakers from around the world, the Teaching for Success Online Conference delivered a wide range of engaging and insightful presentations covering all aspects of professional development for teachers in all contexts.

Talks on each of the five days focused on distinct themes related to the different Professional Practices that make up the British Council’s CPD framework for teachers and CPD framework for teacher educators. All talks were recorded via Adobe Connect. Click on the days below then on the individual talks to find the links to watch the recordings.

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Asli Saglam and Kenan Dikilitas - Teacher research 2.0

In this presentation, Asli and Kenan discuss affordances of building a community of online practice into classroom-based research for teacher development by showcasing the design and moderation experience in TESOL's Electronic Village Online (EVO).

John Shackleton - CPD Framework for teacher educators

In this talk, John looks at what the Continuing Professional Development Framework for teacher educators is and how it can be used.

Sue Leather - How to include reflection in teacher training sessions and courses

In this talk, Sue Leather looks at how to include reflection in teacher training sessions and courses.

Peer observation panel discussion

This discussion between Huma Riaz and Anastasia Nikulenko explores effective peer observation.

Khaled Moradi - Challenges of developing professionally for Iranian EFL teachers

This talk by Khaled Moradi looks at the role of CPD frameworks for professional development.

Martin Froggett - Building the mentor-mentee relationship

Martin's talk will look at the key factors teacher educators need to consider when establishing a successful and effective mentor-mentee relationship.

Teaching For Success Online Conference 5-9 October 2016

Paula Rebolledo - How could research inform EFL practice?

In this talk, Paula Rebolledo looks at the debate regarding the role of teacher research in EFL teaching.

Teaching For Success Online Conference 5-9 October 2016

Ann Burgess - learning from each other internationally

Ann Burgess examines the role of the teacher as a researcher, concentrating on how this is linked to study visits and other international experiences.

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