Observations as CPD opportunities and observation types
Class observations (called peer observations in certain contexts) are processes through which a tutor who does not normally teach the…
Category: Professional Development
The observation lesson stage: observee’s role, some good observee practices, challenges and suggested solutions.
This fourth article on observation discusses the role of the observee’s during the session, good practices, potential challenges and ways…
Pushing yourself to ultimate potential
“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think” – Albert Einstein. Educational coaching…
Teacher Collaboration Part B; why is it so hard to work together?
Just be kind… Some of you might remember my first article about teacher collaboration, some of you might not; it…
Co-teaching: It takes two (or more) to tango!
Co-teaching is when teachers are paired together in a classroom and they share equal responsibilities for planning, instructing, and…
Communication can change your… colours
I bet you have all listened to this Cyndi Lauper song. Quite cheesy I would say as seeing the true…
Teacher well-being – ‘Teacher what?’
..you think to yourself when you see this title and you smile ironically but you start reading the article…
Successful Continuous Professional Development
Professional development is very important in educators’ personal and professional life. We have all seen teachers, who passionately attend preservice courses…
Doctors specialize, shouldn’t you as an English teacher?
In my experience of 32 years in the ELT trade I have seen and worked in most sectors and I…
Life-long learning -those were the days…
It’s been a school year like no other. Τhere was a moment, last spring, when every parent suddenly realized…