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- 1. Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre Patrick Creed Staff Training and Development – Begin from within
- 2. What is professional development? Penny Ur ‘ 20 years’ experience or one year’s experience repeated 20 times’ (A course in Language Teaching 1996 CUP) Jeremy Harmer ‘ holding up mirrors to our practice’ (The Practice of English Language Teaching-, 2007, Pearson Longman)
- 3. Why do we need professional development? • Helps development of organisation • Helps personal development • Staff feel valued • Staff feel organisation is invested in their development • Meets external accreditation needs
- 4. Professional development Where do you start? Meet with staff School Objectives – Professional training and development Plan? What are Individual Objectives?
- 5. Staff/School What is our relationship? • Who are we? (You and Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre) • How can we be better?
- 6. Why do I need to develop? • I want to learn more • I get bored – I need a challenge • I want to work elsewhere • I want to go overseas • I want to do further study (e.g. H. Dip) • I want a pay rise • You want me to!
- 7. The Past • What have you done to date?
- 8. Professional development to date
- 9. Professional development to date contd. Online training (Cambridge Teacher/Oxford teacher) Cambridge Speaking examiner training Cambridge exams invigilator training First aid training Other (Self Directed Research – yesterday)
- 10. How have I shared my development? Communicate with colleagues? Presentations?
- 11. The Present • Where am I now?
- 12. Wheel of life Grade 1 to 10 (George Pickering - Management Training workshop - EAQUALS conference April 2016)
- 13. Personal SWOT
- 14. The Future • What next?
- 15. YOUR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT • What I can offer? • What I would like to achieve?
- 16. What next? • What do I want to achieve? • What does the school want? • How can we meet those challenges?
- 17. Professional development to follow
- 18. Professional development to follow contd. • Online training (Cambridge Teacher/Oxford teacher) • Cambridge Speaking examiner training • Cambridge exams invigilator training • First aid training • Other (Self Directed Research?)
- 19. Professional development REVIEW What did we do as an organisation? Did we meet our organisational goals? Did we meet personal goals? What next?
- 20. Eaquals Recognition Scheme • EAQUALS recognition of Continuing Professional Development Aim of the project • ‘To enable Eaquals accredited institutions to issue a formal report detailing an individual employee’s CPD achievements and activities over a given time period, and with official Eaquals recognition for the local scheme.’ ©
- 21. 2017 Workshops Staff Member Workshop Topic January Alan Start of Year QnA & The Role of Workshops February Martin Learner Centred Error Correction via IWB March Brendan Increasing Learner Motivation April John Using Multimedia & Smartboards in the Classroom May Sean Adapting to Individual Learner Needs June Sandra Encouraging Learners to Reduce Use of Mother Tongue in Monolingual Classrooms July Julie Increasing Learner Autonomy August Mairead Building Rapport in the Classroom September Denise Warm-Ups to Get Learners Motivated September II Stephen Helping Learners Develop Better Pronunciation October David Dealing with Different Student Behaviours November Marcus Checking instructions - What's the point? December Alan End of Year QnA
- 22. 2018 Workshops Staff Member Workshop Topic January Alan Start of Year QnA & The Role of Workshops February David TIE Exam March ~ Introduction to First Aid April ~ Fire Safety May Julie Checking instructions June Martin Error correction July Matthew Integrating technology into the class August Gerry Student engagement in Exam Classes August II Gary Developing Learner Autonomy September Stephen Activating Vocabulary in Advanced Learners October Aimee Teaching in bigger classes November Dawn Motivating longer stay students December Alan End of Year QnA
- 23. Use online resources 1. Google docs for examination writing classes 2. Jing Share Ideas Instantly with Jing Whether for work, home, or play, Jing gives you the ability to create basic visual elements and share them with others.
- 24. EAQUALS SEMINARS (free resource) • Tracking progress • Expanding from the coursebook • Lesson Planning • Teaching vocabulary • Making sense of the phonemic chart • Targeting fossilized errors • Managing feedback
- 25. EAQUALS webinars • CEFR Seminar • November 23, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- 26. Run your own conference? Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre ELE conference event on 19 May 2018 Harbour Hotel Galway Ireland Sponsored by National Geographic Learning. Time 09.30-16.30
- 27. Conference speakers John Hughes – ELT Author – National Geographic Learning Make critical thinking an everyday part of your teacher toolkit Thom Kiddle – Director Nile Training Norwich U.K. Professional Development Through Student Progress Jo Watson – Eaquals Inspector – Teacher Trainer Providing feedback and Correction techniques
- 28. Conference speakers contd. TEDtalks 3 x 15 minute sessions – Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre Staff Ciara Ni Eochaidh Mairead O Connor Cathy Peck
- 30. Run your own CPD company? • Actualize ELT • Zoogle
- 31. What do you do? What about your organisation? Any questions?