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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Inspiring Curiosity Through Intercultural Learning

Inspiring Curiosity Through Intercultural Learning

This year, AFS-USA will be participating in Global Leadership Week, a conference that brings together administrators, teachers, nonprofit leaders, and students to inspire advocacy in global education. This weeklong conference (April 25-29th) is free to the public with the primary objective of connecting leaders in global education to encourage dialogue and promote resources to foster global competency.


AFS-USA will be hosting a virtual event that will demo an eLearning tool to foster global competency through Intercultural Learning. By exploring different topics, Culture Trek: Classroom Connections, will challenge students to think critically about pressing world issues and the important role of youth in promoting peace. Participants will be provided curriculum resources, lesson plans, and links to relevant online platforms in order to successfully embed global learning into classroom studies throughout the school year.

The session, Inspiring Curiosity Through Intercultural Learning, will be hosted onThursday, April 28th at 2:00 PM EST. To register for this webinar, click here.

To learn more about the events that will be taking place during GLW, please visit the GLW Event Directory. We encourage you to join an event and participate in the discussion using the hashtag #globaled16. 

We hope you can join us during Global Leadership Week 2016!

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Enhancing speaking and writing outcomes using Google Apps

Enhancing speaking and writing outcomes using Google Apps

Click on the link to watch the session.
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This practical talk focuses on using a range of Google Apps to support teachers and students in the classroom and beyond. Using collaborative tools, students can benefit from the knowledge of each individual in the group, with the teacher giving real-time feedback, intervention and guidance. Speaking work can be commented on and redrafted quickly and easily, producing extended results. - See more at: 
https://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/enhancing-speaking-and-writing-outcomes-using-google-apps#sthash.kAtgrCld.dpuf

Meet the IATEFL Online Team

Addressing quality assurance and professional development for online teachers

Addressing quality assurance and professional development for online teachers

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Click on the link to watch a session, please.
A good teacher is a learning teacher
 In order to make meaningful improvements in our work, one must be reflective, learn from others, take risks and measure success in our teaching.
Compare the number of websites, journals, etc. where teachers can find research, new ideas for:
face to face teachers
Through creating a consistent and transparent teachers’ learning and performance management process, we aim to support quality in the classroom by focusing on:
Providing tools for e-moderators’ professional development
Enhancing & maintaining teaching quality online
Managing and recognising performance
Enhancing career support for e-moderators
online teachers / E-moderators.       
Through creating a consistent and transparent teachers’ learning and performance management process, we aim to support quality in the classroom by focusing on:  Providing tools for e-moderators’ professional development  
      •Enhancing & maintaining teaching quality online  Managing and recognising performance  
      •Enhancing career support for e-moderators


5 Professional practices
Managing the course
Understanding how teachers learn
Assessing learning
Understanding the teaching  context
Focussing on  Professional Development

For a copy of the Professional practices for moderators and further information contact Kirsteen.Donaghy@britishcouncil.org


TeachingEnglish CPD framework, publications and resources http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teacher-development
Borg, S. (2015). Teaching for Success Contemporary perspectives on continuing professional development A report written for the British Council.
Walter, C. & Briggs, J.G. (2012). What professional development makes the most difference to teachers? A report commissioned by Oxford University Press.
International association for K12 online learning blended learning teacher competency framework http://www.inacol.org/resource/inacol-blended-learning-teacher-competency-framework

Friday, April 15, 2016

Interview with Burcu Akyol and Marek Kiczkowiak

Interview with Burcu Akyol and Marek Kiczkowiak
Burcu and Marek talked about some the the issues surrounding non native teachers in ELT and the development of the https://teflequityadvocates.com website. - See more at: 
http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/interview/interview-burcu-akyol-and-marek-kiczkowiak#sthash.aPUvGa1F.dpuf 
http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/interview/interview-burcu-akyol-and-marek-kiczkowiak#sthash.aPUvGa1F.dpuf
 Click on the link to watch;

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Thursday, April 14, 2016

ELTJ Signature Event - This house believes that teacher training is a waste of time

ELTJ Signature Event - This house believes that teacher training is a waste of time

ELTJ Signature Event - This house believes that teacher training is a waste of time

Presenter(s): 


Session details:
Many people assume that a training course is valuable – even essential – preparation for professional English language teaching. But does training really help ... or is it just a waste of time and money? Should we call a halt to teacher training? Our two speakers will debate the issues. Please come along, have your say, ask questions – and join in the vote.
Speakers: Peter Grundy & Penny Ur
Chair: Graham Hall

TELC Signature Event - Can a language test measure integration

TELC Signature Event - Can a language test measure integration
Presenter(s): 
Piet Van Avermaet
Horatio Clare
Sibylle Plassmann
Nick Saville
Session details:
Migration has become an increasingly debated topic over the last few years. The language and assessment industry is part of the debate and should have a sound position on its own rather than allowing policy-makers to dominate the discourse. However, important questions still remain open.
For example, how much language really is needed for participation in society? The telc signature event will explore the language needs of migrants as well as the role of mainstream society.  
The following speakers have been invited to contribute different perspectives in the panel discussion:
Piet Van Avermaet, Director of the Centre for Diversity and Learning, Ghent University, Belgium
Horatio Clare, writer, journalist and broadcaster
Sibylle Plassmann, head of test development telc – language tests
Nick Saville, ALTE Manager
Representative of the British Council (TBD)
Representative of the city office for Multicultural Affairs, Frankfurt, Germany (TBD)
- See more at: 
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