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Author Archives: Tom Godfrey
Congratulations to the speakers at CETA 2023
This 8th Cambridge Teaching Awards (CETA) Symposium was held at ITI Istanbul on September 9th and 10th 2023. The CETA Symposium brings together tutors, assessors and moderators from centres worldwide to provide an opportunity to share experiences of delivering the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambridge English, Cambridge Teaching Awards, CELTA, CETA, CETA 2023, CETA Istanbul, CETA ITI, DELTA, ITI, ITI Istanbul, TKT, Tom Godfrey
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Frustrations of Being a Teacher Educator: Part 1
Why do I feel that I am not as effective as I could be, I am getting close but ultimately missing the target as a teacher educator? As a teacher educator of many years, it is not uncommon to be … Continue reading
Performative Teaching: Facilitation Skills Masterclass
15 hours of workshopsDate: Saturday 29th July and Sunday 30th July 2023 REGISTER HERE The weekend masterclass develops facilitation skills and is aimed at anyone who is involved in training, development and educating others. Facilitation skills are vital in any event … Continue reading
Collaborative Research
It hs been great working on collaborative research into Teacher Education in Turkey with the members of ELTER. We have just had yet anpther article published although I must confess my contribution was modest. https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1hDm8,Gtqv-pv0 If you are interested in … Continue reading
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Teacher Education is on the wrong track
As an ELT teacher and teacher educator, I have seen firsthand the limitations of traditional teacher training practice. Too often, teacher training programs focus on developing teaching competencies, such as procedures, routines, and lesson planning, at the expense of activities … Continue reading
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Tagged ELT, Teacher Development, Teacher education, Teacher Training, Tom Godfrey
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Community Forums: Participatory Approaches to Professional Development
Find the solutions to your problems with the support of a community of teachers. The workshops will be Saturday 9.30 – 12.30; 13.30 – 16.30 and + Forum Theatre presentation to an invited audience at 17.30 – 20.30. These series … Continue reading
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Tagged Teacher Development, Tom Godfrey, whole person learning
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Developing Facilitation Skills
Join presenter, Tom Godfrey, on Saturday 1 April at 15.00 UK time as he demonstrates how to develop drama facilitation skills in ELT. In the webinar, Tom will suggest that teaching needs to be conceived more as a performative art requiring … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Forums, drama, ELT, Facilitation skills, Performative skills
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A DAY OF DRAMA AT ITI.
Saturday 25th February 2023 14.00 SPEECH BUBBLES AUDITIONS We are looking for actors, singers, dancers and a production team for our SUMMER SHOW. Come to an open audition at ITI on Saturday 25th February 2023 at 14.00pm If you are … Continue reading
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Tagged Auditions, performance, shakespeare, Speech Bubbles, Voice workshop
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Community Forums:Towards a Participatory Methodology for Teacher Professional Development.
Community Forums provide participant-led, solution-oriented, multiple voiced opportunities for reflection and dialogue on critical incidents teachers’ face. Continue reading
HOW TO SET UP A LANGUAGE SCHOOL
Are you thinking about starting a language school? Continue reading
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