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Tips from trainers: Giving Praise

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Tom Godfrey

What is praise? Praise is identifying behaviour or progress and signalling approval.  Everybody likes to be acknowledged in a positive way and people like to get positive feedback. So praise is essentially positive feedback to the learners acknowledging and approving … Continue reading →

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Building rapport online in the first lesson

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Tom Godfrey

 What is rapport? Rapport is all about building a positive classroom dynamic. Rapport is the connexion between the teacher and the learners and also the learners and other learners. In life there are some people who we get on with … Continue reading →

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How do teachers develop?

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Tom Godfrey

As a teacher trainer this is a question that preoccupies me on a daily basis. Moreover I am not alone in this enquiry, indeed a major area of research has been to examine the impact of training on a teacher’s … Continue reading →

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LOCK DOWN

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Tom Godfrey

‘Lockdown’ is a short film set in a zoom room during the COVID 19 pandemic. It was filmed during the lock down. The film shows two people (Adam and Eve) meeting in a virtual space. It is an allegory of … Continue reading →

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Become the teacher you want to be

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Tom Godfrey

In a world of choices, the most important choice is deciding who and what you want to be. Investing in your own personal development is the only real choice you need to make.

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Speech Bubbles 30th Anniversary Celebrations

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Tom Godfrey

Saturday 7th September and Sunday 8th September Interested? Click here The two-day celebration aims to bring together participants on ITI training courses, tutors, TP students and members of Speech Bubbles to a ‘get together’ to share experiences through a series … Continue reading →

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ITI 30th anniversary celebrations and awards re-uniting friends and colleagues

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Tom Godfrey

The two-day celebration aims to bring together participants on ITI training courses, tutors, TP students and members of Speech Bubbles to a ‘get together’ to share experiences through a series of presentations, workshops, discussions, party games and many other fun … Continue reading →

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Are learners today awake or Sleeping Beauties?

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Tom Godfrey

Who is going to kiss the Princess? One of my favourite drama based lessons (attached below) is based on the story of the Sleeping Beauty. The story can be seen as an allegory of the human condition and raises awareness … Continue reading →

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Transformative Teaching: Channeling Energy in the classroom.

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Tom Godfrey

  What is exceptional teaching? This is a question that, as a teacher trainer, has preoccupied me for the last 40 years. What makes an exceptional teacher? Traditionally education is perceived as a process similar to the production of a … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Drama Workshop Tour to Ukraine and Russia

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Tom Godfrey

I am travelling to Kiev, Ukraine to do a workshops focussing on how to encourage holistic learning by exploiting drama techniques that use our learners’ minds, bodies and emotions to enhance the language experience. The workshop in Kiev is on … Continue reading →

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