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- - - - Learning teaches does not stop whenever that training courses finish
        
        Read new ideas in magazines
        
        Go to a conference seminar
        
        Give private lessons
        
        Start your own school
        
        Start a local newsletter
        
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    - - The quality of progres you make in teaching is partly to do with other people
        
        Local TD groups
        
        Regional, national and International
        
        These provide a brilliant line of support, a great way of getting inspired
        
        Invite colleges working in your school to share their interest, worries, questions, etc.
    - - In order to grow Ts need to remain open the possibility of change
        
        Tao, "everything in the universe is independently and constantly changing"
        
        Krishnamurti, "the awareness produces change"
- - - - Formal Observation
        
        Both parties need to know and agree the following things
        
        The logistical details
        
        Information about the class
        
        The type of observation
        
        Who set the agenda and decides the specific aims of the observation
        
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      - Types of Obesrbation
        
        There is a clear distinction amor 5 types
        
        Training, to identify your current level of skill and your needs
        
        Developmental, the agenda is paramount, T specify the useful fedback
        
        Assessment, to evaluate quality, acceptability, appopiacity, etc.
        
        Data Collection, to investigate some aspects of classroom life
        
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- - - - The process: do-recall-reflect-conclude-prepare-do...
    - - From you
        
        It would be more challenging but one has to reflect and think how improve it
      - Hot Feedback
        
        A descriptions as soon as your finish your class
      - From colleagues
        
        Ask a T to come and observe your class, then share their own experience
      - Cold Feedback
        
        A description when everything is clear, an hour or a day later
    - - Action Research
        
        Before
        
        Experiment
        
        After
        
        Analyse and reflect on the outcomes
        
        Do it
        
        Chose a general area for the experiment
        
        Do background reading and research
        
        Decide an specific focus
        
        Decide how asses the results
      - (1) Focus on recalling what happened in the lesson, (2) Focus on reflection on what was successful, (3) focus on drawing conclusions from the experience
- - - - But T must never forget the the aim is communication
      - What are the humas for?
        
        The major contribution of a teacher is help other to find the answer
        
        Teachers always will be learners
- - - - Here some examples:
        
        Lot´s of oral practice!
        
        Don't put embarrassed individuals
        
        Don't ask big questions
        
        A centimeter of input, a meter of practice
        
        Avoid questions like: Did you understand?
        
        Don't interrupt Ss to much
        
        Etc...