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Effective Professional Development. Principles and best practice
The Continuous Professional Development (CPD) of
teachers has recently regained attention in the field of
English Language Teaching (ELT).
CPD Directed
activity is designed to develop the knowledge and skills
that each teacher needs to do their job effectively in their
context
Examples of CPD Choice activities include
elective sessions and involvement in teacher research
projects
History
Generations of EFL teachers have continued
to develop their expertise both formally and informally
throughout their careers, and over the years
the end of the 20th century - CPD in ELT was
generally conducted mostly by teachers engaging in
reading methodology books or magazines
attending conferences, talks and workshops (organized by both language teaching institutions or professional)
by engaging in communicating
best practices developed ‘in-house’ by means of
writing articles or presenting at conferences.
This situation changed mainly as a result of developments
in technology in the last few decades.
Current CPD landscape
EFL teachers tend to rely mainly on their own initiative and
that of the organization for which they work to further their
professional learning.
The issue of professional development for teachers has
been at the forefront of many discussions about teaching
and learning over the past decade.
These studies
provide a useful lens through which to better understand
how the teaching profession engages in teacher
development, its benefits, and the forms teacher learning
could take in ELT.
Main Ideas of effective CPD
positive effects on the teacher’s identity
and agency, leading to increased levels of autonomous
decision-making.
Impactful*
effect changes in teaching so that it results
in enhanced students’ learning
achieving results through your students (preparation for Olympiads; motivating students to participate in Project Competitions)
All-Russian State Olympiad for School Students
Kids Skills/ World Skills
The Project Competition 2022 by Oxford
Needs-based*
impactful CPD responds
to the daily challenges that teachers and students face
Attending Oxford Teachers Club (courses, webinars, talks)
Participating in Cambridge Teachers Weeks
TKT course by Cambridge University
Sustained
for a CPD
programme to be impactful, it needs to be prolonged
Peer-collaborative*
regular
support and feedback from colleagues and experts is crucial
Attending Teacher's Team Olympiad
Making a great lesson script for Moscow Electronical School Resourse
Participating in professional competitions
In-practice*
effective CPD
involves a classroom-based focus on teaching practice
Public Lessons
Develop practical curriculums for students' additional learning + in-depth study (e.g. Speaking Clubs)
Reflective
reflection and
the use of CPD strategies promote reflexive practice
Evaluated
teachers are taught to understand learning
systematically through the eyes of their learners
achieving teachers’ improvement in specific
areas of underperformance and where necessary, raising
standards in line with institutional goals
requires
teacher agency, choice, autonomy and self-direction
goals must be
designed in a coherent and integrated way,
