Author Archives: Tom Godfrey
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
Teaching As a Performative Art
Post pandemic it is opportune to consider the importance of the embodied physical presence of learners and teacher in the learning encounter as this raises vital issues as to the nature of teaching and learning. Sir Ken Robinson (2006) in … Continue reading
Performative Teaching: An Embodied Approach to Teacher Development
How can Applied Theatre inform Teacher Development? Continue reading
Speech Bubbles School of Performing Arts: A Home for Children to Develop While Acting, Singing, & Dancing
By Othman Nahhas -December 29, 2021 We all know that Istanbul has a plethora of activities for foreigners. Whether it’s concerts, stand-up shows, spoken word events, or even trivia nights! It’s pretty hard to be bored in Istanbul. But what about the … Continue reading
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Teaching Artistry 