Author Archives: Tom Godfrey

About Tom Godfrey

I am an ELT teacher and teacher trainer. I am Director of ITI, Istanbul a training institute in Istanbul. I am also founder of Speech Bubbles theatre which performs musicals to raise money for children and education.

Developing Facilitation Skills

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Tom Godfrey

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 →

Posted in Teacher Development | Tagged Community Forums, drama, ELT, Facilitation skills, Performative skills | 1 Comment

A DAY OF DRAMA AT ITI.

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Tom Godfrey

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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Community Forums:Towards a Participatory Methodology for Teacher Professional Development.

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Tom Godfrey

Community Forums provide participant-led, solution-oriented, multiple voiced opportunities for reflection and dialogue on critical incidents teachers’ face. Continue reading →

Posted in Whole Person Learning | Tagged Boal, Community Forums, ELT, embodied approaches, Forum Theatre, Freire, ITI, Participatory arts, PDC, Professional Development Communities, Teacher Development, Teacher education, Teacher Training, Tom Godfrey | 1 Comment

HOW TO SET UP A LANGUAGE SCHOOL

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Tom Godfrey

Are you thinking about starting a language school? Continue reading →

Posted in TEFL | Tagged considerations, English courses, establishing a language school, ITI, language courses, new institution, Setting up a language school, starting a business, starting a language school, Tom Godfrey | Leave a comment

PERFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY AND TEACHER EDUCATION.

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Tom Godfrey

. Performative Pedagogy introduces teachers to a range of techniques to raise awareness of the performative and reveal a fresh landscape of creative embodied expression, enjoyment and gratification. Continue reading →

Posted in Teacher Development, Whole Person Learning | Tagged Boal, drama, ELT, embodied approaches, identity, ITI, metaxis, Performative, performative pedagogy, reflection, reflection in action, Teacher Development, Teacher education, Teacher Training, Tom Godfrey, whole person learning | Leave a comment

Teaching As a Performative Art

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Tom Godfrey

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 →

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Performative Teaching: An Embodied Approach to Teacher Development

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Tom Godfrey

How can Applied Theatre inform Teacher Development? Continue reading →

Posted in Teacher Development, Uncategorized | Tagged Applied Theatre, drama, ELT, Forum Theatre, ITI, Teacher Development, Teacher education, Teacher Training, Tom Godfrey, whole person learning | Leave a comment

Speech Bubbles School of Performing Arts: A Home for Children to Develop While Acting, Singing, & Dancing

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Tom Godfrey

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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Our mission is to increase awareness of excellent teaching skills.

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Tom Godfrey

We are making a documentary film series showing the real experiences of following a teacher training course Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary film | Tagged documentary, ELT, ELT-Essence, film, Teacher, Teacher Training, Tom Godfrey, training | Leave a comment

How did it all start?

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Tom Godfrey

My heart was pumping feverishly, and my head was light and giddy as I stepped off the plane in Tripoli, Libya on the 10th September 1980 just two days short of my 21st Birthday. I was met with a draft … Continue reading →

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