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How do teachers develop?
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
‘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
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
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
ITI 30th anniversary celebrations and awards re-uniting friends and colleagues
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?
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.
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
Tom’s Drama Workshop Tour to Ukraine and Russia
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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A Challenge to Education
We need to reform education to meet the needs of children in the new millennium. The current system involves placing children in boxes (called schools) for most of the daylight hours; and once inside these boxes they are divided into … Continue reading
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What is TEFL?
‘I am an EFL teacher and trainer’. A typical retort to this comment is: ‘What’s that?’ For the uninitiated EFL means English as a Foreign Language. EFL therefore describes the situation where learners are learning English in a context where … Continue reading
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