Tag Archives: Teacher Training

Frustrations of Being a Teacher Educator: Part 2

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Tom Godfrey

Why do I feel that I am not as effective as I could be, I am getting close but ultimately missing the target as a teacher educator? Do you ever find yourself wondering if you could be a more effective … Continue reading →

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Performative Teaching: Facilitation Skills Masterclass

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Tom Godfrey

15 hours of workshopsDate: Saturday 29th July and Sunday 30th July 2023 REGISTER HERE The weekend masterclass develops facilitation skills and is aimed at anyone who is involved in training, development and educating others. Facilitation skills are vital in any event … Continue reading →

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Teacher Education is on the wrong track

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Tom Godfrey

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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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Tips from trainers: Giving Praise

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Tom Godfrey

What is praise? Praise is identifying behaviour or progress and signalling approval.  Everybody likes to be acknowledged in a positive way and people like to get positive feedback. So praise is essentially positive feedback to the learners acknowledging and approving … Continue reading →

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How do teachers develop?

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Tom Godfrey

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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Become the teacher you want to be

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Tom Godfrey

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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