Tag Archives: professional development
Being buried in busy-ness
The workshop by CLEAR will start in 30 minutes. But 15 minutes ago, I decided I would stay in my office to work on my to-do list. I’ve often preached to teachers about the importance of continuing professional development, and … Continue reading
Do teachers become more stupid after teaching for a few years?
Once in a while, an inservice English teacher from a part-time course I am teaching would say to me: “Paul, after teaching for a few years, I think my English has not become better. In fact, it has become worse.” … Continue reading
Creative teachers, creative students
Today was a hugely happy day for me. Two delightful things happened, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. I’ll talk about the morning one in this post. This morning, four teachers and I spoke at a … Continue reading
Voices from students
Icy ran a teachers’ seminar this morning. As is the usual practice these days, the seminar featured teachers as guest speakers. But there was one thing unusual about the seminar: some of the guest speakers were students. It turned out … Continue reading
The Learning Circle
Intra-school peer lesson observation, that is, teachers in the same school observing each other’s lessons, is potentially a useful professional development activity. But in practice, it is difficult to implement effectively. No matter how much we de-emphasise evaluation, it … Continue reading
The Last Eight Days
Last Monday, I had lunch with a few professional colleagues from a publisher. During the lunch, they remarked that some of the teachers they were working with on a curriculum project did not seem to have a wide enough repertoire … Continue reading
