Professional Development from The British Council

Here is a list of professional development opportunities from the British Council website. Most of the events are geared towards teachers working in difficult circumstances. Some are conferences and others are online events.  

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/international-festival-teacher-research-elt-2017 

 

estival is to help more individual teachers engage in teacher-research. The festival also aims to engage and support more Teacher Associations in teacher-research by showcasing models of mentoring schemes and existing research projects to encourage and support associations with projects in their own contexts. To date no fewer than six events have taken place and you can find more information, including photos and videos, from e

From April to October this year the International Festival of Teacher-research in ELT 2017 is holding a range of face-to-face and online events promoting teacher-research.

From April to October this year the International Festival of Teacher-research in ELT 2017 is holding a range of face-to-face and online events promoting teacher-research.

From April to October this year the International Festival of Teacher-research in ELT 2017 is holding a range of face-to-face and online events promoting teacher-research.

From April to October this year the International Festival of Teacher-research in ELT 2017 is holding a range of face-to-face and online events promoting teacher-research.

From April to October this year the International Festival of Teacher-research in ELT 2017 is holding a range of face-to-face and online events promoting teacher-research.

Why Teachers Leave – and Possible Solutions

Here is a post from the Educators Room. 

On paper, teaching seems like the perfect job. Summers at home, the workday ends at three, you’re off when your kids are off, and we get to work with children all day long. I mean, what more could one possibly want? As with life, things are not always what they seem.

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2015/06/teachers-leave-possible-solutions/ 

Finger Wigglers

These are finger puppets that can be made from simple materials in a short time and low cost. Below is an instructional video and four tracing templates (in case you are not good at drawing) You can add colors and details to the puppets to fit your own teaching needs. To download the templates just right click and "save image as" to your computer. A materials list is at the end of this post.  Enjoy!

Blue Bird

 

Pink Elephant

Gabby Gator

Mr. Sunshine

Materials List

4 sheets of A4 color paper (Bristol board or card stock)
yellow, green, pink, and blue (160 gram)
1 sheet of white copy paper
Scissors, glue stick, cutter (xacto knife)    
Assorted color pencils and a regular leaded pencil

Teaching a Class With Big Ability Differences

Here is a post from Edutopia that talks about techniques for meeting the needs of students with diverse abilities and interests.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-class-big-ability-differences-todd-finley?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow