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DEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 67 - Keeping the ELT passion alive & adding visual sparkle with Emily BrysonIn this episode, Helen and Emily discuss her eclectic career, including teaching, teacher training, authoring books like Voices for National Geographic Learning, running online courses, and creating doodle and sketchnote visual resources. Emily describes teaching ESOL learners from refugee backgrounds and embraces a nomad lifestyle, traveling while working remotely. She highlights persistent issues in ELT like native speakerism and lack of LGBTQ+ representation, though she notes growing awareness of diverse Englishes and localisation in teaching materials. Looking ahead, Emily will continue visual recording and write about her digital nomad experiences. Emily emphasises how supportive the ELT community is and...
2026-01-2633 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 66 - Looking back on 40 years of Teacher Development with Adrian UnderhillIn this episode, Cecilia Lemos-Harmer and Adrian Underhill explore how language learning is deeply connected to identity, emotion, and embodiment, rather than being a purely intellectual process. Adrian argues that effective language development happens when learners feel psychologically safe, engaged, and willing to experiment with new sounds and expressions. He emphasises the teacher’s role in creating conditions for learning by managing attention, presence, and classroom energy, rather than simply delivering content. He also highlights pronunciation and voice work as gateways to confidence, self-expression, and communicative competence, noting that learners often need permission to “be different” in another language. This c...
2025-12-2949 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 65 - Embracing colleagues & learners as a supportive Mentor/Communicator with Dr Harry Kuchah KuchahHelen and Dr Harry Kuchah Kuchah reflect on his lifelong ELT journey, beginning with helping classmates in Cameroon and moving through roles as a primary-teacher educator, UK-based researcher, Ministry of Education policymaker, IATEFL President, Chair of the British Council’s English Language Advisory Group, and Director of the University of Birmingham’s MSc TESOL programme, where he also mentors four PhD students in multilingual education. Guided by the Ubuntu idea that “I am because you are,” he values community and collective work. Harry notes that ELT is becoming more context-sensitive and globally connected, and he advocates for deeper engagement with mul...
2025-11-2433 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 64 - Being an open teacher-learner with Ana Paula Biazon RochaIn this episode, Helen and Ana Paula Biazon Rocha discuss Ana’s journey in ELT, emphasizing her passion for pronunciation and teacher development. She started teaching at 17 in Brazil, influenced by her family of educators and legacy. Anna's interest in pronunciation stemmed from personal challenges and feedback from teacher trainers – while seeking to improve, she discovered a passion. She highlights her shift from a teacher-centered to a student-centered approach, the importance of human connection in learning, and the need for us teachers to feel that we’re not alone but part of a teaching community. Ana's career evolved through self-st...
2025-10-2734 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 63 - From Teaching to Publishing: Jumping in and Speaking up with Dr JPB GeraldIn this episode, Helen & JPB Gerald discuss his professional foundation in ELT and his current work writing articles, essays, and books, focusing on language, race, neurodivergence, and critiquing the ELT industry. Justin talks about motivation, personal struggles, his writing process and style, and shares his evolution as a writer. He shares his perspectives on academic writing and the importance of grounding theory and personal connections in research. He also discusses slavery along with overt and subtle racism and oppression. and self-identifies as a "heckler", pointing out that if we don’t jump in and speak out, nothing will change.
2025-09-2932 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 62 - Embracing a non-linear (messy) ELT CPD Journey with Laura PatskoIn this episode, Helen & Laura Patsko discuss her ELT journey, describing her career as a mix of diverse elements, like salad or spaghetti. She began in advertising, transitioned to ELT after influential conversations, and completed her CELTA and DELTA in Prague. Laura then worked in teacher training and for Cambridge University Press before going freelance. She emphasizes the evolving acceptance of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and the impact of technology, particularly messaging apps, on remote professional development. Laura advocates for embracing the “mess” of non-linear "squiggly" career paths following personal interests and values over a rigid career traj...
2025-08-2533 min
DEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 61 - Becoming a Teacher-Researcher by asking questions in ELT with Chiara BruzzanoIn this episode, Helen and Chiara Bruzzano talk about her professional development journey, her work in teacher education, writing, and research, those who impacted her CPD, and the role of research in ELT and the importance of its accessibility. She points out that teachers are the experts in and know what’s best for their own context, and talks about keeping academic research accessible to ensure it isn’t overly-complex or opaque. She shares how ELT has changed over the 13 years she’s been immersed in the work, and how she’s witnessed a shift in nativespeakerism. She shares her pass...
2025-07-2833 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastREPOST: Episode 20 - Mental Health With Phil LongwellOn July 17th, Phil Longwell passed away. He was an extraordinary teacher and remarkable human being who often attended TDSIG events, including our PCEs and recent 40th Anniversary celebration. We will miss him.In tribute, we are reposting episode 20 of Developod, where he was interviewed by Christian to mark Mental Health Week in the UK. They discuss Phil's personal experiences with mental health issues, what ELT employers can do to help their employees, and what teachers can do to manage their own well being. It's a great example of how Phil used his own struggles to selflessly...
2025-07-2142 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 60 - Pushing for the change you want to see in ELT with Varinder ÜnlüIn this episode, Didar speaks with Varinder Ünlü about her professional development journey in both teaching and training as well as the importance of inclusion and diversity in ELT at all levels. She explains how she makes an effort to stay current and aware while highlighting how things have changed. She encourages leaders and trainers to adapt to teachers’ needs and teachers to adapt to learners’ needs, and points out that all teachers should believe in themselves, ask for help when they need it, and push for change they want to see instead of waiting for someone else to do it...
2025-06-3022 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 59 - Post-IATEFL Bonus with Wing Wu and Hang VuIn this episode, you’re going to hear from two of our Early Career Teacher Scholarship winners. First is Wing Wu from Hong Kong. Wing actually won the award back in 2023, but was unable to attend the conference until this year. We’re delighted that he was finally able to make it!Secondly, we’ll hear from Hang Vu from Vietnam, who won the Early Career scholarship for this year. It was really great to have all three of our scholarship winners together in Edinburg...
2025-06-1753 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 58 - Becoming a Teacher-Leader by focusing on CPD with Jim FullerIn this episode, Helen speaks with Jim Fuller about ways to become a leader in your educational context through your sphere of influence and understanding the culture, social skills, collaboration, and continuous professional development. He encourages us to seek out development opportunities and face challenges, and reminds leaders that the environment that they create has a huge impact on CPD for all.Jim works as a teacher trainer for The North Station Academy in Zaragoza as well as for Cambridge University Press and Assessment. He’s also completing the NILE MADPLE, with a focus on...
2025-05-3127 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 57 - Becoming a more sustainable ELT professional with Harry WatersIn this episode, Helen speaks with Harry Waters of Renewable English about his ELT journey, how he came to focus on the climate crisis, how education has been changing in response to it, and what he thinks ELT professionals could do to become more sustainable.IATEFL Conference Plenary Friday 11 April: “Five burning questions to education from a young changemaker” Harry Waters & Alicia Waters Galán: https://youtu.be/mzMLyUfaNMM?si=jWHiIM1p8DQFfjjeHarry’s Book: https://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/book/activities-for-a-greener-mindset-9783125017795/?page_id= Harry’s “Environmenta...
2025-04-2532 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 56 - Becoming a Humanistic Teacher Trainer with Rachel TsateriIn this episode, Helen speaks with Rachel Tsateri about becoming a humanistic teacher trainer. Rachel is a freelance teacher, teacher educator, and blogger based in Greece but working exclusively online. She's been involved in ELT since 2014 and holds the Cambridge CELTA, DELTA and Train the Trainer certifications. She is working on her Masters in Professional Development for Language Education and she runs the popular TEFL Zone blog: https://teflzoneracheltsateri.wordpress.com/
2024-11-0130 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 55 - Pre-Web CarnivalIn this episode, Joint TDSIG coordinators James Taylor & Cecilia Lemos Harmer invite our listeners to come to TDSIG’s Web Carnival, on October 19 & 20. James introduces Kristina Novik and Didar Moldazhanov, who are joining Helen on the Developod Team. Helen talks about the 3rd Web Carnival Plenary Speaker Silvana Accardo and her session. Kristina introduces the 2nd Plenary Speaker Leonardo Marinho Dias Lima, who talks about what the theme “Teacher Change” means to him, why he applied to speak at the Web Carnival, what he’s going to talk about, how it resonates with him in his context, why he chose it...
2024-09-2919 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 54 - Becoming a Pronunciation Specialist while focusing on your wellbeing with Taylor VeiggaIn this episode, Helen interviews Taylor Veigga, who is CELTA, CertTESOL, CertPT, Delta1, & DipTESOL tutor, writer, editor, IATEFL PronSIG Webinar Joint Coordinator, and an advocate for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in ELT. She shares her CPD journey, including people who (and training/qualifications that) influenced her career, how her focus on looking at pronunciation from a diversity and inclusivity point of view impacted her, and how she has recently realised the importance of teacher wellness, and how everything is actually connected. We explore that perspective and more, with Taylor signing off with her main message: that we need a revolution...
2024-08-3140 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 53 - Becoming a Materials Writer and ELT DEI consultant with Lottie GalpinIn this episode, Helen interviews Lottie Galpin, who writes dyslexia-friendly materials, is a freelance ELT publishing professional, an ELT editor/writer, and a DEI in ELT consultant. Lottie shares her professional development journey from teacher to materials writer to DEI consultant, offering support and suggestions for teachers who want to create their own materials and/or move into publishing, and encourages us all to embrace and use inclusive materials in a way that’s healthy for teachers and students and benefits everybody.On Lottie's website: https://www.lottiegalpin.com/Download list of inclusive photobanks here: https://ww...
2024-07-2929 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 52 - Becoming an ELT LGBTQIA+ DEI and materials writing/editing consultant with Peter J FullagarIn this episode, Helen and James discuss our new theme "Teacher Change" and Helen interviews Peter J Fullagar, who is an ELT editor/writer, DEI in ELT consultant, and LGBTQIA+ champion. Peter discusses his professional development journey from teacher to editor/writer to DEI consultant to LGBTQIA+ champion, offering support and suggestions, and encourages us all to use our voices to speak up. Happy Pride to all our listeners!You can contact Peter via the contact form on his website (https://peterjfullagar.co.uk/) or via LinkedIn.Here are some of the links Peter recommended...
2024-06-2831 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 51 - IATEFL Conference 2024Joining Helen to talk about the IATEFL Conference 2024 before, during, and after the week-long event in Brighton are Sandy Millan, TDSIG Joint co-ordinator James Taylor, past TDSIG committee member Fiona Mauchline, and the two 2024 TDSIG scholarship winners: Didar Moldazhanov, winner of the Early Career Teacher Scholarship, and Maryam Mirshahnasab, winner of the Michael Berman Scholarship.Hear all these different perspectives on the conference, the experiences they've had, and what they have taken away, and in some cases, applied in their classrooms right away.Consider applying for an IATEFL TDSIG scholarship for the 2025 conference in Edinburgh before the...
2024-05-3129 min
TESOL PopA Disruptive Approach to Teaching and Materials with Tyson SeburnAuthor of How to Write Inclusive Materials, Tyson Seburn, talks about a disruptive approach to building greater empathy and inclusion in the language classroom. In this interview, Tyson walks through the five stages of the disruptive approach and suggests topics, questions, materials and activities we can use for each lesson stage.KEY TALKING POINTSDefining a Disruptive ApproachTyson defines a disruptive approach as integrating marginalised voices' experiences into lessons to raise awareness and foster inclusivity.Identifying Unfair Social NormsTyson highlights unfair social norms, like...
2024-05-1413 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod 50 - 50th Episode CelebrationJoin us for a special celebration of 50 episodes of Developod! In this episode, we look back on our recent future of teacher development episodes, introduce our new host Helen Slee and say farewell to the man who's been there since day one, Christian Tiplady. James quizzes them on their knowledge about podcasts, and Helen interviews Christian about his time with TDSIG.
2024-04-0644 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 49 - Early Career Teachers with Jo GakongaJoining Christian on this episode is Jo Gakonga, a Teacher educator and online course creator, to discuss her interest in early career teachers. This episode is the final part of our Future of Teacher Development strand.Jo has worked in ELT for over 30 years in a range of countries and contexts including Taiwan, the Czech Republic, Kenya and Switzerland. She's a CELTA trainer, assessor and Joint Chief Assessor, she co-authored IELTS Foundation (Macmillan). and runs ELT-Training.com, which has a range of courses for English language teachers. She also recently completed a PhD on mentoring.
2024-02-2934 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 48 - Interview with Sandy MillinIn this episode, Christian talks with Sandy Millin about the future of Teacher Development from her perspective, especially focusing on the power of blogs and social media. Read Sandy Millin's Blog here: https://sandymillin.wordpress.com/British Council Webinar with Sandy Millin: Professional development through blogs and blogging: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/news-and-events/webinars/webinars-teachers/sandy-millin-professional-development-through-blogs-and Follow Sandy on LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandymillin/
2024-01-3135 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 47 - TD & Tech - Interviews with Vicky Saumell & David ReadJoining us for episode 47 are Vicky Saumell & David Read. They help us to continue our investigation into the future of teacher development from a technology point of view.
2023-12-2833 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 46 - Bottom up Teacher Development with Claire Steele and Sarah SmithJoining Christian in this latest episode of Developod are Claire Steele and Sarah Smith, Directors of Eltonix. They discuss the future of teacher development with a focus on 'bottom-up' teacher development, and in particular 'classroom-based inquiry' (or 'action research'), which they argue is both more teacher-centred and student-centred than most current forms of prescriptive professional development led by language school institutions.Information about Eltonix:Website: https://eltonix.com/Facebook Group: eltonix connects (a fund, friendly and international TD community)Previous related Developod episodes:Episode 36 Classroom-Based InquiryEpisode 18 Action ResearchEpisode 8...
2023-11-0827 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 45 - Web Carnival 2023 PreviewJoin us as we preview this weekend’s annual TDSIG online conference, the Web Carnival. In this episode, James interviews two of our plenary speakers, Michelle Worgan and Cesar Correa Larroca, to find out more about their talks.Register for the Web Carnival at tdsig.org/web-carnivalMichelle and Eloise’s The Teaching Lab: facebook.com/groups/eltteachinglab
2023-10-0324 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 44 - Teacher Development for Young Learner TeachersJoining Christian in the latest episode of Developod is David Valente, primary English teacher educator and researcher. They take a look at how the future of teacher development will affect young learner teachers.USEFUL LINKS: CEPELL resources: https://icepell.eu/ ICEKit materials: https://icepell.eu/index.php/icekits/Reading for in-depth learning (Ridl) framework: https://site.nord.no/ellil/reading-for-in-depth-learning/Materials from the IATEFL YLTSIG website:https://issuu.com/iatefl/docs/teylt_worldwide_issue_1__2020_sp...
2023-08-2532 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 43 - The climate crisis and teacher development with Colm DownesIn the latest episode of Developod, James is joined by Colm Downes to discuss how the climate crisis should be a central part of our teacher development.About Colm:ELT Assessment and Teacher Education, ESP, EAP, CLIL, Project Management & Climate Change Education Specialist.Based in Jakarta, Indonesia - Colm is currently working on a range of projects as a freelance consultant for a variety of clients including the British Council, EnglishScore (a new mobile English proficiency test) and the World Bank. Colm has been involved in education, specifically language education and professional skills training, for...
2023-07-2339 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 42 Interview with Silvana RichardsonThe third in the series on 'The Future of Teacher Development in ELT', this episode hears from Silvana Richardson.
2023-06-1131 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 41 - TDSIG Catch Up & Conference NewsIn episode 41 of Developod, James is joined by Cecilia Lemos and they discuss their new roles as coordinators of TDSIG. We also hear from Taiza Lombardi, the winner of this year's Michael Berman Scholarship, about her experiences at this year's IATEFL Conference in Harrogate.To apply for our scholarships in 2023, go to https:// tdsig.org/scholarship/. The deadline is 21st of June.
2023-05-1927 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 40 Interview with Richard Chinn & Danny Norrington-DaviesThe second in the series on 'The Future of Teacher Development in ELT', this episode hears from Richard Chinn and Danny Norrington-Davies, two teacher trainers and developers who have recently published a cutting edge book called 'Working with Emergent Language'.
2023-04-0121 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 39 Interview with Gabriel Diaz Maggioli.This episode kickstarts a series of podcasts on The Future of Teacher Development in ELT. The interview is with Gabriel Garcia Maggioli, or "Gabo", the current President of IATEFL.
2023-03-0132 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 38 IATEFL Conference with Helen SleeHelen, the winner of the Michael Berman scholarship 2022, tells us all about their take-aways from the IATEFL conference in Belfast and offers useful tips for those going to a conference for the first time.https://tdsig.org/scholarship/https://www.iatefl.org/resources
2023-02-0340 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastWeb Carnival ReflectionsJoin Christian, Tania and James as they discuss the Web Carnival that took place earlier this year. Find out more about the theme, critical pedagogy, and three of the talks from the event. Antoine Marcq: https://youtu.be/AqGLYCl0akcLinda Ruas: https://youtu.be/Jy2VYvHY9F4Panel discussion: https://youtu.be/VjThS2H1Y1MWatch all the talks from the conference here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTAlJgv7A4Nyi-THincCnX4i7-S0I0yvRBonus: Bjork dismantles a TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDvi-GlKdng...
2022-04-2752 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 36: Classroom-Based InquiryChristian talks to Petra and Eliška, two primary school teachers of English in the Czech Republic. Their classroom-based inquiry projects centre around the topics of differentiation and motivation in the classroom, and their findings reveal how relatively small changes can have a very profound impact.
2022-03-2130 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 35: TDAJ ReviewIn this episode of TDSIG’s Developod, James, Christian and Tania discuss Race and Queerness in ELT, via their review of three articles from the recently published second volume of the TDAJ (Teacher Development Academic Journal). TDSIG held a web carnival in December 2020 on the theme of 'Race and Queerness' and speakers contributed to this edition of TDAJ, a publication which is available to TDSIG members and non-members alike. TDAJ Vol. 2 (Oct. 2021): https://tdsig.org/tdaj-v2n1/TDSIG Web Carnival on Race and Q...
2022-01-2139 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG Podcast2021 Scholarship Winner, PCE & Online ConferenceTania talks to our 2021 Scholarship Winner winner Victoria, and to co-collaborator on TDISG, Irene. They chew the cud on a range of diverse issues such as equity, diversity, inclusivity, racism, sexism, emotional education, action research and English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI). They also review their highlights from the 2021 TDSDIG Pre-Conference Event (PCE) and the 2021 IATEFL online conference. TDSIG PCE: https://www.iatefl.org/sites/default/files/TDSIG%20PCE%20Program%20-%20links%20to%20recordings.pdfTDAJ: https://tdsig.org/tdaj-v2n1/
2021-11-0323 min
ELTcpdHow to Write Inclusive MaterialsIn this episode, we speak to ELT materials writer, teacher and IATEFL TDSIG coordinator Tyson Seburn, who has recently released his new book with ELT Teacher 2 Writer, How To Write Inclusive Materials. We define what inclusive materials are, and discuss different approaches to writing. Tyson gives his top tips and advice for making your materials more inclusive, as well as recommendations of existing materials, photos sourcing websites and further reading. Support the show
2021-11-0138 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastELT influencers round upIn the latest episode of Developod, James, Christian and Tania reflect back on our interviews with ELT influencers. With contributions from Thais, Jo and Oleg, they look back on what we learnt from speaking to these experts.If you want to participate in future interviews, let us know by emailing us at tdsig.podcast@iatefl.org - we’d love to hear from you! Be sure to mention who you would like to interview.Useful link: https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/44630/1/21_03_baraltmorcillogomez.pdf
2021-08-2444 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastFocus on PCE 2021In this episode we hear from the speakers at our upcoming TDSIG PCE. Uniquely, this year the event will be held after the main IATEFL conference, and it promises to be a great day with Divya Madhavan, Michael Stout, Elena Ončevska Ager and Nermine Abd Elkader providing the talks. Listen to learn more about their presentations, and we’ll see you on the 31st of July!Register at https://tdsig.org/pce/
2021-06-3018 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastOnline conferencesIn this episode, James is joined by TDSIG coordinator Tyson Seburn and Katherine Bilsborough from MAWSIG to discuss online conferences. They talk about what they’ve missed about face-to-face events, the advantages of going online and how they think it will be in the future when we return to normality. Plus Tyson and Kath tell us all about their PCEs.https://tdsig.org/pce/https://mawsig.iatefl.org/news-and-events/upcoming-events/
2021-06-0228 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 30: Interview with Chia Suan ChongThis episode is the last in a series of interviews with ELT influencers, chosen by our TDSIG competition winners. The Developod host Christian brings together influencer, blogger, and teacher-trainer Chia Suan Chong, with teacher-trainer Başak. They speak about topics including ‘the imposter syndrome’, native speaker - non-native speaker communication, as well as motherhood and how it may change the way one sees oneself as a teacher.For show notes, including blogposts mentioned: http://bit.ly/developod30
2021-04-1338 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 29: Interview with Jim ScrivenerThis episode is the latest in a series of interviews with ELT influencers, chosen by our TDSIG competition winners. This time Tania speaks to Jim Scrivener, who was chosen by Oleg Lesechko. They speak about demand high teaching and how to apply it in the classroom.
2021-03-0629 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 28: Review of Web Carnival (Part B: Race in ELT)This episode is the second part of our look at our web conference with GISIG at the end of 2020. The event centred around Race and Queerness in ELT, and this time we’ll be speaking to two of our presenters, Taylor Veigga and Akemi Iwasa, who spoke about issues related to race. Taylor’s Presentation at the Web Carnival:www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ANcnsEWV8s&feature=youtu.beUseful Links Taylor mentioned:www.elllo.org/www.dialectsarchive.com/www.nappy.co/Akemi’s Presentation at the Web Carniv...
2021-01-2640 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 27 - Review of Web Carnival (Part A: Queerness in ELT) including interview with Adam ScottJames and Christian reflect on aspects of the recent TDSIG/GISIG web carnival on 'Race and Queerness in ELT'. In this episode the focus is on inclusion from the point of view of queerness. Christian interviews Adam Scott, who expands on his talk "Making ELT Resources More LGBTQI+ Inclusive". Adam is a teacher, teacher trainer and materials writer and is also involved in a collaborative teacher development project Brighton Language Teachers@BLTeachers. He may be contacted on social media @teachadam Adam Scott's talk:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiBNRlawIpM&feature=youtu...
2021-01-0438 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 26 - Interview with Nik PeacheyThis episode is the third in a series of interviews with 'ELT influencers' chosen by our TDSIG competition winners. Nik Peachey talks about his early involvement in technology and the likely forthcoming evolutions in language learning technology including artificial intelligence, virtual reality and augmented reality. Nik is interviewed by Christian and answers questions conceived by teacher, trainer and EdTech enthusiast Tamara Parsons, who was one of the TDSIG competition winners.Nik Peachey is Director of Pedagogy at Peachey Publications, an independent digital publishing company that specialises in the design of digital learning materials. He...
2020-12-0127 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastREPOST Episode 12: IATEFL 2019 Special*We're reposting this episode from last year because it has disappeared from our feed - enjoy!*This 12th episode brings Christian together with Tania Iveson and James Taylor, forming the new improved version of the Developod team! They introduce a thought-provoking PCE (pre-conference event), from IATEFL April 2019, which was co-hosted by the TD (Teacher Development) and GI (Global Issues) SIGs (Special Interest Groups). The central focus is the somewhat controversial question ‘Are you a social justice warrior?’ The team explores what this might mean, and we hear from a range of speakers and participants from the PCE, as well...
2020-11-1322 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 25 - Reflecting on our teaching careersIn this, the 25th episode of Developod, we look back on our careers as teachers with the help of the TDSIG committee. Plus we have a chat with our coordinator Tyson Seburn on the history of TDSIG and our upcoming Web Carnival (tdsig.org/webcarnival)
2020-10-2844 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 24 - Interview with Jane WillisThis episode is the second in a series of interviews with ELT influencers, chosen by our TDSIG competition winners. We hear from Jane Willis, who clarifies aspects of Task-Based Learning, for Jo, who is a teacher in Colombia and one of the competition winners. Show notes including Jane's bio. and useful links are available at: http://bit.ly/developod24PLUS! We'd like to know more about how you listen to Developod, so to help us, please complete the survey at the link below - We'd appreciate it! http://bit.ly/developodsurvey
2020-09-1935 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 23 - Interview With David FarmerThis episode is the first in a series of interviews with ELT influencers, chosen by our TDSIG competition winners. We kick things off with an interview with drama specialist David Farmer, who was chosen by Thais Olivieri. Tania asks him about introverted learners and how drama can be used for more than just getting students speaking.Links:David Farmer’s website:https://dramaresource.com/To access his free online course:https://dramaresource.com/teaching-drama-online/Other useful links to drama related materialshttps://dramaresource.com/useful-links/PLUS!We'd li...
2020-08-2821 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 22 - Reflections on 2020In this episode, Christian, Tania and James look back on the past three episodes and reflect on the themes of teaching online, mental health and the impact of Black Lives Matter on ELT.Links:Emergency Remote Teaching Playbook https://mailchi.mp/078478802be2/free-playbook-emergency-remote-teachingEpisodes of Developod discussed: Episode 19 - Teaching Online https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/developod/episodes/2020-04-15T15_59_04-07_00Episode 20 - Mental Health With Phil Longwellhttps://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/developod/episodes/2020-05-22T07_39_44-07_00Episode 21 - Avoiding Burnout With Rachael Roberts
2020-07-1630 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 21 - Avoiding Burnout With Rachael RobertsContinuing on with the theme of Mental Health, in this episode Tania interviews Rachel Roberts, a teacher, teacher trainer, materials writer, avid blogger, and life coach. Using their own personal experiences as examples, they discuss the causes of teacher burnout, key symptoms and warning signs, and ideas and resources to help avoid and deal with unhealthy stress levels. https://elt-resourceful.com/https://life-resourceful.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/2309506592706916
2020-06-1823 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 20 - Mental Health With Phil LongwellTo mark Mental Health Week in the UK, in this episode Christian interviews Phil Longwell, a teacher, teacher trainer and mental health advocate. They discuss Phil's personal experiences with mental health issues, what ELT employers can do to help their employees, and what teachers can do to manage their own well being.Phil's blog: https://teacherphili.com/IATEFL Q&A on Phil Longwell’s Webinar on Mental Health in ELT:https://www.iatefl.org/news-views/q%26-phil-longwell%E2%80%99s-webinar-mental-health-eltScreencast Recording from Phil Longwell on Improving the Mental Health of English Language Teachers:
2020-05-2242 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 19 - Teaching OnlineIn this episode, the Developod team talk teaching online. In the last couple of months, teachers the world over have suddenly had to move from their face-to-face classrooms to virtual spaces, so Christian, Tania and James go through some basic tips for teachers and share their thoughts about what this could mean for the future.To see the forthcoming video version of this podcast, check our social media platforms.The platform James used was zoom.us. He also mentioned Google Docs and Jamboard. To read his blog posts on teaching online, go to theteacherjames.com/category...
2020-04-1627 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastEpisode 18 - Action ResearchRejoin the Developod team - Tania, James and Christian in episode 18, where they unearth the What, the How and the Why of action research. James gives tips on best resources to support you.For our links and references, go to bit.ly/developod18
2020-02-2226 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 17 - Teacher AutonomyIn episode 17, Tania interviews Patrice Palmer, a specialist in teacher well-being. They discuss teacher autonomy inside and outside the classroom, including aspects such as self-care, representation and mentoring. Christian and James then reflect with their own experiences on the subject.Reference: Bogler, R. & Somech, A. Influence of Teacher Empowerment on Teachers’ Organizational Commitment, Professional Commitment and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Schools. Teaching and Teacher Education: 20 (2004), 277–289https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222396910_Influence_of_Teacher_Empowerment_on_Teachers'_Organizational_Commitment_Professional_Commitment_and_Organizational_Citizenship_Behavior_in_Schools
2020-01-1131 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 16 - Quick TD TipsIn Episode 16 of Developod, we catch up with the TDSIG committee who give us their quick tips for quick PD. From TDSIG, we wish a wonderful festive season for those celebrating. See you in 2020!The ebook on TD mentioned in this podcast may be found at: https://eltplaybook.wordpress.com/
2019-12-1318 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 15 - Teaching for Success Self Study GuidesLucy Norris, independent education consultant, writer and professional development facilitator, talks about the ‘Teaching for Success’ self-study guides that she has helped to produce for the British Council and how they may be integrated into professional development.Teaching for Success Self Study Guides:https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/teaching-success-self-study-guidesTeaching for success: Establishing a culture of Continuing Professional Development (Webinar) - Lucy Norris:https://britishcouncil.adobeconnect.com/_a917587435/p90n9hxzww5u/?proto=trueWorld Teachers’ Day Web Conference:https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/world-teachers-day-web-conference
2019-11-0228 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 14 - Teacher WellbeingIn this episode, Christian talks to Elena Ončevska Ager about her teacher wellbeing course. They discuss the importance of teacher self-care, how her course worked, and the response from the teachers who participated.Links:VIA online character strengths survey: www.viacharacter.org/www/Character-Strengths-Survey Three good things activity: https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/three-good-things Other activities: https://ggia.berkeley.edu/ Other materials:Mental health awareness in the classroom and beyond (English UK)www.englishuk.com/en/about-us/news-press/english-uk-news?newsId=2901How to s...
2019-08-0324 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 13 - Social Justice, Diversity and InclusionIn Episode 13 of Developod, we follow up on our previous episode on social justice by focusing on *the need for greater* diversity and inclusion in ELT materials. Firstly, we hear from Sergio Durand, a teacher from Mexico, who explains the current situation. Then, Tania speaks to Ilá Coimbra, co-author of Raise Up!, a new inclusive coursebook. And finally, Christian speaks to Tyson Seburn, TDSIG coordinator and someone who has some views to be heard on the subject of representation. They discuss how teachers can teach more inclusive lessons and Tyson's own materials that he'll soon be sharing.Links:
2019-06-2724 min
DEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastDevelopod Episode 11 - Students for PeaceThis episode hears from Eduardo Amos, writer of an award-winning series of course books called ‘Students for Peace’ (Richmond Publishing). He talks about the philosophy behind the course book, how teachers can be involved and why peace education is vital in the context of Brazil and worldwide. Plus we hear from Tyson, with news from TDSIG.
2019-03-2418 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastTDSIG Developod Episode 10 - Positive DisciplineIn this 10th episode on Experimental Teacher Development Christian talks about 'Positive Discipline' with Tina Wu, who is teaching young learners in Taiwan. Plus we hear from Tyson, with news from TDSIG.
2019-02-2218 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastTDSIG Developod Episode 9 - Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS)In this 9th Episode on Experimental Teacher Development, we hear about the grass-roots development of Jacob, who is experimenting with Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) within his young learners classes at the British Council in Taiwan. Jacob highlights the main elements and potential benefits of this approach and gives tips on lesson planning for this collaborative way of storytelling.
2019-01-0319 min
DEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastTDSIG Developod Episode 8 - Creating a Culture of Teacher DevelopmentIn this 8th episode Silvana Richardson, Head of Teacher Development of Bell schools UK, talks about creating an organisation-wide culture of teacher development and the importance of this. Silvana zooms in on a few elements of the teacher development programme which listeners may be less familiar with, namely ‘supported experiments’, ‘lesson study’ and ‘learning walks’. She also gives an overview of the idea of ‘INSPIRE’ development, which was the title for a talk that Silvana delivered with Gabriel Maggioli at IATEFL 2018. 00.57-10.27: Establishing and reviewing a culture of CPD 10.27-26.25: Supported experiments, Lesson Study, Learning Walks and other tools for CPD 26.25-29.27...
2018-10-2830 min
DEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastTDSIG Developod Episode 7 - Giving and Receiving FeedbackThe Feedback Episode: This 7th episode centres around the potentially polemic question of how to give and receive feedback within the setting of both official and peer observations of teachers. Christian Tiplady and Matthew Noble introduce Ideas for how we may more usefully approach developmental feedback to guide it a non-judgemental way. They incorporate inspiration from fields of research such as ‘Cooperative Development’ and ‘Non-Violent Communication.’
2018-10-2821 min
DEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastTDSIG Developod Episode 6 - Catalytic Concepts in Teacher DevelopmentIn this 6th Episode Christian Tiplady and Matthew Noble introduce a range of teachers - both less and more experienced - who are answering the question: "What one concept has been catalytic to your own development as a teacher?" Listeners are asked to consider the same question and how this concept has influenced their own development.
2018-10-2814 min
DEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastTDSIG Developod, Episode 5 - Gerhart Erasmus on the IATEFL 2018 ConferenceIn this 5th *bonus* episode Matthew Noble introduces an interview with Gerhart Erasmus before the IATEFL 2018 conference, as well as Gerhart’s reflections post conference. Gerhart was the winner of the TDSIG Michael Berman scholarship for 2018. Matthew gives you an overview of how you can apply for the 2019 scholarship.
2018-06-2612 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastTDSIG Developod, Episode 4 - Adrian Underhill, Emancipatory Teaching and ExpressionIn this 4th episode in the Developod Series, Adrian Underhill talks about his learning at IATEFL 2018 (in Brighton, UK), about emancipatory teaching, and about the difference between communication and expression.
2018-05-3111 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastTDSIG Developod, Episode 3 - Keeping up your Mojo!The third Developod Episode from IATEFL’s TDSIG. The theme is ‘Keeping up your Mojo’ and we hear from Maria and Duran on how they have been keeping up their teacher development.
2018-05-3112 minDEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastTDSIG Developod, Episode 2 - Teacher Development ResolutionsIn this, the second episode of the TDSIG podcast, Christian Tiplady asks a number of teachers at varying stages of their careers to share with us their new beginnings and teacher development resolutions!
2018-05-3113 min
DEVELOPOD - The IATEFL TDSIG PodcastTDSIG Developod, Episode 1 - 'The Introview' - All about TDSIG‘The Introview’: In the very first Developod, we find out about the TDSIG: What is TDSIG and who is involved? What does TDSIG do for teachers? And how can language teachers and other interested parties be involved?
2018-05-3115 min
Teacher ChallengeAre You Close to Burnout? How To Avoid Going Over the EdgeVirtually every teacher will encounter burnout at some time in his or her career. In this episode, we look at the signs and offer a challenge to help you avoid going over the edge.
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Tyson Seburn is the author of Academic Reading Circles and EAP instructor at the University of Toronto. His main interest focuses on public spaces that aid self-directed action among language teachers to increase agency in their own development paths. These include #tleap, 4CinELT, and IATEFL TDSIG.
2016-07-0700 min