1. Professional Development

2. Professional Development
‘Professional Development in TEFL’
Irina Grekova
Teacher Trainer
CELTA, DELTA, MA in TESOL (Wollongong)
BKC International House Moscow

3. Duncan Foord
‘The Developing Teacher’ DELTA Publishing,
2009

4. Professional Development
It isn’t the same thing
having ten years’ experience
as having one year’s experience
repeated ten times.

5. Professional Development
What is development?
Why do we need teacher development?
Who is responsible for teacher
development?
How do teachers develop?

6. Professional Development
a. ’If we are doing something we enjoy, then
Continuous Professional Development is a
natural component of our daily work life. It is
an attitude.’ Alison Perkins
b. ’Training is what other people do to you.
Development is what you do to yourself.’ Julian
Edge
c. ’Feeling good about yourself is your top
professional responsibility’ Susan Barduhn

7. Professional Development
You can change or develop in 3 ways:
- You change without noticing you change
- You change by making things happen
- You change as a result of things that
happen to you

8. Professional Development
4 things teachers can develop:
1) Skills
2) Knowledge
3) Awareness
4) Attitude

9. Professional Development
5 circles of development:
You
You and your students
You and your colleagues
You and your school
You and your profession

10. Professional Development
4 basic motivations for development:
Recognition
Imposition
Self-improvement
Enjoyment