With over 60 scheduled talks by speakers from around the world and panel discussions taking place between Wednesday 05 October and Sunday 09 October 2016, the Teaching for Success Online Conference promises to deliver a wide range of engaging and insightful presentations covering all aspects of professional development for teachers in all contexts. Talks on each of the five days will focus on distinct themes related to the different Professional Practices that make up the British Council’s new CPD framework for teachers and CPD framework for teacher educators. All talks will take place in Adobe Connect.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Talks on each day of the conference will be themed around the professional practices from the Teacher’s CPD Framework and the professional practices from the Teacher Educator’s CPD Framework. 21st Century skills (Core skills) will feature on two of the days as they cover a number of different aspects.
WEDNESDAY 05 OCT – THE TEACHER AS A REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER
- Professional practices Taking responsibility for professional development (CPD Framework for teachers)
- Researching and contributing to the profession (CPD Framework for teacher educators)
- Supporting and mentoring teachers (CPD Framework for teacher educators)
THURSDAY 06 OCT – THE TEACHER AS A REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER (2)
- Professional practices
- Taking responsibility for professional development (CPD Framework for teachers)
- Researching and contributing to the profession (CPD Framework for teacher educators)
- Supporting and mentoring teachers (CPD Framework for teacher educators)
FRIDAY 07 OCT – THE LEARNER
- Professional practices
- Using inclusive practices (CPD Framework for teachers)
- Using multilingual approaches (CPD Framework for teachers)
- Understanding learners (CPD Framework for teachers)
- Understanding the teaching context (CPD Framework for teacher educators)
SATURDAY 06 OCT – ASSESSING AND MANAGING LEARNING (TEACHER AND STUDENT)
- Professional practices
- Assessing learning (CPD Framework for teachers)
- Managing the lesson (CPD Framework for teachers)
- Managing and developing learning resources for teachers (CPD Framework for teacher educators)
- Planning, managing and moderating teacher learning (CPD Framework for teacher educators)
- Monitoring teacher potential and performance (CPD Framework for teacher educators)
SUNDAY 09 OCT – 21ST CENTURY SKILLS / CORE SKILLS
- Professional practices
- 21st Century Skills/Core skills (CPD Framework for teachers)
- Understanding learners (CPD Framework for teachers)
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