Teaching the Teachers:
Innovation and Challenges in ESOL Pedagogy and Teacher Development
🎤 Speaker: Ally Shepherd
🗣 Talk: Teacher development as transformative praxis: Educator agency in and beyond the classroom
Teaching the Teachers:
Innovation and Challenges in ESOL Pedagogy and Teacher Development
🎤 Speaker: Ally Shepherd
🗣 Talk: Teacher development as transformative praxis: Educator agency in and beyond the classroom
➡️📲 Here’s Cecilia with an update on Developod with Adrian Underhill
Listen to Ceci & Adrian in all the Podcast places! 📲🎧 tdsig.org/developod-td...
➡️📲 Here’s Cecilia with an update on Developod with Adrian Underhill
Listen to Ceci & Adrian in all the Podcast places! 📲🎧 tdsig.org/developod-td...
💭 Friday Poll:
What builds more confidence?
📝 preparation
🎓 experience?
Vote and tell us why in the comments.
#FridayPoll #TeacherDevelopment #TDSIG #IATEFL
💭 Friday Poll:
What builds more confidence?
📝 preparation
🎓 experience?
Vote and tell us why in the comments.
#FridayPoll #TeacherDevelopment #TDSIG #IATEFL
Teaching the Teachers:
Innovation and Challenges in ESOL Pedagogy and Teacher Development
🎤 Speaker: Ally Shepherd
🗣 Talk: Teacher development as transformative praxis: Educator agency in and beyond the classroom
#IATEFL2026 #PCE2026 #TeacherDevelopment
Teaching the Teachers:
Innovation and Challenges in ESOL Pedagogy and Teacher Development
🎤 Speaker: Ally Shepherd
🗣 Talk: Teacher development as transformative praxis: Educator agency in and beyond the classroom
#IATEFL2026 #PCE2026 #TeacherDevelopment
Got an idea, experience, classroom practice, or reflection to share?
📣 Theme: From Development to Impact: Making It Stick
⏰ Deadline extended: 2/2
Go to - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Got an idea, experience, classroom practice, or reflection to share?
📣 Theme: From Development to Impact: Making It Stick
⏰ Deadline extended: 2/2
Go to - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
👉 Join the conversation: What part of yourself, if intentionally refined today, could quietly transform the way you trust and believe in yourself over time?
Tell us below ⬇️
#iatefl
👉 Join the conversation: What part of yourself, if intentionally refined today, could quietly transform the way you trust and believe in yourself over time?
Tell us below ⬇️
#iatefl
An inclusive classroom begins with an inclusive mindset.
What’s the biggest driver of inclusion ?
🧠 awareness
🏃♂️action
Vote and tell us why in the comments.
#FridayPoll #TeacherDevelopment #TDSIG #IATEFL
An inclusive classroom begins with an inclusive mindset.
What’s the biggest driver of inclusion ?
🧠 awareness
🏃♂️action
Vote and tell us why in the comments.
#FridayPoll #TeacherDevelopment #TDSIG #IATEFL
🎤 Naeema Hann
📌 Teaching in low resource contexts: opportunity, innovation and teacher learning
💡 A timely reminder that powerful teacher learning often emerges not from abundance, but from necessity, creativity, and purpose.
#PCE2026 #TeachingTheTeachers #IATEFL
🎤 Naeema Hann
📌 Teaching in low resource contexts: opportunity, innovation and teacher learning
💡 A timely reminder that powerful teacher learning often emerges not from abundance, but from necessity, creativity, and purpose.
#PCE2026 #TeachingTheTeachers #IATEFL
In this episode, Cecilia Leemos-Harmer and Adrian Underhill explore how language learning is deeply connected to identity, emotion, and embodiment, rather than being a purely intellectual process.
tdsig.org/developod-td...
In this episode, Cecilia Leemos-Harmer and Adrian Underhill explore how language learning is deeply connected to identity, emotion, and embodiment, rather than being a purely intellectual process.
tdsig.org/developod-td...
Small actions, sustained over time, shape meaningful change in our practice.
👉 Join the conversation: What’s one small habit or action that’s helping you grow as a teacher?
Tell us below ⬇️
Small actions, sustained over time, shape meaningful change in our practice.
👉 Join the conversation: What’s one small habit or action that’s helping you grow as a teacher?
Tell us below ⬇️
Our latest newsletter is in your inbox, bringing updates and reflections from our Teacher Development community.
💌 Have a look and enjoy the read!
Our latest newsletter is in your inbox, bringing updates and reflections from our Teacher Development community.
💌 Have a look and enjoy the read!
🎤 Harry Kuchah
📌 Preparing teachers for multilingual classrooms: What can we learn from students?
What if our learners were our most powerful teacher educators?
📍 Brighton
🗓 20 April 2026
👉 Register now: tdsig.org/pce
#PCE2026 #TeachingTheTeachers #IATEFL
🎤 Harry Kuchah
📌 Preparing teachers for multilingual classrooms: What can we learn from students?
What if our learners were our most powerful teacher educators?
📍 Brighton
🗓 20 April 2026
👉 Register now: tdsig.org/pce
#PCE2026 #TeachingTheTeachers #IATEFL
But what about us?
We can’t pour from an empty cup.
Caring for ourselves is part of caring for our students.
💭 Friday Poll:
How do you recharge best?
☕ Quiet rest
✨ Active inspiration
Vote and tell us why in the comments.
#FridayPoll
But what about us?
We can’t pour from an empty cup.
Caring for ourselves is part of caring for our students.
💭 Friday Poll:
How do you recharge best?
☕ Quiet rest
✨ Active inspiration
Vote and tell us why in the comments.
#FridayPoll
🎤 Steve Brown
Social Justice, ELT Methodology, and Pedagogies of Resistance
Can social justice live inside ELT methodology — not alongside it?
📍 Brighton
🗓 20 April 2026
👉 Register now: Pre-Conference Event
🎤 Steve Brown
Social Justice, ELT Methodology, and Pedagogies of Resistance
Can social justice live inside ELT methodology — not alongside it?
📍 Brighton
🗓 20 April 2026
👉 Register now: Pre-Conference Event
Do you have a story, idea, or practice that made teacher development stick?
We’re looking for contributions that explore:
📅 21–22 February 2026
🌍 Online | Global participation welcome
🎓 Hosted by IATEFL TDSIG
👉 Be part of the conversation!
Do you have a story, idea, or practice that made teacher development stick?
We’re looking for contributions that explore:
📅 21–22 February 2026
🌍 Online | Global participation welcome
🎓 Hosted by IATEFL TDSIG
👉 Be part of the conversation!
We grow by showing up with intention.
In teacher development, progress comes from reflection, curiosity, and consistent action.
👉 Join the conversation: What intention is guiding your practice right now?
Comment below ⬇️
We grow by showing up with intention.
In teacher development, progress comes from reflection, curiosity, and consistent action.
👉 Join the conversation: What intention is guiding your practice right now?
Comment below ⬇️
Small, intentional steps make a real difference.
✨ Tips & Ideas for Teacher Development:
Choose ONE area to focus on for the next 3 months
Create a simple, realistic plan
Stay active in your professional community
Small, intentional steps make a real difference.
✨ Tips & Ideas for Teacher Development:
Choose ONE area to focus on for the next 3 months
Create a simple, realistic plan
Stay active in your professional community
But what about us?
We can’t pour from an empty cup.
Caring for ourselves is part of caring for our students.
💭 Friday Poll:
How do you recharge best?
☕ Quiet rest
✨ Active inspiration
Vote and tell us why in the comments.
#FridayPoll
But what about us?
We can’t pour from an empty cup.
Caring for ourselves is part of caring for our students.
💭 Friday Poll:
How do you recharge best?
☕ Quiet rest
✨ Active inspiration
Vote and tell us why in the comments.
#FridayPoll
In this episode, Cecilia Leemos-Harmer and Adrian Underhill explore how language learning is deeply connected to identity, emotion, and embodiment.
tdsig.org/developod-td...
Available in all the Podcast places! 📲🎧
In this episode, Cecilia Leemos-Harmer and Adrian Underhill explore how language learning is deeply connected to identity, emotion, and embodiment.
tdsig.org/developod-td...
Available in all the Podcast places! 📲🎧
Innovation. Challenges. Teacher Development.
Join Steve Brown, Naeema Hann, and Harry Kuchah at the IATEFL 2026 Pre-Conference Event, brought to you by ESOL SIG & TDSIG.
📅 20 April 2026 | 📍 Brighton
👉 Register now: Pre-Conference Event
Innovation. Challenges. Teacher Development.
Join Steve Brown, Naeema Hann, and Harry Kuchah at the IATEFL 2026 Pre-Conference Event, brought to you by ESOL SIG & TDSIG.
📅 20 April 2026 | 📍 Brighton
👉 Register now: Pre-Conference Event
What kind of professional do I want to become?
Our development is shaped by the decisions we make, to reflect, to learn, and to keep growing.
👉 Join the conversation: What’s guiding your professional journey right now?
Tell us below ⬇️
What kind of professional do I want to become?
Our development is shaped by the decisions we make, to reflect, to learn, and to keep growing.
👉 Join the conversation: What’s guiding your professional journey right now?
Tell us below ⬇️
In this episode, Cecilia Leemos-Harmer and Adrian Underhill explore how language learning is deeply connected to identity, emotion, and embodiment, rather than being a purely intellectual process.
tdsig.org/developod-td...
Available in all the Podcast places! 📲🎧
In this episode, Cecilia Leemos-Harmer and Adrian Underhill explore how language learning is deeply connected to identity, emotion, and embodiment, rather than being a purely intellectual process.
tdsig.org/developod-td...
Available in all the Podcast places! 📲🎧
When we model it, our learners catch it.
Questions are the seeds of growth.
👉 What are you curious about in your teaching right now?
#TDSIGMondayMotivaton #MondayMotivation #TeacherDevelopment #ProfessionalDevelopment #CPD #PD #TD
When we model it, our learners catch it.
Questions are the seeds of growth.
👉 What are you curious about in your teaching right now?
#TDSIGMondayMotivaton #MondayMotivation #TeacherDevelopment #ProfessionalDevelopment #CPD #PD #TD
Season’s greetings from the TDSIG Committee.
Thank you for being part of a community that listens, supports, and grows together.
Wishing you a season of peace, renewal, and gentle beginnings.
Season’s greetings from the TDSIG Committee.
Thank you for being part of a community that listens, supports, and grows together.
Wishing you a season of peace, renewal, and gentle beginnings.
Listen to @helenteacheseng.bsky.social & Harry in all the Podcast places! 📲🎧 tdsig.org/developod-td...
Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bxH...
Listen to @helenteacheseng.bsky.social & Harry in all the Podcast places! 📲🎧 tdsig.org/developod-td...
Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bxH...