continuing professional development for esl teachers
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Continuing Professional Development
Robert DickeyKeimyung University
Gukje Digital University
Continuing Professional Development - Defined
• CPD – education, training, and learning activities that assist one in growing beyond current levels within your chosen profession (teaching English)
• Education – a program or process of acquiring knowledge (formal studies?)
• Training – an event or program of learning specific skills/abilities
• Development – a process or approach for realizing potential
CPD = Professionalism
• Professions require CPD: Dentists, Surgeons, Accountants, etc.
• Moving from Novice to “Senior” (advisor to novices) through your career
• Keeping up with new developments
Art or Science or…
• Teaching can be perceived as:– Art – “some people are born teachers”, still the
re are skills to be acquired and things to learn– Science – “there are systems,” a theory or prin
ciple should underlie your work– Craft – (Helgesen) “we have to respect the inh
erent qualities of the materials we work with, and bring out their strengths”
Continuing Ed timeline
CPD activities
• all those helping you improve & broaden your knowledge & skills
• you decide which contribute to your learning
• on your own time as well as in work hours
• contributing as well as receiving• active as well as passive
NOT CPD activities
• Normal work activities• Unrelated to your professional
development– As teachers, human development is
arguably important…– Assorted skills (First Aid) can be seen as
“related”
• Unrelated to your work
Types of CPD - Education
• Diploma, Master’s or Doctoral Course– Applied Linguistics– TESOL– Education– Linguistics– Second Language Acquisition– Etc…
• Joining Reading Groups
Types of CPD - Training
• “Certificate” course (100 – 150 hours)
• Seminar/Workshops (1 – 15 hours)– Online or Face-to-face
• Formal reading course• “Hands-on” Orientation
– Equipment usage, etc…
Types of CPD - Affiliation
• Active Membership in professional / scholarly societies– Can include online discussion groups
• Participation in co-worker activities• Structured discussions with
colleagues• Interviews with peers• Committees and Examining Bodies
Types of CPD – Job Learning
• Being Tutored• Reading coursebook manuals• Interpreting others’ lesson plans• Observing others’ lessons
Types of CPD – Job Enrichment
• Work Shadowing• Job Enrichment tasks• School visits• Secondments• Job swaps / team assignments
Types of CPD - Productions
• Presenting your activities at workshops, in newsletters, etc.
• Moderating/Discussant for other’s presentations
• Organizing professional events• Training others• Developing Books/Materials• Reviewing Books/Materials
Types of CPD – Research
• Conducting research related to your work or professional interest area
• Participating in joint research• Collegial critiquing of others’ research• Serving as an informant in others’
research• Structured investigations of self• Action Research and Diaries COUNT!
Types of CPD - Leadership
• Tutoring peers• Orienting newbies• Leading In-house workshops• Leading reading groups• Mentoring• Serving as “Senior” or “Master” Teacher, Di
rector of Studies, etc.• Specializing (vs. “falling in a rut”)
Classroom-basedCPD Activities
• Writing Lesson Plans• Developing a “Materials Bank”
– Tags/indices – how used?
• Teaching Diary / Journal (and analysis)• Teacher Portfolio• Reflections / Self-Critiques• Student Feedback & Reflection
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