George Vassilakis's presentation at the 1st Annual City & Guilds Teacher Development Symposium

1. Teacher Development: a never-ending story George Vassilakis Director Language Certification

2. What is teacher development? highly experienced ELT guru Manager Materials writer Academic Conference presenter Director of Studies! Course designer Teacher of exam classes Examiner novice Teacher of ESP and academic English Teacher of low level classes Teacher trainer

3. What is teacher development? highly experienced doubt reflection practice doubt study practice re-evaluation reflection study doubt DELTA re-evaluation practice action research evaluation study practice reflection practice reflection study collaboration novice CELTA reflection action research practical methodology re-evaluation collaboration evaluation language

4. What is teacher development? routine practice repetition practice repetition complacency

5. Training, education, development practice practice study reflection re-evaluation DEVELOPMENT language TRAINING EDUCATION basic teaching routines awareness reflection choice

6. Teacher development – why? language language acquisition education context self-respect

7. What is there to develop? subject matter knowledge pedagogical expertise self-awareness understanding of learners career advancement

8. Teacher development – Personal studying getting learners’ feedback keeping informed keeping a journal networking

9. Teacher development – Institutional peer observations workshops and inservice training action research teachers’ meetings networking

10. Teacher development – Community

11. Thank you! http://www.cityandguilds.gr http://lionsvoice.edublogs.org