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Many might ask “why should I bother with professional development, I already have my job?” Part of the value of the PD-SIG is discussing this very question. As new and […]

There are many sets of Teaching standards. Two of the best known are: TESOL/NCATE ACTFL   Following is a list of selections available here: TESOL/NCATE Standards for P-12 Teacher Education […]

Professional Development for Language Teachers: Implementing the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English Project ExCELL Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas Texas Education Agency 1997 Attached […]

Professional development cannot succeed with out strong content. The content of the professional development that is associated with high-performing schools is always focused and serves a well-planned long-te rm strategy. […]

  Our discussions (at least for the first few months) in the Professional Development SIG will take place inside YahooGroups. It seems to be the best of the easy solutions. […]

Nine  Essential Traits of the Effective Professor.  See the full powerpoint presentation (as a PDF file) attached. 1. RESPECTFUL 2. KNOWLEDGEABLE 3. APPROACHABLE 4. ENGAGING 5. COMMUNICATIVE 6. ORGANIZED 7. […]

There are many books, booklets, journal articles, and manuscripts of potential interest available online. This is a modest partial listing. Some are also attached to this page (in case the […]

From the British Council India. http://www.britishcouncil.org/cpdbiblio.pdf attached here.

There are lots of online resources related to Professional Development. Do please help us extend the list. IATEFL Teacher Development SIG http://tdsig.org/ British Council / BBC Teacher Development pages http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teacher-development […]

There are lots of ways to classify Professional Development, and not everyone agrees even on which things can, or cannot, be included. Some ideas for professional development listed by Mary […]