PROFESSIONALISM REFLECTION AND DEVELOPMENT TESOL 1st National Colloquium Amideast, Tunisia

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PROFESSIONALISM REFLECTION AND
DEVELOPMENTTESOL 1st National
ColloquiumAmideast, Tunisia

• Farida Ben Abdallah (JLIDI)
• ELT Inspector
• Gabes
• 12-10-2013

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The Plan

• I- The teacherPleaserThe Professional
  teacher
• II- TEACHING more than a job !
• III- The Professional Teacher
• IV- The Reflective Practitioner/Teacher
• V- Development and Training
• VI-Reflection and Development My CPD Cycle
• VII- Recapitulation
• VIII- Lets practice

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1- The Good Teacher collected from
students and parents
I- The Teacher Pleaser The Professional
Teacher

• runs the class efficiently (discipline),
  stimulates students, monitors / controls their
  work
• has influence on students intellectual /
  personal development
• has a good relationship with students
• can achieve educational objectives (stated by
  ministry)
• able to adapt to educational situations using
  appropriate solutions
• makes the class lively (communication in class)

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I- The Teacher Pleaser The Professional
Teacher
2- The Professional Teacher

• masters the subject of his speciality
• accepts the idea of / is open to lifelong
  learning
• improves her own knowledge
• looks at what she does in a reflective way
• is creative and open to criticism
• is innovative
• is able to use modern teaching aids
• accepts and practises team work
• knows the job ethics
• prepares lessons well / avoids improvisation

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II- Teaching More Than A Job !
Profession
Job
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Thus,

• Teaching is a profession because
• It meets the standards mentioned in slide 5
• It sets a high demand on the people who engage
  in the field.
• It provides opportunities for teachers to
  develop in different aspects.

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III- The Professional Teacher
mainly a reflective practitioner

• strives for improvement in her practice
• continues to improve and learn more about
  effective teaching
• adheres in the reflective culture
• challenges and questions herself
• allocates time and space to think carefully about
  what she is doing

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IV- The Reflective Teacher
1- What ?
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IV- The Reflective Teacher
2- How?
collaboration teamwork

• Maximum benefits from reflection occur when
  the process happens in community, in interaction
  with others when participants value the personal
  and intellectual growth of themselves and others
  and when participants have time to engage in
  slow, non-assumptive thinking. (Rodgers, 2002).

• self-evaluation self-awareness

• evaluating others practice and commenting on it
  thinking critically

Space and time
This leads to gradual improvement
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IV- The Reflective Teacher
3- When ?

• - A teacher must not begin to reflect on her
  practice when she has a problem.
• - She must be a reflective practitioner
  permanently.
• developing his autonomy
  and
• responsibility leads to
  professionalism

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1- CPD
V- Development and Training

• CPD / a process
• tracking skills, knowledge, experience
  gained formally and informally and recording and
  reflecting on learning and development

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2- What for ?

• CPD necessity
• helps the teacher
• manage her own development on an ongoing basis
• raise standards of teaching and learning

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3- Comparison
TRAINING
Formal linear
Learning how to do sth specific
Related to skill and competence
DEVELOPMENT
Often informal
Giving tools to do a range of things
Related to capability and competency
involves progression from basic know-how to more
advanced and mature understanding
For a teacher to reach professionalism, she must
receive training and must engage in CPD
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VI- Reflection and Development My CPD Cycle
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VII-Recapitulation
1-Profile Of The Teacher Engaged In CPD
Responsible
Cooperative
Non-stop self-evaluator
Valuing expertise
Long-term planner
Problem-solver
Persevering
Engaged in formal informal learning
Updated
Aspiring
Researcher
E-learner
Motivated
Setting goals
Reflective practitioner
Networked
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VII- Recapitulation  

• 2- Slides 3,4 ?
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not only important to you
Your reputation as a professional
essential to all who surround you
Knowledge Expertise Skills
a key aspect of ensuring your continued excellent
reputation as a professional practitioner

Updating
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VIII- LETS PRACTICE !

• 1- Reflection Personal checklist
• 2- Corresponding CPD plan / Activities

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References

• Teach English, a Training Course for Teachers
  Adrian Doff 2004
• Finding Balance, then Staying Interested The
  Importance of CPD, Tessa Woodward, 2012

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The End

• THANK YOU