'How to access CPD'

An IATEFL recorded webinar presented by Fiona Dunlop (recorded November 2014)

Continuing professional development is crucial to our job satisfaction and performance as teachers. However, with busy schedules and often autonomous work timetables it can be difficult to fit in.

In this webinar, Fiona looks at the various ways we can access professional development, whether you work for an organisation or are a freelance trainer. The presenter looks at what opportunities are available to us,  how to select what is useful and relevant for us and our clients and how to remain structured and goal driven.

Fiona provides practical, easy to implement ideas and activities that can be integrated into the everyday working life of a busy English trainer, including reflective practice, action research guidelines, using CPD frameworks such as the British Council framework and other useful ideas.

You should leave the webinar full of motivation and armed with a bank of ideas to allow you to continue to develop professionally in your career as an English language teacher.

PRESENTER:

Fiona Dunlop is the Academic Director at Wimbledon School of English, London (one of the oldest ELT schools in the UK).

Fiona has been involved in many aspects of ELT over the past 25 years, including Teacher Training, Business English and Academic Management. She spent several years at International House Cairo and  Rio/Sao Paulo before returning to London in 1997. She currently gives talks and provides training on many aspects of ELT such as CPD, course design, training new teachers, teacher observation, academic quality and motivating long stay students. She also runs teacher training and development courses at Wimbledon School of English.