Heard Developod ep 63? Justin says his #ELT foundation is a part of him & his work writing articles, essays, & books He “harangues” the industry, Helen calls him Dr ‘Heckler’ Gerald, & JPB says ‘I told you so!’ to an industry that hasn’t changed In all Podcast places: tdsig.org/developod-td...

TDSIG would like to pay tribute to 2-time Coordinator Katie Head Adrian Underhill remembers “I first met Katie in the mid 80’s. She was particularly interested in all our teacher development activities and made significant contributions to establishing the TDSIG throughout its early years...

✨ #TDLive Rescheduled with Divya Madhavan 🎙️ 🗓 New date 9/10 ⏰ 14:00 UK time 🌍 Online for #TDSIG members 👉 check your 📧 for the link Has attention has lost its charisma in #ELT? Reflect on what it means for how we teach, learn, engage & design impactful #CPD 💡 Make your #TeacherDevelopment stick!

Monday Motivation Books are a wonderful window into knowledge. What books are you reading this week? #TDSIGMondayMotivaton

Today is UN World Teacher's Day! To celebrate, we’d like to know: Why did you become a teacher? Share your story with us in the comments/replies! #WorldTeachersDay #TeachersDay #TeachersMatter #ThankATeacher

✨ #TDLive with Divya Madhavan! 🎙️ 🗓 2 Oct ⏰ 17:00 UK time 🌍 Online for #TDSIG members 👉 Check your inbox for the link Has attention has lost its charisma in education? Reflect on what it means for how we teach, learn, engage & design relevant & impactful #CPD 💡 Make your #TeacherDevelopment stick!

Developod ep 63 is out! Helen & JPB Gerald discuss his writing work focusing on language, race, neurodivergence, & critiquing the #ELT industry. Justin self-identifies as a "heckler" & points out nothing will change if we don’t jump in & speak out. In all podcast places 📲🎧 tdsig.org/developod-td...

Monday Motivation "I touch the future. I teach." — Christa McAuliffe How are you preparing yourself and students for the future this week? #TDSIGMondayMotivaton #MondayMotivation #TeacherDevelopment #ProfessionalDevelopment #CPD #PD #TD

✨ #TDLive with Divya Madhavan! 🎙️ 🗓 2 Oct ⏰ 17:00 UK time 🌍 Online for #TDSIG members 👉 Check your inbox for the link Has attention has lost its charisma in education? Reflect on what it means for how we teach, learn, engage & design relevant & impactful #CPD 💡 Make your #TeacherDevelopment stick!

🤔💭 Ever wonder what TDSIG committee members do behind the scenes? ➡️📲 Here’s Helen with a sneak peek of Developod ep 63 with JPB Gerald, coming next week! tdsig.org/developod-td... 👀🎧 Keep your eyes & ears open for future #podcast episodes & other project updates! ✅📧 email [email protected]

#ThrowbackThursday: Did you catch our September blog post? Brought to you by our Web Carnival speaker, Seda Yaman. Seda shares her essential tech tools for the modern #ELT classroom. tdsig.org/blog/ #EdTech #ELTChat #ESL #EFL #TESL #TESOL #TEFL #TeachingEnglish #EnglishTeaching

Monday Motivation "The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." - B. B. King How will you learn this week? #TDSIGMondayMotivaton #MondayMotivation #TeacherDevelopment #ProfessionalDevelopment #CPD #PD #TD

🤔💭 Ever wonder about what TDSIG committee members do behind the scenes? ➡️📲 Here’s Joint Coordinator Ceci with an update on our @iatefl.bsky.social Scholarship winners: Natalia Wright & Lawrence Macharia 👀🎧 Don’t miss future updates on our scholarships & their winners, plus other project updates!

#ThrowbackThursday: Developod ep 62 Laura suggests teachers embrace the “mess” of non-linear "squiggly" career paths, if that path is right for you, because there isn’t one perfect way to develop. Is your #CPD journey “squiggly” or “messy”? In all the Podcast places! 📲🎧 tdsig.org/developod-td...

Nataliia Krynska, Olena Rozdolyanska, & Yaroslava Litvovchenko share their reflections on Teaching in a conflict zone in 'Teaching English During the War: Changing & Documenting the Changes' in TDAJ volume 4. It's in the member resources area of the IATEFL website: www.iatefl.org/sig_resource...

#ThrowbackTuesday: Did you catch our August blog post? Martyn Clarke, NILE’s MA programme leader, shares his experience of working on professional development in Uzbekistan in the post CPD portfolios: Keeping it simple. tdsig.org/blog/ Learn more about NILE: www.nile-elt.com

Monday Motivation Why not guide your development by what puzzles you - not by what you need to fix? What puzzles you? And where can it lead your development? #TDSIGMondayMotivaton #MondayMotivation #TeacherDevelopment #ProfessionalDevelopment #CPD #PD #TD

📣 #TDLive's back 🗓 21/9 14:00 UK time 💬 TDSIG members chat with Vinnie Nobre ✨ 🌍 We’ll dive into Vinnie’s experiences in #TeacherDevelopment, leadership, & his #ELT journey 📚 🔥 A great opportunity to connect & share your questions! 👉 #TDSIG members, check your inbox for the link. #IATEFL

🤔💭 Ever wonder what TDSIG committee members do behind the scenes? ➡️📲 Here’s Elizabeth with a TDSIG Blog update tdsig.org/blog/ 👀🎧 Don’t miss past, present, & future blog posts! ✅💻 If you have a #TeacherDevelopment idea/something in your #ELT #CPD journey to share, email: [email protected]

This month, our blog post is brought to you by our Web Carnival speaker, Seda Yaman. Seda shares her essential tech tools for the modern #ELT classroom. tdsig.org/blog/ #EdTech #TeachingEnglish

#ThrowbackThursday Heard Developod 62? In this clip, Helen & Laura talk about how technology's changed #ELT & Laura says, after initial waves of skepticism, people embrace new ways to connect, learn, & develop. How do YOU connect, learn, & develop? In all Podcast places! 📲🎧 tdsig.org/developod-td...

Today’s the day for @iatefl.bsky.social members to submit #IATEFL2026 proposals by 16.00 UK time! Develop professionally while sharing your research, experiences, ideas, & products with the global #ELT community www.iateflconference.org/about.../spe... #IATEFL #TEFL #ESL #TESOL #EFL #TeachingEnglish

Curious about how to serve others via classroom practice? Want to know more about the impact of #mentoring in remote locations? Read Patricia Ibiapina’s 'Reimagining #Mentorship: Navigating Teaching Realities in Remote Areas' in TDAJ Vol 4 IATEFL Members > Resources: www.iatefl.org/sig_resource...

Monday Motivation “Teachers want to develop, not be developed.” - Adrian Underhill, at TDSIG’s 2025 PCE at the IATEFL Conference How will you develop this week? #TDSIGMondayMotivaton #MondayMotivation #TeacherDevelopment #ProfessionalDevelopment #CPD #PD #TD

📣 #TDLive is back! 🗓 21 Sept 14:00 UK time 💬 Chat with Vinnie Nobre for #TDSIG members ✨ We’ll dive into Vinnie’s experiences in #TeacherDevelopment, leadership, & his #ELT journey 🔥 A great opportunity to connect and share your questions! 👉 TDSIG members, check your inbox for the link #IATEFL

🤔💭 Wondering about what TDSIG committee members do behind the scenes? ➡️📲 Here’s Helen with an update on Developod with Laura Patsko 👀🎧 Keep your eyes & ears open for future podcast episodes & other project updates! ✅📧 If Developod resonates with/encourages you, please email [email protected]

Caught our August blog post? Martyn Clarke, NILE’s MA programme leader, shares his experience of working on #CPD in Uzbekistan in the post "CPD portfolios: Keeping it simple": tdsig.org/blog/ NILE is a centre of excellence in #ELT #ProfessionalDevelopment for language educators: www.nile-elt.com

#ThrowbackThursday: Have you heard Developod ep 62 yet? In this clip, Laura & Helen discuss how many teachers ‘wear many hats’ & take on multiple roles… as keen learners themselves. What professional ‘hats’ do you wear or ‘roles’ do you take on? In all Podcast places! 📲🎧 tdsig.org/developod-td...

1 week left for @iatefl.bsky.social members to submit #IATEFL2026 proposals by 16.00 UK time on Wed 10 Sept 2025! Develop professionally while sharing ideas, research, products, & experiences with the global #ELT community www.iateflconference.org/about.../spe... Join: www.iatefl.org/membership

Have you investigated action research? Do you want to learn more about how to apply it in the classroom? Then Ljerka Vukić and Grazzia Maria Mendoza-Chirinos’ article in TDAJ Volume 4 is for you. Check out their piece "Teachers as Leaders in Action Research". www.iatefl.org/sig_resource...

Monday Motivation Every lesson is a doorway, not a destination What kind of doors are you opening for your students this week, emotionally, intellectually, creatively? #TDSIGMondayMotivaton #MondayMotivation #TeacherDevelopment #ProfessionalDevelopment #CPD #PD #TD

📣 #TDLive is back 🗓 21 Sept 14:00 UK time 💬 Exclusive (TDSIG members) conversation with Vinnie Nobre ✨ An open conversation about #TeacherDevelopment, leadership, & his journey in #ELT 🔥 Don’t miss the chance to connect & bring your questions! 👉 TDSIG members: check your inbox for the link #IATEFL

Interested in pre-service education or student engagement? Turaeva Guzal Tojidinovna’s article "Student Engagement in Classroom Activities in Pre-service #EFL Teacher Education Programmes" in TDAJ Vol 4 is for you! Members: get it in the IATEFL website resources area: www.iatefl.org/sig_resource...

We are thrilled to announce that Natalia Wright is the winner of our Michael Berman Scholarship to attend the 2026 IATEFL Conference. We can’t wait to meet you in Brighton, Natalia! #IATEFL2026

Developod ep 62 is out! Laura Patsko discusses her #ELT journey & emphasizes the acceptance of English as a Lingua Franca & impact of #EdTech on #CPD She embraces the “mess” of non-linear "squiggly" career paths following personal interests & values In all Podcast places 🎧 tdsig.org/developod-td...

2 weeks left for @iatefl.bsky.social members to submit #IATEFL2026 proposals by 16.00 UK time on Wed 10 Sept 2025! Develop professionally while sharing ideas, research, products, & experiences with the global #ELT community www.iateflconference.org/about.../spe... Join: www.iatefl.org/membership

Congratulations to Lawrence Macharia, the winner of our Early Career Teacher Scholarship to attend the 2026 IATEFL Conference in Brighton! Looking forward to meeting you in person next April, Lawrence! #IATEFL2026

Monday Motivation We don’t teach a subject. We teach PEOPLE. How can you prioritise relationship in your teaching this week… even during busy moments? #TDSIGMondayMotivaton #MondayMotivation #TeacherDevelopment #ProfessionalDevelopment #CPD #PD #TD

🎥 What does #ProfessionalDevelopment mean to us? We asked our #TDSIG committee members to answer in just one or two words… and here’s what they said! 💬✨ 👉 Now it’s your turn: tell us below in 1–2 words what #TeacherDevelopment means to YOU! ⬇️ #IATEFL #ELT #ELTChat #TeacherGrowth #ELTCommunity

Our Michael Berman & Early Career Teacher scholarship winners for #IATEFL2026 International Conference have been chosen. We can’t wait to meet them in Brighton! Enabling teachers to attend the conference as a #CPD opportunity is one of the reasons TDSIG exists. Winners will be announced next week!

#Throwback Developod ep 61! Chiara shares how imposed curricula take away rights, choices, & stability... In the end, teachers are, & need to develop into, experts in their contexts. Email to talk to us about Developod like Chiara did: [email protected] 📲🎧 tdsig.org/developod-td...

Want to learn more about mentoring's positive impacts & how mentees feel about the process? Read Richard Cowen’s 'Mentoring: Facilitating and Developing a Positive Mentee Experience' in TDAJ Vol 4 Available for members in the resources area of IATEFL's website: www.iatefl.org/sig_resource...

This month our blog post is brought to you by our sponsors NILE. Martyn Clarke, NILE’s MA programme leader, shares his experience of working on professional development in Uzbekistan in the post CPD portfolios: Keeping it simple. Read: tdsig.org/blog/ Learn more about NILE: www.nile-elt.com

Monday Motivation The most powerful teaching tool is connection. Who do you feel a strong connection with in your learning community, and how can you nurture it further? #TDSIGMondayMotivaton #MondayMotivation #TeacherDevelopment #ProfessionalDevelopment #CPD #PD #TD

Have you ever considered joining our committee? Today’s the day to do it! We’re looking for 4 new committee members to join us and use your skills to help us promote and practice Teacher Development. Applications are due TODAY Sunday 17th August! Apply here: www.iatefl.org/current-call...

Are you interested in differentiated instruction? Did this pique your interest? Check out Daniela Gonçalves de Araújo Antoniazzi’s article 'Differentiated instruction in an English as a Second Language Class' in TDAJ volume 4, available in the member resources area: www.iatefl.org/sig_resource...

Have you ever thought about joining our committee? Now’s the time! We’re looking for 4 new committee members to join us and use your skills to help us promote and practice Teacher Development. Applications are due in 2 days' time on Sunday 17th August! Apply here: www.iatefl.org/current-call...

📅 #SaveTheDate - #TDLive #ELT #CPD live conversations are just around the corner 🌟 🔹 21 September 2pm UK – Vinnie Nobre 🔹 2 October 5pm UK – Divya Madhaven 🔹 9 November 2pm UK – Taylor Veigga 💬 Exclusive for #TDSIG Members! ✨ Explore #TeacherDevelopment ideas & connect with our global #ELTCommunity

#ThrowbackTuesday: Have you heard Developod ep 61 yet? In this clip, Chiara Bruzzano talks about how ELT researchers & writers have to consider their work's accessibility – is it more complex than it needs to be? Ids it opaque? Available in all the Podcast places! 📲🎧 tdsig.org/developod-td...

Have you ever considered joining our committee? Now’s the time to do it! We’re looking for 4 new committee members to join us & use their skills to help us promote & practice #ELT #TeacherDevelopment. Learn more about the role & apply before this coming Sun 17/8: iatefl.org/current-calls-volunteers