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Teacher Training and Education SIG

From the Coordinator Birsen Tutunis

Dear TTEd SIG member,
On behalf of the Teacher Training and Education SIG we’d like to welcome you as a new or renewing member. We’d also like to take this opportunity to tell you a little about the benefits of your TTEd SIG membership.

Discussion list
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ttedsig Discussion List Moderator: GOSPEL IKPEME gospelikpeme@gmail.com
The Discussion List is a lively place to visit for getting and giving opinions on issues of interest to teacher trainers. The current range of discussion items includes: an invitation to participate in research; sharing critical incidents in teacher training; recommending useful websites; and discussing global issues with other members working in different locations throughout the world.

Events
At the 45th Annual IATEFL Conference in Brighton in April 2011, TTEd SIG hosted a pre-conference event on the theme of ‘‘Resources and Resourcefulness in Teacher Training and Education’. This TTEd event is planned as a day of professional development and along with listening to talks given by established professionals ( Marion Williams, Briony Beaven and Russel Stannard ) in our field, the aim was to discuss our own practice and needs in terms of the resources we use. There was an opportunity to reflect on and evaluate materials we use in our professional lives.

Details of the IATEFL Conference in Glasgow 2012 can be found on the main IATEFL website. As part of the IATEFL annual conference we also offer a programme of particular interest to TTEd SIG members on one of the conference days. Recent hot topics have included: different stakeholders’ perceptions about professional FL teaching; use of web to bring together teachers from different countries for INSETT; practical ideas for effective observation feedback; use of video for teacher development; using e-learning for teacher training and CPD; the different ‘worlds’ of ELT; the journey from teaching to teacher training; and easy-to-implement ways for teachers and trainers to develop themselves. During the conference, TTEd SIG also holds an Open Forum which is a great opportunity for members to meet each other and the committee, for the committee to introduce ourselves and talk about action plans.
Why not think about joining us in Brighton in 2011 for the 46th Annual IATEFL Conference?

TTEd SIG Committee
Co-ordinator: Birsen Tutunis
Membership and publicity Officer: Burcu Tezcan
Website Manager: Abdullah Mousavi
Newsletter Editor: Johan Graus
Discussion List Moderator: Gospel Ikpeme

As a member of the TTEd SIG you are invited to be active in the TTEd SIG Committee. The Committee is made up of volunteer members who care enough to keep the SIG going. We hold elections for Committee Members every two years. Please make sure your voice is heard, and please consider taking on one of the Committee posts in the future.

If you have any queries or are interested in helping the SIG in some way do get in touch. Thank you for making the TTEd SIG your SIG! Birsen Tutunis
 IATEFL TTEd SIG Coordinator, email TTEdSIG@iatefl.org
If you are interested in finding out more about the SIG, contact the IATEFL office.