In this post, I am going to talk about my experience of contemplating and completing a Master’s degree after many years of teaching, and will share my advice about what to look for when choosing your own CPD.

EAL, CPD, EducationNandhaka Pieris20 February 2022Comment

IATEFL REFLECTIONS 2017 - Pt.2 Inclusive Practices & SEND

In this post, I am going to briefly round up the talks I attended during IP&SEN SIG Pre-Conference Event, which considered ELT or EAL when teaching learners who have SEN. I'll give a more personal depiction of the day in Pt.3.

Sessions in this post:

Storytelling | Andrew Wright
Self-Esteem | Rachael Harris
The Language of Inclusive Education | Anne Margaret Smith
Assessment for Learning | Phil Dexter

CPD, Travel, EAL, EducationNandhaka Pieris14 April 2017#IATEFL2017, IATEFL, Glasgow, IP&SEN, SEND, EALComment

IATEFL Reflections 2017 - Pt.1

Just over a week ago, I arrived in Glasgow for my second 5-day IATEFL Conference...IATEFL, the International Association for Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, is one of the big international organisations which bring together ELT (English Language Teaching) related professionals from a variety of global contexts...Getting to Glasgow should have been a pretty simple and uneventful affair, and it certainly was in comparison to many colleagues' international journeys...