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    ELT Playbook 1
    ELT Playbook 1
    ELT Playbook 1
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    ELT Playbook 1

    By Sandy Millin

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    About this ebook

    ELT Playbook 1 contains a selection of 30 tasks to help teachers to reflect on what they do, centred particularly on the areas that seem to cause most problems for those new to our profession. It is based on my work as a CELTA trainer and as a manager of newly qualified teachers. There is also an associated online community where participants can choose to share their reflections and learn from others using the book, taking the first steps to building up an online support network.

    Who is this series for?
    • Those who want to develop as a teacher, but who would like some support to learn how to do this, along with clear tasks to work through.
    • Teacher trainers or managers who would like ideas for professional development programmes (though please do credit the source).

    And this book?
    • Teachers fresh off their initial training who would like to build on what they’ve learnt.
    • Those who have not yet completed an initial training course and would like something to start them off.
    • Teachers a few years after their initial training who feel they would like to go back to basics.
    • Those who would like to develop in a systematic way but are on a limited budget or working in an environment without available support.

    Series aims
    • To provide a series of tasks you can work through to improve your teaching.
    • To help you to build a professional portfolio that can be used to show your development when applying for jobs.
    • To provide guidance in how to reflect on your teaching.

    Why ELT Playbook?
    According to the Macmillan Dictionary online (accessed 17th August 2017), a playbook is ‘any set of strategies to achieve a goal.’ I believe it is just such a set of techniques and strategies that teachers need to develop both inside and outside the classroom to describe themselves as truly professional. This is reflected in the fact that the term ‘playbook’ has moved from the sportsfield to the boardroom over the last few years.

    It is also important to emphasise the ‘play’ part of ‘playbook’. We already have plenty of work to do, so it’s important that any professional development we do complements our work in an enjoyable and stimulating way, rather than adding unnecessary extra stress. None of the tasks should take you longer than 2 hours, and many of them should be achievable in under an hour. They are designed to fit in relatively easily around a busy career and the demands of home life.

    How do I use ELT Playbook 1?
    You can do the tasks in any order: you could start with something you feel you particularly need to work on, you could complete a whole category, or you might prefer to work through the book from beginning to end. If you do one task a week, you should have enough for an average academic year, with a couple of weeks left over to help you when you are particularly busy at work or home. You can also repeat tasks as many times as you like, perhaps reflecting on them in different ways, or seeing how your responses change over time or with different groups. That means that just this one single volume could provide you with years of professional development, if you so choose! Having said that, if ELT Playbook 1 is successful, I hope to develop a series of similar playbooks for other areas of ELT, and I would very much welcome feedback on which areas you would find it most useful to focus on.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSandy Millin
    Release dateFeb 14, 2018
    ISBN9781370056941
    ELT Playbook 1
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    Sandy Millin

    Sandy is the Director of Studies at International House Bydgoszcz. She has worked all over the world as a teacher, manager and CELTA trainer. She blogs regularly and is active on Twitter, as well presenting webinars and attending conferences.

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      ELT Playbook 1 - Sandy Millin

      Introduction

      ELT Playbook 1 aims to fill a hole that I feel exists within English Language Teaching (ELT): guided professional development for those teachers who aren’t lucky enough to end up in the kind of supportive environment which I’ve been privileged to spend most of my career working in. This book is based on my work as a CELTA trainer and as a manager of newly qualified teachers. If it is successful, I hope to develop a series of similar playbooks for other areas of ELT.

      ELT Playbook 1 contains a selection of 30 tasks to help new teachers to reflect on what they do, centred on the areas that seem to cause most problems for those new to our profession.

      Why ELT Playbook?

      According to the Macmillan Dictionary online (accessed 17th August 2017), a playbook is ‘any set of strategies to achieve a goal.’ I believe it is just such a set of techniques and strategies that teachers need to develop both inside and outside the classroom to describe themselves as truly professional. This is reflected in the fact that the term ‘playbook’ has moved from the sportsfield to the boardroom over the last few years.

      It is also important to emphasise the ‘play’ part of ‘playbook’. We already have plenty of work to do, so it’s important that any professional development we do complements our work in an enjoyable and stimulating way, rather than adding unnecessary extra stress.

      Who is this series for?

      • Those who want to develop as a teacher, but who would like some support to learn how to do this, along with clear tasks to work through.

      • Teacher trainers or managers who would like ideas for professional development programmes (though please do credit the source).

      And this book?

      • Teachers fresh off their initial training who would like to build on what they’ve learnt.

      • Those who have not yet completed an initial training course and would like something to start them off.

      • Teachers a few years after their initial training who feel they would like to go back to basics.

      • Those who would like to develop in a systematic way but are on a limited budget or working in an environment without available support.

      Series aims

      • To provide a series of tasks you can work through to improve your teaching.

      • To help you to build a professional portfolio that can be used to show your development when applying for jobs.

      • To provide guidance in how to reflect on your teaching.

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      How does it work?

      ELT Playbook 1 is divided into 6 categories, each containing 5 tasks, giving a total of 30 tasks altogether.

      The categories are:

      1. Back to basics

      Work on some of the basics of classroom management, including setting up and monitoring activities, and giving feedback.

      2. Examining language

      Expand your awareness of how to work with grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, as well as the relationship between English and other languages your students speak.

      3. Upgrading skills

      Help students to improve their ability to read, write, speak and listen to English.

      4. Being creative

      Get your creative juices flowing, and think about the things you do every day in a range of different ways.

      5. Exploring your context

      Find out more about where you work, how you fit in, and where you can find support.

      6. Teacher health and wellbeing

      Ensure that you are balancing your work and home life, and working on your mental and physical health, so you can help your students to the best of your ability.

      You can do the tasks in any order: you could start with something you feel you particularly need to work on, you could complete a whole category, or you might prefer to work through the book from beginning to end. If you do one task

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