TTEd SIG Pre-Conference Event, Glasgow 2012

The TTEd SIG PCE started with the opening speech of the SIG coordinator, Prof BirsenTutunis who introduced the members of the SIG committee, Gabriel Diaz Maggioli, the newsletter editor and Burcu Tezcan Unal, the publicity officer.

Prof Tutunis gave a summary of what the TTEd SIG has done since last year. See the power point presentation.

Gabriel mentioned the upcoming newsletters, themes and the deadlines and how articles can be published.

•SPECIAL ISSUE on the TT&Ed SIG Pre Conference Event will come out in Spring 2012
– Becoming a Teacher of Teachers Deadline: 31 May 2012  •Summer 2012
– Innovations in Teacher Training and Education Deadline: 31 July 2012 •Fall 2012
– Materials development for Teaching Teachers Deadline: 31 October 2012 * Winter 2012
– Mentoring and supporting trainees Deadline: 31 January 2013
Articles may be as follows:
•Invited articles
•Full articles
–700/– 1,000 words.
•Into the classroom
–200/ – 400 words.
•Book reviews
–200/– 400 words.
•News & Events

Please send your contributions to diazmagg@newschool.edu
Burcu gave information about the events in different countries and the facebook page for the participants to follow updates and like, facebook group for the participants to share ideas and join discussions and the events blog where they can follow the summaries of the events that they could not attend.

Prof Tutunis then invited Prof. Peter Medyges and introduced him to the audience. She said how realistic Peter’s approach to teaching is and that he has lots of followers and admirers all around the world. He is the author of “Laughing Matters” along with many of his achievements in the world of ELT.

The next post may you find the summary of Peter’s Plenary called “Why won’t the little beasts behave?”

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