@iatefltdsig.bsky.social
IATEFL Teacher Development Special Interest Group
Every teacher teaches through their voice, culture, and story.
💭 Friday Poll: What shapes your teaching identity most?
📖 language
🌍lived experience
Vote and tell us why in the comments.
#FridayPoll #TeacherDevelopment #TDSIG #IATEFL
🌍 Across generations. Beyond borders.
How do we design learning experiences that truly engage, educate, and empower all students — across ages, languages, and cultures?
👉 Register now and join the conversation
🌍 Across generations. Beyond borders.
How do we design learning experiences that truly engage, educate, and empower all students — across ages, languages, and cultures?
👉 Register now and join the conversation
✨ Throwback time! ✨
Some conversations don’t fade, they echo.
Back in December 2025, this TDlive panel brought together voices, experiences, and questions that still feel incredibly relevant today. From shared challenges to collective insights, it was a reminder of the power of learning together 💬
#Throwback: Have you heard Developod ep 67 yet?
In this clip, Emily Bryson talks about writing her book about her adventures travelling and working as an ELT Nomad… and how her “inner troll' keeps discouraging her.
tdsig.org/developod-td...
Available in all the Podcast places! 📲🎧
👉 Join the conversation: What is one new question you could ask today that might spark deeper thinking or discussion in your classroom?
Tell us below ⬇️
#mondayinspo #mondayinspiration #tdsigmondayinspiration #iatefltdsig
✨ A simple habit. A big difference. ✨
Take 5 minutes after class.
Grab a notebook or your notes app.
And write just a few lines.
What worked?
What would you tweak next time?
What surprised you today?
No long reflections.
No perfect wording.
Bullet points are enough.
Over time, patterns appear.
#Throwback: Have you heard Developod ep 67 yet?
In this clip, Emily replies to @helenteacheseng.bsky.social ’s question “What has changed in ELT?” with that actually hasn’t changed: Nativespeakerism. She talks about seeing her own privilege in South Korea in 2004…
Don’t forget that we’re looking for speakers for the BELTA Day on Saturday 25 April in Brussels, and the deadline is February 1st!
Submit your proposal now at beltabelgium.com/belta-day-2026-call-for-proposals.
#tdsigontour #beltaday2026
Teaching is most powerful when it’s grounded in understanding and care.
💭 Friday Poll:
What do you find harder?
👩🎓 understanding your students’ needs
🏢 understanding your colleagues’ perspectives
Vote and tell us why in the comments.
#FridayPoll #TeacherDevelopment #TDSIG #IATEFL
From ideas to real impact ✨
Join educators from around the world for two days of shared thinking, practical insights, and meaningful teacher development.
🌍 Web Carnival 2026
🗓 21–22 February
🎯 From development to impact: making it stick
👉 Register - www.iatefl.org/event
Growth happens naturally when curiosity leads the way.
👉 Join the conversation: What idea, question, or moment in your teaching practice has recently sparked your curiosity and made you want to explore or learn more?
Tell us below ⬇️
#mondayinspo #mondayinspiration #tdsigmondayinspiration #iatefl
✨ Pre-Conference Event | IATEFL 2026 ✨
Teaching the Teachers:
Innovation and Challenges in ESOL Pedagogy and Teacher Development
🎤 Speaker: Ally Shepherd
🗣 Talk: Teacher development as transformative praxis: Educator agency in and beyond the classroom
🤔💭 Do you ever wonder about the work TDSIG committee members do behind the scenes?
➡️📲 Here’s Cecilia with an update on Developod with Adrian Underhill
Listen to Ceci & Adrian in all the Podcast places! 📲🎧 tdsig.org/developod-td...
Confidence isn’t built by being flawless, but by recognizing how far we’ve come.
💭 Friday Poll:
What builds more confidence?
📝 preparation
🎓 experience?
Vote and tell us why in the comments.
#FridayPoll #TeacherDevelopment #TDSIG #IATEFL
✨ Pre-Conference Event | IATEFL 2026 ✨
Teaching the Teachers:
Innovation and Challenges in ESOL Pedagogy and Teacher Development
🎤 Speaker: Ally Shepherd
🗣 Talk: Teacher development as transformative praxis: Educator agency in and beyond the classroom
#IATEFL2026 #PCE2026 #TeacherDevelopment
🎉 WEB CARNIVAL 2026 — Call for Speakers 🎉
Got an idea, experience, classroom practice, or reflection to share?
📣 Theme: From Development to Impact: Making It Stick
⏰ Deadline extended: 2/2
Go to - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The effort you put into sharpening your skills, habits, or mindset today lays the foundation for future confidence.
👉 Join the conversation: What part of yourself, if intentionally refined today, could quietly transform the way you trust and believe in yourself over time?
Tell us below ⬇️
#iatefl
Inclusion is about the attitudes and choices we bring every day.
An inclusive classroom begins with an inclusive mindset.
What’s the biggest driver of inclusion ?
🧠 awareness
🏃♂️action
Vote and tell us why in the comments.
#FridayPoll #TeacherDevelopment #TDSIG #IATEFL
✨ Speaker Spotlight | PCE 2026 ✨
🎤 Naeema Hann
📌 Teaching in low resource contexts: opportunity, innovation and teacher learning
💡 A timely reminder that powerful teacher learning often emerges not from abundance, but from necessity, creativity, and purpose.
#PCE2026 #TeachingTheTeachers #IATEFL
#Throwback: Have you heard Developod ep 66 yet?
In this episode, Cecilia Leemos-Harmer and Adrian Underhill explore how language learning is deeply connected to identity, emotion, and embodiment, rather than being a purely intellectual process.
tdsig.org/developod-td...
Professional development thrives in tiny steps, not in perfection.
Small actions, sustained over time, shape meaningful change in our practice.
👉 Join the conversation: What’s one small habit or action that’s helping you grow as a teacher?
Tell us below ⬇️
📬 TDLinkup – Issue 12 is out now!
Our latest newsletter is in your inbox, bringing updates and reflections from our Teacher Development community.
💌 Have a look and enjoy the read!
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✨ Speaker Spotlight | PCE 2026 ✨
🎤 Harry Kuchah
📌 Preparing teachers for multilingual classrooms: What can we learn from students?
What if our learners were our most powerful teacher educators?
📍 Brighton
🗓 20 April 2026
👉 Register now: tdsig.org/pce
#PCE2026 #TeachingTheTeachers #IATEFL
We often remind our students to pause, rest, and breathe.
But what about us?
We can’t pour from an empty cup.
Caring for ourselves is part of caring for our students.
💭 Friday Poll:
How do you recharge best?
☕ Quiet rest
✨ Active inspiration
Vote and tell us why in the comments.
#FridayPoll
✨ Speaker Spotlight | PCE 2026 ✨
🎤 Steve Brown
Social Justice, ELT Methodology, and Pedagogies of Resistance
Can social justice live inside ELT methodology — not alongside it?
📍 Brighton
🗓 20 April 2026
👉 Register now: Pre-Conference Event
🔔 CALL FOR SPEAKERS | TDSIG WEB CARNIVAL 2026
Do you have a story, idea, or practice that made teacher development stick?
We’re looking for contributions that explore:
📅 21–22 February 2026
🌍 Online | Global participation welcome
🎓 Hosted by IATEFL TDSIG
👉 Be part of the conversation!
We don’t grow by getting everything right.
We grow by showing up with intention.
In teacher development, progress comes from reflection, curiosity, and consistent action.
👉 Join the conversation: What intention is guiding your practice right now?
Comment below ⬇️
Teacher development doesn’t need to be overwhelming.
Small, intentional steps make a real difference.
✨ Tips & Ideas for Teacher Development:
Choose ONE area to focus on for the next 3 months
Create a simple, realistic plan
Stay active in your professional community
