Category Archives: SGI CPD Club

Stuff about continued professional development at SGI

Conversation Lessons – beyond chatting

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Willy Cardoso

On 6th March (next week already!), I’ll be hosting a discussion on conversation lessons as part of the SGI CPD Club. If you’re in or around London, would you like to join us? If you’re not able to be physically present, but … Continue reading →

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5 excellent posts that all teachers should be reading

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Bren Brennan

Free ideas to vamp up your English lessons Continue reading →

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Learner Autonomy and the classroom layout

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Willy Cardoso

This is the second installment of the Learner Autonomy material which featured at SGI’s CPD Club and some bits also at the TESOL France Colloquium. The first part is on authenticteaching. Have you ever involved learners in choosing the classroom layout? … Continue reading →

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Learning to Love One-to-ones

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Josh Round

The SGI CPD Club kicked off the Autumn-Winter series of workshops on Tuesday 13th September with a session looking at one-to-one teaching. Continue reading →

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‘Using ICT Tools & Resources in Class’ – Tuesday 7th June

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Barney Sandell

There was a certain irony to me running this workshop given my somewhat combustible relationship with technology. But I guess it proved the key point that none of these tools require particular expertise and, more generally, that ICT is a … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 9, 2011 by Barney Sandell

A big thank you to all those who came along to the latest round of the SGI CPD Club last Tuesday. Despite the distraction of two different flavours of Pringles, four different types of juice and a fancy laser light … Continue reading →

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Are you a Networked Teacher?

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Josh Round

Josh summarises the steps you need to take to find a multitude of professional development opportunities online and how to become a networked teacher. Continue reading →

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Like in a Speakeasy

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Barney Sandell

Barney summarises the key findings and recommendations from the ‘Making Conversation Classes Work’ INSET Continue reading →

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