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Self-directed Professional Development

Become the captain of your own ship - take control of your Professional Development!  In this session, we’ll look at why teachers should put themselves in charge of their own development, and we’ll show how you can approach this in a way that leads to the kind of development that is empowering and sustainable throughout your career.

Speaker Bio:
Ben Knight is Head of Language Content Research & Pedagogy at Oxford University Press. He is responsible for making sure there is a clear research-informed pedagogical approach underpinning Oxford ELT courses and learning materials. He is particularly focused on using data-driven digital learning materials to help teachers and learners be more successful in their language learning. He works with innovative thinkers in language pedagogy and research, and uses that to support professional development and educational reform projects around the world.

He studied Linguistics at the University of York and Applied Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh. He then became a teacher, trainer and lecturer, in schools, universities and the British Council, in various countries around the world – Kenya, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Italy and the UK. For a number of years he specialized in assessment, developing new exams at Cambridge Assessment and managing vocational qualifications at City & Guilds, and now combines his expertise in assessment and learning to provide a holistic and evidence-based approach to education.

Naomi Moir has been involved in education for over 25 years and has worked with students and teachers from a wide range of environments, including those in the state sector and the private sector. Naomi has developed and delivered training and professional development all over the world on a wide variety of areas connected with teaching English to young learners and adults.

In addition to her training work, Naomi has also written (for Oxford University Press) a ‘Learn English at Home’ pack for parents of preschoolers and ‘Starting and Ending Lessons’ (Oxford Basics for Children) for primary teachers as well as contributing to the pre-school series ‘First Friends’.

Naomi has now worked for Oxford University Press for a number of years and is currently Head of Global Professional Development for English Language Teaching. She has a passion for supporting teachers in the ongoing task of keeping up with their students and staying on top of changes and developments in teaching and learning.

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