British Council is inviting you to the conference on »Continuing Professional Development of Teachers« on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 at the »Ramada Hotel Podgorica*«, starting at 10 am.
The conference is intended for teachers of English in the public and private sectors, head teachers and policy makers.
During the conference, we will present the new British Council »Continuing Professional Development Framework« which is an important resource and support to teachers but also a tool for policy makers in defining local policies on career progression and quality assurance for English language teaching.
Whether you are just starting out as an English language teacher, or you are already highly experienced, the Framework can help you plan your professional development at every stage in your career.
Continuing Professional Development is a process that helps teachers and school managers meet the challenges of their work and achieve their goals. The effective teacher is a developing teacher. The presentations will give us an insight into what's expected of teachers in the 21st century, and how to meet the growing demand for high quality English skills in the context of Montenegro's future accession in the European Union.
The Framework is also a useful tool for policy makers in the sense that it sets out a clear structure of career progression stages and descriptions of expected behaviours and levels of performance at each individual stage, as well as an abundant resource for defining pre-service and in-service programmes.
Plenary presentations 10-13h
Opening address by Ms Vesna Vucurovic, Deputy Minister for Education
1. Dušanka Popović, PhD, Head of the CPD Dept, Bureau for Education Services Montenegro:
»The importance of lifelong learning and CPD: policy and practice in Montenegro«
2. Igor Lakić, PhD Dean of the Institute for Foreign Languages, Univeristy of Montenegro:
»Country needs for teaching staff: from traditional approaches to market oriented policies«
3. Draginja Jeftić, PhD, part-time professor at the English Department of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Montenegro:
»Twenty-first Century Teachers: Achieving autonomy in the community of learners«
4. Tatjana Glušac, MA Lecturer at the Faculty for Legal and Business Studies, Novi Sad:
»New forms of professional development: Peer coaching«
5. Damian Ross, British Council:
»British Council's Continuing Professional Development Framework – a tool for teachers and policy makers«
»Plenary materials«
6. Ljiljana Subotić, MA, Independent advisor at the CPD Dept, Bureau for Education Services Montenegro:
»Professional development of English teachers in Montenegro«
Lunch Break 13-14h
Gary Anderson, Cambridge University Press
- ELT in(to) the Digital Age: Technology to Teach—and Learn!
- Teaching with Teenagers in Mind: So what’s new?—and not!
Damian Ross, British Council
- Mentoring: what, why, who, when and how?”
- Online Teacher Development: What’s out there?
The number of seats at the conference is limited so please register as soon as possible. Applications are accepted until 10th May.
Please register by completing this form and submit it to us online, by email at goran.garcevic@britishcouncil.me, by fax on 020 618-411 or via text message on 069 952 392.
For more information on this conference please contact Vanja Madžgalj at our office in Podgorica.
*Hotel »Ramada« is a brand new hotel in Podgorica based at the Gintaš Shopping Mall with main entrance from Save Kovačevića 74.
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