Professional Development, Motivation, and Community in a Moscow In-service Recertification Course
Between September 2010 and May 2013, the author conducted six cycles of an 8-week recertification course for in-service English teachers in Moscow, Russia. The course syllabus was built on developing a community of practice, as a motivating factor in teacher development. The community was fostered b...
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National Research University Higher School of Economics
2015-06-01
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| description | Between September 2010 and May 2013, the author conducted six cycles of an 8-week recertification course for in-service English teachers in Moscow, Russia. The course syllabus was built on developing a community of practice, as a motivating factor in teacher development. The community was fostered both during in-person meeting time and online participant interaction. While the participants’ objectives were varied, the overarching goal of the course – beyond knowledge and skill building – was to engender a sense of ownership among the participants, both of the course itself and of their own continuing professional development. This was realized in both small incremental ways, such as launching a new discussion online, and in bolder, farther-reaching ways, such as organizing a mini-conference for a local school district. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e879cd25e39c45f5aa1bccea905647e22022-12-22T02:04:20ZengNational Research University Higher School of EconomicsJournal of Language and Education2411-73902015-06-01122026https://doi.org/10.17323/2411-7390-2015-1-2-20-26Professional Development, Motivation, and Community in a Moscow In-service Recertification CourseTony Hull0Georgetown UniversityBetween September 2010 and May 2013, the author conducted six cycles of an 8-week recertification course for in-service English teachers in Moscow, Russia. The course syllabus was built on developing a community of practice, as a motivating factor in teacher development. The community was fostered both during in-person meeting time and online participant interaction. While the participants’ objectives were varied, the overarching goal of the course – beyond knowledge and skill building – was to engender a sense of ownership among the participants, both of the course itself and of their own continuing professional development. This was realized in both small incremental ways, such as launching a new discussion online, and in bolder, farther-reaching ways, such as organizing a mini-conference for a local school district. https://jle.hse.ru/article/view/1394/2024professional developmentmotivationexploratory practicecommunity of practicecollaboration |
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