Pro.T - Professional Development in English Language Teaching

• Thematic framework: Professional Development in English Language
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Awareness-raising
  
  
• Beneficiary countries:
  Argentina
  Chile
  Urugay
  Brazil
  Paraguay
  Bolivia
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Mr. Luciano Camio
  Luis Robles 4457 (5009)
  Córdoba
  Argentina

Summary of the activities
Professional development is a continuous process of individual and collective improvement of practice. Its empowering effects should reach individual educators and also learning communities. We believe in connecting theory to practice to foster reflection and awareness of one’s and our community’s teaching practices, bridging the gap between information and knowledge, aiming at deepening and broadening knowledge of content, and thus, laying the grounds for pedagogy of all disciplines related to English teaching. We believe professional development should be rooted in and reflect the best available research, and should also be intellectually engaging, as well as address the complexity of teaching. It is through knowledge management that we pave the way to personal reflection, fostering individual professional insight, and thus, having a positive impact on our teaching community.

2009 Pro.T's theme is "from information to knowledge: a collective challenge," and it will deal with topics such as knowledge management, material and curriculum design, cultural studies, postcolonialism and world englishes, CALL, CLIL, metacognition, TQ in educational organizations, among many others. Also, a Social Responsibility action will be carried out, together with Surcos Argentinos, an NGO that organizes community orchards in underprivileged settings.

Main partners
- In English - Training and Translation (Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario, Pilar, Bahía Blanca, Tandil)
- Fundación British School - Colegio Mark Twain (Córdoba) - Conference site  (to be uploaded on the first week of August)