Who is this webinar for?
Exclusively for Teacher Educators who have a role in supporting the professional development of English language teachers.
What is this webinar about?
The second webinar in our interactive series will be facilitated by Laura McWilliams, a teacher educator at the British Council who uses her experience, insight and passion to discuss some of the key questions relating to gender in teacher education. Laura takes a practical look at issues of bias and representation in the materials, language and interaction patterns we use in the training room and suggests simple ways for teacher educators to promote gender equality.
Recorded on 9 August 2022
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About the speaker
Laura McWilliams is the Head of Young Learners for the British Council, for the Middle East & Africa region, based in Cairo. She is a highly experienced teacher educator and is a tutor on the Teaching Young Learners Extension Certificate and the Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She has specific expertise and considerable practitioner experience in promoting gender equality in English Language Teaching through her work in supporting teachers. She presents regularly at national and international conferences and volunteers on the IATEFL Young Learners and Teenagers Special Interest Group committee to support the global YL ELT community.
Supporting material for this webinar
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Tell us what you think
We want to understand current attitudes and practice in relation to gender equality in teacher education and how we might provide opportunities for discussion within the teacher educator network and community.
Take the ten-minute survey on gender equality in teacher education.
- Read the research
Download the British Council commissioned research: 'Creating an inclusive school environment'. Pages 63–114 talk about gender and inclusion in schools.
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Comments
The certificate
It was a fantastic webinar. However, I would like to know how I can get my certificate.
Certificate
Hi,
If you watched the webinar live, you'll get a link in an email which will take you to where you can download the certificate. If you watch as a recording there is no certificate. Glad you found it so interesting!
Anne
TeachingEnglish team
Looking forward to it!
The topic is quite intriguing! Excited to attend the webinar!
I believe it is an important…
I believe it is an important topic for all of us.
Re: Registration
Hi, please click on the text where it says 'Register here'. It will take you to the registration page.
Thanks
Paul (TeachingEnglish team)
Registration
Hi Leilei,
Glad to hear it's interesting for you, have you found the 'register here' link above?
Anne
TeachingEnglish team
Hello
I'm from Georgia.
It's nice to paticipate such an amazing session, it was very interesting and useful for me. Thanks