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Day 1: Friday 27 February
09.30 – 10.00 | Inauguration by by His Excellency Shri E.S.L. Narasimhan, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana; Sunaina Singh, Vice-Chancellor English and Foreign Languages University(EFL-U), Hyderabad; S Mohanraj, Dean, School of English Language Education, English and Foreign Languages University (EFL-U); Chris Brandwood, Director English – South Asia, British Council; Andrew McAllister British Deputy High Commissioner, Hyderabad; George Pickering, Trustee, International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL)Chair: Michael Connolly, Assistant Director, English Partnerships, British Council India |
10.00 – 11.15 | Keynote address: The ingredients of quality in teacher education, RodBolitho |
11.45 – 12.15 | Rethinking teacher motivation for professional development,Amol Padwad |
12.30 – 13.00 | Streaming of students: how to promote social justice and inclusivity,Jayagowri Shivakumar |
14.00 – 15.00 | Evaluation in teacher education programmes: a critical appraisal,Geetha Durairajan (Cambridge University Press) |
15.45 – 16.40 | Moving from quantity to quality – implications for teacher educationPanel: Colin Bangay (DfiD), Maya Menon (The Teacher Foundation),Lina Mukhopadhyay (EFLU) and Amol Padwad (AINET)Chair: Rittika Chanda Parruck (British Council) |
16.40 – 16.50 | Continuing Professional Development Framework: going global |
17.00 – 18.00 | Blissfully developing teacher education materials, Huma Riaz andRosie Tanner |
18.15 – 19.15 | Moving away from traditional methodologies in language education – thebaby has been thrown out with the bath waterChair: Chris Brandwood |
Day 2: Saturday 28 February
09.00 – 10.00 | Plenary:Learning to read in India: challenges and opportunities for enhancingquality in teacher education, Rukmini Banerji |
10.15 – 11.15 | Frameworks – they might look dull but actually they’re really useful for all sorts of things, John Shackleton and Tim Phillips |
12.00 – 13.00 | Are we supporting teachers to address student diversity in the classroom? Dilemmas and solutions, Renu Singh |
14.00 – 15.00 | Video cameras in English language teaching, Jamie Keddie |
15.30 – 16.30 | Evaluating the quality of teacher education programmes – whatworks?Panel: David Hayes (Brock University, Canada), Rama Mathew (DelhiUniversity), John Simpson (British Council), Renu Singh (Young LivesIndia),Chair: Sara Pierson (British Council) |
Day 3: Sunday 1 March
09.00 – 10.00 | Plenary: A fine balance: English language teacher education in21st-century India, Alison Barrett |
10.15 – 11.15 | Towards understanding teacher motivation for professional development, Krishna K Dixit |
12.00 – 13.00 | Reviewing and improving quality in large-scale teacher education anddevelopment programmes, Sara Pierson and Duncan Wilson |
14.00 – 14.30 | Curriculum change and innovation: insiders’ perspectives, RavinarayanChakrakodi |
14.45 – 15.45 | Plenary: Teacher education and quality assurance, Paul Gunashekar |
15.45 – 16.15 | Main Hall Valedictory |
Download the Teacher Educator Conference 2014 paper publication – Innovation in English Language Teacher Education: http://t.co/BxFK6mKYum