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TESOL: Training for Trainers

“The course really had me think about how to create effective, timely, differentiated PD for teachers.”

TESOL: Training for Trainers Course Participant

Are you a teacher educator or English language program coordinator? Or are you thinking of becoming a teacher educator? Does your continuing professional development program need a kick-start or an update?

Learn how to build a better program that will inspire and invigorate teachers in the TESOL: Training for Trainers online course.
 
After this instructor-led course, you will be able to:
Deliver engaging workshops.
Observe and evaluate pedagogical change.
Grow pre-service or in-service teachers’ professional learning capacity.
Create collaborative communities of practice.

This program is instructor-led by an expert in the field, but it is asynchronous, meaning there are no live events and you can log in when it's convenient for you. You can expect to spend up to 10 hours per week on the coursework.

The registration for this course provides all of the materials you will need. No additional textbooks are needed! 

Register for one of our upcoming courses!

2 April - 13 May 2025

Pricing

Type Rate
TESOL Member US$765
Global Member US$340
Nonmember US$930

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Through this course, you'll take time to reflect on your current or would-be program through several key tasks and discussion boards in an online community, take action to boost your program's profile and, most importantly, transform current programs using technology.

You will be introduced to several free online resources to help enhance your English language teacher training program. You will also create an extensive resource guide or module that you can further customize after the course. 

This course allows you to:

  • Expand your repertoire of training and development techniques.
  • Enhance your knowledge of observation, mentoring, and feedback methods.
  • Identify trainee and program needs.
  • Build a model to create or improve a program based on those needs.
  • Begin transforming existing English language teacher education program capacity.

This course can help you if any one of the following statements applies to you:

  • You are a teacher educator or English language program coordinator.
  • You are an English language teacher considering moving into teacher training.
  • You have coordinated or facilitated English language teaching professional development efforts.
  • You are going to be the English language teaching coordinator or trainer for your district.
  • You aim to create or enhance an English language teaching pre-service/ professional development program.
  • You want to revitalize continuing professional development among your faculty members.

This program is appropriate for both experienced English language teachers starting their journey in teacher education, as well as seasoned educators looking to add to their repertoire of practical ideas and strengthen their theoretical knowledge.

Through this course, you will be able to:

  • Conduct a program needs assessment.

  • Build and sharpen a professional development plan.

  • Design an initial teacher training or professional development module.

  • Add to your repertoire of observation, mentoring, and feedback methods.

  • Identify key techniques, tools, and resources to build English language teaching programs.

  • Deliver engaging workshops.

  • Observe and evaluate pedagogical change.

  • Grow pre-service or in-service teachers’ professional learning capacity.

  • Create collaborative communities of practice.

  • Network with engaged teacher educators from all over the world.

Questions? Contact us.

About the Instructor

Ksan Rubadeau

Ksan Rubadeau (Ed.D. Durham University, UK; M.A. Applied Linguistics, Concordia University, Montreal) has had the joy of being an ESOL educator and teacher trainer for 20 years, working in Canada, Mexico, Japan, and South Korea. Over the past thirteen years, she has developed and facilitated development courses for elementary and secondary English language teachers in South Korea and for professors learning to teach English-mediated courses. Subjects have ranged from general TESOL methodology and course planning to advanced classes in pedagogical grammar and mentoring techniques. Dr. Rubadeau has served in several positions of Korea TESOL (KOTESOL) and is an award-winning professor at the Institute of Foreign Language Studies, Korea University, Seoul. Her research focuses on teacher educators’ cognitions and practices in relation to technologies.

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