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I highly recommend Self-Publishing for ELT Professionals to beginning authors like myself. Dorothy is friendly and straight forward in both her group and individual advice! She infuses her instruction with her own published examples and learn-from-her-mistakes examples.
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NeuroELT: Language Learning and the Brain Self Study with Curtis Kelly, Marc Helgesen, and Joseph Shaules
July 24,2019 / 0 CommentsNeuroscience is changing the world. It is unraveling the mysteries of the very most basic elements...
Teaching High School Students to Enjoy L2 Writing Self Study with Steven Herder
August 06,2019 / 0 CommentsWriting is an acquired skill. Anyone can learn to improve their writing, and everyone has something...
TOEFL® Training for Teachers
October 16,2021 / 0 CommentsThis course is based on archived recordings from the EFL Magazine TOEFL® Training Summit for...
Self-Publishing for ELT Professionals 2021 with Dorothy Zemach
February 16,2021 / 0 CommentsThis course is from 2021. Dorothy will be repeating this course (now with FIVE live sessions) in...
English For Teachers (Module 1: Teaching)
March 26,2020 / 4 CommentsEnglish for Teachers (EFT) is an iTDi online course designed for English teachers. Module 1...
Great Minds in Language Education with Dorothy Zemach
February 09,2021 / 0 CommentsNEW DATES! Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to move this Great Minds course to January...
Drama in the ELT Classroom Self Study with Susan Hillyard
August 08,2019 / 0 CommentsDrama activities can SPICE up your ELT Classroom to engage and include all students in a joyful...
Task-Based Language Teaching: Instruction, Assessment, and Course Design
December 05,2019 / 0 CommentsThis advanced course provides an introduction to task-based language teaching (TBLT) aimed at...
Creating ELT Materials 2019
April 21,2019 / 0 CommentsThis 4-week course will help you create materials by providing the necessary theoretical background...
Teacher to Teacherpreneur Self Study with Patrice Palmer
May 05,2020 / 0 CommentsAre you a teacher looking to feel more inspired or challenged? try new things? be more...
Dogme ELT with Scott Thornbury March Course
January 13,2021 / 0 CommentsThis course is now closed. We limited enrollment for this course so that all members can enjoy the...
Creating an ELF-Aware Classroom Self Study with Katy Simpson
August 06,2019 / 0 CommentsDo your students use English with people from around the world? Are you looking for practical...
About iTDi Advanced Skills live courses
Challenge your beliefs about teaching, acquire new skills, and learn with some of the best teachers in ELT by taking a four-week iTDi Advanced Skills Course. Every year we offer a range of courses on topics, areas, and issues you'll want to explore more deeply. Each course is led by a content area expert and includes:
- four live one-hour sessions in the iTDi online global classroom
- course-exclusive texts, multimedia components, and study materials
- access to a dedicated course forum practice circle where you'll discuss course content, interact with your instructor and classmates, post assignments, and share ideas
- small classes to encourage interaction and provide personal attention
- support and mentoring from iTDi
- an International Teacher Development Institute (iTDi) endorsed Certificate of Completion, recording 20 professional development hours
All classes are recorded, so don't worry if you miss one. Following each class, registered participants are emailed a link to playback the recording at leisure. We also send out mini-assignments and readings by email. Participants are encouraged to engage in the online forum discussions between classes, and the tutors will be available to answer any questions arising from the course.
Take your learning further with an iTDi Certificate of Accomplishment or Distinction!
Most courses also offer a Certificate of Accomplishment to help you to push your development further. Demonstrate the skills and knowledge you acquired in a course by doing additional course-specific assignments and having your work evaluated to fulfill the requirements for an optional Certificate of Accomplishment signed by the course instructor and endorsed by iTDi. This post-class work and evaluation is available for an additional fee, and will provide you with documentation to show what you have learned, and the number of professional development hours earned. Where offered, the Certificate of Distinction adds one-to-one mentoring sessions from the course instructor.
Previous live courses are now available for self-study
These feature all of the benefits of the live courses, but you get to watch recordings at your own time and pace. You even get the certification for completion by submitting the course assignment. Browse our Advanced Skills Self-study catalog...
Self-Publishing for ELT Professionals 2022 with Dorothy Zemach
Advanced SkillsThe content is up to you—it could be lesson plans, exercises for students, essays and reflections, research results, or whatever strikes your fancy! Not every work will be something suitable to...
Dogme ELT 2022 with Scott Thornbury
Advanced SkillsThis course is now closed. We limited enrollment so that all members can enjoy the interaction and attention that smaller groups allow. If you would like to be contacted if the course is offered...
Creating ELT Videos with Vicki Hollett
Advanced Skills Self StudyDo you want to learn how to create engaging videos that your students can watch outside of class? Would you like to reach a wider audience, with professional looking sample lessons? Are...
TOEFL® Training for Teachers
Advanced Skills Self StudyThis course is based on archived recordings from the EFL Magazine TOEFL® Training Summit for Teachers and School Owners/Managers, originally held in August 2021.
Self-Publishing for ELT Professionals 2021 with Dorothy Zemach
This course is from 2021. Dorothy will be repeating this course (now with FIVE live sessions) in July 2022. Go to Self-Publishing for ELT Professionals 2022
Great Minds in Language Education with Dorothy Zemach
Great Minds in Language EducationNEW DATES! Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to move this Great Minds course to January 2022. We hope you will be able to join us in getting your professional development off to a great...
Great Minds in Language Education with Steven Herder
Great Minds in Language EducationJohn Hattie’s groundbreaking book Visible Learning synthesized the results of more than 15 years research involving millions of students and represented the biggest-ever collection of...
Great Minds in Language Education with Kevin Ryan
Great Minds in Language EducationMany of us are familiar with a general outline of Task-Based Language Teaching but may feel a nebulous hold on some of the specific tenets. A few of us are ready to take a deep dive to learn...
SOLD OUT - Great Minds in Language Education with Scott Thornbury
Great Minds in Language EducationThis course is now sold out. We have another Great Minds course beginning on May 12th based on the book, Tasked-Based Language Teaching: Theory and Practice. We also have two courses beginning in the...
Dogme ELT with Scott Thornbury March Course
This course is now closed. We limited enrollment for this course so that all members can enjoy the interaction and attention that smaller groups allow. We are currently considering offering the...
Dogme ELT with Scott Thornbury November Course
This course is now closed. We limited enrollment for this course so that all members can enjoy the interaction and attention that smaller groups allow. We are currently considering offering the...
Dogme ELT with Scott Thornbury
This course is now closed. We limited enrollment for this course so that all members can enjoy the interaction and attention that smaller groups allow. Scott has agreed to repeat this course,...
Teacher to Teacherpreneur Self Study with Patrice Palmer
Advanced Skills Self StudyAre you a teacher looking to feel more inspired or challenged? try new things? be more creative? have more work-life balance? connect with people globally? travel at any time of the year (not...
English For Teachers (Module 1: Teaching)
English For TeachersEnglish for Teachers (EFT) is an iTDi online course designed for English teachers. Module 1 contains 4 lessons on the theme of 'Teaching'.
English For Teachers (Module 2: Being a Teacher)
English For TeachersEnglish for Teachers (EFT) is an iTDi online course designed for English teachers. Module 2 contains 4 lessons on the theme of 'Being a Teacher'
English For Teachers (Module 3: Learner Autonomy)
English For TeachersEnglish for Teachers (EFT) is an iTDi online course designed for English teachers. Module 3 contains 4 lessons on the theme of 'Learner Autonomy'
Self-Publishing for ELT Professionals 2020
This course is from 2020. Dorothy will be repeating this course (now with FIVE live sessions) in July 2022. Go to Self-Publishing for ELT Professionals 2022
Task-Based Language Teaching: Instruction, Assessment, and Course Design
This advanced course provides an introduction to task-based language teaching (TBLT) aimed at teachers and course designers.
Correction techniques (speaking)
iTDi TESOL lessonsWelcome!In this lesson we’ll look at students’ errors, particularly in their spoken language. We’ll discuss some general principles of error correction and then look at some specific...
Drama in the ELT Classroom Self Study with Susan Hillyard
Advanced Skills Self StudyDrama activities can SPICE up your ELT Classroom to engage and include all students in a joyful action packed experience where you can achieve more effective outcomes especially in the Speaking...
Teaching High School Students to Enjoy L2 Writing Self Study with Steven Herder
Advanced Skills Self StudyWriting is an acquired skill. Anyone can learn to improve their writing, and everyone has something to express whether they initially realize it or not. A fluency-first approach for new writers can...
Creating an ELF-Aware Classroom Self Study with Katy Simpson
Advanced Skills Self StudyDo your students use English with people from around the world? Are you looking for practical techniques to support students who need global communication skills? Develop your teaching toolkit by...
