Professional Development

Teacher Development Interactive

Pearson Longman’s Teacher Development Interactive course provides teacher development and training for English language teachers by offering a series of online teacher training modules which combine text, video, audio, PowerPoint®, online discussion, and quizzes.

For complete information, including an online tour, go to:
www.TDInteractive.com.

Features

• Well-known English Language Teaching experts. Lessons are presented by a well-known English Language Teaching author in sessions featuring video lectures and PowerPoint® presentations.
• Quality content drawn from our best-selling PL methodology books, our authors, and other top English Language Teaching experts.
• Rich, interactive presentations include video lectures, animated PowerPoint® presentations, and reading passages that create a stimulating learning environment.
• Application sections within each module explore English language learning materials and illustrates how theory and practice interact.
• Task-based learning activities and concept-check questions reinforce the acquisition of key principles while optimizing the learning experience.
• Classroom video demonstrations provide practical applications of key principles and make the content come to life.
• Assessment: Each lesson ends with a review quiz.

Structure

Teacher Development Interactive is available in a variety of modules:

• Each module provides 10-12 hours of instruction (five lessons of 150 –200 minutes each).
• Each lesson is divided into 6 sessions lasting 25-40 minutes each.

Each lesson includes

• Objectives
• 2-3 minute video of the “Module Professor” introducing the topic
• 2-5 minute classroom video demonstration lesson
• Discussion board
• PowerPoint®-style presentations
• Reading passages
• Interactive concept checks and practice activities
• Practical application assignments
• Final review quiz

Components