Comments on: Developing with colleagues http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/uncategorized/developing-with-colleagues English Language Teaching Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:26:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris Racliffe http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/uncategorized/developing-with-colleagues#comment-886 Chris Racliffe Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:48:14 +0000 http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/?p=1943#comment-886 Hi Duncan, as a natural mentor, it strikes me that the job at hand is to accept the situation willingly and allow the mentee to step over you and move well beyond your expectations, fully equipped and well prepared for war, thus succeeding in developing a positive result. The hardest part is for the mentor to let go of the old ego and allow the next generation to move forward with the ball. Anyway, still kicking the old footy around or have the black sheep disbanded? P.S. How are Karl 'the german dood' and Mike 'the American from Seattle'? Oh and not to forget Nick 'the welsh west ham fan'? Chat soon and lots of love and friendly hugs, Chris Radcliffe (3 goals against Dynamo Smirnoff) Hi Duncan, as a natural mentor, it strikes me that the job at hand is to accept the situation willingly and allow the mentee to step over you and move well beyond your expectations, fully equipped and well prepared for war, thus succeeding in developing a positive result. The hardest part is for the mentor to let go of the old ego and allow the next generation to move forward with the ball.

Anyway, still kicking the old footy around or have the black sheep disbanded?

P.S. How are Karl ‘the german dood’ and Mike ‘the American from Seattle’? Oh and not to forget Nick ‘the welsh west ham fan’?

Chat soon and lots of love and friendly hugs,

Chris Radcliffe (3 goals against Dynamo Smirnoff)

]]> By: Kingdom Lee http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/uncategorized/developing-with-colleagues#comment-250 Kingdom Lee Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:23:01 +0000 http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/?p=1943#comment-250 Hi, Duncan. I happened to search your Blog on Delta today. I'm one of teachers you trained this July in Shenzhen, China. I sent you my best wishes for the coming Christmas and New Year. I'm in a jungle of developing myself in ELT at the very moment. Sometimes, I have no idea whether I should develop the learners speaking or written English first as they are the starters in junior school. Some of them are well-developed in their English, others are poor. I'm glad I'm here to read some of your blogs and can keep in touch with you. Hi, Duncan. I happened to search your Blog on Delta today. I’m one of teachers you trained this July in Shenzhen, China. I sent you my best wishes for the coming Christmas and New Year. I’m in a jungle of developing myself in ELT at the very moment. Sometimes, I have no idea whether I should develop the learners speaking or written English first as they are the starters in junior school. Some of them are well-developed in their English, others are poor. I’m glad I’m here to read some of your blogs and can keep in touch with you.

]]> By: Duncan Foord http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/uncategorized/developing-with-colleagues#comment-96 Duncan Foord Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:34:35 +0000 http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/?p=1943#comment-96 thanks Anthony. the businessballs website has some good quick team building exercises which are a fun way to start a meeting. Or you could just pop out for a cup of tea together thanks Anthony. the businessballs website has some good quick team building exercises which are a fun way to start a meeting. Or you could just pop out for a cup of tea together

]]> By: Anthony http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/uncategorized/developing-with-colleagues#comment-80 Anthony Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:01:02 +0000 http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/?p=1943#comment-80 It's funny that in the last week or so I have done eight of the 10 ideas you list. In the process of simplifying our initial teacher training course, I have not only tossed ideas relating to your book (amongst others) about, we have also planned sessions, participated in sessions, in doing so watched each other work and watched each other at work, swapped ideas and materials, thought ahead towards other sessions, in doing so mentored each other, and finally set up a blog to help us document this process. What we haven't done is "team building" (if the above doesn't count!) or going out socially! Guess we have to get our priorities right! ;-) It’s funny that in the last week or so I have done eight of the 10 ideas you list. In the process of simplifying our initial teacher training course, I have not only tossed ideas relating to your book (amongst others) about, we have also planned sessions, participated in sessions, in doing so watched each other work and watched each other at work, swapped ideas and materials, thought ahead towards other sessions, in doing so mentored each other, and finally set up a blog to help us document this process. What we haven’t done is “team building” (if the above doesn’t count!) or going out socially! Guess we have to get our priorities right! ;-)

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