Speaker
Description
Critical incidents are unplanned and unexpected events that occur during lessons and prompt teachers to reflect on teaching and learning. Regardless of an institution’s context or teaching approach, such incidents are a natural part of classroom life and can provide valuable opportunities for teacher learning. Analysing these moments can help educators develop greater reflective awareness and refine their classroom practice (Richards & Farrell, 2005).
In this interactive workshop, participants will explore the concept of critical incidents and consider their potential advantages and limitations for teacher professional development. Drawing on McCabe’s model (2002), participants will examine ways of describing classroom incidents and reflect on the factors that make them “critical.” They will also have an opportunity to share and analyse incidents from their own teaching practice, allowing them to exchange perspectives, explore new solutions, and support one another through collaborative reflection.
As a result, participants will leave the session with insights gained from reflecting on both their own and others’ critical incidents, as well as practical strategies for incorporating critical incident analysis into teacher training. These strategies can be adapted to participants’ own educational contexts to support reflective practice and facilitate teachers’ professional development.
Biography
Celestyna (Cela) Losiak is an Academic Coordinator at the British Council in Ho Chi Minh City, where she contributes to local professional development programmes by designing and delivering INSETTs, experimenting with CPD cycle formats, and supporting teaching excellence through involvement in product design, teacher observation processes, and participation in focused life-stage groups. Her professional interests include reflective practice, teacher development, collaborative learning, and the role of feedback in English language teaching contexts. She holds the Trinity DipTESOL qualification and is currently completing an MA in Professional Development for Language Education, with a focus on trainer development and management and on strengthening the impact of CPD through reflective and dialogic approaches to teacher learning.
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