Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Book review in the latest issue of ELTCRJ: eltcrj.com/wp-content/u... "(The) book ... sheds light on the power of [Exploratory Action Research] ... As all teachers highlighted ..., we need to have a closer look at our classrooms to find the real issues instead of relying on our assumption." 000
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Mentoring large groups of teacher-researchers - MenTRnet blog post by Ravi Chakrakodi - mentrnet.net/mentoring-la...mentrnet.netMentoring Large Groups of Teacher-Researchers – MenTRnet 000
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Mentor Development for Exploratory Action Research - This new University of Warwick webpage - warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/r... - both showcases some of the main publications and initiatives in this area over the last few years and provides practical support for mentors or prospective mentors. 000
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Vanita Chopra and Sidney Martin reflect in this feature on the recent Teachers Research! Online 2025 conference: mentrnet.net/teachers-res.... Records of previous conferences are here: resig.weebly.com/teachers-res... 131
Reposted by Action Research ResourcesRichard Smith @richardsmithelt.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Challenges in Mentoring Teacher-Research, and How to Overcome Them' - slides and handouts for the workshop Ana Garcia-Stone and I gave at the IATEFL 2025 conference in Edinburgh: warwick.ac.uk/richardcsmit... 031
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Teachers research (too) and are doing it for themselves (with the help of some great mentors)! This weekend (29–30 March) – a free online research conference for and by teachers (mainly TESOL) and their mentors, across borders. For a flavour, and registration, see resig.weebly.com/teachers-res... 030
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 24/02/2025From the International Festival of Mentoring Teacher-Research in ELT 2024-25 (mentrnet.net/festival) 010
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 22/02/2025A short article just published on the British Council website: www.teachingenglish.org.uk/professional...teachingenglish.org.ukSupporting practitioner research in teacher educationIntroduction – why practitioner research? Teacher educators face the challenge of motivating teachers and student-teachers to engage in professional development as lifelong learners. One approach is t... 000
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 08/02/2025A new blog post on school improvement through mentoring Exploratory Action Research, by Sirin Soyoz and Ghazala Sajjad: mentrnet.net/school-impro... – talking about their involvement with the British Council’s Action Research mentoring initiatives in Partner Schools. 011
Reposted by Action Research ResourcesRichard Smith @richardsmithelt.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Upcoming event in the International Festival of Mentoring Teacher-Research in ELT 2024-25. Further information and registration: mentrnet.net/integrating-... 132
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Summary of a MenTRnet discussion exploring potential roles of AI in teacher-research mentoring: action-research.ai/exploring-po... 011
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Video of Saturday's Celebration of MenTRnet (an international community of mentors of teacher-research) / Launch of two publications - now YouTubed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTde.... More info.: mentrnet.net/a-celebratio...youtube.comA celebration of MenTRnet / Launching two publications!YouTube video by ELTResearch 011
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 15/01/2025All are welcome to this online introduction / celebration of MenTRnet - an international network for mentors of teacher-research mentrnet.net – and the launch of two publications! mentrnet.net/a-celebratio... - an event in the International Festival of Mentoring Teacher-Research in ELT 021
Reposted by Action Research ResourcesSidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 10/01/2025#MenTRnet #TeacherResearch @IATEFLResig African teacher-researchers 👉🏻 register for this conference tomorrow (Saturday 11th January)! 1pm GMT onwards Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @Ernesto_AppLing @RichardSmithELT 022
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 07/01/2025A Japanese translation of A Handbook for Exploratory Action Research by Richard Smith and P. Rebolledo has just been published: mentrnet.net/japanese-tra... 011
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 26/12/2024Stories of Mentoring Teacher-Research - new Open Access publication from IATEFL Research SIG and MenTRnet resig.weebly.com/uploads/2/6/... 010
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 23/12/2024Video of the most recent International Festival of Mentoring Teacher-Research event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L6F... This webinar provided insights from organizers and mentors of the SCERT-Delhi teacher-research initiative. Further information: mentrnet.net/mentoring-te...youtube.com‘Mentoring teacher-research as a local educational authority initiativeYouTube video by ELTResearch 021
Reposted by Action Research Resourceskenandklts.bsky.social @kenandklts.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Our book is out: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...taylorfrancis.comThe Routledge Handbook of Language Teacher Action Research | Anne BurnThe Routledge Handbook of Language Teacher Action Research is an authoritative and innovative treatment of language teacher action research (LTAR) as a growing 055
Reposted by Action Research ResourcesSidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 05/12/2024#edtech #MenTRnet #teachersresearch #EAR @richardsmithelt.bsky.social @iatefl.bsky.social An example of supportive mentorship 👇🏻 mentrnet.net/supportive_m...mentrnet.netThe Transformative Power of Supportive Mentorship in Teaching and Research – MenTRnet 021
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Coming up - this Saturday, with ELTons 'Outstanding Achievement' Award winner Professor Rama Mathew and mentors from SCERT-Delhi mentrnet.net/mentoring-te... 001
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 06/12/2024December 14th event in the International Festival of Mentoring Teacher-Research in ELT (2024-25). More info and registration here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Featuring mentors for the SCERT-Delhi initiative, introduced by Prof. Rama Mathew Festival website: mentrnet.net/festival/ 011
Reposted by Action Research ResourcesRichard Smith @richardsmithelt.bsky.social · 30/11/2024MenTRnet (mentrnet.net) has supported the journey of this journal so far, and will continue to do so! Congratulations to editor Robert Dickey and asociate editor Eli Békés for this achievement! 062
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 30/11/2024First issue of a new journal showcasing teachers' own research, just published - eltcrj.com/v1i1/eltcrj.comVolume 1, Issue 1 (2024) - ELT Classroom Research JournalThe Inaugural issue! Table of Contents Cover & Frontsmatter Editorial Team . . . . . 4 Foreword . . . . . 5 The Call for Classroom Action Research . . . . . 7Robert J. Dickey Teacher’s Interest in Cam... 001
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 30/11/2024The Teacher Research Journey: Voices of champion teachers - a collection of Exploratory Action Research (EAR) reports - and reports of mentoring EAR – from Uzbekistan drive.google.com/file/d/183NH... 110
Reposted by Action Research ResourcesRichard Smith @richardsmithelt.bsky.social · 30/11/2024www.linkedin.com/posts/britis...linkedin.comBritish Council Partner Schools on LinkedIn: #britishcouncilpartnerschools #supportingqualityeducation…Meet our Action Research Now! keynote speaker – Richard Smith, professor of ELT and Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. 🗣 In his talk titled… 052
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Congratulations to 'Noticing'! Hear more about it on 22 February 2025, 1.00–2.30pm (UTC) in ‘Using AI to help mentor teacher inquiry’ – a webinar led by Elena Oncevska-Ager, Matthew Ager, Sirin Soyoz and Richard Smith. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...linkedin.comNoticing Network on LinkedIn: #eltons #elt #festivalofinnovation #innovation #bera #berawera2024We are absolutely delighted to announce that Noticing Network has won the #ELTons award for Innovation in the Use of… 011
Reposted by Action Research ResourcesRichard Smith @richardsmithelt.bsky.social · 20/11/2024The Winner of the 2024 ELTons Award for Innovation in Use of Technology has just been announced online, and the judges made a great choice: The Winner is ... "Noticing". about.noticing.network A creative use of AI that empowers rather than deskills teachers. www.britishcouncil.org/english-asse...about.noticing.networkNoticingStart Noticing, Start Growing. AI-facilitated reflective practices. 271
Reposted by Action Research ResourcesRichard Smith @richardsmithelt.bsky.social · 20/11/2024At this latest event in the International Festival of Mentoring Teacher-Research in ELT (2024/25), five teachers who had engaged in teacher-research described their journeys to becoming mentors of Exploratory Action Research by/for other teachers. Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/oZJohJpcGI0?...youtu.beTeacher-Researchers Becoming MentorsYouTube video by ELTResearch 0114
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Exploratory Action Research in Thai Schools – www.britishcouncil.or.th/sites/defaul... – reports from teachers 011
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Champion Teachers: Stories of Exploratory Action Research – bit.ly/champion-tea... – the first book of stories of exploratory action research, by Chilean schoolteachers 021
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Mentoring Teachers to Research Their Classrooms: A Practical Handbook – bit.ly/mentoring-TR - based on experience facilitating Exploratory Action Research by teachers in India, Nepal and elsewhere. 021
Action Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 17/11/2024A Handbook for Exploratory Action Research - bit.ly/handbook-EAR - for teachers in challenging situations 094