These modules provide practical, evidence-based professional development designed for teachers who want to deepen their skills and stay current with emerging practices in English language education. Each module includes short video lessons, interactive quizzes, and reflective tasks, giving teachers the opportunity to explore new ideas, strengthen classroom practice, and connect with the wider ELT community.
Badges
Complete all the lessons in each Stage to earn a badge. The badge will be added to your profile on the NEAS Listing. Get 2 badges to gain a Bronze listing. Get 4 badges to gain Silver listing. 6 badges AND qualification endorsement are required to get a Gold listing.
Stage 1: Foundations of TESOL Pedagogy & SLA
This badge builds a shared understanding of how languages are learned and why learners behave as they do. Teachers explore core SLA theories, sociocultural perspectives, and adult-learning principles, linking big ideas to real classroom practice to strengthen reflective, research-informed teaching.
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Stage 2: Language Skills and Systems
This badge turns theory into practice. Teachers build confidence in teaching the four skills and core language systems through CLT, TBLT, and focus-on-form principles. The emphasis is practical, interactive, and communicative, helping teachers make informed choices about activities, sequencing, and feedback in everyday classroom teaching.
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Stage 3: Curriculum and Assessment Literacy
This badge builds teachers’ skills in designing and aligning learning programs. Grounded in constructive alignment and assessment literacy, it connects classroom practice with broader program coherence. Teachers learn to create outcomes, plan lessons, design rubrics, and apply quality principles for consistent, intentional learning experiences.
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Stage 4: Learner Engagement & Motivation
This badge explores what drives learners to stay engaged. Drawing on motivation theory and adult-learning principles, teachers learn how autonomy, relevance, and classroom community shape persistence. It connects pedagogy with affect, helping teachers create motivating, supportive environments that sustain learning beyond individual lessons.
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Stage 5: Inclusive & Creative Methodologies
This badge broadens teachers’ toolkit for diverse classrooms. Grounded in UDL, critical pedagogy, and experiential, multimodal learning, it helps teachers personalise instruction and design engaging, flexible activities. Teachers explore creative approaches—such as drama, gamification, and CLIL—to meet varied linguistic, cultural, and cognitive needs.
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Stage 6: Digital, AI & Multimodal Pedagogies
This badge helps teachers integrate technology and AI with confidence and ethics. Drawing on TPACK and online learning frameworks, it builds digital pedagogical fluency—using tools to enhance interaction, not replace it. Teachers explore practical, multimodal strategies and understand emerging policy and ethical considerations in TESOL.
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Stage 7: Reflective Practice, Research & Professional Growth
This badge strengthens teachers’ professional identity through reflective, evidence-based inquiry. Teachers learn to analyse their own practice, engage in small-scale research, and build resilience. It supports continuous improvement and leadership development, turning everyday experience into informed, adaptive expertise.
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