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Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · 12d

Our special issue on 'Technology-Enhanced Language Teacher Education: New Findings and Future Concerns' has now been published in the journal Technology in Language Teaching & Learning (volume 7, issue 2).

Open access: www.castledown.com/journals/tlt...

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Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · 14d

For those interested in Aviation English, this is a newly published chapter co-authored with my colleague Nicole Falzon.

If you don't have access, send me a direct message.

doi.org/10.4324/9781...

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Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · 20d

The tenth and final part of a leadership series that started two years ago shows how school leaders can harness culture to spark creativity, innovation & belonging.

📖 Read the full article in Modern English Teacher (Vol. 34 No. 5): www.pavilionelt.com/met

#Leadership #ELT #Culture

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Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · 22d

The latest issue of Modern English Teacher contains an article that develops some of the ideas I shared in my IATEFL plenary earlier this year.

pavilionelt.com/met/

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Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · 24d

This newly published open access article examines the affordances of technology when seen as a reflective partner in language teacher education. It proposes a five-principle framework for technology-enhanced reflection.

doi.org/10.29140/tlt...

Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · 25d

I enjoyed this morning's plenary at the EdYOUFest Conference in Malta. The session focused on the intersection of reflection and technology in enhancing teachers' professional learning.

Thanks to Giovanni Rottura for the invitation and to the ELT Council for supporting the event.

📸 Juan Ellul

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Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · 27d

On 25th September, I will be participating in a panel discussion organised by The PIE. Registration is open to anyone interested in current trends in the ELT sector in Malta and internationally.

www.crowdcast.io/c/as-elt-dec...

As ELT declines: how Malta is innovating in international education

Register now for As ELT declines: how Malta is innovating in international education on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on September 25, 2025, 11:00 AM GMT+1.

www.crowdcast.io

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Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · Aug 25

Join me at the EdYOUFest Conference in Malta on 13th September.

www.edyoufest.org/malta

Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · Aug 19

On 23rd November, I'll be speaking about classroom research at the #TESOL25 PreK-12 Day, a post virtual convention event for primary and secondary mainstream and EAL teachers and administrators.

Registration is now open: www.tesol.org/virtual/prek...

Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · Aug 6

Almost at the end of the international summer school being held at the University of Prizren, Kosovo. I'm enjoying the experience of mentoring a lovely group of students enrolled on a course focusing on digital tools and interactive learning in the English classroom.

Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · Jul 23

The penultimate instalment in my leadership series for Modern English Teacher focuses on how school leaders can:

✅ Lead with trust, openness & inspiration
✅ Build a culture of safety & collaboration
✅ Invest in creativity education
✅ Reward innovation meaningfully

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Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · Jul 22

Newly published study on mentoring presidents within English language teacher associations.

Thanks to the participants for sharing their experiences, and the guest editors of the Special Issue that this open access article forms part of.

doi.org/10.1080/1750...

Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · Jul 15

How to partner with AI to engage with educational research. This is the recording of the British Council webinar held last week.

youtu.be/gaYRg3lvQYY

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Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · Jul 10

Newly published article in The Use of English. This is the first piece based on the ideas I shared in my IATEFL plenary earlier this year.

Download a copy: www.danielxerri.com/uploads/4/5/...

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Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · Jul 9

In the Iatefl BESIG Conference Selections you can find an interview and an article stemming from my plenary on change and adaptability. There are many other engaging pieces there too.

🎤 Interview: www.danielxerri.com/uploads/4/5/...

💻 Article: www.danielxerri.com/uploads/4/5/...

Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · Jul 8

There were 825 participants in today's webinar on AI-facilitated critical engagement with published research. I really enjoyed contributing to the panel discussion by talking about four key competencies: www.danielxerri.com/uploads/4/5/...

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Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · Jul 3

On 8 July at 12.00 (UK time), the British Council is organising a webinar on how educators can partner with AI in a critical manner. We will be discussing the role of criticality in AI-assisted engagement with information.

Registration: www.teachingenglish.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · Jun 28

It’s been a long but deeply rewarding day! A new group of novice speakers has just completed the ELT Council’s ‘How to Become a Speaker at an ELT Conference’ programme by delivering a talk or workshop in front of a live audience.

🎤 What a milestone!

Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · Jun 26

Delivering a plenary at the Iatefl Conference in Edinburgh earlier this year is an experience I will long cherish. In the latest issue of Voices there is a review of the plenary penned by Hannah Tucker-Bloom.

Plenary recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnZh...

Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · Jun 17

I enjoyed delivering a plenary on adaptability at the conference organised by ILCA. It was a great few days in Malaga.

Thank you to Fernanda Freytes Ramos for the visual summary of my talk, and to Ian King for the photo

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Tyson Seburn @seburnt.bsky.social · Jun 3

📢📢 CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
"Academic Reading Circles: Theory, Practice, and Global Pedagogies"

To participate, please kindly complete this form by August 1, 2025. Please share widely!

FORM: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Call for chapter proposals for Academic Reading Circles--Theory, Practice, and Global Pedagogies

Context Academic Reading Circles (ARC) is a reading pedagogy developed through action research over several years in the International Foundation Program at New College, University of Toronto. ARC pro...

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Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · Jun 2

Later this week I'll be doing the opening plenary (and two workshops) at the annual conference organised by the Kosova English Teachers' Network. It's my first time in Kosovo, so I hope to do some sightseeing in Pristina.

Thanks to the British Council for sponsoring my visit.

Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · May 31

This month’s issue of EL Gazette has a special supplement on Malta. It also has a review of the IATEFL Conference mentioning my plenary on classroom research. Thanks for your kind words, Virginia Dooley!

www.elgazette.com

Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · May 26

Why does creativity stall in schools, and what can leaders do about it? This piece in Modern English Teacher explores the internal and external factors limiting innovation in private language schools and challenges common myths about creativity.

www.modernenglishteacher.com

Daniel Xerri @danielxerri.bsky.social · May 13

I'm looking forward to speaking to students at Al-Aqsa University in Gaza this Saturday. I'm sure there's a lot I can learn from the questions they're interested in investigating.

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