Teacher trainer and author Tessa Woodward joins me to talk about experiential learning in teacher training. What is experiential learning? Where does it come from? What is loop input and how can this help teachers? How can teachers make sense of what happens to them in training?

References

Loop Input by Tessa Woodward (1988) Pilgrims

Models and Metaphors in Language Teacher Training by Tessa Woodward  (1991) CUP

Loop Input Key concepts in ELT by Tessa Woodward in ELTJ 57/3 July 2003 OUP pp 301-4

Ways of Working with Teachers by Tessa Woodward (2004) TW Pubs