Feb 11 2025 16 mins 4
Amira Salama shares insights on practitioner research and how everyday classroom experiences can contribute to meaningful research. She challenges traditional notions of research and highlights how teachers are already engaging in research without realising it.
KEY TALKING POINTS
1. Research doesn’t have to be complex—any teacher reflecting on and improving their practice is engaging in research.
2. Sharing findings with colleagues, at conferences, or within schools is just as valuable as publishing in journals.
3. Teachers can use simple methods like student feedback, classroom observations, and collaborative discussions to gather insights.
4. Research helps educators take control of challenges like AI integration and curriculum development.
5. Contextualised, bottom-up approaches to teaching and research are more effective than applying generic ‘best practices.’
ABOUT
Amira Salama is the Chair of the TESOL International Research Professional Council (2024-2025) and the Past President of Africa ELTA. She has an MA TESOL from the American University in Cairo with a research focus on teacher leadership and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in inclusive education. Amira is the winner of the TESOL Outstanding Advocate Honor Award in 2024. She has given a number of plenary and featured talks at local and international conferences and developed teacher training programs in Egypt and Africa with a focus on association leadership in low-resource contexts, classroom research, and women leadership.
REFERENCES & RESOURCES
Africa ELTA (Mentoring programmes)
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CREDITS
Producer Laura Wilkes
Editor Haven Tsang
Thanks to our lovely guest, Amira Salama
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