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Behind the Mask: Teacher Training in Tough Times

12.SUBMISSION GUIDELINES



Many thanks for your interest in submitting a piece to the EDDi 'Behind the Mask: Training in Tough Times' special edition. 

Our hope is to reflect and profile the highs, the lows, the challenges, the successes and the lessons learned whilst undergoing teacher training in the middle of a global pandemic.

Whether for you that has been delivering lessons from behind a computer screen or, if you've been teaching face-to-face, from behind a mask, we'd love to hear from you and to share your stories.

If selected, your piece will be featured in a June edition of the Educational Digest International (EDDi). If you need more information about EDDi, head here; you can read back issues and subscribe here. EDDi has a global subscriber base, with our most popular editions reaching over 5,000 people, including teachers, Heads, Principals and senior educationalists - good exposure for your writing and a great thing to be able to add to your CV.

A few guidelines:

Submissions should be between 500-1,000 words.

You can choose to write about any topic you like and in any style. You might choose to reflect on one highlight, one incident or one particular 'wow' moment. You could write about teaching online. Or, about doing teacher training online whilst also homeschooling your own children. Alternatively, you could summarise a general theme covering your overall training experience. Perhaps the things you've missed about face-to-face teaching, or things you haven't missed (cold, wet playground duties maybe...) It's your choice. Your submission could be deeply personal or might take a more objective view. Again, it's your choice. The more reflective though, the better. You don't have to pour your soul out, but we do want to hear your story.

Remember that the pieces will be read globally. As appropriate, you'll need to give enough contextual background to accommodate a diverse audience. Keep it brief though, you've got a limited word count.

Every piece should have, or at least end with, a practical focus. What has 'training during tough times' taught you? In what ways has it made you a better teacher? Focussing on classroom practice, what can education learn in general from the experiences of 2020/2021? What advice would you give to a new teacher trainee?

Assuming your training provider allows, feel free to submit pieces that you used as part of your course. However, we are not looking for heavy academic articles. Reflexive and insightful, yes, heavy on theory, no. We want to hear (read) your voice.

If you do include links to any theories, books, or course readings (which, in moderation, you are welcome to), references should be in Harvard format.

The deadline for submissions is May 7th 2021, for publication in late June. 

We will only contact directly submitters whose pieces we intend to include. If your piece isn't chosen, please accept our thanks in advance for your submission.

1.FULL NAME:
(The name we'll use when crediting you)(Required.)
2.SUBMISSION:

Please remember to keep your submission between 500-1,000 words and focussed on one of the themes/approaches above. Prior to publication we may lightly edit the piece for style and clarity, we will, of course, endeavour to retain your original voice and tone.(Required.)
3.School/Institution Name:
(If you would like us to name your school or university, include the details here, otherwise leave blank)
4.Country:
(We'll add this after your name to give readers a sense of the editions geographical spread)
5.SOCIAL MEDIA
(List any social media profiles you would like us to link to)
6.E-Mail Address:
(We'll only use this if we need to contact you with any follow-up)(Required.)
7.Anything else you'd like to add or let us know?
8.Confirmation:

I confirm that I give the Educational Digest International (EDDi), an imprint of PEDAGOGUE.co.ltd, permission to publish my submitted work. EDDi retains the right to edit the work and, with appropriate author citation, claims copyright of the submitted piece. 

(Required.)