In order to understand the processes that we go through in becoming teachers, we can use narrative as a tool for reflection.

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In this interview, Christopher Cooke (the director of the CELTA program at ILSC Montreal), talks about his experience of becoming an ESL teacher and later, becoming a teacher trainer (also, a supervisor and a mentor). He touches upon the processes that teachers and supervisors in training go through as well as his own development as an observer. In particular, balancing the observation of specific criteria while maintaining a "holistic" view of the teacher and the lesson.

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He also narrates moments in his own development as a teacher when he reflected critically upon his own role and identity; moving away from a self-limiting mindset in order to develop his own sense of purpose in his profession. He also addresses his strategies for maintaining an unbiased and non-judgemental view of others.

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Creating my own narrative through this interview has allowed me to see the forest for the trees, and upon its reflection, to capture the process of the becoming of a master teacher.