Absolutely thrilled to share our open publication with the OE Global community! 
Title: Researching English Teacher Development and Classroom Instruction in Indonesian Madrasahs and Pesantren
Edited by: Anne-Coleman Webre and Donald Freeman.
Institutional Partners: Regional English Language Office (RELO) – U.S. Embassy in Indonesia, World Learning, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA), and National Geographic Learning
Published by: World Learning Publications at SIT Digital Collections
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Location: Indonesia (with international collaboration)
Why it matters:
This open-access book shares grounded research from English teachers in Indonesia’s Islamic schools—madrasahs and pesantren—who participated in the ELTeach professional development program. It highlights local teacher voices, context-rich insights, and new directions in culturally responsive and decolonial ELT.
I’m proud to have co-authored Chapter 2, “Researching with Others: The Circumstances of the Project and These Studies,” with Prof Donald Freeman, Didin Nuruddin Hidayat, and Lois Scott-Conley. We explore how this “perfect storm” of institutional support, pedagogy, and policy opened space for teacher-driven research.
Also included is my solo-authored Chapter 10, “Transitioning from Trainee-Teacher to Teacher-Trainer,” where I reflect on identity, agency, and my growth through the cascade model. 
Let’s give more visibility to locally grounded, open, and collaborative research. Explore it, share it, remix it—and let’s connect to keep this movement going! 
