Given at the 2012 TESL Toronto Conference, this presentation introduced ELT Professionals to various professional development resources.

1. Developing Support to
Support Your Development
Carolyn Bergshoeff
Melissa Robinson

2.  Have you ever felt alone in the classroom?
 Have you ever asked for a 2nd opinion on a
lesson plan?
 Have you ever offered an idea to a
co-worker
 Has another teacher let you use their idea?
 Have you ever looked for lesson plans or
suggestions online?
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3. We rely on others…
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4. We rely on others…
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5. I was stuck.
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6. Survey
Take a Moment...
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7. I was
connected…
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8. I was alone.
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9. Build Your
Own Melissa
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10. PLN / PLE
Contact & Communicate
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11. Online Resources
 iTDi
 iTDi.pro
 American TESOL free
Friday Webinars
 americantesol.com/tesol-lectures
 The New School (YouTube)
 SEETA
 www.seeta.eu
 Electronic Village Online
 Evosessions.pbworks.com
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12. In Person Learning
Resources
 TESL Toronto
 TESL Ontario – New
framework
 ACE
 Ken Lackman workshops
 Technology programs
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13. Blog
 Lurk
 Comment
 Guest post
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16. Social Media
Image courtesy of Technorati.com
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17. Twitter
#EltChat #EduChat
30 Goals Challenge
http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/
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18. LinkedIn
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19. Facebook
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20. How do you feel about PDs?
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21. Are you able to make
connections easily at PDs?
Why / Why Not?
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22. How do you prepare for
a PD session?
Do You?!
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23. How do you share
contact info?
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24. Contact
+
Communicate
+
Collaborate
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25. Before
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26. During
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27. After
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28. Opening Lines
+
Follow Up
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29. Collaboration
strengthens
Communication
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30. Collaborate
 Groups
 Study group, Book club?
 Distance collaboration
 Solidarity
 Writing / Publishing
 Submit an article
 Create your own journal
 Volunteer
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31.  Host your own Tweetchat
In the  Create your own Goals
Classroom Challenge
 Student blog / class blog
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32. Meet like-minded people.
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33. Mellyn Mixer
May 24th, 2012
6-8pm
www.mellyneducation.ca
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34. •www.scoop.it/teacher-development
•www.scoop.it/t/cpd-in-education
•www.freetech4teachers.com
•www.teachingvillage.org
•Scotthornbury.wordpress.com
•www.yearinthelifeofanenglishteacher.com
•Authenticteaching.wordpress.com
•cecilialcoelho.wordpress.com Additional
•www.edulang.com/blog
•www.fourc.ca Resources
•civitaquana.blogspot.ca
•The-pln-staff-lounge.blogspot.ca/p/twitter-
for-teachers.html
•Extending Professional
Contributions, Edited by Tim Murphey
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