tesol 2015 self-directed pd for call
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Levels of initiatives
cic.gc.ca/english/
tesltoronto.org
fourc.ca
Government-funded
Membership-funded
Individual
Causes for initiatives
Increased stakeholder desire
Diverse sectors
Widely varying skill proficiencies and attitudes
Increase in PD accreditation requirements
Access to diverse PD options
Types of local initiatives
Web conferences
Technology-focussed conferences
Digital assignment workshops
Focussed # chats and groups
Crowd-sourced ELT event calendar
Web conferences
• Government-funded annual conference (2nd 2015)• 797 participants• Combined Big Blue Button, Google+ Hangouts, Youtube• 48 presenters• Forum for participants and presenters online• Recordings available on the website
http://www.myenglishonline.ca/for-teachers/realize/
Web conferences
• Jointly organised by TESL Toronto and BELTA
• 3 plenaries, 9 sessions• 600+ participants• Combined Webheads
room and Adobe Connect Pro
• Recorded and uploaded to Youtube
• Facebook Event Page for discussion
• Google Docs programhttp://bit.ly/tobelta
Technology-focussed conferences
• 3rd year• All levels of tech
proficiency• 22 workshops in labs
and smart classrooms• 130 participants
http://tesltoronto.org/t4t2015
Digital Assignment Workshops
Using the tool with teachers authentically
http://fourc.ca/google2/
Digital Assignment Workshops
http://fourc.ca/me-manifesto/
Digital Assignment Workshops
http://bit.ly/woodsworth2
fourc.ca @seburnt TESLToronto.org University of Toronto
Tyson Seburn