Upcoming 2012 Professional Development in and around the GTA

*Click here to view  a list of TESL-related national and international conferences.

Online Events

Fridays (4:00-4:30pm) - American TESOL Institute presents Shelly Terrell (@ShellTerrell), who conducts weekly FREE 30-minute webinars on a variety of topics.   There is no need to sign up or log in.  Just choose to enter as guest and enjoy.  Click here to join.  Upcoming tentative topics are updated here.

Every other Monday (1:00-2:00PM) – #EAPchat – come on Twitter and chat about topics important to instructors in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) contexts.  For access to past chat summaries or to vote on the next, please click here or like its Facebook page.

Wednesdays (4:00-5:00PM) – #ELTchat – come on Twitter and discuss a weekly-chosen teaching topic with language teachers, administration and directors for a global perspective.  Use or search for the #ELTchat hashtag in order to engage in the discussion.  It’s fast-paced and may take once or twice before getting used to it, but you’ll get a lot from the discussion if you engage with it.  Try joining the ELTChat Facebook page for summaries of the chat and other resources.

*Click here to view  a list of TESL-related online events.

TESL Ontario Free Webcasting

TESL Ontario members can view up to 100 hours of conference presentations via TESL Ontario’s free webcasting service. All you need is your TESL Ontario membership number and a super-secret password (27carlton – all lowercase, no spaces). Each hour counts as half an hour of professional development for your accreditation renewal. Note: if you want to count a webcast as PD hours for accreditation, then after viewing the webcast, remember to download proof of PD from the TESL Ontario website for your records.

For more recorded online PD, check out this list.

Send information about upcoming events to info@tesltoronto.org.