Getting ready for EVO 2008
Once again, starting on January 14th, TESOL is sponsoring a new round of free six-week online workshops for language teachers all over the world. This year there are over a dozen different and appealing sessions for you to choose from:
- Advanced Tips & Tricks for Successful Online Teaching and Learning
- Becoming a Webhead
- Blogging For Educators
- Effective Lesson Planning
- EVO Video 2008: ESL/EFL Video Slide Shows and Vlogging
- Exploring the Big Apple,Byte by Byte
- Getting Started with Drama in Your Classroom
- Getting the Most out of Web 2.0 for ESP
- Integrating Technology into Adult ESL
- I Got Rhythm: Music in the Classroom
- Research on Web 2.0 applications to English Language Learning
- Social Media in ELT
- Teaching with PowerPoint
I joined EVO sessions for the first time in 2006 and have been involved in online communities of practice since then. I discovered a new motivating way of improving my teaching and gaining innovative ideas. I can’t stress enough the helpfulness and humility of every participant and moderator that I came across on the first sessions I took. In 2007, after a steep learning curve I was invited to moderate Blogging for Beginners, which was a tough but rewarding job. It taught me how to design an online course, anticipate potential pitfalls and prepare material to cope with participants’ needs. And above all, how teamwork can ease off anxieties and bring out a better outcome.
This year I’ll be collaborating with the blogging session (Blogging for Educators) once again. I hope to learn a lot under the leadership of Carla Arena, and an intercontinental team of experts: Carla Raguseo, Erika Cruvinel, Mary Hillis, Nina Lyulkun, Ana Maria Menezes, Cristina Costa and my dear friend Gladys Baya, who have put together a first-rate syllabus and a whole lot of rich and state-of-the-art material.I’ll focus on two topics mainly: aggregators and tagging on the one hand and microblogging, which is still a mystery for me.
What I find engaging in these sessions?
- Teamwork
- Solidarity
- A safe environment
- Expertise
- Communication
- Encouragement
- A sense of community
- Kindness...
Who can ask for more?
Join us!
7 comments:
Hi Maria,
very interesting and nice blog you've got here. It's a wealthy collection of technological tools and tips to use in education. Congratulations!
Joao
Hello Maria
This looks like a great learning experience. A pity I only found it now when it is all over.
Patricia
PS: you might be interested in adding your blog information to the new International Edubloggers Directory at http://edubloggerdir.blogspot.com
You would be the first one from Agrentina!
La Plata, (silver?) my memory is challenged at best. I am glad to see this blog. I am connectiong to blogs after crossing virtual paths with one lady, Nina in Maryland who is most encouraging in my own teaching goals. Glad I found your site...
Hi, Patricia!
I'm sort of on and off blogger but I'll certainly join the Edubloggers Directory and find support from others in the field.
Don't forget to check TESOL's website for next year's EVO sessions! There are always great free courses for everyone interested in professional development.
A big hug,
Claudia
Hi Joao and thanks for visiting my blog. I'm not a very regular blogger but I love the chance to meet other teachers through this personal space.
All the best,
Claudia
Hello Keith!
Nice to meet you here. I think I know who you're talking about (Nina from Maryland, a well-known webhead). La Plata is named after the nearby river (Rio de la Plata), which in fact is not silver-coloured but brownish. I'd love to visit your blog. What is the URL?
Best regards,
Claudia
Dear María Claudia,
I have missed you in the groups!!!
Well, I was tagged my Mary Hillis and now I am turning the ball to 6 other people, and you are one of them.
See what I had to say here:
I hope you now have access to Internet and I am sure you are enjoying the new house A LOT!!! ;-)
All the best, cariños,
Berta
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