TESOL EVOs!
There is an amazing free professional development educational opportunity that arrives each year, one I’ve grown to treasure, to plan for (to carve time for in my planner)… TESOL’s EVOs!!!
TESOL = Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
EVO = Electronic Village Online
Each year, amazing professionals in the ESOL field volunteer their time and expertise and model exemplary collaborative learning / teaching / facilitating these EVOs, focusing on topics of high interest in the field.
I have learned SO much from past EVOs, developed professional and personal friendships, greatly enriched my life! It is especially fun to meet some of the EVO participants face-to-face at the TESOL convention (held in March or April each year, a few weeks after the EVOs end).
http://evosessions.pbwiki.com/Call_for_Participation09 is the link for this year’s EVOs (scroll down to review the full selection). There are sessions relating to classroom video creation, photos, drama, conflict resolution, and much more!
Kudos to all of the generous professionals who are serving as co-moderators; gratitude to TESOL for its encouragement and support.
EVOs may mean more hours at my computer, but they are worthwhile hours.
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