ELTMentor
™ELTMentor is a programme designed not only to support you through the first year of your teaching but also provide you with the tools and information to continue your professional development throughout your teaching career.
We know that, like us, you are committed to the concept of lifelong learning and believe that to be a truly successful teacher you also need to be a successful learner. That is why we set up ™ELTMentor to encourage dedicated teachers like you to get the support you need as early in your career as possible to ensure a successful start to your job and your dreams for your working life.
So, here it is - ™ELTMentor
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Monthly teleseminars on teaching topics:
A seminar each month that will cover practical teaching topics such as skills teaching, using technology, motivation, use of L1 etc.. These can be downloaded if you can't make the live session. Members can nominate topics for this. Transcripts will be available.
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Dedicated sessions for building a professional learning network online - use of twitter,
PLN is one of the latest buzz-words in on-going professional development. Many English language teachers now use twitter, Facebook, attend online conferences, blog and engage in other aspects of social media to develop teaching skills. Find out about how to use all the latest developments in ELT and have some fun too!. We will show you how to use these to learn and get information. We'll also take you along to sessions and introduce you to our own PLN to get you started.
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Access to a forum to share ideas and successes, ask for information, discuss ELT topics
The forum will be a place to have discussions or post ideas, successes, concerns and questions about anything ELT related. You are always sure to get lots of helpful advice and suggestions from experienced and new teachers alike.
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Email/Skype access for any problems or help
You can always contact your mentor by email if you need special help. If you need something urgent or need to speak in person then we are available on Skype. We really want to support you as much as we can.
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Access to the Gapfillers E-learning site (www.gapfillers.com)
Gapfillers is aimed at Advanced students. It uses authentic materials covering all the skills, grammar and vocabulary. It also has sections on poetry, short stories and jokes. You can use these materials (if you need this) as language development. You are also welcome to use them in your teaching if you wish.
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Online Pecha-Kucha (here is an example) and Presto evenings
If you don't know what these are you are in for a treat! Here is a taster. We will offer some workshops on developing this quick presentation technique (useful for you but also a useful tool to use with students) and these are social as well as professional occasions)
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4 half-day online workshops
These will be online events and one will be the Pecha-Kucha workshop outlined above. The idea is to go into more detail about one topic in ELT.
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Priority booking on any residential workshops at Fleetham Lodge
Residential workshops are held twice a year in the UK at Fleetham Lodge. These are free events but limited to 6 people.
