The Iceberg and the Whale:WOW Moments in Teacher Growth

Barbara Hoskins SakamotoProgram Director, iTDi

@barbsaka

What are your WOW moments?

Realizing that I’m not alone

Flickr: loufi

Meeting online friends

Discovering the power of connection

Flickr: MTSOfan

Trying new things

Flickr: Robbie G1

Teaching in new ways

Wanting to share with

others

Why an iceberg?

Why aren’t more teachers

in online teacher

communities?

AwarenessConfidenceAccessLanguage

Lack of awarenessFear

Lack of accessLanguage limitations

Why aren’t teachers aware?

What are teachers afraid of?

Why don’t teachers have access?

Why is language ability important?Flickr: doctorius

What can we do to

help?

Flickr: Paul J Everett

I am iTDi.http://itdi.pro

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Affordable

Simple English

The idea

Teachers work online with Mentors and other teachers

from around the world

Sharing

is the magic ingredient

Every teacher

deserves WOW

moments

Every teacher deserves an equal chance to improve

Why a whale?

Image: Wwelles14

NavigationBalance

Communication

NurturingCommunit

yAwarenessFlickr: Stan Hieronymus

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