Professional Development

           Being a teacher is a commitment to lifelong learning. Visit a minimum of one site in each of the following
            groups and then answer the following questions.  Be ready to discuss them in class.

           Professional Organizations
               The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
                   The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
                   The Maryland Foreign Language Association
                   The Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association

           Generic Websites
                   FLTeach
                   Middlebury College
 

            1.    What are the benefits of belonging to a professional organization?

            2.    How can websites help you with your professional development?

            3.    Can you have professional development by reading alone or must you make and take the
                    opportunity  to interact with your fellow teachers?