
Shelly Terrell
Shelly Sanchez Terrell is a teacher trainer, author, and international speaker. She is the host of American TESOL’s Free Friday Webinars and the Social Media Community Manager for The Consultants-E. She has co-founded and organized the acclaimed educational projects, Edchat, ELTChat, The Reform Symposium E-Conference and the ELTON nominated Virtual Round Table language and technology conference. Her prolific presence in the educator community through social media has been recognized by several notable entities, such as The New York Times, UNESCO Bangkok, Edweek, Converge Magazine, the United Federation of Teachers, the 140 Conference, Mashable, English Central, Tefl.net, and T/H/E JOURNAL. Her education blog, Teacher Reboot Camp, is ranked as one of the top 10 language teaching and technology blogs and the 50 best blogs for education leaders. In 2012 find her book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators published by Eye on Education and participate with over 7000 educators worldwide in this online professional development course that helps educators develop Personal Learning Networks and accomplish social media and teaching goals. Find her on Twitter, @ShellTerrell. Shelly has taught English language learners at various levels since 1998 in the US, Greece, and in Germany. She currently presents and hosts workshops on integrating technology effectively with young learners and adults. Shelly holds an Honours BA in English and a minor in Communication with a specialization in Electronic Media from the University of Texas in San Antonio and an Honours MA in Curriculum Instruction ESL from the University of Phoenix.
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Shelly Terrell on Saturday, April 20th 2013
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On Saturday, April 20th, I participated with over 10 presenters worldwide in an online Teach Meet! The presentations were only 3 minutes but filled with great ideas. In case you missed this fabulous event you can find the slides and bookmarked resources on my PearlTrees that is embedded below. Find a list of their presentations, resources, materials, and a Twitter list Read full article »
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Shelly Terrell on Thursday, April 4th 2013
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Part of Upcoming Events
The IATEFL Conference officially begins today. I am happy to be one of many official bloggers for the event. Additionally, I will be conducting a workshop about the successful integration of Bring Your Own Devices:
Time: Wed., April 10th, 11:40:00 AM - 12:25:00 PM, Hall 11c
Description: Transforming Trends: Effective Integration of Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT/ BYOD)
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Shelly Terrell on Wednesday, April 3rd 2013
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Part of the Mobile Learning Series!
"The principle goal of education in schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done." ~ Jean Piaget
I have been traveling throughout Slovenia and Croatia for the past month training teachers in integrating Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) effectively with their classes. I was Read full article »
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Shelly Terrell on Monday, April 1st 2013
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Part of Upcoming Events
For the next month, I will be participating in many free online events that are really worth checking out. Anyone can view these events live and participate via an online chat, webcam, mic, and more. You will watch live presentations from teachers worldwide on various educational technology projects and in many cases you can receive a certificate of Read full article »
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Shelly Terrell on Friday, March 29th 2013
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Part of the Mobile Learning Series!
"You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere." - Lee Iacocca quotes
Brainstorming is an important process for any subject and helps improve writing, organizer group ideas, inspires discussion, and provides a roadmap for projects. When brainstorming is combined with sketching, drawing, and graphic organizers it Read full article »