The document summarizes the Reform Symposium Conference from 2013 presented by Michelle Worgan. It discusses creating a safe and healthy classroom environment for students by having them regularly create things like drawings and writings to practice social skills. It also provides examples of online tools that can be used for collaborative writing activities like wikis, blogs, and education platforms to connect students.

1. The Reform Symposium Conference
2013
By Michelle Worgan

2. 1) Take a piece of paper and a pencil (or use
an app)
2) In 30 seconds draw a picture of me (use
your imagination!)
3) Answer the poll question

3.  If I asked you to share your drawing with me
and the other participants, how would you
feel?
 A) Relaxed and proud of your effort
 B) Embarrassed and apologetic (“Sorry!”)
 C) Nervous and anxious about what I (we)
would think
 D) Something else

4. Negative feelings:
embarrassment, discomfort,
fear of failure
Positive feelings: pride,
relaxation, security
Photos courtesy of Elizabeth Anne and Fabiana Casella at ELT Pics on
Flickr

5.  Safe classroom environment
 Healthy relationships
 Create early
 Create regularly

7. Photo courtesy of Ian James at ELT Pics on
Flickr
 Write about a new
word
 Keep a diary
 Write up a topic
 Collaborative stories
 Social skills
 Videos, songs
 Book reviews
 Best posts

8. Using VoiceThread/

9. Using Storybird

10. Wikis – Wikispaces, PBWorks
Blogs – Blogger, Wordpress, Kidblog
VLE – Edmodo, School network (Moodle)

11. Twitter
Facebook groups
Skype in the Classroom
Epals
Blogging
Edmodo Communities

12. Skype in the Classroom
Wikispaces
PBWorks
Epals
Wordpress
Kidblog
Edmodo
ELT Pics on Flickr
Photo courtesy of Ana Maria Menezes
at ELT Pics

13. Thanks to Ian James, Fabiana Casella, Vicky Loras, Elizabeth Anne Grenoble,
Anna Maria Menezes, @aClilToClimb, Victoria Boobyer, @dfogarty, @mk_elt,
@mrsdkrebs, Mila Navarro and all those at #eltpics for sharing their photos!