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Communities for teachers and educators at all levels, from K-12 classrooms to university faculty. Facebook groups and Reddit have the most active spaces for curriculum sharing, classroom management tips, and support around the emotional realities of teaching. You will also find communities for online educators and course creators building educational content.

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Communities

MyLanguageExchange

MyLanguageExchange counts over 3 million users from more than 133 countries. On this website, you can practice 115 languages including English. With the help of this platform, you can find a penfriend, communicate with someone in a text or voice chat, and even play a word game.

3,000,000 members
ESL Cafe

Hi everyone! My name is Dave Sperling and I'm the founder of Dave's ESL Cafe. After teaching around the globe and completing my MA in Linguistics in 1995, I created Dave's ESL Cafe as a meeting place for ESL + EFL teachers and students from around the world. Explore and enjoy!

1,159,144 members
Polyglot Club

Polyglot Club represents itself as a free language exchange community with over a million members. While using chats and forums is the most popular community language learning method, Polyglot Club took it a step further. They give learners an opportunity to attend real-life events and practice English or other languages face to face.

1,032,486 members
r/Teachers

A sub for all things teacher related!

reddit · 281,000 members · est. 2008
r/French

Welcome to /r/French, the place to learn and teach French!

reddit,discord · 188,000 members
r/TEFL

Questions and discussion about everything related to Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) around the world.

reddit · 54,000 members · est. 2008
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A to Z Teacher Stuff

Welcome to A to Z Teacher Stuff! Browse our forums for all your teaching questions answered.

36,570 members
Language Learning Community

Are you interested in languages? Because we are! Join the Language Learning Community today and you can: Find other people with the same interests as you, such as food, gaming, art, travelling, animals, anime, technology and much more! Become a teacher and teach your language in our language classrooms!

discord · 32,352 members
r/ScienceTeachers

/r/ScienceTeachers is a place for science educators to collaborate on and contribute tips, ideas, labs, and curricula. We seek to encourage the sharing of interesting studies, experiments, videos and articles that will interest students of all ages and promote science and critical thinking in their lives.

reddit · 30,900 members · est. 2010
r/teachinginjapan

This subreddit is a place to discuss the various aspects related to teaching strategies in Japan. The main focus on this sub is to provide space for teachers to discuss various aspects of their jobs and industry in greater depth than other forums provide. All are welcome to participate, and we hope to be a great resource for teachers new and experienced. However, we ask that users pay close attention to the various rules before posting.

reddit · 29,600 members · est. 2016
r/CSEducation

A community **for computer science educators and education researchers**. Discussion and links of CS ed research, best practices, pedagogy, curriculum, policy, etc.

reddit · 21,800 members · est. 2012
r/matheducation

Math education! r/matheducation is focused on mathematics pedagogy (the teaching of). Please avoid posts that are related to homework or other "How do I solve this?" type questions. There should be an emphasis on usefulness (such as good internet resources or ideas for how to teach a concept).

reddit · 20,800 members · est. 2008
Teacher Discussion Forums

The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!

16,945 members
r/ECEProfessionals

Come learn, grow and contribute with us. We are an early childhood education discussion forum for preschool teachers and other professionals who would like to be involved in an online community to share ideas, advice, questions, current events, and experiences with other professionals and parents.

reddit · 16,500 members · est. 2011
Dance Teaching, Coaching and Training

This group is for people who have a business or work in an area that is related to helping others learn or improve dance and want to be more successful at it. You could be an instructor, you might sell dance clothing or you might organise dance events. The purpose of the group is to help members improve the way they teach/coach/train dancers.

linkedin · 15,269 members
r/MusicEd

Designed to give music educators an online tool for easy access to forums, discussion boards, advice, teaching strategies, teaching stories, advocacy tips, pertinent articles, rehearsal advice, and anything else that has to do with the field of Music Education!

reddit · 13,700 members · est. 2011
r/ELATeachers

A place for English teachers to share ideas and lessons and to brainstorm and collaborate on new curricula.

reddit · 12,600 members · est. 2012
r/historyteachers

Welcome to historyteachers!

reddit · 10,600 members · est. 2011
r/specialed

This is a professional subreddit for people interested in special education, particularly: special education teachers, general education teachers, therapists, advocates and parents. We are here to share professional advice, bounce ideas off each other, share concerns, and advocate for our students.

reddit · 10,300 members · est. 2012
r/AustralianTeachers

A community for Australian teachers to discuss their profession.

reddit · 7,900 members · est. 2017
r/ESL_Teachers

A subreddit for teachers of ESL working in their home countries/English speaking countries. Working in an English speaking country with non-native speakers is a whole different experience than working and teaching abroad. The goal here is for discussion of that experience along with lesson ideas and exchange. Also welcomed are the occasional rants and raves, material sharing, and discussions.

reddit · 7,800 members · est. 2013
r/Internationalteachers

This is a subreddit created for teachers who teach in international schools - wherever they may be. This is a place to share information, teaching tips, news, and discuss issues related to teaching in international schools. If you want to post about topics, news, or issues related to education in general, please post in /r/education.

reddit · 6,400 members · est. 2015
r/specialeducation

Welcome to specialed!

reddit · 4,500 members · est. 2012
r/ArtEd

A community for Art Teachers to share lessons, strategies, student artwork, seek advice, and support each other in the field of Art Education! 😃 Let’s make Reddit more colorful!

reddit · 4,400 members · est. 2012
r/CanadianTeachers

A subreddit for Canadian teachers.

reddit · 3,700 members · est. 2016
r/onlinetefl

For all things related to online tefl teaching.

reddit · 3,500 members · est. 2018
Foreign Language Teaching

Welcome to our Foreign Language Teachers facebook group!

facebook · 2,533 members · est. 2012
r/TESOL

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. TESOLl and TEFL teachers

reddit · 1,700 members · est. 2011
r/TeachersOfColor

A safe space on Reddit where BIPOC teachers can share our education experiences, questions, issues, and ideas, and be validated and supported.

reddit · 1,400 members · est. 2020
TopMusicPro

Since 2016, TopMusicPro has helped hundreds of piano teachers re-connect with today’s busy, overscheduled music students. We provide the resources, guidance and expertise to create more meaningful piano lessons. Whether you are a new teacher wanting to start a piano teaching studio, or a teaching veteran looking to refresh your approach, TopMusicPro membership is the key to unlock all the creative teaching tools, business advice and support you need to become a more confident teacher and savvy business owner.

1,000 members · est. 2016
Pregnant teachers

To discuss all this pregnancy, baby and teacher related! (Not just for pregnant teachers - anyone who’s recently had children too)

twitter · 430 members
PromptsForStudents

This is a Slack group for Language Arts teachers. The goal is to share interesting essay prompts so that your students can be inspired to write.

slack · 15 members
MGR Music

Our community is open to music teachers of all instruments, located both in the UK and globally. It is a fantastic space to network with music teachers, share ideas of best practice and lesson resources. Reach out to hundreds of other music teachers to gain support around common challenges of being a music teacher - from dealing with lesson cancellations to tips on student retention.

ProTeacher Community

Welcome! All teachers, including retired and student ones, are welcome.

est. 1999
#Hi5EdTech

A Slack Channel for Instructional Technology Coaches, TOSAs, and any Educators/Admins who are interested in connecting about all things EdTech.

slack · est. 2016
The Education Forum

Welcome to The Education Forum! Chat with your other teachers in your subject here.

Mixxer

Mixxer is a free language exchange website produced by Dickinson College, a real language community builder. Here you can find a language partner to talk on Skype or practice writing. For example, you can write an article and ask a native speaker to check it providing you with feedback and tips on how to improve language skills. In turn, you can do the same in case someone needs help with your native language.