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A 21st century teacher has recently been forced to face a lot of challenges. Technologies are developing at incredible pace, learners are getting smarter, education standards are changing. There’s no doubt that a dedicated teacher should not only be keeping up with this flow but be able to harness the newly-arisen potentials to provide high-quality teaching. With all of these in mind it is obvious that professional development should be reinvented as well. Fortunately, it has already started the process, and the word every teacher should know is PLN (Personal Learning Network). In my talk I’d love to briefly share my ongoing professional development story and to acquaint other teachers with a perfect shape their PLN can take – iTDi (International Teacher Development Institute). Becoming, quite accidentally, one of the iTDi Team has proven to be a life-changing experience for me. If collaboration and contribution can be key words for PLN, community is what iTDi is about. Under the welcoming motto “For teachers, By teachers” educators from all over the globe join the community to find support, boost their confidence, achieve professional development goals and set new ones. iTDi is a place to learn and develop in a safe environment, where everybody cares.