The need for strong mentors has received more professional attention since the author first began teaching thirteen years ago. Tied to recent changes in teacher certification in their state, the mentoring component is now an integral part of teacher development and evaluation in her district. But mentoring alone is not enough to ensure continued teacher development. Teachers must be supported by a network of content-area colleagues who will challenge them to grow. For her, this support network came online via the NCTE-Talk listserv. In this article, the author details the assistance she received from others on the NCTE-Talk listserv in her creation of Web-based classroom instruction and shows the value of informal, online professional development.