The document discusses how English language learner (ELL) teachers in northern New England states experience professional isolation due to working as the only ELL teacher in their school or district with small numbers of ELL students. To address this isolation, ELL teachers have established three main types of virtual communities - state-wide ELL teacher listservs, monthly regional network meetings in New Hampshire, and an online wiki used by one regional network. These communities help lessen teachers' isolation by allowing opportunities for collaboration, advice, and professional development support that would otherwise be difficult to obtain given their unique low-incidence working conditions.