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A corpus is a large-scale, computer-held collection of written or spoken texts collected together to stand as a representative sample or some part of a language (Johnson and Johnson, 2010).While previous research has demonstrated the use of corpora in second language classrooms (e.g. Timmis, 2015), less is known about possible applications of corpora in teacher education programs at English-medium universities. It has, however, been suggested that corpus tools may be used in various content-areas including but not limited to teacher education programs. With such connections in mind, this presentation will, first, focus on the increasingly important area of corpus linguistics and outline its importance for teacher education. Next, possible uses of online corpus tools in teacher education programs will be discussed. Finally, an example of an exploratory study will be presented to demonstrate how such corpus tools may inform pedagogical practices in teacher education programs in general and English language teacher programs in particular. A major goal of this session will be to discuss the importance of corpus linguistics in professional development and to demonstrate how online corpora can be used in a principled way in teacher education programs. An important outcome of this session, will be to develop a resource guide on possible pedagogical practices for working with pre-service and in-service teachers in identifying their needs for corpus tools and sharing of materials that provide teachers and teacher educators with the tools to successfully utilize corpus materials in their teaching practices. Implications for teacher education programs will be discussed.