Professional+Development

Professional Development Resources available online

There are many resources available to teachers that support their efforts to grow in their profession. One of my favorites is Tapped In. This online community has been providing valuable free learning opportunities since 1997. "Tapped In is a Web-based learning environment created by SRI International to transform teacher professional development (TPD) for professional development providers and educators. Tapped In enables providers to offer high-quality online professional development experiences and support to more teachers cost-effectively. Through Tapped In, educators can extend their professional growth beyond courses or workshops with the online tools, resources, colleagues, and support they need to implement effective, classroom-centered learning activities." taken from the Tapped In website. I would encourage you to set up a free account at [|http://tappedin.org]

Webinars or Virtual online conferences are a good resource for professional development. I have found three to be useful. The first is through the Anneberg Foundation located at: http://www.learner.org/index.html which offers free teacher resources and professional development programing for K-12 educators through video on-demand. You can search by discipline or grade level. " Advancing Excellent Teaching in American Schools Annenberg Media uses media and telecommunications to advance excellent teaching in American schools. This mandate is carried out chiefly by the funding and broad distribution of educational video programs with coordinated Web and print materials for the professional development of K-12 teachers. It is part of [|The Annenberg Foundation] and advances the Foundation's goal of encouraging the development of more effective ways to share ideas and knowledge. Annenberg Media's multimedia resources help teachers increase their expertise in their fields and assist them in improving their teaching methods. Many programs are also intended for students in the classroom and viewers at home. All Annenberg Media videos exemplify excellent teaching." direct quote from the Annenberg website

The PAEC in Florida offers digital workshops on Math, Science, Literacy and other areas. It can be found at: http://www.paec.org/teacher2teacher/video5.asp One of the Science presentations is done by Shannon C'de Baca.

The PAEC site is linked from a much larger resource the FREE which is a collection of resources for teachers from more than 30 governmental agencies. This site has been operational since 1997. Each month new resources are added. Visit at: http://www.free.ed.gov/

Teachers Domain is another great website for resources to be used in the classroom and for professional devlopment. Teachers' Domain is an online educational service with two related components -- resource collections and professional development courses -- that help teachers facilitate student learning and advance their own teaching skills." quoted from the website http://www.teachersdomain.org/

Reading Rockets http://www.readingrockets.org/ provides reading resources. You can view teachers teaching all of the reading strategies. There are podcasts and vodcasts of authors.

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