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to Resources Menu Learning is an ongoing process for educators. Professional Development has become a catch-all term for many things. In education alone, it can be one of the following:
Designing Powerful Professional Development for Teachers and Principals, by Dennis Sparks - http://www.nsdc.org/library/leaders/sparksbook.cfm
Professional Development - The process of improving staff skills and competencies need to produce outstanding educational results for students (from http://www.ncrel.org/pd/toolkit/lftb/intro.htm)
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/pd0cont.htm
http://www.ncrel.org/info/pd
http://www.ncrel.org/pd/toolkit.htm
http://www.edweek.org/rc/issues/professional-development
National Staff Development Council
Regional Alliance for Mathematics and Science Education - Professional Development Resources
The Staff Development and Adult Learning Site
Intel Education: Professional Development
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) consists of 16 state departments of education that work together to use and promote the use of the Web to provide needed quality professional development for teachers regardless of where they work or live. Each state participating in the Multi-State Online Professional Development initiative has access to exemplary online instructors and online course designers, a repository of course content contributed by all participating states and resources designed to guide districts and states in implementing successful online professional development.
The member states are: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
SREB Multi-State Online Professional Development
http://www.sreb.org/programs/EdTech/toolkit/onlineindex.asp
The Network of Regional Technology in Education Consortia (R*TEC) is established to help states, local educational agencies, teachers, school library and media personnel, administrators, and other education entities successfully integrate technologies into kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) classrooms, library media centers, and other educational settings, including adult literacy centers. Funded by the Department of Education, the 10 R*TEC Centers promote the effective use of technology in education and help integrate computer technologies into K-12 classrooms by providing technical assistance, professional development, and resource dissemination.
The ten R*TECs in the Consortia are:
SouthEast Initiatives Regional Technology in Education Consortium
Member States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South CarolinaAppalachian Technology in Education Consortium
Member States:Mid-Atlantic Regional Technology in Education Consortium
Member States:Northeast & the Island Regional Technology in Education Consortium
Member States:North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium
Member States:South Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium
Member States:High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium
Member States:Regional Technology in Education Consortium for the Southwest
Member States:Northwest Educational Technology Consortium
Member States:Pacific Regional Technology in Education Consortium
Member States:
Instructional
Technology Resource Center
George Lucas Educational Foundation Professional Development Modules
Teacher Tap: Professional Development Resources for Educators
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) Professional Development
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Professional Development
Not Free
ASCD Professional Development Online
Apple - Education - Professional Development
iEARN: Professional Development
Staff Development for Educators
Teachers' Domain Professional Development (Science)
Have you read about online courses, but have a fear of participating in something like that? There are some great free classes that you can join. Learn to play mah jong, yoga, speak Spanish, make a web page, etc. There are LOTS of neat things you can do. I've made a list of some free online courses. Try one and see how easy, convenient, and fun it is. You don't have to hesitate to take some for credit. I've also included some web sites for fun tutorials and computer tutorials. Hope you find these helpful.
We are pleased to announce that the popular ITRC online classes for
educators are back!!! Through funding from the SouthEast Initiatives
Regional Technology in Education Consortium (SEIR*TEC), educators from
each of the six SEIR*TEC states will be given the opportunity to take
these classes at no expense. Registration will be limited to the first
thirty educators from the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Others will be added to
our waiting list. Sorry, but we cannot accept participants from other
states at this time. This is a good opportunity to learn a little more
about the Internet and education or to try an online course. See the
link below for details about each course and how to register.
Class dates:
The Internet as Professional Tool: January 20-February 21
The Internet and Your Classroom: March 10-April 11
Publishing on the Internet: April 28-May 30
Related URL: http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/classes/
Contact Info: ucfitrc@orion.itrc.ucf.ed
ThirdAge - Learning Center - Free Classes - http://www.thirdage.com/learning/
Barnes and Noble University - http://www.barnesandnobleuniversity.com/
Some of the courses are free and there is a fee for others. As of September
2002, B & N began charging for some courses.
So You Wanna, the wild goose chase ends here! - http://www.soyouwanna.com
eHow: More than 15,000 How-to Solutions - http://www.ehow.com/home/home.jsp
Find Tutorials - The eLearning Website - http://www.findtutorials.com/
Do It Yourself Improvement, Repair - http://www.doityourself.com/
How Stuff Works - Learn how Everything Works - http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Why called "professional development"?
Education World - http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/index.shtml
On-Site Professional Development
Kagan Publishing & Professional Development
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NETS RESOURCES
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Each month, we take a look at one of the National Educational
Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS) at
http://cnets.iste.org/teachers/t_stands.html and identify resources for
helping teachers meet those standards.
17. EVALUATING AND REFLECTING
NETS for Teachers - Standard V(B): "Teachers continually evaluate and
reflect on professional practice to make informed decisions regarding
the use of technology in support of student learning.”
Related Resource Sites:
By Your Own Design
http://www.enc.org/professional/guide/?ls=sn
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse and the National Staff Development
Council have collaborated on this web site which focuses on
teacher-designed professional development. Web resources guide teachers
through the major steps of the process: goal setting, planning, doing,
and reflecting.
Digital Edge Learning Interchange
http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/deli/
Apple Computer, International Society for Technology in Education,
AT&T, and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards have
joined forces to sponsor the Digital Edge Learning Interchange (DELI).
DELI has exhibits of lessons including video clips, student work
samples, and teacher reflection to stimulate conversation about
effective technology use in the classroom.
How I Teach and Why I Teach That Way
http://www.assumption.edu/users/lknoles/principles.html
Dr. Lucia Knowles shares her thoughts on using technology at Assumption
College. She describes why she chooses to use technology in the ways
she does. Not everyone will choose to make their reflections as public
as these.
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