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Links to various Professional development sites. The list below contains both links and comments on content found there. Please feel free to add lnks and provide comments.
| Name | Comments |
| Educational Technology Journals & Professional Organizations | Tucson United School District portal |
| Avoiding the 5 Most Common Mistakes in Using Blogs with Students - Ruth Reynard, THE Journal Students who object to the inclusion of blogs in a course are usually objecting to what they perceive will be just one more task on top of a myriad of others or simply some busy work that will not benefit their learning. | A quick list of tips for Blog usage in a classroom |
| The Information Revolution | A 5 minute video highlighting the changes digitial information offers and requires of us. |
| The HP Teacher Experience Exchange (HP TEE) is a web site where instructors can collaborate and share classroom-ready, computer-based lesson plans. Visitors to the site have the ability to browse through proven lesson plans that have the potential to engage students and make the learning process more exciting by using technology. | The HP TEE features forums for teachers of grades K through 5, 6 through 8, and 9 through 12. Teachers have the ability to discuss best practices and share powerful lessons that helped students gain greater understanding. |
| In Search of Student-Generated Content in Online Learning | A white paper describing what student generated content is and why it matters |
| Measuring Skills for the 21st Century | A white paper written by Elena Silva, senior policy analyst at the Education Sector think tank in Washington. Focus is on what studetns can and need to do with such skills. |
The MOFET ITEC Content Portal : The objective of the International Content Portal in teacher education is to improve the flow of pedagogical knowledge and research on teacher education by helping researchers and teacher educators cope and keep abreast with the wealth of publications in the field. | The portal's uniqueness resides in the coordinated processes of collecting, filtering, processing and distributing relevant research and non-research papers on education and teacher education within "one integrative reservoir". In addition, portal users are invited to make use of the site's reaction system and share their knowledge and insights regarding the contents presented with other users. |
| National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: A public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership and professional development to support teachers in ensuring equitable mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students. | Founded in 1920, NCTM is the world’s largest mathematics education organization, with more than 100,000 members and 230Affiliatesthroughout the United States and Canada. |
| North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCCTM): The professional organization in North Carolina of all persons responsible for the teaching of mathematics. | Membership includes teachers from all levels, kindergarten through graduate school, and other professionals who work with curriculum and materials for the teaching of mathematics. |
| Opening Up Education: The Collective Advancement of Education through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge | Online draft of a publication focused on online learning and education |
| PBS Teachers Connect: An online community of teachers exchanging ideas, resources and instructional strategies on the integration of digital media and technology. | Exclusive content from PBS offers the ability to Save Classroom Resources and connect with teachers who use PBS resources |
| School United: Blogs, school and educators using Web 2.0. Anyone looking to find other folks using technology in the classroom ought to take a look here. | A social network focusing on educators and education |
| Technology Immersion Program (TIP): The Technology Immersion Project is implementing an entirely new concept in educational technology—total immersion of teachers and students in technology. TIP steps beyond 1:1 computing experiments to completely envelope campuses in technology, extending learning beyond classroom walls and beyond the school day. | Resources of interest toschools, resources of interest tovendors and resources of interest to education policymakers, school officials and the general public. |
| Texas Instruments Online Professional development courses: Free online courses built around TI handheld technology | Popular T³ Online Courses are now FREE. These are the same high-quality professional development coursesthat you expect from T³. |
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