ONLINE Professional Development
In my last post I mentioned that
the District will let us do some online professional development. As I did all
of mine prior to this decision, the sites and information that I am providing
here HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED. If you see something here that you would like to
delve into, YOU need to go to your administrator and get it approved for
yourself. You cannot just go in and say “This was on the website and I did it”
and then expect it to be automatically approved.
That being said…. Here are a few sites that have Professional Development:
That being said…. Here are a few sites that have Professional Development:
The Annenberg Project:
This is the first PD site that I ever used. They have some great stuff. It is
all Video on Demand, which lets you watch, when you want. You can also get college credit for a minimal
fee. http://www.learner.org/index.html
Whole Brain Learning:
An interesting and different look at teaching and classroom management. I use
several of the activities and techniques in my classroom. They use podcast on
demand also; and some live feed stuff. http://www.wholebrainteaching.com/
Virtual
Teaching Expo: I did this
one most recently. They currently have five options, ranging from K-6. The
session that I attended was “Everything’s Intermediate” – featuring Interactive
Notebooking; Integrating Technology; Modifying
Math Instruction to Increase Student Understanding; and Successful Strategies for English Language Learners. I really liked the
Interactive Notebooking session and got some great ideas out of the others. One
of the instructor’s presentation style made me insane but I still would have
taken the course, if I knew that ahead of time. Their sessions are live on a certain
“Launch Date” and then on-demand after that. You can also contact the
presenters. If you sign up before the launch date you get a virtual Goodie Bag
of handouts and freebies,that are related to the session. http://virtualteachingexpo.com/howitworks.php
Here is another PD Source: TeachersFirst-- http://teachersfirst.wikispaces.com/ok2ask?utm_source=TF+Update++-+5%2F27%2F2012&utm_campaign=Update_120527&utm_medium=email
ReplyDeleteThese are about an hour. They are LIVE, online sessions. They also archive their stuff but will not issue PD points/certificates for the archived sessions, just the LIVE ones. NO COST.