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Professional Development
While most of the information contained on the two pages below apply to American teachers, we would welcome information from other countries to add to it. Just write us at the link below.
Why Professional Development?
The Importance of Keeping your Credentials Current
In Pursuit of Growing Competence
Programs/Classes
Professional Development - Online Degree Programs
Professional Development - Online, Non-degree, Graduate Level
Financial Aid & Scholarships Guide for Graduate programs
The highlights of the guide are:
- A hand-picked list of education-specific scholarships.
- A searchable scholarship database.
- Detailed information on various student loan options.
Other Professional Development Resources
ASCD
This has webinars, online courses, and other resources. Some are free, and some require a membership to ASCD ($49USD/year)
Common Sense Education
This page links to other sites that have teaching resources, such as Teaching Channel, which has videos and discussion questions to use with a group of teachers.
Edutopia
This has variety of topics for professional development. Articles include "Cultivating a Strong Staff Culture," "Using Video for Professional Development," and "Teachers Learning from Each Other." Liking Edutopia's Facebook page brings snippets of teaching trends and other information.
Learner's Edge Blog
Some of the more recent blogs include a series on professional learning and "Top 10+ Tech Trends for 2019."
Teacher Vision
This site lists some online courses such as "Differentiation and the Brain," "Facilitating Learning for Speakers of Non-Standardized English," but it also has a wide variety of other professional development topics, such as teaching strategies, assessment, and classroom management.
TeachersWithApps
This page (Top 10 Professional Development Resources for Teachers) links to a variety of others sites with teaching resources.