Best of the Web: Professional Development

Periodically we compile a list of the best of what the Internet has to offer to teachers—be that in the classroom or just in daily life. The current topic, “Professional Development,” highlights websites that feature an assortment of mediums and subjects for teachers to participate in professial development.

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Professional Development

Design Based Learning Lab

Aimed at California educators, the Design-Based Learning Lab conducts workshops and seminars designed to help teachers deliver the standards in all subjects.

TeacherFirst.com

This collection of web resources features lessons for teachers, students, and parents. Materials are arranged by subject area and grade level.

PBS TeacherSource

Enroll in PBS TeacherLine and choose from over 90 online professional development courses in Math, Reading, Technology Integration, and more

Thirteen Ed Online

Concept to Classroom is a series of free online professional development workshops that provide tips and strategies for making classrooms work.

Teacher Tap

This free, professional development resource helps educators address common technology integration questions by providing practical, online resources and activities.

Apple

This program features an array of on-site courses from fundamentals and integration workshops covering education and professional applications to leadership workshops.

Education World

The Professional Development portion of the Education World website features a variety of resources, ranging from Podcasts to bulletin board ideas.

Tapped In

This networking and resource website is the online workplace of an international community of education professionals.

The Teacher's Workshop

The Teacher's Workshop is dedicated to bringing practical staff development opportunities directly to schools.

Middle Web

This site offers professional development opportunities for middle school teachers.

Office of Environmental Education

Aimed at environmental educators in North Carolina, this site lists a wide variety of environmental education resources for teachers.

Etruscan Places

Primarily of interest to art teachers, Etruscan Places offers specialized landscape painting workshops in Italy.

Creativity Workshop

Since 1993, the Creativity Workshop has been offering a series of tools which teachers can implement to help students learn to develop their creative, collaborative, artistic and writing skills, as well as self confidence and respect for their peers.