Directory of Professional Development Resources

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Sites relating to the professional development of teachers in elementary and secondary schools.

A major intent of this category is to list opportunities which offer a stipend to the teacher (such as some summer programs) or which can be purchased directly by the teacher (such as university-type courses offered specifically for teachers) or are free to the teacher through any means other than employer-mandated workshops or meetings. In some areas, professional development only means workshops or classes offering "continuing education credits" or "CEUs." These would be appropriate to list here if they do not fall into the category mentioned below.

Consultants, trainers and speakers who address whole groups of faculty at once, usually by travelling from school to school, are found in Reference/Education/Products_and_Services.

Subcategories

• Montessori
• Waldorf

Resources in This Category

• Behaviour Management in Education Foundation

  http://www.bmef.org/
  Behaviour management skills training for teachers.Handle any classroom crisis or discipline problem with confidence. Plan class and schoolwide discipline programmes.

• Bureau Of Education and Research

  http://www.ber.org/
  Sponsor of staff development training for professional educators in the United States and Canada. Offering seminars, videos and self-study resources.

• California Subject Matter Projects

  http://csmp.ucop.edu/
  A professional development community for teachers. Each subject area, such as science or history, has a project. Calendar of development opportunities, discussion forums, resource links, content standards for each project.

• CE Credits Online

  http://www.cecreditsonline.org/
  Accredited courses for teachers and educators.

• Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers (CIBT)

  http://cibt.bio.cornell.edu/
  Information about annual workshops designed to provide K-12 science teachers with practical teaching tools and a continuing relationship with Cornell and other program participants.

• Council For Professional Recognition

  http://www.cdacouncil.org/
  Promotes the Child Development Associate (CDA) National Credentialing Program, a major national (United States) movement to improve the quality of child care. The program is designed to assess and credential early care and education professionals based on performance.

• Education Schools Project

  http://www.edschools.org/
  Provides a critical assessment of the ways in which the United States' 1,200 schools of education prepare--and should prepare--teachers, school administrators, and education researchers.

• Enhancement Courses

  http://www.enhancementcourses.com/
  Self-directed, independent study courses for teachers and administrators, or any person whose professional and/or salary advancement is achieved with professional development credit.

• Knowles Science Teaching Foundation

  http://www.kstf.org/
  Established to strengthen the quality of high school (grades 9-12) science and mathematics teaching in the United States. Programs, news, resources and contact details.

• NASA Ames Education Resources and Workshops

  http://education.arc.nasa.gov/pages/edresources.html
  Descriptions and contact information many programs and learning opportunities for students, teachers, schools, and college faculty.

• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

  http://www.ncate.org/
  Works to help establish high quality teacher preparation through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education.

• National Council on Economic Education (NCEE)

  http://www.ncee.net/
  A non-profit group dedicated to promoting economic education in K-12 schools.

• National Resource Center for Middle Grades/High School Education

  http://www.coedu.usf.edu/
  Provides professional development opportunities for educators, distributes published resources on best practices and research for classroom application, and conducts program, school, and community evaluation studies.

• National Writing Project

  http://www.writingproject.org/
  Collaborative project for university and K-12 staff who want to improve writing instruction in American schools.

• NEA Expo

  http://www.neaexpo.com/
  Details about past and future gatherings. Annual event.

• Online Professional Development Seminar Toolboxes

  http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/pds.htm
  Online texts and inquiry strategies out of which K-12 teachers can create seminars in American history and literature.

• Passing Notes

  http://members.tripod.com/bcdean1/
  Personal reflections on the National Teacher Certification program from a current participant. Site features background, reform links, cost of program, and tips on how to successfully pass the final exams.

• Show Me Center

  http://showmecenter.missouri.edu/
  Providing information and resources to support selection and implementation of standards-based middle grades mathematics curricula.

• Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access

  http://smithsonianeducation.org/
  Education resources and information, lesson plans, field trips, and interactive activities based on Smithsonian museum collections and research.

• TAPPED IN Teacher Professional Development Institute

  http://tappedin.org/
  An online community of over 2800 K-16 teachers, staff, and researchers engaged in both formal professional development programs and informal collaborative activities. Members hold real-time discussions and classes and interact via mailing lists and discussion boards all in a single on-line venue.

• Teacher at Sea Program

  http://www.tas.noaa.gov/
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration offers teachers the opportunity to spend one to three weeks working with research scientists at sea.

• Texas A&M University PTRA Program for Rural Physics Teachers

  http://teacher.physics.tamu.edu/
  Selected applicants will participate in a three-year program (2003-2006) consisting of annual summer workshops and two-day follow-up sessions each spring. Full details and application available on the site.

• The Data Streme Project

  http://www.ametsoc.org/dstreme/extras/dsinfo.html
  The American Meteorological Society offers an on-line course to train teachers to use the Internet to as a resource to study the weather in the K-12 science classroom.

• Waterford Teachers' Centre

  http://www.wtc.ie/
  Located in the South East of Ireland, an education support centre providing national and local inservices, as well as resources for teachers, students and parents.

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