Online Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers

Specific Topics

New!!!  (5/30/09)  Jim Collins - Good To Great
Professional Learning Communities - AllThingsPLC - This site is the premier resource on Professional Learning communitys and includes presentations and blog entries by Richard DuFour, Dr. Robert Eaker and Rebecca DuFour, the leading experts on learning communities.

Multiple Intelligences - This is a free online teaching module on Multiple Intelligences.  Study Groups or Individual teachers can review articles, powerpoint, video, classroom activities and resources on understanding Multiple Intelligences.  This was created by Edutopia.  Great for an extension to a workshop or can stand alone as a workshop. 

Links to Online Professional Development

NJ Professional Education Port - Opportunities (grants, workshops, fellowships and more) for All Educators

ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) Professional Development Resources

ASCD Online PD Courses - scroll down to the bottom for a list of courses by theme. If you would like to take a class, contact Dr. Ferguson Free Education Topics - (online tutorials that are free) on a wide range of educational topics.

News and Info

Study Guides ofr ASCD Books

Topic Packs

District Membership - online Educational Leadership magazine - contact Dr. Ferguson for username/password

National Staff Development Council - Five Models of Staff Development

Annenberg Online Courses/Workshops - "which consist of video, print, and Web components that can be used in group sessions or on your own. We recommend participating with a group to get the benefits from discussion with your colleagues, including participants around the country on our email discussion lists called." 

Concept to Classroom - A series of free, online, self-paced workshops covering hot topics in education

T.H.E. Institute - (Technology Horizons in Education) Institute - Integrating Technology into Curriculum Courses
T.H.E. Journal - free, online Journal on integrating technology into the curriculum

New (11/19/07) - PBS TeacherLine - offers over 100 six-week courses for PreK-12 teachers.  Reading/Language Arts, Science, Mathematics, Instrcutional Technology, and Instructional Strategies.

New! (11/20/07)  Panhandle Area Education Consortium, Teacher to Teacher - Online Professional Development in all core content areas.  Description from website: "Over the past two years, the U. S. Department of Education has brought together some of the nation's most effective teachers and practitioners to share the research-based practices and data analysis to make a difference in student achievement. During this time, these educators have shared their expertise through the U. S. Department of Education's Teacher-to-Teacher Workshops offered in various locations throughout the United States. These workshops were taped and made available nationwide over this website through a special contract with the Panhandle Area Educational Consortium (PAEC)."