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I always knew I wanted to be a teacher. Not just any teacher, a cool teacher. The kind of teacher that kids would go home and tell their parents about. The kind of teacher that made kids WANT to come to school. The talked about teacher. The unforgettable teacher.

Teachers all over the world know that learning should never stop and that is why professional development for teachers is very important. These courses for teachers will make sure that they keep abreast of the latest techniques in the field of teaching. Everyone knows that teachers are always busy and that is why they may consider continuing education online.The classes for teachers that they offer will make sure that teachers do not get stuck with their teaching techniques.

http://www.canter.net/ - If you are an educator, you may benefit from professional development for teachers. There are courses for teachers that can help improve their teaching skills. Teachers who are overly busy can opt for continuing education online. These classes for teachers offer new teaching techniques and additional subject matter expertise.

These "recipe cards" for Project/Problem Based Learning are intended for teachers to use with K12 students in groups, as well as individual students. Each card creates student learning categorized as TimeTravelers, Artists & Inventors, Historian Challenges, StoryTellers, ProblemSolvers, Scientist Challenges, Career & Tech Ed. The cards are meant to help teachers integrate core content and deeply embed creativity, problem-solving, and collaborative learning in each student, with or without the use of technology tools. The core content pieces are the basic ingredients with which teachers can cook delicious content for their hungry learners. Teachers are able to customize the driving questions in each of the content areas to fit the unique needs of their learners.  The cards guide teachers through the basic steps of the project, with ideas and suggestions for best practice. The tips & tricks help establish a safe and respectful learning environment every single day of the year. 

There are many online courses that focus on continuing education for teachers. As a teacher continuing education is necessary if you want to gain more expertise in your profession, but for some teachers continuing education has to wait because of their schedules.

Network for teachers, by teachers. Resources, blog.

Network for teachers, by teachers. Resources, blog.

FREE & ONLINE school report writing software for teachers, easy-to-use, with great features including an OOOPS! DETECTIVE that spots embarrassing mistakes and SPELLCHECK AS YOU TYPE. LATEST TEACHER REVIEWS From TES (Times Educational Supplement) http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/NEW-6204573/ "So grateful for this - took me a while to get the hang of it but the time investment was worth it. Thank you." "The software is great, really excellent. I love it already!" "Well worth investing the time to set this up with specific subject related comments. Has made the actual report writing process much faster! Really helpful spelling/grammar checker included. When I had a query, the online support was very useful and prompt. Thanks for this!" *** COMING SOON *** Statement bank sharing with colleagues... and more... (we're new - YOUR SUGGESTIONS ARE VERY WELCOME)

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Giving students and teachers the opportunity to visualize ideas and concepts is one proven way to improve achievement in the classroom. While many classrooms now have whiteboards as well as interactive whiteboards there are still a large number of schools that still have traditional blackboards that long for the opportunity to have a whiteboard that they can put colored markers to. Replacing blackboards with whiteboards can be extremely expensive for schools when you take into account the labor and the price of good quality whiteboards. But what if there was a cost effective way for classrooms to transform their blackboards into whiteboards? In fact, there is a cost effective way to accomplish this using IdeaPaint- an easy to use dry erase paint that can be applied to almost any surface. In fact some teachers have used IdeaPaint to paint the walls as well as the top of student's desks. I had learned about IdeaPaint several years ago but was excited to see how educators in New Jersey were using this product in the classroom. IdeaPaint has a number of great videos on their website demonstrating how teachers across the US are using IdeaPaint in the classroom to make learning more interactive and more visually appealing. 

Teachers sharing ideas with teachers. Nothing wrong with that!

Teachers sharing ideas with teachers. Nothing wrong with that

Free Tools Challenge #25: Using Jog the Web in the 24/7 Classroom | Edublogs Teacher Challenges for educators by educators

Eric Mandel found himself in front of a California high school classroom with no teaching credentials or experience and lived to tell the tell... with wit, sincere concern for students and some insight into the world of education. This excerpt from The Accidental Teacher will give you a glimpse into this humorous look at education from an outsider's perspective.

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