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100 Free Online Lectures that Will Make You a Better Teacher Apr 6th, 2009 Great teachers know that learning doesn't stop as soon as you graduate from college. Teachers learn from their experience, from their colleagues, from their students, and any numb

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Advancing Student Achievement Through Technology CUE > Google Workshops for Educators Advancing Student Achievement Through Technology Google Workshops for Educators An experience like the Google Teacher Academy is now available to any educational ins

Ten Best Practices for Teaching Online Research into teaching online is still in its infancy. However, here are ten practices that contribute to an effective, efficient and satisfying teaching and learning experience for both faculty and students.

Using Twitter is a brilliant way for teachers to connect to their students, classroom parents, and the global community. If you are a teacher, you can use Twitter in a variety of ways, from staying updated on new trends in education to encouraging idea sharing in the classroom. The following list of tips can help you get the most out of your Twitter experience.

Additionally, this training academy is a wonderful way to recognize innovative teachers for their contributions to the field of education and technology. By providing this intensive 1-day training, Google is not only recognizing teachers for their positive achievements in the field of educational technology, they are enhancing the learning experience for students as well.

The purpose of this course is to provide "Just in Time" training through an online interface for K-12 educators based on the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T). These standards are the basic technology skills every educator should possess. In the process, educators will develop their own skills and discover what students need in order to meet the NETS for Students, as well as the new MMC Online Experience requirement. Participants who fulfill all of the requirements have the opportunity to earn SBCEU's. To learn more about the session, look under the tab "The 21 Things". We hope you take advantage of this unique opportunity.

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A couple of quick takeaways for me are that it's nice to see professional development called out as something we need, but we really have to get away form the paradigm of thinking it's something we do "to" teachers or is done "to" us.  The other takeaway I have after reading this is around a question I've asked before. If we're truly "blending" our teaching and environment, what does the space look like? How can we professionally develop as teachers to be better prepared to adapt and modify our existing learning spaces to better meet the needs of a flexible, student centric, tech infused learning environment? If shifting the ENTIRE teaching model paradigm upside down is NOT an option, what is? Is this something that needs to be built, modeled, and then iterated? I culled some nuggets from the reading.