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"For the teacher, leaving a comment on students work is as simple as playing the slides and clicking on the text, voice or web camera comment button at the bottom of the page."

From the NZ Govt., these resources, though aimed at school leaders, are useful toinform teacher professional development

Professional Development for me used to be about going to sessions on specific days and then trying to 'bring back' what I've learned and incorporate it into my daily practice. Sometimes this was very challenging, I would get inundated with new information and find it very hard to apply what I learned into what I did on a day-to-day basis. Often my notes would be filed away, not to be seen again.

"... a series of profiles of 100 famous educators (including philosophers, statesmen, politicians, journalists, psychologists, poets, men of religion) from around of the world who have left their mark on educational thought."

"Published by the IBE in collaboration with the International Academy of Education (IAE), these booklets describe in a simple language some ten to twelve universally applicable principles identified by research and scholarship. "

"Here is a virtual way for New Zealand educators to reflect on, record and share their own learning." Repository for Hangouts, presentations and links from the online Teachmeets in New Zealand.

"BAM! Radio Network is now the largest all-education talk radio network in the world, offering programming from the nation's top education organizations and thought leaders and reaching a wide audience of people passionately committed to quality education."

Must read post about the power of Twitter and why teachers should be using it.

Must read post about the power of Twitter and why teachers should be using it.

"...research aimed at providing robust, science-based evidence and policy options that support the widespread take up and effective use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the economy and in society."

"a comprehensive CPD toolkit for the new national computing curriculum" Aimed at Primary teachers in the UK.