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"Online Teacher Development Works Best - 15 Reasons Why I've started this article with quite a bold statement, but it's a conclusion that I have been coming too over the course of quite a few years now. I should really put this into context though, as most of the teacher training I do deals with pedagogical training for the use of technology and is most often delivered during intensive face to face sessions, usually with groups of teachers working in a computer lab. Though, having said that, I do still believe that many of the reasons I have listed below do also apply to other kinds of more 'mainstream' teacher development too, especially intensive courses. So, here are my 15 reasons why I think developing your teaching online can be more effective. Learn while you teach - This gives you the opportunity to try things out with your own classes working in your own environment with your own students. Often when we take a face to face intensive course we leave our familiar teaching environment and come back with lots of new ideas only to find that in our everyday reality many of them don't work or create unforeseen problems that we don't know how to deal with. Studying while we teach can give us the time to try out new ideas in our own work place, discover the obstacles and try to adapt them to our own context. Non competitive - Face to face courses can often become quite competitive and tend to favour people who are more confident and extrovert and who like to shine. This can often lead to the quieter more reflective types being overshadowed and not having the opportunity to contribute what may well be valuable comment or ask the questions for which they need answers. The text based and asynchronous nature of online training makes it much easier for everyone to have their say and can lead to a much richer and more collaborative learning experience. Work at your own computer -

Site is good for the teachers to continue with Professional Development related course, books, materials, blogs etc.

Site is good for the teachers to continue with Professional Development related course, books, materials, blogs etc.

"A Study of the problems associated with ICT adaptability in Developing Countries in the context of Distance Education "

This is the official page of the International Critical Thinking Community. You can find information regarding resources, membership and how to enhance your professional development in the topic of critical thinking here.

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These are practical professional development online courses. Taught by experts in the field, ELT Advantage online courses combine theory and practical applications for teachers to prepare for effective classroom instruction. Ideal for new teachers, experienced professionals, professionals, and administrators.

Site for the development of children's education and better life-style. It offers small and big grants for the needy children

Good site to develop listening and reading skills.

Great resource for teachers and students

This site provides about 10 wonderful resources on Human Rights for different grades .The classroom resource on African American journalist Ida B W ells provides event description, wonderful classroom activity which enables the students to read , brainstorm ideas and then write.It also provides a wide range of resources to create a class newspaper. The international book of teens- a parent and after school resource helps students to have a better view of the world through an exposure to international books and offer a"sustained look at war , poverty and struggle for human rights"A book review in audio provides the right ambiance for further reading and comments section gives option for free expression of thoughts and suggestions.The graphic novel -Mous gives a visual treat nudging the reluctant reader to achieve the learning objectives.The lesson plan on `How big are Martins words` is a good resource for learning vocabulary and for developing creativity.The theory to practice gives ample food for thought to the user There is also option in this site for saving the students work with student inter actives. Overall, its a great site rich with a corpus of resources on human rights

An educational website where students can explore different careers and match them to their interests. They can maintain this portfolio throughout elementary, middle, and high school.

One of my tasks this year is to explore ways our students can create and maintain an online portfolio regarding college and career research, as part of our post-secondary curriculum. Ideally this would be something started in elementary school and developed throughout the course of the student's educational career. We would also like them to be able to access it even if they change schools or districts This is a site I came across in my research.

I saw John Medina speak a few weeks ago. He has some amazing research about the brain and how we learn. I definitely recommend checking it out!

In this page created by UNITED NATIONS, you can find important informatión about teaching of human Rights, it contains all about conflicts, discrimination, war, peace, development and environment, etc.