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50 Excellent Online Professional Development Resources for Teachers http://t.co/a1lqwuWT #edtech #edstuff #edchat - Danielle Hartman (danielle6849) http://twitter.com/danielle6849/status/216702258895785984

Top 9 Free Web Tools to Develop Students Creativity http://t.co/erF1HMd8 - F.C. Tymrak (Sheffield68) http://twitter.com/Sheffield68/status/216307270106095617

(via @medkh9) "With the advance of mobile technology into our life, the notion of professional development has been radically reshaped.To grow professionally is no longer limited to a certain geographic setting with a predefined set of resources, we can now learn wherever we are and on the go. No more boundaries and this is certainly one of the biggest advantages in embracing this kind of technology."

New kind of professional development for Twitter http://t.co/QeUga7Gj #eits2010 - Lois Lindell (LALindell) http://twitter.com/LALindell/status/118779507736981504

(via @MrWejr) "I often hear that students with little home support NEED extra incentives to get them to read.  The staff of Kent school, with over half of our students at or below the poverty level, have worked hard to prove this theory incorrect. It is not about pizza parties, book bucks, and stickers - it is about creating the conditions for ALL students to develop a love of reading."

Excellent blog post on web based tools and what they are to assist you in you lesson development. 

Great professional development read. Several topics: Assessment, Evaluation, & Curriculum Redesign, Constructivism as a Paradigm for Teaching and Learning, Cooperative and Collaborative Learning, Inquiry-based Learning, and more!

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