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Excellent video to share with teachers about the effective use of smartboards.

Great video about the smartboard to share with teachers.

Excellent video to share with teachers about the effective use of smartboards.

Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) attempts to capture some of the essential qualities of knowledge required by teachers for technology integration in their teaching, while addressing the complex, multifaceted and situated nature of teacher knowledge.

Google Teacher Academy resources pages. Excellent pd materials and tools. Not just google sites.

School leaders, whether they are the ICT co-ordinator or leadership team, need to prioritise and plot a clear course of action for their staff. This is not to say an enthusiastic classroom teacher with a flair for ICT is not to be encouraged, but teachers need to be somewhat 'insulated' from the growing mass of emerging technologies so as not to be overwhelmed.

1. As a teacher, what do I do that meets your needs? 2. What could I do a bit differently, in order to help you? 3. Describe a moment when you felt proud of yourself this semester. 4. Do you feel as though you matter to our learning? If so, how? If not, how would you like to be recognized? 5. How do my lessons help you learn? Tell me what I can do to make them better. 6. How do my assessments serve you well? How could I improve them? 7. If you could design our curriculum, how would it look? 8. Whose gifts are being overlooked in our class? 9. What are you looking forward to learning during the rest of the year? 10. What would you like to teach the rest of us?

The TICT Initiative mission is to empower a cadre of teachers who seamlessly integrates technology within District 279 curriculum to create a more interactive, student-centered and visually-engaging classroom to ensure learner success.

2008 Gains and Gaps in Ed Tech study by the NEA. Results of a Survey of America's Teachers and Support Professionals on Technology in Public Schools and Classrooms.

GlobalClassroom's community of professors and teachers is making education more personal, mobile and virtual for the "net generation" of students .

Scroll down to download Peer Coaching doc

Information about some of the new web-based tools (Web 2.0) and how they can be used and are being used by school library media specialists and their students and teachers.

Resources explained. Very well put together.

Learning Theories explained (as at Central training)

Interesting to note when coaching with teachers.

Resources and proformas created by the Edmonds district in Seatle.