The Education Week Spotlight on Professional Development is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on:
Using social media and networking for professional development
New guidelines for teacher learning
Integrating face-to-face and online professional development
Using classroom visits to learn best practices from peers
Supporting teachers to meet the needs of English-language learners
You get the nine articles below and a resource guide in a downloadable PDF.
The appearance of collaboration tools such as blogs, wikis, social media, and video games has altered the way individuals and organizations relate to one another.[i] There is no longer any need to wait on professionals to share material and report on new developments. Today, people communicate directly in an unmediated and unfiltered manner.
This is a dynamic list of 'freebies' that has evolved over the years. Some I have found on my own, but many have been shared with me by my friends and colleagues. You are free to share this document with your colleagues and friends as long as you don't altar it. As you find other 'freebies', feel free to let me know (alma.row [at] dallastown.net). I will keep this list updated and you can access that on my Delicious site, http://del.icio.us/almarow (click on Alma's_Freebies_List in
top right corner). Look for the symbol for those additions since the last edition of this listing. Enjoy!