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Action research resources, including definitions, key researchers and texts.

From Susan M. Hentz, noted educational speaker and author of Teach Smart, and Phyllis M. Jones, a teacher administrator and educator; Collaborate Smart: Practical Strategies and Tools for Educators is a masterful tool for improving co-teaching and collaborative communication among members of teaching teams. The evolving process of collaboration in the classroom involves negotiation, re-negotiation, respect, trust, and the creation of a level of comfort in the partnership that allows for risk taking in thinking and practice, which yields cohesive instruction that best impacts a student's learning experience. A "how-to" guide for every educator, Collaborate Smart enhances your resources for instruction through its fully developed, comprehensive yet practical information.

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.

This article is a resource for those new to online professional development. It describes professional development training for faculty preparing to teach online. The primary focus of the training is on pedagogical rather than technical skills. This focus is central for encouraging reflection and inquiry to improve teaching practices. The discussion and summary of results provide an overview of the training and evidence of reflection and inquiry. Keywords: Faculty development, online teaching and learning, assessment, student-centered learning, constructivism

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!

free teaching resources, a website where you can suggest teaching links or add to the blog by emailing just-teaching at mail@just-teaching.com

A website that enables partipants at a meeting / conference to chat and share ideas / websites / resources.

Great teachers know that learning doesn't stop as soon as you graduate from college. Teachers learn from their experience, from their colleagues, from their students, and any number of other resources. If you are a teacher looking for ways to expand your knowledge base, here are 100 free lectures you can watch to help facilitate some of that learning.