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Supporting Our Role in Professional Development
Role in Professional Development
In this section, mathematics leaders can find
information about facilitating professional development or learning
more about professional development. Books are listed with links to
publishers. There are also links to organizations like the National
Association of Staff Developers.
Websites & Links
- Alberta Social Studies Council
http://www.socialstudies.ab.ca/links/Professional_Development/
Provides links to professional development sites and
materials.
- Alberta Teachers Association
http://www.teachers.ab.ca/conferences.cfm
See various conference dates listed
http://www.teachers.ab.ca/publications/monographs/mentorship/mentorship08.html
See section called "Staff Development and School
Improvement References"
- Allyn & Bacon/Longman
http://www.ablongman.com/catalog/academic/course/1%2c4095%C72038%2c00.html
Features titles related to staff development and personnel
administration.
http://www.ablongman.com/catalog/academic/discipline/1,4094,72025,00.html
Features titles related to educational leadership.
- Assessment Assistance Plus
http://www.odyssey.on.ca/~aaplus/
Provides professional development seminars and
workshops.
- Best Practice Resources
http://teachermentors.com/index.html
Provides tips and resources for education professional
growth.
- Canadian Studies Program
http://www.uvm.edu/`canada/piss.htm
Provides information on summer seminar and workshops on
Canada for teachers.
- Canadian Teachers' Federation
http://www.ctf-fce.ca/E/main_eng.htm
See section called "Professional and Developmental
Services"
- Centre for Teacher Development
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/jctd/
Join the Among Teachers Community where you can communicate
with teachers and teacher educators in print and in face-to-face
conversation.
Also, check out their seminars and other activities.
- C2T2 (Centre for Curriculum, Transfer &
Technology)
http://www.c2t2.ca/
Provides access to resources, services, networks and events
related to educational development.
- Consortia Math
http://www.consortiamath.com/
Provides professional development links.
- Educational Technology Master Plan
http://www.cusd/claremont.edu/tech/plan/staff-dev.html
Provides information about planned staff development to
facilitate the integration of technology into the classroom.
- EMT (Educational Media and Technology)
http://www.itdc.sbcss.k12.ca.us/staffdev/
Provides an on-line education and a unique support
network.
- ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English
& Communication
http://eric.indiana.edu/www/indexbx.html
Select staff development to link to the Staff Development
Resource Center.
- ESD (Educational and Staff Development)
http://www.admin.qmul.ac.uk/staffdev/
Provides access to workshops, staff development materials
and so on.
- (FNO) From Now On: The Educational
Technology Journal
http://www.fno.org/
Check out staffdevelop.org under "Other McKenzie Web Sites"
for links to information on how teachers learn new
technologies
- FNO Press Online Bookstore
http://store.yahoo.com/fnopress/
Provides links according to subject:
- Human Resources
http://humanresources.about.com/library/weekly//uc010503c.htm
Provides extensive information about using training and
development to motivate staff.
- Hyer and Associates: Educational Staff
Development, Software, and Multimedia
http://www.hyerandassociates.com/
Provides educational services and materials
- ISDC (Illinois Staff Development
Council)
http://www.isdc.org/ISDClinks.html
Provides a list of links to National Professional
Organizations
- Journal of Staff Development
http://www.nsdc.org/library/jsd/jsd.htm
This NSDC journal addresses issues such as restructuring,
the role of principals, program planning, ensuring results with
students, and follow-up strategies.
- KidsPress.com
http://www.kdspress.com/
Provides a list of resources, strategies, suggestions and
insights for educators, as well as materials to support staff
development and communication needs.
- Learning Network
http://www.learning-network.org/professionaldevelop/teachingandlearning.html
Provides links to professional development resources and
programs.
- Manitoba Education and Youth
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ks4/proflearn/index.html#initiatives
Links you to professional learning tools and resources.
- NCREL (North Central Regional Educational
Laboratory)
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/profdevl/pd300.htm
http://www.ncrel.org/pd/
Provides information and tips for creating professional
development opportunities as well as improving professional
development
- (NCRTM) National Clearinghouse of
Rehabilitation Training Materials
NCTRM exchanges ideas, information and training materials
for staff development, inservice training and continuing education
personnel in the field of rehabilitation. It provides access to
reports, papers, journals, training aids and media materials.
- NSDC (National Staff Development
Council)
http://www.nsdc.org/educatorindex.htm
This professional association is committed to ensuring
success for all students through staff development and school
improvement.
Assessing Impact: Evaluating Staff Development.
Joellen Killion
See also NSDC Publications including
Journal of Staff Development
www.nsdc.org/
- POD Network &emdash; Professional and
Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
http://www.podnetwork.org/
Includes information about conferences, publications &
resources, etc.
Also provides connections to other organizations related to
POD
- Project Showcase: Designs for Learning
http://www.edteck.com/
Provides links to featured and archived sites, publications
and sample lesson plans.
- Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation
http://www.stf.sk.ca/
See section called "Professional Growth" for STF resources,
conferences and teacher supports
- SDE (Staff Development for Educators)
http://www.socdeved.com/
Provides information about staff development programs,
teaching tools, tips and techniques
- SEDA (Staff and Educational Development
Association)
http://www.seda.ac.uk/index.htm
Provides links to professional development information,
conferences and events, publications and services to members.
Also provides connections to other useful links
- Singapore Polytechnic Educational &
Staff Development Department
http://vc.sp.edu.sg/esdd/
The ESD Department offers courses designed to improve
teaching effectiveness.
- Staff Development
http://staffdevelop.ort/articles.html
Links to articles specifically about staff development
- StaffDevelopmentPros.com
http://www.staffdevelopmentpros.com/index.html
Provides resource and materials, as well as presenters for
staff development days, teacher trainings, inservices and general
professional growth opportunities.
- STAM (Science Teachers Association of
Manitoba)
http://www.stam.mb.ca/professional_development.htm
Provides links to professional development training
opportunities and resources.
- Tapped In
http://www.tappedin.org/info/trainingtips.html
Provides helpful tips for leading staff development
training sessions.
- Teacher's College Press
www.tcpress.com/professional_development.html
Developing Educational Leaders: A Working
Model &emdash; The Learning Community in Action.
Cynthia J. Norris, Bruce G. Barnett, Margaret R. Bason, and Diane
M. Yerkes.
Making Professional Development Schools
Work: Politics, Practice, And Policy.
Marsha Levine and Roberta Trachtman, Eds.
Professional Development in
Education.
Thomas R. Guskey and Michael Huberman.
Professional Development Schools.
Linda Darling-Hammond, Ed.
Professional Practice Schools: Linking
Teacher Education and School Reform.
Marsha Levine, Ed.
Reclaiming Educational Leadership As A
Caring Profession.
Lynn G. Beck.
http://store.tcpress.com/0807740993.shtml
Teachers Caught in the Action: Professional Development
That Matters.
Anne Lieberman and Lyn Miller, Eds.
- Teachers.Net
http://teachers.net/
See section called "Live Meetings". Teachers.net host
professional development sessions as well as provide various chat
rooms in which to network with other teachers and to discuss
teaching issues.
- TLC (Teaching & Learning Centre)
http://ipdweb.np.edu.sg/aboutTLC.htm
- University of Calgary
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dlyee/stdevp1.html
Discusses effective staff development
- University of Cambridge
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/staffdev/teaching/
Provides a list of educational development courses
available.
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