Supporting Our 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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