Professional Development
Apple Learning Interchange
http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/nav2.shtml
Apple has created an amazing resource inviting collaboration in the improvement of education.
College Reading and Learning Association - CRLA
http://www.crla.net/
"CRLA is a voluntary association of over 1200 postsecondary learning assistance colleagues. We are tutor trainers; faculty in various fields, such as reading, math, writing, education, and learning skills; learning center administrators; TRIO program personnel; developmental educators; and other academic support professionals who work primarily in Canada and the United States."
CAS Standards
http://www.cas.edu/
The Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) has been the pre-eminent force for promoting standards in student affairs, student services, and student development programs since its inception in 1979. For the ultimate purpose of fostering and enhancing student learning, development, and achievement and in general to promote good citizenship, CAS continues to create and deliver a dynamic and credible Book of Professional Standards and Guidelines and Self-Assessment Guides that are designed to lead to a host of quality-controlled programs and services.
Education Place
http://www.eduplace.com/
K-8 resources for teachers, students, and parents: Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Intervention, Professional Development, activities, games, and textbook support.
Education Reform
http://www.edreform.net/
"Each of these networks has identified exemplary, free and inexpensive professional development materials about proven and promising reform strategies and resources in a given reform dimension."
EduCause
http://www.educause.edu/
EduCause is "a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology." Educause offers learning, security, and management resources; professional development; networking opportunities; and the chance to engage in major initiatives.
Edutopia Online: Professional Development
http://www.edutopia.org/professionaldevelopment
The George Lucus Educational Foundation (GLEF) is a nonprofit operating foundation that documents and disseminates models of the most innovative practices in our nation's K-12 schools. We serve this mission through the creation of media -- from films, books, and newsletters to CD-ROMs and DVDs."
eSchool News: School Technology Buyer's Guide
http://www.eschoolnews.com/bg/index.php
"We have categorized thousands of major ed-tech companies by the products and services they offer to help you to find the right vendor based on your needs. Using this powerful portal, you can do complex "Yahoo-style" searches on over 4,000 school technology product and service providers."
internet4classrooms: Online Practice Modules
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line.htm
Online professional development tutorials for teachers on Microsoft Office, Inspiration, Dreamweaver, Hyperstudio, Claris, Webquests, and more.
PBS Teacher Source
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
Over 3,000 free lesson plans and activities to use with K-12 students + Professional Development courses for credit.
Teacher to Teacher Workshops
http://www.paec.org/teacher2teacher/
Free resource from the U.S. Department of Education which brought education experts from around the country to share practices and methods of instruction in all content areas.
Technological Horizons in Education Journal
http://www.thejournal.com/
Comprehensive Free Online Magazine and Newsletter with tech ed resources, professional development, scientific based research series, and more.
WESTOP: Tuesday Tips from the Research & Technology Committee
http://westop.csuchico.edu/tech/tips.html
"Links to tips, tricks, new methods, and new ideas for using technology to improve TRiO programs."
What Works Clearinghouse
http://www.whatworks.ed.gov/
Established in 2002 by the Department of Education, this site "on an ongoing basis, the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) collects, screens, and identifies studies of the effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies). We review the studies that have the strongest design, and report on the strengths and weaknesses of those studies against the WWC Evidence Standards so that you know what the best scientific evidence has to say."