Online Professional Development Workshops

Free Online Professional Development Workshops

• Teach for Tomorrow
  Web based course for teachers demonstrating uses of the Internet in K-12 classrooms; Provides each teacher with an online portfolio for compiling information on Internet resources and notes on lesson planning.
• Global Connections Online
  Series of tutorials about using the Internet effectively with your students.
• WNET School Online Education
  Resources for using the Internet in classrooms and Webquests; Includes Internet in Action, a fee-based course; Must register to enter website.
• Bellingham Schools Course Outline: Information Literacy and the Net
  This eight hour staff development course emphasizes student investigations as vehicles to explore the information available over the Internet; Course engages participants in learning the research cycle, several types of literacy, Gardner's seven intelligences, and much more.
• The Database as a Tool to Support Questioning and Investigations
  Exploration of the potential of databases for learning.
• The Learning Space: Advancing Professionally
  Online training for developing web pages, integrating technology, creating collaborative projects, electronic portfolios, etc.
• Tapped In
  MOO used by educational professionals to learn and teach.

Fee-based Online Professional Development Workshops
(May require payment for academic credit or CEUs.)

• Classroom Connect: Connected University
  Many accredited online courses; A 30-day free trial is offered.
• Online Professional Development for Educators from the University of Northern Iowa
  Many classes integrating technology with the curriculum.
• California Polytechnic State University Joint Certificate Program
  Eleven graduate credits, instructor-led, online courses designed for K-12 teachers to earn the Instructional Technology Certificate.
• Professional Development Institute
  Several educational technology courses; Either three-month self-paced courses or defined four-week courses.
• OnlineLearning.net: Your Source for Continuing Education Online
  Over 70 online classes for teachers and college faculty are offered by UCLA and the University of San Diego.
• Apple Learning Professional Development: Course Catalog
  Accredited courses offered include AppleWorks, Internet, Webmaker, Office, etc.
• SkyLight Professional Development
  Accredited courses are offered online, by video and on site by Drake University and Saint Xavier University; Includes online quiz to test if you are prepared for online learning.
• THE Institute: Professional Development
  Courses on MS Office, HyperStudio, multimedia, web design, and technology integration.
• Wide World: Online Learning for Educators
  Online graduate level courses from Harvard Graduate School of Education.
• Enhancement Courses for the Teaching Professional Presented in Cooperation with Loyola Marymount University
  Over 100 Internet curriculum development courses; Subscribe to newsletter for updates on courses.
• Teacher Universe: Professional Development Courses
  Inexpensive lessons on evaluating software and Internet resources and planning for technology.
• Professional Development Online
  Beginning to advanced technology integration lessons; Initial assessment allows creation of a custom learning path for each individual teacher.
• WebWorkShops: Online Professional Development for Teachers
  Several PD courses available; By school license.
• MindEdge
  Clearinghouse of online training providers.
• AT&T Learning Network: Where Education and Technology E-merge
  Centralized resource of online courses designed to help educators effectively integrate technology into their curriculum, while updating their professional credentials; Free and fee-based; Credit or CEU.