Online Professional Development Courses
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The online PD courses are
divided by the Technology
Applications Standards  for teachers required by the Texas
State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). These categories are convenient for
breaking down a long list of resources, but please consider them guidelines.
DISCLAIMER: Inclusion of these classes does not imply endorsement by the
Technology Applications CED. These links are provided as a service to let educators access
online professional development offerings that may be applicable to the Technology
Applications curriculum. |
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= Standards Addressed |
= Targets Standards I-V, basic technology skills and technology integration;
Standard I-IV parallel the standards for students in grades 6-8; Standard V
addresses pedagogy and professional responsibilities; These standards are expected of ALL
beginning teachers and will be incorporated into the new ExCETs for Pedagogy and
Professional Responsibilities at each certification level
= Targets
Standards VI-XI, specific advanced skills related to the high school technology
application courses, computer science, desktop publishing, digital graphics/animation,
multimedia, video technology, and web mastering.
= Offers a
variety of courses that target Standards I-V and Standards VI-XI |
 = For Credit
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These courses are offered for college credit by accredited colleges and
universities. Other courses without this symbol may be used for teacher
recertification, however only those professional education activities from approved
registered providers will be accepted for renewal purposes. See the Texas State Board for
Educator Certification (SBEC)'s policy  on what
fulfills the 150 hour continuing professional education requirement. Be sure to get
approval from your school district before registering for these courses. NOTE: Only certificates issued on or after September 1, 1999 are subject to the
certificate renewal guidelines. According to those guidelines, only those
professional education activities from SBEC's approved registered providers will be
accepted for certificate renewal purposes. Please check the SBEC web site at: http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/certinfo/certren/certren.htm
for complete information and a list of approved registered providers.
TeleEducation offers this explanation
of accreditation of educational institutions and a list of principal legitimate
accrediting agencies , a list of suspect
accrediting agencies , and a list of unaccredited
institutions . |
 = Fee-based
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If payment for the courses is required, the fee-based symbol will appear.
If there is a free trial course available, it will be listed in the annotations. |
 = Free
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Site offers courses (beyond one sample course) that do not require
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The Technology Applications CED is committed to presenting outstanding
professional development opportunities. Please inform us of any additional opportunities
that are not listed here. Submit your resources here 
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