Maintaining High Levels of Professional Development
As teachers, you will be responsible for maintaining a high level of professional development. While your building and district administration will help you, much of your own teacher training in the future will be up to you. How you independently keep yourself abreast of recent trends, developments, and best practices in the classroom will become highly important when you leave the structured confines of your teacher training program.
Check out the various PD (professional development) platforms below:
Classroom 2.0 - one of the larger online teacher professional development communities.
Teaching Channel - great source of teaching videos
PBS Teacher Line - sponsored by the Public Broadcasting System
ASCD Online Development - professional development
Check out the various PD (professional development) platforms below:
Classroom 2.0 - one of the larger online teacher professional development communities.
Teaching Channel - great source of teaching videos
PBS Teacher Line - sponsored by the Public Broadcasting System
ASCD Online Development - professional development
Mini-Research Project
Select two of the organizations listed below and visit their websites. Do they offer student memberships (reduced rates for college students)? Does one seem to fit your needs and interests better than the other? What services do they offer with their membership?
National Education Association (NEA)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
International Reading Association
National Art Education Association
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
National Association for Music Education
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Association for Childhood Education International
Council for Exceptional Children
National Education Association (NEA)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
International Reading Association
National Art Education Association
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
National Association for Music Education
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Association for Childhood Education International
Council for Exceptional Children