Faculty and Staff Professional Development: Online Instruction and Resources
1. i-Media Center Teacher Orientation
2. Project-Based Learning Informational Resources
3. Online Learning Tools, Platforms, and Software Lessons for Faculty and Staff
4. Open Educational Resources
5. Standards-Based Grading Informational Resources
6. Transform Learning with Technology and Inquiry-Based Online Professional Development Unit
1. i-Media Center Teacher Orientation
2. Project-Based Learning Informational Resources
3. Online Learning Tools, Platforms, and Software Lessons for Faculty and Staff
4. Open Educational Resources
5. Standards-Based Grading Informational Resources
6. Transform Learning with Technology and Inquiry-Based Online Professional Development Unit
Additional Resources for Faculty and Staff
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MIT Open Courseware
OCW Educator "Sharing teaching approaches and materials from MIT with educators everywhere, for free." Personalized Learning Plans (PLP) Vermont Agency of Education ~ Personalized Learning Plans: "This website provides resources, tools, and support for district administrators, school leaders, and educators who are working to implement Personalized Learning Plans." ~ Vermont Agency of Education. Copyright and Fair Use Educational Fair Use Guidelines: Rules from Stanford University for reproducing text materials. Free Webinars by EdWeb. According to EdWeb"EdWeb’s unique model for personalized professional learning has received recognition in the following publications: Leading Professional Learning: Tools to Connect and Empower Teachers by Thomas C. Murray and Jeffrey (Jeff) J. Zoul How Teachers Are Learning: Professional Development Remix by the editors of EdSurge Designing Professional Learning by AITSL in partnership with Learning Forward SIMBA PreK-12 Professional Development Market Forecast 2012-2013 Growing Schools: Librarians as Professional Developers by Debbie Abilock and Kristin Fontichiaro Time for Learning: Top 10 Reasons Why Flipping the Classroom Can Change Education by Kathleen P. L. Fulton Learn how to receive an EdWeb CE Certificate here. |
Inquiry
Inquiry-Based Learning Workshop: "Concept to Classroom is an online series of FREE, award-winning professional development workshops covering important and timely topics in education. The workshops are intended for teachers, administrators, librarians, or anyone interested in education -- and there's no technical expertise required. They are self-paced, so you can explore them on your own time and go back as often as you like; you can take all of the workshops, or just one. And if you're interested in obtaining professional development credit for completing a workshop, you can find out how by clicking on the "Get Credit" link in the workshop's navigation." Curriculum Inquiry Journal ~ Find over 350 journal articles, 100 opinion papers, research papers, Information Analyses, teacher and student guides, and more, in regard to teaching with inquiry. Inquiry Learning 2015 ~ Neil Stephenson According to Stephenson "The power of an inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning is its potential to increase intellectual engagement and foster deep understanding through the development of a hands-on, minds-on and ‘research-based disposition’ towards teaching and learning. Inquiry honours the complex, interconnected nature of knowledge construction, striving to provide opportunities for both teachers and students to collaboratively build, test and reflect on their learning." Applying Bloom's Taxonomy to the Arts: This article gives a great overview ~ with examples of how to embed the inquiry process into your Arts classes! National Archives Document Analysis Worksheets: Written Documents Artifacts Cartoons Maps Motion Picture Photograph Poster Sound Recording |
Assessments and Rubrics:
Kathy Schrock This link will take you to a webpage, which was created by Kathy Schrock and Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything. Full credit is given to Kathy Schrock for all information (content) on this webpage. She has created/curated an excellent and very comprehensive resource for teachers. Please take a look! K-W-L Chart ~ ReadWriteThink ~ I Know, What I Want to Know, and I Learned Chart Digital K-W-L Chart Creator ~ This is an interactive chart: I Know, What I Want to Know, and What I Learned. "This interactive tool is equipped with the work saver functionality so that students can save their work at different stages in the K-W-L process. Users have the ability to embed text links, giving an extra level of interaction and explanation so students can show their examples of their knowledge." Pre-Assessment Google Form ~ Google Form created by Deborah Ehler-Hansen to assess prior knowledge, in regard to PLP's, technology and inquiry integration Project based learning ~ Multi-Media Presentation, Grades 9-12 ~ By 4teachers.org ReadWriteThink: NCTE, 2011 This is a very convenient, yet thorough ReadWriteThink exit slip for formative assessments. Shared Discussion Board Thread Rubric by PBS.org Creating a Rubric ~ An Online Tutorial, by the University of Colorado at Denver |