Workshops

LEARN Workshop Series
LEARN-RÉCIT runs a series of workshops to support the integration of technology into teaching. Get the schedule.
Link here

Online Learning

Tapped In
“K-12 teachers, librarians, administrators, and professional development staff,  as well as university faculty, students, and researchers gather  here to learn, collaborate, share, and support one another.” TappedIn is an online community for educators. You can take part in online syncronous discussions on a variety of topics.

“Tapped In offers links to other educators, experts, and resources in almost every subject and content area. Teachers can also establish virtual offi ces and online classrooms to supplement their existing classes, providing electronic support for students who wish to employ the Internet as an electronic learning resource.”
From Learning and Leading with Technology article.
http://tappedin.org/tappedin/index.jsp

Edutopia
This superb site, from the George Lucas Education Foundation, has a wealth of information on exemplary practices. There are many videos with some of the top educational researchers sharing their ideas via articles and video clips. In addition, check out their monthly magazine.
http://www.edutopia.org/

Leading and Learning with Technology
Leading and Learning with Technology is a journal published by ISTE. It publishes articles regarding the use of technology in K-12 classrooms. Some articles can be downloaded in pdf format.  Check the section "Educator Resources" as well as the "Publications" section.

Apple Learning Interchange
This site has a wealth of information about teaching and learning. Go to the Leadership section to hear about trends in education from some of the experts. Explore the Teaching & Learning section to see student work and find out how it was done.
http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/index.html

K12 Online Conference
The K!2 Online Conference took place in October 2006. The sessions are available for listening and viewing online. Of particular interest to teachers are those in the "A Week in the Classroom" strand.
http://k12onlineconference.org/docs/k12online06-agenda.html

Coming of Age
Terry Freedman edited an online book to help introduce teachers to web 2.0 tools. This is worth downloading and reading
http://www.terry-freedman.org.uk/db/web2/

Mark Treadwell's Teachers @ Work
This site is well worth a visit. Mark Treadwell posts a series of readings for discussion in schools. The site also includes an extensive list of reviewed web sites.
http://www.teachers-work.com/

 

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