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• Florida Center for Instructional Technology
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• Research Studies
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Florida Center for Instructional Technology

• A Teacher's Guide to Distance Learning
  
  
• A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
  
  
• An Educator's Guide to School Networking
  
  
• Classroom Assessment
  
  
• ESOL TAPESTRY
  
  
• Exploring Florida: Social Studies Resources for Students and Teachers
  
  
• FCAT Reading 4: A Staff Development Tool
  
  
• FCAT Reading 8: A Staff Development Tool
  
  
• FCAT Reading 10: A Staff Development Tool
  
  
• FCAT Math 5: A Staff Development Tool
  
  
• FCAT Math 8: A Staff Development Tool
  
  
• Making the Connection: Working with the Web
  
  
• Multicultural Education through Miniatures
  
  
• Multimedia in the Classroom: Engaging Students
  
  
• Using Data to Make Decisions

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General

• Apple Learning Professional Development (ALPD)
  http://www.apple.com/education/professional
  development/index.html
  Read how other districts have successfully used ALPD to launch their own technology integration efforts. Read how Columbia County School Board in Lake City, Florida, developed a very successful technology integration professional development program.
  
  
• Beacon Learning Center
  http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/
  Beacon Learning Center offers professional developments opportunities for educators through face-to-face workshops, on-line courses, modules, and tutorials.
  
  
• Designing and Implementing Online Professional Development Workshops
  http://www.edtechleaders.org/Resources/
  articles/OPD_report.htm
  This report provides useful information for those who are planning to incorporate online learning into professional development programs, and those who will design and implement online professional development activities.
  
  
• Effective Professional Development for Teachers of Mathematics
  http://www.enc.org/professional/learn/ideas/math/
  document.shtm? input=ACQ-133273-3273_2
  Professional development strategies for math and science education. Model programs are highlighted as are several technical assistance providers around the country.
  
  
• George Lucas Foundation Instructional Modules
  http://www.glef.org/courseware/splash.html
  These free teaching modules were developed by education faculty and professional developers. They can be used as extension units in your existing courses, or can be used independently in workshops and meetings. Each module includes articles, video footage, PowerPoint® presentations, and class activities. They draw from the wealth of GLEF's archives of best practices and correlate with ISTE/NCATE NETS standards .
  
  
• Leadership and the New Technologies
  http://www.edc.org/LNT/home.html
  The Leadership and the New Technologies (LNT) project supports school and district leaders responsible for planning and implementing the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning in their schools.
  
  
• National Foundation for the Improvement of Education
  http://www.nfie.org/index.htm
  NFIE envisions a future in which public education in America provides all of its students with a world-class education. NFIE seeks to ensure that the three million teachers in the nation's public schools have opportunities throughout their careers to keep up to date with new knowledge, new technology, an ever-changing society, and changing expectations for what all students should know.
  
  
• North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
  http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/pd0cont.htm
  As part of the NCREL site, this is a solid resource for information on professional development. Staff have selected articles on "critical issues" and have provided links to other NCREL supporting materials, such as literature reviews, essays, and policy briefs.
  
  
• North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
  http://www.ncrel.org/tandl/homepg.htm
  This site provides a full range of information for school and district-level teachers, administrators, and other interested in improving professional development. This guide contains the following text links: Perspectives about Education, Planning to Plan, Building a Knowledge Base, Establishing General Directions, Implementing Priorities and Strategies, Evaluating Progress, and Institutionalizing.
  
  
• NSDC Standards for Staff Development
  http://www.nsdc.org/library/standards2001.html
  In 2001, the National Staff Development Council released "new and improved" Standards for Staff Development. The revised standards reflect what has been learned about professional learning since the creation of the original standards and define what is necessary if staff development is going to enhance student achievement.
  
  
• Professional Development Paper
  http://modelschools.terc.edu/modelschools/
  TEMPLATE/Publications/pdf/ ProfDevPaper.pdf
  This paper provides an overview of the professional development activities within the systematic, full-scale implementation of technology in the Hanau, Germany, U.S. Department of Defense Dependents Schools.
  
  
• Successful Online Professional Development
  http://www.edtechleaders.org/Resources/articles/
  SuccessfulOPD.pdf
  This article discusses elements of successful online professional development. This article is based on work that the EdTech Leaders Online project has done, in its train-the-trainer capacity-building model.
  
  
• Tapped In
  http://www.tappedin.org/
  This site is recommended for teachers, technology and professional development coordinators who are interested in dialogue with colleagues around issues of technology and education. The purpose of the site is to use the web as an environment to connect people from different places, with similar interests, in a common space to discuss common topics.
  
  
• TeachersFirst
  http://www.teachersfirst.com/prof.htm
  TeachersFirst web site provides Professional Resources which include information for special student populations, tips for new teachers, and our TechTopics - listings of effective ways to use technology in teaching.
  
  
• Tuesday Teacher Training from PAEC
  http://www.paec.org/
  Panhandle Area Educational Consortium offers school districts access to teaching and learning, training and technology, and business operations services in varying degrees of need, all for the mutually beneficial purpose of reaching their goals.
  
  
  

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Research Studies

• The Administrator's Role in Professional Development and Technology Integration
  http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/
  WCE/archives/adminbb.htm
  Professional development has moved from one-shot strategies to a more systemic approach. Several leading authorities share their opinions on how administrators can encourage and support technology integration.
  
  
• Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow
  http://www.apple.com/education/k12/leadership/
  acot/books.html
  As a result of the ACOT research, the books outlined below were written to document what happens between students, teachers, and learning when computers are introduced into the classroom
  
  
• NEA Foundation for Improvement in Education
  http://www.nfie.org/publications/takecharge.htm
  This online resource presents results from two years of observations, consultations, surveys, and other studies. The research is reported in a very clear and professional manner by highly credible authors. This is a useful site for developing successful, long-term staff enhancement programs and is recommended for administrators and professional development specialists.
  
  
• North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
  http://www.ncrel.org/tandl/implem1.htm
  This Web page provides general information for identifying the critical issues in implementing a professional development plan. The site topics include teacher professionalism, research on designing and implementing professional development, and strategies for enhancing learning.
  
  
• Professional Development in a Technological Age
  http://ra.terc.edu/publications/TERC_pubs/
  tech-infusion/prof_dev/prof_dev_frame.html
  This research article provides good information for those who are planning professional development programs for the integration of technology. The author outlines successful practices, discusses supports required, and examines professional development approaches through case studies.
  
  
• Professional Development Models
  http://lps.lexingtonma.org/Libdept/geninfo.html
  Learning Team Characteristics of Research Projects that Teach Information Literacy.
  
  
• Setting the Stage for Learning from Teaching
  http://www.cftl.org/documents/
  Darling_Hammond_paper.pdf
  Recent findings support the notion that an effective teacher is one who learns from teaching rather than one who has finished learning how to teach. Thus, this paper frames the job of teacher education and ongoing professional development as developing the capacity of the teacher to inquire reflectively and systematically into the nature of learning and the effects of teaching.
  
  
• Teacher Leadership Project: Evaluation Report (July, 2001) -Gates Foundation
  http://www.gatesfoundation.org/education/
  researchandevaluation/default1.htm
  This project contacts annotated links for those wishing to learn more about the research underpinning the foundation's work in education and the evaluation of that work. TLP provides Washington state teaches with leadership and technology training.
  
  

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Organizations

• Florida Association for Media in Education
  http://www.firn.edu/fame/
  The professional organization of Florida's school library media specialists and individuals in related educational fields.
  

• Florida Center for Instructional Technology
  http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/
  Provides leadership and support services to educational institutions with regard to the integration of technology in education.
  

• Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  http://www.uwf.edu/fctm/
  The purpose of the Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics is to promote the improvement of instructional programs of mathematics in Florida, to promote cooperation and communication among teachers of mathematics in Florida and to affiliate with national organizations when such affiliation seems beneficial to the interest of teaching of mathematics.
  

• Florida Council of Instructional Technology Leaders
  http://www.fcitl.org/
  Professional instructional technology organization that shares and promotes effective uses of technology, identifies and secures resources, improves teacher preparation and accountability, and positively influences legislation and policies.
  

• Florida Instructional Technology Resource Center at UCF
  http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/
  Provides statewide and regional leadership and support services to educators who are striving to improve student achievement through the integration of technology into teaching and learning.
  

• International Society for Technology in Education
  http://www.iste.org
  ISTE dedicated to promoting appropriate uses of information technology to support and improve learning, teaching, and administration in K-12 education and teacher education. ISTE's role is leadership, to provide their members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of incorporating computers, the Internet, and other new technologies into their schools.
  

• National Association for the Education of Young Children
  http://www.naeyc.org/profdev/default.asp
  The Professional Development Division of NAEYC is dedicated to sustaining excellence and supporting innovation in early care and education. To do this, the Division's work focuses on the improvement of professional preparation and training for individuals who care for and educate children, birth through age eight.
  

• National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
  http://cnets.iste.org/index3.html
  An International Society for Technology in Education Project in collaboration with a distinguished group of partners and contributors through the U.S. Department of Education's PT3 grant program.
  

• Panhandle Area Educational Consortium (PAEC)
  http://www.paec.org/
  PAEC strives to enable all members and participating school districts to attain their goals by providing leadership and support services, maximizing the use of resources, linking schools and facilitating communication across the consortium. The Florida Education Channel, which is housed at PAEC is a television channel which is devoted entirely to providing timely and quality programming for teachers.
  
  

Professional Development

• ArtsEdge Workshops
  http://artsedge.kennedycenter.org/professional_
  resources/profdev/workshops.html
  Calendar of workshops offered by ArtsEdge. Check to see if there is a workshop in your area.
  
  
• Professional Development Links from ArtsEdge http://artsedge.kennedycenter.org/professional_
  resources/profdev/resources.html
  A variety of resources for and about professional development.
  
  
• PBS Adult Learning Service
  http://www.pbs.org/als/
  Through the PBS Adult Learning Service web site you can find out about taking classes through video, electors or on-line.

Last Updated
September 16, 2004

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