Professional Development

(Photo Credit © Kerkez via iStock) It’s hard to have any conversation about education today in which STEM teaching doesn’t come up. The acronym, used to refer to “science, technology, engineering, math,” pops up on education blogs, websites, teacher newsletters and career boards everywhere. Visionaries see bold, flexible ...

(Photo Credit © Ivanastar via iStock ) We use the word “spectrum” all the time, but have you ever actually looked at a photograph of a color spectrum? The reality is that you cannot draw clear lines between colors. It is impossible to do. The transition from red to orange to ...

(Photo Credit © Vchal via iStock) A fourth-grade girl daydreams extensively, gazing out the window during lessons. It’s hard to get her attention to have her participate in class. But she’s quiet, so she can sometimes escape notice. Another student has difficulty staying seated, and can be disruptive ...

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Yes and no. We can all come up with the typical reasons that professional development for teachers is important; and of course, one of them is that a certain level of it is ...

Twitter can seem intimidating until you’re familiar with it. With more than 67 million users globally and hundreds of millions of tweets sent daily, the whole thing can seem overwhelming.

Educational Outreach is about representing fellow teachers. That includes in negotiations with school administration and districts. As a teacher representative it is the job of an educational outreach associate to recruit and retain members and bargain on their behalf. Therefore, it is critical that anyone in this role be a ...

Started by Star Wars creator George Lucas and later acquired by Apple's Steve Jobs, Pixar, now owned by Disney, has been a groundbreaking CG animation studio since 1979. Feature length films include "Toy Story", "Finding Nemo", "Cars", "Monsters, Inc." and "Up". But what ...

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In this online professional development course you will be inspired and develop your dream curriculum while collaborating and earning credits/units to advance your career.

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