Need professional development credits? Seems that today with all the budget cuts, the only way to get a salary increase is to move across guide as well as up a step. Some will give you graduate credit and some are actually FREE! At any rate, this list should give you more than enough resources to accomplish that task.
21st Century Schools- short list of online courses
360 Education Solutions- online professional development; huge listing links to many universities
Canter -development online; graduate credit
Education Week Teacher PD Sourcebook- four main areas include Practice & Pedagogy, (i.e. differentiated instruction) Content Area, (i.e. computer/technology) Leadership. (administration) and Specific Populations. (i.e. special education) They have 730 companies listed here.
Education Week Teacher PD Directory- extensive listing of professional development opportunities
Education Week Teacher PD Directory- extensive listing of professional development opportunities
Enztein-free online courses
Fine Arts Teacher Professional Development
Foreign Languages Professional Development
Fine Arts Teacher Professional Development
Foreign Languages Professional Development
The Heritage Institute -continuing education for K-12 teachers
K12 Teacher Staff Development- small course listing
Knowledge Delivery Systems- list of 8 colleges offering online courses
K12 Teacher Staff Development- small course listing
Knowledge Delivery Systems- list of 8 colleges offering online courses
Learning Port- over 700 resources from various organizations, including the Department of Education, NEA and Edutopia. Many are free; all list the format, duration, cost, access, certificate, (if available) video, assessment, 508 compliancy and when the course was created.
Loyola Marymount Enhancement Courses- graduate credit; one of the least expensive per credit
National Council of Teachers of English- on-demand webinars
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Council of Teachers of English- on-demand webinars
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Science Teachers Association Professional Development
Online Course Providers- over 75 colleges listed here
Online Course Providers- over 75 colleges listed here
Tapped In -collaborative activities, school chat sessions
Teacher-Courses.com
Teacher Education Institute- mainly 3 credit graduate courses
Teacher-Courses.com
Teacher Education Institute- mainly 3 credit graduate courses
Teachers First -Professional Resources Matrix
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)- online education programs
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)- online education programs
University of Wisconsin-Stout- online courses; graduate credit
Virtual Education- choose from a list of courses
Virtual Education- choose from a list of courses
WePapers- online study group, including free lecture notes and presentations
Wide World- developed at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Wide World- developed at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
