Professional+Development


 * Professional Development Blogs **



** ASCD Inservice **
[|http://ascd.typepad.com]
 * Rating: A**

ASCD is an educational leadership organization dedicated to provided professianal development and learning resources to educators. The discussions on this blog are posted by ASCD members o na variety of topics, from conference reflection to current educational issues. In addition to the discussions, you will find links to other great blogs, access to podcasts, and can be directed to toher useful pages of the ASCD website.

Reviewed by: K. Maltby

** Education Week: Teaching Generation Tech **
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As a writer and teacher, Katie Hanifin has created a blog dedicated to helping other educators integrate technology into the classroom. Most discussions are based on her personal experiences as she works with technology to make her lessons innovative and exciting for the students. Enjoy the links to other blogs she has found useful, as well as, links to educational reosurces. Well designed and user-friendly, this blog is one to bookmark.
 * Rating: A**

Reviewed by: K. Maltby


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This site is a great resource for any educator who is involved with or interested in creating a Professional Learning Community (PLC) within their school or within their discipline. Since it is part of Rick Dufour's highly successful team at [|Solution Tree], I am confident that it answers a variety of questions for any teacher. Some of the topics for posts include concerns over how and when to grade homework, and how to build a PLC when you are the only one teaching a certain course at your school. Links to other PLC's and a variety of resources for teachers make it a must-have!

Reviewed by D Smith   

**Teach Effectively! **
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Nearly every teacher has to cope with struggling readers or students with learning disabilities. It is a constant battle trying to find helpful and informative resources, and most teachers turn to search engines desperately looking for advice and answers. The weblog Teach Effectively offers advice and solutions from fellow educators in one easy location. John Wills Lloyd is the owner of this site. He is very reputable as he is a teacher and researcher for the University of Virginia's  Curry School of Education and has published several scholarly writings. In a matter of seconds, his site enables teachers to have the ability to ask questions and post comments regarding successful practices as well as seek advice on programs that proved unsuccessful. This blog presents real issues for real educators. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reviewed by: Christina Mills