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TechForum NY is tomorrow - can't make it? Join in the LiveStream!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cfmediaview.com/lp1.aspx?v=6_751873315_36580_1" style="color: #1155cc; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="113" src="http://techlearning.com/portals/0/TF_2012_Livestream_header_v2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/newyork12/index">TechForum NY, a great educational technology conference</a>, is tomorrow. I am presenting two sessions and looking forward to seeing a lot of people from my PLN.<br /><br />For those of you not going, you can join in on the LiveStream of some of the sessions tomorrow. Check out the information below on how to join us live.<br /><br /><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start; width: 720px;"><tbody><tr><td scope="col" style="margin: 0px;" width="531"><strong style="color: #0066cc; font-family: 'TW Cen MT Condensed'; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large;">Tech Forum is Doing It Live!</strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.cfmediaview.com/lp1.aspx?v=6_751873315_36580_2" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><img align="right" border="0" height="70" hspace="5" src="http://techlearning.com/portals/0/Click_here_Livestream_button_v1.png" vspace="5" width="170" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: medium;">Tune in this Friday, October 19 to <strong><a href="http://www.cfmediaview.com/lp1.aspx?v=6_751873315_36580_3" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Tech Forum Live Online</a></strong>, <em>Tech & Learning</em>'s live broadcast stream direct from Tech Forum New York. Join this preeminent group of education leaders as they tackle some of the most pressing, and promising, issues for today's schools. Watch up to three sessions as they happen and even participate with a live chat session.</span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: medium;">The schedule includes:</span><br /><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: medium;"><strong>Tools for Education Professionals - 9:30-10:40 am</strong><br /><strong>Presenters: </strong>David Andrade, Sal Contes and Nancy Caramanico<br />Looking for the best apps and Web 2.0 tools for planning, communicating, and building your own learning community? Dubious about tweeting or social networking as professional endeavors? Our panelists will share their favorite productivity tools for teachers and administrators and then invite you to do the same.</span></li></ul><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: medium;"><strong>Flipping the Classroom (roundtable discussion) - 1:30-2:20 pm</strong><br />Join Marianthe Williams and Lorraine Brooks, and a team of innovative educators for a discussion on flipping the classroom.</span></li></ul><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: medium;"><strong>BYO: Goals, Policies, and Logistics - 2:30-3:40 pm</strong><br /><strong>Presenters: </strong>Nancy Caramanico (moderator); Sandra Paul, Rick Cave and Rob Miller <strong><br /></strong>Whether you call it BYOT, BYOD, or student-owned technology, the idea of allowing young people to bring their own laptops and mobile devices to school with them is gaining ground for a number of reasons. We've asked three different districts to talk about their BYO programs, explaining how and why they've chosen this course and responding to a series of questions concerning equity, policy-setting and technical challenges.</span></li></ul><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: medium;">Simply visit <strong><a href="http://www.cfmediaview.com/lp1.aspx?v=6_751873315_36580_4" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">this link</a></strong> during those times, tune in and participate. You can submit questions to the presenters using the Livestream chat feature. It's the next best thing to being there!</span></td><th rowspan="9" scope="col" width="10"><br /></th><th rowspan="9" scope="col" width="190"></th></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />

TechForum NY is tomorrow - can't make it? Join in the LiveStream!

TechForum NY, a great educational technology conference , is tomorrow. I am presenting two sessions and looking forward to seeing a lot of p...

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TechForum NY is October 19th - register today for great PD

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.techlearning.com/images/logo.jpg" /></div><br /><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/newyork12/index">TechForum NY</a>, sponsored by <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/index">Tech&Learning Magazine</a>, is Friday, October 19th at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, NY (670 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591). Registration and continental breakfast begin at 7 am with the opening keynote starting at 8:15.<br /><br />Join us for a day of learning, sharing, collaboration and more. There will be a keynote address, breakout sessions, and round table sessions where everyone contributes in a discussion on the topic at hand. <br /><br />Some of the topics: technology in the classroom, Social Media in Education, New Tools for Educators,  meeting the needs of students, assessment, educational use of iPads, Evernote, Google for education, technology and special education, STEM resources and much more. I'm presenting on Evernote and Social Media in Education.<br /><br />Breakfast and lunch are included in the registration fee. There are also two refreshment breaks in the morning (included) which gives you time to network with other educators and check out the vendor displays. At the end of the day, there is a reception (included) hosted by the vendors with food and drink and time to network some more. <br /><br />There is still time to register and attend: <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Tech Forum New York: Insight & Innovation for Technology Leaders</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Friday October 19, 2012 | Westchester Marriott | Tarrytown, NY</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Join Tech & Learning magazine for a day of networking and professional development.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Register today for $185 per person – that’s a $104 savings! Use code NY12GRM</b></div><b><br /></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Register <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/newyork12/register">here</a>. Program Information <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/newyork12/program">here</a>.</b></div><br />Hopefully we'll see some of you there. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/index">Tech&Learning Magazine</a> is a great resource for educators (both print and online) and is FREE for qualified educators. The website and magazine have lots of great resources, product reviews, ideas and much more. Check out the <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/Blogs">Blogs</a> for great articles from educators around the world. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

TechForum NY is October 19th - register today for great PD

TechForum NY , sponsored by Tech&Learning Magazine , is Friday, October 19th at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, NY (670 White Pla...

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Tech&Learning announces T&L University - online PD for teachers

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="116" src="http://www.techlearning.com/portals/0/TLU_logo_bg_v2.jpg" width="320" /></div><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/03/tech-learning-free-magazine-and-website.html">Tech&Learning</a> is a great resource for educators. It is a print/online magazine, along with a great website. They also produce <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/index">TechForum</a> educational conferences (great for all educators) and <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/index">Virtual TechForum</a>.<br /><br />The <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/03/tech-learning-free-magazine-and-website.html">Tech&Learning</a> magazine, available free to qualified educators, is released monthly and contains articles, tips, resources, product reviews, and much more.<div><br /></div><div>They have just announced a new endeavor: <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/article/tech--learning-university/52869">Tech&Learning University</a>, which provides online Professional Development to K-12 educators. Courses are on-demand and focus on topics such as Educational Technology, Effective Instruction, Educational Leadership and much more. </div><div><br /></div><div>It is not free, but is a great option for teachers looking for PD opportunities. The site to get started is <a href="http://www1.kdsi.org/TL%20">http://www1.kdsi.org/TL%20</a>. You start by selecting your state and then it will show you the courses available. What is really nice is that many of the courses are authorized for CEU's in your state, as well as college credits. Many other sources of PD do not actually count towards CEU requirements for many states.</div><div><br /></div><div>Check it out, explore the course offerings for your state. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div>

Tech&Learning announces T&L University - online PD for teachers

Tech&Learning is a great resource for educators. It is a print/online magazine, along with a great website. They also produce TechForum...

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TechForum NY is Friday October 19th - register now

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.techlearning.com/images/logo.jpg" /></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/newyork12/index">TechForum NY</a>, sponsored by <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/index">Tech&Learning Magazine</a>, is Friday, October 19th at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, NY (670 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. Registration and continental breakfast begin at 7 am with the opening keynote starting at 8:15.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Join us for a day of learning, sharing, collaboration and more. There will be a keynote address, breakout sessions, and round table sessions where everyone contributes in a discussion on the topic at hand. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Some of the topics: technology in the classroom, Social Media in Education, New Tools for Educators,  meeting the needs of students, assessment, educational use of iPads, Evernote, Google for education, technology and special education, STEM resources and much more.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Breakfast and lunch are included in the registration fee. There are also two refreshment breaks in the morning (included) which gives you time to network with other educators and check out the vendor displays. At the end of the day, there is a reception (included) hosted by the vendors with food and drink and time to network some more. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is still time to register and attend: </span><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/newyork12/index">http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/newyork12/index</a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hopefully we'll see some of you there. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/index">Tech&Learning Magazine</a> is a great resource for educators (both print and online) and is FREE for qualified educators. The website and magazine have lots of great resources, product reviews, ideas and much more. Check out the <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/Blogs">Blogs</a> for great articles from educators around the world. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />

TechForum NY is Friday October 19th - register now

TechForum NY , sponsored by Tech&Learning Magazine , is Friday, October 19th at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, NY (670 White Pl...

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Tech Forum Live Online is tomorrow - free streaming of Tech Forum Boston

<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cfmediaview.com/lp1.aspx?v=6_600023331_30164_1"><img border="0" height="112" src="http://techlearning.com/portals/0/TF_2012_Livestream_header_v2.png" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Tech Forum is Doing It Live!</span><br /><a href="http://www.cfmediaview.com/lp1.aspx?v=6_600023331_30164_2"><img border="0" height="83" src="http://techlearning.com/portals/0/Click_here_Livestream_button_v1.png" width="200" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tune in <b>tomorrow, Friday, April 27</b> to <a href="http://www.cfmediaview.com/lp1.aspx?v=6_600023331_30164_3">Tech Forum Live Online</a>, Tech & Learning's live broadcast stream direct from Tech Forum Boston. Join this preeminent group of education leaders as they tackle some of the most pressing, and promising, issues for today's schools. Watch both sessions as they happen and even participate with a live chat session.<br /><br /><b>The schedule includes:</b><br /><br />• Understanding the Challenges and Opportunities of Emerging Learning Environments - 9:45-11:00 am<br />Presenters: David Jakes (moderator); Chris Dede, Cathy Swan, Tony Baldasaro<br />Join us for a lively discussion on topics ranging from the pros and cons of digital textbooks to the disruptive impact of mobile computing, online learning, and social networking. David Jakes will challenge panelists to share their thoughts about the issues and opportunities that arise as we evolve from the traditional classroom to anytime, anyplace, any path learning spaces. Then it's your turn -- to weigh in, ask questions, and engage with virtual audience members who'll be tapping into this session.<br /><br />• iPads in the Classroom - 2:15-3:30 pm<br />Presenters: Shawn Rubin, Grace Magley and Patrick Larkin <br />In the past two years, iPads have made their way into numerous K-12 classrooms. We have invited educators who are involved in elementary, middle and high school implementations to share their stories. How are students, teachers and administrators using the devices? What apps are proving most helpful? What lessons have they learned as they explore the pros and cons of iPads as devices for teaching and learning?<br /><br />Simply visit <a href="http://www.cfmediaview.com/lp1.aspx?v=6_600023331_30164_4">this link</a> during those times, tune in and participate. You can submit questions to the presenters using the Livestream chat feature or by tweeting: <b>#TLTF12</b>. It's the next best thing to being there!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://techlearning.com/uploadedimages/TechLearning/Common/tandl_logo_2lines.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="56" src="http://techlearning.com/uploadedimages/TechLearning/Common/tandl_logo_2lines.jpg" width="170" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/03/tech-learning-free-magazine-and-website.html">Tech and Learning Magazine is an excellent, free resource, for educators. </a><br /><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 720px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>

Tech Forum Live Online is tomorrow - free streaming of Tech Forum Boston

Tech Forum is Doing It Live! Tune in tomorrow, Friday, April 27 to Tech Forum Live Online , Tech & Learning's live broadcast stream...

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Tech & Learning - free magazine and website with great resources for educators

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhV0FC3ixJGK6Z1PdtmikLXX57cRsqwTrQq4jFfBW0TXLKIWxzTzlnORMtZ5v9tdqiGwKkr2YwYUtvx_wicEBYloE6FixbYRUEV0I_XAc4z5DhU0kfN1xF4h_LtW3r6H1CAPJcYLgWvw/s1600/techandlearning.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhV0FC3ixJGK6Z1PdtmikLXX57cRsqwTrQq4jFfBW0TXLKIWxzTzlnORMtZ5v9tdqiGwKkr2YwYUtvx_wicEBYloE6FixbYRUEV0I_XAc4z5DhU0kfN1xF4h_LtW3r6H1CAPJcYLgWvw/s400/techandlearning.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/">Tech&Learning</a> is a great resource for educators. It is a print/online magazine, along with a great website. They also produce <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/index">TechForum</a> educational conferences and <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/index">Virtual TechForum</a>.<br /><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/">Tech&Learning</a> magazine, available free to qualified educators, is released monthly and contains articles, tips, resources, product reviews, and much more.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9njTPkvPHg_cYx4VuceA57rarS8kfMSZkDqP6cmjtrMs2l8UVjOp0s-h9YGXRkhQJJquckReGt3YbE2nE2A370xvpi7AT11ATweZZD7gUeZek2kAakKxODBxv2qwmN05reNHD0-qDxI/s1600/tl+jan+2012+cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9njTPkvPHg_cYx4VuceA57rarS8kfMSZkDqP6cmjtrMs2l8UVjOp0s-h9YGXRkhQJJquckReGt3YbE2nE2A370xvpi7AT11ATweZZD7gUeZek2kAakKxODBxv2qwmN05reNHD0-qDxI/s320/tl+jan+2012+cover.png" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />The website has a link to the electronic version of the magazine, the <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/section/Blogs">Tech&Learning Advisor blogs</a>, links to resources from past <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/index">TechForums</a>, and more resources. There are articles on best practices, administration, integrating technology, professional development, free resources, tips and tricks, grant help, and so much more.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/article/20070">Tech&Learning Advisors</a> are educators who write articles for the <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/section/Blogs">TL Blog section of the website</a>, contribute articles to the magazine, and also help review products and present at <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/index">TechForum</a>. Some of the names may be familiar to you as they are also very active online with <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/search/label/twitter">Twitter</a> and their own blogs and present extensively at conferences and unconferences around the world.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliJ-0NS1h8Eb4o9rJQdVkmP8zzMXDw5CP_W0zoLsn3C3D2XDZOQ9gNZDcvXj-nIjbJSH820XNRGSeb-vM0kYq1_pHw7fVjjwJkWQy4XlUNGillxwdcqUuPQnHl_-zeUOaKwvu9lXl1HU/s1600/tl+advisor+blog.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliJ-0NS1h8Eb4o9rJQdVkmP8zzMXDw5CP_W0zoLsn3C3D2XDZOQ9gNZDcvXj-nIjbJSH820XNRGSeb-vM0kYq1_pHw7fVjjwJkWQy4XlUNGillxwdcqUuPQnHl_-zeUOaKwvu9lXl1HU/s1600/tl+advisor+blog.png" /></a></div><br /><br />The staff are friendly and helpful, the <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/index">TechForum</a> conferences are great, fun, and informative, and the site and magazine have incredible information and resources.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcyQBe00a5EjXw7fWMKrQM5Jy0RJm4jL-T6-SG6Myuldx55xSSRADtMzXWB4HKmtMI7dx4N8MsYJ7rqCbwdar5Z9-zGwpUSgMWDjN2oxHz53Omj6H_aqpP7c28AdHKTSVX8ZfuJgKMto/s1600/techforum.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcyQBe00a5EjXw7fWMKrQM5Jy0RJm4jL-T6-SG6Myuldx55xSSRADtMzXWB4HKmtMI7dx4N8MsYJ7rqCbwdar5Z9-zGwpUSgMWDjN2oxHz53Omj6H_aqpP7c28AdHKTSVX8ZfuJgKMto/s400/techforum.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/">Tech&Learning</a> also maintains a presence on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Tech-Learning-Magazine/52409574975">Facebook</a> and  <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/techlearning">Twitter</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/">Tech&Learning</a> is an excellent resource for all educators. It's free and contains a tremendous amount of information, links, resources, and tips and ideas.<br /><br />I believe that it is a tremendous resource for educators and wanted to make sure more educators could take advantage of it.<br /><br /><br />Note: I am a <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/article/20070">TL Advisor</a> and contribute twice monthly to the <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/section/Blogs">TL Advisor blogs</a>. I have also have articles of mine published in the print magazine and present at <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/search/label/techforum">TechForum</a>.<br /><br /><br />

Tech & Learning - free magazine and website with great resources for educators

Tech&Learning is a great resource for educators. It is a print/online magazine, along with a great website. They also produce TechForu...

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TechForum NY is one week away - still time to register

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.techlearning.com/images/logo.jpg" /></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/newyork11/index">TechForum NY</a>, sponsored by <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/index">Tech&Learning Magazine</a>, is next Friday, October 21st at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, NY (670 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. Registration and continental breakfast begin at 7 am with the opening keynote starting at 8:15.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Join us for a day of learning, sharing, collaboration and more. There will be a keynote address, breakout sessions, and round table sessions where everyone contributes in a discussion on the topic at hand. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Some of the topics: technology in the classroom, meeting the needs of students, assessment, educational use of cell phones, Google for education, technology and special education, web 2.0 tools, social networking and much more. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Breakfast and lunch are included in the registration fee. There are also two refreshment breaks in the morning (included) which gives you time to network with other educators and check out the vendor displays. At the end of the day, there is a reception (included) hosted by the vendors with food and drink and time to network some more. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is still time to register and attend: <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/newyork11/register">http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/newyork11/register</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hopefully we'll see some of you there. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/index">Tech&Learning Magazine</a> is a great resource for educators (both print and online) and is FREE for qualified educators. The website and magazine have lots of great resources, product reviews, ideas and much more. Check out the <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/Blogs">Blogs</a> for great articles from educators around the world. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><br />

TechForum NY is one week away - still time to register

TechForum NY , sponsored by Tech&Learning Magazine , is next Friday, October 21st at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, NY (670 Whit...

10:24 AM

HP's Cloud Computing Digital Hub hosted by Tech&Learning

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="HP Cloud Computing header v2" height="85" src="http://www.techlearning.com/uploadedimages/TechLearning/Common/SchoolCloud_764x203BannerAd_rev3.jpg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrFIgJNTMzkUq_z_Y2in7-W-kB2Cgz6F9M6axVf__vFR5d9AZgw87cy3mJKaCaYhank1mF1NwAIxLyx5kg9EkxgOUh4D_Cdhm64Fc4LKaFsHDM1i_LPgQsq18egxExSM5GSm_Ar4zRLA/s1600/techlearning+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="47" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrFIgJNTMzkUq_z_Y2in7-W-kB2Cgz6F9M6axVf__vFR5d9AZgw87cy3mJKaCaYhank1mF1NwAIxLyx5kg9EkxgOUh4D_Cdhm64Fc4LKaFsHDM1i_LPgQsq18egxExSM5GSm_Ar4zRLA/s320/techlearning+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/03/tech-learning-free-magazine-and-website.html">Tech&Learning</a>, a great, free, resource for educators, hosts <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/article.aspx?Id=39248">HP's Cloud Computing Digital Hub</a>. This site has free resources, eBooks, and other information about cloud-based infrastructures in K-12 Education.<br /><br />The resources include planning guides, how-to's and tips, what the cloud is and how it can benefit education, case studies and how cloud computing can transform education and save money at the same time. There is even a way to experience the cloud through an interactive demo.<br /><br />It is well worth the read.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://guide2digitallearning.com/images/school_cloud.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><br />

HP's Cloud Computing Digital Hub hosted by Tech&Learning

Tech&Learning , a great, free, resource for educators, hosts HP's Cloud Computing Digital Hub . This site has free resources, eBooks...

11:52 AM

Tech & Learning - free magazine and website with great resources for educators

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhV0FC3ixJGK6Z1PdtmikLXX57cRsqwTrQq4jFfBW0TXLKIWxzTzlnORMtZ5v9tdqiGwKkr2YwYUtvx_wicEBYloE6FixbYRUEV0I_XAc4z5DhU0kfN1xF4h_LtW3r6H1CAPJcYLgWvw/s1600/techandlearning.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhV0FC3ixJGK6Z1PdtmikLXX57cRsqwTrQq4jFfBW0TXLKIWxzTzlnORMtZ5v9tdqiGwKkr2YwYUtvx_wicEBYloE6FixbYRUEV0I_XAc4z5DhU0kfN1xF4h_LtW3r6H1CAPJcYLgWvw/s400/techandlearning.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/">Tech&Learning</a> is a great resource for educators. It is a print/online magazine, along with a great website. They also produce <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/index">TechForum</a> educational conferences and <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/index">Virtual TechForum</a>.<br /><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/">Tech&Learning</a> magazine, available free to qualified educators, is released monthly and contains articles, tips, resources, product reviews, and much more.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9EIPoET3706DnNLlzpkf-oZM-lhLFPFi8FDgfRlZso93H8i1-FgxwYhYRUQYTY4tpUAjpPX_MtPw9QwAuF5EH5RFRtTE6j9sQY6iCnAwMESR9MTGNOJpO1PjaS-TVOVC2gyxpFV6UiM/s1600/techlearning+magazine.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9EIPoET3706DnNLlzpkf-oZM-lhLFPFi8FDgfRlZso93H8i1-FgxwYhYRUQYTY4tpUAjpPX_MtPw9QwAuF5EH5RFRtTE6j9sQY6iCnAwMESR9MTGNOJpO1PjaS-TVOVC2gyxpFV6UiM/s320/techlearning+magazine.png" width="231" /></a></div><br /><br />The website has a link to the electronic version of the magazine, the <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/section/Blogs">Tech&Learning Advisor blogs</a>, links to resources from past <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/index">TechForums</a>, and more resources. There are articles on best practices, administration, integrating technology, professional development, free resources, tips and tricks, grant help, and so much more.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/article/20070">Tech&Learning Advisors</a> are educators who write articles for the <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/section/Blogs">TL Blog section of the website</a>, contribute articles to the magazine, and also help review products and present at <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/index">TechForum</a>. Some of the names may be familiar to you as they are also very active online with <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/search/label/twitter">Twitter</a> and their own blogs and present extensively at conferences and unconferences around the world.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliJ-0NS1h8Eb4o9rJQdVkmP8zzMXDw5CP_W0zoLsn3C3D2XDZOQ9gNZDcvXj-nIjbJSH820XNRGSeb-vM0kYq1_pHw7fVjjwJkWQy4XlUNGillxwdcqUuPQnHl_-zeUOaKwvu9lXl1HU/s1600/tl+advisor+blog.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliJ-0NS1h8Eb4o9rJQdVkmP8zzMXDw5CP_W0zoLsn3C3D2XDZOQ9gNZDcvXj-nIjbJSH820XNRGSeb-vM0kYq1_pHw7fVjjwJkWQy4XlUNGillxwdcqUuPQnHl_-zeUOaKwvu9lXl1HU/s1600/tl+advisor+blog.png" /></a></div><br /><br />The staff are friendly and helpful, the <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/index">TechForum</a> conferences are great, fun, and informative, and the site and magazine have incredible information and resources.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcyQBe00a5EjXw7fWMKrQM5Jy0RJm4jL-T6-SG6Myuldx55xSSRADtMzXWB4HKmtMI7dx4N8MsYJ7rqCbwdar5Z9-zGwpUSgMWDjN2oxHz53Omj6H_aqpP7c28AdHKTSVX8ZfuJgKMto/s1600/techforum.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcyQBe00a5EjXw7fWMKrQM5Jy0RJm4jL-T6-SG6Myuldx55xSSRADtMzXWB4HKmtMI7dx4N8MsYJ7rqCbwdar5Z9-zGwpUSgMWDjN2oxHz53Omj6H_aqpP7c28AdHKTSVX8ZfuJgKMto/s400/techforum.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/">Tech&Learning</a> also maintains a presence on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Tech-Learning-Magazine/52409574975">Facebook</a> and  <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/techlearning">Twitter</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/">Tech&Learning</a> is an excellent resource for all educators. It's free and contains a tremendous amount of information, links, resources, and tips and ideas.<br /><br /><br />I've written about <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/search/label/techlearning.com">Tech&Learning before</a>, but never on it's own. I believe that it is a tremendous resource for educators and wanted to make sure more educators could take advantage of it.<br /><br /><br /><br />Note: I am a <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/article/20070">TL Advisor</a> and contribute twice monthly to the <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/section/Blogs">TL Advisor blogs</a>. I have also have articles of mine published in the print magazine and present at <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/search/label/techforum">TechForum</a>.

Tech & Learning - free magazine and website with great resources for educators

Tech&Learning is a great resource for educators. It is a print/online magazine, along with a great website. They also produce TechForum...

12:02 PM

Free Educational Technology Journals and Resources

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div>These magazines/web sites are all great sources of information, resources, tips, lesson ideas, and more and are all FREE.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCeSOIfUAHukXgh6TtxP3hzW5TkeCVsEJnrL3zVQsDabn-kbS6YQg2mtdVLm7O0Dd2jMwEZgvLRx5ZWtSzrVNtm3pqyeIpGhrqq_FtyAyz6HRJ_XmAfy-0Jj-ks34eT3IPnIuNV1tgy0/s1600-h/techandlearning.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446696515329785762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCeSOIfUAHukXgh6TtxP3hzW5TkeCVsEJnrL3zVQsDabn-kbS6YQg2mtdVLm7O0Dd2jMwEZgvLRx5ZWtSzrVNtm3pqyeIpGhrqq_FtyAyz6HRJ_XmAfy-0Jj-ks34eT3IPnIuNV1tgy0/s400/techandlearning.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 56px; " /></a></div><div><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/">Tech&Learning Magazine</a> - free print or electronic subscription to educators. Magazine and web site have product reviews, best practices, thought provoking articles, education and technology news, blogs, and more. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(I am a TL Advisor and write a</span><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/section/Blogs"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for them and I have published articles. )</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlH7Q6_eBbnwtd8E5LACfI-UpnLPm7uNjUplPScaBECDv5M7VqUwpTn2zF_84BayuSGP9dI5iAVEhLIV-tlotoKKb9Vu7t1MNoFZepJ6pox9gULdTDg4KWxie4FwDSDzos7CFvPAbNmU/s1600-h/edutopia.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446696791660716242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlH7Q6_eBbnwtd8E5LACfI-UpnLPm7uNjUplPScaBECDv5M7VqUwpTn2zF_84BayuSGP9dI5iAVEhLIV-tlotoKKb9Vu7t1MNoFZepJ6pox9gULdTDg4KWxie4FwDSDzos7CFvPAbNmU/s400/edutopia.png" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 53px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/">Edutopia</a> - is a free web resource from the George Lucas Educational Foundation. There are best practices, lesson ideas,<a href="http://www.edutopia.org/project-learning"> project based learning resources</a>, videos, blogs and more. Edutopia showcases schools, districts, and classrooms that are increasing student achievement and decreasing issues and problems. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOX0FzWWwm7WTrpgUTOrShfhV_pHjge3qP2WzK_njCMCwivPUBNm_kYJ88nbhi1Lww377pqJsNP2hQjW2Qb0RJLeFMTpKPtUL7ZfLZEYMOvrjqiLVu3IwLuoaRdn1UhDHK92j71sOBag/s1600-h/the+journal.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446697628842509570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOX0FzWWwm7WTrpgUTOrShfhV_pHjge3qP2WzK_njCMCwivPUBNm_kYJ88nbhi1Lww377pqJsNP2hQjW2Qb0RJLeFMTpKPtUL7ZfLZEYMOvrjqiLVu3IwLuoaRdn1UhDHK92j71sOBag/s400/the+journal.png" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 84px; " /></a></div><div><a href="http://thejournal.com/Home.aspx">THE Journal</a> - is another great educational technology resource. They offer free print or electronic subscriptions and the site has a lot of great resources. There are articles about what is working in schools, technology reviews, news letters, and more. </div><div>In the <a href="http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/1105/journal_201002/#/16">February 2010 Edition, on page 17</a>, there was a feature about #edchat on Twitter. I am a strong proponent of <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/creating-personal-learning-network-pln.html">Personal Learning Networks</a>, and #edchat on Twitter is a great place to start and grow your PLN. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>They are all free, so why not check them out. </div><div><br /></div><div>Please share any of your favorite free journals/magazines/web sites with us.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Free Educational Technology Journals and Resources

These magazines/web sites are all great sources of information, resources, tips, lesson ideas, and more and are all FREE. Tech&Learning ...

9:59 AM

Education Grant Resources

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSwmkuOtDNEI7Guj0MscaESw7i8zqoYEsfA8m1eMKLN0fYGqC1-cn333u0fmV3J5iZkvv1qYfuBtRcWrHHpXPEDQdLEniElZ6bCueuKCEj5mf5qSP08jq5ERLt_KZSVX7ib3irfwBMLg/s1600-h/techlearning+grant+calendar.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346075867970945602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSwmkuOtDNEI7Guj0MscaESw7i8zqoYEsfA8m1eMKLN0fYGqC1-cn333u0fmV3J5iZkvv1qYfuBtRcWrHHpXPEDQdLEniElZ6bCueuKCEj5mf5qSP08jq5ERLt_KZSVX7ib3irfwBMLg/s320/techlearning+grant+calendar.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 299px;" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/">Tech&Learning</a> has a free downloadable calendar of education grants for the 2009-2010 school year. Check it out <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/article/21108">HERE</a>.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Education Grant Resources

Tech&Learning has a free downloadable calendar of education grants for the 2009-2010 school year. Check it out HERE .

7:22 AM

PBL and Prof Dvlpmnt TL Blogs

I am a TechLearning Advisor for <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/">techlearning.com</a> and have been blogging for them. I will post the permalinks here for readers. Some of the articles that I publish on techlearning.com will also be posted here, others may not, but the links will be posted here.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/blogs_ektid17052.aspx">Project Based Learning</a> - posted 4/6/2009</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  line-height: 16px; word-spacing: 2px; font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;"><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "> Project Based Learning - a relatively new idea in high school education, but something I was exposed to many years ago (21) as a freshman at <a href="http://www.wpi.edu/" style="text-decoration: none; color: maroon; ">Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).</a> I received my Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering in 1992 and my education at WPI has served me well in a variety of capacities. WPI is mainly a science, technology, engineering, and math school, with some other majors mixed in.</p><div><br /></div><div>WPI has a unique learning system, called the WPI Plan. This plan stresses project based learning. Why? Because back when they developed the Plan (over 30 years ago) they knew that the only way to truly master subject area content is to apply it. They also knew that students needed to develop teamwork, communication skills, problem solving skills, creativity, critical thinking, and research skills (sounds like "21st Century skills" doesn't it?).<div><br /></div><div>The projects are an integral part of the Plan. All classes are expected to use projects in their curriculum and the school has three projects that all students must complete. The Humanities Sufficiency is a set of 5 themed humanities courses followed by a 1 course long independent study. This project is meant to make the student more well rounded. The IQP (Interactive Qualifying Project) is a team project studying the effects of technology on society or using technology to benefit society that is equivalent to 9 credits. The MQP(Major Qualifying Project) is also equivalent to 9 credits and is a major project in your subject area, similar to a senior thesis.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think that WPI was ahead of the game with their plan, considering this is the route that high schools and even middle schools are going. K-12 education is starting to realize how important these skills are and that project based learning is a great way to engage students while teaching them content and other needed skills.</div><div><br /></div><div>I try to use projects when ever possible in my classes. I found that my WPI education has taught me more than the STEM subjects, it has taught me valuable skills that have allowed me to be successful as a teacher, paramedic, engineer, manager, consultant, and husband. I would love to see high schools implement a more structured project based curriculum and provide more support for teachers. I think many teachers are afraid of projects because they fear that the students will not get all of the content that they need. However, if the project is structured properly, the students will get the content in order to complete the project. They will get the content, develop teamwork, communication skills, problem solving skills, and learn organization. They will also get to be social with other students which is very important to them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Technology can help with project based learning. I always wonder what we could have achieved back then if we had the World Wide Web as it is now. All we had was email and some ftp sites. Students can use technology to do research, organize their projects, and then present their projects as presentations, web sites, blogs, or videos.</div><div><br /></div><div>For more information on project based learning, see <a href="http://www.wpi.edu/" style="text-decoration: none; color: maroon; ">WPI</a>, <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/" style="text-decoration: none; color: maroon; ">Edutopia</a>, <a href="http://pbl-online.org/" style="text-decoration: none; color: maroon; ">PBL</a>, or<a href="http://www.google.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: maroon; ">Google</a> it.</div></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/blogs_ektid16850.aspx">Professional Development</a> - posted 3/27/09</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  line-height: 16px; word-spacing: 2px; font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;"><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"> Professional development is constantly listed as a major factor in improving teaching and learning. Effective professional development is not always delivered and funds are sometimes wasted. A survey by Education Week shows that 77% of respondents feel that their schools and districts do not use professional development funds effectively. In today's financial crisis, this is a major issue. So, how do you deliver effective professional development with less funding? How do we make sure that professional development is timely, interesting, and relevant?</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The first option to save money is to use in-house "experts". There is no need to go to expensive outside contractors and consultants when you probably have staff with a wealth of knowledge and expertise in your own building. Look for staff who have extra experience or knowledge in technology, curriculum development, tips and tricks, and other ideas. Have them run professional development sessions. In lieu of payment, offer them double CEU credits or other incentives that are free or low cost. Talk to local businesses about donating gift cards or items to your school and use those, or buy them at a discount. Even if you pay them contractual rates for this kind of thing, it will still be much less expensive than bringing in an outside person.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Another idea is to utilize some of the free professional development available on line. Many conferences have virtual conferences that faculty and staff can attend for free on line. Some colleges and professional development providers offer sessions online for free or reduced fees. You can also give staff a list of web sites that go over the material you want them to gain experience in and then give them time to review the sites.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">A great resource that I use is the </span><a href="http://www.teachersourcebook.org/tsb/index.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: maroon; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook</span></a><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, from the publisher of Education Week. It is available for free in print twice a year, and also available online. They have great ideas, articles, tips, and resources for professional development.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Some other resources online include:</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://corporate.classroom.com/cu.htm" style="text-decoration: none; color: red; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Connected University</span></a><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"> - over 60 courses available on the site, including technology integration, educational leadership, and curriculum. A yearly fee provides access to all classes.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:10pt;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/instructional-modules" style="text-decoration: none; color: maroon; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Eduto</span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">pi</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-size:10pt;"><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/instructional-modules" style="text-decoration: none; color: maroon; ">a</a></span><span style=" ;font-size:10pt;"> - These free teaching modules, developed by education faculty, can be used for workshops and meetings.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://vta.isafe.org/" style="text-decoration: none; color: red; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">iSafe</span></a><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"> - free training for educators in Internet safety.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.jason.org/public/home.aspx" style="text-decoration: none; color: red; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">JASON</span></a><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"> - Jason, part of the National Geographic Society, has online professional development on its science curricula.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/default.aspx" style="text-decoration: none; color: red; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Microsoft Office Online</span></a><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"> - free, self-paced training courses for Office 2003 and 2007.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.neh.gov/" style="text-decoration: none; color: maroon; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">National Endowment for the Humanities</span></a><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"> - grants for teachers</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.pbs.org/teacherline" style="text-decoration: none; color: maroon; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">PBS Teacherline</span></a><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"> - online professional development</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Look for educational web sites and magazines that offer free web casts. Use these web casts, either live or archived, as a way to present information to your staff.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">This is just a small list of professional development resources available. Have your professional development committee do some Internet searches, check out the Teacher Sourcebook, and see what you can find to improve your professional development offerings without increasing your budget.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">When planning Professional Development, make sure you involve a group of teachers in the planning. Have some veteran teachers, mid-career, and newbies in the group to make sure your professional development plans address all of their needs. Work on a small number of topics each year instead of dropping 10 different topics on the teachers with no time to implement or get follow up. Zero in on initiatives that are already in place and help teachers implement them in their classroom. Don't try to bring in every new idea or initiative as this will overwhelm your staff and let to none of it getting implemented. Get feedback from the faculty and staff on what kinds of training they need and want. Use a survey, or other feedback device to get their needs and wants to use when planning the years training. If teachers are involved in the planning and decisions, you will get more buy-in during the training.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Make sure that every professional development session ends with practical tips on how to implement the idea, topic, or initiative in the classroom. Teachers need to know why this is a good thing to do and how to use it in their classroom. Concrete, specific examples are a must.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">When teachers attend off-site training, have them come back and present what they learned to the rest of the staff. Set up a blog where these teachers can post their notes and observations for others to see. Post links to the training provider's web site for reference. Teachers can even post to the blog while they are at the event.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Remember that one size does not fit all. Tailor some professional development by subject area or grade. This will lead to more concrete examples of how to use the training in the classroom. Have people from these areas do the planning also.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Integrate professional development with your normal staff meetings. Have one great idea or tool or tip presented at the end of the meeting. If your meeting agenda is short, have a short professional development session during the meeting too. It's amazing how much can be accomplished in 20 minutes.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Embed professional development in the daily schedule. Emails of tips, ideas, and resources should be sent out to the staff. Have other teachers and staff available to help teachers implement what they've learned. Set up a staff blog for teachers to contribute to.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Many teachers will attend training events that are not necessarily run by official CEU providers. Come up with a way to have that training count towards their professional development requirements. Many times, this type of training is free, but teachers are hesitant to go to it because it will not count.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Some professional development sessions can also be reserved for collaboration time. Give teachers time to meet and work in groups to share ideas, tips, struggles, and triumphs. Also give them time to plan how to implement what they've learned in professional development sessions into their classroom. If teachers are not given this planning time, they may never use what they have learned.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Another idea I've seen recently is to have some students attend some of the professional development sessions and use these students as assistants to help implement some of the new ideas. These students can also give feedback on any ideas they have or any challenges that they may see in using that new idea in class.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Technology is a big part of education now. Teachers need to know how to use technology to improve teaching and learning and professional development must address this. In Connecticut, teachers are required to attend training in educational technology. Have teachers who already use technology teach other faculty about it. Send one or two teachers to train-the-trainer sessions so that they teach the rest of the staff. Have a technology open support session where technology savvy teachers, educational technology specialists, and IT staff are on hand to answer any and all questions teachers have or help them with new technologies that they have been working with.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Remember, the goal is to give teachers interesting, timely, relevant professional development that can help them improve the teaching and learning in their classroom. It should be easy to implement, have specific examples of how to implement, and have support and follow up resources available to the faculty. Make professional development something that the teachers look forward to and want to attend and make sure that they have time to plan out their implementation.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">In this day and age of reduced, or non-existent, funding, technology resources can help you continue offering rich professional development opportunities for your staff.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Sources of research: Teacher Magazine, TechLearning.com, Edutopia.org.</span></p></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for everyone's comments on these articles.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

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