| The following multi-media teacher professional development packages are available for purchase at bulk rates—including online course licenses—for colleges,
universities, and school districts. For more information, contact Peter A. Paul at 1-800-200-8284, or via e-mail at: ppaul@teachersnetwork.org. |
| New Teacher Resource Program |
| Teachers Network has created a series of self-guided online courses for new teachers who wish to improve their professional practice. As part of Teachers Network's New
Teacher Resouce Program, new teachers can participate in nine courses that are essential for every teacher. All courses are self-guided and conveniently available online from a teacher's
home or school computer. Teachers can follow along at their own pace and at their convenience. |
| How to Use the Internet in Your Classroom |
| Whether you're a technology wiz or a neophyte, using the internet in your classroom is a learned skill. Here are engaging, fun ways to add new and exciting strategies to
your pedagogic repertoire. We'll teach you how to motivate your students by using the internet in the classroom. Then, go from novice to knowledgeable - incorporating tools such as wikis,
digital images, streaming video, blogs, and interactive web resources for instruction. |
| Professional Teachers Program |
| Teachers Network, a non-profit organization that leads the field in teacher professional development - by teachers for teachers - is offering the Professional Teachers
Program. The program provides high-quality materials as well as online courses to sustain, support, and further develop the professional skills and knowledge needed by all mid-career
to veteran teachers. |
| Balanced Literacy |
| Learn how to do balanced literacy in the classroom with three experienced teachers. You'll spend “the morning” in three different elementary schools experiencing
firsthand how to incorporate such balanced literacy elements in your classroom as word work, independent work time, read aloud, reader's and writer's workshops, guided reading, shared
reading, accountable talk, mini-lesson. See how these teachers match the needs of their students and reflect on their practice. |
| Introduction to Action Research |
| There is a recent trend in the number of teachers taking advantage of “action research.” But what exactly is action research and how can the ESL classroom benefit
from this reflective teaching practice? |
