Professional+Development

This section of our portal would be the most comprehensive and include: info and links to online courses/ seminars/ tutorials; Professional readings; Research skills, etc. These would be mainly based around the use of technology in education.

http://www.mendeley.com/research/teacher-professional-development-in-the-use-of-technology-1/

http://jte.sagepub.com/content/62/1/76.full.pdf

[] A company that runs a PD program for TL's, including a seminar ny Ross Todd this year.

FREE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD SOFTWARE []

More free IWB downloads - this looks quite good - it is listed by topic []

Technology and Mathematics []

A site which provides useful links to PD opportunities http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/rblonline/workshops/pdlinks.htm

Professional Reading on a number of subjects http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/pd/reading/index.htm

Cyber smart website - online courses for teachers and others on student use of online tools, etc. http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/Schools/Book%20teacher%20professional%20development.aspx

Partnership for 21st century skills - online publications http://www.p21.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=504&Itemid=185