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The
Apple Distinguished Educators Program
The Apple Distinguished Educators (ADE) program recognizes
K-12 and Higher Education educators throughout many countries
who show the most innovation in integrating technology into
the curriculum. Learn more about this exciting program and
the many ideas for learning that come from the Apple Distinguished
Educators program.
Teachers
Teaching Teachers
We all know that the Web offers a myriad of resources for
our students, but often we do not have time to explore the
resources designed specifically for educators themselves.
This ALI resource guide focuses on teacher resources for
professional development and resource sharing. Teachers
can be teachers' best resources; we hope that this guide
can help you to connect!
Imagine
Imagine Magazine presents QuickTime videos discussing success
stories of technology application in schools. There is a
search engine and archive to access stories covered in previous
releases.
Learning
Technology Review
This online magazine presents several excellent articles
by Apple Distinguished Educators and others about how best
to use technology for education, or how technology has influenced
their thinking about learning. There is a link to an extensive
list of articles in past issues that should not be missed.
Technology
as a Change Agent for the Teaching Process
This article takes an in-depth look at how teachers “are
demonstrating that the technological revolution has the
potential to provide the impetus, the tools, and the new
structures to transform the practice, the art, and the meaning
of teaching.”
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Professional
Development in the Spotlight
The Knowledge Loom provides a look at best practices in professional
development. Included are links to selected sites that specialize
in professional development, discussions led by leaders in
the field, and information on the principles of practices
for professional development.
High Plains Regional
Technology in Education Consortium
- A Network of Solutions
This page includes links to several high-quality sites with
information on using technology in education. They include
the HPRTEC Explorer homepage, sources for Internet lesson
ideas, as well as general information on technology integration.
Professional
Development Consortium - Central Coast Developed by
the Professional Development Consortium Central Coast in
the state of California, this site provides resources, opportunities,
spotlights and much more related to professional development
in K-12 education.
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Apple
Online Learning Professional Development Courses
These courses provide an array of self-paced courses designed
to help educators integrate technology into teaching and learning.
Each course consists of an interactive tutorial, a hands-on
course project, and a forum for discussion with fellow students
and with the course mentor. Online courses allow educators
to proceed at their own pace, learning anytime and anywhere
they are connected to the Internet.
Atomic
Learning Library Online
The Atomic Learning Library is a QuickTime based online
software tutorial. It contains a combination of a free and
a subscription based plan for step-by-step easy to use lessons.
It covers everything from imovie 2 to Word as well as many
other software titles.
Early
Childhood Education: Professional Development
There are a number of organizations and listservs that provide
excellent online information for early childhood educators.
The collection of Internet sites listed in this ALI resource
guide is designed to lead you quickly to the valuable information
and connections provided in these resources.
Suggestions
for Success
This site explores the variety of courses currently available
for educators and presents tools to assist them in determining
what particular individual learning styles best match the
environment of the various online courses. Includes a learning-style
self quiz.
Apple Learning
Interchange - Learning Resources
This is ALI's index page for various kinds of learning resources.
Included are ALI monthly features, technology integration
lesson plans, information for parents, technology "how-to's"
and AppleWorks information for educators.
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Apple
Learning Professional Development Workshops
These workshops are designed to meet a wide variety of technology
professional development needs, from novice technology users
to advanced leadership skills. Through participation in
hands-on workshops, attendees learn to create Units of Practice
and to employ techniques for successful integration of all
types of technology into the classroom curriculum. ALPD
workshops incorporate design principles developed through
the Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (ACOT) research.
What
Type of Technology In-service Education Is Best?
This site discusses the issue of technology in-service education
and links to several other sites and subsections related
to technology proficiency for teachers, including the Teachers'
Cyberspace Starter Kit and the Apple Learning Professional
Development online courses.
Summer
In-service Education
Now with the variety of offerings on the Internet, this
summer you can take courses for credit, join in online workshops,
learn from teacher discussions, or simply go your own way
with independent learning. We've provided you with some
starter sites for summer staff development.
National
Educators Computer Conference (NECC) One of the world’s
largest education conferences is charged with promoting
the use of technology in education. It includes keynote
addresses, workshops, exhibitions, student showcases and
various sessions designed to assist in educators' professional
development.
High/Scope Educational
Research Foundation
High/Scope Foundation, an independent nonprofit research,
development, training, and public advocacy organization.
The Foundation's principal goals are to promote the learning
and development of children worldwide from infancy through
adolescence and to support and train educators and parents
as they help children learn.
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