Four free online courses designed to help educators increase their skills in dealing with finding and evaluating information, bias in big data and algorithms, how misinformation and disinformation propaganda is created, and making media today. KQED Teach is a project of KQED Education. KQED Teach
10 ed-tech resources for school administrators: eSchool New Sometimes it may seem like teachers get to experience all the technology “fun,” but there are many education technology resources that school administrators can use to meet the unique challenges they face. eschoolnews.com
Alice is an innovative block-based programming environment that makes it easy to create animations, build interactive narratives, or program simple games in 3D. Unlike many of the puzzle-based coding applications Alice motivates learning through creative exploration. alice.org
This form allows educators to select criteria to find professional learning opportunities to meet their needs. Searches can be narrowed by type (physical location or online), location, date, topic, and audience. CDE PLO Search Form
Adopted by the CA Department of Education, the Quality Professional Learning Standards lay the foundation for high quality professional learning activities for educators which will ultimately lead to improved student performance. Quality Professional Learning Standards
This 2012 report assesses the state of the teaching profession in California at that time and makes recommendations related to teacher recruitment and on-going support. Greatness by Design
This document is a companion to California’s Quality Professional Learning Standards document. Professional Learning System Review
edWeb.net offers free webinars and professional learning communities for educators. Webinars may be watched live or on demand and CE certificates are available for viewing the webinars. edWeb.net
May just be of interest to the Leadership Cadre but I’ve started a blog where I am posting thoughts and resources related to Learner-Centered Leadership. I would welcome any feedback from the team. Learner Centered Leadership Blog