The U.S. Department of Education has brought together some of the nation's most effective teachers and practitioners to share the research-based practices and ways of using data they have used in their own schools to make a difference in student achievement. For the past 2 years they have shared their expertise through the U.S. Department of Education's Teacher-to-Teacher Workshops offered in various locations all over the United States.
In order to more broadly share the information, these workshops have been taped and converted to online courses delivered using the video-streaming format. They are designed so teachers can experience on-demand professional development in specific content areas to increase their knowledge and skills for improving student achievement. To ensure access, all programs are closed captioned.
Each course is designed to be valuable for single teachers or groups of teachers. Each course is delivered in segments-usually about 15 minutes long-of video interspersed with reflective questions and small tasks that foster understanding. An entire program, including activities, is about 2 hours long.
By enrolling in these professional development courses, educators also have access to the electronic Professional Development Connections, or ePDC. This password-protected system provides a personal portfolio so that participants can track and manage their professional development activities. The portfolio is updated after a participant completes a Teacher-to-Teacher course and is used to track additional professional development activities.
Visit Teacher-to-Teacher website at www.paec.org/teacher2teacher.
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