Professional Development


Annenberg/ CPB Learner

A comprehensive resource including online courses, curriculum materials, and teacher professional development opportunities. Certificates of Participation are available to those working in groups. These certificates may be used for inservice or recertification credit. Graduate credit is available for courses and most workshops for a reasonable cost.

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

This site includes events, on-site training, online resources, and courses for credit. This site includes a large array of topics such as character education, classroom management, environmental education, school safety, and much more.

Brain Connection

Information on the brain and learning, brain teasers, and courses for credit are available on this site.

Bureau of Education and Research

An excellent resource for staff development, seminars, conferences, on-site training, and courses. Inservice credit or graduate credit is available.

Center for Teaching International Development

On-line and on-campus courses as well as advanced placement Summer Institutes for education professionals. Topics include Regional Studies, World Geography, World History, World Religions, and more.

Diane Morrison Consulting

With courses covering such unique subjects as personality training, creativity, utilizing humor, managing emotion and developing leaders, Diane Morrison Consulting courses are not only insightful and useful, but also interesting and fun. Plus, the Graduate Credit can go toward your re-certification and salary advancement.

Education World

Lesson planning, professional articles, and courses for credit are included.

Heritage Institute Online

Self-paced online courses for credit, seminars, and conferences in all subject areas.

New Horizons

Computer courses and online seminars on many applications including, Microsoft, Adobe, design, and media. Can take courses online or in a classroom.

PBS Teacher Source

This site includes more than three thousand free lesson plans and activities as well as current events for the classroom by grade level or subject.

Teachers' Domain

Gain multimedia resources for the classroom and teacher professional development, includes lesson plans. Teachers' Domain is an online educational service with two related components — collections and courses — that help teachers enhance their students' learning experiences and advance their own teaching skills.

World Wide Learn

Online courses and graduate degrees available. Includes business courses, career training, continuing education, language courses, online training, and personal development.