Professional+Development

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The Annenberg Learner : [|http://www.learner.org]
This site contains professional development in a variety of disciplines. If you'll go through the Social Studies sites, you'll find a great group of programs of varying lengths. The programs are set in actual classrooms, so you can see teachers and students interacting.

The Library of Congress : [] Online professional development modules from LOC.

Google Earth tutorials: []

E-Learning for Teachers in Alabama : []

Teaching History.org-Beyond the Chalkboard :[]

Podcasts A resource which you might not have considered is podcasts. There are all sorts of podcasts out there-some are for your students and others are for you. Nearly every museum now has podcasts and there are certainly general education ones as well. I’m including some examples here, but as with websites, there are many, many more:

History According to Bob [|http://www.summahistorica.com]

Education Podcast Network []

University and College Podcasts []

National Public Radio Education Podcasts []

Social Studies Podcasts for the Classroom []

Audio Lectures from Teaching American History grant []

Library of Congress Webcasts []

Info about Creating Podcasts-can’t find what you need-make your own! []