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Using Online Resources forUsing Online Resources forProfessional DevelopmentProfessional Development
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Why online courses?Why online courses?
Available any time, anywhereAvailable any time, anywhere Ready-made curriculumReady-made curriculum
ContentContent EvaluationsEvaluations TextText
Often available free!Often available free!
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Administrative IssuesAdministrative Issues
SupervisionSupervision Interaction with othersInteraction with others
LocationLocation Classroom, library, home?Classroom, library, home?
Grading & CreditGrading & Credit School Needs Formal PlanSchool Needs Formal Plan Post-graduate College Credit?Post-graduate College Credit?
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How do I choose?How do I choose?
Thoroughly review any course Thoroughly review any course you are consideringyou are considering
Don’t be a slave to the Don’t be a slave to the curriculumcurriculum Curriculum is a tool, not an end in Curriculum is a tool, not an end in
itselfitself
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Review…Review…
Review ALL the course Review ALL the course materialsmaterials Review each lesson and activityReview each lesson and activity
Make sure course meets the Make sure course meets the student’s needsstudent’s needs Academic requirementsAcademic requirements Learning styleLearning style Easy to useEasy to use
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Select a course…Select a course…
Course materials completely Course materials completely freefree
Course must be substantialCourse must be substantial
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How to use Online CurriculumHow to use Online Curriculum
Make sure someone in the Make sure someone in the school can be available to school can be available to support the childsupport the child Technical supportTechnical support Content supportContent support
Keep child motivatedKeep child motivated Keep records, if the curriculum Keep records, if the curriculum
doesn’t include record keepingdoesn’t include record keeping
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Do a trial run…Do a trial run…
Some students respond better Some students respond better than others to online learningthan others to online learning
Run a few lessonsRun a few lessons Consider professionals and their Consider professionals and their
administrators reactions to…administrators reactions to… online learning in general online learning in general the particular curriculumthe particular curriculum
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Use a planner or logbookUse a planner or logbook Track daily & course progressTrack daily & course progress
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Engage in discussionEngage in discussion
Set aside discussion timeSet aside discussion time Online education can be a little Online education can be a little
lonelylonely Discussion can be with…Discussion can be with…
Other TeachersOther Teachers MentorMentor Professional Development groupProfessional Development group
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Just in case…Just in case…
If you are dependent on an If you are dependent on an online course for complete online course for complete instruction…instruction… Print out some or all instructional Print out some or all instructional
materialsmaterials Download the course websiteDownload the course website
WebWhacker**WebWhacker** Websites occasionally change to Websites occasionally change to
fee-based or disappearfee-based or disappear
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Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development
Courses!Courses!
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GERRIC Gifted Education GERRIC Gifted Education Professional Development Professional Development PackagePackage Comprehensive 6-unit packageComprehensive 6-unit package
Understanding GiftednessUnderstanding Giftedness Identification of Gifted StudentsIdentification of Gifted Students Social and Emotional Development Social and Emotional Development UnderachievementUnderachievement Curriculum DifferentiationCurriculum Differentiation Developing Programmes and ProvisionsDeveloping Programmes and Provisions
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Each module includes…Each module includes… Core, Core, Extension and Extension and Specialisation modulesSpecialisation modules
In every age level…In every age level… Early Childhood, Early Childhood, Primary and Primary and Secondary age levelsSecondary age levels
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Annenberg Media Professional Annenberg Media Professional Development ResourcesDevelopment Resources
Course LibraryCourse Library Hundreds of coursesHundreds of courses Grade levels K – collegeGrade levels K – college Free video on demand (VoD)Free video on demand (VoD)
All courses also available on DVDAll courses also available on DVD
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Ohio Javits Grant modulesOhio Javits Grant modulesI-GET-GTEdI-GET-GTEd
Modules for…Modules for… TeachersTeachers ParentsParents AdministratorsAdministrators Guidance CounselorsGuidance Counselors School PsychologistsSchool Psychologists
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National Center for Learning National Center for Learning Disabilities Disabilities
NCLD TalksNCLD Talks New and Archived TalksNew and Archived Talks
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National Center for Learning National Center for Learning Disabilities Disabilities NCLD TalksNCLD Talks
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"My Brilliant Brain""My Brilliant Brain"
Documentary on the BrainDocumentary on the Brain Part 1 – Born GeniusPart 1 – Born Genius Part 2 – Make Me a GeniusPart 2 – Make Me a Genius Part 3 – Accidental GeniusPart 3 – Accidental Genius
Comprehensive – 47 minutes eachComprehensive – 47 minutes each
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Top Documentary FilmsTop Documentary Films
Other titles…Other titles… ““The Truth According To The Truth According To
Wikipedia”Wikipedia” ““Supersize Me”Supersize Me” ““Exploring Einstein: Life of a Exploring Einstein: Life of a
Genius”Genius” ““The Mystery of Picasso”The Mystery of Picasso” and hundreds more…and hundreds more… topdocumentaryfilms.comtopdocumentaryfilms.com
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NYC Gifted and Talented NYC Gifted and Talented CurriculumCurriculum
K-6 GT UnitsK-6 GT Units
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TED TalksTED Talks
TED = Technology, TED = Technology, Entertainment, Design ++Entertainment, Design ++
““Riveting talks by remarkable Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world”people, free to the world” www.ted.comwww.ted.com
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WebinarsWebinars
University of California IrvineUniversity of California Irvine Free GATE webinar series Free GATE webinar series
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NAGC Webinars on WednesdayNAGC Webinars on Wednesday nagc.org/wow.aspxnagc.org/wow.aspx
SENGinarsSENGinars sengifted.org/webinar_program.shtmlsengifted.org/webinar_program.shtml
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NAGC Convention & Exhibition NAGC Convention & Exhibition SessionsSessions Materials and Audio recordingsMaterials and Audio recordings Free for Convention attendeesFree for Convention attendees
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Webinars…Webinars…
Free or inexpensiveFree or inexpensive
Always localAlways local
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BooksBooks
The Cluster Grouping HandbookThe Cluster Grouping Handbook Winebrenner & BrullesWinebrenner & Brulles
Advancing DifferentiationAdvancing Differentiation Richard CashRichard Cash
And others…And others… Free Spirit PublishingFree Spirit Publishing
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TV Shows!TV Shows!
Doogie Howser, M. D.Doogie Howser, M. D. hulu.com/doogie-howser-mdhulu.com/doogie-howser-md
Head of the ClassHead of the Class tv.com/head-of-the-class/show/13tv.com/head-of-the-class/show/13
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Questions?Questions?
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