Bargain Basement: Professional Development

Copyright ©2010 Kathi Kearney & Carolyn KotCopyright ©2010 Kathi Kearney & Carolyn Kottmeyertmeyer

The Bargain Basement: The Bargain Basement: Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

Kathi KearneyKathi Kearney

Carolyn KottmeyerCarolyn Kottmeyer


Using Online Resources forUsing Online Resources forProfessional DevelopmentProfessional Development


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!


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?


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


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


Select a course…Select a course…

Course materials completely Course materials completely freefree

Course must be substantialCourse must be substantial


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


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


Keep recordsKeep records

Use a planner or logbookUse a planner or logbook Track daily & course progressTrack daily & course progress


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


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


Free Online Free Online

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

Courses!Courses!


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

www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_edwww.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publications_resources/profilucation/publications_resources/profiles/gifted_education_professional_dees/gifted_education_professional_development_package.htmvelopment_package.htm

http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publications_resources/profiles/gifted_education_professional_development_package.htm





Comprehensive Professional Comprehensive Professional Development Development

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






GERRIC Gifted Education GERRIC Gifted Education Professional Development Professional Development PackagePackage


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

http://www.learner.org/http://www.learner.org/

http://www.learner.org/















Annenberg Media Professional Annenberg Media Professional Development ResourcesDevelopment Resources


Ohio Javits Grant modulesOhio Javits Grant modulesI-GET-GTEdI-GET-GTEd

Modules for…Modules for… TeachersTeachers ParentsParents AdministratorsAdministrators Guidance CounselorsGuidance Counselors School PsychologistsSchool Psychologists






Ohio Javits Grant modulesOhio Javits Grant modules

I-GET-GTEdI-GET-GTEd


National Center for Learning National Center for Learning Disabilities Disabilities

NCLD TalksNCLD Talks New and Archived TalksNew and Archived Talks

http://ncldtalks.orghttp://ncldtalks.org

http://ncldtalks.org/





National Center for Learning National Center for Learning Disabilities Disabilities NCLD TalksNCLD Talks


"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

topdocumentaryfilms.comtopdocumentaryfilms.com/my-brilliant-brain-make-me-geni/my-brilliant-brain-make-me-geniusus

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/my-brilliant-brain-make-me-genius/






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




Top Documentary FilmsTop Documentary Films


NYC Gifted and Talented NYC Gifted and Talented CurriculumCurriculum

K-6 GT UnitsK-6 GT Units

schools.nyc.gov/Academics/Giftschools.nyc.gov/Academics/GiftedandTalented/EducatorResouredandTalented/EducatorResourcesces

http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/GiftedandTalented/EducatorResources







NYC Gifted and Talented NYC Gifted and Talented CurriculumCurriculum


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

http://www.ted.com/



TED TalksTED Talks


WebinarsWebinars

University of California IrvineUniversity of California Irvine Free GATE webinar series Free GATE webinar series

(February)(February) unex.uci.eduunex.uci.edu/certificates/education/gate/certificates/education/gate

NAGC Webinars on WednesdayNAGC Webinars on Wednesday nagc.org/wow.aspxnagc.org/wow.aspx

SENGinarsSENGinars sengifted.org/webinar_program.shtmlsengifted.org/webinar_program.shtml

http://unex.uci.edu/certificates/education/gate

http://unex.uci.edu/certificates/education/gate

http://www.nagc.org/wow.aspx

http://www.sengifted.org/webinar_program.shtml





NAGC Live Learning CenterNAGC Live Learning Center

NAGC Convention & Exhibition NAGC Convention & Exhibition SessionsSessions Materials and Audio recordingsMaterials and Audio recordings Free for Convention attendeesFree for Convention attendees


Webinars…Webinars…

Free or inexpensiveFree or inexpensive

Always localAlways local


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



BooksBooks


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

46/episode.html46/episode.html

http://hulu.com/doogie-howser-md

http://www.tv.com/head-of-the-class/show/1346/episode.html

http://www.tv.com/head-of-the-class/show/1346/episode.html




TV ShowsTV Shows


Online Bargain BasementOnline Bargain Basement

Internet is full of free Internet is full of free professional development professional development resourcesresources

Check out the deals in the Check out the deals in the Online Bargain Basement!Online Bargain Basement!

Questions?Questions?


The Online The Online Bargain BasementBargain Basement

Thanks for coming down!Thanks for coming down!