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The American Chemical Society provides professional development opportunities for teachers at all
levels, kindergarten through post-secondary.
http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=education%5cprofessional%5cindex.html
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National Council on Economic Education (NCEE)
A non-profit group dedicated to promoting economic education in K-12 schools.
http://www.ncee.net/
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Ideas that Work: Mathematics Professional Development
Strategies, resources, curriculum
http://www.enc.org/professional/learn/ideas/math/
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California Subject Matter Projects
A professional development community for teachers. Each subject area, such as science or history,
has a project. Calendar of development opportunities, discussion forums, resource links, content
standards for each project.
http://csmp.ucop.edu/
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Professional Development
Courses and opportunities for teachers at New York City's American Museum of Natural History.
http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/index.php
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The Smithsonian Office of Education
Works with teachers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and in several locations throughout
the nation. Special events, for-credit courses, and long-term partnerships, teachers meet their
teaching objectives using museum resources.
http://smithsonianeducation.org/
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The Southeast Center for Education in the Arts
Professional development in Discipline Based Art Education (DBAE), a combination of music, theatre,
visual art and dance. Conducting professional development summer institutes and professional
development workshops.
http://www.sceaonline.com/
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SkyLight Professional Development
Provides continuing education and graduate programs for K-12 teachers and administrators with
emphasis on multiple intelligences, brain based learning and literacy.
http://www.skylightedu.com/courses/
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Effective Learning Resources
Three offerings: Motivating the Unmotivated, Practical Ways to Increase Writing Achievement, and
Managing Your Special Ed Classrooms. Academic credit available. Live workshops, video classes,
inservice training and consulting services.
http://www.motivatestudents.com
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Catholic School Leadership Program
Professional programs at the graduate level which are capable of fostering critical reflection upon
the ends governing the profession, of providing the knowledge and skills required for its practice,
and of preparing students for principled and moral leadership in their professions.
http://www.udallas.edu/cslp/
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Cornell Center for Nanoscale Systems Institute for Physics Teachers (CIPT)
Professional development opportunity. Offers workshops during the school year and a two-week and
one-week institute in the summer. Courses contain lectures, tours and hands-on learning
experiences designed to update high school teachers on recent advances in physics.
http://www.cns.cornell.edu/cipt/
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Texas A&M University PTRA Program for Rural Physics Teachers
Selected applicants will participate in a three-year program (2003-2006) consisting of annual
summer workshops and two-day follow-up sessions each spring. Full details and application
available on the site.
http://teacher.physics.tamu.edu/
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Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers (CIBT)
Information about annual workshops designed to provide K-12 science teachers with practical
teaching tools and a continuing relationship with Cornell and other program participants.
http://cibt.bio.cornell.edu/
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NASA Ames Education Resources and Workshops
Descriptions and contact information many programs and learning opportunities for students,
teachers, schools, and college faculty.
http://education.arc.nasa.gov/pages/edresources.html
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SkyLight Professional Development
Provides continuing education and graduate programs for K-12 teachers and administrators with
emphasis on multiple intelligences, brain based learning and literacy. Online courses and video
courses available.
http://www.skylightedu.com/
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UCLA Service Learning Clearninghouse Project
Information and resources focusing on faculty issues, K-H partnerships, assessment and evaluation,
training and technical assistance, and service-learning research.
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/slc/
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J. Robert Hanson, Sons & Associates
Offering training in thoughtful education, the deliberate effort to integrate affect and cognition
in teaching.
http://www.thoughtfuleducation.com/
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National Center for Conflict Resolution Education
Offering information on conflict resolution training, both on-site and conference style. Also
listing other resources related to conflict resolution.
http://www.nccre.org
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Jo and Jo Productions
Providing child-focused services and programs for teachers and schools.
http://www.joandjoproductions.com
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Bureau Of Education and Research
Sponsor of staff development training for professional educators in the United States and Canada.
Offering seminars, videos and self-study resources.
http://www.ber.org
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Loyola Marymount University Enhancement Courses
Non-classroom, self-directed, independent study courses for teachers and administrators for
professional development credit.
http://www.enhancementcourses.edu
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Professional Development Laboratory
Supporting teachers in their quest for professional excellence. Providing classroom-based
experiences enabling teachers to learn from one another. Based at New York University's School of
Education.
http://www.nyu.edu/pdl
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Stetson University Center at Celebration
Offering professional development and graduate courses for the practicing educator.
http://www.stetson.edu/celebration/
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Show Me Center
Providing information and resources to support selection and implementation of standards-based
middle grades mathematics curricula.
http://showmecenter.missouri.edu
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Behaviour Management in Education Foundation
Behaviour management skills training for teachers.Handle any classroom crisis or discipline problem
with confidence. Plan class and schoolwide discipline programmes.
http://www.bmef.org/
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Focus Educational Services, Inc.
TeachersOnly publications, instructional products and seminars, including the famous Silly Science.
http://www.TeachersOnly.com/
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Taking Care of Teachers
Providing interactive stress management and team building workshops to educators
http://members.aol.com/TCOTeachers
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Lecture Management
Offering keynote speakers addressing relevant topics such as education technology, teacher
education, and student achievement.
http://www.lecturemanagement.com/
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CE Credits Online
Accredited courses for teachers and educators.
http://www.cecreditsonline.org/
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Summer Conferences for Secondary School Teachers
One-week-long residential conferences, emphasizing the impact of technology on mathematics and
science curricula. Hosted by Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH.
http://mathconf.exeter.edu/
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National Writing Project
Collaborative project for university and K-12 staff who want to improve writing instruction in
American schools.
http://www.writingproject.org/
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InspirAction
Certified on-line continuing education classes for teachers and counselors in the U.S.
Certificates issued upon satisfactory completion.
http://www.inspiractionweb.com/
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Enhancement Courses
Self-directed, independent study courses for teachers and administrators, or any person whose
professional and/or salary advancement is achieved with professional development credit.
http://www.enhancementcourses.com/
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Mark Wahl Training for Mathematics Teaching
Seminars in creative math methods for grades 3-9 that tap the multiple intelligences, learning
styles and are compatible with NCTM Standards.
http://www.markwahl.com/inservice_training.htm
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Worlds of the Renaissance - NEH Summer Institute
A national Summer institute about the Renaissance for thirty secondary school teachers in the
humanities. Includes projects intended to serve as curriculum resources for other teachers.
http://www.svhe.pdx.edu/summerinstitute/index.html
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Teacher Advancement Program (TAP)
A Milken Family Foundation program addressing recruitment, training, induction, professional
development, compensation, performance evaluation and career advancement for teachers.
http://www.mff.org/tap/
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NEA Expo
Details about past and future gatherings. Annual event.
http://www.neaexpo.com/
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Knowles Science Teaching Foundation
Established to strengthen the quality of high school (grades 9-12) science and mathematics teaching
in the United States. Programs, news, resources and contact details.
http://www.kstf.org/
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National Resource Center for Middle Grades/High School Education
Provides professional development opportunities for educators, distributes published resources on
best practices and research for classroom application, and conducts program, school, and community
evaluation studies.
http://www.coedu.usf.edu
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Council For Professional Recognition
Promotes the Child Development Associate (CDA) National Credentialing Program, a major national
(United States) movement to improve the quality of child care. The program is designed to assess
and credential early care and education professionals based on performance.
http://www.cdacouncil.org/
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Global Links - Global Educators Program
Opportunity for teachers to gain teaching experience in a foreign country. After spending 3-4 weeks
abroad the participants will receive 6 graduate credits from the University of St Thomas.
http://www.global-links.org/
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Martha's Vineyard Summer Workshops
Graduate level workshops in teaching writing and reading, sponsored by Northeastern University.
Two 2 week sessions in July. Master's degree in Writing option.
http://www.vineyardworkshops.neu.edu
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Teachers' Learning Center
Distance Learning in cooperation with Portland State University, graduate level education classes
in education.
http://web.pdx.edu/~kovalr/
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Passing Notes
Personal reflections on the National Teacher Certification program from a current participant. Site
features background, reform links, cost of program, and tips on how to successfully pass the final
exams.
http://members.tripod.com/bcdean1
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Waterford Teachers' Centre
Located in the South East of Ireland, an education support centre providing national and local
inservices, as well as resources for teachers, students and parents.
http://www.wtc.ie/
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West Central Four Professional Development Consortium
Resources for K-12 teachers, students administrators and technology coordinators.
http://www.wc4.org
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Prime Presentations
By McGehe Consulting. Offering teacher workshops in mathematics, science, assessment and school
improvement.
http://www.primepresentations.com/
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Data Based Directions
Offering consultants to present workshops. Also, books for sale on assessment practices and
database searches. Database search requires registration.
http://www.databdirect.com
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Teacher at Sea Program
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration offers teachers the opportunity to spend one to
three weeks working with research scientists at sea.
http://www.tas.noaa.gov/
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The Data Streme Project
The American Meteorological Society offers an on-line course to train teachers to use the Internet
to as a resource to study the weather in the K-12 science classroom.
http://www.ametsoc.org/dstreme/extras/dsinfo.html
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