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TeacherTV [] “Through engaging videos, practical resources and an active online community, Teachers TV supports the professional development of anyone working in school, enabling them to widen their skills, develop their practice, and connect with others in the field.” A fantastic resource!

The Connected Teacher [] This is a good site if you think you might be interested in becoming a teacher, too.

School Tropes http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SchoolTropes "Tropes related to education in its many forms. Anything from brutal sadistic training to inspiring life-changing education." The lists give examples of how the media - movies, books, etc - addresses the topic. Not all are positive, so be warned - and please don't be offended.

Training Tube TV - "Videos to Inspire Learning" http://www.trainingtube.tv/account/home.php This is by VignettesVideos that is apparently related to Training Magazine, which has been around for years.

TED - "Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world" http://www.ted.com/ "TED is a small nonprofit ...[that] started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader." They have over 700 TEDTalks, which are videos of people's talks, keynotes, presentations, etc.

Center for Law and Education http://www.cleweb.org/

Tales From a Teachers Heart http://www.talesfromateachersheart.com/index.asp This is a "series of movies that tell heartwarming stories about students, schools, and teachers ....[that] celebrate and explore all the ways teachers make a difference."

Teaching with Passion: Advice for Young Educators by Lisa Morehouse http://www.edutopia.org/jonathan-kozol-advice-teachers “Jonathon Kozol talks about building relationships, fostering creativity, and standing up for students.”

Guiding Lights: Novice Educators Pair Up with Veteran Teachers by Grace Rubenstein http://www.edutopia.org/guiding-lights ”Mentors keep beleaguered new teachers from fleeing the profession.”

Training Magazine http://www.trainingmag.com/msg/publications/training.jsp

Personal You: Living on a Beginning Teacher’s Salary http://www.cec.sped.org/AM/Template.cfm?SectionHome&CONTENTID=10670&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm=

Mighty Mentors http://www.mightymentors.com/ “This award winning service enables teachers to safely mentor one another via email. Mighty Mentors can help you find a mentor or mentee for a short- or long-term mentoring partnership. Teachers can help other teachers improve their teaching techniques, troubleshoot classroom problems, and more. Mighty Mentors is a free public service from Teaching.com; there is no charge to participate.”

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: What Keeps Teachers Teaching by Sara Bernard http://www.edutopia.org/what-keeps-teachers-teaching-r-e-s-p-e-c-t

Sage Advice: The Wisdom of Crowds http://www.edutopia.org/sage-advice This page, from Edutopia, asks educators to give short replies to questions about teaching.

Sage Advice: Educating Educators - What would you teach a teacher? http://www.edutopia.org/sage-advice-teaching-teachers

Sage Advice: Tips for Teachers - What teaching trick do you use in the classroom to help your students succeed? http://www.edutopia.org/sage-advice-teaching-tricks

Edutopia http://www.edutopia.org/ This site (and magazine) from the George Lucas Educational Foundation is great. They provide a number of videos showing real classrooms in action.

Education Cartoons for Teachers [|http://www.borg.com/~rjgtoons/edu.html]

Personal You: Strategies to Help Reduce Teacher Stress http://www.cec.sped.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=CEC_Today1&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=11289

YouTube Professors: Scholars as Online Video Stars http://chronicle.com/free/v54/i20/20a01901.htm

(video) Professors as YouTube Stars http://chronicle.com/media/video/v54/i20/youtube/

Teach to Students' Learning Styles http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/learningstyle.php

Center for Teaching – Teaching Resources __http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/teaching_resources/index.htm__ InTime http://www.intime.uni.edu/ Integrating New Technologies Into the Methods of Education “The mission of INTIME is to help educators improve student learning at all levels (PK thru University work) and in all content areas. … We use contemporary technology, high quality conceptual models, online streaming videos, case studies and probing questions analysis to help educators learn the skills necessary for improving student learning.”

PBS TeacherLine: Online Professional Development for Educators http://www.myetv.org/education/pbs_teacherline/ PBS TeacherLine, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, is committed to helping teachers acquire the skills they need to prepare students for a successful future. PBS TeacherLine provides online professional development through facilitated courses that meet national standards, supportive and collaborative learning communities and exemplary Internet-based resources.

- FREE! Learning Online with TeacherLine Workshops (in South Carolina) http://www.myetv.org/education/pbs_teacherline/workshops.cfm

(video) Apple Teacher Institute [] Warning: Video starts immediately. They say this is a “ parody of the monster.com commercial.” I’m not familiar with the ad, but this video is funny.

Educational World []

Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, & Advancement (CERRA) [South Carolina] []

Bridges 4 Kids [] “Building Partnerships Between Families, Schools, and Communities”

abc teach []

Practice Guides [] These “provide practical recommendations for educators to help them address the everyday challenges they face in their classrooms and schools. … IES practice guides are subjected to rigorous external peer review.”

Classroom Architect [] “The size of the classroom and interior areas, the colors of the walls, the type of furniture and flooring, the amount of light, and the room arrangement all influence how students learn. Thoughtful arrangement of the indoor and outdoor environments will support your learning goals for students. This tool provides an opportunity for experimentation with the layout of your classroom without any heavy lifting!”

5 Steps to a Good Syllabus http://www.sc.edu/cte/guide/syllabus/index.shtml#courseoutline

Example Syllabus Statements http://www.sc.edu/cte/guide/syllabus/statements.shtml

Teaching Guide http://www.sc.edu/cte/guide/

CEC’s Reality 101 Blog for New Teachers [] This is from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) but all new and not-so-new teachers can get and share ideas here.

Faculty Focus - Articles [] A gazillion articles about teaching in higher education, especially about teaching online. It also has a great deal of information useful to new instructors.

//International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning// (IJ-SoTL) []

 USC Continuing Education and Conferences http://saeu.sc.edu/conted/catalog/index.php

They offer Professional Education Programs (for a fee - with discounts for faculty/staff members) that include courses that "strengthen your professional skills or a certificate program to enable a career change". Examples include Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Cascading Style Sheets, and Project Management. They also have what they call Carolina Classroom, a "collection of intellectually stimulating non credit lectures, workshops and explorations" and exam preparation courses for the GRE, GMAT, and LSAT, "plus summer and academic year programs for the SAT and ACT undergraduate entrance exams."