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Teacher training coursesWe want to help all teachers to continue your training and to help your students through our educational resources. From our digital learning platform you can access more than 160 courses and 2,800 hours of training in different languages, free. We also provide you with educational resources and to

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Free online professional development courses to enhance your teaching practice in many subject areas.

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TOEFL® Test Preparation: The Insider’s GuidePrepare for the TOEFL® test and learn how to improve your score and English language skills from the experts who create the exam.

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Learning design basics: pedagogy into practice | OpenLearning | Learning Design SeriesWant to engage and motivate your students? Keen to create authentic and meaningful learning experiences that really connect?

Motivating Students to Learn – Online Course | AlisonLearn about motivating students to learn. Topics covered include behaviorism, operant conditioning, attribution, self-efficacy, and self-determination.

Education | ExploratoriumIf you're a teacher, parent, student, after-school educator, or professional developer, there are lots of unique resources here for you. Dive in and see what you discover.

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Professional DevelopmentLooking for inspiration and support? Teaching Tolerance provides a range of materials for educators: learning modules that make you think, presentations you can share and hands-on workshops with our expert trainers. These resources help teachers improve their practice and help K–12 leaders shape their schools into strong, equitable communities. “A great resource and site for educational leaders and classroom teachers in ensuring a safe, caring and welcoming climate and culture built on respect for diversity, empathy and equity.”

Professional Development for Teachers of the Visually ImpairedResources & professional development opportunities for teachers of students who are blind or visually impaired, including additional disabilities.

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Instructional Design - Learning Theories Design Course | AlisonAlison’s online course Instructional Systems Design shows you how to design and develop highly effective instructional materials for courses.

What Works in Education: Evidence-Based Education PoliciesLearn what works in education and how to identify, analyze and implement evidence-based education policies that improve learning.

Free Course: Principles of Instructional DesignFree Course: Principles of Instructional Design The team at CourseArc has created hundreds of engaging online modules for our clients and in this process we have found that many K-12 organizations, universities, and corporate training departments have few to no resources with formal training in instructional design. That’s why we are excited to release our free, self-paced course,

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MYP PD learning resourcesTake these free PD courses to learn more about some key areas of the MYP curriculum. These courses currently cover interdisciplinary teaching and learning, the personal project, and service as action.

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Make Your School Human Rights FriendlyDiscover pathways to making your school more human rights friendly.

Intel® Teach ElementsIntel® Teach Elements is a series of free online professional development courses that provide deep exploration of 21st century learning concepts.

Free Online PD for Teachers - Renew a Teaching License by Professional Learning BoardGet free online PD for teachers. Teachers and substitute teachers take free online PD courses to learn how to teach online.

Instructional Design Foundations and ApplicationsOffered by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This course, Instructional Design Foundations, is an introductory course as part of Instructional Design MasterTrack Certificate. This particular course will introduce learners to the conceptual and theoretical foundations of instructional design as well as the analysis aspect of instructional systems design in order to create an innovative instructional solution to performance problems in organizations. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to: ●Describe the major concepts of instructional systems design ●Describe the major learning and instructional theories ●Describe the process of instructional design and instructional design models ●Describe various analysis activities for instructional design

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Teacher Training Hub: Teaching Resources and Professional DevelopmentVideos and resources to get started with online assessment, practice data driven instruction and pick up new teaching strategies for blended leaning.

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ASCD's Professional Learning Solutions can accelerate your professional development and enable you to reach your school’s performance targets. We have the most innovative on-site, online, and blended solutions that are customizable, aligned, and differentiated to meet the needs and goals of your educators.

Learning to Teach OnlineOffered by UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales). Are you an educator? Have you ever wanted to understand more about how to design your class to make better use of educational technology – whether fully online or in blended contexts? Would you like to learn from those who have extensive practical experience with online technologies? The Learning to Teach Online (LTTO) MOOC will help you develop a working understanding of successful online teaching strategies that you can apply in your own practice. The course is based upon the multi award winning open educational resource developed by Dr Simon McIntyre and Karin Watson. Integrating online technologies into your teaching can be a challenging prospect, and it can be difficult to know how to approach it effectively for the benefit of both students and yourself. No one knows your own content and teaching strengths better than you, and the “one size fits all” formula doesn’t always suit everyone. No matter what type of technology you are interested in exploring or your level of experience, this course will help you draw on your teaching strengths and find the approach that is right for you, your students and your educational context. This course will guide you through your journey of understanding how online technologies can enhance your course design. You will have the opportunity to develop your understanding of effective online teaching practices and their relationship to the use of different technologies. You will also be encouraged to progressively design and reflect upon your own online learning activity, assessment or resource for use in your own class if you choose to undertake the course assignments.

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Coaching Skills for Learner-Centred ConversationsUsing coaching approaches in your educational conversations will help you support learners to really maximise their potential, as you become an even more effective and inspiring educator. Over these next four modules, you will become much more familiar with some key coaching principles and skills, and will be equipped to start applying these in your own educational contexts.

Classroom Strategies for Inquiry-Based LearningLearn inquiry-based classroom practices to engage students in education through exploration.

Education in Advanced Teaching | University of the PeopleLearn more about the degree programs we offer in Education in Advanced Teaching, the program leadership, the career development center, and hear from our students.

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MOOCs from Great Universities (Many With Certificates)Discover 800+ Fee MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) by great universities -- Harvard, Stanford. MIT, etc. Most offer

Teaching Historical Inquiry with ObjectsThis course will give middle and high school history teachers new techniques to engage and motivate students with an inquiry-based approach to learning.

Leading Ambitious Teaching and LearningLearn why ambitious teaching and learning may be the key to global educational improvement and how to put it into practice.

Introduction to Family Engagement in EducationLearn about successful collaborations between families and educators and why they lead to improved outcomes for students and schools.

Education Courses | CourseraEducation courses from top universities and industry leaders. Learn Education online with courses like Learning to Teach Online and Supporting children with difficulties in reading and writing.

Designing and Leading Learning SystemsLearn leading strategies for educational innovation to improve practice, raise student performance, and reduce achievement gaps.

Climate Change EducationLearn how to work with your students to help them explore climate change through the use of interactive and engaging activities. These activities are designed for students at the primary and secondary levels.

Launching Innovation in SchoolsBecome a change leader and take the first step towards launching initiatives to improve teaching and learning.

Big Data and EducationLearn the methods and strategies for using large-scale educational data to improve education and make discoveries about learning.

Education & Teacher TrainingEdX offers online education courses covering a broad range of topics from educational policy and history to curriculum design and teaching techniques. Explore case studies in teaching and learn about how technology is increasing access to quality education on an unprecedented scale. Related Topics - AP Courses | Educational Technology | Higher Education | K12 | Teacher Training | Test Prep | Master's in Higher Ed Administration

The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable DevelopmentChildren are our future – so how do we give them the best beginning for a happy and healthy life?

GamificationOffered by University of Pennsylvania. Gamification is the application of game elements and digital game design techniques to non-game problems, such as business and social impact challenges. This course will teach you the mechanisms of gamification, why it has such tremendous potential, and how to use it effectively. For additional information on the concepts described in the course, you can purchase Professor Werbach's book For the Win: How Game Thinking Can Revolutionize Your Business in print or ebook format in several languages.

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Education - K-12 - Apple TeacherApple Teacher is a free professional learning program designed to support and celebrate educators using Apple products for teaching and learning.

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Expand Your Media Literacy Skills Today With KQED TeachKQED Teach offers a collection of free, hands-on professional learning opportunities focused on Digital Media. Educators can build skills in digital storytelling, data visualization, and critical media use to support all curriculum areas. These skill...

Become a Book Creator Certified Author - Book Creator appWe are excited to launch our new accreditation programme to help fast-track you to success with Book Creator!

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Ambassadors - Osmo for SchoolsA network and community of educators passionate about implementing meaningful technology that makes an impact on student learning.

EdTechTeacher - Teaching with TechnologyClassroom resources and professional development for teachers teaching with technology such as iPads, Chromebooks, & other technology to enhance learning.

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Technology Curriculum & Tools for Educators - Grow with GoogleEngage your students while setting them up for future success by putting the latest technology and educator tools to work in your classroom.

Use Edpuzzle to learn at your own pace and get certified in topics like project-based learning, gamification, personalized learning or tech integration.