An interesting move :Â Coursera Announces Professional Development Courses to Facilitate Lifelong Learning for Teachers
“Today we are extremely pleased to announce the launch of a teacher professional development category on Coursera. We believe that helping teachers improve their skills is an important contribution that we can make to the education of students everywhere. We are truly excited about the possibilities that having these courses available for free online, to be used independently or in a blended learning capacity, will open up for teachers, schools, and districts.Seven leading schools of education have joined this initiative, including the College of Education, University of Washington; Curry School of Education, University of Virginia; Johns Hopkins University School of Education; Match Education’s Sposato Graduate School of Education; Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University; Relay Graduate School of Education; and University of California, Irvine Extension.
Additionally, we welcome a new network of educational institutions and museums, including the American Museum of Natural History; The Commonwealth Education Trust; Exploratorium; The Museum of Modern Art; and New Teacher Center.” (read full article)
This one sounds intriguing to me:  Emerging Trends & Technologies in the Virtual K-12 Classroom Check out the full list of the current/upcoming Teacher PD courses. Is there something you want to take? Can you get a group of colleagues to work through the course together? Form your own independent study group and do it!
(via:Â EdWeek)
