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PBS TeacherLine - Online Professional Development for Educators
Click here to visit the TeacherLine Southeast website where you can find regional PBS Teacher Line Information.
Click here to see results from the NC Teacher and Administrators Professional Development Survey
PBS TeacherLine is the premier professional development resource offering online courses for PreK–12 teachers. Trained, certified facilitators lead more than 80 top-quality, six-week courses that span the entire curriculum: Reading/Language Arts, Science, Mathematics, Instructional Technology, and Instructional Strategies. Coursework can cover a complete sequence of study or address a specific requirement, depending on a teacher’s or instructional coach’s needs. Online learning is fun, flexible, and collaborative.
PBS TeacherLine offers the high quality, research-based and standards-based professional development opportunities that North Carolina teachers need, in an accessible, online format. TeacherLine—created in Ready To Teach funds from the U.S. Department of Education and designed to meet the goals of No Child Left Behind—provides these exceptional courses are affordable. Our collaboration with respected educational organizations and leading experts ensures that all courses address local and national standards, including NETS•T and NCTM standards, as well as NCLB requirements.
"I am a teacher living in South Korea, teaching an English program to Korean students for a year....I hold a South Carolina teaching license, and I needed renewal credit for it. That is why I appreciate Teacherline's online classes so much. I really didn't know how I would be able to renew my teaching license until I found PBS Teacherline. The classes have been really great."
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Becky Tutherow (former North Carolina resident)
Recently, Teachers' Domain (WGBH Boston) has joined with TeacherLine. Teacher’s Domain’s award winning science courses are being added to the TeacherLine course lineup; Click here for more information on the courses. Already, over 4,000 Teachers' Domain learning objects are free to teachers through our website.
Helping North Carolina Teachers Reach Highly Qualified Status
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It is our goal to help North Carolina teachers—as they shift roles from teacher/facilitator to adult learners—to be to become part of a viable online community of learners.
Working together with universities, community colleges, and other educational institutions, we can reach the goal of having every teacher in North Carolina attain highly qualified status.
TeacherLine Updates:
New TeacherLine courses have been added for the April 18 - May 29, 2012 period. Enroll by April 11th for best course availability.
April 18 – May 29, 2012 Courses:
§ RDLA152.66 An Introduction to Underlying Principles and Research for Effective Literacy Instruction
Meet requirements for research-based literacy and reading instruction. Analyze best practices for phonemic awareness, phonics, and word recognition to develop the skills required for students to expand vocabulary, improve comprehension and fluency, and gain independence. Familiarize yourself with the literacy needs of English language learners (ELL), students with learning disabilities, and other struggling readers. * Common Core Aligned * Reading Credit Approved
§ TECH300.139 The Computer for Personal Productivity
Discover how you can use the computer, Web-based tools, and Web 2.0 to boost classroom productivity and effectiveness. Explore technology tools that improve communication with colleagues, students, and parents, help create lesson plans and instructional materials, and manage electronic information. Use innovative, Web-based tools to create a plan designed to improve your personal productivity and positively impact student learning and achievement.
New TeacherLine courses have been added for the May 2 - June 12, 2012 period. Enroll by April 25th for best course availability.]
May 2 – June 12, 2012 Courses:
§ INST300.160 Curriculum Mapping I by Heidi Hayes Jacobs
Explore curriculum mapping in this course developed with expert Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs. Understand how to incorporate mapping in classrooms to enrich curricula and have a powerful impact on student performance. Part I explores the history and purpose of curriculum mapping, your role as a teacher, the types of maps, and the various data collected in the maps. You will finish the course with a complete peer-reviewed plan to adjust the scope and sequence of your curriculum.
§ INST320.113 Connecting Family, Community and Schools
Learn the Action Team for Partnership (ATP) model and discover how to engage families and communities in children's education. Examine the "connection" issues, acquire tools to integrate partnership programming into your curriculum, and develop a plan that involves parents, family members, and community resources in your own classroom.
§ RDLA125.457 Children's Authors on the Web: Online Sites that Motivate Students to Write
Discover the power of author studies to motivate students to read and write. This course uses a problem-based approach to teach the techniques of conducting an author study integrating technology and the Internet. Explore author and other Web sites to collect resources that will introduce your students to many genres and inspire your students to read, write, and use technology effectively.
§ RDLA157.74 Teaching Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Bring the ideal balance of oral language, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, phonics, and written language to your language arts instruction. Study the stages of literacy development and practice assessing the performance of budding young readers. Learn to design instructional activities that strengthen students' skills in phonemic and phonological awareness, letter-sound correspondence, and phonograms.
A Satisfied Teacher Comments about the TeacherLine Course:
"I just finished the Global Climate Change course (STEM417) through PBS TeacherLine. It was fun, and really very good...plus all online...no commuting to class. Loved it!" Kella Boatner, NC Educator
PBS TeacherLine Courses are Now Aligned to Common Core State Standards. For inquiries about TeacherLine, contact :
http://www.teacherlinesoutheast.org/offerings.htm or call 1-800-277-0829.
PBS TeacherLine partners with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) to certify teachers who lead the way in classroom technology integration. Learn more about our ISTE certification program here.
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