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Pre-service teachers (university students) and in- service teachers evolve their professional identity in a variety of narrative-based 3D role-playing scenarios, each with a particular theoretical focus, and embedded within a larger experience-based curricula and professional network. In these immersive worlds, learners create their professional avatar, play out roles, solve authentic problems, fail safely, and see the impact of their individual decisions and trajectories, while gaining experience and fluency in these theories-in-action. Summer PD: Six Affordable eBooks. During summer, educators are going to conferences, researching teaching ideas and of course, reading books.
With access to an iPad or tablet, there are plenty of eBooks available to help you learn new instructional methods or strategies for building positive relationships with students. Below are six affordable eBooks to support your summer professional development. Want more ideas? See Part 2 of this article.
Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College (K-12) by Doug Lemov: $15.52 Add effective techniques to your teaching arsenal. Webinars. Classroom 2.0 LIVE - Video - Download free content from Arizona's IDEAL eLearning Platform. EdWeb: A professional online community for educators. The Learning Revolution.