NSDL Professional Development

NSDL offers workshops, seminars, and presentations to a spectrum of audiences addressing the use of digital resources and dynamic educational tools for the classroom.

Through its network of partners and leadership in digital library use and development, NSDL provides opportunities for professional development for teachers and faculty, library developers, as well as an advisory role for national issues on education in the 21^st century.

NSDL conducts presentations via national conferences, meetings, and online web conferencing. Through ongoing efforts, NSDL professional development programs will also include podcasting, current information and materials related to workshops and presentations, and other resources supporting the needs of NSDL’s audiences.

Alternatively, outreach materials are made available for anyone interested in engaging teacher leaders, staff developers, administrators, and others who can help extend the work of NSDL to their staff, colleagues, and students.

For more information about NSDL Professional Development, contact Susan Van Gundy, NSDL Director of Education and Strategic Partnerships or Robert Payo, NSDL Education and Outreach Specialist.

Brown Bag Webinars

The NSDL Resource Center offers monthly Brown Bags "webinars" on topics of interest to STEM educators at all levels - join us in these monthly sessions to learn about trends and issues in education, technology use in educational settings, and useful tools, services, and best practices. Invitations with instructions for participation are sent using the nsdl-all projects email list (subscribe if you are not already a member). Sessions are recorded, archived and made available for later access.

Next up: December 11, 2008 10 am PT, 11 am MT, 12 noon CT, 1 pm ET

Middle School - What Do We Know?

What do we know about current trends, activities, and issues around middle school teaching in terms of the needs of students and teachers? Find out how these trends relate to your work and how (MSP)2, the NSDL Middle School Pathway is responding to these trends.

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