Got PD360?!

PD360...sounds like that crazy new work out regimen, right?  Well, not quite but close!  PD360 is a work out for your mind and it's a great resource for all of us provided by the Department of Education.  It's a website that "provides professional development on demand" and is located here:

http://www.pd360.com/

Once you are at the website you will need to follow the directions to register.  Once you are logged in the home page will take you to a learning community created especially for you.  For example, mine is customized according to my profile description:  Hawaii, and Central District.  My profile provides for specific content to be made available to me based on initiatives that we are working on at our District and specific to my job title.  For teachers based at schools, content can be specific to school initiatives, grade level, content area, etc.

You click on the Search Tab to search through the content for topics that pertain to your needs and interests.  For example, I typed in the words, "Classroom Management" and hit "Search Content."  My search fielded the following hits:

I can then click on any one of the links and it takes me to a Professional Development video on the topic.

Aside from the Professional Development Training videos there is also a Learning Community with links to other articles and sites that may be of interest to educators.

Admittedly, we have not spent much time on the site.  However, we have begun to research and look for videos that we feel would be beneficial for our new teachers to watch.  What we have been able to see so far has been promising.  In the coming weeks we hope to learn more about the site and we hope you will to.  If you are interested in the site and would like some help navigating through it send us and email, give us a call or post here!  Happy learning!!!