Best Professional Development Solution

Recognizes the best educational application or service designed to support organizations (business, government, education institutions) in the development of employees in preparation for future growth. Includes learning management systems, and content development, delivery and packaging tools.

Products nominated here are eligible for the Best Professional Education Solution supercategory.

NetLearning Management System - CENGAGE Learning The NetLearning Management System brings new technology, ideas, workflows and an intuitive interface to the tasks that learning managers and corporate learning staff typically perform. NetLearning System functionality is packaged in an easy-to-use, flexible and powerful system that introduces a number of new capabilities to our existing feature-rich, SCORM 1.2-certified LMS platform, including a fully web-based, Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model, preassessment by course and curriculum, and a customizable, portal-based end user interface. Go To CENGAGE Learning's Web Site Go To Product Site
Acuity PhD - CTB/McGraw-Hill Acuity PhD is a collection of online professional development courses that show educators how to use student performance data to improve student achievement. It features engaging video content targeted to specific educator roles. The online format provides an efficient way for educators to receive high-quality training in best practices for using assessment results to deliver targeted instruction. Go To CTB/McGraw-Hill's Web Site Go To Product Site
KDS Strategic PD Platform - Knowledge Delivery Systems, Inc. KDS provides online professional development programs for teachers, districts and states, as well as an online Masters of Education through partnering universities. The strategic platform incorporates observational tools for teacher evaluation constituting a comprehensive Learning Management System. Benefits: -Rich, engaging, and academically rigorous learning experiences in a dynamic video-based platform -Enhanced online community for interaction among learners, instructors and facilitators Interactive study guides and assessments that measure comprehension -A user-friendly dashboard and knowledgeable support staff -Facilitator's guides to extend and support blended learning models Go To Knowledge Delivery Systems, Inc.'s Web Site Go To Product Site
Words Their Way Online Workshop - Pearson The Words Their Way Online Workshop for Teachers is a highly interactive, professional development “mastery” workshop designed to be versatile enough to be used as a completely self-paced option or as an integrative tool for in-service sessions for: • Primary, elementary and middle-school teachers • Reading specialists in a variety of settings (schools to community centers and libraries) • Literacy coaches • Staff development trainers • University education students It is designed to provide fully and richly, online, what word study professionals consider “the standard” in methodology, the Words Their Way approach. Words Their Way is an approach to instruction in orthographic development along a continuum of five stages: emergent, letter name-alphabetic, within word pattern, syllables and affixes, and derivational relations, developed by authors Donald Bear, Marcia Invernizzi, Shane Templeton and Francine Johnston Whether administered in a solely online format or integrated into a hybrid in-service approach, the workshop provides the opportunity for a variety of professionals to master word study fundamentals. An Individual Instructional Path option is available so busy teachers can focus on the developmental stage of students they encounter in their real classrooms. Videos of real children learning with real instructors introduce each core concept, followed by in-depth models of core concepts. Interactive Practice is provided on each core concept of word study, using real student work spelling and writing samples, so professionals can master concepts. Learners finally take on-screen Reviews that show their comprehension through built-in assessment with immediate feedback. The workshop tracks individual responses so professionals can drill to the level they desire or are required to demonstrate. At the end of the workshop, an Assessment Module testing the listed objectives of each module (also customizable to developmental stage) shows facilitators and administrators how their faculty fared in the course. Go To Pearson's Web Site Go To Product Site
PD 360 - School Improvement Network PD 360 is the leading on-demand professional learning resource for schools and districts. Over 700,000 verified educators subscribe to PD 360. Teachers, administrators, coaches, mentors, instructional leaders, and paraprofessionals have available at their fingertips hundreds of indexed and searchable video segments that present real, best-practice classroom examples and feature respected education experts, such as Michael Fullan, Rick DuFour, Doug Reeves, and many others. Educators can instantly find the help they need on nearly every topic, including differentiation, assessment, English language learners, leadership, and more. PD 360 can also be used to create a structured learning experience for an individual teacher, a PLC, or even an entire school. Through PD 360, teachers and educational leaders can view premium online courses from experts such as, Charlotte Danielson, Michael Fullan, Marcia Tate and more. PD 360 bridges the gap between training and classroom implementation with job-embedded follow-up, tracking, and reflection tools. PD 360 gives educators access to an online community of teaching professionals that allows interaction and collaboration either within a district or across the United States and the world. PD 360 now features Observation 360, a handheld observation tool designed to allow principals and instructional leaders such as coaches and mentors to perform effective observations and walk-throughs—and more importantly to allow those instructional leaders to be able to easily give effective follow-up to teachers via PD 360’s rich resources. No longer will teachers have to find resources to address issues arising from an observation, PD 360 will automatically recommend appropriate resources based on the results of the observation. Built for the Apple iPad or iPod Touch, principals and instructional leaders can choose from existing templates to structure the evaluation or create custom-designed templates, each completely integrated with PD 360. Go To School Improvement Network's Web Site Go To Product Site
Success at the Core - Vulcan Productions Success at the Core - a free, online professional development resource that helps school-based leadership teams and teachers prepare all students for success. The centerpiece of this toolkit are 47 documentary-style videos shot in real classrooms and meeting situations that show what quality instruction looks like and how successful leadership teams operate. Success at the Core resources aim to build the capacity of both leadership teams and teachers - the two school-based factors that most impact student learning. Leadership Development modules and Teacher Development strategies provide video resources, facilitator guides, multimedia presentations, and support materials that can be customized to meet school needs. The materials complement - not supplant - existing school improvement initiatives. Go To Vulcan Productions' Web Site Go To Product Site

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