Online Courses & Resources

This hand-picked list of web resources includes classes, video clips, and certification information.

INTIME

INTIME can help you integrate technology into your classroom. Watch the online video vignettes featuring PreK–12 teachers who have integrated technology into their classrooms using many different teaching strategies. INTIME is supported by a three-year grant from the United States Department of Education's PT3 program (Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology).

TeacherLine Online Courses

Olympic ESD 114 has collaborated with PBS TeacherLine and Washington State ESDs to provide this unique model of online professional development for teachers across Washington.

PBS TeacherLine provides facilitated, online courses that explore pedagogical issues in math, reading, and technology integration. Courses are designed to meet the standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).

OnlineTeacherEd.com

OnlineTeacherEd.com features an extensive, searchable, online DegreeFinder directory that lists undergraduate- and graduate-level degree and certificate programs in teacher education that are offered in a distance-education format at more than 120 regionally accredited institutions in the U.S.

OnlineTeacherEd.com also features a rich Resources for Educators section; two timely, journalistic-style eNewsletters covering distance education and electronic portfolios; a Research and Reports section; and an About Distance Education section geared toward informing prospective students about how to enroll in and get the most out of higher-education distance-learning programs.

Professional Teacher Certificate Programs

This OSPI website describes the process for earning the Teacher Professional Certificate and provides a listing of the certification programs available in Washington State. Additionally, the following issues are explained in detail: What is a Professional Growth Plan? How do my skills and knowledge compare to the professional certificate standards and criteria?