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On closingthegap.com, educators can watch webinars on assistive technology.
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Learnport.com provides online course for educators. Through learn port, educators can meet their professional development requirements. The MDE professional development website page will send you to the Learnport page.
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ISTE is an organization full of passionate educators, leaders and experts who are committed to expanding the horizons of education technology.
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The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) is an organization dedicated to helping children with learning disabilities. The strive to empower people with learning disabilities, and push the to fully participate in society.
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Marygrove is a local college that many Michigan educators take professional development courses at. On this page you can see their lists of classes to choose from.
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Autism Speaks is an organization that is close to my heart. Autism speaks raises money that goes to Autism research, prevention, treatment, and more. Click on the picture to learn more!
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By clicking on this image, it will take you to the professional development page on the Discovery Education website. This professional development is research-based and provides supports to teachers who are interested in utilizing digital resources.
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In my AT class we purchased the book Assistive Technology in the Classroom. I have found this book to not only be informal, but also fascinating. I highly recommend purchasing it if you are a professional.
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National Association of Special Education Teachers -this organization focuses entirely on special education teachers, and helping them
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Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest organization for dedicated to helping and inspiring the special education community. CEC gives information about special education laws and policies, and many other wonderful resources.
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Here on this site you can find a dictionary full of professional development for educators!
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On ReadWriteThink.com there are some great professional development resources. The best part is that it's free! It lists several potential conventions as well as great reads. Another wonderful resource that this website has is all the free lesson plans.