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__District Sponsored:__ 1) New Curriculum Adoption - Many districts contract with curriculum companies to provide professional development when new curriculum series are adopted.

__School Sponsored:__ 1) Book Clubs - The faculty as a whole or in teams chooses a topic they are interested in, then find a research based book to read, discuss, and implement in their own classrooms.

[|PD360] is a subscription based online professional development source that contains over 1,400 video segments that are indexed and searchable. The site also gives the ability to join "communities" of educators based on interest, grade level, or topic. Online courses are also available on the site.

BrainPop Educators Webinars - [] provides webinars to educators on a variety of topics.

Personal Learning Networks (PLN) on sites such as Plurk, Twitter, and Google.

Professional development conferences can bring educators from diverse backgrounds together to share expertise and experience. Such conferences can be local or national. **__Local examples include:__** Utah Rural Schools Association Summer Conference: Held in Cedar City, Utah every summer- [|Rural Schools Conference] Utah Association of Elementary School Principals Conferences: Held twice - in February and June- [|UAESP Conference]

Research

Definition of Professional Development