Here’s an interesting story about how the New York Teacher Centers provide ongoing professional development for more than 200,000 teachers.(http://www.elluminate.com/sales/casestudies/NYIT.pdf)

One point I’d like to make is that one way for this to happen on a large scale is that educators have to demand it. Grass roots efforts have been effective on an institution, district, and state level.

The other point I’d like to make is that Elluminate understands the need for a community of educators to connect, share content and experiences, develop best practices – all the things that foster professional development. So we are continuing with existing programs like our Elluminati user community (http://www.elluminate.com/community/elluminati.jsp) and our Centers of Excellence (http://www.elluminate.com/community/center_of_excellence.jsp). At the same time, we are working to develop additional innovative and creative ways for educators to come together in online communities. So stay tuned!

- Beth, Elluminate Goddess of Communication