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Teachers Domain [|Teachers Domain Link] This link promotes professional development in that it offers links to multiple grade levels, areas of study, and any course or level that You may possibly teach in the future. It provides goals, knowledge and tips on how to better yourself in different areas, grade levels, and subjects of study. This provides the teacher with a more vast basic knowledge of different and diverse eduactional fields which is extremely important for becoming a developed and knoweldeable teacher. By using these resources I can access information, different learning strategies, and different ideas about methods and styles of teaching to become more effective as an educator. The quality of these resources are outstanding. They are extensive and are not just a few lines or points on each page, but rather they look in-depth into their use and understanding to become a more effective educator. The information is also easily accessible. You do not have to sign in to access all the material, but rather can just click on or search to find whatever it is you may be looking for.

Edutopia [|Edutopia link] This link is similar to the first link in that it is very effective towards developing professionally. One of the key developers is the links the site provides, along with specific links, that dive into different core and course strategies. It shows different strategies for different learners, and different techniques and styles that can be implemented by teachers. This site also provides numerous amunts of knowledge for different grade levels and areas of study that prepare a teacher for teaching at any level or any course. Being knowledgeable in multiple areas of study is so important to becoming a well-rounded and effective educator. By using these links I can find different ideas of how to teach, different lesson plans, and basically any tool that I can think of to help me become a more effective teacher. The quality of these links are very good, in that they are in-depth, provide examples, and are relative to the classrooms of today. These links are also easily accessible in that they are only one click away, and the site is well organized and provides multiple different links for different educational research.