1. Emily Quach

2. MOOC MOOC, or massive open online course, is a great way for people to learn in a digital environment and acquire new knowledge from credible resources for free. The MOOC I use is edX.org. This site has many great courses on almost everything. I recently finished my course in “Positive Behavior Support in Early Childhood Education”, which taught me how to effectively manage aggressive behaviors in the preschool setting. This course allowed me to grow professionally because it relates to the age group in which I am currently teaching. Click the image to view the link to edX.com

3. PINTEREST Pinterest.com is another resource to gain professional development. It is free and provides many resources on almost everything. I tend to use this site as a way to grow professionally and continuously receive updates on new educational tools, apps, software, and ideas to integrate technology. In addition, I often use Pinterest.com to look for arts and crafts ideas and other grade level resources for my pre-k students. Click the image to visit Pinterest.com and view various ideas about technology integration.

4. TECH & LEARNING TechLearning.com is a great resource that provides articles and updates about technology integration and educational products and software. Recently, I am using this website to read articles and blogs that are beneficial to my role as a technology integration mentor and a pre-kindergarten teacher. For example, a month ago, I found a great article about how to create a professional development hub. As a result, I created a professional development hub for my school as a way to promote collaboration and professional training my colleagues. Click the image to visit techlearning.com and view various articles on technology tools and pedagogy.

5. CSU FULLERTON’S POLLAK LIBRARY CSUF’s Pollak Library is a digital library that provides students access to scholarly articles on any topic. With this resource, I often look for journal articles to aid my research on educational-related topics. Throughout this pass year, I read and gained a great deal of knowledge on the following topics: teaching with mobile devices, student’s motivation, distance learning education, classroom management software, effective instructional design, and educational simulation games. Click the image to visit CSUF’s digital library.