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Project Share is an innovative education initiative by the Texas Education Agency, providing a centralized platform for professional development and networking opportunities. It offers secure access to state-approved materials, collaboration tools, and resources like New York Times Knowledge Network and PBS Digital Learning Library. Texas educators can engage in online professional development, collaborate with peers, and access a wealth of educational content. The platform encourages teacher collaboration, communication with experts, and student engagement in a safe digital environment. Project Share equips educators with tools for personalizing learning experiences, enhancing teaching practices, and fostering a community of continuous learning and growth in the digital age.
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What is Project Share? Project Share is a cutting edge education initiative developed by the Texas Education Agency for facilitating professional development and networking opportunities. Through Project Share, Texas education stakeholders now have a “One Stop Educational Learning Community” where they can enjoy the convenience of a pawword-protected environment built exclusively for meeting the K-12 learning demands of the 21st century.
Project Share is • Communicating and disseminating information from state, region, and district levels. • Creating or joining common interest networks to increase teacher-to-teacher collaboration, conversations with experts, and communication with students in a secure environment. • Accessing state-adopted and approved materials, including electronic textbooks and other materials developed through TEA partnerships. • Accessing educational resources through The New York Times Knowledge Network, McDonald Observatory StarDate, PBS Digital Learning Library, Texas PBS, and many others. • Accessing Texas Education on iTunes U to explore the history and cultures of Texas, view educational tutorials, and download resources for personalized learning. • Collaborating on the development, dissemination, and evaluation of online professional development sessions and courses.
Among the features you will find in Project Share: • Web 2.0 tools (blogs, wikis, etc.) • Professional Development Opportunities • Collaborate with other online PLCs • Content for teaching via TEA partnerships with • New York Times Knowledge Network • PBS Digital Learning Library • McDonald Observatory • Texas PBS • Texas Education on iTunesU • State adopted materials like OnTrack, iStation,
Why is Project Share important? • For Teachers • Additional Professional Development opportunities (state & local level) • Collaboration with professionals in your district, region, state, country, and even internationally • Access to content materials • Communicate with students & parents
Why is Project Share important? • For Students • Learn appropriate online behavior • Experience learning in an online environment (College and Career Readiness)
Project Share: A Gateway to 21st Century Learning http://www.projectsharetexas.org/resource/project-share-gateway-21st-century-learning
The preceding portion of this presentation and cloud graphic were copied directly from Slides 5 & 6 were taken fromProject Share Webinar Series: Introduction by Megan Gooding, ESC 18 Getting Started in Project Share: A Guide for Texas Educators http://www.projectsharetexas.org/sites/default/files/PS_EducatorGuide.pdf
Resources for Project Share • http://www.esc18.net/Page/332
Find Content Using Tabs Current Tabs: New York Times, Texas PBS Learning Media, CSIS Seven Revolutions, StarDate, Flat World Knowledge, Aventia, CK-12, PhET Simulations, MIT, ICDL, ISupport Learning, NASA Under each tab you may find articles, multimedia (usually videos or interactive websites),and lesson plans. Sometimes the lesson plans are not directly related to your search terms.
