PD360


 * PD360 **

[|http://www.pd360.com]

On-demand professional development. Strengths
 * Multifaceted professional development, with individual and social tools used
 * Topics ranging from assessment to the use of technology in the classroom. Most of the issues that confront modern teachers are here.
 * Videos are short and engaging.
 * There are interactive components to the videos, from a journaling component to two layers of discussion questions that are submitted after a video is watched. One set of questions to be answered immediately after watching the video, and another 72 hours after watching the video.
 * Reviews of the site and its contents are favorable.

Weaknesses
 * Cost. After a 30 day free trial, the site costs over $7,000 per site.

Opportunities Threats
 * Provides a wide range of professional development tools, with multiple levels of interaction.
 * Videos focus on real-world educational issues, such as differentiation, common core standards, and inclusion of technology, as well as strategies to help students prepare for high stakes testing.
 * The format allows for flexibility in content delivery.
 * Some aspects of the content delivered may not address the specific teacher or school’s needs.

Ideas for the classroom. Great way to improve specific teaching methodologies or address/research teaching methods. The available topics were limited in a free 30-day trial, but still extensive.

[|A case study of PD 360’s use].