About PBS TeacherLine
PBS TeacherLine is the premiere provider of online professional development for educators. PBS TeacherLine offers more than 130 graduate level facilitated, online courses for teachers that span the entire curriculum: Reading/Language Arts, Mathematics, Instructional Technology, Instructional Strategies, and Science. PBS TeacherLine also offers PBS TeacherLine Peer Connection, a one-of-a-kind professional development tool for instructional coaches that taps the power of online communication, collaboration, and content to provide a rich, flexible set of tools to help instructional coaches open and maintain productive communications and collaboration with the teachers they support.
As a program funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, PBS TeacherLine is committed to helping educators acquire the skills they need to become—and stay—the highly qualified teachers needed to prepare students for a successful future. And, as a division of PBS, with its history of providing outstanding educational resources, our mission is not only to inform but to inspire.
National Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board includes leaders from educational institutions and professional organizations.
Chris Dede is the Timothy E. Wirth Professor of Learning Technologies at Harvard Graduate School of Education
Barry Fishman is an Associate Professor of Learning Technologies in the University of Michigan School of Education
Rob Ramsdell founded FreshPond Education in 1996 and has spent the past 10 years leading the development of professional development programs for K-12 educators
Margaret Riel is a Senior Researcher at SRI, International, and Visiting Professor at Pepperdine University's online Master in Educational Technology program
Dr. Mark Schlager is Associate Director of Learning Communities in SRI International's Center for Technology in Learning (http://ctl.sri.com)
Claudette Rasmussen is a Senior Professional Development Associate with the Professional Services Group of Learning Point Associates
JoEllen Killion is the National Staff Development Council's Director of Special Projects
Raymond M. Rose is the President of Rose & Smith Associates