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1. Dixie State College (usu.edu)

Dixie State College of Utah offers several free elementary education courses for teachers. The Methods in Science course is specifically designed for pre-service teachers, but the Professional Portfolio Development Seminar is perfect for any teacher who wants to build a portfolio that supports his or her teaching methods.

2. Panhandle Area Educational Consortium (paec.org)

The Panhandle Area Educational Consortium (PAEC) has made a vide variety of U. S. Department of Education's Teacher-to-Teacher Workshops available to the general public. The workshops are delivered in a streaming-video format and last about two hours each.

3. United Star Distance Learning Consortium (ncpublicschools.org)

Professional Development Courses

The United Star Distance Learning Consortium (USDLC) allows educators in any school system to access professional development courses and resources. Online courses, on-demand videos and eField trips are just a few of the things teachers can check out free of charge.

4. Concept to Classroom (thirteen.org)

Concept to Classroom is a series of award-winning development workshops designed specifically for teachers and other educators. The comprehensive online workshops are self-paced and completely free to the general public. Professional development credits are also available if your school's administrator approves the workshops.

5. Utah State University (usu.edu)

Research for the Classroom Teacher

The free teacher education course offered through Utah State University focuses on designing and carrying out research according to a popular model for teaching known as 'Guilded Design.' The course contains 10 units split into 35 self-study modules. (Note: Free versions of Adobe Flash Player 9 and Adobe Reader 8 are required to view course materials.)

6. The Open University (open.ak.uk)

Britain's Open University offers an entire collection of free education courses for teachers. Courses are mainly text-based, but include occasional graphics and other multimedia elements.

7. University of Utah (utah.edu)

Reading in Elementary School

The University of Utah only offers one free course for teachers, but it is excellent. The course focuses on phonics instruction and reading motivation in elementary education. Research principles and various methods are considered, as are strategies that can be implemented immediately in the classroom.

8. Purdue University (purdue.edu)

Keeping Information Safe: Practices for K-12 Schools

The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security at Purdue University offers an interesting digital workshop for teachers and other educators who want to learn more about online threats and the importance of keeping information safe. Basic computer and Internet skills are required to complete the multimedia training.

9. University of Southern Queensland (usq.edu)

Teaching Students with Special Needs: Behavior Management Course

The free education course at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia focuses on teaching strategies and effective behavior management. The course is broken down into several modules for easy study and includes assignments and quizzes.

10. PBS (pbs.org)

Teaching Evolution

The free online course for teachers offered through PBS focuses on teaching evolution. Split into eight sessions, the course examines evolutionary concepts, methods of teaching and reactions to controversy. Interactive applications and links to additional resources round out this course nicely.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (mit.edu)

The MIT OpenCourseWare project makes graduate level accounting courses from the MIT Sloan School of Management available to everyone. Online courses consist of PDF lecture notes, reading lists and in some cases, quizzes and examinations. No registration is required.

2. Open University of the UK (open.ac.uk)

Britain's Open University is dedicated to providing a high quality university education that is free for everyone. There are several accounting courses offered through the project. All are comprehensive and easily accessible from the site. No registration is required.

3. Carnegie Mellon University (cmu.edu)

Micro Economics Course

Carnegie Mellon University's Open Learning Initiative provides everyone with free access to online course books used in Carnegie Mellon's Micro Economics course. Course books include text, graphing applets, tests, computer tutors and virtual online experiments. Registration is not required, but is recommended if you want to save your work as you progress through the course.

4. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (kutztownsbdc.org)

Accounting Courses

Kutztown University's Small Business Development Center offers four different free accounting courses online. Courses range from intermediate to advanced and include audio stream, high end graphics and interactive case studies. Registration is required, but there is no charge.

5. University of Alaska - College of Business and Public Policy (scob.alaska.edu)

Accounting 201: Principles of Financial Accounting

Dr. Fred Barbee's Principles of Financial Accounting Course is an introduction to financial accounting concepts and principles. The course is free for everyone and includes access to homework assignments, practice exams, PowerPoint slides, learning games and other course materials. No registration is required.

6. University of California- Irvine (uci.edu)

Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning Course

The University of California-Irvine offers one free course that may be of interest to aspiring accountants who want to learn the basics of financial planning. The comprehensive text-based course is accessible through the school's website. No registration is required.

7. Gresham College (gresham.ac.uk)

Britain's Gresham College is well known for the free public lectures the school's professors give in London. Thousands of these lectures are now available online in streaming audio and video. RealPlayer is necessary to play most of the free accounting lectures. Registration is not required.

8. Wikibooks (wikibooks.org)

Wikibooks isn't a traditional university per se, but it is an educational resource worth checking out. The Wikimedia community has a huge textbook collection that is free to everyone. The accountancy collection is a great place for beginners to start. No registration is required.

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