FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, June 6, 2001

University of California Office of the President
Glenda Gentry
(510) 987-9636
Glenda.Gentry@ucop.edu

Teacher Education and Professional Development Web Site Debuts

A new UCOP Web site with information about university-sponsored professional development programs is now "live" and welcoming visitors at http://tepd.ucop.edu. The site features programs within the newly formed Teacher Education and Professional Development unit led by Assistant Vice President Robert Polkinghorn. TE&PD is a program segment of UCOP's Educational Outreach Department. Its program categories are professional development, educational leadership, teacher preparation and certification, and special programs.

The site incorporates and will be updating in coming weeks the large, existing site for the California Subject Matter Projects as well as the site for the California Professional Development Institutes. CSMP and CPDI offer institutes and other programs for 70,000 plus K-12 teachers annually. Prospective participants in these events-both new Web users and long-timers-will find program information, scheduling details, and abundant subject area resources that are standards and research-based at this site.

The new site features a News and Highlights section with articles of interest to UC faculty and staff, K-12 teachers and administrators, prospective teachers, and members of the public who are interested in education news.

The site will be linked to the redesigned UCOP home page and other UCOP programs, UC NewsWire, campuses, sites of other intersegmental campuses and programs that relate to TE&PD's programs, as well as many other education resources.

Future plans include provision for customizing the site according to users' individual interests and needs.

Please direct questions or comments about the TE&PD Web site to robert.polkinghorn@ucop.edu or glenda.gentry@ucop.edu.

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