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LIVE: Edutopia and the EdCamp Foundation from ISTE 2015

TeacherCast

This year at ISTE 2015, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Elana Leoni from Edutopia to discuss Mr Lucas’s vision for the future of education and together with Hadley Ferguson and Mary Beth Hertz, we discuss how Edutopia and the Edcamp Foundation are empowering students and teachers to create greatness in classrooms all around the world.

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Voxer, Twitter, and EdCamps: How to Tackle the Harsh Realities of Finding Good Statewide PD

Edsurge

The Trifecta of Rural PD, Part 2: Edcamps Problem Two: How do you bring educators together for a day of learning that doesn’t cost any money to gather? Although Nebraska has wide open spaces, we value getting together on a Saturday for an EdCamp, which have taken place all over the state in Omaha, Kearney, Grand Island, and Columbus.

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8 Education Books For The Digital Age: The Connected Educator Series #CorwinCE

The Web20Classroom

): Two of the profession''s most connected educators explain how to effectively use social media to build a professional learning network. The Edcamp Model: Powering Up Professional Learning , by The Edcamp Foundation: Professional development has never been so simple than when teachers create it. According to DeWitt, we can.

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5 Simple Ways to Improve Teacher Professional Development

The CoolCatTeacher

Another 2015 study shows that only 30% of teachers improve substantially with PD. This month’s question is about how to improve teacher professional development. Coming back from GAETC 2015, I realized that I had been to the conference before but my classroom was unchanged. 1 – Model What is Being Taught. It is free.

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LIVE: An ISTE 2015 Interview with Richard Byrne and Glenn Robbins

TeacherCast

Glenn and I have spent time together planning several Edcamps. Learn How To Launch Your Very Own Podcast! Are you interested in learning how to podcast? Jeff is available for one-on-one consulting to help you learn how to bring your podcasting ideas to life. Glenn Robbins is a Lead Learner in South Jersey.

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The New Librarian: I started a digital badging movement for my students

eSchool News

I struggled with how to engage students in extremely important skills like finding, evaluating, and citing scholarly sources; weeding through J.U.N.K. Then in 2015, my teaching partner and I decided to go one step further with our learning management system. JJIS Day of Service: A day-long celebration of giving.

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To Build Teamwork, Breakout EDU Challenges Students to Think Out of the Box

Edsurge

As teachers, we often put students in groups and expect that they’ll know how to work well together.My kids needed to be explicitly taught how to work collaboratively. We came to a conclusion: My kids needed to be explicitly taught how to work collaboratively. So how to fix the problem?

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