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Digital Promise Brings Edcamps Into Its Tent

Edsurge

For years, organizers of “ Edcamps ,” a popular brand of informal professional development gatherings for teachers, received a resource kit sent by their host organization, the Edcamp Foundation. Last week, Digital Promise announced it had acquired the assets and operations of the Edcamp Foundation. It began with a box.

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edWeb Supports Edcamp Phoenix

edWeb.net

Edcamps are a great way for educators to meet with peers in their area and share great ideas. edWeb was pleased to be able to support our friends Peggy George and Deirdre Shetler with EdCamp Phoenix. Here is a great article about why this was such a wonderful learning experience. The day flew by!

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7 Great NonProfits Changing the Face of Professional Learning

Tom Murray

CUE holds a myriad of educational technology related events including its Fall and National Conference , STEAMpunk Mobile Labs , and “ CUE Rock Star ” Camps , all of which are fun, innovative models of professional learning that occur throughout the United States. EdCamp Foundation. URL: www.edcamp.org.

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What Should First Year Teachers Know About Tech Integration?

Tech Helpful

At the end of the chat I shared the following tweet: "I know I'm biased but I think teacher prep students should be aware of blended learning, value of PLN and recent buzzwords to explore." Understanding the dynamics, classroom management and benefits of blended learning needs to be on the new teacher's radar.

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Google Meet – SULS0110

Shake Up Learning

Shake Up Learning listeners can get an exclusive 3-month trial for Mote Unlimited by going to justmote.me/shakeuplearning. Thank you to @the_lovely_librarian on Instagram for re-sharing a Shake Up Learning post about creative assignments and Blended Learning with Google. shakeuplearning. . Quick Tip of the Week.

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A Framework for Blended PD (Part 2) – SULS072

Shake Up Learning

Include multiple types of media to support learning. As I’ve mentioned before, blended and online learning makes it difficult to get context, and we need to offer multiple ways to process new information. There are always teachers who are eager to learn more and dive deeper into the content.

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Transforming and Personalize PD in Your Own District

MSEDTechie

Most districts don’t have funding to send teachers to national conferences, or to host keynote speakers, but instead have found ways to revamp the look of Professional Learning to meet the needs of their staff in non-traditional ways. Edcamps , based on an Unconference model , are free, discussion-based sessions.