The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2017

Coming back from GAETC 2015, I realized that I had been to the conference before but my classroom was unchanged. However, with a few exceptions, edtech seems to dominate the teaching videos available on YouTube. Books, Videos, Courses, and Conferences. Eleven years a go, I made a decision that changed my teaching. It is free.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2018

We’ve been doing this for seven years now, and it’s been a great opportunity to not only meet people but have people on the show and share their stories. It had Dan Callahan on from — at that time, he was kind of working with the EdCamp Foundation and founders, and we just did a show on, “What Is EdCamp?”.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

I argue that rural states are where edtech companies, investors, and media outlets should be looking to to see truly innovative implementation of technology. But is there a place that these initiatives are taking hold more strongly than others? I’ve got some experience with this from the past eight years.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Try finding an established meetup with BrewCUE , CoffeeCUE , or EdCamp , or even create one in your own area. Choose a time to meet every week, select a topic of study, do some research, and discuss what you’ve learned. Attend an Educational Conference. Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference. No problem.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Using broad brush strokes, professional development could be an online course, Edcamp Conference, graduate course or by simply working with an Instructional Coach on a lesson. Above all, your professional development program needs to be designed to meet the needs of the district Strategic Plan. What is professional development?

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2017

In the past finding tools was top down, but teachers are increasingly coming back from conferences or doing their own research and bringing tools back to school with them. There's a huge gap between what's being designed by edtech companies and what is happening in classrooms and what classrooms need. Is it not meeting the need?

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Using broad brush strokes, professional development could be an online course, Edcamp Conference, graduate course or by simply working with an Instructional Coach on a lesson. Training could be in the form of a 1:1 session, group meeting, or online learning module. What is professional development?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The Edcamp movement is another example of educators organizing themselves for the simple purpose of sharing practices, successes, and miscues. Edcamp events are free, generally locally organized “unconference” meetings where the agenda is decided by those in attendance.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 28, 2014

How much time does edtech leadership spend gaining perspective? Student voice as a key to meeting their evolving needs. Twitter 101 for Parents & Educators) Podcasts Ideas: PD in the car, to start PLC/Leadership Meetings, PTA/PTO/HSA Mtgs #PTchat Radio, #EdTechChat Radio, and more! Meet families where they are.

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RafranzDavis.com

MAY 24, 2015

The following is an excerpt from my book, The Missing Voices in Edtech: Bringing Diversity into Edtech. It is the chapter on teacher voice in edtech decisions where I describe ways that campus leaders can help teachers grow as digital leaders. Encourage your teachers to submit proposals to speak at conferences.

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Kyle Pace

DECEMBER 12, 2014

If you think about the staggering amount of edtech services out there, coupled with the numerous types of devices, it can feel pretty overwhelming to most people. We go to edcamps, conferences, webinars, etc. and get filled up with so many new ideas and resources but we don’t know where to start.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Going to a conference is like attending a family reunion. To cement your bond, attend a local conference together or an Edcamp. You can find conferences and Twitter chats for just about every subject imaginable. If you can't travel to the physical conference, there's always hashtag-stalking.

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 27, 2015

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.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 15, 2016

We know for many of you this is a time where you're meeting with your staff and colleagues to make big plans for the year. We try to send different members of our staff to different Ed conferences throughout the year and this is our second year sending a team to the #gafesummit in Fergus Falls.

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MindShift

JANUARY 8, 2017

In many technology initiatives, schools have realized that they will never have the budget to hire enough support staff to meet all of the tech-support needs of their teachers, but there are lots of kids in schools who would love to help their teachers create better lessons and classrooms using technology.

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