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From EdCamps to Google, 11 Professional Development Offerings for Teachers This Summer

Edsurge

Grab Your Tents: Time to Go Ed-Camping Okay, so for most of these edcamp events you probably won’t need a tent, but they are often full of multi-day events (so pack snacks). Code.org is working with partners across the United States to bring one-day workshops to K-5 teachers.

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Flipsnack: A fun way to make interactive online magazines #edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

Flipsnack: A fun way to make interactive online magazines #edtech. Vicki: Happy EdTech Tool Tuesday. I personally have used FlipSnack as a way of creating more interesting workshops instead of a powerpoint or Google Slides. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. Enhanced Transcript. Mandy what is Flipsnack?

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Give Teachers Credit: They Know Learning Is Social

Edsurge

The parallels between the early days of the world wide web and today’s edtech scene are surreal. There is a lot of noise in edtech today, mostly coming from technology and consumer marketing-oriented companies. Yet scheduled institute days and workshops are all too often remedial and not responsive to the actual needs of a teacher.

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#EdcampHOME is Where the Heart is. for Learning

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

I remember attending my first Edcamp in November and being awed by the session board: its masking taped grid on a cement block school wall and the giant post it notes used for session creation; the organizers on laptops furiously copying the schedule to a Google spreadsheet. edcamp #edtech collaboration edcamp gobstopper Google'

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Coming This Summer: Powerful, Peer-Led Professional Development That Won’t Bore

Edsurge

For us, it was at EdFoo 2017 , an un-conference of teachers, edtech gurus, funders and others gathered at Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters for three days of spontaneous learning. When was the last time you walked into a conference without an agenda? Or, for that matter, without the slightest idea of what you might learn?

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How to DIY Your Distance Learning PD

Graphite Blog

But with the coronavirus pandemic disrupting more traditional professional learning opportunities like in-person conferences and workshops, it's time for you to chart your own course. Want to join a Twitter chat on ideas ranging from #AntiRacistEd to #digcit to #edtech ?

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How Kristen Swanson Applies Her Classroom Experience to Lead ‘Professional Learning’ at Slack

Edsurge

Before she landed at Slack, Swanson was already a well-known figure in edtech. But she’s probably best known as founder of the Edcamp Foundation, which helps teachers run free, grassroots professional-development workshops. She still chairs the board for the foundation.).