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Professional Development Done With Us, Not To Us

The Jose Vilson

As Ron Reed mentioned before introducing scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw as the opening speaker, the conference has grown significantly since 2011. A small set of educators could always create an Edcamp , a model in need of revival in our times. Last week, I had the pleasure of attending my fourth SXSW EDU in Austin, TX.

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10 Years and 200 Episodes … What Have I Learned as an Instructional Coach?

TeacherCast

As the legend goes … It was the middle of the night on July 11, 2011. The other day, I was having a planning meeting with a company about a future project. In the early part of 2012, I attended my first edCamp in Philadelphia. Thank you for many many ISTE, edCamp, and NJEA presentations. Step 8: Be Thankful.

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10 Years and 200 Episodes … What Have I Learned as an Instructional Coach?

TeacherCast

Step 1: You Have to Start Somewhere As the legend goes … It was the middle of the night on July 11, 2011. Step 3: Diversify Your Portfolio The other day, I was having a planning meeting with a company about a future project. In the early part of 2012, I attended my first edCamp in Philadelphia. Seriously … THANK YOU.

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Connecting Personalized Professional Learning to a Bigger Purpose

The Principal of Change

A couple of things about the above quote: It is personalized YET ties directly to moving the company forward (“will most benefit Google”). To the first point, as a reminder: It is personalized YET ties directly to moving the company forward (“will most benefit Google”).

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Disintermediating IT: The Secret Sauce To Small School EdTech Success

There is no box

Prior to my arrival, they had been contracting with a local tech services company for their onsite break/fix tech needs. While local IT services companies may do an ok job of break/fix, contracting with them is a ticket to status quo at best and sometimes serious frustration at worst.

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Understanding The Deep Fake: A Troubling Trend

The CoolCatTeacher

in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas Tech University in 2011. He is an organizer for Oklahoma EdCamp and the PLAYDATE OKC professional development conferences. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Wesley completed his Ph.D.

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