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

Edsurge

The Trifecta of Rural PD, Part 1: Social Chat Platforms Problem One: How do you gather a group of like-minded educators in one place in order to share ideas, when so many miles separate you? Take #CatholicEdChat (geared towards educators in Catholic schools), which I moderate every Saturday. Let’s get into the specifics.

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5 Simple Ways to Improve Teacher Professional Development

The CoolCatTeacher

A 2014 Gates Foundation study shows only 29% of teachers satisfied with current teacher PD. This is a contribution to Cathy Rubin’s Global Search for Education Top Global Teacher Blogger’s Column. Perhaps if we understand these, we can work together to improve just-in-time learning strategies for teachers.

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THANK YOU for 5 Amazing Years of Educational Podcasting! Thank You For Amazing Feedback!

TeacherCast

Jeffrey Bradbury is clearly an innovator and a mover and shaker in the educational technology world. Great information June 12, 2015 by jjbs21 from United States Great podcast with a lot of valuable tips for educators! If you want to grow as a learner and an educator, you should be plugged into Teachercast.net's channels.

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Google Apps for Education Tips, Tricks, and our Favorite Chrome Extensions | #TechEducator 101

TeacherCast

In this Episode, we discuss and demonstrate our favorite Google Apps for Education Tips, Tricks, and Chrome Extensions. The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology. Google Apps for Education Tricks Mentioned on Todays Show. Educational Podcasting Today ( [link] ).

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Compliance does not foster innovation.

The Principal of Change

In my workshops, I always encourage people that if the session doesn’t work for them, they are more than welcome to leave (but not in a threatening way, more in the idea of the Edcamp model of “voting with your feet”), or they can work on things that they are interested in learning.

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8 Things to Look for in Today’s Professional Learning (Part 2)

The Principal of Change

More and more, educators are becoming both consumers and creators of information, which is accelerating the opportunities for our students. Rationale: If we want innovative students, we need to focus on becoming innovative educators. Idea: The idea for this is simple. Opportunities for Innovation. Self-Assessment.