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What is an EdCamp?

EdTech4Beginners

Edcamps are organic, participant-driven professional learning experiences for educators across the country and worldwide! I would say the key difference between an Edcamp and a typical educational conference is that they are unstructured and the sessions are based on sharing expertise. Have you been to an Edcamp? How did it go?

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Edtech Needs More Infrastructure, Educator Support in 2017

Edsurge

2017 is shaping up to be a big year of what-if’s. While device penetration is increasing and edtech products are proliferating, adequate infrastructure in schools lags behind. While device penetration is increasing and edtech products are proliferating, adequate infrastructure in schools lags behind. education technology agenda.

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50+ Can’t-Miss K-12 Education Technology Events for 2017-2018

Edsurge

How to stay posted on the latest edtech events. The calendar below lists the locations and dates for most of the major K-12 conferences from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. There are also recurring events—such as EdCamp and Maker Faire—that take place year-round across the country. Download the calendar (PDF).

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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. In the nineties, this included. Here’s why. Badging, micro-credentials and curation technologies are making this a reality.

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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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App Overkill: Going Beyond the Buzz Words #SXSWedu

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App Overkill: Going Beyond the Buzz Words SXSWedu 2017 Panel Jena Draper, CEO, CachOn Inc Carl Hooker, Director of Innovation & Digital Learning, Eanes ISD P.H. There's a huge gap between what's being designed by edtech companies and what is happening in classrooms and what classrooms need.

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How To Value Individual Staff Profesional Development Through Incentive Programs

TeacherCast

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. What is professional development? Step 2: Recognize that Staff Members are Constantly Engaged in Professional Learning. High-Flying through your Curriculum.

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