MindShift

MAY 5, 2017

One district employee was smiling about how there were elementary and secondary teachers connecting and sharing: “Where else do you see this?” If you’re looking for something more formal, the same kind of gathering can take place at a school site, ideally one with Wi-Fi and at least a few accessible classrooms.

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Edcamps Meeting Conference Learning 68

Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

As mentioned in my previous post 16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools , prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director.

Professional Learning 100

Professional Learning Edcamps Learning Future Ready 100

Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

To Address It: To address this, state policies were developed that successfully eliminated any barriers to student access and opportunities. Lachelle Brant) Creative means of funding was utilized as fertilizer to incentive the events and remove excuses, eliminate roadblocks and increase the number of trained teachers.

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EdTech Edcamps Course Program Evaluation 86

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 28, 2014

Dr. Mazza was the Lead Learner at Knapp Elementary School. (He Tweeting minutes, notes, inservice learning events with follow-up posts. Tools to ensure only student and parent access? - He got rid of the word principal so kids would understand better that we never stop learning!) GLASS WALLS > Brick & mortar.

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Social Media Learning Edcamps Policies 92

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

At Mary Williams Elementary , we strive to create a similarly magical feeling. This was the rationale for starting teacher-centered Edcamps during professional development. Our parents have access to me at any time of the day through Remind, which lets them text me if they need anything. Parents and teachers as partners.

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Edcamps Elementary Smartphone Robotics 160

There is no box

OCTOBER 3, 2015

I was their first full time “IT Guy” And when I say full time, I’m stretching a bit, as I was actually farmed out to one of the feeder elementary schools for 2 days a week. The key is good fiber between buildings and good cable into the classrooms for the Access Points.

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EdTech E-rate Google Company 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Lucy Gray and I, the founders and co-chairs of this massive, worldwide, and free event, may have gotten ourselves a little behind this year on GlobalEdCon planning (with STEMxCon in September, then the Reform Symposium , Library 2.01 And we also organized India''s first edcamp, EdcampMumbai.

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59