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Educators Need Each Other to Thrive: Why Educator Networks Matter

Digital Promise

Manus Edcamp Participant. Overwhelmed by tens of thousands of educators looking to connect, learn, and find inspiration to continue their calling, the positive energy was palpable. They probably never envisioned that 1,800 educators would volunteer to organize and host Edcamps in their local communities of practice. Dr. Tina M.

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Connecting Personalized Professional Learning to a Bigger Purpose

The Principal of Change

When I think about how to effectively empower educators to create personalized professional learning for themselves, I often think of Google’s “20% time”, where employees had 20% of their own time to move forward Google as an organization. “We Let’s start with the second point first.

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Celebrating edcamp, libcamp, unconference

NeverEndingSearch

For me, it’s been an unconferency kinda week–a celebration of the informal, participant-driven learning experiences that have made huge impact on professional learning culture. The EdCamp Foundation announced the gift of a $2 million dollar, no strings attached, Bill and Melinda Gates grant.

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The 6 Truths Of Effective Educators

The Web20Classroom

Continuously Seeking Out Professional Learning- Effective Educators don't just believe that lifelong learning is a characteristic they want their students to have, it's a mantra they live by. They aren't waiting for their principal or school or district to tell them what they need to learn.

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The 13-Strategy Checklist to Invite Diversity Into Professional Learning Opportunities

The Innovative Educator

When I returned from the International Society for Technology Educators ( #ISTE17 ), I shared in an article that I was disappointed in the lack of diversity in I experienced. 11) Empower staff Supervisors can be mindful to allocate days (5 - 10 per year) for staff to attend professional learning opportunities.

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Learning Revolution Newsletter - Weekly Free Event Calendar - Conference Keynotes Update - Edcamp USDOE - Digital Citizenship

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Newsletter Sponsor Click for more information Partner Spotlight CORE Education is a not-for-profit educational consultancy, professional learning and research organisation. Narenda Gilhotra shared this great BuzzFeed article sharing some of the amazing things teachers are doing in their classrooms. Check it out here.

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Why innovation is Crucial in Education #Podcast

The Principal of Change

I thought about this quote when I was reading an article about how “innovation in education was overrated” I guess my question is, how do you look at innovation in education? Is it about creating new and better opportunities for learning in our schools for our learners and ourselves, or is it about doing cool things?