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"Edcamp Style" PD- Personalizing teacher learning on a required PD day!

Tech Helpful

On one day in August before the students came, and again in January of this year we set up Edcamp style PD days. While our PD days weren't like the traditional Edcamp style (we actually came up with the choices instead of the teachers making the choices), the teachers found the days to be useful.

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5 Innovative ways for teachers to connect with other teachers

Neo LMS

Collaboration is one of the most valued features of meeting with other teachers, and projects such as EdCamp have demonstrated how successful this informal style of unconference can be in inspiring and enabling teachers. Let’s take a look at a few good examples. 5 Innovative ways for teachers to connect with other teachers.

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Virtual Mentorship for Emerging Leaders

The CoolCatTeacher

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. Learn about this program, how you can join in, and how you can become a better mentor. It’s just pretty much word of mouth.

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Fun with Lucidspark!

Kathy Schrock

I just spent the day exploring Lucidspark , a collaborative whiteboard educators and students can use for many educational activities and assessments! MIND MAPS CONCEPT MAPS K-W-L CHARTS TEAM BUILDING EXERCISES CLASSIFICATION PROJECT PLANNING MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS STICKY NOTES (great for EdCamps, too!)

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Friday, June 6th at 8am - 3pm in Washington, DC Edcamp US Department of Education: Leading, Learning, Listening , Edcamp US DOE will be an intimate gathering of teacher leaders and policy leaders in order to discuss the most important issues in education. Assessment: Don''t Throw the Baby Out With the Bath Water.

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Poor teachers: Who is to blame?

My Island View

The Unconference or the Edcamp Model is completely different. The attendees decide upon the entire Edcamp schedule of sessions on the morning of the conference. Assessments are not done once and finished. If it is not working and we know that from our assessment, then we need to change what we are doing. Conclusion.

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Edtech Needs More Infrastructure, Educator Support in 2017

Edsurge

Teachers are hungry for collaborative learning experiences as evidenced by the growth of Edcamps , and they need more opportunities to reflect on their practice, especially as it relates to the use of technology in the classroom.

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