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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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edWeb Supports Edcamp Phoenix

edWeb.net

Edcamps are a great way for educators to meet with peers in their area and share great ideas. edWeb was pleased to be able to support our friends Peggy George and Deirdre Shetler with EdCamp Phoenix. Here is a great article about why this was such a wonderful learning experience. Building Classroom Community in Middle School.

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7 Great NonProfits Changing the Face of Professional Learning

Tom Murray

An excellent fit for classroom experiences and professional learning gatherings, each Breakout EDU kit comes with a collection of lockable boxes, an invisible ink pen and UV flashlight, timers, keys, and other “diversion hardware” that can be used to play the Breakout challenges available from the store. EdCamp Foundation.

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Google Meet – SULS0110

Shake Up Learning

Shake Up Learning listeners can get an exclusive 3-month trial for Mote Unlimited by going to justmote.me/shakeuplearning. Thank you to @the_lovely_librarian on Instagram for re-sharing a Shake Up Learning post about creative assignments and Blended Learning with Google. Google Classroom Generated Meeting Links.

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Transforming and Personalize PD in Your Own District

MSEDTechie

With traditional one-size-fits-all professional development, many teachers get overlooked and fall through the cracks, just like our students, resulting in poor implementation in the classroom. Differentiation and personalized learning opportunities are just as important for teachers--creating empowering learning communities is key.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Saturday, April 18th at 9am in NYC EdCamp IB , EdCamp IB is a free unconference dedicated to teaching and learning in the four programs of the International Baccalaureate. While EdCamp IB will be focusing on education in the IB programs, this event is open to all educators who would like to learn with us.

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Literacy in the Digital Age: 9 Great Speaking & Listening Tools

Educator Innovator

We firmly believe this ought to be the new norm in the modern classroom. BookTrack Classroom. We ask students to revise, edit, and publish in classroom tasks which imply these skills are the end goal, rather than a means to an end. Speaking and Listening Standards can be supported by the creation of podcasts in the classroom.

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