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Digital Promise Brings Edcamps Into Its Tent

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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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Three Ways That Rural States Can Become the Hotbeds for School Edtech Innovation

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To Address It: Collaboration took place between the state and school districts, which led to the growth of several large statewide professional learning opportunities—including three successful Google Summits, Wyoming’s first Edcamp, Wyoming Technology and Engagement Curriculum monthly webinars, and a statewide conference.

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Transforming and Personalize PD in Your Own District

MSEDTechie

Most districts don’t have funding to send teachers to national conferences, or to host keynote speakers, but instead have found ways to revamp the look of Professional Learning to meet the needs of their staff in non-traditional ways. Edcamps , based on an Unconference model , are free, discussion-based sessions.

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Changing The Way We Educate Incrementally

Tech Helpful

Recently, I had this revelation that our teachers needed more training on the design thinking process in order to support and understand our goals for STEAM education. It became abundantly clear that there just wasn't time to do a day of PD on this topic so I created an experience for all school learning.

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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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A Framework for Blended PD (Part 2) – SULS072

Shake Up Learning

DO NOT lump your administrative assistants into instructional training. I repeat DO NOT throw your administrative assistants into teacher training. You can also record different levels of training and presentations based on skill, content areas, etc., G Suite Training for Schools. allowing for more differentiation.

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