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Your Guide to Running a School Like Disney World

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At Mary Williams Elementary , we strive to create a similarly magical feeling. This was the rationale for starting teacher-centered Edcamps during professional development. We also host lunches, book clubs, and play minecraft and coding games with students, creating a sense of family and fun. Is it easy?

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

BIO : Religious thinker Karen Armstrong has written more than 20 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common, and how our faiths shaped world history and drive current events. And we also organized India''s first edcamp, EdcampMumbai.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Christine Cunningham, Founder and Director of Engineering is Elementary (EiE) at the Museum of Science; Dr. Sandy Shugart, President of Valencia College; and Chris Anderson, TED “curator.” Via CMX : “ How Edcamp Scaled Up 1,500 Community Events Connecting Educators All Over the World.”