MindShift

MAY 5, 2017

Technically, if one trusts the etymology, the best way for a teacher to confer with other educators would be an educator conference. Meanwhile, the most enthusiastic listeners whisper to each other, or form mini-groups outside the conference walls, maybe even at a social gathering later that day.

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Tech Helpful

OCTOBER 9, 2017

I participate in the following ways (please note that none of these options cost me a dime of money)- Edcamp GigCity. This is my fifth year of participating in this edcamp unconference in Chattanooga, TN. This participant directed day allows me to grow contacts outside of my school and learn from others- and edcamps are free.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

Albert Szent-Gyorgi The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" As we''re arranging for keynotes for upcoming conferences, we''re getting lots of great confirmations. The Future of Museums Conference will feature Elizabeth Merritt and Alex Freeman. Interested in becoming a Learning Revolution Partner?

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Philly Teacher

MARCH 17, 2014

Reflecting on a busy weekend of conversation and learning at this year’s annual ASCD conference in Los Angeles, a few bright spots stand out for me. These are the bright spots that make this year’s conference feel different than the last one I attended. Social Media and Connected Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2018

They are practical courses that have teachers developing tangible resources to use in their classrooms immediately. It had Dan Callahan on from — at that time, he was kind of working with the EdCamp Foundation and founders, and we just did a show on, “What Is EdCamp?”. It’s our new private Facebook group.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 23, 2017

You will also want to come by PowerSchool’s Classroom of the Future in 207A where they will be giving away Apple Watches, Microsoft Surfaces and Amazon Echoes. For those of you not at ISTE check out the Unified Classroom at [link]. Listen to Terry Freedman talk about how to get the most out of education conferences and ISTE.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 17, 2019

In all the work I have done with countless educators from across the world I believe we can break them down into two groups. Effective Educators and CTE doesn't stop at the classroom with teachers. Good Teachers and Great Teachers. What separates the two is effectiveness. It's what they wake up everyday thinking about and striving for.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 9, 2018

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. Meeting and working in small groups can achieve a great deal between teachers.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 18, 2015

We've been having a discussion in the newly formed #Flipcon15 Continued Voxer group about how to get new attendees more comfortable and connected at the conference. Attending large conferences is an overwhelming experience: so many sessions, so many people, so many places! My connections have grown exponentially each year.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

I have to admit, that I’ve avoided edcamps and unconfernces for a while, because they have felt to me like group hugs… warm and cozy, but not a lot about moving my learning forward. Increase the value of learning through and from failure in our classrooms with students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2017

When was the last time you walked into a conference without an agenda? For us, it was at EdFoo 2017 , an un-conference of teachers, edtech gurus, funders and others gathered at Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters for three days of spontaneous learning. Or, for that matter, without the slightest idea of what you might learn?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Now stay with us: imagine this group sought to collaborate in order to inspire and empower a generation of lifelong learners not only locally, but across the United States. Try finding an established meetup with BrewCUE , CoffeeCUE , or EdCamp , or even create one in your own area. Attend an Educational Conference. No problem.

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My Island View

APRIL 13, 2015

As educators one would expect that teachers and teacher/administrators should be experts on the best most effective and efficient methods of getting large groups of children to understand, learn, and use information responsibly to create more information. It is probably the key to the success of the Edcamp movement.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 20, 2013

In the 3+ hours of the un-conference, I can honestly say I did not move from my seat. I moderated session 2, talking about Creating Digital Workstations for Readers Workshop with Markette Pierce and Steph Hardinger which evolved into a conversation about digital tools for the English classroom. Can''t complain about that! Thanks again!

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MSEDTechie

MAY 17, 2018

Whether you are attending a conference like ISTE, or creating your own personalized learning experience, utilizing this “break” to explore new tools and strategies that help expand your teaching toolbox can be very rewarding. For those of us in education, summer is a time for relaxation, reflecting, and also new learning. Here are a few tips.

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Philly Teacher

MARCH 17, 2014

Reflecting on a busy weekend of conversation and learning at this year’s annual ASCD conference in Los Angeles, a few bright spots stand out for me. These are the bright spots that make this year’s conference feel different than the last one I attended. Social Media and Connected Learning.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Whether you are attending a conference like ISTE , or creating your own personalized learning experience, utilizing this “break” to explore new tools and strategies that help expand your teaching toolbox can be very rewarding. Not sure where to start? Here are a few tips. Here are a few tips. Try Connecting: Are you a connected educator?

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Let us face it, these motivational tricks also work well in the classroom to motivate students to learn. Using broad brush strokes, professional development could be an online course, Edcamp Conference, graduate course or by simply working with an Instructional Coach on a lesson. What is professional development?

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Let us face it, these motivational tricks also work well in the classroom to motivate students to learn. Using broad brush strokes, professional development could be an online course, Edcamp Conference, graduate course or by simply working with an Instructional Coach on a lesson. What is professional development?

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 30, 2014

The PD centered around how to use clickers in the classroom. Then in the morning I went back and asked if I could lead a small group to talk about formative assessments and how we could use the clickers for that. When I was in the classroom I was part of a team that helped to decide the direction our PD at the school level would take.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2016

The seminal conference for the flipped learning movement, known formally as the Annual Flipped Learning Conference, is entering its ninth and final year as an in-person event, owing — somewhat fittingly — to dramatic shifts in online learning and communication, similar to the ones that birthed the movement in the first place.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 3, 2015

Great group shot of #edcampusdoed w/ @arneduncan pic.twitter.com/oex1G4cNcg — Zac Chase (@MrChase) May 29, 2015 #EdCampUSA On Friday, May 29, I had the privilege to attend #EdCampUSA (aka EdCamp DOED) in Washington D.C. This was no ordinary EdCamp. This EdCamp was held at the U.S. Oh, and the U.S.

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 8, 2015

From EdCamps to state technology conferences to Google summits, there is always something going on! Getting connected to this group can take some time. There are a LOT of EdTech events. As a full time technology consultant, I attend a lot of events around the country. The EdTech community is awesome; caring, sharing, and fun!

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

For those who don''t know, Educon is an educational conference that us put on by the students and staff of the Science Leadership Academy , lead by Chris Lehmann. It is a different kind of conference. One of the questions I kept asking myself was what makes everyone say Educon is the conference to go to? in Philadelphia.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 8, 2018

They are practical courses that have teachers developing tangible resources to use in their classrooms immediately. I’ve talked to some administrators who say, “Hey, we did an EdCamp last month, and the teachers loved it. You can take these courses for continuing education, salary advancement, or recertification. Listen Now.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 18, 2021

You can’t record if you join the meeting only to present, such as from a laptop while already in a video conference room. Google Classroom Generated Meeting Links. When meetings are generated from Classroom, students won’t be able to join before the teacher. Learn more about Google Classroom generated meeting links here.

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EdTechnocation.com

JULY 25, 2014

Paper Form While working with a group of teachers last school year on Google Apps for Education in the classroom, one of them came up with the brilliant idea of converting their outdated and difficult to handle Parent Contact Information paper form into a Google Form. Plug your students'' birthdays into your calendar.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Going to a conference is like attending a family reunion. Finding people is as easy as opening your classroom door. To cement your bond, attend a local conference together or an Edcamp. Use the travel time to reflect together and brainstorm how to apply sessions to your classroom. Don't follow people aimlessly.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2018

As I have moved from being a classroom teacher into teacher leader positions, I’ve noticed it can get lonely and I find myself looking for a face-to-face tribe. Although I find this at conferences, they are infrequent and expensive. Being a media specialist can be a lonely profession and it’s not uncommon to feel like we’re siloed.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 31, 2016

The annual ISTE.org conference is at the end of this month in Denver , Colorado, and for the TENTH year we have a set of grassroots-organized "unplugged" events that you can participate in for free, grounded by the Hack Education unconference and after-party on Saturday, June 26th. Classroom 2.0 Thanks, everyone.

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Kyle Pace

AUGUST 7, 2015

There are loads of ways to do this: Twitter, Facebook groups, Google+ communities, blogs, and more. Go to an edcamp, go to a conference, go to your local Google Educator Group meetup, or use social media to put together your own! If you see something outstanding happening in a classroom ask that teacher to share it!

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RafranzDavis.com

MAY 24, 2015

As a classroom teacher, I would have definitely described myself as a “Tech-Fearless Educator”. Many teachers will not automatically jump at the chance to share because they don’t realize that what they are doing in their classrooms is in fact transformative. Encourage your teachers to submit proposals to speak at conferences.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 4, 2017

When Sean Crevier accidentally wandered into the room where educators at a Milwaukee Edcamp were discussing 20 percent time projects, also known as Genius Hour , he stayed only out of politeness. He worries that in a group students will compromise, lowering investment in the project. “I’m a fixer,” Crevier admitted.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

The Trifecta of Rural PD, Part 1: Social Chat Platforms Problem One: How do you gather a group of like-minded educators in one place in order to share ideas, when so many miles separate you? The Trifecta of Rural PD, Part 2: Edcamps Problem Two: How do you bring educators together for a day of learning that doesn’t cost any money to gather?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

None of these have to do with learning, of course, and inevitably are insufficient to smooth over the challenges that arise as digital tools enter classroom spaces. Independent schools must focus heavily on technology integration support if they expect to see differences in classroom practice.

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Philly Teacher

DECEMBER 31, 2013

I am also excited to attend ASCD’s annual conference in Los Angeles in March to connect face to face with many of the Emerging Leaders and participate in ASCD’s first “unconference.” ” May also brought the 3rd annual Edcamp Philly unconference , which I helped organize. End of the School Year/Summer 2013.

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TeacherCast

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Nesi from United States TeacherCast.net provides content that is relevant to what teachers are doing in the classroom. Whether it be podcasts for administration, teachers, the techies of the group, Jeff's ability to get them together and keep them focused is tremendous! tools in the classroom and much more. Educators Goldmine!

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