MindShift

MAY 5, 2017

One district employee was smiling about how there were elementary and secondary teachers connecting and sharing: “Where else do you see this?” Even if you send out a group email for people to meet at a coffee shop on a particular afternoon, you’re technically starting an unconference. HOW TO DO A SMALL UNCONFERENCE.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2017

At the end of June a group of passionate, dedicated educators gathered for one of New Jersey’s last EdCamps of the 2017 school year. Some offered contact information about “classroom designers” and school vendors. The idea of dressing up one’s classroom with the flair and freedom that one might find at IKEA is certainly alluring.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Romano-Arribito is an EdSurge columnist and has spent about 27 years in the classroom teaching everything from first grade to middle school in her home state of New Jersey. She says she loved working in elementary school but the switch to middle school was tough. Or not burnout, exactly, but demoralization.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2017

I was on my way to my new gig as an elementary teacher one morning when I first heard the term “PBL paralysis” on a podcast. I had heard about Breakout EDU back in 2015 when it first hit the EdCamp scene in New Jersey. I bought a Breakout box and had it ready to go but never used it.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Walking into a Merritt Elementary School classroom today, you’ll find students using iPads to figure out math problems and submit their answers, while teachers grade those answers and provide feedback and follow-up support in real-time. Creating Guidelines Around Classroom Technology Use. The Path to a Successful Upgrade.

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Tech Helpful

JUNE 29, 2017

Meeting up with my friend Rachelle Poth on the last day led to one of my greatest moments of reflection. Rachelle presented multiple times (and I must say she's amazing at sharing her classroom stories) and I was there as an attendee only. Why not meet them where they already are looking?

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EdTechSandyK

JANUARY 27, 2014

Post video or article you want staff to go over prior to a meeting, then have them discuss during your faculty meeting. Saves time in the meeting and lets meeting time be more productive. We need to be using social media to tell people about the positive things that are going on in our classrooms and schools!

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