Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2020

Options range from continuing home learning programs full-time, to fully reopening classrooms with or without additional public or outdoor spaces and staggered schedules, to hybrid approaches. Most agree there are no failsafe options. Despite the complexities of the moment, educators are creative, resourceful problem-solvers.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 4, 2016

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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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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techlearning

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Recently our school acquired a classroom set of Google Cardboard VR goggles via a generous donation from an former student. Student-Driven EdCamps might be an easy way in the door. He presents widely on sparking student curiosity and teaching with technology.

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MindShift

MAY 5, 2017

The session on grant writing, for example, was a dud because everyone there wanted to learn how to write them and nobody knew where to start. If you’re looking for something more formal, the same kind of gathering can take place at a school site, ideally one with Wi-Fi and at least a few accessible classrooms.

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TeacherCast

JULY 18, 2022

From Episodes 1-5, I had the opportunity to be introduced to Educational Technology Giants such as Angela Maiers, Eric Sheninger , Tom Whitby, and Steven Anderson. In the early part of 2012, I attended my first edCamp in Philadelphia. There are hundreds of Educational Technology Brands in this world. They all want one thing.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

When Digital Promise and EdSurge considered which educator award categories to include in the 2014 Digital Innovation in Learning Awards , we wanted to highlight five areas where exemplary teachers around the world are using innovative strategies to engage and empower students. Guest co-author Mary Jo Madda is an Associate Editor at EdSurge.

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Edsurge

JULY 3, 2018

Learning never stops, and neither do events that spark ideas and conversations around the future of teaching and learning. From local Edcamps in your backyard to glitzy conferences dotting the globe, these convenings showcase exciting changes happening in schools and classrooms (and humbling lessons learned along the way).

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Cycles of Learning

JULY 19, 2018

Passionate about Inquiry-Based Learning but desiring a structure and protocol to help your students ask better questions and engage more in the inquiry process? ​ Interested in developing and hosting an EdCamp at your school site? Click here to learn more about the process. Use this video as a template.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

As mentioned in my previous post 16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools , prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director.

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Tech Helpful

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

After the experience it allowed the lower school curriculum coordinator and myself (lower school technology coordinator) to rethink some of our professional development days. On one day in August before the students came, and again in January of this year we set up Edcamp style PD days.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

What’s a typical day like for the director of learning at Slack, the fast-growing messaging app that aims to eliminate the need for e-mail? But she’s probably best known as founder of the Edcamp Foundation, which helps teachers run free, grassroots professional-development workshops. Pull Learning'.

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TeacherCast

JULY 18, 2022

From Episodes 1-5, I had the opportunity to be introduced to Educational Technology Giants such as Angela Maiers, Eric Sheninger , Tom Whitby, and Steven Anderson. In the early part of 2012, I attended my first edCamp in Philadelphia. There are hundreds of Educational Technology Brands in this world. They all want one thing.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

My job is to interview and survey the pioneers, investors and stakeholders who drive technological change, share their stories, and collaborate with very smart people to build and distribute tools that help everyone else get involved. I’ve served as both a journalist and participant within each movement. They don’t have time for doo-doo.

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Tech Helpful

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Below is the excerpt from the ISTE Standards for Educators that describes this standard: Empowered Professional Learner - Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning. Has anyone asked me to do this?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2018

Learn about this program, how you can join in, and how you can become a better mentor. Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. Listen Now.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The idea of a connected educator is nothing new, but the platforms through which educators can find other educators, share ideas, and learn are growing. With the feel of an in-person conference and the energy of an Edcamp, educators are finding this audio app is a new place to connect with educators from around the world.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 29, 2016

This year, our library is fortunate to have a robotics loan from Birdbrain Technologies. Currently, a group of 2nd-5th graders are meeting every Friday for one hour to learn to code these robots and create projects with them. — edcamp Global (@edcampGlobal) January 23, 2016. plemmonsa @dsmacdonald @jluss https://t.co/usLMXfm1D7

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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. Vicki: You know, I learn so much — like talking to people — and it’s almost addictive, isn’t it? Like I do a lot of work with teachers who want shows, or media content in their classrooms. Listen Now.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update June 3rd, 2014 Discovery is seeing what everyone else has seen, and thinking what nobody else has thought. Albert Szent-Gyorgi The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions.

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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. Now, teachers create their own curriculum in iTunes U, and the majority of classrooms are paperless.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Photo Credit: Kevin Jarrett High & Low-tech for Optimal Learning Not only teachers able to share ways to integrate technology in the classroom, but I also learned some low-tech techniques as well. Keep those eyes peeled at Edcamp-- resources can be found anywhere! I already use Edmodo as my online hub, but Cel.ly

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Imagine a network of leaders from every sector of education: public schools and early learning centers, colleges and universities, museums and libraries, nonprofits and corporations. It’s the Remake Learning Network , a professional network of educators and innovators working together to shape the future of learning. No problem.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 29, 2016

He is engaging in the classroom, works very hard to meet the needs of all his students and regularly reflects on his teaching to understand his strengths and weaknesses. The district had looked over where the majority of teachers were weak and were going to provide them some learning in those areas. Start with the Teach 100 list.

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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]. How to share learning. I co-host the weekly Classroom 2.0 Listen Now. Listen on iTunes.

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Philly Teacher

JUNE 6, 2014

Today was an exciting day for the Edcamp Foundation and for edcampers all over the US. At around 7:00 am, a small group of educators walked across C Street and entered the Department of Education for a day of sharing and learning at Edcamp US DOE.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

In its 2016 National Education Technology Plan, the Department of Education emphasizes model approaches to digital learning. The new plan lays out model ways of using educational technology in the nation’s classrooms, with a focus on equity and active use.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Change is the end result of all true learning. – When times like this creep up, we must resort to a tactic that incentivizes their learning by offering them treats, or (in my house) bribes to get them to be good students both in school and at home. Incentivizing learning works wonders for small children. Leo Buscaglia.

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My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 27, 2018

Obotix , the company behind Sphero and Ollie, is committed to supporting their robots in the classroom. Look for Edcamps and offer support. Edcamps will be happy to hand out information about an app to participants, but companies should not miss out on the rich opportunity to join the education conversation. Become a Sponsor.

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Tech Helpful

MAY 2, 2017

but "that didn't work, what can I do to value the concept forward and learn from what went wrong and make it better?" They allow their employees 20% of their work week to learn about things that they are passionate about. Now is a good time to try Google Classrooms to see it's efficiencies! Don't have access to technology?

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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. 5 Innovative ways for teachers to connect with other teachers. Teacher Leaders. This however can lead to ever more stress.

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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. I continue to see that ‘ Failure Always Invites Learning ‘ and that we as educators need to: 1.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 7, 2019

Learn from one another. Don’t wait for someone to come into your room to give you feedback or to see the inspiring work you are doing with students. Invite colleagues to join your classroom for feedback for yourself and ideas that you can share with others. Take a moment to thank a teacher that you learned from.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Change is the end result of all true learning. – When times like this creep up, we must resort to a tactic that incentivizes their learning by offering them treats, or (in my house) bribes to get them to be good students both in school and at home. Incentivizing learning works wonders for small children.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2017

Or, for that matter, without the slightest idea of what you might learn? 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. When was the last time you walked into a conference without an agenda?

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2020

distance learning comes into play. But, vetted virtual programs can match the depth and impact of in-school learning experiences. And can turn students off from learning that they see as less than engaging and even stagnant, especially without the opportunity to move around. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenter.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 30, 2014

The PD centered around how to use clickers in the classroom. At the end of the first day I went home, learned everything I could. 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. Now, I love technology. I saw great potential there. Perfect PD!

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