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On Professional Development and The Places We Don’t Have Yet

The Jose Vilson

This year, it was human-centered education, appropriate given the ascent of artificial intelligence, social media, and deeper polarization. When I was a full-time classroom teacher, I took advantage of the opportunity to learn from and listen to others. Larger conferences, for example, intend on breadth over depth.

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7 Great NonProfits Changing the Face of Professional Learning

Tom Murray

When I got connected on social media, my lens was expanded and I became aware of more organizations, as well as their supporting tools and resources. EdCamp Foundation. OTO offers Project Red , one of the most comprehensive research studies and set of implementation guidelines ever assembled, free for school districts.

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3 Ways to Instantly Grow Your Personal Learning Network

Edsurge

Try finding an established meetup with BrewCUE , CoffeeCUE , or EdCamp , or even create one in your own area. Choose a time to meet every week, select a topic of study, do some research, and discuss what you’ve learned. The Ultimate Networking Tool: Social Media. No time to organize a meetup with strangers? No problem.

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3 Things We Need To Remember For Every Professional Development

The Web20Classroom

The PD centered around how to use clickers in the classroom. 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. Several of our divisions like Title I, Social Studies and others have taken whole days and run them like a mini conference. Social Media.

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5 Ways live streaming is going to change the future of education

Kitaboo on EdTech

Studies show that this is more conducive to learning as we learn more when we visualize. Interactivity – Interactivity is one of the strongest points of live streaming as it allows interaction above and beyond the classroom experience. Millennials are widely using live streaming feature on various social media platforms.

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Digital Equity in Rural School Districts

edWeb.net

Pioneered by Google in partnership with Kajeet, rural districts in over a dozen states are using rolling study halls. Outside of the classroom, she is the lead organizer for Edcamp Suwannee and also co-moderates #FLedChat and #RuralEdChat each week on Twitter. Even more widespread in school districts are LTE hotspots.

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How One Teacher Let Go of Control To Focus On Student-Centered Approaches

MindShift

So after a colleague she admired and teachers she followed on social media began extolling the learning advantages of letting go of control in the classroom, Riley decided to give it a try. “I She shared her findings at a recent EdCamp gathering in New Jersey. I started out small,” she said. Holding myself accountable.