My Paperless Classroom

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Sometimes you get to attend a surprise Edcamp. I was settling in to write when I saw a tweet about Edcamp Los Altos. At Edcamp LosAltos As the first session wrapped up, I was in the MPR and I started talking to John Miller. I checked the map, and it was 2 miles away. In education innovation is not just about workflow or product.

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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

It wasn’t a few hundred strangers sitting through workshops and absentmindedly checking their email; it was some 200 peers challenging, inspiring and pushing one another to new heights. Perhaps it’s no surprise that the model has gained traction among educators in recent years.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

Yet scheduled institute days and workshops are all too often remedial and not responsive to the actual needs of a teacher. This is why hundreds of thousands of teachers around the world are participating in Twitter chats, Edcamps and other informal, organically organized professional learning communities. Participate.

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Kyle Pace

DECEMBER 5, 2016

All too often in education – whether that be at a conference, in a professional learning workshop, or even at a faculty meeting, we have become used to one person in the room being the “expert”, or the “Oz” around a particular topic. Have you ever thought about creating edcamp style professional learning opportunities for teachers?

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Kyle Pace

DECEMBER 5, 2016

All too often in education – whether that be at a conference, in a professional learning workshop, or even at a faculty meeting, we have become used to one person in the room being the “expert”, or the “Oz” around a particular topic. Have you ever thought about creating edcamp style professional learning opportunities for teachers?

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Tech Helpful

JUNE 29, 2017

Rachelle presented multiple times (and I must say she's amazing at sharing her classroom stories) and I was there as an attendee only. Big news from Wonder Workshop: Challenge Cards- Dash and Dot are some of our favorite robots to introduce robotics to preschool and elementary students. Why not meet them where they already are looking?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

In this week’s news: What does research really say about iPads in the classroom? Popular mobile devices may come and go, but the iPad has remained a hit in the K-12 classroom. Especially when maintaining software at school, classroom, teacher, and individual student levels is such an arduous task.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Mandy Froehlich talks about a tool she uses in her classroom, Flipsnack. I personally have used FlipSnack as a way of creating more interesting workshops instead of a powerpoint or Google Slides. And then they were able to produce that book and share it with parents, and grandparents, and embed it in their classroom website.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

With easy access to websites, blogs, online PD, webinars, YouTube, workshops, and social media, finding digital resources is not hard to do. Ugghh, help, I can’t keep up! Organizing what we find, however, for efficient access when we need it, might not be so easy.

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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. I mean, when you as a workshop leader, go into a school and teachers have asked for what you’re teaching them….

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 30, 2019

Carly is here to share some classroom struggles and some projects that she’s tried. 04:26] – Today’s question comes from Sarah Fromhold, who wants to know how to integrate the dynamic learning framework within the parameters of the reading/writing and math workshop model. [08:10] And what tools does she use for her class blogs?

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 6, 2016

If you are a classroom teacher, the following learning paths or opportunities may be ideal for you. Common Sense Education provides many valuable resources focused on helping teachers identify how they can use tools and technology to assess learning in the classroom. If You Are a Teacher: Start with some bite-sized PD.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 6, 2016

If you are a classroom teacher, the following learning paths or opportunities may be ideal for you. Common Sense Education provides many valuable resources focused on helping teachers identify how they can use tools and technology to assess learning in the classroom. If You Are a Teacher: Start with some bite-sized PD.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 12, 2018

Before we can develop students’ digital literacy, we must first equip teachers with the tools they need to create authentic learning experiences in their classrooms. Librarians and classroom teacher partners will appreciate the updated Collections feature. Let’s take a deeper dive into a few of those opportunities. Collections.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

in a Future Ready Schools workshop. Find out what teachers want most for their classrooms before allocating grant money to devices and programs that won’t be fully utilized. Provide self-selected professional development options which feature classroom teachers as experts.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 13, 2015

For the 2015 NMC Summer Conference Preview of the NMC On the Horizon series on April 14th, we''re highlighting the 2015 NMC Summer Conference with a range of keynote, featured session, Idea Lab, and preconference workshop panelists. Saturday, April 18th at 12pm CR20 LIVE: Susan Oxnevad on ThingLink , Classroom 2.0

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 27, 2015

With traditional one-size-fits-all professional development, many teachers get overlooked and fall through the cracks, just like our students, resulting in poor implementation in the classroom. Edcamps , based on an Unconference model , are free, discussion-based sessions. What about our Digital Age educators?

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

One of the worst experiences is listening to a non-educator telling a teacher what they should and should not do in their classroom. What I have found is many teachers get overlooked and fall through the cracks just like our students, resulting in poor implementation in the classroom. and no particular order…. What works for you?

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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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The Principal of Change

APRIL 6, 2015

Over two years ago, I wrote “ 8 Things To Look for in Today’s Classroom ”, and more recently, Sylvia Duckworth created the above visual that has been shared numerous times. Idea: EdCamp has been sweeping the entire world, and is a great way for educators to have ownership of their learning. I reflect, therefore I learn. .

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 15, 2016

Our staff was excited and eager to participate in the workshops and activities available to them. We began to hold mini #techslams at our staff meetings, held our own version of an #edcamp, engaged in Twitter challenges, created a #Pineapple room for collaboration, and saw over 90% of the staff implement Google Classroom.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 17, 2016

A good professional development day should leave you dying to get back to your classroom to try out all those new ideas. Actively look for PD that will be meaningful for you, such as free EdCamps in your area , and seek opportunities to learn and connect with other educators whenever you can.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

But these conferences are not like an edcamp or an unstructured unconference of the kind you may have heard of. This one focuses on getting educators to define some of their biggest challenges and then work together to figure out solutions in a workshop format that draws heavily from the world of design thinking.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2017

With every summer break comes the eight-week-or-so refresh and reset most classroom educators need. A quick tour of the edu-blogosphere reveals numerous reading lists, playlists, conferences, workshops, seminars, webinars, retreats and edcamps to engage with over two short months. Here’s how.

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EdTechTeam

JANUARY 4, 2017

Opportunities include online courses for educators to pursue recognition remotely, full day workshops for those who want face-to-face support, and larger conference style events for inspiring communities of professionals. Many districts work with EdTechTeam on an ongoing basis to provide coaching and consulting for teachers and leaders.

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Tom Murray

APRIL 12, 2016

How school leaders run faculty meetings and inservice time should be a direct reflection of the type of instruction they are seeking in the classroom. Professional learning is a personal responsibility, not a few additional days built into a teacher contract or a handful of after-school workshops. Model: Practice What You Preach.

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iLearn Technology

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Hundreds of conferences, workshops, MOOCS, edcamps, professional journals, blogs, the list seriously goes on and on. In short, this is a conference that will do more than inspire you, you will be empowered to launch in your own classrooms, schools and districts! There are a lot of options for professional development.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for connecting classrooms while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity and educational access for all. The Global Education Conference is a collaborative, inclusive, world-wide community initiative involving students, educators, and organizations at all levels.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 15, 2019

You can take courses on helpful topics like classroom management, teacher wellness, education technology, special education classes and more. Advancement Courses is flexible and lets you work at your own pace to create things to improve your classroom. That’s just $120 per graduate credit hour or $160 for 50 clock hours.

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