Remove Conference Remove Edcamps Remove Elementary Remove How To
article thumbnail

5 Tips for Planning a Kidcamp, the Student-Driven #Edcamp

Edsurge

By now you’ve probably heard of edcamps —free, organic, participant-driven, “un-conferences” that empower educators to maximize professional learning experiences and peer networks. PD After Hours Earlier this year, Hackensack Public Schools hosted its first edcamp at Nellie K. Parker Elementary School. Share our story.

Edcamps 152
article thumbnail

How Teachers Can Learn From One Another at Unconferences, Meet-ups and Edcamps

MindShift

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. HOW TO DO A SMALL UNCONFERENCE.

Edcamps 68
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Virtual Mentorship for Emerging Leaders

The CoolCatTeacher

So whether it’s elementary or district leadership or high school leadership, and they have these organic one-on-one conversations outside of their brick-and-mortar buildings, and outside their own (mentorship). I set up this virtual mentorship program, where aspiring school leaders are set up with current school leaders K-12.

Edcamps 366
article thumbnail

Today’s Classrooms Should Be About Flexible Teaching—Not Furniture

Edsurge

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. And let’s be honest: How many school districts are going to budget thousands of dollars to deck out one classroom when they already have perfectly good desks and chairs?

Edcamps 157
article thumbnail

Flipsnack: A fun way to make interactive online magazines #edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

And then also from an elementary standpoint, I had a teacher use it in lieu of … she used to have her students write personal narratives and then they would bind the book together as a classroom set and put it in the library. Parents couldn’t really look at it unless they were in the library for parent-teacher conferences or whatever.

EdTech 178
article thumbnail

Big ideas and ed trends from the #ASCD15 conference

The Cornerstone for Teachers

ASCD is one of the most important and influential conferences in the nation because it’s targeted toward school leaders and those who make big decisions in education. The ideas shared at this conference are heard, discussed, and hopefully implemented by decision makers in schools all across the country. ” 3) Nimble grit.

article thumbnail

Wonderful Word Problem Breakthroughs

The CoolCatTeacher

Listen to Felicia Casto talk about her awesome elementary math classroom. Webb Elementary in Navasota, Texas and works with teachers in her school and educators across the nation on how to best to embrace digital learning across a variety of platforms. The excitement her students have about word problems. Full Bio As Submitted.