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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. In fact, once you start a legitimate event, the Edcamp Foundation is willing to send you materials and funding to help with the organization, such as breakfast. HOW TO DO A SMALL UNCONFERENCE.

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10 Years and 200 Episodes … What Have I Learned as an Instructional Coach?

TeacherCast

This post was originally created and posted on the website TeacherCast Educational Network. 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.

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"Edcamp Style" PD- Personalizing teacher learning on a required PD day!

Tech Helpful

On one day in August before the students came, and again in January of this year we set up Edcamp style PD days. While our PD days weren't like the traditional Edcamp style (we actually came up with the choices instead of the teachers making the choices), the teachers found the days to be useful.

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10 Years and 200 Episodes … What Have I Learned as an Instructional Coach?

TeacherCast

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. The conversation suddenly changed from “who do you know in this space” to “why do educators put themselves in certain spaces that limit their exposure and opportunity.”

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Fun with Lucidspark!

Kathy Schrock

I just spent the day exploring Lucidspark , a collaborative whiteboard educators and students can use for many educational activities and assessments! Lucidspark is brought to you by the folks at Lucid for Education , who have been supporters of education with their Lucidpress and Lucidchart products for many years.

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2 New Google Classroom Features! (Added 8/12/14)

EdTechnocation.com

Think about including those important documents like a syllabus, required materials list, forms, etc. Michael will be presenting at the following upcoming events: Hawaii Association of Middle Schools Conference 2014 Schools of the Future Conference 2014 Edcamp Honolulu 2014. Classroom GAFE Google Google Apps for Education'

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How To Value Individual Staff Profesional Development Through Incentive Programs

TeacherCast

This post was originally created and posted on the website TeacherCast Educational Network. Using broad brush strokes, professional development could be an online course, Edcamp Conference, graduate course or by simply working with an Instructional Coach on a lesson. Here is an example of this school district’s planning document.

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