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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. She is someone that sees the value technology can add to the classroom and looks for ways to enhance learning in many different ways. I am thankful for a curriculum coordinator that I work well with.

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Participate.com: Your toolbelt for professional learning

NeverEndingSearch

Participate’s Jennifer Williams shares that the goal is to be the glue , pulling together the array of possible professional development options–edCamps, Twitter chats, workshops, conferences, PLN sharing, and more–into one uniform experience.

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8 Things to Look for in Today’s Professional Learning (Part 2)

The Principal of Change

I have collected and developed resources on both “how” to create a digital portfolio, and the power of learning through this type of self-assessment. Idea: There has been a lot of information shared throughout this document, and I think that this gives us an opportunity to challenge our conventional wisdom of professional learning.

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THANK YOU for 5 Amazing Years of Educational Podcasting! Thank You For Amazing Feedback!

TeacherCast

A great place to learn new EdTech tools, and to build your PLN (Personal Learning Network)! It inspired me to start planning the first edcamp buffalo (@edcampbflo)! Learn Why Edusight is an awesome Portfolio Tool For Documenting Student Achievement | @Edusight. Edsby: Learning Management System.

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8 Things to Look for in Today’s Professional Learning (Part 1)

The Principal of Change

Idea: Similar to the #EDUin30 initiative , staff could share through video reflections something that they have learned at a professional learning day, or on a monthly basis that could easily be compiled into a Storify document to be shared with the community. I reflect, therefore I learn. .

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Armstrong''s 2008 TED Prize wish asked to help her assemble the Charter for Compassion, a document around which religious leaders can work together for peace. In late fall 2008, the first draft of the document was written by the world, via a sharing website. And we also organized India''s first edcamp, EdcampMumbai.