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

MindShift

For larger, more efficient unconferences, the Edcamp Foundation has a site full of resources and ideas for anybody who wants to organize their own “Edcamp,” which is simply a well-articulated version of an education unconference. The Edcamp Foundation puts the Rule of Two Feet near the top of their list of tenets.

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Google Tips for Instructional Coaches and Tech Coaches

Shake Up Learning

I created a Google Slides template for the purpose so I could plan ahead without having to move from one document, calendar or app to another. Perla Zamora : I created an index with a list of the main topics such as Administrative Documents & Folders (forms, reports, procedures, yearbook folder, meetings w/parents minutes, etc.),

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

The Principal of Change

Rationale: Sharing ideas with others openly, can lead to what Chris Andersen would refer to as “ crowd-accelerated innovation ”. Idea: EdCamp has been sweeping the entire world, and is a great way for educators to have ownership of their learning.

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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.

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13 Tips to Organize Your Google Drive

Shake Up Learning

Please note, these tips refer to the desktop version of Google Drive, but most tips will work similarly on mobile.). For instance, when naming lesson plan documents, use the same naming conventions to make life easier. I have used hashtags for event files that have hashtags, like #edcamp. Use Consistent Naming Conventions.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

Like the DBQs, lessons revolve around a central historical question and sets of prima ry documents to engage learners with varied reading skills. The Reading Like a Historian curriculum also engages students in historical inquiry around both U.S. and world history events.