eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

If you’re like most educators, you don’t have the time to waste on unproductive faculty meetings. Edcamp-style faculty meetings! An edcamp is a participant-driven conference, commonly referred to as an “unconference,” for K-12 educators. Edcamps are typically free and built around community participation and organization.

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Edcamps Meeting Professional Learning Survey 110

Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

The enthusiasm shared by educators who understand that social media will forever impact their lives and practice is very reminiscent of the vibe expressed by dot-commers two decades ago during the first wave of the Internet boom—this is a very good thing. I’ve served as both a journalist and participant within each movement. Here’s why.

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Edcamps Social Media Learning Professional Learning 98

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. Mandating that teachers attend a specific training, and never surveying them to ask what they need, or what they would like to learn. One PL strategy that seems to work well are Edcamps.

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Gamification Survey Edcamps Training 40

EdTechnocation.com

JULY 25, 2014

Paper Form While working with a group of teachers last school year on Google Apps for Education in the classroom, one of them came up with the brilliant idea of converting their outdated and difficult to handle Parent Contact Information paper form into a Google Form. Google Google Apps for Education Google Form Google Sheets'

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Edcamps Google Conference Survey 68

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 8, 2016

Last week I enjoyed the great variety of edCamp Global sessions across a variety of platforms–Periscope, Twitter chats, and Google+ Hangouts. We look forward to discovering more ways to collaborate and create educational resources and grow and improve. It’s important to understand science as an informed citizen.

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Edcamps Advocacy Exercises Survey 40

The Principal of Change

APRIL 9, 2015

More and more, educators are becoming both consumers and creators of information, which is accelerating the opportunities for our students. Rationale: If we want innovative students, we need to focus on becoming innovative educators. Idea: The idea for this is simple. Opportunities for Innovation. Self-Assessment.

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Professional Learning Edcamps Learning Assessment 28

wwwatanabe

JULY 3, 2012

Educational Blogging: Flattening Classroom Walls by Linda Yollis and Kathleen Morris I am always inspired and in awe of these two women. Mary Beth Hertz : Her idea of EdCamp , which was an unconference based on collaboration, sounded fabulous! What new goals will I set as a result of this week? Linda Yollis & Kathleen Morris 1.

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