Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2018

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.

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MindShift

MAY 5, 2017

One district employee was smiling about how there were elementary and secondary teachers connecting and sharing: “Where else do you see this?” The session on grant writing, for example, was a dud because everyone there wanted to learn how to write them and nobody knew where to start. HOW TO DO A SMALL UNCONFERENCE.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2018

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). This is a great example of virtual mentoring for emerging leaders, just something that people are doing on the side to help.

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Tech Helpful

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Several of the elementary teachers at our school attended and many plan on attending again. On one day in August before the students came, and again in January of this year we set up Edcamp style PD days. On one day in August before the students came, and again in January of this year we set up Edcamp style PD days.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

For example, the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 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. Vicki: Well, how did you find out FlipSnack?

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Adam Welcome

MARCH 6, 2016

Jon is Vice-Principal at Sandy Hill Elementary School and his blog is featured on EdWords and BAM Radio! Adam is Principal at Montair Elementary School and co-founder of Kids Deserve It. Here is how they are getting it done: Student Run EdCamps Yes, you read that correctly. And let them create. And fail again.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 24, 2015

It was great to hear many, many conversations and sessions at ASCD centered on the importance of letting kids experience productive struggle and learn how to rebound from failure. I was thrilled to see a session on EdCamps offered this year, and many others on differentiated and personalized professional development.

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