Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2017

At the end of June a group of passionate, dedicated educators gathered for one of New Jersey’s last EdCamps of the 2017 school year. But sometimes these conversations focus too much on the furniture, at the expense of how they shape the learning environment. The conversation was underway when I walked in.

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Saving Socrates

AUGUST 5, 2014

In elementary school, a little more guided. Coding to learning about circuits using rasberry pi or the makey makey. Using hummingbird kit which they had at edcamp in Philly. Asking them, what are the things you always wanted to learn, create a tutorial and teach someone else while you learn. Breaks, throw it out.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Walking into a Merritt Elementary School classroom today, you’ll find students using iPads to figure out math problems and submit their answers, while teachers grade those answers and provide feedback and follow-up support in real-time. Learn more about how districts can use network upgrades to grow their digital learning programs.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Learn more at ed.unc.edu/meite, on IG @UNCmeite , and Twitter @unc_Meite. She says she loved working in elementary school but the switch to middle school was tough. And that began to crowd out what makes teaching special for her, which is engaging students in learning, making it fun and getting to know her students as individuals.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2017

I was on my way to my new gig as an elementary teacher one morning when I first heard the term “PBL paralysis” on a podcast. Breakout EDU is an immersive learning game platform where players use teamwork and critical thinking to solve a series of challenging puzzles in order to open a locked box. So how to fix the problem?

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 28, 2014

Notes from an edWeb.net Webinar 4/28/14 Dr. Joe Mazza Director of Connected Teaching, Learning & Leadership North Penn School District Dr. Mazza just took on his position in December. He is a project manager, promoting connected teaching, learning, & leadership. Dr. Mazza was the Lead Learner at Knapp Elementary School. (He

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Tech Helpful

APRIL 17, 2018

I actually bought one for every elementary teacher at our school and for 3of the middle school science teachers. Free Learning: Become a Connected Educator. I look for opportunities for my teachers to attend and I serve on organization committees to give more educators these chances- i.e. Edcamp Gigcity. Find sponsors.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2017

Listen to Felicia Casto talk about her awesome elementary math classroom. She has helped teachers, administrators and district office leaders create and implement a digital learning mindset. She greatly enjoys sharing her passion for being a connected educator through venues such as ISTE, Edcamp, EdTechTeam and various conferences.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Learn how she uses this tool. FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. So that was a great way from an elementary standpoint to use FlipSnack. Mandy Froehlich talks about a tool she uses in her classroom, Flipsnack.

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Buncee

MARCH 5, 2019

Now, all of my Twitter chat introductions are made with Buncee… I even made Buncee business cards to share at conferences and edcamps! She enjoys connecting with educators through social media, professional organizations, conferences, Twitter chats, and edcamps. The response on Twitter was immediate and positive!

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EdTechSandyK

JANUARY 27, 2014

Blog also sets admins up in order to be able to do flipped learning with their staff. link] - Melinda Miller, Principal in Missouri who uses flipped learning with her staff. She talks about mistakes she''s made and what she''s learned from them! Professional Growth Don uses Twitter for a professional learning network.

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Tech Helpful

JUNE 29, 2017

Rachelle and myself Traveling alone to ISTE this year gave me lots of time alone with my thoughts and my learning. It's easy to get lost in the crowd if that is what you want or to be in the middle of everything learning AND social. Meeting up with my friend Rachelle Poth on the last day led to one of my greatest moments of reflection.

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My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 5, 2014

I was talking with some great teachers at EdCamp Silicon Valley in a session on programming with elementary students. If I have learned anything from Wes Fryer it is “Have a challenge, and have a few more ready.” Diane Main defined programming as “creating a set of instructions for a computer or robot to follow.”

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

Technology has been a key component in the planting, fertilization, growth and eventually, the blossoming of new statewide initiatives including distance education and new professional learning opportunities for educators that have benefitted students in a variety of ways. I’ve got some experience with this from the past eight years.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

This has hit education like a tidal wave, leaving precious little time for our teachers to process it, and especially to learn how to do it well. Research has consistently shown that technology used in inappropriate ways is actually worse for learning, and this is happening all around us. Technology Tuesdays. Flipped PD.

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Tech Helpful

APRIL 8, 2018

Below are a few ways I've been a part of creating avenues for learning differently. It became abundantly clear that there just wasn't time to do a day of PD on this topic so I created an experience for all school learning. They were learning along side their students. What else can you do with what you learned from this change?"

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Best individual blog - One of the EdCamp Movement''s founders, Kristen Swanson , is in my exclusive Google+ MVP circle. Best new blog - The Learning Pond. A new interesting voice to learn from: Grant Lichtman, who started this blog in March of 2012. Her Google Docs for Learning Glog is pretty awesome.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Our vision must evolve to incorporate a new approach to literacy instruction, one in which technology becomes an accelerator to personalize and create meaningful learning contexts. as part of a flipped learning model. Teachers can differentiate content and questioning and promote self-paced learning.

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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. Social Media Interns “Grown-ups love figures.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 24, 2015

It was obvious that most principals and superintendents in attendance are well aware that we need big, big changes in schools to make learning meaningful for kids and and to make teaching a sustainable, rewarding profession for teachers again. The focus is finally becoming on the learning, not the tools. ” 3) Nimble grit.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 17, 2016

5) Learn and grow through professional development in all forms. Actively look for PD that will be meaningful for you, such as free EdCamps in your area , and seek opportunities to learn and connect with other educators whenever you can. One of the best ways to bring new passion to your teaching is with new teaching ideas.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

At Mary Williams Elementary , we strive to create a similarly magical feeling. This was the rationale for starting teacher-centered Edcamps during professional development. Instead, teachers decide what they want to learn, and what they'd like to help others learn, instead of being force-fed one-size-fits-all PD.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 25, 2018

Do you think some math teachers are kind of not used to good questions, and they just want kids to learn it? I felt like the emphasis was on “Follow these procedures and just learn the algorithms and you’ll get the right answer in the end.”. They’re going to learn a lot more about the math that way. Gerald: They definitely are.

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Tech Helpful

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

We adopted the edcamp "rule of two feet" for this event. Therefore, when I told them about digital learning day I didn't ask for anything special to happen, I just asked them to allow visitors when they normally used technology in the classrooms. For many of our visitors, technology integration wasn't happening really.

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There is no box

OCTOBER 3, 2015

I was their first full time “IT Guy” And when I say full time, I’m stretching a bit, as I was actually farmed out to one of the feeder elementary schools for 2 days a week. The demands of this type of learning environment cannot be met with traditional outsourced business focused IT support.

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iLearn Technology

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Hundreds of conferences, workshops, MOOCS, edcamps, professional journals, blogs, the list seriously goes on and on. We’ve found this to be the single greatest factor that impacts every other part of learning. A large part of our program is full-immersion learning. We take students on weekly learning excursions.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Don Buckley Co-founder Tools At Schools Design and Maker Thinking - how can they be part of our Everyday in Education The focus of this presentation is to investigate the teaching and learning of design and maker thinking in schools. Should we be teaching these processes in our schools? How can this thinking we integrated into education?

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 15, 2019

With respect to school change, he describes himself as a “catalyst for creative engagement and collaborative learning.” In 2013-2015 he taught 4th and 5th grade STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) at Independence Elementary in Yukon Public Schools in Oklahoma. Wesley completed his Ph.D.

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

" It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system. ” Edsurge profiles Lexia Learning in a new research series paid for by a variety of investors and corporations. No mention that Lexia Learning is owned by Rosetta Stone. Contests and Awards.

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