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

MindShift

One district employee was smiling about how there were elementary and secondary teachers connecting and sharing: “Where else do you see this?” In fact, once you start a legitimate event, the Edcamp Foundation is willing to send you materials and funding to help with the organization, such as breakfast. HOW TO DO A SMALL UNCONFERENCE.

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Virtual Mentorship for Emerging Leaders

The CoolCatTeacher

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). Building relationships and online resources has become something that Jodie utilizes and shares regularly. People are joining.

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"Edcamp Style" PD- Personalizing teacher learning on a required PD day!

Tech Helpful

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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7 Great NonProfits Changing the Face of Professional Learning

Tom Murray

As mentioned in my previous post 16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools , prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director.

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Notes from the "Makerspace for Elementary Schools" Session @ #edcampsteam

Saving Socrates

In elementary school, a little more guided. Using hummingbird kit which they had at edcamp in Philly. Laura Hollis suggests- Ikea has kitchen carts that are movable, making them movable shared resources in kids space, feels like more organic idea. It is so broad and unspecific. Guide on the side rather than sage on the stage.

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Empowering Student Voice through Self Differentiation in High School

Buncee

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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Flipsnack: A fun way to make interactive online magazines #edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. 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. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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