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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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Many Frustrated Teachers Say It’s Not Burnout — It’s Demoralization

Edsurge

But systemic pressures, such as top-down initiatives or punitive evaluation systems, can deplete teacher autonomy. Demoralization is systemic—meaning teachers really don’t have control over it. She says she loved working in elementary school but the switch to middle school was tough.

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8 keys to avoiding teacher burnout (part two)

The Cornerstone for Teachers

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. Find some kind of system for bouncing ideas off each other that works for you. Professional development can also include informal discussions with coworkers.

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Digital Learning Day Reflections

Tech Helpful

We had 12-15 different educators visiting from 5 different school systems. We adopted the edcamp "rule of two feet" for this event. Our teachers didn't do anything they don't do every single day, we just opened the doors to allow others to see it.

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Disintermediating IT: The Secret Sauce To Small School EdTech Success

There is no box

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. Branching out in to non-tradtional (like edCamps) is better. My first job in education was at a small rural high school district. Teacher Devices.

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

And we also organized India''s first edcamp, EdcampMumbai. Brandon coordinates the efforts of a national team of consultants, while assisting district and school leaders to implement the ISSN school model and Graduation Performance System.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

" It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system. ” “Can States Tackle Police Misconduct With Certification Systems?” Via CMX : “ How Edcamp Scaled Up 1,500 Community Events Connecting Educators All Over the World.”