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Edcamp Library Promise Goes Virtual

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We have learned how to leverage technology to establish and maintain relationships with students and colleagues as we navigated the unknown waters of blended and distance learning. The Edcamp model of professional development is unique in that the participants drive the learning. There are no scheduled or pre-planned presentations.

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Digital Promise Brings Edcamps Into Its Tent

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For years, organizers of “ Edcamps ,” a popular brand of informal professional development gatherings for teachers, received a resource kit sent by their host organization, the Edcamp Foundation. The box included nametags, pens, markers, sticky notes and lanyards—the typical staples for any event. It began with a box.

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How Are Educators Continuing Powerful Professional Learning Online?

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In June, the Edcamp Community joined our Digital Promise family. The Edcamp Community supports educators to organize and participate in participant-driven professional learning designed by and for educators. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Edcamps were typically in-person and locally focused. It wasn’t an easy moment.

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50+ Can’t-Miss K-12 Education Technology Events for 2017-2018

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How to stay posted on the latest edtech events. Check out our Events board. To help you plan your upcoming travels, we’ve compiled a shortlist of more than 50 education technology events for the K-12 community happening across the world through June 2018. Events page. Aw, you left out my favorite event!

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5 Tips for Planning a Kidcamp, the Student-Driven #Edcamp

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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. Share our story.

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The Future’s Open Wide With These 60+ K-12 Education Technology Events in 2018-2019

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Learning never stops, and neither do events that spark ideas and conversations around the future of teaching and learning. From local Edcamps in your backyard to glitzy conferences dotting the globe, these convenings showcase exciting changes happening in schools and classrooms (and humbling lessons learned along the way). What gives?

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Coming Soon: Edcamps, Brought to You by the Letters PBS

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The do-it-yourself conference is coming to your local public broadcaster, as part of a new venture between the Edcamp Foundation and PBS Education. Between now and May, 10 local PBS affiliates will host a series of specially branded events, called PBS Edcamps, aimed at educators and caregivers of students in Pre-K through third grade.

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