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Transforming and Personalize PD in Your Own District

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Edcamps , based on an Unconference model , are free, discussion-based sessions. to offer technology training for teachers by allowing them to book appointments with the district technologists for training on the topic of their choice. Gamification relates to applying game thinking into a non-game context.

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TOP 10 Ways To Deliver The Worst PD EVER!

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Trainer using outdated technology to present, or presenting on a topic that is obsolete and not needed. One PL strategy that seems to work well are Edcamps. Online communities are a perfect way to expand learning and your personal learning network Gamification relates to applying game thinking to a non-game context.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

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You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.