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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?” The session on grant writing, for example, was a dud because everyone there wanted to learn how to write them and nobody knew where to start. HOW TO DO A SMALL UNCONFERENCE.

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Year of #SayingYes

EdTechTeam

I want to be her safety-net, her first line of defense, and her guide on how to succeed in her classroom and with her students. Had I not had a few articles published and read by local educators, I might not have attended my first EdCamp. I definitely don’t have all of the answers, but I have a ton of ideas.

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Enter the #squadgoals Challenge

EdTechTeam

It can get a little overwhelming at thinking of how to implement so many new ideas. Kristen Witt Director, Secondary Education FSUSD Fairfield, CA The first year we sent a cohort of teachers to a summer summit and then a second summit hosted by one of our other district high schools in November.

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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. Another year, my goal was to learn how to teach inquiry science and have more effective parent outreach. It’s really an incredible community.

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Julie Lindsay Director Learning Confluence How to go Global - Lead, Learn, League Emerging technologies and increased access across the world is the catalyst to embed global awareness, interaction and understanding into all learning opportunities, but has this really happened yet? And we also organized India''s first edcamp, EdcampMumbai.