TeacherCast

JULY 18, 2022

In the early part of 2012, I attended my first edCamp in Philadelphia. From that point forward, we started an adventure to create edCamp New Jersey which topped out at over 1,000 educators one year and was visited by the local cops because of the overflow of parking at the school building. Seriously … THANK YOU.

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 12, 2012

For those who don''t know, Edcamp is a great series of free, unconferences for educators. The Edcamp model is unique in that attendees set the agenda the morning of the conference and the sessions are not led by one person, but are rather a collaboration of both the facilitator and attendees. I highly recommend Edcamps!

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Tech Helpful

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Below is the excerpt from the ISTE Standards for Educators that describes this standard: Empowered Professional Learner - Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning. Digital Learning Day.

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ignitionEDU

JUNE 30, 2021

Twenty-­eight year educator Dr. Wanda Terral is the Director of Technology for the Lakeland School System (TN). She earned her Doctor of Education from the University of Memphis, focusing her research on the topic of self-directed professional learning of educators.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

I have to admit, that I’ve avoided edcamps and unconfernces for a while, because they have felt to me like group hugs… warm and cozy, but not a lot about moving my learning forward. Our present education system is built around always finding the ‘right’ answer, but when can the wrong answer be valuable?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

What’s a typical day like for the director of learning at Slack, the fast-growing messaging app that aims to eliminate the need for e-mail? But she’s probably best known as founder of the Edcamp Foundation, which helps teachers run free, grassroots professional-development workshops. Pull Learning'.

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My Island View

OCTOBER 22, 2019

That seems to be the strategy to protect most bureaucracies, but that being said, there are still many good things happening within the education system. Most change in education comes about through the leadership and passion of individuals within the system. The best example I can think of is the Edcamp movement.

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My Island View

JULY 5, 2017

Public education is a common experience for most Americans, which is why so many people often feel that they have the answers to how to fix what they perceive as a broken system. In order to effectively change the system we first need to change the culture. All Edcamp topic sessions are based on conversation and not lecture.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

But systemic pressures, such as top-down initiatives or punitive evaluation systems, can deplete teacher autonomy. Learn more at ed.unc.edu/meite, on IG @UNCmeite , and Twitter @unc_Meite. Demoralization is systemic—meaning teachers really don’t have control over it. But that was getting harder and harder for her to do.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

This has been an incredible learning experience for me. Reflection is a big part of my learning so I have many thoughts, and ideas going through my mind. The idea of bringing together major players in education to talk, discuss and debate is already happening, just on a smaller scale with events like #Edchat and Edcamps.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2018

Then in 2015, my teaching partner and I decided to go one step further with our learning management system. Students are motivated to ask questions, find answers, and share their learning with classmates, teachers, and the Colchester (CT) community.

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The Web20Classroom

JUNE 14, 2013

Recently, I spent some time talking with the administrators in my district about technology, our vision for where we want to go and how they play a key role in the development of technology practices that can have a huge impact on student learning. In North Carolina, that is a large part of our teacher evaluation system.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

A love for learning, teaching, education, a better tomorrow—and the role that technology could play. This early warning system alerts me if I’m ever at risk of dropping out of your life. Hackathons. Pitchfests. What binds these and countless other education ideas, events, words and buzzwords together? Why, love, of course.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 15, 2012

Recently I spent some time talking with the Administrators in my district about technology, our vision for where we want to go and how they play a key role in the development of technology practices that can have a huge impact on student learning. In NC that is a large part of our teacher evaluation system. Data is important.

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Kyle Pace

APRIL 5, 2017

I often see this question in Twitter chats, in keynotes, or when it’s asked of esteemed panelists: “How do we create real , systemic change in education?” What if every person that attended a conference, went to an edcamp, participated in a Twitter chat, etc. committed to sharing 1 new idea with just 1 person?

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 27, 2017

In such a system, they don’t have an option to recap the classes and are forced to take notes. Afterwards, they are graded based on exams that test their learning than knowledge. In such a system active learning is missing. Studies show that this is more conducive to learning as we learn more when we visualize.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 2, 2012

Chalkable - educational apps and classroom management system 4. Social Media in Education - connect, share, learn, communicate and more 7. EdCamp CT is Aug 10th. Embedit - embed any file in your website or blog - free 5. 10 Tech Skills Every Student Should Have 6. CyQuiz - create your own quizzes and games for free 8.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Whether we’re typing an address into our GPS or sending a text message or setting an alarm clock or reading the paper on an iPad or uploading an image to a course management system or making a reservation. Edcamp events are free, generally locally organized “unconference” meetings where the agenda is decided by those in attendance.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2020

The goal of digital equity is to ensure that all students have access to devices, high-speed internet, and opportunities to learn both in school and out. One of the struggles in Wisconsin is digital learning days, where students with limited or no access to WIFI at home cannot access their education. Challenges.

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Tech Helpful

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

I've been wondering who in my area is leveraging the learning ability of social media for their school practices? I've found myself wondering if the teachers in my city know about the upcoming Edcamp Gigcity and how could I make sure they know about this awesome opportunity? Many in the room wanted it to happen. What does this say?

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My Island View

AUGUST 13, 2015

I have addressed this in several earlier posts, but it needs to be re-stated until people finally begin to understand that there are differences in how adults effectively learn, andragogy, compared to the motivations in learning by children, which is pedagogy. It is how kids learn best. Collaboration vs. Lecture. Conclusion.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 9, 2015

(This is the second of two parts on professional learning. Connected Learning. This has a major impact in our learning today. What I have started to notice is that you can see some major benefits of being connected in the classroom for the learning environment of our students. You can read the first part here.

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My Island View

JULY 7, 2016

I realized as an adult learner that I learned best through collaboration and that collaboration could only take place if I was in some way connected with other educators. Most teachers in our education system do not attend conferences because most school budgets do not make allowances for teachers to attend them.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2017

App Overkill: Going Beyond the Buzz Words SXSWedu 2017 Panel Jena Draper, CEO, CachOn Inc Carl Hooker, Director of Innovation & Digital Learning, Eanes ISD P.H. Arc Capital Development Adam Phyall, Director Technology & Media Services, Newton County School System, Covington GA Oh oh! This may impact my ability to take notes!

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Philly Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2016

It’s similar to how many company retain their top talent: Know their strengths, give them opportunities to shine, celebrate successes, offer opportunities for collaborating and learning with peers, provide top notch, just-in-time training, and compensate them adequately for the work they do.

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MindShift

JANUARY 8, 2017

In schools that succeed in implementing real instructional improvements, teachers figure out how to improve teaching and learning by journeying through multiple passes of a cycle of experiment, reflection and adjustment. Helping Teams Learn from Experiments. The second entry point is around team learning.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 4, 2017

When Sean Crevier accidentally wandered into the room where educators at a Milwaukee Edcamp were discussing 20 percent time projects, also known as Genius Hour , he stayed only out of politeness. For the past six years, Crevier has been letting his students choose and drive the learning involved in these projects. STAYING ORGANIZED.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 13, 2015

April 13th - April 27th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Learning Revolution Blog | Partner Spotlight To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. They are the people pushing the envelope to infuse innovation and creativity into learning experiences worldwide.

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My Island View

OCTOBER 5, 2016

There are few things wrong with the education system that can’t be improved by properly educating and supporting teachers who are already working in the system. Unless the very system that educates our population keeps up with these changes in a timely fashion it will itself in time become irrelevant. Adults are goal oriented.

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My Island View

JULY 7, 2016

I realized as an adult learner that I learned best through collaboration and that collaboration could only take place if I was in some way connected with other educators. Most teachers in our education system do not attend conferences because most school budgets do not make allowances for teachers to attend them.

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My Island View

JULY 7, 2016

I realized as an adult learner that I learned best through collaboration and that collaboration could only take place if I was in some way connected with other educators. Most teachers in our education system do not attend conferences because most school budgets do not make allowances for teachers to attend them.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Because digital devices and online environments can simultaneously be transformatively empowering and maddeningly disruptive, the work of integrating digital learning tools into schools is usually difficult and complex. As a result, faculty instruction and the learning experiences of students change little or not at all.

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Kyle Pace

AUGUST 7, 2015

We present our students with learning challenges all the time; yet as educators, we seem to be ok with not being challenged in our own learning. We need to be connected educators that are plugged in to the online opportunities we have to connect with and learn from others. What has happened to the growth mindset? Get connected.

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Hansen's Link to Tech

JUNE 9, 2015

Start using an LMS (Learning Management System) such as Google Classroom , Schoology , Canvas , Edmodo , Moodle. Using a web-based central location to communicate, collaborate, assign, assess, and create allows for great opportunities for teachers and students to efficiently learn especially in a real-wold context.

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TeacherCast

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Connected Educators Must May 13, 2015 by @mgrudnel from United States Jeff has been so accommodating and welcoming as he helped introduce me into the world of connected learning and podcasting. I learn so much each time I listen or watch a new podcast. I always take what I learn and teach other teachers. Always something new!

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My Island View

OCTOBER 5, 2016

There are few things wrong with the education system that can’t be improved by properly educating and supporting teachers who are already working in the system. Unless the very system that educates our population keeps up with these changes in a timely fashion it will itself in time become irrelevant. Adults are goal oriented.

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My Island View

OCTOBER 5, 2016

There are few things wrong with the education system that can’t be improved by properly educating and supporting teachers who are already working in the system. Unless the very system that educates our population keeps up with these changes in a timely fashion it will itself in time become irrelevant. Adults are goal oriented.

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