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Thinking About Redefining Professional Development

The Web20Classroom

The traditional forms of sit-and-get PD are giving way to MOOCs, webinars, Edcamps and flipped learning. Check out this blog post to learn more. Traditional PD models can be flipped too, where work is done before to learn basic skills via video or through course work. But what does all that mean?

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Individualized and Personalized Learning

The Principal of Change

Personalized learning really taps into the passions of students. Initiatives like “ Genius Hour “, “ Edcamps for Students “, “Innovation Week” , or “ Identity Day ” provide opportunities for students to really shine and share what they are interested in.

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"Edcamp Style" PD- Personalizing teacher learning on a required PD day!

Tech Helpful

On one day in August before the students came, and again in January of this year we set up Edcamp style PD days. She is someone that sees the value technology can add to the classroom and looks for ways to enhance learning in many different ways. SeeSaw- learn how Leigh Ann is using Seesaw learning journal app in her classroom.

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Taking Control Of Your Professional Development

The Web20Classroom

Many schools and districts are trying to do the right thing by meeting the needs of as many educators as possible when it comes to professional learning. But the reality is most schools and districts are not equipped to personalize the professional development of every educator. Edcamps can help fill that void.

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5 Ways to Participate in #ISTE17 even if you’re not there #notatiste17

The CoolCatTeacher

LIVE webinars and am an organizer for the K12 Online Conference and EdCamp Phoenix. Stay tuned at the end of the show to learn about their Unified Classroom at ISTE Power School’s Classroom of the Future in room 207 A. 00:04:00]. And you can see; the videos are embedded. I co-host the weekly Classroom 2.0

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Three Ways That Rural States Can Become the Hotbeds for School Edtech Innovation

Edsurge

Interactive video, online courses and full time programs grew rapidly in the first two years. But there was an issue: the differences between school bell schedules across the state eventually led to the demise of interactive video courses. Wyoming educators get up and stretch in the middle of a PD Day.

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Make a Big Splash Into Learning This Summer

MSEDTechie

For those in education, summer is a time for relaxation, regrouping, and also new learning. Whether you are attending a conference like ISTE , or creating your own personalized learning experience, utilizing this “break” to explore new technologies and strategies that help expand your teaching toolbox can be very rewarding.