Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 19, 2013

For those of you not familiar with the Edcamp Foundation. About the Edcamp Foundation The Edcamp Foundation is a Delaware non-profit, which was started to promote organic, participant-driven professional development for K-12 educators worldwide. One of the staple features of an Edcamp is the “Web2.0

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 30, 2019

The post How to Choose a Digital Assessment Strategy – SULS010 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Choosing a digital assessment strategy is not easy, but it is critical to success! How to Choose a Digital Assessment Strategy with @teachmomrepeat! Carly Black is an eighth-grade language arts teacher in Ashland, Ohio.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

When Digital Promise and EdSurge considered which educator award categories to include in the 2014 Digital Innovation in Learning Awards , we wanted to highlight five areas where exemplary teachers around the world are using innovative strategies to engage and empower students.

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Tom Murray

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

How can schools and districts systemically create a vision of teaching and learning that’s personal, authentic, relevant, and harnesses the power of technology? Non-traditional forms of professional learning such as the use of social media and Edcamps are valued, not dismissed. Personalized Professional Learning.

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The Innovative Educator

JULY 5, 2017

When I returned from the International Society for Technology Educators ( #ISTE17 ), I shared in an article that I was disappointed in the lack of diversity in I experienced. As a result, I challenged myself and others to come up with strategies to invite diversity. It’s important to notice a problem.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

My job is to interview and survey the pioneers, investors and stakeholders who drive technological change, share their stories, and collaborate with very smart people to build and distribute tools that help everyone else get involved. Badging, micro-credentials and curation technologies are making this a reality.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 7, 2019

Not only do you come away with a plethora of strategies you can use in your classroom on Monday, you also walk away with a Professional Learning Family for life. Look for a free, unconference style EdCamp in your area or start micro-burst professional development series in your school led by your teachers. On a budget?

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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. The best example I can think of is the Edcamp movement. That PD can be general to education or specific to a subject area, or a technology.

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SpeechTechie

MAY 9, 2013

Click for More Information July 22, 2013- Boston MA: EdCamp BLC at Building Learning Communities- I am helping to organize this free unconference in which the agenda is built and executed by participants. Now a veteran of 7 Edcamps, I will say again that I learn more at these events than I do from traditional PD!

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2017

Technology and new theories of learning have led to groundbreaking shifts in how we define and support great teaching, with educators themselves leading the charge. Perhaps it’s no surprise that the model has gained traction among educators in recent years. One such event is EdCampPGH —perhaps the ultimate example of peer-led PD.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2020

Providing families with used school-issued Chromebooks, adding access points outside the school buildings, and collaborating with community partners on projects such as youth centers and public libraries are providing students and the entire community with access to technology.

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Tech Helpful

MAY 17, 2017

Over the last couple of weeks I have really started looking more deeply at the way technology can enhance different learning theories and instructional practice. I know there are strategies for pulling in the outliers but do we use them? High school did not feel relational to me for the most part. Is it a perceived intelligence issue?

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SpeechTechie

JUNE 11, 2013

I am happy once again to be offering the "Technology Links to Language Intervention" this summer. Click for More Information July 22, 2013- Boston MA: EdCamp BLC at Building Learning Communities- I am helping to organize this free unconference in which the agenda is built and executed by participants. Click for Registration.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 3, 2015

Great group shot of #edcampusdoed w/ @arneduncan pic.twitter.com/oex1G4cNcg — Zac Chase (@MrChase) May 29, 2015 #EdCampUSA On Friday, May 29, I had the privilege to attend #EdCampUSA (aka EdCamp DOED) in Washington D.C. This was no ordinary EdCamp. This EdCamp was held at the U.S. GET YOURSELF TO AN EDCAMP!

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

She began her career as a third-grade teacher, later served as director of technology for a school district, then directed a research department at BrightBytes, which helps K-12 administrators and school leaders align school spending with learning outcomes. And these days it could even have lessons for educators at schools and colleges.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2019

We are talking about some alternative ways to share professional learning tips and strategies through what has been dubbed as #PottyPD. I am not the first one to use this strategy; there are many different versions out there. Just like planning for technology integration, you want to ask yourself, what’s the end goal?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2017

Kitty Tripp, @ kitty_tripp an innovative educator with 19 years in the field of education has experience not only as a teacher and district office administrator, but also in a wide variety of experiences integrating technology into the classroom. This year Kitty took a bold step moving to Texas to work with a Twitter PLN contacts.

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Philly Teacher

MARCH 17, 2014

In addition, there were more sessions this year focused around topics like integrating technology, digital citizenship, mobile learners, technology and critical thinking and others. conference edcamp PBL reflection social media technology' Student-Centered, Project Based Learning.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 13, 2020

We’re experiencing a shift in education right now, which has forced educators to use technology creatively to continue to do our jobs. I had a set group of people at different levels, but most of them don’t use technology outside of work besides a cell phone. She has presented at FETC, the EdTechTeam Low Country Summit, and EdCamps.

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MSEDTechie

MAY 18, 2016

Whether you are attending a conference like ISTE , or creating your own personalized learning experience, utilizing this “break” to explore new tools and strategies that help expand your teaching toolbox can be very rewarding. How do you measure how effectively you have been integrating technology into your classroom?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

As founding director of CASTLE (the Center for the Advanced Study of Tech­nology Leadership in Education), the nation’s only university center dedicated to the technology needs of school leaders, I have had the good fortune to work with administrators all over the world on digital leadership issues.

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The PL2C Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Digital Learning Coach, Instructional Technology Facilitator and Research Associate at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. By Jaclyn Stevens, M.Ed. In honoring this effort and their work, we went Back to the Future for this year’s event and we had a blast!

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Best ed tech / resource sharing blog all4mychild shares the creative use of a variety of apps, books (particularly with their books4all analyses) and other strategies to make therapy engaging and effective.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2017

I had heard about Breakout EDU back in 2015 when it first hit the EdCamp scene in New Jersey. Breakout EDU is an immersive learning game platform where players use teamwork and critical thinking to solve a series of challenging puzzles in order to open a locked box. I bought a Breakout box and had it ready to go but never used it.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 22, 2019

As an Instructional or Technology Coach, we have a lot to do on a daily basis. . This strategy has worked well for me so far. I’m tying her planning strategy with GSuite tools for the purpose of increasing our productivity. Resources for Instructional/Technology Coaches: PLC Communication Using Google Apps by Pam Hubler.

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MSEDTechie

MAY 23, 2015

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. For those in education, summer is a time for relaxation, regrouping, and also new learning.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

The Alliance for Excellent Education is holding the event to c elebrate effective teaching and learning practices powered by technology as part of Digital Learning Day. Share mistakes freely and talk about strategies for resilience and growth.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Our vision must evolve to incorporate a new approach to literacy instruction, one in which technology becomes an accelerator to personalize and create meaningful learning contexts. The tool encourages students to not simply listen to the content, but also to employ visual and oral comprehension strategies, along with writing processes.

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MindShift

JANUARY 8, 2017

When schools try to innovate, they often take a traditional top-down approach: devise a strategy, roll it out to teachers and support a high-fidelity implementation. Frederick Pilot School, which was founded by Deb Socia, a leading advocate for technology access for students in poverty-impacted communities.

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Philly Teacher

MARCH 17, 2014

In addition, there were more sessions this year focused around topics like integrating technology, digital citizenship, mobile learners, technology and critical thinking and others. Student-Centered, Project Based Learning. Another bright spot was the increased number of sessions referring to project or problem-based learning.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 4, 2014

That’s not to say many of the pedagogical and instructional strategies I learned don’t stick with me today (the good ones always will) but these students were different learners than I was…and at the time I was only 22 years old. In the two years since my district began a technology initiative our classrooms have evolved once more.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 8, 2016

Last week I enjoyed the great variety of edCamp Global sessions across a variety of platforms–Periscope, Twitter chats, and Google+ Hangouts. Everyone agreed that the most common strategy of scanning the iTunes Kids and Family podcast list was less that effective for locating non-music audio for children. Lindsay shared.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 15, 2016

The reason behind that was to build capacity within our teachers and ensure that they were equipped with the tools necessary to have a purposeful integration of technology. We are always trying to get ahead of the game on new technology and more importantly, finding new technology that will benefit our students, parents, and staff.

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

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. There is nothing worse than receiving training on a tool that you don’t have access to, or will never get to use. based on an unconference model.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 12, 2016

That alone has helped schools launch Google Sites in K12 schools across the globe, using Sites for e-portfolios, teacher websites, campus websites, edcamp websites, training websites, and much more. It hasn’t been pretty, but many have developed strategies to make it so. Some of us have even nerded out a little hacking the platform.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

“Why is it that when young people use technology on adult terms, they are praised as 21st century learners, but when they use technology on their OWN terms, they are castigated as deviant rule-breakers?” ” -Elena Aguilar, The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 21, 2020

In this series, I’m sharing ideas for planning Blended PD, assessments, strategies, activities, and more. In this podcast series, I will share ideas for planning, scheduling, strategies, modeling, facilitating, and everything else that I can think of to help schools make the most of the situation. A Framework for Blended PD.

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