Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Watch how Michael’s students are motivated to do work not just for a grade, but for real-world use: Exemplary educators are sharing their best and most useful resources both online and offline, using avenues like Twitter, EdCamps, and YouTube to share what they’ve learned and created with other educators.

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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. Step 5: Family First … EdTech Second.

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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). Wanda is a member of ISTE, TETA, CUE, and TCEA as well being an organizer of EdCamp Memphis.

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The Jose Vilson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Yesterday, I had the chance to go to EdCampBrooklyn , the first EdCamp in the borough of Robinson, Wallace, and Carter (among others). When the founder, Juli-Anne Benjamin, asked me to come through, I only asked when, not if. The trek from Harlem to Brooklyn was two trains, about an hour and a half on a Saturday morning.

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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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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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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. Demoralization is systemic—meaning teachers really don’t have control over it. Experts like Bowdoin College education chair Doris Santoro, author of the book “ Demoralized ,” define the concept in moral terms.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

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. The devices, systems and processes that will be in place will be different. So one of the things I have been reflecting upon is how innovation happens within a system.

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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. to find gems; becoming global citizens; making informed actions; and exploring digital tools. We also created a rubric for students to evaluate their own work and decide for themselves if they have mastered specific skills.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

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. A love for learning, teaching, education, a better tomorrow—and the role that technology could play.

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The Web20Classroom

JUNE 14, 2013

In North Carolina, that is a large part of our teacher evaluation system. Are they going to conferences or Edcamps to expand their horizons or see what conversations teachers are having? So what are they doing to make sure they have a clear understanding of effective use and how is it being assessed? Do they know about #cpchat?

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 15, 2012

3) To what extent do you support faculty and staff in connecting and using district and building level technology systems for management and operations? How, as the technology leader do you provide access to systems that allow teachers to critically analyze data? In NC that is a large part of our teacher evaluation system.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 2, 2012

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

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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. Think about it this way.

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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. In such a system active learning is missing. Afterwards, they are graded based on exams that test their learning than knowledge. In live streaming, students will be able to watch experts as they solve problems in real-time.

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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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

But she’s probably best known as founder of the Edcamp Foundation, which helps teachers run free, grassroots professional-development workshops. Instead of ‘pushing’ lots of mandatory content, we allow people to ‘pull what they need’ from an integration between Slack and Bridge, our learning management system,” she wrote.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2020

Beth Holland, Digital Equity and Rural Project Director for the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), points out that it becomes a very complex issue given the challenges within rural schools and systems. CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking) is the premier professional association for school system technology leaders.

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Tech Helpful

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

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? At Edcamp Gigcity last spring there was a session about citywide collaboration. What if there was a way that connected educators in Chattanooga could connect more readily?

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My Island View

AUGUST 13, 2015

The Unconference or the Edcamp Model is completely different. The attendees decide upon the entire Edcamp schedule of sessions on the morning of the conference. If it were working we would not be spending all of the time and money on trying to reform the system. It does not rely on Power Point Presentation sessions. Conclusion.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2017

Arc Capital Development Adam Phyall, Director Technology & Media Services, Newton County School System, Covington GA Oh oh! Good resources for finding quality digital resources and apps: Students EdCamp PLN on Twitter Educator Blogs When selecting tools and resources: Ask what the core functionality of the app is.

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My Island View

JULY 7, 2016

Edcamps, One-to-One initiatives, Flipped Class, BYOD and connected collaboration were all topics discussed and vetted long before they were even recognized in the brick and mortar world of education. 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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Philly Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2016

The Department of Education can set up systems and policies that support these factors, but in the end, this hard work must be done at the local level. So many of these factors, however, are not going to be solved by top-down policy from the Federal government.

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MindShift

JANUARY 8, 2017

There are schools where administrators are experimenting with models of teacher-led professional development like EdCamps. EdCamps are conferences or professional development days that have learning sessions, but they aren’t planned in advance.

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My Island View

JULY 7, 2016

Edcamps, One-to-One initiatives, Flipped Class, BYOD and connected collaboration were all topics discussed and vetted long before they were even recognized in the brick and mortar world of education. 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

Edcamps, One-to-One initiatives, Flipped Class, BYOD and connected collaboration were all topics discussed and vetted long before they were even recognized in the brick and mortar world of education. 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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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. Crevier likes to link this system to the business world through the idea of “billable hours.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 13, 2015

Saturday, April 18th at 9am in NYC EdCamp IB , EdCamp IB is a free unconference dedicated to teaching and learning in the four programs of the International Baccalaureate. Whether you teach our littlest learners in the PYP or the oldest DP students, EdCamp IB is an opportunity to share the best of IB education with other IB teachers.

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Kyle Pace

AUGUST 7, 2015

Go to an edcamp, go to a conference, go to your local Google Educator Group meetup, or use social media to put together your own! There has to be some kind of ongoing support system in place. Leaders, are you keeping your teachers aware of online and face to face opportunities for growth? Empower each other.

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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. https://youtu.be/eAy3vJn4pbs.

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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. Easy answer(s) is to contact your building/district coach, talk to your PLN, connect with a G+ Community, lurk or join Twitter Chat, attend a conference or edcamp. If you were excited for the idea of using new methods?

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 9, 2015

It is not only in our report card system, but also our evaluation process of educators. If we create a system that becomes dependent upon someone above else to tell us “how we are doing”, this quickly falls apart when that someone is not strong. EDCAMP professional learning day. What is EdCamp? Concluding Thoughts.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Schools often purchase software, computer devices, and technology-based learning systems because they are effective marketing tools for recruitment, or because they want to keep pace with the digital investments of rival institutions, or simply because they fear appearing outdated.

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TeacherCast

DECEMBER 16, 2015

It inspired me to start planning the first edcamp buffalo (@edcampbflo)! Edsby: Learning Management System. Hapara | Google Apps Management System. I give this app 5 stars for its superb content and speakers! I now listen to it on my way to work in the morning! A Great Listen! Pearson Tell. 10 Sep 2015. 30 Aug 2015. 19 Aug 2015.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

“We want to build opportunities for the whole group, not just the top of the pyramid,” notes Fried in the decision to include all tiers of the educational system. When traditional systems seem to be working in a highly localized educational ecosystem, leaders are sometimes hesitant to innovate in small districts.

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