My Paperless Classroom

JANUARY 19, 2024

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 22, 2013

The trainings that many educators are now forced to attend are usually driven by whatever the federal and state governments have mandated. Now, I am not saying that these things are not important, but it is hard as a professional to develop a love for learning when one has to succumb to daylong trainings with absolutely no authenticity.

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The Jose Vilson

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Policy Considerations for Pedagogical Homes From a policy standpoint, pundits have argued for decades about the best way to train teachers. We also have examples of teachers building their professional sustenance in the form of Edcamps, unconferences, and meetups. (That’s Chris Lehmann’s phrasing, by the way.)

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Google+ Hangouts - use this video conferencing tool to hold virtual meetings and training sessions. EdCamp model - the Edcamp model puts the participants in the driver''s seat for PD (and meetings) and allows for PD to be more meaningful. Limit paper and make it easier to share resources.

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District Administration

MARCH 16, 2017

Coaching, #EdCamps and other education models allow educators to brush up on targeted skills Jessica Terrell Hattiesburg School District designs technology training to empower teachers to take charge of their own professional development by letting them decide what they want to learn, when they want to learn it and how.

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Tech Helpful

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

On one day in August before the students came, and again in January of this year we set up Edcamp style PD days. While our PD days weren't like the traditional Edcamp style (we actually came up with the choices instead of the teachers making the choices), the teachers found the days to be useful.

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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. Don’t forget your ABC’s. Always … Be.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

This past week I attended a fantastic session at EdCamp Central Jersey by my friend Bruce Reicher (@breicher) about 10 great (and amazing) things that you can do with Google. Over the last few months, I have had the privilege of working with, and training hundreds of teachers… One of these simply blew me away.

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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). The trek from Harlem to Brooklyn was two trains, about an hour and a half on a Saturday morning. When the founder, Juli-Anne Benjamin, asked me to come through, I only asked when, not if.

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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. Don’t forget your ABC’s. Always … Be.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Between attending FlipCon 2013, EdcampHome, EdmodoCon 2013 , Google Apps Training & TeachMeetNJ, working with the Gobstopper folks, AND having the release of my first ever contribution-to-a-third-party-published-book ( Flipping 2.0 ) AND meeting face to face with some amazing folks from my PLN, I couldn''t have asked for a better summer.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 20, 2013

I remember attending my first Edcamp in November and being awed by the session board: its masking taped grid on a cement block school wall and the giant post it notes used for session creation; the organizers on laptops furiously copying the schedule to a Google spreadsheet. edcamp #edtech collaboration edcamp gobstopper Google'

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

At CORE we believe that new technologies are the most exciting way to engage 21st century learners across all education and training sectors. Newsletter Sponsor Click for more information Partner Spotlight CORE Education is a not-for-profit educational consultancy, professional learning and research organisation. More information at [link].

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Tech Helpful

MAY 2, 2017

The nice thing is you have some great guinea pigs ready for you, you've trained them all year long! Edcamp Style Learning.I am a huge fan of the unconference model of professional development that the Edcamp model brought to education. This will be year four of my involvement with Edcamp Gigcity in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Using broad brush strokes, professional development could be an online course, Edcamp Conference, graduate course or by simply working with an Instructional Coach on a lesson. Badges can be earned by a staff member at their convenience or after a training session takes place. What is professional development?

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Using broad brush strokes, professional development could be an online course, Edcamp Conference, graduate course or by simply working with an Instructional Coach on a lesson. Badges can be earned by a staff member at their convenience or after a training session takes place. What is professional development? Example: Kahoot).

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Tech Helpful

APRIL 17, 2018

Staying plugged in and aware of new things, how to access them, and how to get training on them in a cheap or free environment. I look for opportunities for my teachers to attend and I serve on organization committees to give more educators these chances- i.e. Edcamp Gigcity. Free Learning: Become a Connected Educator. Find sponsors.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 2, 2012

EdCamp CT is Aug 10th. I will work with you and your staff to tailor a training plan that works for you. 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.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 30, 2014

Edcamps too, while not brand new, have offered teachers and other educational professionals the opportunity to craft PD that is meaningful to them and really take back their own learning. Often, especially in technology professional development those that do the training try to cram in every little thing into a session.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

That title belongs to Kristen Swanson, whose job is to develop trainings for its employees and to help explain the messaging tool to customers around the globe. But she’s probably best known as founder of the Edcamp Foundation, which helps teachers run free, grassroots professional-development workshops.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 13, 2020

The Capacity Matrix is a great place to start for Google training for educators! (8 Step 1: Creating a Training Agenda. I needed them to understand how to navigate Google Classroom to make the class easy to follow as we moved through the training. She has presented at FETC, the EdTechTeam Low Country Summit, and EdCamps.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 8, 2018

We need some Apple Suite training, and so forth.”. I’ve talked to some administrators who say, “Hey, we did an EdCamp last month, and the teachers loved it. We usually disguise that learning in some kind of form of training. “So There was a school initiative that was going one-to-one for 6th-12th grade with MacBook Airs.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

But even though they’re in schools, our work with teachers has led us to understand that while many of them would like to use iPads meaningfully in their classrooms, they can’t because of time, access, and training. 5 ways cloud computing will impact students, teachers, and IT in 2016.

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Part of our training is to complete internship hours. Had I not had a few articles published and read by local educators, I might not have attended my first EdCamp. Had I not attended my first EdCamp, I wouldn’t have been introduced to so many great tools like Flipgrid and Peardeck!

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Use a range of strategies for deploying quality resources to a school community throughout the year (some samples and resources are linked): Paper flyers, posters , table tents, bookmarks (many available from vendors) Links/portal on library website Links/portal shared on classroom web pages, Google Classroom, teacher resources Link added on email (..)

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

To Address It: Collaboration took place between the state and school districts, which led to the growth of several large statewide professional learning opportunities—including three successful Google Summits, Wyoming’s first Edcamp, Wyoming Technology and Engagement Curriculum monthly webinars, and a statewide conference.

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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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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 22, 2019

Manuals (grade book and other platforms), Training Material (Google/Apple and other similar free training courses), Pre-selected Web tools, Influencers & PLN, etc. Example, one item in the index is Training, it takes to that section/bookmark. Example, one item in the index is Training, it takes to that section/bookmark.

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 27, 2015

Edcamps , based on an Unconference model , are free, discussion-based sessions. to offer technology training for teachers by allowing them to book appointments with the district technologists for training on the topic of their choice. The goal is to train educators to be technology leaders in their schools.

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

If you are going to train teachers, you should have experience with instruction. There is nothing worse than receiving training on a tool that you don’t have access to, or will never get to use. Ex: using a overhead projector, training on a product that is old and has replacement. and no particular order….

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My Paperless Classroom

AUGUST 23, 2013

As part of this process we have been training the teacher in using iPads in class and we are taking a more integrated approach to tech in the classes. The Favorite game -This is a game I adapted from an edcamp session. At my school this is the first year we are using iPads in k-5th grade.

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RafranzDavis.com

AUGUST 9, 2015

I trained every teacher in our district at some point and even conducted outside trainings and conferences. I found twitter, Edcamp and connected to teachers. As a matter of fact, I was my school district’s in-house “expert” on all things SMART. And then…everything changed… 1.

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RafranzDavis.com

MAY 24, 2015

Any opportunity that I had to either train other teachers or serve on decision making committees, I jumped at it which helped me to swiftly develop as a leader. What I love most about “edcamps” is that they are 100% driven by the collective knowledge of the group. Have an unconference led by your campus teachers.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 12, 2016

If you have ever attended my Google Sites training, you know that I often refer to Google Sites as an, “acquired taste.” 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.

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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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Tech Helpful

APRIL 8, 2018

Recently, I had this revelation that our teachers needed more training on the design thinking process in order to support and understand our goals for STEAM education. I've gotten involved with the organization of yearly Edcamp Gig City. Because of this, I have often found my empowerment outside of my own school.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

The plan spotlights other Educator Innovator partners like the National Writing Project , EdCamp , Connected Educator Month , P2PU , the Future Ready Schools Initiative , the YOUmedia Learning Lab Network , and the National Park Service who are all using technology to narrow the digital-use divide.

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