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Flipping Out For Professional Learning

The Web20Classroom

But it was a wake up call to me and the way I approached delivering Professional Development. It also got me thinking about how much boring time educators spend in meetings and “PD” when they could be doing something more authentic. Each time we meet and learn together is another opportunity to be better for kids.

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The Balance with Catlin Tucker: Featuring Rachelle Dene Poth

Catlin Tucker

In 2019, Rachelle received the Making IT Happen Award and a Presidential Gold Award for volunteer service in education. She is a Buncee Ambassador, Edmodo Certified Trainer, Nearpod PioNear, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, and Google Certified Educator. How do you proactively build relationships with students?

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Open Education – Where do I begin?

Tom Murray

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Andy Marcinek , Chief Open Education Advisor at the US Department of Education (ED), to explore how schools can benefit from Open Educational Resources (OERs) and what is being done in this area nationwide. Those who call Open Education Resources “free” are misguided.

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Building and Growing Your Professional Learning Network

edWeb.net

As another Connected Educator Month draws to a close, it is important to understand the many benefits of being connected with like-minded individuals in the educational profession. One way to do this is to take a look back at what it was like for educators before the advent of social media. Follow him on Twitter @newteacherhelp.

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8th Annual EdmodoCon Connects Educators with Innovative Resources and Ideas from Around the Globe

techlearning

(San Mateo, CA) August 1, 2018 —, a global education network connecting educators with resources and leaders to reach their full potential, today announced its taking place on Aug. Director for Education and Skills Initiatives at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development; ? Inspiring educators from 10 countries.

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Google Classroom Tips

Learning in Hand

Google Classroom may not have as many features as Edmodo or Schoology , but it does work incredibly well with the Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Drawings suite of free online software. You might be interested in my post Google Classroom for Professional Learning. Learn more about Google Classroom.

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EdmodoCon Guest Post #3: M.Valois

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

On Tuesday, I participated in a virtual conference - a professional learning opportunity - called #Edmodocon. It was presented by the good people over at the #Edmodo app/website. If you aren''t familiar, Edmodo is a social learning platform for schools, often called the "Facebook" for schools because its format is similar.

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