Digital Promise

JULY 22, 2022

Whether it’s purchasing classroom supplies out of their own pockets, exceeding work hours to complete mandated paperwork, implementing safety protocols for school invasions, or going above and beyond to engage families, educators find a way to get everything done—even while trying to maintain their own health, well-being, and sanity!

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The world (and learning) at your fingertips. The idea is to help more educators look beyond the walls of the classroom and look to the brilliance of others to learn from and learn with. Want to learn more? In the spirit of CEM I wanted to highlight just a few of the free, learning opportunities happening.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2018

By now you’ve probably heard of edcamps —free, organic, participant-driven, “un-conferences” that empower educators to maximize professional learning experiences and peer networks. PD After Hours Earlier this year, Hackensack Public Schools hosted its first edcamp at Nellie K. Parker Elementary School. and Ozobots.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2020

Options range from continuing home learning programs full-time, to fully reopening classrooms with or without additional public or outdoor spaces and staggered schedules, to hybrid approaches. Most agree there are no failsafe options. Despite the complexities of the moment, educators are creative, resourceful problem-solvers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 25, 2018

The 5 C’s of the awesome math classroom are conjecture, communication, collaboration, chaos (listen to the show and don’t be afraid), and celebration according to 25-year educator Gerald Aungst. Gerald is author of Five Principles of the Modern Mathematics Classroom and gives us an overview of what makes an incredible math classroom.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 19, 2014

But if you ask teachers who have never used a social network, blog, or mobile device for learning in their classrooms to discuss connected education, you are likely to be met with blank stares, furrowed eyebrows and shrugged shoulders. The Edcamp model connects educators to PD like never before. According to DeWitt, we can.

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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? FRS) , is helping thousands of schools create these types of learning experiences for kids. Personalized Professional Learning. Budget and Resources.

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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. Guest co-author Mary Jo Madda is an Associate Editor at EdSurge.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2017

Think of it this way — Some students learn by seeing. Others learn by hearing. Others learn by doing. But no one learns one way. So, when you have many ways of teaching material, nearly every student learns better. If project based learning works – do it. So, if differentiation works – do it.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 28, 2014

Edcamp USDOE - As someone who has had the honor of attending several Edcamps and the pleasure of being an Edcamp organizer I am super excited about this announcement. The Edcamp Foundation has partnered with the US Department of Education to host the first ever Edcamp USDOE. You don’t know what an Edcamp is?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2017

At the end of June a group of passionate, dedicated educators gathered for one of New Jersey’s last EdCamps of the 2017 school year. Some offered contact information about “classroom designers” and school vendors. The idea of dressing up one’s classroom with the flair and freedom that one might find at IKEA is certainly alluring.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 23, 2017

You will also want to come by PowerSchool’s Classroom of the Future in 207A where they will be giving away Apple Watches, Microsoft Surfaces and Amazon Echoes. For those of you not at ISTE check out the Unified Classroom at [link]. How to share learning. I co-host the weekly Classroom 2.0 Listen Now. Listen on iTunes.

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TeacherCast

MARCH 25, 2015

In todays podcast, Edcamp Foundation executive director Hadley Ferguson teaches us how to start our very own edcamps in our schools and our communities. Jeff sits down with Hadley Ferguson, the Executive Director of the Edcamp Foundation and Shannon Montague, an edcamp organizer and educator to discuss the edcamp movement.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 26, 2015

Rigorous and Relevant Adult Learning Fuels Rigorous and Relevant Schools Solving ill-structured problems. Daggett calls “Quadrant D” learning – learning experiences that are both rigorous and relevant. Collaborating with peers. Integrating concepts across disciplines. Adapting to unpredictable scenarios.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

Many teachers connect this way to learn about the latest in edtech tools, educational ideas and methods in teaching, and joining my fellow Nebraskan teachers for the weekly chat gives me a comfortable hour that flies by and is full of ideas and collaboration. Worth the drive are EdCamps in Kansas City and St. Louis, Montana.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2018

They are practical courses that have teachers developing tangible resources to use in their classrooms immediately. Vicki: You know, I learn so much — like talking to people — and it’s almost addictive, isn’t it? Like I do a lot of work with teachers who want shows, or media content in their classrooms. Listen Now.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

The future, and increasingly the present, of educator professional development is predicated upon insights and resources shared within professional learning communities. Teachers in 2017 are more likely to learn from a Twitter chat for education than most “sit and get” professional development sessions hosted by their school or district.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2018

Learn about this program, how you can join in, and how you can become a better mentor. Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. Listen Now.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 23, 2016

All teachers who feel they are on a mission to provide meaningful learning are rockstars in my book. Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers and Learning to Go. Lisa Dabbs, Tanya Avrith, and Erin Klein will be presenting about edtech tools, social media in education, #NTChat, and connected classrooms. Other Free Events.

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TeacherCast

JULY 5, 2015

When I learned that Mr. Lucas not only had a passion for for Wookies and Ewoks, but also had a passion for education, my admiration for him grew so much that I decided to take my own adventure and follow in his footsteps and such… TeacherCast was conceived. The Edcamp Foundation. Learn How To Launch Your Very Own Podcast!

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 30, 2014

The PD centered around how to use clickers in the classroom. At the end of the first day I went home, learned everything I could. When I was in the classroom I was part of a team that helped to decide the direction our PD at the school level would take. I saw great potential there. The PD itself was boring and useless.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The idea of a connected educator is nothing new, but the platforms through which educators can find other educators, share ideas, and learn are growing. With the feel of an in-person conference and the energy of an Edcamp, educators are finding this audio app is a new place to connect with educators from around the world.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Photo Credit: Kevin Jarrett High & Low-tech for Optimal Learning Not only teachers able to share ways to integrate technology in the classroom, but I also learned some low-tech techniques as well. Keep those eyes peeled at Edcamp-- resources can be found anywhere! Here are additional links on how to run an Edcamp.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

What’s a typical day like for the director of learning at Slack, the fast-growing messaging app that aims to eliminate the need for e-mail? But she’s probably best known as founder of the Edcamp Foundation, which helps teachers run free, grassroots professional-development workshops. Pull Learning'.

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MindShift

MAY 5, 2017

The session on grant writing, for example, was a dud because everyone there wanted to learn how to write them and nobody knew where to start. If you’re looking for something more formal, the same kind of gathering can take place at a school site, ideally one with Wi-Fi and at least a few accessible classrooms.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Imagine a network of leaders from every sector of education: public schools and early learning centers, colleges and universities, museums and libraries, nonprofits and corporations. It’s the Remake Learning Network , a professional network of educators and innovators working together to shape the future of learning. No problem.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 17, 2019

6 Truths of Effective Teachers View Their Teaching As A Science And An Art- Most educators, early on in their career, have had one of those moments, at the end of a long successful day, realizing that they learned more in those 8 hours than in their previous 4 years of higher education. Or maybe they aren't.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 20, 2013

EdcampHOME demonstrated the power of organized mulitple Google Hangouts and educators'' desire to learn. I had been trained for years that teaching and learning was neatly and purposely sequenced in lesson plans and prepackaged by professional third-party developers.by edcamp #edtech collaboration edcamp gobstopper Google'

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

This has been an incredible learning experience for me. Reflection is a big part of my learning so I have many thoughts, and ideas going through my mind. 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.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Recently our school acquired a classroom set of Google Cardboard VR goggles via a generous donation from an former student. Student-Driven EdCamps might be an easy way in the door. I keep coming back to this article and musing over its potential and possible variants. [

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 18, 2013

Educators from across the country and across the globe gathered to discuss pressing educational issues and talk about how we can all make teaching and learning better for kids, no matter where they are. Will they say that Twitter has had a large impact on their learning, sure. Seeing what innovations are happening in classrooms.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

This is the second post in a short series meant to highlight the great work of many nonprofit organizations that are working diligently to support students’ learning on a daily basis. All of these organizations are shifting the needle and rocking professional learning nationwide. EdCamp Foundation. URL: www.edcamp.org.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 15, 2012

Recently I spent some time talking with the Administrators in my district about technology, our vision for where we want to go and how they play a key role in the development of technology practices that can have a huge impact on student learning. Some classrooms are lucky. Every kid and the teacher has access to whatever they need.

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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 8: Be Thankful. Seriously … THANK YOU.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

I hadn''t ever been to an EdCamp before, so to attend two in two days was quite amazing. One event was in person, the other was online (a first not only for me, but for edcamps!). So this is Part I: mainly about the resources I gathered at EdCamp Honolulu , October 19, 2013. Part II will be about EdCamp Online. ?

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There is no box

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

I attended two sessions in the morning, both involved great conversations around teaching and learning. The first session revolved around the very real challenges of integrating technology into classroom instruction from the perspective of two willing (but under supported by their district) teachers. Commentary edcamp'

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My Paperless Classroom

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Sometimes you get to attend a surprise Edcamp. I was settling in to write when I saw a tweet about Edcamp Los Altos. At Edcamp LosAltos As the first session wrapped up, I was in the MPR and I started talking to John Miller. Do you use learning centers or stations? How do you support student choice in learning?

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