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Anytime, Anywhere Learning #CE13

The Web20Classroom

Many, many hours a day for a week, sessions from around the globe on just about any topic you can think of, this event is one that you can definitely drop in on when you can. I love Edcamps and the types of PD that take place there. The Edcamp Wiki Calendar has a listing of all the upcoming camps. Can''t get to an Edcamp F2F?

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The Professional Learning Sweet Spot

A Principal's Reflections

A dynamic mash-up of workshops and coaching definitely falls into the sweet spot. On-going and job-embedded experiences lead to sustained changes to practice and improve student outcomes when it comes to results. It is crucial always to align any professional learning with current trends and needs.

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Learn about the Edcamp Movement: The Definitive Podcast | @EdcampUSA #edcamp

TeacherCast

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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Reflections on Edcamp Boston 2011

SpeechTechie

This past Saturday I attended Edcamp Boston, an "unconference" set in the wonderful Microsoft NERD center overlooking the Charles River in Cambridge. Upon arrival at Edcamp, these are organized into session spaces and times; I popped up a small session: Then, you just GO. Smackdown" sharing session.

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LIVE: Edutopia and the EdCamp Foundation from ISTE 2015

TeacherCast

This year at ISTE 2015, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Elana Leoni from Edutopia to discuss Mr Lucas’s vision for the future of education and together with Hadley Ferguson and Mary Beth Hertz, we discuss how Edutopia and the Edcamp Foundation are empowering students and teachers to create greatness in classrooms all around the world.

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Virtual Mentorship for Emerging Leaders

The CoolCatTeacher

If you don’t have a good pairing with each other, that definitely could happen. During her career, Jodie created and organized Ohio’s first Special Education based EdCamp ( @SpEdCampOH ) and has presented several professional learning opportunities for educators including Ohio Education Technology Conference (OETC) and several EdCamps.

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Using EDCAMP for Professional Development for All Teachers

Saving Socrates

I attended my first EdCamp, called JEDCampNYNJ and on a Sunday last spring. I had this happen to me at ISTE''s opening keynote, which I confess I really disliked, and I definitely find this a plus. At EdCamps, this is a given. So what makes a conference a JEDCamp rather than an EDCamp? If you like a session you stay.

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