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. Despite the complexities of the moment, educators are creative, resourceful problem-solvers. Most agree there are no failsafe options.

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Tom Murray

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Personalized Professional Learning. In future ready schools, technology and digital learning expand access to high-quality, ongoing, job-embedded opportunities for professional learning for teachers, administrators, and other education professionals. Budget and Resources. Community Partnerships.

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Future Ready Classroom Student Data Privacy Professional Learning 279

The Web20Classroom

MAY 12, 2014

The traditional forms of sit-and-get PD are giving way to MOOCs, webinars, Edcamps and flipped learning. Professional Development is more than just flipping the traditional models. There are lots of new and exciting ways to take control of your own professional learning. But what does all that mean?

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Edcamps MOOC Personal Learning Network Meeting 248

Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

When I got connected on social media, my lens was expanded and I became aware of more organizations, as well as their supporting tools and resources. All of these organizations are shifting the needle and rocking professional learning nationwide. EdCamp Foundation. URL: www.edcamp.org. URL: www.iste.org.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2017

Just In Time Resources. Many teachers love Teachers Pay Teachers while others frown on the resources because they prefer traditional textbook companies. An emerging professional development “economy” of competency based micro credentials has teachers taking a new type of course. Microcredits and Badges. It is free.

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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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Meeting Edcamps Education Learning 203

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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Social Media Edcamps Education Twitter 215

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Keep those eyes peeled at Edcamp-- resources can be found anywhere! In addition to the collaborative notes on the session , Jerry the Cybraryman, has complied a list of additional resources on his web site. Here are additional links on how to run an Edcamp. Using rubber bands around desk legs may keep them better in line.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

In 2017, the cluster held site visits to Pascack Valley Regional High School District and Leonia School District, ignite talks, immersive professional development experiences, and an “edcamp” summer program for leaders. While financial resources are not yet available, there is committed human capital to keep them going.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

First, you have your tinkerers who recognize the network potential of organizing information, resources and advice around communities. The future, and increasingly the present, of educator professional development is predicated upon insights and resources shared within professional learning communities.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2018

They’re just adding so much value and resources that people — not only aspiring leaders — are looking for, but people on the job hunt. Building relationships and online resources has become something that Jodie utilizes and shares regularly. People outside of this cohort are joining the webinars. People are joining.

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Edcamps Social Media Elementary Company 413

The Web20Classroom

MAY 29, 2016

Many schools and districts are trying to do the right thing by meeting the needs of as many educators as possible when it comes to professional learning. But the reality is most schools and districts are not equipped to personalize the professional development of every educator. Edcamps can help fill that void.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 21, 2020

As most schools in the US prepare for the start of school online or in some blended format, it’s important to think specifically about teachers’ professional learning. When you are designing your professional learning experiences for adults, you need to consider the following: Be respectful of your participant’s time.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 12, 2018

A recent winner of the ISTE Seal of Alignment Report , Participate.com is a professional learning networker’s dream, packed with features offering local relevance as well as the potential for global connections. Subscribe to any public collection so you can see when comments or new resources are added. Communities.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. In addition, Mandy supports professional learning as Director of the Collaborate, Inspire & Innovate Conference in Ripon, WI, as well as her Organizer and Public Relations Coordinator roles for edCamp Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Listen Now. Enhanced Transcript.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 28, 2014

You try to contribute as much as you take from your Personal Learning Network (PLN) You are committed to paying it forward with your connectivity, being a resource for others, and building capacity with your own learning community. He got rid of the word principal so kids would understand better that we never stop learning!)

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Social Media Learning Edcamps Policies 92

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 29, 2016

Currently, a group of 2nd-5th graders are meeting every Friday for one hour to learn to code these robots and create projects with them. Donna MacDonald (Vermont) and Jenny Lussier (Connecticut) are two wonderful friends who inspire me through my professional learning network, and they also have these robots on loan.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The post #PottyPD: How to Make the Most of a Captive Audience (FREE TEMPLATE) – SULS043 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. We are talking about some alternative ways to share professional learning tips and strategies through what has been dubbed as #PottyPD. Resources and Links. Google Drawings Resources.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 13, 2020

Virtual PD, or virtual professional learning, is more than just making things digital. I am working on some new resources to help educators design more meaningful blended PD (a new podcast series starts on Tuesday!). AND, I will be sharing some new professional learning options myself, and here on Shake Up Learning.

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EdTechSandyK

JANUARY 27, 2014

Professional Growth Don uses Twitter for a professional learning network. He is constantly in conversation with people about what is going on in his job, growing with them and learning from them. Edcamps - unconferences where there aren''t traditional keynote speakers or vendors.

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ignitionEDU

JUNE 30, 2021

A Google Certified Innovator & Trainer, she is known for widely sharing useful resources and lesson ideas on Twitter and Facebook. She earned her Doctor of Education from the University of Memphis, focusing her research on the topic of self-directed professional learning of educators.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 9, 2015

(This is the second of two parts on professional learning. Connected Learning. To be successful in helping people develop professional learning networks is to narrow the focus on the tools that are being shared with staff. You can read the first part here. We need to do less, better.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 29, 2020

But with the coronavirus pandemic disrupting more traditional professional learning opportunities like in-person conferences and workshops, it's time for you to chart your own course. Fortunately, there are plenty of informal ways to learn and grow professionally on your own.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The post Google Success Story: Pam Hubler, Google Certified Trainer appeared first on Shake Up Learning. I share a lot of information and resources to help educators reach their goals of becoming Google Certified. She has presented at FETC, the EdTechTeam Low Country Summit, and EdCamps. 12-hours of professional learning credit!

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 18, 2021

Recording meetings can be a great resource for asynchronous learning, absent students, or review. Pam also loves to create resources to share with educators through her website www.spedtechgeek.com , Twitter, as community manager of the Shake Up Learning Facebook Group and other social media platforms. Self-paced.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2020

Outside of the classroom, she is the lead organizer for Edcamp Suwannee and also co-moderates #FLedChat and #RuralEdChat each week on Twitter. Tech for Rural Districts is a free professional learning community on edWeb.net for school superintendents, district leadership, and aspiring district leaders that work in rural school districts.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Plans are in place to provide faculty with appropriate professional learning opportunities and, perhaps most important, heads of school have nurtured a school culture of risk-taking and innovation in which faculty feel safe to experiment, fail, and try again.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2016

According to Bennett, there’s going to be more of an emphasis on connecting local educators with each other for meetups, edcamps, or visits to established flipped classrooms. “I think moving to the networks/online communities model allows for more on-demand learning, and we’re saying you can do these things anywhere.”

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Your Local Professional Learning Community (PLC) Why? A professional learning community (PLC) shares resources and discusses specific student performances. A professional learning community (PLC) shares resources and discusses specific student performances. This turned my PLC into a family.

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 27, 2015

Instead of ”professional development,” we need authentic, personalized “professional learning opportunities” that improve workflow and foster creativity. Here are few of the unique ways educators are given opportunities to expand their learning environment through creative measures.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 6, 2016

During the school year, the professional learning we receive can be very district- or campus-centered. According to Malcolm Knowles' theories in adult learning, we should: Be task-oriented -- not only focused on memorization. If You Are a Teacher: Start with some bite-sized PD. Take a deep dive.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 6, 2016

During the school year, the professional learning we receive can be very district- or campus-centered. According to Malcolm Knowles' theories in adult learning, we should: Be task-oriented -- not only focused on memorization. If You Are a Teacher: Start with some bite-sized PD. Take a deep dive.

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Digital Citizenship Edcamps Common Core EdTech 40

Hansen's Link to Tech

OCTOBER 2, 2014

What is a Professional Learning Network? It''s a flexible, teacher-driven activity space that facilitates personalized professional development. If the acronym PLN or term Professional Learning Network has crossed your path over the past few years, I''m wondering has it been explained or demonstrated?

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Fractus Learning

DECEMBER 6, 2016

There have even been a few days that I’ve been participating in #BFC530 (Breakfast Club 530 where we discuss one question for a quick 15 minutes to get our day off on a learning note) and then included that in class two hours later. Since this change, I have… attended #edcamps. Averaging attendance at one a month.

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MiddleWeb

JUNE 10, 2015

Herding educators together for one-size-fits-all professional development often misses the mark of teachers’ real work, says Emily Vickery. Teachers now have tools to tailor their own professional learning "to maximize our growth." Helpful resources included!

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Hansen's Link to Tech

JUNE 9, 2015

Regardless if this is grade level, content area, or departmental it is crucial to learn, communicate, and collaborate together. As a collective professional learning team try to use only online tools when it comes to planning curriculum, documenting meeting minutes/resources/pd, or creating/collecting any other resources.

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EdTechTeam

JANUARY 26, 2018

When you finish reading (or now), have a look at Hurley’s non-profit nextvista.org and get your students involved in creating high-quality learning resources that can be used by others. I imagine any educator would agree that building positive (yet professional) relationships with students is critical to student success.

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