The Jose Vilson

MARCH 13, 2024

The “choose your own adventure” route sounds arduous and expensive, but it also means, like professionals do, they get to craft the learning and conversations they need to have to further their work. A small set of educators could always create an Edcamp , a model in need of revival in our times.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2017

But for many of us, professional development opportunities wrestle for space amongst family vacations, home projects, and part-time jobs. A quick tour of the edu-blogosphere reveals numerous reading lists, playlists, conferences, workshops, seminars, webinars, retreats and edcamps to engage with over two short months.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

I personally have used FlipSnack as a way of creating more interesting workshops instead of a powerpoint or Google Slides. And then all the content and the videos and the images and links, they’re all in one spot for the kids to access.

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The Innovative Educator

JULY 5, 2017

4) Workshops Invite/inspire underrepresented colleagues to submit workshop proposals. 9) Support and promote EdTech facilitator and workshop presenter, Carla Jefferson ‏ (@mrsjeff2u ) recommends looking for presenters of color and finding ways to highlight and support their work. Don’t do this. Invite them to present with you.

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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. The tabs on the redesigned dashboard represent the realm of learning opportunities. .

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Tech Helpful

JUNE 29, 2017

Snapping, Gramming, and Scoping Your Way to Engagement- Shaelynn, Steven, and myself Educators Steven Anderson (@web20classroom) and Shaelynn Farnsworth (@shfarnsworth) created an interactive learning opportunity that challenged me in how to reach students, teachers, families, and constituencies with the use of social media.

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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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How To Edcamps Learning Conference 57

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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Kyle Pace

DECEMBER 5, 2016

All too often in education – whether that be at a conference, in a professional learning workshop, or even at a faculty meeting, we have become used to one person in the room being the “expert”, or the “Oz” around a particular topic. This post was also a guest post for McGraw-Hill Education. If no, then why not?

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Kyle Pace

DECEMBER 5, 2016

All too often in education – whether that be at a conference, in a professional learning workshop, or even at a faculty meeting, we have become used to one person in the room being the “expert”, or the “Oz” around a particular topic. This is the worse possible post-event outcome I can think of. If no, then why not?

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Edcamps Professional Learning Conference Meeting 40

The Principal of Change

APRIL 6, 2015

As someone who is a big believer in creating experiences for educators where they partake in the types of learning that should happen in the classroom, I thought this suggestion made total sense. To be honest with you, professional learning in many cases needs an overhaul. ” Click To Tweet.

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The PL2C Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2015

The Coaching Digital Learning Institute (formerly the Technology Leader’s Institute) offered by the Professional Learning and Leading Collaborative at NC State’s Friday Institute for Educational Innovation , just wrapped up it’s 7th year. About Jaclyn.

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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. Take a deep dive. This is when I turn to the EdTech Quick Take videos.

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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. Take a deep dive. This is when I turn to the EdTech Quick Take videos.

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Digital Citizenship Edcamps Common Core EdTech 40

MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Instead of ”professional development,” we need authentic, personalized “professional learning opportunities” that improve workflow and foster creativity. Teachers need the opportunity to collaborate, they need to have a sense of ownership in their learning, and they need to feel valued. based on an unconference model.

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EdTechTeam

JANUARY 4, 2017

Across all programs, EdTechTeam hired over 200 Google Certified Trainers ( 23 of them full-time employees) to deliver 438 events totalling 4568 hours of professional development in 2016. Many districts work with EdTechTeam on an ongoing basis to provide coaching and consulting for teachers and leaders.

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