The goal of this project is to enrich and extend the experiences of students while researching the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. It includes the use of iCollaboratory Resources and Activities such as surveys and forums. Students write and publish a sports review then create original Olympic art.
Be part of the biggest sporting event on the planet. 15,000 athletes. 7,000 officials. 1,000,000 pieces of sports equipment.
So pack your suitcase, grab your ticket, and let's go!
You can start the project any time through mid August.
This event will be running from June 17 to August 31, 2012
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New, free, on-line and mobile presentation system. Connect and share presentations simply by adding a script to the speaker notes of your slides. SlideSpeech delivers the voice over for you on the web and on Android or iPhone/iPad.
Here is a sample presentation with instructions on using SildeSpeech with Moodle (a free site for your professional development courses through August 31). A recent version of FireFox or Google Chrome is recommended to see and hear the slides.
http://slidespeech.com/s/6myZ4GlCen/
Windows Phone version:
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/ff6b22b6-49f8-400b-b77d-f5d27f540207
This event will be running from June 17 to August 31, 2012
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BookMentors, a nonprofit that connects teachers and students in need of books with donors who want to give books, launches in the fall of 2012. During July and August educators and donors interested in participating in BookMentors can learn more about the community and leave contact info.
This event will be running from July 1 to August 31, 2012.
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Calling all detectives! Do you want to learn about your Digital Footprint? In family teams OR as individuals (students, parents, teachers, admin...)... consider being a "DigiFoot" Detective this summer! The goal: To offer participants the opportunity to learn about their digital footprint and social media in an inclusive, supported and networked environment.
The course wiki page: http://digifoot12.wikispaces.com/
Location/ Blackboard collaborate link:
https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008350&password=M.7FD22F5E0CF4D609FA32DC49318ABE
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What does it feel like to walk into your school? Is it a welcoming place where everyone feels valued? Most school improvement efforts focus on academic goals. But what makes or breaks your learning community are the intangibles--the relationships and connections that make up its culture.
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With the higher expectations of the Common Core State Standards, students need to do more than answer comprehension questions; they need to read for meaning, to restate important ideas, draw conclusions, and defend them with evidence. In this webinar, we will explore Reading for Meaning, a research-based strategy that motivates students to read critically, and builds the reasoning and inference skills found in the best readers. (Reading for Meaning is part of The Strategic Teacher PLC Guide Series, published by ASCD.)
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Forum provides insights into the use of data to inform and strengthen classroom practices. Join the forum to discuss/provide insights into student dashboards and student using their own data to project their learning trajectory.
Closing the Gap: Turning SIS/LMS Data into Action project. Endorsed by AASA, CoSN and Gartner, Inc.
This event will be running from July 16 to August 31, 2012
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Free 6-week online Mobile Learning MOOC course with tri-weekly webinars on WizIQ starting July 16, 2012: http://www.wiziq.com/course/4978-m-learning. Class meet Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays to discussion and demonstrations of innovative teaching skills.
This event will be running from July 16, 2012 to August 20, 2012
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Join TeachersFirst's OK2Ask® for free, live, online teacher professional development "snack sessions" each Tues/Thurs during July and August. Learn and collaborate with other teachers on effective uses of technology as a tool for teaching and learning, great classroom ideas, and more. Topics include Hands Off, Vanna: Student centered use of Interactive whiteboards, Teacher Timesavers, Google Earth, Light up Literacy, School Year Kick-off, Energizing Math, Google Docs (Drive), Great Ideas, and Web Worries. Sign up for one or all. Professional Development Certificates provided for those who meet requirements.
See full descriptions for times and details of each session. Times vary. Registrations are limited, so register early.
This event will be running from July 17 to August 23, 2012
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Improving student learning and achievement happens in the immediacy of an individual lesson or it doesn’t happen. After all, that’s how kids live their learning and that’s how effective teachers plan for their students. Based on ideas from her upcoming book of the same name, this webinar from Connie M. Moss shows how learning targets help teachers create daily lessons and learning experiences that amount to something enduring and meaningful over time.
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During Connected Educator Month, we would love for a group of connected learners to help create this Facebook page. We want to use this FB space to co-create and share the best resources, ideas and pedagogy we have from our own learning and the work or our schools and organizations. Think Collaboration (not competition). Think Collective Knowledge Building (collective intelligence). We hope everyone will begin by “Liking” the page and then share something others will want to see. This is the place to selflessly promote your good ideas and work.
This event will be running from July 23 to August 31, 2012
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Looking for new web tools to engage your students? Come to Virtual Summer Camp! In this webinar, Mike Fisher will explore some of the exciting web tools of the moment and explain how educators can use them for instruction. Fisher will discuss specific tasks and appropriate tool choices, as well as share helpful examples that have been implemented in real classrooms.
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Sign up for next year’s Teq calendar (2012-2013) – with a year’s worth of teachable moments!
This event will be available from July 26 to August 11, 2012
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In celebration of summer vacation, global travel and lots of time for reading, eBook 1 of "The Adventures of BB and Sam" (an eBook series that takes kids on literacy adventures around the globe) is available for free throughout the month of August and September on iTunes. We hope teachers, students and parents around the world will enjoy this enhanced eBook, "BB and Sam: The Return of the Champion". Ages 8+
This event will be available from July 29 to September 30, 2012
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Since 1993, Bread Loaf Teacher Network teachers have practiced "Connected Teaching and Learning" through collaborative summer study, year-long online classroom collaborations, shared scholarship and community acitivism. Ms. Cator will attend teacher presentations and give a talk to the campus at large.
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In collaboration with IDEO and Riverdale Country School, Edutopia is offering a free workshop called "Design Thinking for Educators." Participants will go through a five-week design thinking process together using materials developed by IDEO. Support will be provided by educators from Riverdale and Parsons who have previously participated in the design thinking process. Participants will collaborate on solving challenges together, virtually. By the end of the workshop, participants will have tools and support to approach a challenge within their school community.
Provided by Edutopia in collaboration with IDEO and Riverdale Country School
This event will be running from July 30 to August 31, 2012
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The Putting Passion into Practice contest provides educators with an opportunity to submit their personal stories illustrating how they put their passion into practice in their classrooms. Stories can be submitted online in the form of a video, a comment or narrative, a picture or a poem. All submissions will receive an entry to win a Kindle Fire. In addition, every entry will receive an "I Make Learning Personal" t-shirt. The contest page will be open for submissions Monday, July 30th through Friday, August 31st.
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Free webinar with outstanding teacher-authors Rick Wormeli, Heather Wolpert-Gawron and Elizabeth Stein. Co-moderated by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and John Norton.
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The 2012 US Forum is a unique, professional learning experience that highlights superstar teachers from across the country and gives them an opportunity to share their innovative and creative work. This year, 100 educators from 25 states have been invited to attend the forum in Redmond, WA (July 31-August 1).
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Experience professional development over the whole school year by participating in NCTM’s Institute dedicated to algebra readiness for grades 3-8. Kick off this Institute in Atlanta where you’ll participate in activities and network with peers from across the country, then reinforce what you learn by participating in online interactive workshops and discussion groups over the school year.
This event will run from July 31 to August 2, 2012
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Free, live online professional development "snack session" from TeachersFirst. Join other teachers in real time discussion and hands-on learning. Read the full description and register now. Session sizes are limited.
OK2Ask® is presented by TeachersFirst.com, a free, ad-free service from The Source for Learning
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An early Connected Educator event! Join Steve HargadonTuesday, July 31st, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with David Deubelbeiss, founder of the Ning network EFL Classroom 2.0--like Steve's Classroom 2.0 network, also in its fifth year, and with over 25,000 members. As "pioneers" of connecting educators through Ning, David and Steve will talk about educational social networking and social media for both teacher professional development and also for student learning.
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Randy will share his ideas around Igniting the Hope of Knowing, a topic of his popular TEDx talk. Three areas will be highlighted, Barriers to Learning, Living in the Question and the Pendulum of Engagement and Passion.
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Solution Tree wants to support you, the connected educator!
For more than 20 years, Solution Tree has collaborated with K–12 schools around the world to raise student achievement and improve staff performance. Offering a comprehensive range of educational resources, strategies, and tools for teachers and administrators, Solution Tree is recognized as the premier partner for inspired professional development.
Throughout the month of August, Solution Tree is giving away books that will support connected educators. Sign up for your chance to win today!
This event will be running from August 1 to August 10, 2012
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Experience professional development over the whole school year by participating in NCTM’s Institute dedicated to algebra readiness for grades 3-8. Kick off this Institute in Atlanta where you’ll participate in activities and network with peers from across the country, then reinforce what you learn by participating in online interactive workshops and discussion groups over the school year.
This event will run from July 31 to August 2, 2012
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It happens that PLP co-founder, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, published an important book about connected learning in early 2012. As part of the Connected Education Month festivities, the Connected Educators site is offering the opportunity for you to join with other change-agent educators and read the book together. Be sure and keep an eye on the Connected Educator site for more details on how you can be involved.
This event will be running from August 1 to August 31, 2012
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Stop by the Academic Partnerships first virtual open house to showcase the new community of practice and chat live with our Academic Services Staff. Watch for webinars, discussions and door prizes.
This event will be running from August 1 to August 15, 2012
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Educators will connect in this fast paced online session. Six dynamic Australian educators will share 20 slides in 6 minutes. Topics and speakers include:- Carole McCulloch - Connecting echampions/eleaders; Penny Bentley - Connecting Learning; Tania Sheko - What’s good on Facebook for Educators and Regular Teachers?; Ness Crouch - Quest Atlantis; Shin Gog-s: Connecting with students through social networking tools – facebook and skype. Please join us, participate in the conversations and get connected.
Event provider: The Australia Series - eT@lking
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Games in Education is a multi-day symposium which focuses on the topic of using video games to supplement and inspire in-classroom education. Participants span early childhood through post secondary educators in New York’s Capital District and surrounding regions who are interested in finding ways to use video games and related technology to enrich and inspire interest by students in core curriculum topics. The symposium has run annually since 2007 and is free for educators to attend.
The event is designed for on-site participation; however, information presented can be accessed by contacting presenters.
Complete schedule of events: http://gamesineducationsymposium2012.sched.org/
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To celebrate Connected Educator Month, The Learning Network (a blog about Teaching & Learning with the New York Times) has asked every educator who has written a guest post, been featured in a Reader Idea, or collaborated on a feature on our blog to answer two simple questions:
Click the Go To The Activity button below to read the post, follow the links to the work of our contributors both within and outside The Learning Network, and, when you’re done, answer those two questions yourself. Favorite responses will be shared on Twitter, via @NYTimesLearning.
What's edCamp Oshkosh you ask? edCamp Oshkosh is a 1-day "unconference" in that it's a chance for those in education (teachers, administrators, etc) to get together, network, share and learn. The day is planned during the kick off at the beginning of the day where any participant can propose a session idea/topic to the Idea Board. All sessions are laid out and then everyone attends sessions they want during the rest of the day.
The Oshkosh Area School District is the sponsoring organization and the event organizers are Lexi Ballweg, Assistant Principal at Oshkosh West High School; Jeff See, English Teacher at Oshkosh West High School; and Kristi Levy, English Teacher at Oshkosh West High School.
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New England teachers using choice-based pedagogy in studio art classes gather each summer to share ideas, troubleshoot, and grow their practice. We welcome you to follow our conversations via Twitter, and visit our web content
MAIN WEBSITE:
http://teachingforartisticbehavior.org
TAB FORUM
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TAB-ChoiceArtEd/
FACEBOOK
http://tinyurl.com/2extz79
SLIDESHARE
http://www.slideshare.net/katherinedouglas/teaching-for-artistic-behavior-tab
ANNE BEDRICK VIDEOS
http://vimeo.com/annebedrick/videos
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A panel and open discussion about peer-to-peer professional development. Panelists include Judi Fusco, Scott McLeod, Howard Rheingold, and Tom Whitby, Steve Hargadon moderating. Additional details, including potentially one more panelist, will be announced and added to this description shortly.
The 2012 US Forum is a unique, professional learning experience that highlights superstar teachers from across the country and gives them an opportunity to share their innovative and creative work. This year, 100 educators from 25 states have been invited to attend the forum in Redmond, WA (July 31-August 1).
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Spend time this summer learning from the professional services team at Eden Autism Services about how to work more effectively with student with autism. Join Eden’s Nina Finkler on August 1st for our second summer live chat. This session will explore the unique learning characteristics of students with autism and suggest practical strategies for overcoming these difficulties. There will be ample time for discussion and troubleshooting during the chat. Join Nina on the 1st for a collaborative, one-hour live chat on the unique learning characteristics of students with autism.
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Join us to gain insight about SETDA’s recently released The Broadband Imperative report that provides an up-to-date assessment of access to broadband by students and teachers (in and out of schools); current trends driving the need for more broadband in teaching, learning and school operations; and specific recommendations for the broadband capacity needed to ensure all students have access to the tools and resources they need to be college and career ready by 2014-15 and beyond. We will be sharing experience from two school districts that improved their broadband capabilities in an extremely short amount of time. Don’t miss out on learning how student learning and success in school improved hand and hand with more access.
Assess4ed.net is a unique online community of practice. It assists states and districts in making the shift to online and computer-based student assessment, including implementing the RTTA program by the 2014-15 school year. Assess4ed.net supports communication and collaboration between the private and public sectors, and – within states, districts, and schools –emphasizes the important roles for curriculum, assessment and technology staff necessary for implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and their assessment.
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This is the kick-off event for Professional Learning and the Learning Profession, one of the main forums for CEM, covering such questions as:
The kick-off will consist of panel and open discussion moderated by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach. Panelists will include Cathy Gassenheimer, Jackie Gerstein, Caren Levine, Stephanie Sandifer, Kathy Schrock, and Will Richardson.
This is the kick-off event for Knocking On The Door, one of the main forums for CEM, covering such questions as:
The kick-off will consist of panel and open discussion moderated by Steve Hargadon. Panelists will include Drew Davidson, Chris Dede, Cable Green, and John Katzman. One more panelist may be added, as well as additional details about the event.
A special online panel about Connected Learning and The State of Education Today featuring all of the past and present directors of the US Department of Education’s Office of Education Technology, including John Bailey, Karen Cator, Tim Magner, Susan Patrick, and Linda Roberts, moderated by Geoff Fletcher.
This NASA Aerospace Education Services Project webinar will demonstrate some simple activities and resources for teaching physics at the middle and High School level. Topics and resources covered will include; Newton's Laws of Motion, Energy, Light, and Gravity. Lesson plans and modification strategies will be discussed.
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How To Survive In Your Native Land. Deborah Meier is a senior scholar at NYU’s Steinhardt School, and Board member of the Coalition of Essential Schools, FairTest, SOS and Dissent amd The Matopm magazines. She spent 45 years working in K-12th grade public schools in New York City (East Harem) and Boston (Roxbury) including leadership of several highly successful small democratically run urban schools–the Central Park East schools and Mission Hill. Her books include The Power of Their Ideas and In Schools We Trust. In 1987 she was the first educator to receive a McArthur “genius” Award and currently blogs for Ed Week with Diane Ravitch (Bridging Differences). More details about her talk will be added to this description soon.
Join the BookMentors team to tour the site and chat with peers.
Chris Lehmann is the Principal at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, PA; he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in English Literature. Lehmann has received several awards and recognition throughout his career, including the 2012 Lindback Award for Excellence in Principal Leadership in the School District of Philadelphia. He was also honored by the White House for his educational reform initiatives, and was named a ‘Champion of Change,’ in September of 2011. He is a writer, blogger (Practical Theory) and author (What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media) as well as a regular speaker at major education conferences. More details about his talk will be added soon.
Join Kate Gatto, Education Program Manager at Taking IT Global, and Vicki Davis (Cool Cat Teacher) and Julie Lindsay, co-founders of Flat Classroom for a mega-meetup to get connected globally!
This will not be a lecture! This will be a chance to connect with other educators with a view to building relationships and creating opportunities for connected and collaborative learning throughout the year.
Make meaningful connections with other educators, but more importantly meet other educators find colleagues who want to connect!
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Teachers Teaching Teachers (TTT), a weekly web radio program of the New York City Writing Project hosted by educator and writing project tech liaison Paul Allison, will kick off Connected Educator Month, NWP-style. This special edition of TTT will focus on online communities of practice and involve a variety of educator guests and writing project colleagues.
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Join a group of passionate educators who are providing time for students to chose their own authentic learning experiences. Genius hour is marked by inquiry, autonomy, mastery and purpose. Students love genius hour as they become engaged lifelong learners. We chat about our experiences on the first Wednesday of each month at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Event providers: Denise Krebs and Gallit Zvi
Event location: Twitter, #GeniusHour
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Each week during the Games Based Learning MOOC, there is a one hour tweetchat on the weekly topic. This week, the topic is epistemic games.
Event location: On twitter using hashtag #gamemooc
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Experience professional development over the whole school year by participating in NCTM’s Institute dedicated to algebra readiness for grades 3-8. Kick off this Institute in Atlanta where you’ll participate in activities and network with peers from across the country, then reinforce what you learn by participating in online interactive workshops and discussion groups over the school year.
This event will run from July 31 to August 2, 2012
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Games in Education is a multi-day symposium which focuses on the topic of using video games to supplement and inspire in-classroom education. Participants span early childhood through post secondary educators in New York’s Capital District and surrounding regions who are interested in finding ways to use video games and related technology to enrich and inspire interest by students in core curriculum topics. The symposium has run annually since 2007 and is free for educators to attend.
The event is designed for on-site participation; however, information presented can be accessed by contacting presenters.
Complete schedule of events: http://gamesineducationsymposium2012.sched.org/
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TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to empower classrooms to understand and act collaboratively on the world's greatest challenges. We do this by supporting educators to utilize technology to create transformative learning experiences for their students. Through this work, classrooms everywhere become actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world.
At TIGed, we believe that future friendly schools prepare students for the world by utilizing technology to engage them as learners and leaders in three key areas: global citizenship; student voice; and environmental stewardship.
Join us for this open house to explore the TIGed's offerings including a global community of educators, free classroom resources, a virtual learning platform, and global programs, and meet other educators interested in collaborating on global projects. TIGed's Program Manager, Kate and TIGed's Program Assistant, Tania will be on hand to assist you and answer any questions you might have about TIGed's offerings.
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Program or Be Programmed: Commands for Education's Digital Age: Winner of the Media Ecology Association's first Neil Postman award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity, Douglas Rushkoff is an author, teacher, and documentarian who focuses on the ways people, cultures, and institutions create, share, and influence each other's values. He is technology and media commentator for CNN, and has taught and lectured around the world about media, technology, culture and economics. For his keynote, Douglas Rushkoff will offer his insights and perspectives on the promise and perils of technology and networking in education. He will guide us in navigating a digital landscape and seizing what might very well be the control panel of civilization.
Portland, Oregon's education unconference.
Event location: Oregon Episcopal School
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Join emerging and established educators who are flipped their classroom instruction. Register now for a one-day highly-participatory workshop on Flipped Learning. This is not the traditional “sit & get” event, so come ready to dive right into the discussions, help create the agenda, and share your stories.
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edcampPDX is a unconference-style day of professional development organized and given by the local participants who live in Portland, OR and surrounding areas.
Event location: http://www.oes.edu/
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A panel and open discussion about how connected education can serve the fully panoply of learning styles and needs among students today. Tracy Gray from the American Institutes for Research will moderate. Panelists include Jenifer Fox, Kathleen McClaskey, Lisa Nielsen, and Ira Socol. Additional details will be announced and added to this description shortly, including potentially one more panelist.
Join us as we show you all the wonderful reasons to join a professional learning community and start participating in the conversations about education.
Immediately after the Show and Tell, click here to join the kickoff of the Open House and chat with others interested in Know New Ideas.
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After the Show and Tell, join the open house and exploer the wonderful reasons to join a professional learning community and use the Open House Chat to start participating in the conversations about education.
This event begins Thursday, August 2 at 2:30 pm ET and runs through 5 pm ET Friday, August 3.
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This is the kick-off event for It's Personal, one of the main forums for CEM, covering such questions as:
The kick-off will consist of panel and open discussion moderated by Darren Cambridge. Panelists include Barbara Bray, Mimi Ito, Steve Nordmark, and Sylvia Martinez (with potentially 1-2 more panelists to be added).
This is the kick-off event for Beyond Top Down, one of the main forums for CEM, covering such questions as:
The kick-off will consist of panel and open discussion moderated by Steve Hargadon. Panelists will include Shelly Blake-Plock, Suzie Boss, Lisa Dabbs, Bill Ferriter, and Shelly Terrell.
Join the BookMentors team to tour the site and chat with peers.
Free, live online professional development "snack session" from TeachersFirst. Join other teachers in real time discussion and hands-on learning. Read the full description and register now. Session sizes are limited.
OK2Ask® is presented by TeachersFirst.com, a free, ad-free service from The Source for Learning
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Dr. Johnson is an acknowledged expert on emerging technology and its impacts on society and education, and has written five books, seven chapters, and published more than 50 papers and research reports on the topic. He speaks regularly on the topics of creativity, innovation, and technology trends, and has delivered more than 75 keynote addresses to a long list of distinguished groups and organizations all over the world. He is the founder of the Horizon Project, which produces the acclaimed series of Horizon Reports that are used by over a million educators in more than 100 countries. More details about his talk will be added to this description soon.
The National Adolescent Literacy Coalition maintains a website to encourage the community of those interested in advancing efforts toward literate adolescents. The coalition also holds bi-annual meetings covering topics critical to adolescent literacy. The website continues conversations between meetings focusing on topics heard and upcoming ones as well.
This event will be running from August 3 to August 31, 2012.
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None of us is as smart or good as all of us. Let's create a Twitter list where we can find each other and follow those with common interests. Join us and add your name and information.
This event will be running from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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Join the Common Core Conversation! The nationwide Edmodo social media group of more than 1,000 educators is hosting a Lesson-Athon. The goal is to collect 31 lessons in 31 days that integrate the Common Core Standards in various content areas and grade levels. This "swap shop" will help participants to prepare for the era of education this September.
The Common Core Conversation meets virtually in Edmodo: http://www.edmodo.com/
Use group code gy48aa. The "Request to Join" link is: http://edmodo.com/join/5b3a7a213253492fbc7245a7b4d1b703
The companion web site has begun its development at http://www.commoncoreconversation.com/
This event will be running from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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A manifesto is a document which sets forth the principles and goals of a group of people based on strong belief. It’s a revolutionary act and should be a powerful and daring statement. Help us bring forth a collaboratively constructed manifesto, representing the collective wisdom of those who add their beliefs. The plan is collaboratively create this manifesto throughout August. Join us.
This event will be running from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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The Association for Middle Level Education offers this collection of articles on best practices in online professional learning, social networking, and online communities of practice to help middle grades educators stay connected to their professional learning. This collection is part of the "On Target" series, which includes collections of free resources on topics in middle level education including bullying, teaming, engaging students, advisory, and family involvement, amongst others. @AMLEnews
This event will be running from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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Powerful Learning Practice has teamed up with the Intel Teachers Engage Community to host a Connected Educator Month "Show Us Your Network" Video contest. It’s easy to enter and we have some fabulous prizes in store including (Professional Development, free e-courses, mini libraries, Kindle Fires and an Intel Inspired Ultrabook ) There will be various categories where you can showcase your video creations, including: How does your (personal learning network) garden grow? A day in the life of a connected educator and What makes you a connected learner? We are also including a special category for district and state leaders.
This event will be running from August 3 to September 30, 2012
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This P2PU School of Ed group is a place to experience and explore Connected Educator Month with a community of educators. It will run for the entire month of August.
Whether you are brand new to being a connected educator or whether you are an experienced social media butterfly, this group is for you! This will be:
• a community site where we can all talk about what it means to be a "connected educator" and learn from each other
• a place to extend the conversations from events that are occurring all around the web for Connected Educator month
• a launching pad for more connected activities after August
There are a variety of topics you can explore and participate in at your option. Please feel free to pick and choose and participate in what's useful to you! There is no special order these tasks need to be done in and you can spend as much or as little time here as you like.
Welcome, and we hope you gain new knowledge and friendships in the month we spend together!
This event will be running from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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Come read some of the featured blog posts, favorite websites and trending news articles happening in educational technology. Join one of our many groups or form one yourself. Be part of a site that is helping to bring everything educational technology together in one common location. Check out our event calendar and find out some of the great events already happening on our site or through other sites.
This event will be running from August 3 to August 31, 2012.
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As part of the Connected Educators Month we would like to have fellow educators submit a video(s) about your best practice using Technology in education. Why a video? Many times in the busy world of educators, we tend to skim what is written without truly engaging in the material. A video allows an educator to be more engaged with deeper and richer understanding.
The videos may be submitted by individuals or group and include grades K-12 (ages 5-18) demonstrating Best Practices using Technology in the classroom. Please limit the videos to less than 5 minutes and post the video to YouTube. Please use the following tags with the post: +Connected +Educator +2012 and include grade or age level . Once you have uploaded the video please share the link with us at pwyspianski@hotmail.com with the subject line EduTech Video. In case of email issues, please use garmanr273@aol.com .
Please submit your videos no later than August 26, 2012. After that date we will compile a playlist of the videos to be shared with the education community.
We thank you in advance for your support in this endeavor.
This event runs from August 3 through August 26.
The principal illustrator of several botanical works, Linda Ann Vorobik, has made a career of illustrating plants so that others can learn about them. This month, Linda discusses her work and how she teaches people about plants. You are invited to join the conversation.
This event will be available from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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On The New York Times Learning Network blog, we've put up a post called "For ‘Connected Educator Month,’ Tips From 33 Educators We Admire." We invited educators who have published on our blog to answer two questions about their P.L.N.s, and have published their 100+ tips. We now invite all other educators to post answers to the same two questions. We'll tweet our favorite responses.
This event will be available from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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Lisa Perez, library coordinator for Chicago Public Schools, discusses the five reasons why school librarians need a robust personal learning network. Share your thoughts and insights on personal learning networks.
This event will be available from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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Let's collaborate to design a new classroom. Please interact and "21st Century-ize" this classroom by adding text, tags, audio, video and media links directly on the image link below:
http://www.thinglink.com/scene/287968387403874305#tlsite
First hover over the buttons to read what others have said, then add your own ideas by clicking the pencil and adding a tag. Don't forget to leave your twitter address in the tag, so we know who you are!
This event will be available from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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Intel Teacher's Engage "The Digital Buzz" radio broadcast show will be introducing you to the many events taking place during Connected Educator Month. Join Naomi Harm as she shares and prepares you for the many exciting events and live interviews for Connected Educators from around the nation. The following week of August 7, 8 and 9th Naomi will be broadcasting live from WI Dells, WI from the "Connected Educator Technology Symposium" event. This event is hosting over 20 school district teams of educators and administrators as they come together regionally to collaborate, network on best practices, improve their technology skills set with mobile learning technologies, blended learning, and immerse themselves in online collaborative curriculum ideas to stay connected and to prepare for the new school year. The show will go live at this time, and the archived recording (along with past recordings) are available on The Digital Buzz home page.
It’s not about ignoring the testing, the core curriculum or the standards. It’s about allowing students to pick an entry point and helping them discover what you want them to learn.
Join Jane Krauss and Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach for a free, live webinar about project-based learning.
Spend an hour chatting with Jane Krauss, co-author of the best-selling Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age and Powerful Learning Practice co-founder and CEO Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach. During our hour-long chat, we’ll talk about the basics of problem, passion, and project-based learning. You’ll see examples of effective projects, learn to identify what success “looks like” for planning and evaluating student learning, and we’ll talk about implementing PBL into your classroom
Connie Yowell will deliver a keynote address discussing the vision of "connected learning." Connie is Director of Education for U.S. Programs at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She also oversees the $85 million program on Digital Media and Learning (DML): an initiative which aims to determine how digital media are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life.
Join emerging and established educators who are flipped their classroom instruction. Register now for a one-day highly-participatory workshop on Flipped Learning. This is not the traditional “sit & get” event, so come ready to dive right into the discussions, help create the agenda, and share your stories.
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Connected PD's First Friday host, Claudia L'Amoreaux, will be hosting #connectedpd First Friday live from the AERO conference in Portland, Oregon. Conference speakers include Sir Ken Robinson, and a wide range of educators, youth, and parents involved in learning communities at the leading edge of the education revolution. Tune is using the #connectedpd hashtag to participate.
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Legendary ed tech visionaries David Thornburg and Alan November discuss key tensions in online community/network development, e.g.
Join us for a virtual tour so you can learn first hand about the mission ofassess4ed.net. Assess4ed.net is a unique online community of practice. It assists states and districts in making the shift to online and computer-based student assessment, including implementing the RTTA program by the 2014-15 school year. Assess4ed.net supports communication and collaboration between the private and public sectors, and – within states, districts, and schools –emphasizes the important roles for curriculum, assessment and technology staff necessary for implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and their assessment.
Assess4ed.net is a unique online community of practice. It assists states and districts in making the shift to online and computer-based student assessment, including implementing the RTTA program by the 2014-15 school year. Assess4ed.net supports communication and collaboration between the private and public sectors, and – within states, districts, and schools –emphasizes the important roles for curriculum, assessment and technology staff necessary for implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and their assessment.
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This is the kick-off event for Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due, one of the main forums for CEM, covering such questions as:
The kick-off will consist of panel and open discussion moderated by Tom de Boor. Panelists will include Al Byers, Dan Hickey, Claudette Rasmussen, Ruth Rominger, and Eric Sheninger; the forum itself will take place on Proteacher.net.
The key “to-dos” to get 2012–2013 off to a great start in the classroom, and how online communities and networks help make it great.
The first 6 weeks of school always marks new beginning, whether you are a new teacher getting bearings and building strategies for classroom management, or whether you're a seasoned teacher looking to expand your reach and exposure to other educators.
This is the kick-off event for The First Six Weeks, one of the main forums for CEM, covering such questions as:
The kick-off will consist of panel and open discussion moderated by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Andrew Gardner. Panelists include Suzie Boss, Lyn Hilt, Jane Krauss, David Rosas, and Kate Berten.
After the Show and Tell, join the open house and exploer the wonderful reasons to join a professional learning community and use the Open House Chat to start participating in the conversations about education.
This event begins Thursday, August 2 at 2:30 pm ET and runs through 5 pm ET Friday, August 3.
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A panel and open discussion about global connected education trends and how connected educators around the world can help each other improve practice, with panelists Ed Gragert, Lucy Gray, Vicki Davis, Julie Lindsay, and Anne Mirtschin, Steve Hargadon moderating.
Join the BookMentors team to tour the site and chat with peers.
#Satchat is a weekly Twitter chat that brings together current and emerging school leaders to discuss all things education and all things administration. Co-moderators Brad Currie (@bcurrie5) and Scott Rocco (@scottrrocco) host this chat every Saturday morning at 7:30am EST. Topics range from social media in schools to leading during a time of crisis. Feel free to sip and chat.
Event providers: Brad Currie and Scott Rocco
Event location: Twitter, #Satchat
This event takes place every Saturday morning from 7:30-8:30 EST.
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"Matchmaker matchmaker make me a match!" With so many activities going on at once during Connected Educator Month we thought it made perfect sense to provide a way to find each other for possible collaboration opportunities.
Use this Google Spreadsheet to share your ideas for collaboration. http://tinyurl.com/cx98fqr
Please check the boxes that interest you the most. Then scroll to the far right and look through the projects and find one to piggy back on and add your name as a possible partner. Or use this document to advertise events to your tribe and cross promote each other. Simply take a minute and fill out the document below. Make sure you provide your preferred contact method. You can also fill in your information below if you do not have a project but have interests around which you would like to collaborate. Scroll all the way to the right to describe your project.
Join Technology Integration in Education as we welcome Connected Educators from around the globe as we meet and greet eah other in a chance to talk and share a little about how we are using technology in our daily teaching. Chat live as we kick off a month long celebration of the Connected Educator.
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Lida Citroën, an internationally regarded branding expert based in Denver, has made a career of helping people and companies create new or enhanced identities. With more than 20 years of experience in creating and implementing standout strategies for public and private companies, Lida is a brand architect who excels at finding and emphasizing the values that operate at the core of every individual.
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Comment to win!
We want to turn our blog into a place where educators come to connect and share their thoughts.
During the next two weeks, every one who comments on our blog posts will be entered to win an Amazon gift card! If we receive enough comments the first week, we will even hold a drawing both weeks.
This event will be running from August 6 to August 16, 2012
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Join us for a series of online mini-workshops designed to introduce participants to key topics in Balanced Literacy. Created and moderated by veteran teachers, each mini-workshop runs for six days. Participants will be introduced to practical and theoretical aspects of balanced literacy, engage in guided discussions, and work collaboratively to solve real-world problems. Participants will walk away with new skills and actionable insights that they can apply to their own classrooms.
The four courses in the series are:
1. A Balanced Approach to Literacy
2. The Reading Writing Connection
3. Struggling Readers, RTI, and Differentiated Instruction
4. Accountable Talk and Student-Facilitated Discussion Groups
The courses do not need to be taken in sequence and participants are welcome to enroll in just one, several, or all four. Enrollment is limited to 45 participants per session (3 groups of 15.) Sessions will be run throughout August, with workshops running August 5 – 11, August 12 – 18, August 19 – 25, and August 26 to Sept 1st.
The workshops are developed by Elearninginnovation LLC., and are presented in conjunction with Aelearn, TIE and Educrates.
Event location: click here for the event location.
This event will be running from August 6 to August 31, 2012
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Through readings, videos, and discussions, participants explore literacy development from kindergarten through 5th grade. Topics include learning theories, current research on reading and writing, and understanding how to create an effective literacy environment through a balanced literacy approach. We also explore the key components of a workshop model, and review a range of formative and summative assessments. Effective lesson planning is explored with a focus on the Common Core Standards.
This event runs from August 6 through August 11. Click here to register; click the Go to the Event/Activity button below to attend.
The Adobe® Educators’ Choice Awards celebrate teaching and learning resources that unleash students’ creativity. This year, excellence will be recognized in three categories—K-12, Higher Education, and a special category for Adobe Creative Suite® 6 related resources.
Start creating and submitting your entries for your chance to win amazing prizes, including laptops, iPads, and Adobe Creative Suite 6 software for you and your classroom. The 2012 contest features distinguished judges who will select the Finalists, and voting by your peers will determine the Winners. The contest begins August 6 and the submission period closes October 5, 2012. Enter now for your chance to be recognized as a leader in education.
This event will be running from August 6 to November 16, 2012.
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Peek inside the Life of a Connected Learner. Spend an hour chatting with us and find out how to learn like connected learners do – through action research, lesson plan studies, virtual classroom visits, and more. Register for this free, one hour webinar, with three convenient dates and times
Join Engage member and host of Teachers Engage #EngageChat on Twitter Blanca Duarte as she shows you the basics of connecting, collaborating, and engaging on Twitter. This 30 minute session immediately precedes the next installment of #EngageChat, and Blanca will guide you over to Twitter to participate with real-time support in the Webinar room.
Join us as we discuss "Who are our Connected Educators?" in the August installment of the Intel Teachers Engage Community #EngageChat monthly Twitter chat.
Participate using #engagechat, moderated by @blancaedu.
Join the BookMentors team to tour the site and chat with peers.
Join us as we discuss "Who are our Connected Educators?" in the August installment of the Intel Teachers Engage Community #EngageChat monthly Twitter chat.
Participate using #engagechat, moderated by @blancaedu.
Are you a gamer? Or do you live with one? Are you interested in the role gaming plays in the lives of our young people? More than 174 million Americans are gamers, and the average young person in the United States will spend ten thousand hours gaming by the age of twenty-one. In her book, Reality is Broken, game designer Jane McGonigal explores this movement towards virtual worlds and finds that games are fulfilling essential human needs. She also discusses how the lessons of game design can help us fix problems in the real world.
This summer, VSTE Executive Director Karen Richardson (aka witchyrichy) will be leading us in a discussion of the book as part of our Second Life professional development and VSTEOnline, our professional learning community. Our first book group meeting will be Monday, July 9, so grab a copy of the book and start reading. You can benefit VSTE by purchasing your book through the Amazon portal on the homepage or checking out the VSTE store: http://astore.amazon.com/v0a4-20. Learn more about Jane McGonigal’s work at http://realityisbroken.org/.
Link to VSTE Island: http://slurl.com/secondlife/VSTE%20Island/125/137/24
This event will be running from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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Each Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern, fourth grade teachers from around the United States and the world, hold an ed chat on Twitter to discuss the pre-determined topic of the week. While this is a chat for fourth grade teachers, we encourage anyone interested in our topic to join in the conversation.
This week in honor of Connected Educator Month, we will be discussing how we became connected and the impact our connectedness has had on the students we teach.
Event provider: #4thchat moderators - Jeanne McQueen, Nancy Carroll, Paula Naugle, and Christine Yarzabek
Event location: on Twitter using the hashtag #4thchat
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I'll be posting a blog entry about our school's experience in implementing a 1 to 1 iPad pilot program in the fourth and fifth grades.
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Think back to the best professional development experience you ever had. What made
it so effective? In most cases, it was a memorable learning opportunity that was fun,
collaborative and influential. The Innovative Educator Consulting team
has created a unique summer learning event “The Connected
Educator’s Technology Symposium” that is based on the
premise of these three dynamic learning opportunities,
and the integration focus of building a collaborative
culture to learn and lead in the digital age.
The Innovative Educator Consulting team believes that new,
innovative forms of teacher professional development are the
cornerstone to building teacher capacity in the 21st century. To
excite the next generation of students, we are offering educators and
administrators from all sectors a unique opportunity to re-envision your
curriculum in ways that are relevant for today’s learner.
WI Dells, WI HS location: http://www.sdwd.k12.wi.us/highschool/
Innovative Educator Consulting: http://naomiharm.org
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Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media sites can help you get a job. Find out how to use them to your advantage to make connections and enhance your career.
Note: this forum runs through September 7.
This discussion runs through October 1, 2012.
What are some apps that you use that would help build a 21st Century classroom? What are some Web 2.0 tools or mobile apps that will accomplish this goal? Review the virtual blueprint of this classroom. Notice the several color-coded leaning areas in their classroom. We need you to first identify the area you want to help with and then share the tool that you would suggest. Be sure to share the pros and cons of these tools and how they have helped you in your classroom.
Please share the following with your post:
This discussion runs through October 1, 2012. Anyone can view; if you join the Teachers Engage community and participate in the discussion, you will be entered in a drawing for a Discovery Veho Microscope.
We’ve addressed some of your questions in earlier sessions this summer and now we want to share your wisdom as well. Join Sara Delano Moore, Ph. D., Director of Mathematics and Science at ETA hand2mind on August 7th for the last session in our special summer series. We will be exploring the best resources for CCSS: You’ll hear what your colleagues like, see some of Sara’s favorites, and we hope you will share your own best resources for this transition as well. Do you have favorite books? Valuable websites? Learn more about your colleagues’ top choices during the webinar: Illuminations, Math Talk, Guided Math, and more! Share additional resources in the discussion and contribute to our common wisdom. This is our session to inspire you and remind you that we’re all in this together as we head back to school. Join this interactive, one-hour webinar at 11 AM ET on August 7th to explore the very best resources for CCSS!
Click below to register; click here to go to the event.
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TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to empower classrooms to understand and act collaboratively on the world's greatest challenges. We do this by supporting educators to utilize technology to create transformative learning experiences for their students. Through this work, classrooms everywhere become actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world.
At TIGed, we believe that future friendly schools prepare students for the world by utilizing technology to engage them as learners and leaders in three key areas: global citizenship; student voice; and environmental stewardship.
Join us for this open house to explore the TIGed's offerings including a global community of educators, free classroom resources, a virtual learning platform, and global programs, and meet other educators interested in collaborating on global projects. TIGed's Program Manager, Kate and TIGed's Program Assistant, Tania will be on hand to assist you and answer any questions you might have about TIGed's offerings.
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How can you integrate technology into your instruction to maximize student learning and engagement? This session will focus on how to use technology effectively to enhance quality instruction. Based on ASCD's Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works, get ideas on how technology can invigorate your lessons and increase student motivation and interaction. And get a preview of what's new in the Second Edition of Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works, to be published in the fall of 2012.
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Join Knovation Chief Academic Officer Steve Nordmark as he covers the 6 major trends in technology and education. This webinar will introduce all the trends and our discsuion forums within the education community that will cover each trend in detail.
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Join the BookMentors team to tour the site and chat with peers.
You’re teaching a subject for the first time, or for the first time in a long time. You need a content refresher now. Where can you find help that’s engaging, high-quality, easy to access—and free? Join us on August 7, starting at 6:30 pm Eastern time to learn about the NSTA Learning Center’s Science Objects.
Science Objects are, self-directed, two-hour interactive inquiry-based content modules available in the NSTA Learning Center that help you better understand the science content you teach. Ninety-one science objects in physical, Earth/space, and life science are available with images, slide shows, and simulations.
This program is designed for educators of grades K-12. All participants will receive a certificate of participation, 100 Activity Points, and a SciPack of their choice (value: $40) for attending and completing the evaluation at the end of the program.
Click the button to register below; click here to go to the event.
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In association with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's declaration of August serving as "Connected Educator" month, our first topic will be "Connected Educators in NC". The conversation will include how educators in North Carolina are connected, what districts are doing to promote connectivity, and an opportunity to share success stories. This chat, along with the frequent use of the hashtag, will provide an opportunity to connect on educational issues for the administrators, teachers, counselors, students, and parents of North Carolina.
Event providers: Craig Smith (@CSmithGoBlue) and Derek McCoy (@mccoyderek)
Event location: Twitter, #NCADMIN
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Dr. Peter Jeschofnig, Director of the Institute for Excellence in Distance Science Education and Linda Jeschofnig, CEO of Hands-On Lab’s Inc. have been engaged in distance education for over 20 years and are the authors of Teaching Lab Science Courses Online. They will review current best practices in online instruction, including topics ranging from course design, student engagement, discussion boards and alternative assessments to academic integrity. They will also discuss how these practices are used in teaching laboratory science courses fully online.
Technology Integration in Education is a site that does away with the hours of searching the net for the right instructional technology resources for you. TIE is the one stop location for everything related to educational technology. It is the site to go to network with educators and professionals around the world in order to share best practices when it comes to teaching with technology.
BrightTALK is a webinar and video platform that provides free content for our professionals in a range of communities, including education."
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Teachers Engage members Doug Caldwell, Debbie Perkins, and Julie Szaj will present on websites that help teachers and students get, become, stay engaged. Focusing on middle school-aged resources, they will show tools and have participants brainstorm classroom uses with an emphasis on back to school planning.
Learn to use Mentor Mob to create digital learning playlists to guide learning, then discover ways to integrate this cool tool with other free and useful Web 2.0 tools to design engaging learning experiences for students. See how these tools can work together beautifully as we explore Avatar Adventure and learn more about each tool.
Featured web 2.0 tools include ThingLink, Wikispaces, Wallwisher and VoiceThread. We will also take a brief look at EduClipper, SlideRocket, Screencast-O-Matic and perhaps a few more 10 Minute Tech Tools.
Presented by Susan Oxnevad
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The Collective Brain (AKA Things We've Learned from Thousands of STAR Discovery Educators) explores the latest, greatest and most effective resources and strategies shared by teachers of the Discovery Educator Network. You'll leave the session with a ton of new ideas, tools, and resources to start using tomorrow in your classroom. Leverage the power of community and learn effective ways to engage and inspire your students. This is a four-part series. Attend one or attend them all! There will be something new each week.
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Free, live online professional development "snack session" from TeachersFirst. Join other teachers in real time discussion and hands-on learning. Read the full description and register now. Session sizes are limited.
Event provider: OK2Ask® is presented by TeachersFirst.com, a free, ad-free service from The Source for Learning
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Steve Hargadon interviews Lee Rainie from the PEW Foundation on his book, "Networked: The New Social Operating System." Part of the http://www.FutureofEducation.com interview series.
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Calling all detectives! Do you want to learn about your Digital Footprint? In family teams OR as individuals (students, parents, teachers, admin...)... consider being a "DigiFoot" Detective this summer! The goal: To offer participants the opportunity to learn about their digital footprint and social media in an inclusive, supported and networked environment.
The course wiki page: http://digifoot12.wikispaces.com/
Location/ Blackboard collaborate link:
https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008350&password=M.7FD22F5E0CF4D609FA32DC49318ABE
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Each Tuesday, not only in August, but year around, we meet via Twitter at 9PM EST to connect with educators and discuss not only project based learning, but any topic that is relevant and suggested via this google doc https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G4KcKIMVvtQL3TTBGvPZjHI8a6eQyVeTNi9-tOuAKZs/edit
Chat is moderated by @NewTechNetwork viat @TheresaShafer
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Think back to the best professional development experience you ever had. What made
it so effective? In most cases, it was a memorable learning opportunity that was fun,
collaborative and influential. The Innovative Educator Consulting team
has created a unique summer learning event “The Connected
Educator’s Technology Symposium” that is based on the
premise of these three dynamic learning opportunities,
and the integration focus of building a collaborative
culture to learn and lead in the digital age.
The Innovative Educator Consulting team believes that new,
innovative forms of teacher professional development are the
cornerstone to building teacher capacity in the 21st century. To
excite the next generation of students, we are offering educators and
administrators from all sectors a unique opportunity to re-envision your
curriculum in ways that are relevant for today’s learner.
WI Dells, WI HS location: http://www.sdwd.k12.wi.us/highschool/
Innovative Educator Consulting: http://naomiharm.org
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It's true that facilitators of blended or online classrooms struggle with providing adequate feedback to their participants. Some post several times a week to be "seen" in the course, while others simply wait and see what discussions are generated by the participants. We are curious to know what you think is the right fit for online facilitation. What do you feel is the happy medium for online facilitators? Weekly feedback? Bi-weekly? Should the facilitator post "landscape" or "summary" posts on a weekly basis? What has been your experience and preference?
This discussion runs through October 5, 2012. Anyone can view; if you join the Teachers Engage community and participate in the discussion, you will be entered in a drawing for an Eyeball 2.0 Webcam.
Aaron Sams and Jonathan Bergmann are science teachers who have flipped the science classroom at Woodland Park High School in Woodland Park, Colo.
Note: This event runs through September 7.
Come to Teaching Channel and download 2010 National Teacher of the Year Sarah Wessling's Top 10 Insider Secrets to implementing the Common Core State Standards in your own classroom.
Note: This event runs through August 31.
On Wednesday, August 8th, 2012, Edmodo educators across the globe will gather online for a one-day professional development extravaganza. Throughout the day, teachers will share, inspire and showcase the creative ways they are using Edmodo and other digital tools in the classroom. It’s a great day to celebrate being a teacher – and an event not to be missed!
A complete schedule of sessions can be found at www.edmodoCon.com.
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Offered in partnership between TakingITGlobal and Microsoft Partners in Learning, DeforestACTION is a global movement of youth and schools taking action to stop deforestation and create a permanent habitat for orangutans and other species that depend on forest ecosystems. This global learning project is currently focused on the forests of Indonesia, where widespread illegal deforestation has made the country the world’s third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. Since 2010, DeforestACTION has connected over 17,000 youth and students around the world learn more about, and collaborate across borders, to address the pressing issue of deforestation.
Join us for an open house to explore DeforestACTION's various resources and offerings. These resources are designed to incorporate a variety of social media and online technology tools, allowing students to become empowered by taking real action on the planet they will inherit while cultivating 21st century skills like teamwork, problem-solving and critical thinking.
Members of the DeforestACTION team will be on-hand, ready to answer any questions you may have! We look forward to meeting you!
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Join @MediaCASTstream on Twitter for a lively discussion of ways technology can be used to help educators stay connected. #CEMchat
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Spend time this summer learning from the professional services team at Eden Autism Services about how to work more effectively with student with autism. Join Eden’s Nina Finkler on August 1st for our second summer live chat. This session will explore the unique learning characteristics of students with autism and suggest practical strategies for overcoming these difficulties. There will be ample time for discussion and troubleshooting during the chat. Join Nina on the 1st for a collaborative, one-hour live chat on the unique learning characteristics of students with autism.
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Digital is how we write, share, collaborate, publish, and participate today and into the future. What does that mean for the teaching of writing? The National Writing Project's Digital Is website is a forum for exploring that question.
Join this open house, hosted by Paul Oh (Paul Oh, poh@nwp.org, @poh)
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Steve Hargadon moderates a panel with Alfie Kohn, Gary Stager, Stephen Downes, and Howard Gardner around thought leadership on education change.
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TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to empower classrooms to understand and act collaboratively on the world's greatest challenges. We do this by supporting educators to utilize technology to create transformative learning experiences for their students. Through this work, classrooms everywhere become actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world.
At TIGed, we believe that future friendly schools prepare students for the world by utilizing technology to engage them as learners and leaders in three key areas: global citizenship; student voice; and environmental stewardship.
Join us for this open house to explore the TIGed's offerings including a global community of educators, free classroom resources, a virtual learning platform, and global programs, and meet other educators interested in collaborating on global projects. TIGed's Program Manager, Kate and TIGed's Program Assistant, Tania will be on hand to assist you and answer any questions you might have about TIGed's offerings.
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This CEM webinar focuses on why school districts should integrate Connected Educators information and call for action into their back-to-school professional development and ongoing PD. How might your district or school measure growth in the number of connected educators? COSN has prepared a toolkit for leaders with information and sample slides and surveys. http://connectededucators.org/cem/cem-getting-started/
This webinar is presented to state and district leaders by the following Connected Educators Partner organizations:
Read more about each organization at http://connectededucators.org/about/partners/
You’ve worked hard completing your coursework and student teaching. Now you have your own classroom and must inspire your own students! If you are wondering what you should do on the first day to set the right tone for your classroom, join us for this one-hour interactive webinar. Patrick Ledesma, a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) and director of educator engagement at the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and Allyn Anderson-Sodowsky, an NBCT 6th-grade teacher, will discuss the key elements that should be in place before you welcome your first student. Bring your questions about creating a positive climate in your classroom!
Click the Go to the Event/Activity button below to register; click here to attend.
Back with the 3rd Part to our Google Earth sessions, Matthew will take us through some of the more advanced features of Google Earth. Hold on tight because it’s going to be "out of this world."
Register today and you’ll receive an email with a link to the webinar on the day of the broadcast. See you online!
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Join the BookMentors team to tour the site and chat with peers.
Each week during the Games Based Learning MOOC, there is a one hour TweetChat on the weekly topic.
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Think back to the best professional development experience you ever had. What made
it so effective? In most cases, it was a memorable learning opportunity that was fun,
collaborative and influential. The Innovative Educator Consulting team
has created a unique summer learning event “The Connected
Educator’s Technology Symposium” that is based on the
premise of these three dynamic learning opportunities,
and the integration focus of building a collaborative
culture to learn and lead in the digital age.
The Innovative Educator Consulting team believes that new,
innovative forms of teacher professional development are the
cornerstone to building teacher capacity in the 21st century. To
excite the next generation of students, we are offering educators and
administrators from all sectors a unique opportunity to re-envision your
curriculum in ways that are relevant for today’s learner.
WI Dells, WI HS location: http://www.sdwd.k12.wi.us/highschool/
Innovative Educator Consulting: http://naomiharm.org
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Join emerging and established educators who are flipped their classroom instruction. Register now for a one-day highly-participatory workshop on Flipped Learning. This is not the traditional “sit & get” event, so come ready to dive right into the discussions, help create the agenda, and share your stories.
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Social networking sites have completely changed the way millions of people communicate. This change contributes to the blurring of the line between in and out of school.
Note: this event runs through September 9.
This unconference’s theme is the Common Core. You will gain insights by hearing answers to these and any other questions you may have:
1. What are districts doing to implement the Common Core?
2. What am I expected to know about the Common Core Standards for the grade level(s) and content area I teach to prepare my students for the 2014?
3. What am I expected to know as a classroom teacher?
4. Just how different are the Common Core from previous state standards?
5. What kinds of professional development are available to assist with implementing the Common Core?
Click below to register; click here to attend.
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TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to empower classrooms to understand and act collaboratively on the world's greatest challenges. We do this by supporting educators to utilize technology to create transformative learning experiences for their students. Through this work, classrooms everywhere become actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world.
At TIGed, we believe that future friendly schools prepare students for the world by utilizing technology to engage them as learners and leaders in three key areas: global citizenship; student voice; and environmental stewardship.
Join us for this open house to explore the TIGed's offerings including a global community of educators, free classroom resources, a virtual learning platform, and global programs, and meet other educators interested in collaborating on global projects. TIGed's Program Manager, Kate and TIGed's Program Assistant, Tania will be on hand to assist you and answer any questions you might have about TIGed's offerings.
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Connie Yowell is the Director of Education for U.S. Programs at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She also oversees the $85 million program on Digital Media and Learning (DML): an initiative which aims to determine how digital media are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life.
During this webinar, Connie will explain the vision of "connected learning," as well as her personal story of how she became involved in the MacArthur Foundation's DML initiative.
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Personalization vs Differentiation vs Individualization chart: learn about the research on what personalization is and the differences between differentiation and individualization. We found very little information on the differences and that we needed to clarify the differences. This chart is used as a tool for stakeholders to discuss the differences between these terms and to provide a clearer picture about the terms as they develop a shared vision to personalize learning.
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A wiki is the first step on the road to making your school a thriving technology center. Learn to keep all of your documentation in your wiki, and you'll be off to a great start!
Click below to register.
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Want to make your classroom more individualized, efficient, and fun? In our community’s next webinar, David Vinca, Founder of eSpark Learning, and his colleague Colleen Loftus, will show you how three schools revitalized learning with successful iPad implementations. They’ll begin with Mineola SD in New York, and discuss the value of letting students take home devices. David and Colleen will share how iPads can be used to increase hands-on, individualized learning and raise achievement levels on assessments, just like this New York school district did. Next, they will explore the unique ways that iPads can improve opportunities for Special Education populations. We’ll see how the KIPP charter school network in Chicago used iPads to improve learning outcomes of their special education students. Their final case study will show how the Utica School Dis trict re-imagined kindergarten. Hear all about this innovative program, including the efficient way the iPad hardware was deployed in this Michigan district. Join David and Colleen on August 9th for ideas on how to use iPads to invigorate your classrooms.
Click below to register; click here to go to the event.
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The 2012 UnPlug’d Summit brings together Canadian and International education change agents to share peer-reviewed success stories; to deepen relationships among participants; to publish the collective vision of the group in a book of 'Letters from Teachers'. Grassroots educators will meet in downtown Toronto, travel by train to South River Ontario, and wind their way to Northern Edge Algonquin where they will share personal stories and engage in unique learning experiences throughout the weekend.
Register below and click here to participate.
This event will be running from August 9 to August 12, 2012
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Join the BookMentors team to tour the site and chat with peers.
#PLPNetwork Twitter Chat- Our recent PLP Network Twitter chat experience was such a rockin’ success that Connected Educator Month seemed like the perfect time to launch Phase 2 of #plpnetwork.You’re invited to join us on your favorite Twitter management tool for a live stream of connected learning tweets. (We even have a how-to guidebook for beginners http://plpnetwork.com/get-email-updates/.) The topic for our August chat is no surprise: The “How” of Connected Learning. With everything that’s out there, how do you get started? What steps do you take to become connected? Of course, we have prizes galore for participating! Watch for sign-up information, including eligibility for prizes. http://plpnetwork.com/blog/
Event location: http://twitter.com
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Free, live online professional development "snack session" from TeachersFirst. Join other teachers in real time discussion and hands-on learning. Read the full description and register now. Session sizes are limited.
Event provider: OK2Ask® is presented by TeachersFirst.com, a free, ad-free service from The Source for Learning
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Join Knovation as we show how teaching with digital enables teachers to be more effective and more productive - addressing top concerns expressed by teachers in national research conducted by our team.
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Solution Tree wants to support you, the connected educator!
For more than 20 years, Solution Tree has collaborated with K–12 schools around the world to raise student achievement and improve staff performance. Offering a comprehensive range of educational resources, strategies, and tools for teachers and administrators, Solution Tree is recognized as the premier partner for inspired professional development.
Throughout the month of August, Solution Tree is giving away books that will support connected educators. Sign up for your chance to win today!
This event will be running from August 1 to August 10, 2012
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Peek inside the Life of a Connected Learner. Spend an hour chatting with us and find out how to learn like connected learners do – through action research, lesson plan studies, virtual classroom visits, and more. Register for this free, one hour webinar, with three convenient dates and times
Join emerging and established educators who are flipped their classroom instruction. Register now for a one-day highly-participatory workshop on Flipped Learning. This is not the traditional “sit & get” event, so come ready to dive right into the discussions, help create the agenda, and share your stories.
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The NROC Network's Connected PD project aims to incubate a new model we are calling Open PD.
Open PD embraces a variety of channels for anytime/anywhere participation.
Open PD gives educators the support to design and drive their own PD.
Open PD supports educators in scaffolding and mentoring each other via webinars and tool jams.
Open PD facilitates curation, sharing and social authoring of OER amongst educators.
Join Ruth Rominger, NROC's Director of R&D, and Claudia L'Amoreaux, Curator of NROC's Connected PD project, for a tour of the Connected PD Participatory Learning Ecosystem (PLE) and discover how you and your colleagues can participate in bringing forward a new model of Open PD.
Join the BookMentors team to tour the site and chat with peers.
Solution Tree wants to support you, the connected educator!
For more than 20 years, Solution Tree has collaborated with K–12 schools around the world to raise student achievement and improve staff performance. Offering a comprehensive range of educational resources, strategies, and tools for teachers and administrators, Solution Tree is recognized as the premier partner for inspired professional development.
Throughout the month of August, Solution Tree is giving away books that will support connected educators. Sign up for your chance to win today!
This event will be running from August 11 to August 17, 2012
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Sign up for next year’s Teq calendar (2012-2013) – with a year’s worth of teachable moments!
This event will be available from July 26 to August 11, 2012
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#Satchat is a weekly Twitter chat that brings together current and emerging school leaders to discuss all things education and all things administration. Co-moderators Brad Currie (@bcurrie5) and Scott Rocco (@scottrrocco) host this chat every Saturday morning at 7:30am EST. Topics range from social media in schools to leading during a time of crisis. Feel free to sip and chat.
Event providers: Brad Currie and Scott Rocco
Event location: Twitter, #Satchat
This event takes place every Saturday morning from 7:30-8:30 EST.
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Through readings, videos, and discussions, participants explore literacy development from kindergarten through 5th grade. Topics include learning theories, current research on reading and writing, and understanding how to create an effective literacy environment through a balanced literacy approach. We also explore the key components of a workshop model, and review a range of formative and summative assessments. Effective lesson planning is explored with a focus on the Common Core Standards.
This event runs from August 6 through August 11. Click here to register; click the Go to the Event/Activity button below to attend.
The 2012 UnPlug’d Summit brings together Canadian and International education change agents to share peer-reviewed success stories; to deepen relationships among participants; to publish the collective vision of the group in a book of 'Letters from Teachers'. Grassroots educators will meet in downtown Toronto, travel by train to South River Ontario, and wind their way to Northern Edge Algonquin where they will share personal stories and engage in unique learning experiences throughout the weekend.
This event will be running from August 9 to August 12, 2012
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Join Dr. Kari Stubbs, Director of 21st Century Learning at BrainPOP, as she explores the nuances and benefits of game based learning, including the unique resources available from BrainPOP's GameUP.
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Change is needed in education to really meet the needs of students living in a connected world. Let's dream it together! Add your thoughts on what needs to change in education, what it could be and how we could create it.
Here is the link to the help video for our activity http://www.screencast.com/t/hVCcfylvm0
This event will be running from August 13 to August 26, 2012
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Students use Facebook and other electronic communication as a primary means of sharing information. Should teachers use these methods to reach their students?
Note: This event runs through September 13.
Chat with Powerful Learning Practice members (PLPeeps) as you tour the site and learn more about the Connected Learner Experience.
This event is ongoing; PLPeeps will be availabe to chat during this time, but you can tour the site at your cnovenience throughout the month. Look for icons to bring up bonus video, audio, photos, or websites!
Chat with Powerful Learning Practice members (PLPeeps) as you tour the site and learn more about the Connected Learner Experience.
This event is ongoing; PLPeeps will be availabe to chat during this time, but you can tour the site at your cnovenience throughout the month. Look for icons to bring up bonus video, audio, photos, or websites!
What if every student in the class could could comment at the same time? What if that data was orderly, organized and useful? Learner Response Systems can be used to give each student a voice, create formative assessments and keep students on track. In this webinar, we’ll highlight a few ways you can use technology to take the pulse of your classroom and showcase strategies for creating questions based around Higher Order Thinking skills to make your "clickers" or apps great formative assessment devices. We’ll cover ways to access and share the data that’s gathered by using student response systems and how this type of technology can make analysis easier for teachers. We’ll also highlight how the self-paced options in ActivExpressions and ActivEngage can personalize learning for students.
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Learn from the presenters why they decided to change the model for teaching by moving the "studying" to the live (or virtual) classroom and the "lecture/learning" to "homework," and how SoftChalk has helped. They will focus on the following topics:
-Needs for Flipping the Classroom (F2F, Online and Hybrid)
-The sample lessons Before and After: (PowerPoint Presentation vs. SoftChalk Lesson Modules)
-Students' Voices (what are students saying)
-Strategies learned (roadmap for novice online instructors)
Presenters: Jodi Brown, Ph. D., Dept. Social Work; Wendy Ashley, Psy.D. and LCSW, Dept. of Social Work; Li Wang, Ph. D., Faculty Technology Center
Click here to register; click the Go to the Event/Activity button below to join the event.
The Collective Brain (AKA Things We've Learned from Thousands of STAR Discovery Educators) explores the latest, greatest and most effective resources and strategies shared by teachers of the Discovery Educator Network. You'll leave the session with a ton of new ideas, tools, and resources to start using tomorrow in your classroom. Leverage the power of community and learn effective ways to engage and inspire your students. This is a four-part series. Attend one or attend them all! There will be something new each week.
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TwHistory answers the question, “What would have happened if people had Twitter 100 or 1,000 years ago?” Twitter is the microblogging site that allows you to post short updates that answer the question “What are you doing right now?” TwHistory allows you to set up a virtual historical reenactment. Instead of dressing up in costumes and recreating historical events, you can do it virtually. An example of a TwHistory reenactment might be the sinking of the Titanic or the Battle of Gettysburg.
Note: This event runs through September 14.
Peek inside the Life of a Connected Learner. Spend an hour chatting with us and find out how to learn like connected learners do – through action research, lesson plan studies, virtual classroom visits, and more. Register for this free, one hour webinar, with three convenient dates and times
Elyse is the director of National Programs and Site Development at the National Writing Project (NWP), professor at UC Berkeley’s School of Education, and the principal investigator of the NWP’s Digital Is grant from the MacArthur Foundation’s DML Initiative.
During the webinar, Elyse will leverage her expertise in digital literacy and networked professional communities of practice to make the case about how the NWP's work – both inside and outside of schools – is about learning in connected ways.
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The iCollaboratory (http://www.icollaboratory.org) provides K-12 educators timely professional development, project consulting, training, technical advice, and Web-based resources and services to practice 21st century learning. It provides students 21st century tools for data collection, research, collaboration, sharing and publishing.
Online worship participants receive free iCollaboratory accounts and learn hands-on how to have students participate in one of the many free sponsored projects. Each participant or participant-group will select a project to explore and participate in as students. Toward the end of the session, each group will report back about what they have learned. They will then learn how to create an online, shared project our Moodle that includes 21st century tools from our private and secure Google Apps Domain for Education. The workshop will culminate with a discussion about using online tools for education.
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TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to empower classrooms to understand and act collaboratively on the world's greatest challenges. We do this by supporting educators to utilize technology to create transformative learning experiences for their students. Through this work, classrooms everywhere become actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world.
At TIGed, we believe that future friendly schools prepare students for the world by utilizing technology to engage them as learners and leaders in three key areas: global citizenship; student voice; and environmental stewardship.
Join us for this open house to explore the TIGed's offerings including a global community of educators, free classroom resources, a virtual learning platform, and global programs, and meet other educators interested in collaborating on global projects. TIGed's Program Manager, Kate and TIGed's Program Assistant, Tania will be on hand to assist you and answer any questions you might have about TIGed's offerings.
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Join Primary Source Librarian Jennifer Hanson for a live one-hour Twitter chat. She'll share new and exciting globally-themed books appropriate for K-12 classrooms. Educators will be encouraged to share their own ideas and network with others from around the world. Find a classroom interested in reading and discussing a great global book! Ask the Primary Source Librarian for specific recommendations for your students!
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Project RED supports districts nationwide with opportunities to learn how to successfully integrate technology into school districts. Join us in a free on-hour webinar to learn more about the resources and opportunities available to your district through the Project RED Community. Learn about models for success-- wherever your district is on the road to 1:1 technology. Find out about the Project RED Design™, a guide for successful technology implementation based on Project RED’s research with 1,000 schools.
Event location: http://www.projectred.org/latest-events.html
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Ability to delay gratification has been correlated with students’ academic performance in secondary school and found to be greater predictor of academic performance than I.Q. This webinar with neurologist/educator Judy Willis will describe ways educators can incorporate, into existing units of instruction, guided opportunities to strengthen the neural networks that resist immediate gratification and promote goal-directed habits in students in all grade levels.
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Blended Learning has created a huge buzz but do we really know what it is, how to implement it effectively and how to prepare teachers to teach and assess learning in a blended environment? EdTech Leaders Online at Education Development Center will celebrate Connected Educators Month with an open discussion about how Blended Learning creates connected educators and students.
Event provider: EdTech Leaders Online (ETLO) at Education Development Center (EDC)
Free, live online professional development "snack session" from TeachersFirst. Join other teachers in real time discussion and hands-on learning. Read the full description and register now. Session sizes are limited.
Event provider: OK2Ask® is presented by TeachersFirst.com, a free, ad-free service from The Source for Learning
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Join Julia Fischer for an overview of all the Intel Teach Elements courses. The overview will include a highlight of each Elements course, strategies for getting the most out of each course, the process for requesting facilitation materials, and how to get support for Elements in the Teachers Engage Community. Webinar room will open 15 minutes before presentation, presentation is one hour.
To see a list of all Teachers Engage webinars, click here.
Each Tuesday, not only in August, but year around, we meet via Twitter at 9PM EST to connect with educators and discuss not only project based learning, but any topic that is relevant and suggested via this google doc https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G4KcKIMVvtQL3TTBGvPZjHI8a6eQyVeTNi9-tOuAKZs/edit
Chat is moderated by @NewTechNetwork viat @TheresaShafer
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Many new teachers have difficulties with classroom management and behaviour issues in class. We can help you solve some of those issues! Join us for our Twitter chat! All Tweets to include #BBugs
Event providers: @keelygriffiths and @patmsmiley
Event location: Twitter, #BBugs
This event will be available from August 15 to August 31, 2012
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Stop by the Academic Partnerships first virtual open house to showcase the new community of practice and chat live with our Academic Services Staff. Watch for webinars, discussions and door prizes.
This event will be running from August 1 to August 15, 2012
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In the upcoming weeks, the National High School Center will post several blogs that examine Connected Educator Month (CEM) issues as they relate to our free, online communities of practice (CoPs) – Early Warning Systems, College and Career Readiness, and High School Tiered Interventions (http://community.betterhighschools.org/). We invite you to submit your questions and comments to the CoPs before, during and after the blogs go live, and share your challenges and strategies for dealing with these issues with others in the communities. Read our introductory post here: http://blog.betterhighschools.org/join-the-national-high-school-center-online-during-connected-educator-month.
Event provider: National High School Center at the American Institutes for Research
This event will be running from August 15 to August 31, 2012.
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While the Propel Schools Technology Fair serves as an in-house day of professional development, it has become so much more over the past few years providing a free educational technology conference for educators in southwestern Pennsylvania. With sessions highlighting major content providers including Study Island, Brain POP, Discovery Education, and SMART Notebook, the conference provides an option for all K-12 educators. This year special sessions will highlight Internet Safety and using social media as an educator.
At 2:15 EST as part of CEM and the Propel Tech Fair, a webex audio conference will take place.
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Join the Intel Teachers Engage community for the August entry in its monthly STEM Snacks discussion. This month's discussion involves generating student interest and activity using powerful imagery. Note: guests can view this discussion but you must sign up for a free Teachers Engage community membership to participate in the discussion.
Offered in partnership between TakingITGlobal and Microsoft Partners in Learning, DeforestACTION is a global movement of youth and schools taking action to stop deforestation and create a permanent habitat for orangutans and other species that depend on forest ecosystems. This global learning project is currently focused on the forests of Indonesia, where widespread illegal deforestation has made the country the world’s third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. Since 2010, DeforestACTION has connected over 17,000 youth and students around the world learn more about, and collaborate across borders, to address the pressing issue of deforestation.
Join us for an open house to explore DeforestACTION's various resources and offerings. These resources are designed to incorporate a variety of social media and online technology tools, allowing students to become empowered by taking real action on the planet they will inherit while cultivating 21st century skills like teamwork, problem-solving and critical thinking.
Members of the DeforestACTION team will be on-hand, ready to answer any questions you may have! We look forward to meeting you!
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The Inside Online Learning Chat (#IOLchat) is a weekly opportunity for you to connect with other online educators, share your experiences, and learn from others as well. Topics range from trends in online education to new digital tools. Our blogger Melissa Venable moderates each chat and posts resources in advance to help you get ready. Join us on Twitter, Wednesdays at 12pET!
Spend time this summer learning from the professional services team at Eden Autism Services about how to work more effectively with student with autism. Join Eden’s Nina Finkler on August 8th for our third summer live chat. Synonymous with the diagnosis of autism are social difficulties. We’ll learn how to identify unique social characteristics and behaviors of students with autism as well as how to teach them social skills. We’ll also share social skills resources. There will be ample time for discussion and troubleshooting during the chat. Join Nina on the 8th for a collaborative, one-hour live chat on the unique social characteristics of students with autism.
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Before the start of the new school year, see some examples of the Torah you can give your students with a SMART Board. Preview the Teq Chumash series of SMART Notebook files including Taamei HaMikrah, Dikduk, Shorashim -- beautiful, vivid, moveable. See how to make finding the root of a Hebrew verb exciting and self-checking with simple Notebook tools. Prepare your students for class with the new Teq Chumash Vocabulary app and the home Dikduk practice exercises.
Click the button below to register; click here for the event location.
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The iCollaboratory (http://www.icollaboratory.org) provides K-12 educators timely professional development, project consulting, training, technical advice, and Web-based resources and services to practice 21st century learning. It provides students 21st century tools for data collection, research, collaboration, sharing and publishing.
Online worship participants receive free iCollaboratory accounts and learn hands-on how to have students participate in one of the many free sponsored projects. Each participant or participant-group will select a project to explore and participate in as students. Toward the end of the session, each group will report back about what they have learned. They will then learn how to create an online, shared project our Moodle that includes 21st century tools from our private and secure Google Apps Domain for Education. The workshop will culminate with a discussion about using online tools for education.
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Join the English Language Learner University (ELL-U) on Wednesday, August 15 for a webinar open house of the ELL-U online campus and community activities.
ELL-U is funded through the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education. ELL-U provides English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) practitioners with access to a network of high-quality online professional development and learning opportunities. Using ELL-U, practitioners can access evidence-based training, online courses, access to leading adult ESOL experts, and resources, while helping to build a community of practice for ESOL professionals.
During this webinar participants will learn about ELL-U and how they can engage in free professional development activities targeted towards educators working with adult English Language Learners, as well as resources available to state leaders and professional developers working with educators.
Click the Go To The Event Activty button below to register, click here to join the event.
Digital is how we write, share, collaborate, publish, and participate today and into the future. What does that mean for the teaching of writing? The National Writing Project's Digital Is website is a forum for exploring that question.
Join this open house, hosted by Paul Oh (Paul Oh, poh@nwp.org, @poh)
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TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to empower classrooms to understand and act collaboratively on the world's greatest challenges. We do this by supporting educators to utilize technology to create transformative learning experiences for their students. Through this work, classrooms everywhere become actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world.
At TIGed, we believe that future friendly schools prepare students for the world by utilizing technology to engage them as learners and leaders in three key areas: global citizenship; student voice; and environmental stewardship.
Join us for this open house to explore the TIGed's offerings including a global community of educators, free classroom resources, a virtual learning platform, and global programs, and meet other educators interested in collaborating on global projects. TIGed's Program Manager, Kate and TIGed's Program Assistant, Tania will be on hand to assist you and answer any questions you might have about TIGed's offerings.
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On Wednesday, August 15th, 5PM Eastern Time, join Michelle Luhtala, Head Librarian, New Canaan High School, CT for "How to Build a Rockin’ Volunteer Program." Educators are feeling more pressed for time than ever. Federal, state and local mandates are becoming increasingly rigorous and complex, with special emphasis on standards, bullying prevention and professional evaluation. In this session, we will examine prioritization and delegation. Delegation may seem like an impossibility to many librarians, but we will explore creative ways to get more work done in less time, freeing up time to help others do the same.
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Each week during the Games Based Learning MOOC, there is a one hour TweetChat on the weekly topic.
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Join Dr. James Basham, Special Education Professor at the University of Kansas, as he shares insight into Universal Design for Learning, what are the critical elements and how do you plan your instruction to address them.
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Comment to win!
We want to turn our blog into a place where educators come to connect and share their thoughts.
During the next two weeks, every one who comments on our blog posts will be entered to win an Amazon gift card! If we receive enough comments the first week, we will even hold a drawing both weeks.
This event will be running from August 6 to August 16, 2012
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Use the Learning Registry Collector to submit your favorite online learning resources to the Learning Registry. Align them to standards, tag, comment, and apply the Achieve quality rubrics to the resources. Share your knowledge to make resources easier to find!
This event will be running from August 16 to August 31, 2012.
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TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to empower classrooms to understand and act collaboratively on the world's greatest challenges. We do this by supporting educators to utilize technology to create transformative learning experiences for their students. Through this work, classrooms everywhere become actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world.
At TIGed, we believe that future friendly schools prepare students for the world by utilizing technology to engage them as learners and leaders in three key areas: global citizenship; student voice; and environmental stewardship.
Join us for this open house to explore the TIGed's offerings including a global community of educators, free classroom resources, a virtual learning platform, and global programs, and meet other educators interested in collaborating on global projects. TIGed's Program Manager, Kate and TIGed's Program Assistant, Tania will be on hand to assist you and answer any questions you might have about TIGed's offerings.
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Join Gail Palumbo, former Director of Curriculum and Technology, Montgomery Township Schools, NJ for "Skype in the Classroom" on Thursday, July 16th at 11am ET. Worldwide collaboration is possible through the use of Skype. We will take a look at this resource and how to bring it into the classroom. Don't miss this webinar on how to go global in the classroom!
Click below to register; click here to go to the event.
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Join Gail Palumbo, former Director of Technology and Curriculum, Montgomery Township Schools, NJ for "Data and the Cloud - Why?." What is the cloud and why should you keep your data there? We will take a look at the benefits of keeping your data in the cloud versus on your old systems. Join us on Thursday, August 16th at 12PM Eastern Time.
Click below to register; click here to go to the event.
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The Stages of Personalized Learning Environments outlines the elements of the three stages of PLE's. In attempting to transform teaching and learning to personalized learning, consider where you are currently and envision which stage you can see feasible for your school, district or community. Participate in this blog to discuss the stages and where you may be currently and where you would like to go.
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Join the English Language Learner University (ELL-U) team on August 16-24 for an online forum and Twitter Q & A session!
ELL-U is funded through the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education. ELL-U provides English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) practitioners with access to a network of high quality online professional development and learning opportunities. Using ELL-U, practitioners can access evidence-based training, online courses, leading adult ESOL experts, and resources, while helping to build a community of practice for ESOL professionals.
During this forum, members of the ELL-U team will demonstrate how registered users can engage and utilize the free online learning tools and resources ELL-U provides. Participants can ask questions about ELL-U activities, learn more about the available resources, and discuss gaps in their own professional development they would like addressed. Participate in the forum or on Twitter using the hashtag #joinlearnshare. Members of the ELL-U team will continue to respond to posts and tweets throughout the week.
Register today to join the conversation! This event runs through August 24.
This is the first in a series of web conferences devoted to digital transition, and featuring two different school districts from across the nation. Join us for a conversation with Daryl Lagace, Chief Information and Technology Officer of San Diego Unified School District, CA., and Jill Reinhardt, Director of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction for Surry County Schools, N.C., who will share their insights into the process of digital transition beginning with vision, through planning implementation, and assessment. During the session, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions as Daryl and Jill describe their successes and challenges.
To participate in this event:
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In its simplest terms, the flipped classroom is about viewing and/or listening to lectures at home which frees up face-to-face class time for experiential exercises, group discussion, and question and answer sessions.
Two noteworthy problems exist when thinking about using the flipped classroom.
a. If video lectures drive the instruction, it is just a repackaging of a more traditional model of didactic learning. It is not a new paradigm nor pedagogy of learning.
b. Educators need to be re-educated as to what to do with the class time that previously was used for their lectures.
Join highly acclaimed educator and author, Jackie Gerstein and Powerful Learning Practice co-founder and CEO Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach for a free, live webinar about the flipped classroom approach. During our hour-long chat, we’ll talk about the basics of the flipped classroom approach and share examples of effective flipped classrooms.
During this session, we will share the global learning opportunities associated with DeforestACTION. By showcasing the various educational resources, social media and technology tools, you can learn more about this opportunity to help students develop global competencies through international collaborations. You will also hear from other DeforestACTION educators currently involved in the program. The will share their experiences on how they got involved, the projects their schools were undertaking, and the benefits of this type of program for teaching and learning. Come prepared with your questions, network with other educators, and become inspired to begin your DeforestACTION journey!
Event registration: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GV662H7
Event location: www.tigurl.org/dfameet
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This webinar will present an overview of the process and resources associated with the development of Green and Sustainability Knowledge and Skills statements in six Career Clusters™ that are now available for use by states and local schools districts.
Participants will learn the details of how the statements were developed, review the developed statements, obtain information about accessing additional resources, as well as hear about strategies for implementing the standards.
The project was funded through the US Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education and managed by MPR Associates.
Event location: http://www.careertech.org/resources/webinars.html
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Ken Kay and Valerie Greenhill will discuss how they are using the 7 Steps model to implement 21st century education initiatives in their districts.
The "7 Steps" implementation framework, which covers topics such as Vision, Curriculum & Assessment and Continuous Improvement, will be described along with promising practices and stories and the challenges 21st century schools and districts face. Kay and Greenhill will also provide a brief overview of their new book: "The Leader's Guide to 21st Century Education: 7 Steps for Schools and Districts."
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This meeting will kick off the competition for the Connected Educators Collaboration Challenge. It will be recorded and shared with those who cannot attend real time. Join with educators from around the world and take the Connected Educators Collaboration Challenge. We're writing a wiki book about all of the ways to connect online. This living wikibook will help other educators get started and see up-to-date information about how educators around the world are connecting today.If you take the challenge, you'll be assigned to a team to write about one of the many ways that educators can collaborate. You'll have a week to work with your partners and write the most up to date information about how you can connect. We'll host a connection celebration where we share what we've learned and recognize excellence.
Event location: http://tinyurl.com/FlatActionTalk
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Free, live online professional development "snack session" from TeachersFirst. Join other teachers in real time discussion and hands-on learning. Read the full description and register now. Session sizes are limited.
Event provider: OK2Ask® is presented by TeachersFirst.com, a free, ad-free service from The Source for Learning
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Book trailers are like movie trailers, but for books. Students read books, then create a video (or even just photos using Animoto) in movie trailer-style to get other students to read that book (persuasion).
Then, once the video is on Animoto or Schooltube.com, students use a free QR code generator to print a QR code that links directly to that trailer. They tape the QR code to the inside jacket of the book (if in the library or teacher's room) where other students can use iPod touch, iPad, Android devices, etc. to view the trailers. Our kids love these! Books with QR codes are indicated by a "BT" label on the spine.
This will be a fully guided tour from start to finish from a student's perspective. We will make a book trailer, upload the video, make a QR code, and see what the finished product looks like.
Event/activity provider:
Mark Suter (aka Garlic)
hosted as a Quest within the classroom gamification platform: 3DGameLab
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Join Engage member Susan Gauthier as she hosts a special Connected Educator Month Guided Tour of the Engage Community. Susan will share features, functionality, tips, tricks, and everything to love about Teachers Engage.
Peek inside the Life of a Connected Learner. Spend an hour chatting with us and find out how to learn like connected learners do – through action research, lesson plan studies, virtual classroom visits, and more. Register for this free, one hour webinar, with three convenient dates and times
Steve Hargadon interviews Stanford professor Paulo Blikstein on n 1) FabLabs and Schools, 2) Technology and Learning, and 3) Learning and Low-Income Populations. Part of the http://www.FutureofEducation.com interview series.
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Excited about being back in the classroom after summer break? Looking for new resources for your classroom--or innovative ideas to implement? Join teachers, parents, and community members on Twitter on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 8:30 pm ET to chat about upcoming back-to-school ideas and challenges. We especially welcome new teachers who are looking to connect with teaching peers. Remember to use the hashtag #teaching2030!
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Gamers Advancing Meaningful Education (G.A.M.E.) is an online community of educators who game.Join Peggy Sheehy and a panel of this intellectually curious network of educators who develop curriculum and offer online open courses, webinars and F2F presentation on the opportunities and deeper learning that takes place in games.
This intellectually curious network of educators develop curriculum and offer online open courses, webinars and F2F presentation on the opportunities and deeper learning that takes place in games. The Cognitive Dissonance Educator guild in World of Warcraft is the "home base" where this group regularly plays online. This community is involved in WoW in School, EduMachinima Fest, Virtual Worlds and Games UnSymposium, Games MOOC and open courses on P2PU. G.A.M.E. is for educators who game, want to learn how to game, and want to incorporate gaming strategies into teaching and learning. Participants in the session will learn about how this informal professional development has benefited educators who are in K-12, Hi gher Education, Administration and military training. G.A.M.E. invites you to level up on teaching and learning. It's more than an affinity space for educators who game - it's a guild.
Solution Tree wants to support you, the connected educator!
For more than 20 years, Solution Tree has collaborated with K–12 schools around the world to raise student achievement and improve staff performance. Offering a comprehensive range of educational resources, strategies, and tools for teachers and administrators, Solution Tree is recognized as the premier partner for inspired professional development.
Throughout the month of August, Solution Tree is giving away books that will support connected educators. Sign up for your chance to win today!
This event will be running from August 11 to August 17, 2012
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As Common Core State Standards transform our teaching and learning, being knowledgeable about the tools essential for successful Professional Learning Communities will be of benefit to educators as life-long learners and for over-all student achievement.
Our webinar is designed to showcase the features and capabilities of the Saywire® online application as presented by Josh Hoover, Saywire’s Chief Technology Officer. Learn to engage learners with rich, dynamic environments for individual, group, and project-based learning activities with Saywire’s award-winning knowledge sharing platform. From simple blogs to elaborate personal networks and embedded learning communities, Saywire's built-in tools put the power to communicate, collaborate, and create/share content right at your fingertips. Capable of supporting blended, distance, and virtual learning communities of any size, the Saywire community is the result of working directly with educators, students, and administrators since 2006.
Carole Everhart, Director of Professional Learning, Coaching and Virtual Implementation from Evans Newton Inc. will demonstrate how ENI utilizes Saywire’s technology to provide a virtual PLC for support of action-oriented professional development, online collaboration and sharing, reflection and feedback and to provide opportunities for on-going professional growth to districts and schools. Saywire’s functionality and tools will be demonstrated in this environment so that participants can learn about creation of a PLC using this application, how that can be used to benefit teachers, and how teachers can then use the same format to provide networking capabilities for their students.
Open discussion and on-topic questions are encouraged throughout the webinar.
To register, please visit http://www.evansnewton.com/cem
States and school districts are focusing their efforts on the preparation of all students for college and 21st century careers. These efforts include supporting students who have not been successful in traditional schooling as well as those striving for graduate work and professional careers. A robust infrastructure, effectively trained educators, and innovative learning models support these important efforts.
Join us to learn more about initiatives in Riverside School District in California and Project HighTECH in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.
Assess4ed.net is a unique online community of practice. It assists states and districts in making the shift to online and computer-based student assessment, including implementing the RTTA program by the 2014-15 school year. Assess4ed.net supports communication and collaboration between the private and public sectors, and – within states, districts, and schools –emphasizes the important roles for curriculum, assessment and technology staff necessary for implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and their assessment.
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Solution Tree wants to support you, the connected educator!
For more than 20 years, Solution Tree has collaborated with K–12 schools around the world to raise student achievement and improve staff performance. Offering a comprehensive range of educational resources, strategies, and tools for teachers and administrators, Solution Tree is recognized as the premier partner for inspired professional development.
Throughout the month of August, Solution Tree is giving away books that will support connected educators. Sign up for your chance to win today!
This event will be running from August 18 to August 24, 2012
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#Satchat is a weekly Twitter chat that brings together current and emerging school leaders to discuss all things education and all things administration. Co-moderators Brad Currie (@bcurrie5) and Scott Rocco (@scottrrocco) host this chat every Saturday morning at 7:30am EST. Topics range from social media in schools to leading during a time of crisis. Feel free to sip and chat.
Event providers: Brad Currie and Scott Rocco
Event location: Twitter, #Satchat
This event takes place every Saturday morning from 7:30-8:30 EST.
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SIIA (The Software & Information Industry Association) is releasing the results of its annual Vision K-20 Survey, This is a self assessment tool for K-20 educators and administrators that helps organizations monitor their progress integrating technology in their institutions.
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Join us for a day of free, participant-driven professional development in San Mateo, CA. This is a face-to-face event however we do plan to have at least one room dedicated to sharing sessions online via Google+ Hangouts or other live stream. If you're in the area join us in person or check our website for streaming information.
Event provider: EdCamp SFBay at Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, CA
Event location: http://edcampsfbay.org/
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Are you already connected? Have you joined a few conversations, such as Facebook and Twitter? Have you “lurked” to learn about what others are doing? It’s time to extend the conversation, jump in, and give a little bit... Here’s how, through the stories of two teachers who have “jumped in” to become connected educators.
Event providers: Sheri Edwards and Denise Krebs, presenters, and P2PU providing the platform
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Join with educators from around the world and take the Connected Educators Collaboration Challenge. We're writing a wiki book about all of the ways to connect online. This living wikibook will help other educators get started and see up-to-date information about how educators around the world are connecting today.If you take the challenge, you'll be assigned to a team to write about one of the many ways that educators can collaborate. You'll have a week to work with your partners and write the most up to date information about how you can connect. We'll host a connection celebration where we share what we've learned and recognize excellence.
Event location: http://connectededucators.wikispaces.com/
This event will be available from July 19 to July 26, 2012
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During this presentation we look briefly at learning styles, including our own, what Open Educational Resources are and how to pair them to learning styles. Participants will learn how to take this information t design lessons on Glogster. Each will receive a 30 day trial account.
Event provider: Webinar is part of MoodleMoot 2012, a free online conference hosted on WizIQ and presented by Tracy Hanson, Founder of K12 Next Generation.
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Kelly Bergam, author of 4 Keys to Successful Classroom Management: Professional Development Binder, will also be hosting a live Facebook chat! Be sure to join the discussion on the Scholastic Teachers Facebook page on Sunday August 19th 6:00 - 7:00pm EST. During this time, Kelly will answer any questions you may have about classroom management, communicating with parents, teacher organization, and more!
Scholastic will host the Facebook chat on the Scholastic Teachers Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/ScholasticTeachers)
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Learning 2.0 is a worldwide, inclusive, virtual conference. Join us at http://www.learning20.com for a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on rethinking teaching and learning in the age of the Internet. Subject strands include changes in the classroom (social media, 1:1 computing, "flipped classrooms," digital literacy, maker spaces, gaming, open educational resources, digital textbooks), in student learning (individualized learning, student-directed learning, "hacking" education, personal success plans, ePortfolios, and building a digital presence), in teacher personal and professional growth (lead learning, personal learning networks, peer / open / self-directed PD), in schools (virtual and online schooling, mobile learning, blended learning, MOOCs, immersive environments, learning spaces, entrepreneurship, school leadership, big data, ass essment models), and in pedagogy (from teaching to learning, social learning, social / educational networking, passion-based learning, learning how to learn, brain-based learning).
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To honor the memory of Erwin and Esther Zolt, a life-long elementary classroom teacher, IRA announces three grants/award to support teachers or researchers implementing either In2Books (http://in2books.epals.com) or ePals (http://www.epals.com/) and the Common Core State Standards.
These awards/grants, sponsored by Nina Zolt and Miles Gilburne, have an annual monetary award of US $2,500 each.
1. IRA Erwin Zolt Curriculum Excellence Award
Goes to a teacher for the exceptional design and execution of a curriculum unit based on either In2Books or an ePals Project and the Common Core State Standards, inspiring students to transform knowledge into creative action.
2. IRA Esther Zolt Academic Research Grant
Goes to a school or university based researcher studying the classroom implementation of either In2Books or an ePals Project and the Common Core State Standards in ways that inspire others to improve teaching and learning in innovative ways.
3. IRA Esther Zolt Teacher Research Grant
Goes to a teacher who plans and completes an action research project with either In2Books or an ePals Project and the Common Core State Standards with exceptional innovation and rigor, leading to the development of curious and independent learners.
To apply, visit: http://www.reading.org/Resources/AwardsandGrants.aspx
This event will be available from August 20 to November 15, 2012
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Join assess4ed.net’s Motion Leadership group for a two-week (August 20- August 31) exploration around how to use motion leadership techniques to implement change and build capacity as a change leader. With the help of our group moderators and resources from Michael Fullan, Motion Leadership: The Skinny, we will ponder, share and muse on the tough issues surrounding the implementation of large scale change leadership.
Don’t miss out on the chance to share ideas and gain insight on breaking down silos, making forward momentum and seeing positive results using motion leadership techniques.
If you have an assess4ed.net membership, join the Motion Leadership group by clicking the “Join” icon. If you are not member, click the “New Account” link on the right hand side of the page and select the Motion Leadership group as part of the registration process.
Schedule of Events for the Forum
Week of August 20, 2012- Understanding the concept behind Motion Leadership
1. Start to conceptualize the concept behind change leadership by reading Michael Fullan’s book, Motion Leadership: The Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy or by simply exploring his and reviewing some of the many available resources.
2. View SETDA’s July book talk presentation on Motion Leadership by Joanne Quinn, a member of Michael Fullan's staff. [LD3]
3. Think of a quote, vision or mission statement that depicts change leadership in your mind. Share your thoughts on the discussion.[LD4] Be sure to read what others have shared and respond to others as well. Visit the discussion regularly and contribute as often as possible.
4. Identify a few guiding questions and share them on the discussion[LD5] . Take an active part in the discussion by collaborating with others. You are encouraged contribute freely. Please know that your contribution helps move the discussion forward so the more you share the better.
5. Review self-assessment checklist[LD6] . If you feel comfortable, share the results and a few reflections about the outcome. Where you surprised at the results? Are there qualities that you want to change? Where are your strengths? Weaknesses? Keep in mind that there are no wrong answers so don’t hesitate to share.
Week of August 27- Share your experience and/or future plans of implementing Motion Leadership techniques
1. Read, contemplate and share your thoughts about the daily blog. Try to visit the group daily to stay up-to-date on the conversation. Don’t forget to take a comment to share your insights – we value your expertise.
2. Continue to share your thoughts, inspirations and challenges in the group discussion throughout the week.
This event will be running from August 20 to August 31, 2012.
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Bring Your Own Device foodies unite! Build a worldwide network and share your BYOD knowledge in this week long collaborative project. It’s simple. Go to the event site, complete the form and watch as the map is populated with other BYOD fans from all over the world. Each participant will pass a dish (share a resource) with the rest of the party so you can’t leave hungry.
This event runs from August 20 through August 26.
Free 6-week online Mobile Learning MOOC course with tri-weekly webinars on WizIQ starting July 16, 2012: http://www.wiziq.com/course/4978-m-learning. Class meet Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays to discussion and demonstrations of innovative teaching skills.
This event will be running from July 16, 2012 to August 20, 2012
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Peek inside the Life of a Connected Learner. Spend an hour chatting with us and find out how to learn like connected learners do – through action research, lesson plan studies, virtual classroom visits, and more. Register for this free, one hour webinar, with three convenient dates and times
Please register for History Tuning Project: Connected Educator Month on Aug 20, 2012 10:50 AM EDT at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7694157315619190272
The American Historical Association (AHA) is initiating a nationwide, faculty-led project to articulate the core of historical study and to identify what a student should understand and be able to do at the completion of a history degree program.
The AHA’s initiative to “tune the history major” encompasses three broad objectives. This webinar session will provide an overview of the project and then discuss the objectives below with a focus on how they will impact secondary history education.
1)Articulate the core abilities, habits of mind, and knowledge required of their discipline
2)Develop a clear, common language to express the distinctive value of history for students, employers, and public culture. Students who can see clearly what they are learning, and why, are better equipped to direct their studies towards lifelong learning, meaningful employment, and civic participation;
3) Provide a nationwide framework in which historians can design the systems used by their institutions to measure their achievements as teachers.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Join us for this Community Open House to learn about the Connected Learning Exchange (CLX), a global community of educators from schools, colleges and universities who are working together to share best practices and practical solutions that can dramatically improve education everywhere.
Cisco is proud to sponsor the CLX Community.
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Experience a 3 hour PD day to interact with and learn various tools. Spend 15 minutes at each virtual station. Learn 8 tools in 3 hours and connect with knowledgeable, talented educators!
Event organizer: Theresa Allen, Tech Coordinator and Teacher at the Cathedral of St. Raymond School, Joliet, IL. This will be available through Google+ and YouTube.
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During this session, we will share the global learning opportunities associated with DeforestACTION. By showcasing the various educational resources, social media and technology tools, you can learn more about this opportunity to help students develop global competencies through international collaborations. You will also hear from other DeforestACTION educators currently involved in the program. The will share their experiences on how they got involved, the projects their schools were undertaking, and the benefits of this type of program for teaching and learning. Come prepared with your questions, network with other educators, and become inspired to begin your DeforestACTION journey!
Event registration: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GV662H7
Event location: www.tigurl.org/dfameet
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This webinar about the Everyone at the Table online resource center (www.everyoneatthetable.org) will show how you can access short discussion starter videos, powerpoint templates, focus group style dialogue prompts, and a discussion moderator's guides, all aimed at making teachers' voices heard when evaluation policies are decided.
Click the Go to the Event/Activity button below to join. The webinar platform will provide information on joining the audio conference.
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Franki Sibberson and Bill Bass, two members of the NCTE Executive Committee that drafted the NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies and related Curriculum and Assessment Framework (2008), will host a special #engchat - a Twitter conversation - on Monday, August 20th, at 7 p.m. EDT/4 p.m. PDT. The topic of the chat will be an exploration of how the Definition (http://bit.ly/LoZ0ee) and Framework (http://bit.ly/M6rdaX) play out in classrooms and teaching in 2012.
Sometime before we begin #engchat at 7 pm Eastern on Monday, August 20th, 2012, please take a few minutes to visit the Google doc, review the Definition of 21st Century Literacies, and respond in whatever way you'd like to the prompt: What element(s) of the NCTE definition of 21st century literacies have become more important in your classroom/teaching/personal life in the last 4-1/2 years?
Link to the Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vfvX9Ozy9wmRH8jXU1-mYFCbI3ivy7fyNoS3PYe5EDU/edit
How do you #engchat? Search for #engchat in twitter or use TweetDeck or TweetChat to follow and participate in the discussion. Interact with the facilitators using @Frankisibberson and @Billbass.
Are you a gamer? Or do you live with one? Are you interested in the role gaming plays in the lives of our young people? More than 174 million Americans are gamers, and the average young person in the United States will spend ten thousand hours gaming by the age of twenty-one. In her book, Reality is Broken, game designer Jane McGonigal explores this movement towards virtual worlds and finds that games are fulfilling essential human needs. She also discusses how the lessons of game design can help us fix problems in the real world.
This summer, VSTE Executive Director Karen Richardson (aka witchyrichy) will be leading us in a discussion of the book as part of our Second Life professional development and VSTEOnline, our professional learning community. Our first book group meeting will be Monday, July 9, so grab a copy of the book and start reading. You can benefit VSTE by purchasing your book through the Amazon portal on the homepage or checking out the VSTE store: http://astore.amazon.com/v0a4-20. Learn more about Jane McGonigal’s work at http://realityisbroken.org/.
Link to VSTE Island: http://slurl.com/secondlife/VSTE%20Island/125/137/24
This event will be running from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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Learning 2.0 is a worldwide, inclusive, virtual conference. Join us at http://www.learning20.com for a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on rethinking teaching and learning in the age of the Internet. Subject strands include changes in the classroom (social media, 1:1 computing, "flipped classrooms," digital literacy, maker spaces, gaming, open educational resources, digital textbooks), in student learning (individualized learning, student-directed learning, "hacking" education, personal success plans, ePortfolios, and building a digital presence), in teacher personal and professional growth (lead learning, personal learning networks, peer / open / self-directed PD), in schools (virtual and online schooling, mobile learning, blended learning, MOOCs, immersive environments, learning spaces, entrepreneurship, school leadership, big data, ass essment models), and in pedagogy (from teaching to learning, social learning, social / educational networking, passion-based learning, learning how to learn, brain-based learning).
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Lamar University begins the 2012-2013 school year with a Blast Off professional development event. Educators from across the university participate in varied learning opportunities which focus on teaching and learning.
As part of the Blast Off activities, the Educational Leadership and Technology faculty will lead professional development sessions on transforming teaching and learning featuring the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Connected Educators initiative.
This initiative will extend online communities and learning networks to provide access to knowledge and opportunities for collaboration. Lamar University faculty will support the initiative by connecting with colleagues to learn and share promising practices for digital literacy, teaching, and learning. Educational Technology Leadership faculty will guide scholarly discussions to facilitate Faculty Learning Community development with an Action Research focus.
This events runs from August 21, 2012 to May 17, 2013
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Students spend only 14% of the year in school. Those informal educators we call parents are truly their long-term “homeroom” and most important teachers. How can we professional educators support and promote family engagement in learning? How can we enable parents to support their children’s success in school and life? And, in these economic times, how can we wisely harness the potential of parents to support our classrooms and schools?
Discuss 10 strategies offered by educator Maria Chesley Fisk, Ph.D. and see how ParentSquare’s private online home-school communication platform saves time (and money) while increasing parent engagement in homework help, reinforcing content, and volunteering.
Join this special installment of the Intel Teachers Engage Virtual Museum Resources webinar series as we feature the Google Art Project. Google’s Art Project Team will present this amazing resource and explain the technology used to build the website http://www.googleartproject.com/.
Hosted by Teachers Engage moderator Tom Diener.
David Warlick
The Landmark Project (http://davidwarlick.com)
The Memory Lane of a 30-Year Connected Teacher and Learner. Join educator, author, and public speaker, David Warlick, as he talks candidly about some of the critical and revelatory moments of his long career. His stories may be funny or sad or maybe even boring. But each will reveal some fundamental quality of teaching and learning today, connecting ourselves to the world we are learning and teaching about.
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Karen Cator is the Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education. She has devoted her career to creating the best possible learning environments for this generation of students.
During this webinar, Karen will share with us the purpose of Connected Educator Month, why is it so crucial to connect educators to one another, and what is next for the Connected Educators initiative.
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Marc Prensky
Marc Prensky, author of BRAIN GAIN: Technology and the Quest for Digital Wisdom, is an internationally acclaimed speaker, writer, consultant, and innovator in the fields of business, education and learning. Considered one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between learning and technology, Marc’s professional focus is on designing better pedagogy and curriculum for the digital generation and on helping people understand how to thrive in the digital age. Known for his original, innovative ideas, he is also practical: Strategy+Businessmagazine calls Prensky “That rare visionary who implements.”
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TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to empower classrooms to understand and act collaboratively on the world's greatest challenges. We do this by supporting educators to utilize technology to create transformative learning experiences for their students. Through this work, classrooms everywhere become actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world.
At TIGed, we believe that future friendly schools prepare students for the world by utilizing technology to engage them as learners and leaders in three key areas: global citizenship; student voice; and environmental stewardship.
Join us for this open house to explore the TIGed's offerings including a global community of educators, free classroom resources, a virtual learning platform, and global programs, and meet other educators interested in collaborating on global projects. TIGed's Program Manager, Kate and TIGed's Program Assistant, Tania will be on hand to assist you and answer any questions you might have about TIGed's offerings.
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During this session, we will share the global learning opportunities associated with DeforestACTION. By showcasing the various educational resources, social media and technology tools, you can learn more about this opportunity to help students develop global competencies through international collaborations. You will also hear from other DeforestACTION educators currently involved in the program. The will share their experiences on how they got involved, the projects their schools were undertaking, and the benefits of this type of program for teaching and learning. Come prepared with your questions, network with other educators, and become inspired to begin your DeforestACTION journey!
Event registration: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GV662H7
Event location: www.tigurl.org/dfameet
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Michelle Pacansky-Brock
Mt. San Jacinto College and @One (http://www.teachingwithoutwalls.com)
Making the Journey From Teaching to Online Learning 2.0. Michelle Pacansky-Brock, author of Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies, will share her transformation from a traditional college professor into a designer and facilitator of student-centered, online learning communities. Drawing from core principles and tips shared in her new book she will showcase how all teachers can use web 2.0 and social media tools in conjunction with a course management system to rekindle their passion for their subject matter and unveil new levels of critical inquiry and student engagement.
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Simplicity is bliss. While there are many great comprehensive and complex programs out there to engage girls in science, technology, engineering and math, we won't be discussing those in this session. Instead we will be looking at simple ways to engage girls and young women in STEM.
Starting with exposure and incorporating ways to engage and build academic confidence, this simple approach is aiming to move the needle on the number of women entering STEM fields.
Based a little research and a lot of common sense, this approach is being implemented this fall at Byron Academy (http://www.ByronAcademy.org), a supplemental STEM academy for girls grades 7 - 12.
Attendees will join us online to hear about our STEM program and discuss their own initiatives, stories of success and areas needing improvement.
Event provider: Ryan Duques is the founder of Byron Academy, a supplemental STEM initiative for girls and young women.
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In the August TechTools webinar, Shannon Holden helps teachers navigate the huge number of resources made available to teachers by Google. These free tools include Google Earth, Mail, Docs, Drive, Sites, and Groups. Shannon will give teachers a way to implement these applications in a way that engages students, encourages teacher collaboration, and saves time!
Click below to register; click here to go to the event.
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Lucy Gray
Lucy Gray Consulting (http://lucygrayconsulting.com)
Lucy Gray brings eighteen years of experience and a passion for excellence to any endeavor. Known for her work ethic and professional generosity, she views technology and new media as essentials in facilitating educational and societal change.
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Current students of all ages are immersed in technology before they ever reach school. There are a wide variety of devices available for teachers to use in classrooms, but how can educators maximize their learning benefits when teaching reading?
Learn how technology can:
- Increase learning
- Get students engaged in lessons
- Maximize learning time
- Track data
Join this presentation and have your education technology questions answered live by Tess Arnoult, Reading Specialist & National Board Certified Teacher & Chris Brennaman, Logical Choice Technologies. If you can't make it live, the webinar will be available to view on demand immediately after the presentation concludes.
The Collective Brain (AKA Things We've Learned from Thousands of STAR Discovery Educators) explores the latest, greatest and most effective resources and strategies shared by teachers of the Discovery Educator Network. You'll leave the session with a ton of new ideas, tools, and resources to start using tomorrow in your classroom. Leverage the power of community and learn effective ways to engage and inspire your students. This is a four-part series. Attend one or attend them all! There will be something new each week.
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Free, live online professional development "snack session" from TeachersFirst. Join other teachers in real time discussion and hands-on learning. Read the full description and register now. Session sizes are limited.
Event provider: OK2Ask® is presented by TeachersFirst.com, a free, ad-free service from The Source for Learning
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Robert L. Fried
Robert L. Fried, EdD, is the author of many books and monographs on the art of teaching, including The Passionate Teacher, The Passionate Learner and The Game of School. Dr. Fried has been a professor of education at Northeastern University School of Education in Boston, as well as a consultant to universities and school districts on topics related to passionate teaching and authentic learning. He has also been Director of the New Hampshire State Office of Community Education.
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#AppyHour is a Tweet Chat held on the third Tuesday of each month and hosted by the Texas Leadership Council of the Discovery Educator Network. Participate on Twitter using #appyhour
Next topic in August: Apps for Back to School
Steve Hargadon interviews Rob Fried, author of "The Passionate Teacher," "The Passionate Learner," and "The Game of School." Part of the http://www.FutureofEducation.com interview series.
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Each Tuesday, not only in August, but year around, we meet via Twitter at 9PM EST to connect with educators and discuss not only project based learning, but any topic that is relevant and suggested via this google doc https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G4KcKIMVvtQL3TTBGvPZjHI8a6eQyVeTNi9-tOuAKZs/edit
Chat is moderated by @NewTechNetwork viat @TheresaShafer
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SIGVE will host a "Connected Session" to introduce teachers to a variety of virtual environments and regularly scheduled events within these immersive environments. The 90 minute "Connected Event" will provide a virtual field trip to six virtual destinations and participants can attend in-world or watch the video stream.
The destinations are:
Second Life ISTE SIGVE Headquarters
Virtual Pioneers
VSTE
SLEEC
Games MOOC at Front Range in Second Life
Cognitive Disonance Guild at World of Warcraft Sisters of Elune Server
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Learning 2.0 is a worldwide, inclusive, virtual conference. Join us at http://www.learning20.com for a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on rethinking teaching and learning in the age of the Internet. Subject strands include changes in the classroom (social media, 1:1 computing, "flipped classrooms," digital literacy, maker spaces, gaming, open educational resources, digital textbooks), in student learning (individualized learning, student-directed learning, "hacking" education, personal success plans, ePortfolios, and building a digital presence), in teacher personal and professional growth (lead learning, personal learning networks, peer / open / self-directed PD), in schools (virtual and online schooling, mobile learning, blended learning, MOOCs, immersive environments, learning spaces, entrepreneurship, school leadership, big data, ass essment models), and in pedagogy (from teaching to learning, social learning, social / educational networking, passion-based learning, learning how to learn, brain-based learning).
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The results of the 2012 PDK/Gallup Poll will be released Wednesday, August 22!
The PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools is a well-known research instrument. Conducted annually, it allows PDK members and other educators and policy makers to track public opinion about one of this nation's most important institutions, its public schools.
Peek inside the Life of a Connected Learner. Spend an hour chatting with us and find out how to learn like connected learners do – through action research, lesson plan studies, virtual classroom visits, and more. Register for this free, one hour webinar, with three convenient dates and times
Heidi Hayes Jacobs
curriculum21 (http://www.curriculum21.com)
Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs, President of curriculum21, is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of curriculum and instruction having consulted nationally and internationally on issues and practices pertaining to: curriculum mapping, dynamic instruction, and 21st century strategic planning. She is the author of six books, most recently, The Curriculum Mapping Planner: Templates and Tools for Effective Professional Development, co-authored with Ann Johnson, and Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World, which was selected as the worldwide member book by ASCD.
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TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to empower classrooms to understand and act collaboratively on the world's greatest challenges. We do this by supporting educators to utilize technology to create transformative learning experiences for their students. Through this work, classrooms everywhere become actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world.
At TIGed, we believe that future friendly schools prepare students for the world by utilizing technology to engage them as learners and leaders in three key areas: global citizenship; student voice; and environmental stewardship.
Join us for this open house to explore the TIGed's offerings including a global community of educators, free classroom resources, a virtual learning platform, and global programs, and meet other educators interested in collaborating on global projects. TIGed's Program Manager, Kate and TIGed's Program Assistant, Tania will be on hand to assist you and answer any questions you might have about TIGed's offerings.
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Lee Rainie
Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project (http://pewinternet.org)
Lee Rainie is the Director of the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, a non-profit, non–partisan "fact tank" that studies the social impact of the internet. The Project has issued more than 350 reports based on its surveys that examine people's online activities and the internet's role in their lives. Lee is a co-author of the new book Networked: The New Social Operating System, a book about the social impact of technology that was written with Barry Wellman. He also is a co-author of Up for Grabs, Hopes and Fears, Ubiquity, Mobility, Security, and Challenges and Opportunities – a series of books about the future of the internet. Prior to launching the Pew Internet Project, Lee was managing editor of U.S. News & World Report. He is a graduate of Harvard University and has a master's degree in political science from Long Island University.
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The Inside Online Learning Chat (#IOLchat) is a weekly opportunity for you to connect with other online educators, share your experiences, and learn from others as well. Topics range from trends in online education to new digital tools. Our blogger Melissa Venable moderates each chat and posts resources in advance to help you get ready. Join us on Twitter, Wednesdays at 12pET!
Join Karen Billings, VP Education Division, SIIA, in this special webinar to hear about to hear about the progress of America's schools in using technology to facilitate 21st Century learning. Find out how school and educators measured up to the Vision K-20 goals and benchmarks including:
• Utilizing 21st Century Tools for teaching and learning
• Providing anytime/anywhere educational access
• Offering differentiated learning options and resources
• Employing technology-based assessment tools
• Using technology to redesign and enable the enterprise support
Learn where education leaders believe they've made the most progress - and the least - and how the benchmarks compare to those in the past two years.
The Vision K-20 Survey is an annual online self-assessment for educators and educational leaders in K-12 classrooms, schools and districts, postsecondary courses, departments, and campuses. The self-assessment consists of 20 benchmark statements indicating progress toward the SIIA Vision. The survey was first developed by SIIA and its partners in 2007, piloted in 2008, and has been conducted every year since 2009.
edWeb.net is a social network and professional learning community that makes it easy for teachers and all educators to connect and collaborate with peers, share information and best practices, and spread innovative ideas to improve teaching and learning.
For more information, email us at info@edweb.net.
Visit our website at www.edweb.net
Event Location: http://www.instantpresenter.com/edweb20
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Esther Wojcicki
Palo Alto High School and Creative Commons
Journalism/English teacher at Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA for the past 27 years. Built the journalism program from a small group of 20 students in 1985 to one of the largest in the nation including 500 students, four additional journalism teachers, and five award-winning journalism electives: newspaper (The Campanile), magazine (Verde), online (www.voice.paly.net), television (InFocus), and Viking, a sports magazine. She is V. Chair of the Board of Directors of Creative Commons focusing on education and learning. She is also President of the Friends of the Lurdes Mutola Foundation to support girls' education in Mozambique. She is also a consultant for Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Hewlett Foundation. She is on the Advisory Board for University of the People.
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Education and technology leaders, policymakers, and key stakeholders in educational institutions need forward thinking information addressing opportunities for teaching, learning, and creative inquiry. Hear about the key trends, challenges, and emerging technologies identified in the recently released NMC Horizon Report: 2012 K-12 Edition. Each of these technologies has the potential to strongly impact teaching, learning, and creative inquiry, but the Report is clear about not being a predictive tool. We know priorities are determined by local needs and concerns. Technologies identified in the Report just form a road map for discussion, local reflection, conversation, and consideration for how each might be used to address specific needs and problems facing a school or district.
Learn too about how to use the CoSN Horizon Report: 2012 K-12 Edition Toolkit to help share findings of the Report and facilitate discussion focused on problems facing local stakeholders. The Toolkit seeks to help stakeholders re-imagine learning and work together to investigate emerging technologies and not just hear the message from the "technology person". It provides strategies and activities to help get all involved, to break down the learning, and to give ownership to all stakeholders for being involved in the process of thinking about local problems and investigating whether new technologies might help address them.
Reference URLs: http://go.nmc.org/k12, http://www.cosn.org/Horizon (Both resources are free of charge and published under a Creative Commons license to facilitate widespread use, easy duplication, and broad distribution.)
Event provider:
Join Vicki Smith Bigham, President, Bigham Technology Solutions, Inc., and Professional Development Consultant for CoSN
and
Dr. Gordon K. Dahlby, Project Manager for CoSN's online Communities of Practice
CoSN (http://www.cosn.org) is a Connected Educators Partner.
Founded in 1992, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) is the premier professional association for school district technology leaders. CoSN is committed to providing the leadership, community and advocacy tools essential for the success of these leaders.
CoSN's Mission: Empowering educational leaders to leverage technology to realize engaging learning environments.
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The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, the US Department of Education, and the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) have partnered to create a new community that supports all stakeholders going through digital transition within technology enabled learning environments. This new online community of practice, “epic-ed,” will offer the great resources, events, and connections with other practitioners nationally.
Epic-ed offers:
The Digital Transition Cycle - helps you navigate community resources, tools, and events organized around proven vision, planning, implementation, and assessment phases.
A School/District Profile Map - helps you locate other schools and districts to gain valuable insight about their challenges and successes.
Informal Learning Events - help you to expand and enrich your professional learning network with educators across the nation.
Please join us on August 15, 2012 at 2 or 4 pm EST, for a web conference guided tour to see the new community space and get an overview of its structure and features. To participate:
1. Prepare yourself: beta.epiced.org/webconference
2. Use this link to access the tour 15 minutes prior: http://bit.ly/epic082212
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Digital is how we write, share, collaborate, publish, and participate today and into the future. What does that mean for the teaching of writing? The National Writing Project's Digital Is website is a forum for exploring that question.
Join this open house, hosted by Christina Cantrill (ccantrill@nwp.org, @seecantrill)
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Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow (http://www.tomorrow.org)
Julie Evans is the CEO of the national education nonprofit organization, Project Tomorrow, whose mission is to ensure that today's students are well prepared to become tomorrow's leaders, innovators and engaged citizens of the world. Under her leadership, Project Tomorrow has emerged as a national leader promoting the use of innovative and research based science, math and technology resources in our K-12 schools to develop critical thinking, problem solving and creativity skills in students.
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The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, the US Department of Education, and the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) have partnered to create a new community that supports all stakeholders going through digital transition within technology enabled learning environments. This new online community of practice, “epic-ed,” will offer the great resources, events, and connections with other practitioners nationally.
Epic-ed offers:
The Digital Transition Cycle - helps you navigate community resources, tools, and events organized around proven vision, planning, implementation, and assessment phases.
A School/District Profile Map - helps you locate other schools and districts to gain valuable insight about their challenges and successes.
Informal Learning Events - help you to expand and enrich your professional learning network with educators across the nation.
Please join us on August 15, 2012 at 2 or 4 pm EST, for a web conference guided tour to see the new community space and get an overview of its structure and features. To participate:
1. Prepare yourself: beta.epiced.org/webconference
2. Use this link to access the tour 15 minutes prior: http://bit.ly/epic082212
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As part of BrainPOP Educator's webinar series, join education consultant Kate Chechak for an in depth conversation about best practices for setting up your classroom and preparing students for a positive new year! An expert in classroom management, Kate will share detailed and effective strategies that provide a strong foundation for effective learning spaces. Kate is a former 3rd grade teacher, curriculum designer and founding faculty member at The School at Columbia University in New York City. She currently consults about curriculum development, math and technology integration and has served on the board of the Association for Constructivist Teaching for many years. She maintains a personal blog integrate-tech.com
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Global collaboration starts with connecting yourself to the world. Students are the greatest textbook ever written for each other. The same is true for teachers. We are passionate about connecting and facilitating effective collaborations between classrooms because we’ve seen the power of how it can engage students and teach them the skills they need to be successful in the 21st century.
We want to bring in people who are nervous, who don’t know how, or who have tried to connect and were frustrated. We also want to bring back those teachers who tried it and got burned out. Now it is time to enlarge the circle of global collaborative excellence in a massive way. To help facilitate this conversation, Flat Classroom are joining with TakingITGlobal.
Have you purchased or started to read 'Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds: Move to Global Collaboration One Step at a Time'? yet? Why not join this book club and be part of the conversation around the book, part of the conversation around Flat Classroom AND part of the conversation around Taking IT Global and their virtual classroom facility. The book club will run through the Flat Classroom space on the TIGED website (http://flatclassroom.tiged.org/). Participants can register with the code: bookclub.
This Book Club will be held every Wednesday at 5pm for 4 weeks, finishing on September 12.
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Dr. Al Byers and Flavio Mendez from NSTA will share an overview of the online learning community and e-PD portal, as well as the research and findings that demonstrate impact, growth, and efficacy. They will examine learner-content and leaner-learner community opportunities such as diagnosing learning needs, aggregating resources, sharing collections, and completing self-directed experiences in community with others. They will discuss strategies NSTA employs to help build and sustain vibrant online communities and blended PD experiences. Participants will gain insight into how NSTA helps enhance a professional learning community through a unique badge recognition system.
This program is designed for educators of grades K-12. All participants will receive a certificate of participation, 100 Activity Points, and a SciPack of their choice (value: $40) for attending and completing the evaluation at the end of the program. Program will take place on August 22, starting at 6:30 pm Eastern time. To register go to: http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/SeminarRegistration.aspx
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Khalid Smith from Startup Weekend EDU hosts a special event for educators to brainstorm and share their ideas for improving education.
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The next #NCADMIN Chat will be Wednesday, August 22nd at 8 pm. The topic will be "Innovative PD Strategies for District/School Tech. Training."This chat, along with the frequent use of the hashtag, will provide an opportunity to connect on educational issues for the administrators, teachers, counselors, students, and parents of North Carolina.
Event providers: Craig Smith (@CSmithGoBlue) and Derek McCoy (@mccoyderek)
Event location: Twitter, #NCADMIN
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Weekly Topic- Guilds, PLNs and Collaborative Play. Why does John Seely Brown state in the opening line of this video, “I would rather hire a high level World of Warcraft player than a MBA from Harvard?” http://bigthink.com/ideas/45592
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Join TeachersFirst's OK2Ask® for free, live, online teacher professional development "snack sessions" each Tues/Thurs during July and August. Learn and collaborate with other teachers on effective uses of technology as a tool for teaching and learning, great classroom ideas, and more. Topics include Hands Off, Vanna: Student centered use of Interactive whiteboards, Teacher Timesavers, Google Earth, Light up Literacy, School Year Kick-off, Energizing Math, Google Docs (Drive), Great Ideas, and Web Worries. Sign up for one or all. Professional Development Certificates provided for those who meet requirements.
See full descriptions for times and details of each session. Times vary. Registrations are limited, so register early.
This event will be running from July 17 to August 23, 2012
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Learning 2.0 is a worldwide, inclusive, virtual conference. Join us at http://www.learning20.com for a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on rethinking teaching and learning in the age of the Internet. Subject strands include changes in the classroom (social media, 1:1 computing, "flipped classrooms," digital literacy, maker spaces, gaming, open educational resources, digital textbooks), in student learning (individualized learning, student-directed learning, "hacking" education, personal success plans, ePortfolios, and building a digital presence), in teacher personal and professional growth (lead learning, personal learning networks, peer / open / self-directed PD), in schools (virtual and online schooling, mobile learning, blended learning, MOOCs, immersive environments, learning spaces, entrepreneurship, school leadership, big data, ass essment models), and in pedagogy (from teaching to learning, social learning, social / educational networking, passion-based learning, learning how to learn, brain-based learning).
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An unconference for K-12 educators focusing on educational technology uses in the classroom.
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Gina Bianchini
Mightybell (http://www.mightybell.com)
Gina Bianchini is the founder of Mightybell. She is also the co-founder and former CEO of Ning, an online platform for creating your own social network for anything. Previously, Gina was the Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Harmonic Communications. She has also worked as a Director of Business Development and Investor Relations at CKS Group and as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs.
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The Missing Piece: The Learner - For over a decade, the conversations have been about leaving no child behind with teachers analyzing data to develop better instructional strategies. This resulted in teachers teaching to the test which actually may have only slightly increased test scores yet decreased motivation and engagement.
What is the missing piece in these conversations? The Learner
Join us in a discussion about The Learner and how we can drive the conversation about transforming education with The Learner at the center.
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Yong Zhao
University of Oregon (http://zhaolearning.com)
Dr. Yong Zhao is an internationally known scholar, author, and speaker. His works focus on the implications of globalization and technology on education. He has designed schools that cultivate global competence, developed computer games for language learning, and founded research and development institutions to explore innovative education models. He has published over 100 articles and 20 books, including Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization and World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students.
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TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to empower classrooms to understand and act collaboratively on the world's greatest challenges. We do this by supporting educators to utilize technology to create transformative learning experiences for their students. Through this work, classrooms everywhere become actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world.
At TIGed, we believe that future friendly schools prepare students for the world by utilizing technology to engage them as learners and leaders in three key areas: global citizenship; student voice; and environmental stewardship.
Join us for this open house to explore the TIGed's offerings including a global community of educators, free classroom resources, a virtual learning platform, and global programs, and meet other educators interested in collaborating on global projects. TIGed's Program Manager, Kate and TIGed's Program Assistant, Tania will be on hand to assist you and answer any questions you might have about TIGed's offerings.
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Four distinguished pioneers who are leading the way in flipped classrooms and blended learning will participate in an online panel. Hear how schools plan, execute and evaluate a blended learning and flipped classroom environment.
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CourseSites ran its first MOOC in May 2012 (open.coursesites.com).
Hear about lessons learned and how you could utilize CourseSites as a free platform to teach your own MOOC. In addition you will learn about how you can publish your course as an OER in CourseSites.
CourseSites is a free, hosted online course creation and facilitation service that empowers individual K–12 teachers, college and university instructors and community educators to add a web–based component to their courses, or even host an entire course on the Internet.
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CourseSites ran its first MOOC in May 2012 (open.coursesites.com).
Hear about lessons learned and how you could utilize CourseSites as a free platform to teach your own MOOC. In addition you will learn about how you can publish your course as an OER in CourseSites.
CourseSites is a free, hosted online course creation and facilitation service that empowers individual K–12 teachers, college and university instructors and community educators to add a web–based component to their courses, or even host an entire course on the Internet.
Join us for a "community-sourced" webinar focusing on new models for Open PD:
Open PD embraces a connected learning model for educators.
Open PD offers a variety of channels for anytime/anywhere participation.
Open PD gives educators the support to design and drive their own PD.
Open PD facilitates curation, sharing and social authoring of OER amongst educators.
Ruth Rominger, NROC's Director of R&D, and Claudia L'Amoreaux, Curator of NROC's Connected PD project, will facilitate what we anticipate will be a very engaging conversation. Ruth and Claudia will share examples of Open PD from the NROC Network and NROC's Connected PD project. Participants will be invited to take an active role in sharing their own ideas and examples of Open PD to help evolve a new model of Open Professional Development.
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Creating state-level online communities of practice for educators affords unique challenges and unique opportunities. This special CEM webinar will bring together Jose Ortega & Jon Knolle of California's Brokers of Expertise, Cathy Gassenheimer & John Norton of the Alabama Best Practices Center, Robin Nelson, Director of Instructional Services for the AL State Department of Education, and John Keller of Indiana's Learning Connection to share and discuss their experiences. Tom de Boor of Connected Educators and Grunwald Associates moderates.
Game-based learning is such a new way for teachers to think, and it certainly has a long way to go in convincing many teachers and other stakeholders that it has a place at all in the classroom. Join us on August 23rd when educational game producer Mangahigh’s Chris Green will share his research on the educational value of games, with ideas for you on how to strengthen the way you defend game-based learning with wary colleagues and parents. For the past three years, he has gone into schools in Florida, Lebanon, Australia, and other places to work with educators to find the best ways to measure the benefits of game-based learning. He’ll bring both quantitative and qualitative results from his investigations to demonstrate how a game-based approach to math can improve students’ attitudes about math as well as their performance scores. Join Chris on August 23rd to learn new ways to evaluate and advocate for the educational games that you are using with your students.
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Join us for a twitter chat about Back to School strategies using Promethean technology and software. During #activchat, teachers, trainers and Promethean experts share tips, lesson plans, ideas and strategies to get the most out of your classroom technology and make teaching and learning more interactive.
To participate use #activchat
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Keynote Panel on Technology and Librarians with Gwyneth Jones, David Loertscher, Michelle Luhtala, Shannon Miller, and Joyce Valenza
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In this webinar, you will learn how to engage your students in math class via technology including various Web 2.0 tools and social media. Enhance class discussions with Twitter, increase learning time via screencasts and voice threads, and engage students with collaborative tools like Poll Everywhere. Come learn how to USE technology in your class!
Join this presentation and have your education technology questions answered live by Dr. Diana Perdue, Founder & Chief Education Officer, Rimwe Educational Resources LLC. If you can't make it live, the webinar will be available to view on demand immediately after the presentation concludes.
Technology Integration in Education is a site that does away with the hours of searching the net for the right instructional technology resources for you. TIE is the one stop location for everything related to educational technology. It is the site to go to network with educators and professionals around the world in order to share best practices when it comes to teaching with technology.
BrightTALK is a webinar and video platform that provides free content for our professionals in a range of communities, including education.
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Free, live online professional development "snack session" from TeachersFirst. Join other teachers in real time discussion and hands-on learning. Read the full description and register now. Session sizes are limited.
Event provider: OK2Ask® is presented by TeachersFirst.com, a free, ad-free service from The Source for Learning
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Steve Hargadon interviews Gordon Dryden on his book, "UNLIMITED: The New Learning Revolution and the Seven Keys to Unlock It." Part of the http://www.futureofeducation.com interview series.
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Join Lisa Fisher for an overview of Intel® Teach Elements: Inquiry in the Science Classroom. The overview will include a review of the course syllabus, a breakdown of content by module, strategies for getting the most out of the course, the process for requesting facilitation materials, and how to get support for Elements in the Teachers Engage Community. Webinar room will open 10 minutes before presentation, presentation is one hour.
Gordon Dryden
The Learning Web (http://www.thelearningweb.net)
Gordon Dryden is a New Zealand author, researcher, publisher and broadcaster who has spent many of the last 30 years searching out new methods of learning. During the last seven years he has produced 22 television programs on the same subject. Gordon is also the co-founder of the Pacific Foundation, a New Zealand-based charitable trust, which has put many early-childhood learning methods into practice. He will discuss his most recent book, Unlimited: The New Learning Revolution and the Seven Keys to Unlock It (not available in the US yet), a follow-up the his immensely successful The New Learning Revolution books.
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Peek inside the Life of a Connected Learner. Spend an hour chatting with us and find out how to learn like connected learners do – through action research, lesson plan studies, virtual classroom visits, and more. Register for this free, one hour webinar, with three convenient dates and times
Solution Tree wants to support you, the connected educator!
For more than 20 years, Solution Tree has collaborated with K–12 schools around the world to raise student achievement and improve staff performance. Offering a comprehensive range of educational resources, strategies, and tools for teachers and administrators, Solution Tree is recognized as the premier partner for inspired professional development.
Throughout the month of August, Solution Tree is giving away books that will support connected educators. Sign up for your chance to win today!
This event will be running from August 18 to August 24, 2012
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Learning 2.0 is a worldwide, inclusive, virtual conference. Join us at http://www.learning20.com for a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on rethinking teaching and learning in the age of the Internet. Subject strands include changes in the classroom (social media, 1:1 computing, "flipped classrooms," digital literacy, maker spaces, gaming, open educational resources, digital textbooks), in student learning (individualized learning, student-directed learning, "hacking" education, personal success plans, ePortfolios, and building a digital presence), in teacher personal and professional growth (lead learning, personal learning networks, peer / open / self-directed PD), in schools (virtual and online schooling, mobile learning, blended learning, MOOCs, immersive environments, learning spaces, entrepreneurship, school leadership, big data, ass essment models), and in pedagogy (from teaching to learning, social learning, social / educational networking, passion-based learning, learning how to learn, brain-based learning).
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Angela Meiers
Angela Maiers Educational Services, Inc. (http://www.angelamaiers.com)
Angela Maiers is an award-winning educator, speaker, consultant and professional trainer known for her work in literacy, leadership and global communications. She is a consistently energized and recognized worldwide speaker greatly impacting leadership through not only the education field, but the international business community as well. Challenging educational philosophies and business ethics, Angela strives to achieve total synergy and unstoppable energy by reconstructing the thought process of many dated ideologies.
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The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, the US Department of Education, and the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) have partnered to create a new community that supports all educators going through a digital transition. This new online community of practice, “epic-ed,” will offer the great resources, events, and connections with other practitioners nationally.
Epic-ed offers:
The Digital Transition Cycle | Helps members navigate community resources, tools, and events organized around proven vision, planning, implementation, and assessment phases for technology-enabled learning environments.
A School/District Profile Map | Helps members locate other schools and districts to gain valuable insight about their challenges and successes.
Informal Learning Events | Helps members expand and enrich their professional learning network with educators across the nation.
During this open house, you'll have the opportunity to browse the community site and chat with members of the epic-ed team.
Audrey Watters
Hack Education (http://www.hackeducation.com)
Audrey Watters is a journalist specializing in education technology news and analysis. She has worked in the education field for the past 15 years: as a graduate student, college instructor, and program manager for an ed-tech non-profit. Although she was two chapters into a dissertation in Comparative Literature, she decided to eschew the professor track for a different path, and she now happily fulfills the one job recommended to her by a junior high aptitude test: freelance writer. She has written for Edutopia, MindShift, Inside Higher Ed, The School Library Journal, O'Reilly Radar, ReadWriteWeb, and The Huffington Post, in addition to her own blog Hack Education.
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Over the history of educational technology in U.S. schools much has been said and done to persuade teachers to make use of micro-computers, laptops, the Web, Web 2.0, and most recently mobile devices. While there are teachers in our schools who are doing a great job using ed tech to energizing learning in their classroom, the use or non-use has been generally optional for teachers. So the effective use of connectivity varies from classroom to classroom. The fundamental premise of this webinar is that being connected is a necessity for our teachers in order to provide what our kids need to know and be able to do in their lives now and in the future. This webinar will consider questions such as: What does being connected mean?; What role does connectivity play in the work of teachers?; What are the factors that constrain connectivity and what can be done to ov ercome the constraints?
Dr. Bosco is currently serving as principal investigator for a MacArthur Foundation project titled "Schools and Participatory Culture: Overcoming Organizational and Policy Barriers http://homepages.wmich.edu/~bosco/docs/MacA-PressRelease.pdf"
Join Dr. James Bosco, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Educational Studies at Western Michigan University
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Dr. Gordon K. Dahlby, Project Manager for CoSN online Communities of Practice
CoSN (http://www.cosn.org) is a Connected Educators Partner.
Founded in 1992, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) is the premier professional association for school district technology leaders. CoSN is committed to providing the leadership, community and advocacy tools essential for the success of these leaders.
CoSN's Mission: Empowering educational leaders to leverage technology to realize engaging learning environments.
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Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach
Powerful Learning Practice (http://plpnetwork.com)
Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Powerful Learning Practice, where she works with schools and districts from across the US, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and Australia to re-envision their learning cultures and communities through the Connected Learner Experience.
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Join the English Language Learner University (ELL-U) team on August 16-24 for an online forum and Twitter Q & A session!
ELL-U is funded through the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education. ELL-U provides English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) practitioners with access to a network of high quality online professional development and learning opportunities. Using ELL-U, practitioners can access evidence-based training, online courses, leading adult ESOL experts, and resources, while helping to build a community of practice for ESOL professionals.
During this forum, members of the ELL-U team will demonstrate how registered users can engage and utilize the free online learning tools and resources ELL-U provides. Participants can ask questions about ELL-U activities, learn more about the available resources, and discuss gaps in their own professional development they would like addressed. Participate in the forum or on Twitter using the hashtag #joinlearnshare. Members of the ELL-U team will continue to respond to posts and tweets throughout the week.
Register today to join the conversation! This event begins August 16 and runs through August 24.
Sugata Mitra
MIT Media Lab and Newcastle University (http://sugatam.wikispaces.com)
Dr. Sugata Mitra is a visiting professor at MIT Media Lab in the US and Professor of Educational Technology, School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, at Newcastle University in the UK. His biography from his now-famous TED talks reads: "In 1999, Sugata Mitra and his colleagues dug a hole in a wall bordering an urban slum in New Delhi, installed an Internet-connected PC, and left it there (with a hidden camera filming the area). What they saw was kids from the slum playing around with the computer and in the process learning how to use itand how to go online, and then teaching each other.
"In the following years they replicated the experiment in other parts of India, urban and rural, with similar results, challenging some of the key assumptions of formal education. The "Hole in the Wall" project demonstrates that, even in the absence of any direct input from a teacher, an environment that stimulates curiosity can cause learning through self-instruction and peer-shared knowledge. Mitra, who's now a professor of educational technology at Newcastle University (UK), calls it 'minimally invasive education.'"
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Ken Kay, CEO, and Valerie Greenhill, Chief Learning Officer of EdLeader21, along with Superintendent Jim Merrill of Virginia Beach City Public
Schools will outline the key initiatives being undertaken by EdLeader21, the nation’s first professional learning community for education leaders committed to the 4Cs (critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity). They will describe:
• The history of Edleader21;
• Current work being pursued among 100 districts nationwide;
• Newly developed tools and resources;
• Current projects around assessment, international benchmarking and district criteria for 21st century learning.
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Solution Tree wants to support you, the connected educator!
For more than 20 years, Solution Tree has collaborated with K–12 schools around the world to raise student achievement and improve staff performance. Offering a comprehensive range of educational resources, strategies, and tools for teachers and administrators, Solution Tree is recognized as the premier partner for inspired professional development.
Throughout the month of August, Solution Tree is giving away books that will support connected educators. Sign up for your chance to win today!
This event will be running from August 25 to August 31, 2012
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#Satchat is a weekly Twitter chat that brings together current and emerging school leaders to discuss all things education and all things administration. Co-moderators Brad Currie (@bcurrie5) and Scott Rocco (@scottrrocco) host this chat every Saturday morning at 7:30am EST. Topics range from social media in schools to leading during a time of crisis. Feel free to sip and chat.
Event providers: Brad Currie and Scott Rocco
Event location: Twitter, #Satchat
This event takes place every Saturday morning from 7:30-8:30 EST.
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Join with educators from around the world and take the Connected Educators Collaboration Challenge. We're writing a wiki book about all of the ways to connect online. This living wikibook will help other educators get started and see up-to-date information about how educators around the world are connecting today.If you take the challenge, you'll be assigned to a team to write about one of the many ways that educators can collaborate. You'll have a week to work with your partners and write the most up to date information about how you can connect. We'll host a connection celebration where we share what we've learned and recognize excellence.
Event location: http://connectededucators.wikispaces.com/
This event will be available from July 19 to July 26, 2012
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Change is needed in education to really meet the needs of students living in a connected world. Let's dream it together! Add your thoughts on what needs to change in education, what it could be and how we could create it.
Here is the link to the help video for our activity http://www.screencast.com/t/hVCcfylvm0
This event will be running from August 13 to August 26, 2012
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Bring Your Own Device foodies unite! Build a worldwide network and share your BYOD knowledge in this week long collaborative project. It’s simple. Go to the event site, complete the form and watch as the map is populated with other BYOD fans from all over the world. Each participant will pass a dish (share a resource) with the rest of the party so you can’t leave hungry.
This event runs from August 20 through August 26.
As part of the Connected Educators Month we would like to have fellow educators submit a video(s) about your best practice using Technology in education. Why a video? Many times in the busy world of educators, we tend to skim what is written without truly engaging in the material. A video allows an educator to be more engaged with deeper and richer understanding.
The videos may be submitted by individuals or group and include grades K-12 (ages 5-18) demonstrating Best Practices using Technology in the classroom. Please limit the videos to less than 5 minutes and post the video to YouTube. Please use the following tags with the post: +Connected +Educator +2012 and include grade or age level . Once you have uploaded the video please share the link with us at pwyspianski@hotmail.com with the subject line EduTech Video. In case of email issues, please use garmanr273@aol.com .
Please submit your videos no later than August 26, 2012. After that date we will compile a playlist of the videos to be shared with the education community.
We thank you in advance for your support in this endeavor.
This event runs from August 3 through August 26.
Want to add more pedagogically sound technology to your course?
Join Dr. Mark Winegar for a 16-week course on Mobile Learning beginning the week of August 27. Each week features a specific topic ranging from Authentic Assessment to Video Podcasting and you can participate on your own time. You can participate whenever you wish.
This course is hosted by Coursesites by Blackboard. All you will need is a connection to the Web. You can even use your tablet or smartphone when you download Blackboard Mobile.
Email Dr. Winegar directly at mark.winegar@mac.com to be enrolled.
Event provider: Dr. Mark Winegar, CEO Mobile Learning Studio
Coursesites by Blackboard
This event will be available from August 27 to December 15, 2012
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Teens write all the time. They post updates on their Facebook pages, text their friends, and send instant messages. How can you help them bring their writing skills into the classroom?
Note: This event runs through September 27.
Ed Startup 101 is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) after the old style - one that focuses more on building community and learning together socially than on watching video clips and answering multiple choice questions. Ed Startup is designed to acquaint educators, educational researchers, and others to the world of entrepreneurship and intrapeneurship, help you decide which one is right for you, and support you in the first steps of your journey. During the course you’ll learn directly with an incredible group of experts (people who have done it before and succeeded) as well as with peers (people who are passionate about making a change for the first time), and work toward transforming your own innovative idea – or another innovative idea established in the research – into a well-designed product or service that can improve the lives of teachers and l earners. Ed Startup is completely free and is open to anyone.
This event begins on August 27 and runs through December 14. Click the Go to the Event/Activity button below to register.
The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, the US Department of Education, and the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) have partnered to create a new community that supports all educators going through a digital transition. This new online community of practice, “epic-ed,” will offer the great resources, events, and connections with other practitioners nationally.
Epic-ed offers:
The Digital Transition Cycle | Helps members navigate community resources, tools, and events organized around proven vision, planning, implementation, and assessment phases for technology-enabled learning environments.
A School/District Profile Map | Helps members locate other schools and districts to gain valuable insight about their challenges and successes.
Informal Learning Events | Helps members expand and enrich their professional learning network with educators across the nation.
During this open house, you'll have the opportunity to browse the community site and chat with members of the epic-ed team.
Learning in all disciplines is complex and individualized. As such, educators must know the core concepts of their discipline ifthey are to help students grasp new ideas, solve problems, collaborate, and use their imaginations to pursue challenging questions. The Connected Learning Coalition, representing 250,000 content-area teachers, administrators, educational technology specialists and other educators, was formed to outline the following six Principles for Learning:
1) Being literate is at the heart of learning in every subject area.
2) Learning is a social act.
3) Learning about learning establishes a habit of inquiry important in life-long learning.
4) Assessing progress is part of learning.
5) Learning includes turning information into knowledge using multiple media.
6) Learning occurs in a global context.
At this Live Chat, the executive directors of the participating associations will explain the Principles and answer questions about what this means as a foundation for transforming K-12 education. Understanding core knowledge in a discipline—how to apply these concepts within and outside of a discipline, and how to teach these concepts effectively—is integral to the Principles outlined here. Beginning August 20th, you can access short videos that elaborate on the six Principles of Learning via the epic-ed Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/epicedcommunity
The Connected Learning Coalition includes the following member organizations:
Association for Career and Technical Education
Consortium for School Networking
National Council for the Social Studies
National Council of Teachers of English
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Science Teachers Association
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The move toward ubiquitous computing environments impacts everyone who works in a school or district. Administrators, teachers, CTOs, and instructional technology facilitators must collaborate to implement a large-scale plan. At the heart of the work to purchase hardware and software, develop infrastructure, and provide professional development, digital transition is about a common cultural belief that learning and teaching must look different when technology is used appropriately.
This interactive session examines the role of technology in teaching and learning as well as a research-based framework to guide schools and districts through their implementation plan. It is designed for all stakeholders in a school or district who are planning or implementing a technology-rich initiative. You will learn how to engage with other stakeholders from around the nation to empower your digital transition. At the end of the session, you will receive a webliography of free resources and an opportunity to join a free national cohort program!
Our presenter, Dr. Bobby Hobgood, Ed.D., is a Research Associate at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University where he directs the development of epic-ed, an online community of practice funded by the United States Department of Education through the Connected Educators Project.
edWeb.net is a social network and professional learning community that makes it easy for teachers and all educators to connect and collaborate with peers, share information and best practices, and spread innovative ideas to improve teaching and learning.
For more information, email us at info@edweb.net.
Visit our website at www.edweb.net
Event location: http://www.instantpresenter.com/edweb20
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Meenoo Rami of the Philadelphia Writing Project will host a special #engchat - a Twitter conversation - on Monday, August 27th, at 7 p.m. EDT/4 p.m. PDT. The topic of the chat will be networked professional learning. Meenoo will be joined as host by Philadelphia Writing Project colleague Sam Reed.
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Join Kathy Brautigam, Senior Strategist for policy, planning and practice in education technologies and former Director of the Bureau of Educational Technology at the Pennsylvania Department of Education, as she shares insight into transformations taking place in schools today - from every stakeholder and level - and how they are shaping the future of education and learning.
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This event will demonstrate how you can easily align all your digital documents,videos, photos, and audios to the Common Core Standards.
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Do you know about Web 2.0 tools and how to leverage them? Are you interested in sharing and hearing how others are leveraging their full potential in the classroom? Join us for a live, interactive, one-hour webinar led by seasoned educators and leaders Peter Skillen and Christen Dodd. Peter is a highly respected educator (for over four decades), a Community Leader and ‘Experienced Voice’ for Powerful Learning Practice and Manager of Professional Learning for Social Media with the YMCA of Greater Toronto. Christen Dodd is a former elementary school computer resource teacher, served as Vice President of Professional Development for Verizon Thinkfinity and is currently the Director of eLearning for Powerful Learning Practice.
During this session we’ll discuss:
Digital transition is facilitated by ongoing support. On occasion, we need special events to reinvigorate us, inform us, and help usto refocus our efforts. Digital Learning Day captures stories and resources related to digital transition. The first Digital Learning Day involved thousands of educators from around the nation who participated in live broadcasts, chats, and live streaming video presentations. The next event, facilitated the the Alliance for Education, will be held on February 6, 2013 and will include more live sessions and opportunities to improve your skills, knowledge and dispositions.
This live chat will feature Mary Ann Wolf, chief executive officer of Wolf Ed, who will share more details about how you can be involved prior to the day, as well as benefit from resources generated from last year's Digital Learning day. Mary Ann has fifteen years of experience in education and education technology. Previously, Ms. Wolf was the executive director of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA).
Join this live chat at http://beta.epiced.org/epic-chat
Bud is a teacher consultant of CSUWP and the instructional technologist in the St. Vrain School District. Cindy is the director of the Colorado State University Writing Project and an English professor at CSU. Bud and Cindy have been working to engage local K12 educators in inquiry-driven work and practice connecting the Common Core State Standards and digital writing within a professional community.
In this webinar, Bud and Cindy will focus on what it means to take an inquiry stance towards your work in a professional community, with a special focus on inquiry and going public with your work in the era of the Common Core.
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Students and adults of all ages enjoy playing games. Some games offer players the opportunities to illustrate and reinforce mathematical concepts while also encouraging and enhancing mathematical reasoning and sense-making. In developing an optimal strategy, game-players engage beyond content and develop processes and proficiencies, as outlined in the Common Core State Standards. Join Sarah DeLeeuw and Patrick Vennebush from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics on August 28th to discuss how two simple games, Tic-Tac-Toe and the Game of Nine Cards, lend serious educational value for students of all ages and teachers too! They will facilitate a conversation motivated by articles from NCTM’s three school journals that will focus on differentiation, discourse, strategic competence, and reasoning and sense-making. You will be invited to play along as they demonstrate with both paper-based versions and technological tools, such as an online activity from Illuminations and an app for mobile devices (tablets and smart phones). Risk: Learning is fun. You may become addicted.
Event registration: http://www.instantpresenter.com/PIID=EB50D888864C
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This webinar will provide K12 teachers with an overview of ePals Global Community's key features and functionality. Here we will focus on how both teachers and students can begin participating in the free ePals Global Community in a safe and secure environment.
We will answer all of your questions during the session, so please come prepared to participate and interact with ePals team members.
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TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to empower classrooms to understand and act collaboratively on the world's greatest challenges. We do this by supporting educators to utilize technology to create transformative learning experiences for their students. Through this work, classrooms everywhere become actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world.
At TIGed, we believe that future friendly schools prepare students for the world by utilizing technology to engage them as learners and leaders in three key areas: global citizenship; student voice; and environmental stewardship.
Join us for this open house to explore the TIGed's offerings including a global community of educators, free classroom resources, a virtual learning platform, and global programs, and meet other educators interested in collaborating on global projects. TIGed's Program Manager, Kate and TIGed's Program Assistant, Tania will be on hand to assist you and answer any questions you might have about TIGed's offerings.
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The U.S. Department of Education created the online School Turnaround Learning Community (STLC) in July 2011 to further support states, districts, and schools involved in school turnaround. To date the STLC has over 4,300 members, offers over 600 resources, and 55 archived webinars. The Office of School Turnaround recently re-launched the community to offer new features to promote peer-to-peer learning and to assist educators in gaining access to valuable resources and webinars.
We invite you to learn more about the community by participating in a walk through webinar with David Yi and Christopher Tate, Office of School Turnaround on August 28, 2012 from 2-3pm EST. This walkthrough offers an overview of the site, information about types of groups and what they offer, descriptions of types of resources, available, and a preview of upcoming plans for the STLC.
We look forward to engaging with you to explore collaborative opportunities the site provides and discuss ways to engage your colleagues in the STLC.
Should you want to visit the community before the webinar, the URL is schoolturnaroundsupport.org.
The Adult Career Pathways Training and Support Center (ACP-SC) has launched its redesigned online community. Join us for a live webinar on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 to learn more about how you can engage other adult education providers in designing, implementing, and improving Adult Career Pathway programs using the new community features.
The ACP Community is an online community that provides the opportunity for each individual to drive their level of participation, professional development, and interaction with other members of the ACP professional network. Use the following ACP Community features to begin collaborating with your colleagues.
During this webinar participants will learn how to utilize the ACP-SC community to discover:
• The latest information and research about Adult Career Pathways;
• A network of peer-to-peer learning opportunities;
• Expert moderated forums;
• High-quality resources vetted by experts in the field; and
• Customized training opportunities on Adult Career Pathways.
Register today using the Go to Event/Activity button below to begin designing your professional development pathway!
Premiere Event URL: http://ell-u.adobeconnect.com/acp-community/
Webinar with Dr. William Bushaw, PDK executive director and poll co-director.
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What does it take to be an effective online facilitator? Join EDC’s EdTech Leaders Online as we share our tips for effective online facilitation and launch our new EdWeb online community "Keys to Successful Online and Blended Learning".
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What does it take to be an effective online facilitator? Join Education Development Center’s EdTech Leaders Online as we share our top ten tips for effective online facilitation. Drawing from our many years of experience leading online professional development courses, our tips will help online facilitators create and maintain an effective online learning community, foster substantive online discussions, communicate effectively with online learners, and motivate learners at a distance.
edWeb.net is a social network and professional learning community that makes it easy for teachers and all educators to connect and collaborate with peers, share information and best practices, and spread innovative ideas to improve teaching and learning.
For more information, email us at info@edweb.net.
Visit our website at www.edweb.net
Event registration: http://www.instantpresenter.com/PIID=EB50D883874F
Event location: http://www.instantpresenter.com/edweb18
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Find out how the California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project (CALPRO) is harnessing social media and other Web 2.0 resources to support the professional learning of adult educators. In this tour Deputy Director Catherine Green will present an overview of CALPRO’s electronic Community of Practice and complementary Virtual Workrooms on topics such as multilevel ESL instruction, workforce readiness, and best practices in Adult Basic Education Reading Instruction. Participants will brainstorm how this model of professional learning for educators might be adapted for use in their contexts.
CALPRO is administered by the American Institutes for Research; their Web site is http://www.calpro-online.org/default.asp
Click the Go to the Event/Activity button below to join the webinar.
With mobile devices becoming more and more readily available in the classroom, educators have the opportunity to expand their teaching tools with technology. Teaching Table is a set of digital math manipulatives designed for the IPad that allows educators to create interactives examples to share with their students. Attend this presentation to hear the results of Teaching Table's survey of iPad and other technologies' usage in the classroom, the challenges these educators currently face and how Teaching Table's digital math manipulatives help to extend the versatility of the iPad in math lessons.
For more information about Teaching Table or to sign up for their Beta version, check out their web site at www.http://teachingtableapp.com.
Technology Integration in Education is a site that does away with the hours of searching the net for the right instructional technology resources for you. TIE is the one stop location for everything related to educational technology. It is the site to go to network with educators and professionals around the world in order to share best practices when it comes to teaching with technology.
BrightTALK is a webinar and video platform that provides free content for our professionals in a range of communities, including education.
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The Collective Brain (AKA Things We've Learned from Thousands of STAR Discovery Educators) explores the latest, greatest and most effective resources and strategies shared by teachers of the Discovery Educator Network. You'll leave the session with a ton of new ideas, tools, and resources to start using tomorrow in your classroom. Leverage the power of community and learn effective ways to engage and inspire your students. This is a four-part series. Attend one or attend them all! There will be something new each week.
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Steve Hargadon interviews Tony Wagner on his new book, "Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World." Part of the http://www.FutureofEducation.com interview series.
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Each Tuesday, not only in August, but year around, we meet via Twitter at 9PM EST to connect with educators and discuss not only project based learning, but any topic that is relevant and suggested via this google doc https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G4KcKIMVvtQL3TTBGvPZjHI8a6eQyVeTNi9-tOuAKZs/edit
Chat is moderated by @NewTechNetwork viat @TheresaShafer
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In honor of Connected Educator Month, Huffington Post policy bloggers Ed Crego, George Munoz, and Frank Islam have created a series of blog discussions on education policy & leadership challenges in higher education, including teacher education.
The Inside Online Learning Chat (#IOLchat) is a weekly opportunity for you to connect with other online educators, share your experiences, and learn from others as well. Topics range from trends in online education to new digital tools. Our blogger Melissa Venable moderates each chat and posts resources in advance to help you get ready. Join us on Twitter, Wednesdays at 12pET!
As Common Core State Standards transform our teaching and learning, being knowledgeable about the tools essential for successful Professional Learning Communities will be of benefit to educators as life-long learners and for over-all student achievement.
Our webinar is designed to showcase the features and capabilities of the Saywire® online application as presented by Josh Hoover, Saywire’s Chief Technology Officer. Learn to engage learners with rich, dynamic environments for individual, group, and project-based learning activities with Saywire’s award-winning knowledge sharing platform. From simple blogs to elaborate personal networks and embedded learning communities, Saywire's built-in tools put the power to communicate, collaborate, and create/share content right at your fingertips. Capable of supporting blended, distance, and virtual learning communities of any size, the Saywire community is the result of working directly with educators, students, and administrators since 2006.
Carole Everhart, Director of Professional Learning, Coaching and Virtual Implementation from Evans Newton Inc. will demonstrate how ENI utilizes Saywire’s technology to provide a virtual PLC for support of action-oriented professional development, online collaboration and sharing, reflection and feedback and to provide opportunities for on-going professional growth to districts and schools. Saywire’s functionality and tools will be demonstrated in this environment so that participants can learn about creation of a PLC using this application, how that can be used to benefit teachers, and how teachers can then use the same format to provide networking capabilities for their students.
Open discussion and on-topic questions are encouraged throughout the webinar.
To register, please visit http://www.evansnewton.com/cem
In today’s environment, there can be too little recognition of the effort you’re making to become a connected educator and help others. Into this void largely informal forms of recognition have evolved, especially badges. We kickoff the CEM wrap-up with a special panel that will discuss badges in general, but more particularly potential criteria for and implementation of a new series of cross-community, cross-organizational, series of badges specifically for connected educators and connected communities, designed to complement, supplement, include, promote, and draw on existing badge systems. During the session, we also plan to unveil a new catalog of badges from a range of issuers related to being a connected educator.
Unfortunately, due to a technical problem (not the fault of the platform provider) a full recording of this session was not saved. Sorry to anyone who was not able or elected not to attend the original session!
We are organizing a series of free online Professional Learning Potlucks and want to hear from you about which topics you are interested in attending a free online workshop on. Our Professional Learning Potlucks or CEET Meets are led by experienced educators and focus on the resources and skills needed to use technology in the classroom, as well as on the skills needed to teach and learn in a virtual environment. Join this twitter chat to help us plan our topics and organize facilitators for the 2012/2013 school year. We hosted 15 last year. All workshops are archived for continued personal professional development. Join the twitter chat to take a look at the archives and help us plan ahead.
To participate in the Twitter Chat:
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Digital is how we write, share, collaborate, publish, and participate today and into the future. What does that mean for the teaching of writing? The National Writing Project's Digital Is website is a forum for exploring that question.
Join this open house, hosted by Christina Cantrill (ccantrill@nwp.org, @seecantrill)
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Education 360 is a framework designed to transform the education environment in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There are five key commitments in the framework: whole school transformation, increased access to educational resources, removing academic barrier, deeper engagement of families and community, and teacher guided personalized instruction. These commitments are facilitated by the use of digital tools in a blended learning environment. eCademy, the first school to adopt the framework, has witnessed a significant growth in academic performance, reduction in cost per student, and increased enrollment in a blended learning environment. Learn more from the visionary who developed the initiative, as well as thePrincipal of eCademy who is making the vision reality.
1. Prepare yourself: beta.epiced.org/webconference
2. Use the following link to access the event: http://bit.ly/epic360
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TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to empower classrooms to understand and act collaboratively on the world's greatest challenges. We do this by supporting educators to utilize technology to create transformative learning experiences for their students. Through this work, classrooms everywhere become actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world.
At TIGed, we believe that future friendly schools prepare students for the world by utilizing technology to engage them as learners and leaders in three key areas: global citizenship; student voice; and environmental stewardship.
Join us for this open house to explore the TIGed's offerings including a global community of educators, free classroom resources, a virtual learning platform, and global programs, and meet other educators interested in collaborating on global projects. TIGed's Program Manager, Kate and TIGed's Program Assistant, Tania will be on hand to assist you and answer any questions you might have about TIGed's offerings.
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Ever wonder what makes an educational game an effective learning tool? Curious about how developers integrate learning and gameplay? Want to know what teachers should look for when evaluating games?
This webinar will describe the process of creating Coaster Crafter: Build. Ride. Scream!, an interactive online game that teaches science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts by tasking the user to design a roller coaster. The presenters will give a behind-the-scenes look at how a game captures the player’s attention by creating progressively challenging but achievable goals and will give insights on how educational concepts are woven within the game’s storyline. Participants will learn how education is balanced with entertainment, how activities are structured to ensure learning takes place and how the educational content for the game narrative as well as educator classroom materials is created, vetted for accuracy and aligned to state/national standards to make using the game in the classroom as turnkey as possible. The presentation will also include an overview of current research studies supporting the use of online games for learning. Participants will also receive tips on what features to lo ok for in effective educational games and how to best use them in the classroom.
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Join representatives from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Learning Center community for an open house in which they will answer questions about NSTA and the community forums in the NSTA Learning Center.
Beyond badges lies the broader question and CEM theme of how we should be incenting and recognizing educators for what we (or they, if you're an administrator) do to invest in developing our practice and our craft. Drawing on discussions in the Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due forum, as well as on other relevant CEM events, activities, and resources, with the help of thought leaders in the field like Al Byers, Claudia Lamoreaux, Pam Moran, Lisa Schmucki, and more, we will collectively generate takeaways and action items on the subject for the Department of Education and the field.
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As part of the Connected Educators Month thread on teacher collaboration, we welcome Lucy Gray, educational consultant, for a webinar full of new ideas about technology-based methods for connecting teachers and students globally. Lucy is also the founder of the Global Education Collaborative, a social network for educators, and most recently served as co-chair for the Global Education Conference, an innovative online conference with 400+ sessions attended by over 15,000 participants. Additionally, Lucy is an Apple Distinguished Educator and Google Certified Teacher with great energy and enthusiasm for global education.
Click here to register; click the Go to the Event/Activity button below to join the event.
Participants will learn to use a tool that saves them time by allowing them to create a customized calendar with the common core standards to their pacing and sequencing needs.
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Global collaboration starts with connecting yourself to the world. Students are the greatest textbook ever written for each other. The same is true for teachers. We are passionate about connecting and facilitating effective collaborations between classrooms because we’ve seen the power of how it can engage students and teach them the skills they need to be successful in the 21st century.
We want to bring in people who are nervous, who don’t know how, or who have tried to connect and were frustrated. We also want to bring back those teachers who tried it and got burned out. Now it is time to enlarge the circle of global collaborative excellence in a massive way. To help facilitate this conversation, Flat Classroom are joining with TakingITGlobal.
Have you purchased or started to read 'Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds: Move to Global Collaboration One Step at a Time'? yet? Why not join this book club and be part of the conversation around the book, part of the conversation around Flat Classroom AND part of the conversation around Taking IT Global and their virtual classroom facility. The book club will run through the Flat Classroom space on the TIGED website (http://flatclassroom.tiged.org/). Participants can register with the code: bookclub.
This Book Club will be held every Wednesday at 5pm for 4 weeks, finishing on September 12.
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Teacher evaluations are a time-consuming and paper-extensive process for many schools and districts. However, it doesn't have to be. New technology is making it easier for school districts to complete teacher evaluations online in an automated process to free up educators and administrators alike while reducing expenses.
Learn how automation can:
- Improve the professional conversation between teacher and evaluator
- Reduce the Principal's workload of collecting and analyzing data
- Provide transparency into the process from administration to staff
- Meet the state requirements for teachers that are unsatisfactory or need improvement
Join this webinar live to have your questions answered by Jim Spicuzza, CEO of Ed Automate on how automation can help your school and district reduce paper waste and costs. If you can't make it live, this presentation will be available immediately after the presentation concludes.
Technology Integration in Education is a site that does away with the hours of searching the net for the right instructional technology resources for you. TIE is the one stop location for everything related to educational technology. It is the site to go to network with educators and professionals around the world in order to share best practices when it comes to teaching with technology.
BrightTALK is a webinar and video platform that provides free content for our professionals in a range of communities, including education.
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For most, if not all educators, the ultimate incentive to develop our practices is student learning and achievement: we’re willing to do anything for our students if it helps them learn. A special panel of students will share what connected learning has meant to them and, especially, what it’s meant to have a connected educator (or two) in their lives. They’ll also share their own tips for educators and ideas for a more connected educational world.
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To wrap up "Connected Educator" month, this tweetchat will focus on a discussion on what games based blogs do you follow and where you go to get your resources on games based learning.
Event location: Twitter, #gamemooc
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Kathy Cook shares the steps she took towards becoming a connected educator and tips for how others can begin their journey.
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Click the Go To Event/Activity Button below to watch a recorded webinar presentation by Dr. Joanne Cashman on the IDEA Partnership approach to online communities of practice. The presentation includes how online communities of practice can join a variety of stakeholders, including those with authority and influence over issues, as well as those most directly impacted by the issues, in an online space to make progress and positive change.
http://www.ideapartnership.org
There’s a revolution afoot in education, and at its core are two interrelated concepts—connected education and personalized learning. Personalized learning has been the focus of one of our kick off panels, a month-long forum, and a number of CEM events and activities created by participating organizations. Drawing on discussions in the It’s Personal forum, as well as on other relevant CEM events, activities, and resources, with the help of thought leaders in the field like Barbara Bray, Steve Nordmark, Nicole Pinkard, and Lisa Welch, we will collectively generate takeaways and action items on this key subject for the coming school year and beyond.
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TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to empower classrooms to understand and act collaboratively on the world's greatest challenges. We do this by supporting educators to utilize technology to create transformative learning experiences for their students. Through this work, classrooms everywhere become actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world.
At TIGed, we believe that future friendly schools prepare students for the world by utilizing technology to engage them as learners and leaders in three key areas: global citizenship; student voice; and environmental stewardship.
Join us for this open house to explore the TIGed's offerings including a global community of educators, free classroom resources, a virtual learning platform, and global programs, and meet other educators interested in collaborating on global projects. TIGed's Program Manager, Kate and TIGed's Program Assistant, Tania will be on hand to assist you and answer any questions you might have about TIGed's offerings.
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Connected education provides unique opportunities for educators to take the lead in the redefining of the profession that’s going on, to insure it meets our needs and the needs of our students. Distributed leadership and teacher-led change was the subject of another CEM kick-off panel and a month-long forum; it’s also been implicitly in the DNA of the entire Connected Educator Month endeavor, including these final sessions. So it’s especially important that we hear from you as we strategize together (with thought leaders like Shelly Blake-Plock, Lisa Dabbs, Gwyneth Jones, David Loertscher, Cheryl Redfield, and Shelly Terrell) about the best ways we can all use online communities and networks to insure the voice of practice is heard at the highest levels and drives the direction of education.
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Racing to the Top to Personalize Learning - The new Race to the Top District (RTT-D) competition means that a district must address Absolute Priority 1 and identify one of the Absolute Priorities 2-5 that applies for the LEA or a consortium of LEAs. Absolute Priority 1 focuses on creating personalized learning environments. What does that mean for you as a teacher, a school, or a district?
Join us in this important discussion.
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Instead of operating in silos, educators across disciplines and in different roles in schools must collaborate. The principles of the Connected Learning Coalition, composed of six large professional associations, unite all the Coalition’s members in supporting teaching and learning. We believe a formative assessment process assures that educators use during assessment their own expertise and knowledge of their students. The current obsession with summative evaluation thwarts rather than helps student learning and school improvement.
This web conference highlights formative assessment - its purposes, processes, and benefits. Both research and practices signal that formative assessment is essential to effective teaching and learning. New technologies offer more possibilities than ever to assess learning as it happens and to provide feedback that is immediately useful. To see a full list of references, visit http://bit.ly/epic083012
At least one hour prio to the webinar, please visit the following support page to verify your computer's settings to participate in this event: http://beta.epiced.org/webconference
1. Prepare yourself: beta.epiced.org/webconference
2. Use the following link to access the event: http://bit.ly/epicconnected
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This webinar will discuss how CourseSites, a free tool for individual educators, addresses the needs of the active learner.
Learn about the social and active learning tools you can utilize to create a more engaging and motivating experience for your students.
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This webinar will discuss how CourseSites, a free tool for individual educators, addresses the needs of the active learner.
Learn about the social and active learning tools you can utilize to create a more engaging and motivating experience for your students.
How many ways can the ePals Global Community can be integrated into your K12 classroom -- while aligning to common core standards? With the ePals 101 Seminar series, we will demonstrate ways in which teachers can safely incorporate collaboration with classrooms across the globe providing instructional value for your students, from kindergarten through AP.
Whether it's connecting with another like-minded classroom partner who shares your interests and goals in teaching or exploring multidisciplinary, student-centric activities and resources, this webinar will provide you with practical ways to use ePals as an instructional tool. Spanish teachers can find native Spanish speakers. Science teachers can ask for data collection in other locations. Social studies teachers can bring geography, world history and culture to live. ePals projects are free to use. Content from partners like Smithsonian, National Geographic, ONE DROP (English/Spanish/French) and Eduteka (Spanish) are also free.
During this session we would welcome you to share your thoughts and ideas on how you can incorporate ePals into your classroom.
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What tools do we have available to us today to begin the re-imagination of education, and what’s on the horizon for us? New technologies and innovations were the subject of one of our kick-off panels and a month long forum; the CEM calendar has also been chock-full of events and activities showcasing new platforms, offerings, elements, and techniques. Drawing on all the above, and with the help of thought leaders like Bobbi Kurshan, Greg Limperis, Sylvia Martinez, Jeff Piontek, Robin Raskin, and Audrey Watters, we’ll collectively weave a vision for the connected future as we want to see it unfold, the new technologies and innovations we most want to see developed, as well as those we simply want to see made more available and used in our classrooms and beyond.
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Getting better at doing things across different geographies, departments or other silos is an increasing challenge for many of us. It calls for a new kind of leadership, which we are calling systems convening. Who are these systems conveners and what are the challenges they face? Join us for a special panel discussion to look at some early work on systems convening and to hear from people who have taken up this role.
Note: You may experience some audio issues when Etienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner are speaking.
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With mobile devices becoming more prevalent in the classroom, it is no wonder that many educators are looking to these devices to improve the learning environment. Add a flipped classroom strategy, inverting the traditional teaching methods by delivering instruction online outside the classroom and moving "homework" into the classroom, and there could be huge potential for learning and growth. But firstly, we have to solve how iPads, or other mobile devices can transform the classroom and what if a flipped strategy was also applied. In this webinar, we will discuss these two key issues in three essential questions: why integrate iPads, why the flipped model and how these two things go together to create a dynamic learning environment.
Join Beth Holland, Senior Associate at EdTechTeacher and Greg Kulowiec, Instructor & Presenter, at EdTechTeacher as they answer your questions live about a flipped classroom approach with iPads. If you can't make it live, the presentation will be available immediately afterwards on demand.
Technology Integration in Education is a site that does away with the hours of searching the net for the right instructional technology resources for you. TIE is the one stop location for everything related to educational technology. It is the site to go to network with educators and professionals around the world in order to share best practices when it comes to teaching with technology.
BrightTALK is a webinar and video platform that provides free content for our professionals in a range of communities, including education.
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Interested in global education? Join us for a Twitter chat about #globallearning. This live one-hour tweetup will focus on ideas and resources for helping students develop the global competences they need to be successful in the interconnected world. Follow @AsiaSocietyPGL and use the hashtag #globallearning to participate on Thursday, August 30 at 8PM Eastern.
Event location: Twitter, #globallearning
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Steve Hargadon interviews Michael Strong on the topics of "Socratic Teaching, Entrepreneurism, and Education." Part of the http://www.futureofeducation.com interview series.
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Come join a Twitter chat sharing and discussing 1:1 iPads in the high school classroom.
Event location: twitter.com #ipadchat #ipaded
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The National Adolescent Literacy Coalition maintains a website to encourage the community of those interested in advancing efforts toward literate adolescents. The coalition also holds bi-annual meetings covering topics critical to adolescent literacy. The website continues conversations between meetings focusing on topics heard and upcoming ones as well.
This event will be running from August 3 to August 31, 2012.
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The goal of this project is to enrich and extend the experiences of students while researching the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. It includes the use of iCollaboratory Resources and Activities such as surveys and forums. Students write and publish a sports review then create original Olympic art.
Be part of the biggest sporting event on the planet. 15,000 athletes. 7,000 officials. 1,000,000 pieces of sports equipment.
So pack your suitcase, grab your ticket, and let's go!
You can start the project any time through mid August.
This event will be running from June 17 to August 31, 2012
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None of us is as smart or good as all of us. Let's create a Twitter list where we can find each other and follow those with common interests. Join us and add your name and information.
This event will be running from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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Join the Common Core Conversation! The nationwide Edmodo social media group of more than 1,000 educators is hosting a Lesson-Athon. The goal is to collect 31 lessons in 31 days that integrate the Common Core Standards in various content areas and grade levels. This "swap shop" will help participants to prepare for the era of education this September.
The Common Core Conversation meets virtually in Edmodo: http://www.edmodo.com/
Use group code gy48aa. The "Request to Join" link is: http://edmodo.com/join/5b3a7a213253492fbc7245a7b4d1b703
The companion web site has begun its development at http://www.commoncoreconversation.com/
This event will be running from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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A manifesto is a document which sets forth the principles and goals of a group of people based on strong belief. It’s a revolutionary act and should be a powerful and daring statement. Help us bring forth a collaboratively constructed manifesto, representing the collective wisdom of those who add their beliefs. The plan is collaboratively create this manifesto throughout August. Join us.
This event will be running from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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The Association for Middle Level Education offers this collection of articles on best practices in online professional learning, social networking, and online communities of practice to help middle grades educators stay connected to their professional learning. This collection is part of the "On Target" series, which includes collections of free resources on topics in middle level education including bullying, teaming, engaging students, advisory, and family involvement, amongst others. @AMLEnews
This event will be running from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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Solution Tree wants to support you, the connected educator!
For more than 20 years, Solution Tree has collaborated with K–12 schools around the world to raise student achievement and improve staff performance. Offering a comprehensive range of educational resources, strategies, and tools for teachers and administrators, Solution Tree is recognized as the premier partner for inspired professional development.
Throughout the month of August, Solution Tree is giving away books that will support connected educators. Sign up for your chance to win today!
This event will be running from August 25 to August 31, 2012
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Join us for a series of online mini-workshops designed to introduce participants to key topics in Balanced Literacy. Created and moderated by veteran teachers, each mini-workshop runs for six days. Participants will be introduced to practical and theoretical aspects of balanced literacy, engage in guided discussions, and work collaboratively to solve real-world problems. Participants will walk away with new skills and actionable insights that they can apply to their own classrooms.
The four courses in the series are:
1. A Balanced Approach to Literacy
2. The Reading Writing Connection
3. Struggling Readers, RTI, and Differentiated Instruction
4. Accountable Talk and Student-Facilitated Discussion Groups
The courses do not need to be taken in sequence and participants are welcome to enroll in just one, several, or all four. Enrollment is limited to 45 participants per session (3 groups of 15.) Sessions will be run throughout August, with workshops running August 5 – 11, August 12 – 18, August 19 – 25, and August 26 to Sept 1st.
The workshops are developed by Elearninginnovation LLC., and are presented in conjunction with Aelearn, TIE and Educrates.
Event location: click here for the event location.
This event will be running from August 6 to August 31, 2012
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In collaboration with IDEO and Riverdale Country School, Edutopia is offering a free workshop called "Design Thinking for Educators." Participants will go through a five-week design thinking process together using materials developed by IDEO. Support will be provided by educators from Riverdale and Parsons who have previously participated in the design thinking process. Participants will collaborate on solving challenges together, virtually. By the end of the workshop, participants will have tools and support to approach a challenge within their school community.
Provided by Edutopia in collaboration with IDEO and Riverdale Country School
This event will be running from July 30 to August 31, 2012
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This P2PU School of Ed group is a place to experience and explore Connected Educator Month with a community of educators. It will run for the entire month of August.
Whether you are brand new to being a connected educator or whether you are an experienced social media butterfly, this group is for you! This will be:
• a community site where we can all talk about what it means to be a "connected educator" and learn from each other
• a place to extend the conversations from events that are occurring all around the web for Connected Educator month
• a launching pad for more connected activities after August
There are a variety of topics you can explore and participate in at your option. Please feel free to pick and choose and participate in what's useful to you! There is no special order these tasks need to be done in and you can spend as much or as little time here as you like.
Welcome, and we hope you gain new knowledge and friendships in the month we spend together!
This event will be running from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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Lamar University begins the 2012-2013 school year with a Blast Off professional development event. Educators from across the university participate in varied learning opportunities which focus on teaching and learning.
As part of the Blast Off activities, the Educational Leadership and Technology faculty will lead professional development sessions on transforming teaching and learning featuring the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Connected Educators initiative.
This initiative will extend online communities and learning networks to provide access to knowledge and opportunities for collaboration. Lamar University faculty will support the initiative by connecting with colleagues to learn and share promising practices for digital literacy, teaching, and learning. Educational Technology Leadership faculty will guide scholarly discussions to facilitate Faculty Learning Community development with an Action Research focus.
This events runs from August 21, 2012 to May 17, 2013
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Forum provides insights into the use of data to inform and strengthen classroom practices. Join the forum to discuss/provide insights into student dashboards and student using their own data to project their learning trajectory.
Closing the Gap: Turning SIS/LMS Data into Action project. Endorsed by AASA, CoSN and Gartner, Inc.
This event will be running from July 16 August 31, 2012
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It happens that PLP co-founder, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, published an important book about connected learning in early 2012. As part of the Connected Education Month festivities, the Connected Educators site is offering the opportunity for you to join with other change-agent educators and read the book together. Be sure and keep an eye on the Connected Educator site for more details on how you can be involved.
This event will be running from August 1 to August 31, 2012
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BookMentors, a nonprofit that connects teachers and students in need of books with donors who want to give books, launches in the fall of 2012. During July and August educators and donors interested in participating in BookMentors can learn more about the community and leave contact info.
This event will be running from July 1 to August 31, 2012.
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In celebration of summer vacation, global travel and lots of time for reading, eBook 1 of "The Adventures of BB and Sam" (an eBook series that takes kids on literacy adventures around the globe) is available for free throughout the month of August and September on iTunes. We hope teachers, students and parents around the world will enjoy this enhanced eBook, "BB and Sam: The Return of the Champion". Ages 8+
This event will be available from July 29 to September 30, 2012
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Many new teachers have difficulties with classroom management and behaviour issues in class. We can help you solve some of those issues! Join us for our Twitter chat! All Tweets to include #BBugs
Event providers: @keelygriffiths and @patmsmiley
Event location: Twitter, #BBugs
This event will be available from August 15 to August 31, 2012
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Come read some of the featured blog posts, favorite websites and trending news articles happening in educational technology. Join one of our many groups or form one yourself. Be part of a site that is helping to bring everything educational technology together in one common location. Check out our event calendar and find out some of the great events already happening on our site or through other sites.
This event will be running from August 3 to August 31, 2012.
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During Connected Educator Month, we would love for a group of connected learners to help create this Facebook page. We want to use this FB space to co-create and share the best resources, ideas and pedagogy we have from our own learning and the work or our schools and organizations. Think Collaboration (not competition). Think Collective Knowledge Building (collective intelligence). We hope everyone will begin by “Liking” the page and then share something others will want to see. This is the place to selflessly promote your good ideas and work.
This event will be running from July 23 to August 31, 2012
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New, free, on-line and mobile presentation system. Connect and share presentations simply by adding a script to the speaker notes of your slides. SlideSpeech delivers the voice over for you on the web and on Android or iPhone/iPad.
Here is a sample presentation with instructions on using SildeSpeech with Moodle (a free site for your professional development courses through August 31). A recent version of FireFox or Google Chrome is recommended to see and hear the slides.
http://slidespeech.com/s/6myZ4GlCen/
Windows Phone version:
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/ff6b22b6-49f8-400b-b77d-f5d27f540207
This event will be running from June 17 to August 31, 2012
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In the upcoming weeks, the National High School Center will post several blogs that examine Connected Educator Month (CEM) issues as they relate to our free, online communities of practice (CoPs) – Early Warning Systems, College and Career Readiness, and High School Tiered Interventions (http://community.betterhighschools.org/). We invite you to submit your questions and comments to the CoPs before, during and after the blogs go live, and share your challenges and strategies for dealing with these issues with others in the communities. Read our introductory post here: http://blog.betterhighschools.org/join-the-national-high-school-center-online-during-connected-educator-month.
Event provider: National High School Center at the American Institutes for Research
This event will be running from August 15 to August 31, 2012.
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Use the Learning Registry Collector to submit your favorite online learning resources to the Learning Registry. Align them to standards, tag, comment, and apply the Achieve quality rubrics to the resources. Share your knowledge to make resources easier to find!
This event will be running from August 16 to August 31, 2012.
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To honor the memory of Erwin and Esther Zolt, a life-long elementary classroom teacher, IRA announces three grants/award to support teachers or researchers implementing either In2Books (http://in2books.epals.com) or ePals (http://www.epals.com/) and the Common Core State Standards.
These awards/grants, sponsored by Nina Zolt and Miles Gilburne, have an annual monetary award of US $2,500 each.
1. IRA Erwin Zolt Curriculum Excellence Award
Goes to a teacher for the exceptional design and execution of a curriculum unit based on either In2Books or an ePals Project and the Common Core State Standards, inspiring students to transform knowledge into creative action.
2. IRA Esther Zolt Academic Research Grant
Goes to a school or university based researcher studying the classroom implementation of either In2Books or an ePals Project and the Common Core State Standards in ways that inspire others to improve teaching and learning in innovative ways.
3. IRA Esther Zolt Teacher Research Grant
Goes to a teacher who plans and completes an action research project with either In2Books or an ePals Project and the Common Core State Standards with exceptional innovation and rigor, leading to the development of curious and independent learners.
To apply, visit: http://www.reading.org/Resources/AwardsandGrants.aspx
This event will be available from August 20 to November 15, 2012
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Want to add more pedagogically sound technology to your course?
Join Dr. Mark Winegar for a 16-week course on Mobile Learning beginning the week of August 27. Each week features a specific topic ranging from Authentic Assessment to Video Podcasting and you can participate on your own time. You can participate whenever you wish.
This course is hosted by Coursesites by Blackboard. All you will need is a connection to the Web. You can even use your tablet or smartphone when you download Blackboard Mobile.
Email Dr. Winegar directly at mark.winegar@mac.com to be enrolled.
Event provider: Dr. Mark Winegar, CEO Mobile Learning Studio
Coursesites by Blackboard
This event will be available from August 27 to December 15, 2012
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Join assess4ed.net’s Motion Leadership group for a two-week (August 20- August 31) exploration around how to use motion leadership techniques to implement change and build capacity as a change leader. With the help of our group moderators and resources from Michael Fullan, Motion Leadership: The Skinny, we will ponder, share and muse on the tough issues surrounding the implementation of large scale change leadership.
Don’t miss out on the chance to share ideas and gain insight on breaking down silos, making forward momentum and seeing positive results using motion leadership techniques.
If you have an assess4ed.net membership, join the Motion Leadership group by clicking the “Join” icon. If you are not member, click the “New Account” link on the right hand side of the page and select the Motion Leadership group as part of the registration process.
Schedule of Events for the Forum
Week of August 20, 2012- Understanding the concept behind Motion Leadership
1. Start to conceptualize the concept behind change leadership by reading Michael Fullan’s book, Motion Leadership: The Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy or by simply exploring his and reviewing some of the many available resources.
2. View SETDA’s July book talk presentation on Motion Leadership by Joanne Quinn, a member of Michael Fullan's staff. [LD3]
3. Think of a quote, vision or mission statement that depicts change leadership in your mind. Share your thoughts on the discussion.[LD4] Be sure to read what others have shared and respond to others as well. Visit the discussion regularly and contribute as often as possible.
4. Identify a few guiding questions and share them on the discussion[LD5] . Take an active part in the discussion by collaborating with others. You are encouraged contribute freely. Please know that your contribution helps move the discussion forward so the more you share the better.
5. Review self-assessment checklist[LD6] . If you feel comfortable, share the results and a few reflections about the outcome. Where you surprised at the results? Are there qualities that you want to change? Where are your strengths? Weaknesses? Keep in mind that there are no wrong answers so don’t hesitate to share.
Week of August 27- Share your experience and/or future plans of implementing Motion Leadership techniques
1. Read, contemplate and share your thoughts about the daily blog. Try to visit the group daily to stay up-to-date on the conversation. Don’t forget to take a comment to share your insights – we value your expertise.
2. Continue to share your thoughts, inspirations and challenges in the group discussion throughout the week.
This event will be running from August 20 to August 31, 2012.
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The principal illustrator of several botanical works, Linda Ann Vorobik, has made a career of illustrating plants so that others can learn about them. This month, Linda discusses her work and how she teaches people about plants. You are invited to join the conversation.
This event will be available from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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On The New York Times Learning Network blog, we've put up a post called "For ‘Connected Educator Month,’ Tips From 33 Educators We Admire." We invited educators who have published on our blog to answer two questions about their P.L.N.s, and have published their 100+ tips. We now invite all other educators to post answers to the same two questions. We'll tweet our favorite responses.
This event will be available from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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Interact and 21st Century-ize this classroom of the 60's by adding text, tags, audio, video and media links directly on the image. Let's collaborate to design the new classroom - just click "Edit image" and tag away!
This event will be available from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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Lisa Perez, library coordinator for Chicago Public Schools, discusses the five reasons why school librarians need a robust personal learning network. Share your thoughts and insights on personal learning networks.
This event will be available from August 3 to August 31, 2012
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So the revolution is underway, but so is the school year, or it’s about to be. What we can and should be doing to develop ourselves as 21st century educators was the focus of another CEM kick-off panel and month-long forum, and many, if not all, CEM events and activities created by participating groups were focused on professional development in one form or another. We’ll use all of the above, and the help of thought leaders like Brian Crosby, Jackie Gerstein, Lucy Gray, Lani Ritter Hall, Stephanie Sandifer (and more) to communally generate a PD road map for ourselves, as well as action items to share with the department and the field.
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Even more immediately upon us are the critical first six weeks of the school year, which so often set the tone for what we can achieve throughout. For this reason, the first six weeks were a final CEM kick-off and forum focus, and an implicit target of many CEM events and activities. Of all the main CEM themes, this is the one we most fully control ourselves today, and as result this open discussion, drawing on the First Six Weeksforum and other relevant CEM events/activities (as well as the expertise of Becky Bair, Suzie Boss, Patrice Dawkins-Jackson, Thomas Diener, Lyn Hilt, and others) will be about generating takeaways and action items not for the Department or ‘the field,’ but for ourselves, to begin to put in place today.
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Beyond the explicit themes of CEM, there have been a huge range of events and activities during the month. And even within the areas most explicitly covered, there has probably been more learned than we can all assimilate right away. In this final CEM session of the month, and with the help of a number of special guests, including Barnett Berry, Milton Chen, Gavin Dykes, Julie Hiltz , Stephanie Sandifer, and others, we consider the entire expanse of CEM activities and seek to distill them down to a handful of the top takeaways we can and should all carry with us into the school year and beyond, as well as the top policy implications of the month.
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Global collaboration starts with connecting yourself to the world. Students are the greatest textbook ever written for each other. The same is true for teachers. We are passionate about connecting and facilitating effective collaborations between classrooms because we’ve seen the power of how it can engage students and teach them the skills they need to be successful in the 21st century.
We want to bring in people who are nervous, who don’t know how, or who have tried to connect and were frustrated. We also want to bring back those teachers who tried it and got burned out. Now it is time to enlarge the circle of global collaborative excellence in a massive way. To help facilitate this conversation, Flat Classroom are joining with TakingITGlobal.
Have you purchased or started to read 'Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds: Move to Global Collaboration One Step at a Time'? yet? Why not join this book club and be part of the conversation around the book, part of the conversation around Flat Classroom AND part of the conversation around Taking IT Global and their virtual classroom facility. The book club will run through the Flat Classroom space on the TIGED website (http://flatclassroom.tiged.org/). Participants can register with the code: bookclub.
This Book Club will be held every Wednesday at 5pm for 4 weeks, finishing on September 12.
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Calling all educational coaches (whatever your job title). Join us Friday, September 7th for a collaborative one-hour tweet chat at http://twitter.com/#edcoach. Share coaching challenges and successes, swap ideas, and prepare for a great year of coaching. We'll have a few questions to start the dialogue, such as "What's your greatest coaching challenge, and your go-to source for solving it?" and "What's the greatest reward of coaching?" -- but we hope you'll bring other questions, your experiences, and your coaching successes to share.
Event Providers:
Lynne Horiuchi lyhoriuc@ksbe.edu
Jayme Johnson jjohnson@village-school.org
Gordon Dahlby gdahlby@gmail.com
Candace Shively cshively@sflinc.org
Les Foltos lfoltos@peer-ed.com
Matt Huston mhuston@peer-ed.com
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Calling all educational coaches (whatever your job title). Join us Friday, September 7th for a collaborative one-hour tweet chat at http://twitter.com/#edcoach. Share coaching challenges and successes, swap ideas, and prepare for a great year of coaching. We'll have a few questions to start the dialogue, such as "What's your greatest coaching challenge, and your go-to source for solving it?" and "What's the greatest reward of coaching?" -- but we hope you'll bring other questions, your experiences, and your coaching successes to share.
Event Providers:
Lynne Horiuchi lyhoriuc@ksbe.edu
Jayme Johnson jjohnson@village-school.org
Gordon Dahlby gdahlby@gmail.com
Candace Shively cshively@sflinc.org
Les Foltos lfoltos@peer-ed.com
Matt Huston mhuston@peer-ed.com
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Global collaboration starts with connecting yourself to the world. Students are the greatest textbook ever written for each other. The same is true for teachers. We are passionate about connecting and facilitating effective collaborations between classrooms because we’ve seen the power of how it can engage students and teach them the skills they need to be successful in the 21st century.
We want to bring in people who are nervous, who don’t know how, or who have tried to connect and were frustrated. We also want to bring back those teachers who tried it and got burned out. Now it is time to enlarge the circle of global collaborative excellence in a massive way. To help facilitate this conversation, Flat Classroom are joining with TakingITGlobal.
Have you purchased or started to read 'Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds: Move to Global Collaboration One Step at a Time'? yet? Why not join this book club and be part of the conversation around the book, part of the conversation around Flat Classroom AND part of the conversation around Taking IT Global and their virtual classroom facility. The book club will run through the Flat Classroom space on the TIGED website (http://flatclassroom.tiged.org/). Participants can register with the code: bookclub.
This Book Club will be held every Wednesday at 5pm for 4 weeks, finishing on September 12.
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Connected educators will want to attend PLP Live 2012 on September 28 in Philadelphia, PA. This is NOT your typical conference experience. The morning is very TED-like with top-notch speakers (including strong female voices ) with powerful messages you haven't heard before. Keynote speakers such as John Seely Brown, Suzie Boss, Bruce Dixon, Will Richardson, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, Jackie Gerstein, Jane Krauss, Renee Moore and Eliza Spang! You’ll have the opportunity for intimate interactions and co-construction opportunities facilitated by folks who know how. And have lunch with your favorite keynote where you can ask your questions, share your ideas and discuss the issues!
Conference overview:
Powerful Learning Practice has teamed up with the Intel Teachers Engage Community to host a Connected Educator Month "Show Us Your Network" Video contest. It’s easy to enter and we have some fabulous prizes in store including (Professional Development, free e-courses, mini libraries, Kindle Fires and an Intel Inspired Ultrabook ) There will be various categories where you can showcase your video creations, including: How does your (personal learning network) garden grow? A day in the life of a connected educator and What makes you a connected learner? We are also including a special category for district and state leaders.
This event will be running from August 3 to September 30, 2012
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Research and practice point to educator teams as key to school transformation. Two national experts on collaboration will focus on the organizational conditions necessary for successful educator teams. Featured speakers will include: Tom Carroll, Ph.D., President of National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, and Kailonnie Dunsmore, Ph.D., Director of Literacy Initiatives, The Ball Foundation and Associate Director, National Center for Literacy Education. An active educator team will report on the strategies that have helped them effect positive changes at their school.
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