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#EdcampPDX
DIY professional learning that focuses on networking, instructional practice and personalization
Dear EdcampPDX Community
A reminder: check out the EdcampPDX shared notes and the EdcampPDX tagboard for all current and previous sessions, tweets and photos. This information, along with a request for a certificate of participation and more can also be found on the website. The next EdcampPDX is tentatively scheduled for August 2017. Specifics are to be determined.
Thanks for joining us Saturday, March 4 and thanks to our hosts Mike Gwaltney and Oregon Episcopal School! We had a great day of learning, sharing, connecting and reflecting. When we can't meet face-to-face or in person, we find other ways to continue connecting and building our professional learning networks.
Below, you'll find some ideas.
Continue the Conversation
- Check out some of these great resources from the day: Top 25 Free Apps for Elementary School Teachers, Designing Our Own Curriculum, My CS–Computer Science curriculum, Are You a Warm Demander?, What if Everything We Taught About Digital Citizenship is Wrong? Check the notes for even more resources.
- Reach out to someone you started a conversation with–text, email or a coffee date.
- Write about the EdcampPDX experience or what you've done differently because of that experience and post it to your blog, social media, etc.
- Join an educator conversation online. Try one of these Twitter chats. If you're new to Twitter chats, you can get more information and tips on here. Check out some educational hashtags here.
- Why Are There So Many Edcamp First-Timers? by Kristen Swanson
We know you're busy, but don't get complacent with your learning! Come back for a second or third time of Edcamp learning.
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- Host a mini edcamp in your school with your staff or try an edcafé with your students (edcafés are like edcamps for students). Think about inviting another school to participate.
- Learn the difference between having colleagues watch you perform and inviting friends to support and improve your craft. Schedule a classroom visit to observe a teacher in your school or at the school of one of your colleagues or a new friend you met at EdCamp. Meet up on Skype or Google Hangouts before and after to reflect and share your thoughts.
- Check out the photos and tweets from the #edcamppdx tagboard.
Check Out These Additional Resources to Learn More
Edcamp Resources
- Learn more about Edcamp.
- How to Maximize the Edcamp Experience [infographic]
- Four Part Series on Edcamp: part 1 (intro), part 2 (planning), part 3 (financing), part 4 (final planning)
- Edcamp: The Complete Guide–How to Start & Run Your Very Own Edcamp
- Become an Edcamp Organizer
- Edcamp Organizer Resources from Edutopia
- Edcamp Organizer Hangout On Air, April 16
- What's the Edcamp Foundation All About?
- Interview with Hadley Ferguson, Director of the Edcamp Foundation
Other Links
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