In this podcast episode I explore how it is that we communicate about new projects that we are working on. I pose the question of how we defend those new projects, promote good things that are happening within our schools and districts, and how it is that we engage people in the process of conversation and communication so that it garners their attention.
If you have thoughts, please leave a comment on this post.
Special thanks to Jay Vean, who made this happen in Cherry Creek. I can’t wait to see more schools adopting this model for their PD.
Redesigning Education Through Technology: The EdCamp PD Model: Have a Go
Last week my colleagues and I organized a morning of powerful professional learning for an elementary school in our district. It took very little planning, everything went great, and the teachers were very happy. Hard to believe? Believe it. This was all courtesy of the EdCamp model. To clarify, our morning was more of a modified EdCamp model, but either way it was terrific. Here’s how the process played out.
Video introduction to the biggest video collaboration I’ve ever had the pleasure of starting: Project Cam Opener
In this video I explain the basics of Project Cam Opener, an initiative in Denver Public Schools to give 200 teachers and leaders a video creation toolkit, a network of support made up of fellow teachers and leaders, and highly personalized Professional Learning for both using the toolkit and improving practice.
If you are a DPS employee and would like to apply for this project please go to: http://bit.ly/projectcamopener2014
To learn more about it, please go to: http://learningremodeled.com/portfolio-item/cam-opener/
While it doesn’t actually talk to the Open Badges backpack, I really do like how well integrated it is into Google Apps. I also really like how thorough the how to is. Nice work Mr. Russell!
Mr Trussell Maths: How To Create A Student Badge Leaderboard Using Google Apps
This year I’ve been developing the role of ‘Digital Leader’ in my school to support our move to BYOD. Through research of the benefits of gamification, I decided that I wanted to be able to award badges to students to certify their skills and urge them to support others and develop skills. Mozilla Open Badges seemed like a good place to start, but it was tough to tailor to what we needed, and would be another set of login credentials for students to remember/set up.
I am making this story public. Let’s see what happens.
So, this is something you can now do with Google+. Anyone played around with this much?
I’m kind of amazed.
Originally shared by Ben Wilkoff
Enjoy!
