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Introduction to Edcamp: A New Conference Model Built on Collaboration. Editor's Note: Blogger Mary Beth Hertz was one of the organizers of Edcamp Philly, a free education "unconference" that took place in Philadelphia last May. The event attracted the attention of educators from around the world--not only for the excellent content and collaborative spirit, but also for the unconference model itself -- one that costs next to nothing to produce by facilitating ad-hoc community participation. Since then, groups of educators around the world have begun to organize local edcamps in their areas. In this four-part series, Ms.

Hertz explores the edcamp model, and shares some tips on how to organize and host an edcamp unconference. Edcamp: A Little History The edcamp model is based on the international unconference model, BarCamp. Is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environmentis an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants who are the main actors of the event Camp Rules. Edcamp - home. Professional Development Resources for Teachers of Grades K-12. Teachers Network - Free Lesson Plans, Educational Resources & Videos for Teachers, Educators & Instructors. Edcampkc - home. The Staff Development and Adult Learning Site. Education World: The Educator's Best Friend. 50 Excellent Online Professional Development Resources for Teachers. Posted on Tuesday June 19, 2012 by Staff Writers Teachers may spend their days imparting knowledge to others, but that doesn’t mean they should stop learning themselves.

Whether they choose to take classes, read books, or just talk with their colleagues, professional development offers a chance to become a better and wiser teacher. There’s no better time than summer vacation to dive into professional development opportunities, and luckily, there are numerous resources out there on the web, making finding, sharing, and accessing great tools for development easier than ever. We’ve collected just a few here that can get you started on learning and growing as an educator. Essential Resources Courses and Workshops Field Specific Looking for professional development materials that are specific to the area in which you teach? Skill Building Groups and Organizations Social. The 13 MUST Know Professional Development Websites for Teachers. 1- Education World This is a great website that offers all the resources you need to grow professionally.

It has different sections with each one full of PDFs, books, articles an many more . 2- Discovery Education There is no way that you did not hear about this awesome website. Discovery Education provides high quality, dynamic, digital content to everyone be it a teacher, an administrator,student or even parents. 3- Staff Develop This is another great resource for professional development.It provides articles, books, workshops, and many resources links. 4- Ed Week Ed Week is a also one of the leading websites in education. 5- Educators Professional Development The title says it all. 6- Read Write Think This has a separate section dedicated to professional development resources . check it out , it is really great. 7- Teacher Vision Teacher Vision provides a wide range of professional development resources for educators such as articles, lesson plans, links and many more. 8- Teachers Domain.