 Connected Educator Month kicks off this week, and serving as a consultant to the event with significant responsibility especially for this week's events, I humbly think you're going to be BLOWN AWAY by the opportunities to learn and participate. All activities are free! Connected Educator Month is a U.S. Department of Education’s Connected Educators initiative, coming out of Director of the Office of Educational Technology Karen Cator's working group on "online communities of practice." As a member of this working group, this is an event I've been super enthusiastic about (pushing for!), and shows a significant level of support by the DOE for the role of online communities and social learning networks--networks like Classroom 2.0 that are "helping hundreds of thousands of educators learn, reducing isolation and providing 'just in time' access to knowledge and opportunities for collaboration." The goal throughout this August is to expose the broader audience of educators and administrators to the benefits of peer professional development. The schedule for this week is below. You're going to be wowed by the INCREDIBLE caliber of the guests this week, and this is just the start. Don't miss the newly announce Learning 2.0 Conference August 20 - 24, with keynotes currently scheduled with Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Sugata Mitra, Marc Prensky, and Audrey Watters; special Learning 2.0 / Future of Education interviews throughout the month with David Deubelbeiss, Lee Rainie, Rudy Crew, Roger Schank, Paulo Blikstein, Rob Fried, Gordon Dryden, Tony Wagner, and Michael Strong; and a powerhouse panel session on "Reforming Ed Reform" with Alfie Kohn, Gary Stager, Stephen Downes, Howard Gardner. The full official and regularly-updated calendar can be found at http://connectededucators.org/cem, but the selected listing below may make it a little easier to see the scope of activities at a glance. For those events in Blackboard Collaborate, to make sure that your computer is configured correctly, please visit the support and configuration page. See you online! Steve Steve Hargadon http://www.stevehargadon.comhttp://www.web20labs.comTUESDAY, JULY 31- 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern: FutureofEducation.com interview with David Deubelbeiss on Connecting Educators - Reflecting on Ning and Educational Social Networking After Five Years. David is the founder of the Ning network EFL Classroom 2.0--like my Classroom 2.0 network also in its fifth year, and with over 25,000 members. As "pioneers" of connecting educators through Ning, David and I will talk about educational social networking and social media for both teacher professional development and also for student learning. This is an early kickoff discussion as a prelude to Connected Educator Month!
Event link http://www.stevehargadon.com/2012/07/connecting-educators-reflecting-on-ning.html
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1- The official start of Connected Educator Month.
- The Connected Educator Book Club starts (month-long). PLP co-founder Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach is the author of The Connected Educator. 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. More information at http://connectededucators.org.
- All day (8:30am - 5:00pm Eastern):
Games in Education Symposium. http://gamesineducation.org - 8:00am Pacific / 11:00am Eastern:
Kickoff Panel and Discussion - "Connected Education and Peer Professional Development"
Judi Fusco, Scott McLeod, Howard Rheingold, Tom Whitby, and Steve Hargadon moderating
In Blackboard Collaborate, live link http://bit.ly/PeerPDPanel_landingpage - 10:00am Pacific / 1:00pm Eastern:
Kickoff Panel and Discussion - "Professional Learning and the Learnig Profession"
Cathy Gassenheimer, Jackie Gerstein, Caren Levine, Stephanie Sandifer, Kathy Schrock, Will Richardson, and Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach moderating
This is the kick-off event for Professional Learning and the Learning Profession, one of the main forums for CEM.
In Blackboard Collaborate, live link http://bit.ly/ProfLearningPanel_landingpage - 12:00pm Pacific / 3:00pm Eastern:
Kickoff Panel and Discussion - "Knocking On The Door: Connected Education and New Technologies—Key Themes for Learning"
Drew Davidson, Chris Dede, Cable Green, John Katzman, and Steve Hargadon moderating
This is the kick-off event for Knocking On The Door, one of the main forums for CEM.
In Blackboard Collaborate, live link http://bit.ly/KnockingAtTheDoorPanel_landingpage - 1:00pm Pacific / 4:00pm Eastern:
Kickoff Panel and Discussion - "Connected Learning and the State of Education Today: Directors of the Office of Educational Technology"
John Bailey, Karen Cator, Tim Magner, Susan Patrick, and Linda Roberts
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.
In Blackboard Collaborate, live link http://bit.ly/OETDirectorsPanel_landingpage - 2:00pm Pacific / 5:00pm Eastern:
Kickoff Keynote - Deborah Meier, Teacher, Principal, Writer, Advocate on "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).
In Blackboard Collaborate, live link http://bit.ly/DeborahMeier_landingpage - 4:00pm Pacific / 7:00pm Eastern:
Kickoff Keynote - Chris Lehmann, Principal, Science Leadership Academy, Philadelphia, PA
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.
In Blackboard Collaborate, live link http://bit.ly/ChrisLehmann_landingpage - 5:00pm Pacific / 8:00pm Eastern:
Taking IT Global and Flat Classroom Mega Meet and Greet
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!
In Blackboard Collaborate, live link http://tinyurl.com/flatbusiness1112 - 6:00pm Pacific / 9:00pm Eastern:
Teachers Teaching Teachers
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.
Event link: http://teachersteachingteachers.org/
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