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A Couple of RockStars Teach us how to ROCK
Posted on 08. Feb, 2009 by Koichi.
Earlier today was our second virtual eduConference (read about our first one, here), on the subject of “Turning Teachers into Rockstars.” We had two great presenters this time around, one by Kirsten Winkler titled “It’s a Long Way to the Top if you Wanna Rock’n Roll” (going over how to become a Rockstar Teacher), and one by Joseph Sunga of TeachStreet, titled “Empowering Teachers.” Very good presentations all around, and it was great to see people in the comments talking about how inspired they were after it was all over! You can’t ask for more than that from a presentation.
Joseph Sunga showing us how teachers can empower themselves
Kirsten Winkler telling us how to be the next U2
Thank you everyone who attended and participated in the discussion. We really look forward to the next eduConference, probably a month or two away, on a completely different subject. Feel free to send in your ideas for the next one in the comments below! See you next time, and thank you again!
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eduConference 2: Turning Teachers Into Rock Stars
Posted on 26. Jan, 2009 by Koichi.
A lot of you may remember our first eduConference, on “The Future of Education.” That was a lot of fun, we got to meet a ton of interesting people in the education business, and I think everybody learned a thing or two. Now, a couple months later, we’re holding another one (we did promise to hold these semi-regularly), and this one’s theme is “Turning Teachers into Rockstars.” Definitely rockin’ topic (har har), and we’re really looking forward to seeing what people come up with.
Of course, absolutely everyone and their dog is invited (as long as the dog is very passionate about education), but we did go outside the borders of eduFire to invite a good number of education / language bloggers to the event as well. It will be exciting to meet and learn from all these experts of education.
If you’d like to sign up for our second eduConference, please sign up for an eduFire account if you haven’t, and then make your way over here. Please tell your friends, family, colleagues, and anyone you know that has any interest in education. The more the merrier, and the more we end up learning!
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“The Future of Education” – eduConference #1 Complete!
Posted on 10. Dec, 2008 by Koichi.
Jon Bischke doing a presentation on “Why Web2.0 Missed Education”
Our first “eduConference” has drawn to a close, and we just wanted to thank everyone who made it out! We got to hear about what education on the web is doing, meet education experts, watch a couple presentations, and just get to know each other a little better. Of course, there were people from eduFire in attendance, but we were also lucky to have representatives from TeachStreet, iTalki, Cramster, and more! Also, thank you to education experts Peggy, Jared and Milton for coming as well! (please forgive me or let me know if I forgot somebody!) (more…)
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What Will the Future of Education Hold? Let’s Find Out!
Posted on 01. Dec, 2008 by Koichi.
eduFire will be hosting a little get-together for those who are in the education industry (or, for anyone who is just plain old interested in education). We’d like to provide this opportunity for people to network, present on education-related topics, and hopefully learn something in the process. It’s all live via the power of the Internet, and will take place on Wednesday, December 10, 6:00pm (PST). If you sign up with an eduFire account, you can see what it will be in your own, local time zone. If you already have a user name, you can sign up for the e-conference here. (more…)
