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"Due to demand, we are delighted to announce details of our first online conference. Educators from around the world are invited to participate in this inaugural event, where the focus is on pedagogy, classroom practice, and ideas to improve teaching and learning.

The event will take place over 3 days in October 2017 (24-26 October) - planned to be during the half-term holidays for most educators in the UK - but educators are also invited along to share in the incredible pedagogy that goes on in classrooms around the world."

"Engaging a bunch of teenagers after lunch on a Friday afternoon is no mean feat. Only the most seasoned and patient of teachers can pull it off, with a great deal of patience, stamina and effort. Well, not necessarily. There are strategies and ideas that can keep the most demotivated students learning when they don't necessarily realise, and fortunately, Jon Tait has compiled a collection of 100 ideas that can keep secondary pupils engaged in their learning, in any subject, in any school."

UKEdChat exploring how educators are using Social Media to improve learning experiences within their classrooms.

Great free online pedagogy CPD magazine

Coverage from the Helsinki education festival

Would you sign a professional pedagogical oath?

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UKEdChat TeachTweet InfoGraph Summary. Online TeachTweet Professional Development session hosted by ukedchat.com Created an infographic with links to videos

A site from the US with a superb collect of professional development videos for teachers to improve their skills and knowledge of teaching and learning in a range of areas and subjects.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video%2C+animation%2C+film+%26+Webcams

Teaching examples and ideas -hundreds of videos!

Videos for teachers

This is a superb tool for ensuring that your audience are keeping up with your lecture. The audience can post questions without interrupting and interact in real time in many other ways. Great for CPD trainers and Teachmeets.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

A superb site with free downloadable pdf textbooks for adults on subjects such as IT and Programming, travel guides and science.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular

A source of free books in pdf format. This a rather extensive collection covering textbooks, business, and travel guides.

A vast collection of hundreds of CPD videos for teachers, as well as cross curricular videos to use with your class. A must try site for any teacher.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular

Find out the latest in learning with technology at the grassroots phenomenon - Teach Meet. Watch and meet teachers with great ideas and know-how to make some great learning experiences in your class. Some events are also available as a live video feed. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/~Education+News

This qualitative study explores a cohort professional development experience that brought new teachers together every few weeks from across an urban school district. Observation data were analyzed through Wenger's (1998) Communities of Practice social learning framework. The purpose was to examine how a cohort can be a valuable resource of new teacher support, particularly in areas where novices, who are being prepared largely through alternative routes, start their careers in some of the most challenging teaching assignments. Key theoretical insights resulting from the analysis include (a) the importance of interactivity of the Wenger elements, (b) the centrality of the community component, and (c) the implications of what legitimate peripheral participation looks like for a solely novice community of practice. Implications of these theoretical considerations are discussed and then linked to possibilities for practice and research to supplement current, traditional induction and mentoring practices.