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How are you involved in education?

I am a teacher and technology coordinator.

What’s your ideal classroom or school like?

The ideal school would be inquiry driven with all the supplies teachers and students need to follow their passion and support their learning. Teachers would work with each other to further their understanding of best practices in student learning. The school would support families to provide connections between the learning at school and home.

Have you ever attended an unconference before? If so, which ones?

EdCamp Philly (the first), ntcamp (twice), EdCamp NYC (co-organizer), and I’m looking forward to EdCamp Common Core (Kean 8/9/12), PadCamp (8/16), EdCamp NYC (TBA – Fall 2012), and EdCamp NJ (12/1)

if you were to lead a session at Edcamp, what would it be about?

Supporting student learning with audio and video, curriculum supervision and technology, social media to support home/school connection

Are you on Twitter?

@njtechteacher

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How are you involved in education?

Assistant Principal at Pine Road Elementary School in Lower Moreland School District

What’s your ideal classroom or school like?

Authentic learning, students take ownership of their learning, all stakeholders attempting to achieve their highest aspirations, collaborative, a “whatever it takes” attitude by all, a community of life-long learners and knowledge seekers, a true PLC, and a growth mindset by all.

Have you ever attended an unconference before? If so, which ones?

Yes. Edcamp Philly 2012. I loved it. It was truly inspiring.

if you were to lead a session at Edcamp, what would it be about?

Instruction
Supervision & Feedback

Are you on Twitter?

@petebrigg

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How are you involved in education?

I am currently a Middle School Social Studies teacher-leader and certified School District and Building Leader in NY State. I will be transitioning to a distinct leadership role within the next few years.

What’s your ideal classroom or school like?

A classroom that is driven by inquiry, where resources are never not available, where students can ask questions and have to resources to get answers to them. It would be driven by both what students can do and what students know.

Have you ever attended an unconference before? If so, which ones?

EdCamp NYC in 2012

if you were to lead a session at Edcamp, what would it be about?

How technology can help bridge the gap between teachers and administrators

Do you have a website or blog?

http://www.mohriensworld.com/

Are you on Twitter?

@rickmohrien

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How are you involved in education?

Principal in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada of an ethnoculturally diverse school and co-learner with a great staff.

What’s your ideal classroom or school like?

Where all students and staff, no matter race, background, family status, income level, ability or sexual orientation access all opportunities. Where barriers and biases are blasted away. Where questioning and inquiry are always encouraged. Where students have real choices.

Have you ever attended an unconference before? If so, which ones?

No, but so looking forward to this one. We’re planning EdCamp Hamilton for early next year.

Are you on Twitter?

@principaldunlop

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How are you involved in education?

I am currently an Assistant Principal at Liberty High School in Eldersburg, MD.

What’s your ideal classroom or school like?

My ideal school would be one where ownership of the learning process is driven by collaboration between students and staff. Ideally, I would like classrooms where each student moves at a pace that supports his/her learning and is engaged in activities that they have worked with the teacher to develop and explore. It would be an environment of engagement and questioning.

Have you ever attended an unconference before? If so, which ones?

No. This will be my first experience.

if you were to lead a session at Edcamp, what would it be about?

I would like to lead a session on transforming school-based leadership so that it lies in the hands of those most responsible for its implementation (i.e. teacher leaders truly leading school improvement).

Do you have a website or blog?

http://jaredwastler.edublogs.org/

Are you on Twitter?

@jcwastler

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How are you involved in education?

Vice Principal at Readington Middle School in Whitehouse Station, NJ. Brad is also the co-moderator of #Satchat on Twitter.

What’s your ideal classroom or school like?

Brad’s ideal school would have student’s totally engaged each and every second of the school day. All students and staff would have iPads and access to whatever information and ed tech tools they needed. Staff members would meet on a weekly basis in order to expand their PLNs which in turn would allow to collaborate and share with other educators from around the world. Brad would like to have a school with state of the art facilities theat would excite students to participate in extracurricular activities.

Have you ever attended an unconference before? If so, which ones?

Brad has never attended an unconference before but is looking forward to attend Edcamp Leadership as well as Edcamp NJ in December.

if you were to lead a session at Edcamp, what would it be about?

Brad would lead a session on the power of Twitter and PLNs. More importantly the weekly discussion called #Satchat with co-moderator Scott Rocco the Assistant Superintendent for the Hillsborough Township School District.

Do you have a website or blog?

http://bcurrie.wordpress.com/

Are you on Twitter?

@bcurrie5

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How are you involved in education?

Currently I’m transitioning to my new position of Principal at East Leyden High School in the near west suburbs of Chicago. I have been the Assistant Principal at East Leyden the past two years, previously working as a Social Studies teacher and Assistant Principal at four schools including East Leyden.

What’s your ideal classroom or school like?

Quite simply a classroom where students do not even consider asking, “why do we have to know this?”. A classroom where student creation is the driving force and teachers expertly work with students navigating inquiry-driven and project-based learning.

Have you ever attended an unconference before? If so, which ones?

Yes, EdcampChicago!

if you were to lead a session at Edcamp, what would it be about?

I would like to lead a conversation about increasing student voice in schools.

Do you have a website or blog?

http://jmarkeyap.blogspot.com/

Are you on Twitter?

@jmarkeyAP

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How are you involved in education?

Elementary principal in suburban Philadelphia
Host of Parent- Teacher Chat (#PTchat) on Wednesday night at 9EST

What’s your ideal classroom or school like?

In tbe ideal classroom, you have a hard time finding the teacher at first glance. Collaboration, facilitation of learning, students as producers, inquiry-based. Teacher learns with his or her students. Learning continues at home because student is too inspired to wait until class the next morning. Parents are partners in learning and of nurturing of student learning and development. The parent-teacher relationship is collegial, seamless & always being tweaked in the best interests of the student.

Have you ever attended an unconference before? If so, which ones?

Not yet but I’m pumped to get to my first.

if you were to lead a session at Edcamp, what would it be about?

1) Using social media to engage families & the community.
2) Home & School 2.0 – using free tools to stream monthly meetings for parents.

Do you have a website or blog?

http://efacetoday.blogspot.com/

Are you on Twitter?

@joe_mazza

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How are you involved in education?

I am a Principal at the Catherine A. Dwyer School in Rockaway Township. I am also the Intervention and Referral Services Coordinator, 504 District Coordinator, and Emergency Management Coordinator for the district.

What’s your ideal classroom or school like?

My ideal classroom wouldn’t be held in a room or space. My ideal classroom would be an interactive one in which student’s from around the world could share and provide feedback into the learning from thier own perspectives.

Have you ever attended an unconference before? If so, which ones?

No! But I am very excited about this one!
One of my staff members turned me on to this and I am thrilled! It is what we have started working towards in our building and am excited about the possibilities this could bring to my building and the district!

if you were to lead a session at Edcamp, what would it be about?

I would lead a session on the Intervention and Referral Services process and/or lead a session entitled “Everything they forgot to tell you about Administrative Leadership in your master’s program!” A course about everyday issues and the issues that no one would believe could happen…but did!

Do you have a website or blog?

District Site only

Are you on Twitter?

@Mr_McGovern

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How are you involved in education?

Lisa Nielsen writes for and speaks to audiences across the globe about learning innovatively and is frequently covered by local and national media for her views on “Passion (not data) Driven Learning,” “Thinking Outside the Ban” to harness the power of technology for learning, and using the power of social media to provide a voice to educators and students. Ms. Nielsen has worked for more than a decade in various capacities to support learning in real and innovative ways that will prepare students for success. In addition to her award-winning blog, The Innovative Educator, Ms. Nielsen’s writing is featured in places such as Huffington Post, T.H.E. Journal, Tech & Learning, ISTE Connects, ASCD Wholechild, MindShift, Leading & Learning, The Unplugged Mom, and is the author the book Teaching Generation Text.

What’s your ideal classroom or school like?

An ideal classroom woudn’t consist of a class or a room.

Have you ever attended an unconference before? If so, which ones?

Yes. EdCampNYC

I’d like to attend this EdCamp but the reality is that if someone were willing to carpool with me from the Upper West Side of Manhattan, that would make it much more feasible for me to attend.

if you were to lead a session at Edcamp, what would it be about?

Re-envisioning learning.

Do you have a website or blog?

http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/

Are you on Twitter?

@InnovativeEdu