I love the connections available at f2f conferences. The opportunity to build personal friendships and professional relationships are incredible PD, and can be leveraged in our classrooms through student-based collaborative projects.
Sometimes, however, it’s just not possible to get together. Fortunately, in today’s digitally connected world, the opportunities can come to you. This fall will see the third edition of the K12 Online Conference, a wonderful gathering of teachers, educators and learners who gather, both synchronously and asynchronously, do share, collaborate and learn. You can find out more here, of by following the link to the right.
If you have something you are dying to share, the deadline for session proposals is next week. It’s not to late to submit yours
“We are pleased to announce the call for proposals for the third annual “K12 Online Conference” for educators around the world interested in the use of web 2.0 tools in classrooms and professional practice. This year’s conference is scheduled for October 20-24 and October 27-31 of 2008, and will include a pre-conference keynote during the week of October 13. The conference theme for 2008 is “Amplifying Possibilities.” Participation in the conference (as in the past) is entirely free. Conference materials are published in English and available for worldwide distribution and use under a Creative Commons license. Some changes in the requirements for presentations are being made this year and are detailed below. The deadline for proposal submission is June 23, 2008. Selected presentations will be announced at NECC 2008 in San Antonio, Texas, USA on July 2.