Educators in remote locations often struggle to connect with other educators. Rural Edcamp Del Norte was well received and saw an exceptional turn out.

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Rae Fearing, @raefearing, works as Educational Technology Coordinator for Del Norte County Unified School District. Previously she taught biology and marine science courses at Del Norte High School for 13 years.

In this segment we talk about the recent Edcamp that was organized for education leaders of all stripes -- including administrators, teacher leaders, parent leaders and student leaders.

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Damian N. Bariexca, Ed.S., NCSP (@damian613) is a school psychologist at Lawrence Intermediate School in Lawrenceville, NJ. I also spend time as a professional development consultant for the NJEA and a doctoral student in Educational Leadership at Wilmington University.

In this segment we talk about the enthusiasm around edcamps in the north east and what can be done to spread the fervor beyond early adopters.

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Shawn Rubin is the Director of Technology Integration at the Highlander Institute in Providence, RI. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Metryx, a start-up software company building flexible formative assessment tools for educators to use on mobile devices. Shawn began his education career as a founding faculty member of the Highlander Charter School teaching a range of grades.

Exciting news! The Edcamp Foundation has teamed with the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences to identify the best education technology for teachers and recognize the best in class with a Bammy Award. Learn more...

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Ann Leaness (@aleaness) has been teaching for 22 years and has experience at the elementary and secondary level. She currently teaches English at the Franklin Learning Center, a public school in Philadelphia. She is the co-founders of the edcamp team from Philadelphia.

On July20th 2013 the first, all online Edcamp will be launched using Google+ and Twitter. The organizers hope to attract Edcampers from around the world. Learn more.

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David Theriault is a high school English Lit teacher in Southern California. He co-founded and co-moderates #CAedchat and attended his first Edcamp in January and loved it so much he decided that everyone should try an Edcamp which is why we came up with edcampHOME.

Edcamp chairman joins a concerned Edcamper to weigh in on concerns about the emergence of highly scripted presentations at edcamps.

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Kristy Vincent is the Instructional Technology Coordinator for Harmony Public Schools in Houston, TX. Dan Callahan is a technology specialist, non-profit director, graduate professor, and workshop leader. He is currently an Instructional Technology Specialist for Burlington Public Schools

The number of Edcamps has grown annually since the first in 2010, expanding across the nation and into several countries. Now a new study finds that the the Edcamp phenomenon is just heating up and sees no sign of slowing down anytime soon. In the segment look at the numbers and pullout the crystal ball to look at the future of Edcamps.

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Christine Miles is a founding member of Edcamp Philly and serves on the board of the Edcamp Foundation, a nonprofit organization designed to facilitate local, grassroots, participant-driven professional development opportunities for educators worldwide. In addition, Christine works as a consultant with Grant Wiggins' Authentic Education.

Welcome to episode #8 of EdCamp Radio with your host Kristen Swanson. In this segment we discuss highlights from Edcamp I.S.

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Hadley Ferguson is a middle school teacher at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, an independent school in Philadelphia. She is a member of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Mentor Advisory group. She is also a founding board member of the edcamp Foundation. Her blog, Middle School Matrix, explores the challenges of teaching middle school in a digital world. Kim Sivick is a Technology Coordinator, blogger. Tweeter @ksivick Kim has presented at ISTE, National Association of Independent Schools annual conference, and mentored students presenting at PAECT. She is a National Association of Independent Schools Teacher of the Future.

Welcome to episode #7 of EdCamp Radio with your host Kristen Swanson. In this segment we discuss highlights from Edcamp Omaha and lessons learned over time from organizing and hosting serial edcamps

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Josh Allen is the organizer for EdCamp Omaha. His full time job is Instructional Technology Facilitator for Papillion-La Vista School District in suburban Omaha, NE. He is also on the Nebraska Educational Technology Association's (NETA) Board of Directors. Interact with him on Twitter @j_allen.

Welcome to episode #6 of EdCamp Radio with your host Kristen Swanson. In this segment we discuss highlights from Edcamp Madison and the role of trust in organizing an edcamp.

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Pernille Ripp is a passionate 5th grade teacher in Middleton, Wisconsin, USA, proud techy geek, and honest to a fault. Creator of the Global Read Aloud Project, Co-founder of EdCamp MadWI, and believer in all children. Jess Henze is a middle school science teacher in Madison, WI. She graduated from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with her teaching license in 2002 and from Cardinal Stritch University with her Masters in Instructional Technology.