Connected Educators 2014

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 Connected Educator Month: Those who do, teach. Own it, worldwide. October 2014.
A celebration of community, with educators at all levels, from all disciplines, moving towards a fully connected and collaborative profession. Convened by the connected education community, with the full support of the U.S. Department of Education, building on the success of previous years with hundreds of new events and activities from dozens of organizations and communities. We’ll be working together, in October and beyond, with all stakeholders, leaving no device unturned, no country or learning environment unexplored. Get involved at connectededucators.org.

About Connected Educator Month

Millions of educators and others around the world have participated in hundreds of professional development opportunities as part of Connected Educator Month (CEM) the past two years. Originally developed by the U.S. Department of Education and its partners as part of the Connected Educators initiative, CEM offers highly distributed, diverse, and engaging activities to educators at all levels. Based on its success in 2012 and 2013, the initiative is poised to reach even more educators in 2014, through expanded partnerships and enhanced programming.
Highlights of CEM 2013 included:

• More than 300 major education organizations, companies, or communities officially participating, including, for the first time, entire states and districts
• More than 600 national events and activities conducted officially (on the CEM calendar), many more conducted independently
• More than 1 million web pages and other online locations referencing, promoting, or discussing the event (a 300% increase over CEM 2012)
• More than 14 million educators and others reached around the world via Twitter alone (more than triple the reach of 2012)
• Recognition as one of the top educational technology news stories of both 2012 and 2013 

For more information about the first two years of CEM, see our reports on the 2012 and 2013 events, and/or this post and video by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (who hosted his first Twitter chat as part of the 2013 celebration). Connected Educator Month in 2012 and 2013 was convened by the American Institutes for Research and its partners in the Connected Educators project (2010-2014), on behalf of the Office of Educational Technology of the United States Department of Education.

CEM 2014

As successful as CEM 2013 was, there are still educators who are not connected, and many more who are not yet taking full advantage of the opportunities connected education affords. More broadly, the field of connected education itself is still in need of further stimulation and development. Based on participant feedback, we hope to:

• Make the event more fully global, to better incorporate learnings from around the world, supporting multiple countries in the development of full event slates as part of the celebration
• Make the celebration more fully mobile and blended, in reflection of trends in educational practice and educator use
• Provide a greater emphasis on collaboration in our planning, tools, and activities, as the logical next step beyond connection, and address participants’ desire for a more action-oriented approach (2x+ as many events were collaborative in 2013)
• Launch a series of ongoing connected education initiatives during the month (our own and others) to keep momentum building throughout the year, as well as develop more year-round resources (like 2013’s district toolkit)
• Include more events/activities that pull in other education stakeholders—parents, students, whole school communities, policymakers—to magnify the event’s creative impact We also expect to enhance CEM’s editorial programming and infrastructure to keep the event fully accessible as it continues to grow, as well as engage in more extensive capacity-building to empower the broader community to take more ownership of the celebration.

HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: The Learning Revolution

HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: The Learning Revolution: October 5 is the day we commemorate World Teachers’ Day. On this day, we celebrate awareness and appreciation of teachers’ contribution...

The Learning Revolution

October 5 is the day we commemorate World Teachers’ Day. On this day, we celebrate awareness and appreciation of teachers’ contributions to education and society. Inspire and be inspired by their lifelong passion to educate the world. Thank a teacher today.

Martina McBride - I can't stop loving you

I love this song, lots of memories. Martina Mcbride, and those kids really did a good job.The performance is wonderful.
I can't stop listening to the song....

Bruce Springsteen - Pay Me My Money Down

Pay me....

Stand By Me | Playing For Change | Song Around the World

Why don't you stand by me????

Bruce Springsteen-O Mary don't You Weep With subtitles

O MARY DON'T YOU WEEP Album version Well if I could I surely would Stand on the rock where Moses stood Pharaoh's army got drownded O Mary don't you weep O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn Pharaoh's army got drownded O Mary don't you weep Well Mary wore three links and chains On every link was Jesus' name Pharaoh's army got drownded O Mary don't you weep O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn Pharaoh's army got drownded O Mary don't weep Go! Go! Well one of these nights bout 12 o'clock This old world is gonna rock Pharaoh's army got drownded O Mary don't you weep Well Moses stood on the Red Sea shore Smote' the water with a two by four Pharaoh's army got drownded O Mary don't you weep Alright! (O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn) (O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn) (Pharaoh's army got drownded) (O Mary don't you weep) Well old Mr. Satan he got mad Missed that soul that he thought he had Pharaoh's army got drownded O Mary don't you weep Brothers and sisters don't you cry There'll be good times by and by Pharaoh's army got drownded O Mary don't weep Well oh Mary don't you weep, don't mourn O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn Pharaoh's army got drownded O Mary don't you weep Solo, try it out! (O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn) (O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn) (Pharaoh's army got drownded) (O Mary don't weep) Hey! Drums! God gave Noah the rainbow sign "No more water but fire next time" Pharaoh's army got drownded O Mary don't you weep O Mary don't you weep, don't (you) mourn O Mary don't you weep, don't (you) mourn Pharaoh's army got drownded O Mary don't weep O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn Pharaoh's army got drownded O Mary don't weep Everybody! (O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn) (O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn) (Pharaoh's army got drownded) (O Mary don't weep) O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn Pharaoh's army got drownded Oooooooh, Mary don't yoooooou (O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn) (O Mary don't you weep, don't mourn) (Pharaoh's army got drownded) (O Mary don't weep) Bruce Springsteen recorded this traditional song with The Seeger Sessions Band during the "Seeger Sessions". The song is included on his 2006 cover album, We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions. The Seeger Sessions consist of three recording sessions (a 2-days session on 01 and 02 Nov 1997, a 1-day session in Dec 2005, and a 1-day session in Jan 2006), during which all the album's songs were cut live in the living room of Bruce's New Jersey farmhouse. The songs were not rehearsed and all arrangements were conducted as Bruce and the band played. It is not clear during which one of the three sessions O MARY DON'T YOU WEEP was recorded.