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“Someday when I have more time, I will start my own business.” Does this phrase feel familiar? We often find ourselves putting our goals and dreams on hold because we experience resistance or challenges such as time restraints or a lack of money. Kristen Swanson, a breast cancer survivor, learned that we don't have to wait for “someday” through a life changing event. Her experience helped her realize that we don't have to wait for “someday”. We can go after our goals now. Kristen helps thought leaders execute their “Someday when…” procrastination projects with ease. As a breast cancer survivor and trained coach at the Coaches Institute, Kristen has learned the importance of getting out of one's own way and how to stop waiting until “someday” to make a unique impact. Realizing that you only live once, she has gained perspective tools and strategies to overcome the illusions fear instills in us.
What if when we were struggling with a co-worker or team member we looked at the situation as a character-building experience instead of an issue? Each of those tough situations or relationships in our lives is really helping us build muscle to deal with the next issue. Kristen Swanson, President of Juut Salon joins us … Continue reading Character Building Experiences →
We chat with Kristen Swanson about the work she is doing at Slack as the Chief of Staff for Customer Experience, and how her years of developing curriculum, helping to start Edcamp, and teaching led her to use a backwards approach in all kinds of areas.
URL: https://youtu.be/kuwLtz8UOLM Its here, the next episode of UPLIFT Conversations this time chatting with Kristin Swanson as we discuss how we merge grace and self compassion into our efforts for productivity during these uncertain times. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did! This is rich with tips, tricks, and tools to help support us all. You might want to grab a journal so you can take note of practices that feel good to you. If you resonate with what Kristin is saying show her some love - follow her on her social channels, check out her website, connect with her and let her know she was heard and seen here! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristin_swanson_/ Private FB Page for Support during this uncertain time: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2917549984954842/ Website: https://kristinswansonconsulting.com/ (Can download free Make it Happen Planner) Business FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/kristinswansoncoaching/
EdCamp co-founder and Director of Learning at Slack, Kristen Swanson talks about leadership as part of the https://learn.teachingchannel.com/blog/2017/02/17/women-leaders-in-education/ (Women Leaders in Education) series. https://learn.teachingchannel.com/laureate-crystal-morey (Tch Laureate Crystal Morey) interviews Kristen, a self-described curriculum nerd. We are all leaders, Kristen says, as she describes her path as an educator and pioneer in collaborative learning.
It took me a while to realize that creating growing relationships is more important than being right. Follow: @kristenswanson @Jonharper70bd @bamradionetwork Kristen Swanson is Edcamp founder, senior educational technology leader at Bright Bytes, and author of Professional Learning in the Digital Age and Teaching the Speaking and Listening Standards.
In the first part of this episode, I have the privilege of speaking with Kristen Swanson, the co-founder of the Edcamp movement. We talk about her previous experience as a teacher and tech director, as well as her current work as an author, consultant, professor, and Director of the Research Institute at BrightBytes (whew!). In between everything else, I learn that Barcamps are like Edcamps but for coders, and that these were an inspiration to get Edcamps going. For a great place to learn more about Edcamps, especially if you want to run your own, head to edcamp.org and click on the book below. For the second part of the show, I speak with Michelle White, who is the Director of the Passport to Innovative Education Program at The Summit in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Summit is graciously hosting EdCamp Fort Wayne this summer on July 23. Click the image below to learn about this program. Click below to register for EdCamp Fort Wayne 2015! It's FREE!
Mark Barnes is the author of the new book Teaching the iStudent, which was just released August 19. Click the image of the book above to check it out. This is part of a series with other influential educators such as Spike Cook, Peter DeWitt, and Kristen Swanson. In this episode Mark talks about his personal journey from classroom technophobe to technophile and his paradigm shift towards a results only learning environment. Be sure to check out his websites at markbarnes19.com and brilliant-insane.com. Stay tuned next week for my talk with Eric Sheninger, author of Digital Leadership. We’ll be talking about the book, his background, what qualities he believes makes a strong principal, and his new position with Scholastic. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions remember you can always reach me @APJasonBodnar on Twitter, or jason@principallyspeaking.com.
Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, August 2, 2014. Our special guests were Kristen Swanson and Hadley Ferguson. We are thrilled to have these amazing co-authors of "Unleashing Student Superpowers: Practical Teaching Strategies for 21st Century Students" joining us to jumpstart our year with their passion and inspiring ideas for making this the best year ever! Dr. Kristen Swanson is a Senior Educational Research Leader at BrightBytes, an EdCamp founding board member, a Google Certified Teacher, renowned speaker, author of several books and all-round passionate ed tech leader and learner. Hadley Ferguson is a middle school teacher at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, an independent school in Philadelphia. She was named a "Teacher of the Future" by NAIS in 2013 and is a member of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Mentor Advisory Board. She is also a founding board member of the edcamp Foundation, dedicated to spreading the edcamp format of professional development for teachers. She has presented at a variety of conferences, including ISTE, National Middle School Association, Educational Computing Conference of Ontario and Educon. Learn more about Kristen here: http://about.me/kristenswanson and on her blog: http://kristennicoleswanson.blogspot.com/ and Hadley here: http://hadleyjf.com/about/
Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, August 2, 2014. Our special guests were Kristen Swanson and Hadley Ferguson. We are thrilled to have these amazing co-authors of "Unleashing Student Superpowers: Practical Teaching Strategies for 21st Century Students" joining us to jumpstart our year with their passion and inspiring ideas for making this the best year ever! Dr. Kristen Swanson is a Senior Educational Research Leader at BrightBytes, an EdCamp founding board member, a Google Certified Teacher, renowned speaker, author of several books and all-round passionate ed tech leader and learner. Hadley Ferguson is a middle school teacher at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, an independent school in Philadelphia. She was named a "Teacher of the Future" by NAIS in 2013 and is a member of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Mentor Advisory Board. She is also a founding board member of the edcamp Foundation, dedicated to spreading the edcamp format of professional development for teachers. She has presented at a variety of conferences, including ISTE, National Middle School Association, Educational Computing Conference of Ontario and Educon. Learn more about Kristen here: http://about.me/kristenswanson and on her blog: http://kristennicoleswanson.blogspot.com/ and Hadley here: http://hadleyjf.com/about/
CONNECTED EDUCATORS WITH TOM WHITBY Tom's guest is Dr. Kristen Swanson, member of the EdCamp Foundation and Sr Ed Reseacrh Leader at BrightBytes and author of Professional Learning in the Digital Age. Presented by FUNDS FOR LEARNING
EdCamps have become a significant movement in the education movement. These educators driven UN-conferences have been held in hundreds of venues across the nation and internationally. In this segment we speak with one of the founders of EdCamp about what's new in the movement. @coolcatteacher @kristenswanson, @bamradionetwork Kristen Swanson, @kristenswanson, is Edcamp Founder, Senior Educational Technology Leader at Bright Bytes, and author of Professional Learning in the Digital Age and Teaching the Speaking and Listening Standards.
In this episode, Jon Samuelson @ipadsammy, Alison Anderson @tedrosececi, Curt Rees @curtrees, Drew Harry @drewwww, and Kristen Swanson @kristenswanson will talk about the world of educational technology. They will also discuss about #edcamponline and Edcamps in general. Be sure to check out all the links on our Learnist boards found at learni.st yes, that is a real web address.
Welcome to episode #8 of EdCamp Radio with your host Kristen Swanson. In this segment we discuss highlights from Edcamp I.S. Follow:@kristenswanson, @hadleyjf @ksivick @bamradionetwork
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 Follow:@kristenswanson, @j_allen@bamradionetwork Follow:@kristenswanson, @PernilleRipp @bamradionetwork 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. Follow:@kristenswanson, @PernilleRipp @bamradionetwork 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.
Welcome to episode #5 of EdCamp Radio with your host Kristen Swanson. In this segment we discuss highlights from Edcamp Iowa. Follow:@kristenswanson, @casas_jimmy @mcleoud @bamradionetwork Jimmy Casas is in his 19th year of administrative leadership. He currently serves as principal at Bettendorf High School in Bettendorf, Iowa. An experienced administrator at both the middle and high school levels and Co-Founder of #IAedchat. Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D., currently is serving as the Director of Innovation for Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency 8 in Iowa. He is the author of What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media.
Welcome to episode #4 of EdCamp Radio with your host Kristen Swanson. In this segment we discuss highlights from Edcamp Baltimore Follow:@kristenswanson,@bamradionetwork Chris Shriver is one of the co-founders of Edcamp Baltimore. Currently she is the lower school technology coordinator at Garrison Forest School. Shannon Montague, an EdCamp Baltimore co-founder, works as a Middle School Technology Integrator at the Bryn Mawr School. Jess Gartner has taught in classrooms around the world, including Thailand, South Africa, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
Welcome to episode #3 of EdCamp Radio with your host Kristen Swanson. In this segment we discuss highlights from Edcamp Los Angeles. Follow:@kristenswanson,@bamradionetwork Lisa Dabbs spent 19 years as an administrator. Her passion is to support and mentor teachers and administrators. Bill Selak is an elementary music teacher and adjunct faculty member at University of La Verne and Azusa Pacific University. He served on the California State Superintendent’s Education Technology Task Force in 2012.
Welcome to episode #2 of EdCamp Radio with your host Kristen Swanson. In this segment we look at how the EdCamp movement is spreading and discuss highlights from EdCamp Leadership BC in Canada. Follow:@kristenswanson,@bamradionetwork Aaron Akune has been involved in public education for 17 years. Aaron is currently a Vice-Principal in the Delta School District. He has helped organize three Edcamp unconferences in BC. Mark Douangchanh is a Vice-Principal in Delta at Port Guichon Elementary School.
Welcome to episode #2 of EdCamp Radio with your host Kristen Swanson. In this segment we look at how the EdCamp movement is spreading and discuss highlights from EdCamp Leadership BC in Canada. Follow:@kristenswanson,@bamradionetwork Aaron Akune has been involved in public education for 17 years. Aaron is currently a Vice-Principal in the Delta School District. He has helped organize three Edcamp unconferences in BC. Mark Douangchanh is a Vice-Principal in Delta at Port Guichon Elementary School.
Welcome to the premier episode of EdCamp Radio with your host Kristen Swanson. In this segment we discuss the big ideas that surfaced at EdCamp New Jersey, one of the most successful Edcamps to date. Follow:@Sirotiak02,@kristenswanson, @teachercast, @bamradionetwork Jeffrey Bradbury, the creator of TeacherCast, is an educational podcaster. He created the website www.TeacherCast.net where he writes blogs, creates Audio Podcasts, reviews apps, and provides Screencasts. Dana Sirotiak is a 7th grade Middle School Social Studies Teacher at Frank R. Conwell Middle School #4 in Jersey City, New Jersey.