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edcamp Birmingham is coming!

edcampbham logo. Courtesy of official websiteThere may be some that believe teachers disappear on weekends and holidays, but many of us know that not to be true (or is that assuming too much?).

It’ll be safe to say that students of metro Birmingham, AL schools will know where to find some of their teachers in mid-April. A couple of educators are working on providing an opportunity for teachers to have access to “free, democratic, participant-driven professional development.” EdCampBham will take place on April 30 at Samford University.

It is currently the only unconference of its type planned for educators in the Southeastern United States. It would certainly not be the first unconference in the city; there’s already an annual BarCamp event.

Registration for edcampbham is already open. There’s also a Twitter account for those of you interested in following the progress that way.

Image: edcampbham logo. Courtesy of official website.

A Smart Directory for teachers

Smart Directory logoThe Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham has recently launched a new directory for educational programs in the greater Birmingham area. The Smart Directory includes listings of in-school presentations, off-site programs and field trips and links to other useful resources for our community’s teachers – and those just interested in seeing all that we have available to us in the area.

Image: courtesy of the organization’s website