Sunday, September 14, 2014

EdCamp=Awesome

This weekend I went to my first EdCamp.  The place - Roslyn Heights, New York.  Lovely venue, great networking, wonderful vibe.

If you haven't been to an EdCamp, please find one and go.

Edcamp is place where educators go to share their ideas, thoughts and expertise with other educators in a semi-structured format.  Anyone can present or lead a discussion on a topic of choice and sign up for a time slot to share.  Presenters may or may not have prepared beforehand, it's completely up to them.  Sessions are a place of sharing and learning from each other.  No need to sign up for a session either, you go to the ones you want in part or whole.  What a concept! Going to a professional learning event to learn what you want to learn, ideal.

My take-aways included learning how to make an app and how to transform professional learning for teachers.  To me, that's huge for being there for only a few hours. Definitely time well spent.  Looking forward the next one!

http://edcamp.wikispaces.com

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