Teachers at HTMS designed and participated in their very first, mini-EdCamp. An Edcamp is a form of unconference designed specifically for teachers and their needs.
Unlike traditional conferences which have schedules set months in advance by the people running the conference, Edcamp has an agenda that’s created by the participants at the start of the event. Instead of one person standing in front of the room talking for an hour, people are encouraged to have discussions and hands-on sessions.
Built on principles of connected and participatory learning, Edcamp strives to bring teachers together to talk about the things that matter most to them: their interests, passions, and questions. Teachers who attend Edcamp can choose to lead sessions on those things that matter, with an expectation that the people in the room will work together to build understanding by sharing their own knowledge and questions.
Edcamps are:
- free
- made up of sessions that are determined on the day of the event
- events where anyone who attends can be a presenter
- reliant on the “law of two feet” that encourages participants to find a session that meets their needs.
At the conclusion of the EdCamp, Mrs. Berry called all the presenters into the library to participate in a drawing for prizes. Congratulations to HTMS for stepping out and trying a new way to bring teachers together to learn from each other.
No comments:
Post a Comment