Looking Back at 10 years of EdCamps Oh how the time flies, EdCamp Madison is turning 10 this year! It will be held Saturday, February 3rd at Sun Prairie West High School. Which can be found at 2850 Ironwood Drive in Sun Prairie Wisconsin from 8:30 am - 3:00 pm. Get more information and register here: https://sites.google.com/sunprairieschools.org/edcampmadwi/home I will always remember sitting in my first EdCamp opening session at the very first EdCamp Madison and having no clue what I was in for. So, I’d like to take this space to go over some of the basic rules of EdCamp. No One Will Pitch It for You EdCamps are unconferences. By this I mean that they have a blank slate of sessions for the day. There may be a few predetermined sessions, but ultimately the session topics are determined by attendees during the pitch & plan session that opens the day. If an idea gets pitched there will be a session on it. If a topic doesn’t get pitched, there won’t be a session on it. So, it i
Earlier this week, I was fortunate enough to attend the ISTE 18 conference in Chicago. Now, I could spend days writing reflections on every session I attended because they were amazing. But I'm beginning the capstone project for my Master's on Monday. So, I don't have time for that type of post. But, what I have done is put together some of my biggest takeaways as GIFs with links to the associated session materials where available. Session Materials from Awesome Google Apps, Features, Tips & Tricks , & Online Tools You Never Knew About by Bret Gensburg Presentation from Dynamic Learning With G Suite by Kasey Bell Materials from Learner Profile, Backpack and Plan: Helping Discover the Purpose for Learning by Barbara Bray Materials from Ditch That Panel: Different, Innovative, Tech-Laden, Creative, Hands-on Teaching by Matt Miller and Ditch Panel Avengers Materials from EduProtocols: Break Free from Pre-Packaged Lessons