Previously, I wrote about my first experience running a session at Edcamp Leadership. I wasn’t just a participant, however; I was also on the organizational team. This post will focus more on my reflections from the standpoint of an event organizer. Organization We were doubtlessly helped by the fact that…
Category: Edcamp
Edcamp Leadership: Flipping the Faculty Meeting
Edcamp Leadership marked my entrance into the world of Edcamps this month, both as an attendee and an organizer. I have known most of the key players in the Edcamp Foundation for many years through traveling in the same educational circles in social media, so knowing the kinds of educators…
Introducing Edcamp Leadership
Most of you who read blogs by educators are at least passingly familiar with Edcamp, the participant-driven “unconference” for educators based on the BarCamp model. Edcamps typically do not have keynote speakers or even pre-determined workshop schedules; rather, attendees come together first thing in the morning to offer sessions based…
NJEA Convention 2010: Five Thoughts
In no particular order, here are some of my ‘takeaways’ from NJEA Convention 2010: While I enjoy presenting, doing 5+ hours per day precludes me from attending interesting sessions and speakers (I was most disappointed about missing Sir Ken Robinson while he was in the same time zone as me). …
NJEA Convention 2010: My Itinerary
If you’re an educator working in New Jersey, I highly recommend popping down to Atlantic City this Thursday & Friday, Nov 4-5, to catch some or all of the 2010 New Jersey Education Association [NJEA] Annual Convention. As if keynotes and workshops from such educational luminaries as Sir Kenneth Robinson…