Edcamp

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. 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. Sponsors don't have their own special sessions or tables, all of the space and time are reserved for the things the people there want to talk about. In addition, Edcamps are free to attend.

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.

1. Set up a Session Board on a wall.
2. Welcome everyone and explain the law of the two feet.
3. Invite participants to write a session topic on a post-it note and place it on the board.
4. Transfer the Session Board topics to a Google Doc.
5. Invite participants to the shared document and ask them to sign up, present and attend a session.
6. Carry out the schedule.
7. Switch between sessions. Allow about fifteen minutes to change classrooms.
8. Share a document with all the collected information.