EdCamps is Free Professional Development For Teachers By Teachers

1. Description: EdCamps
are “Unconferences”
“EdCamps – the offered by teachers for
new way to do teachers. Teachers are
the presenters and the
Professional campers. Do you want
Development” to change the way
professional
development is done?
Do you want more for
your campus or district?
We have tips and
resources to help.
LACUE 2012
Valerie Burton, West Jefferson High School
Co-Presenter(s): Tinashe Blanchet, Carl Gaines, Brian
Mull, Paula Naugle, Tiffany Whitehead

2. The Phenomenon
Grew from the BarCamp
philosophy, like-minded people
getting together to share and
grow.

3. EdCamp is a collaboration
among educators who
passionately believe in the
EdCamps power of educational
technology to transform
teaching and learning.
We are devoted to
advancing best practices in
K-12 education
and professional
development

4. Born from Bar Camp Set-up

5. I have attended two and I have
enjoyed them both

7. To be
professionally
developed, who is
Concept the best judge of
what is needed?
Administrators or
Teachers

8. 4 Tips to
Getting
Started

9. Attend an EdCamp
Before hosting your own,
try to attend an
EdCamp.

10. Visit the EdCamp Wikispace
Check out the
official EdCamp
wiki page for ideas
and inspiration.

11. Choose Your Team
Organizing an EdCamp
is hard to do alone.
Enlist the help of
your PLN

12. Get Organized
Once you’ve
selected your team
get organized

17. • Select a venue
To get
• Select a date
started
• Select your team
• Select your focus

18. • Send information about
your EdCamp via email!
Contact contacts as well.
your • Attach important
documents, videos, or
PLN pictures that you might
have.
• Encourage them to
forward it to their PLN to
broaden exposure.

19. Website, Blog or Wiki !?!
Your site should include as much
information about your event as
possible.
Platform is 1. Purpose of your EdCamp
your 2. The location and time/schedule
3. Sponsors page – if you have
choice sponsors who have donated
money or products, you need
space dedicated to promote their
business.
4. A Contact page – add a form so
that anyone can communicate with
you if needed. Be sure to include a
contact email address whether or
not you use a form.

20. Get the word out
• Create a Twitter account for
your EdCamp and decide on
a #Hashtag
Tweet, • (Example: #EdCamp*insert
Tweet your event’s name*).
• A lot of information for
y’all upcoming EdCamps is
tweeted out by your
Personal Learning Network
(PLN) on Twitter, so this will
help others keep up with
your latest EdCamp news.

21. • Create a Facebook Event,
Fan page, or do both!
“Like” • As one of the most
popular social
it? networking sites,
Facebook is a great place
to publicize your
EdCamp.

22. • Any ideas, goals,
completed tasks, to-do
Bloggers lists, you name it –start
blogging about it.
… write! • Use your blog to advertise
your event.
• Your blog would serve as a
terrific reference for future
EdCamp organizers.

23. Create
Flyers: Grab people’s
Flyers or attention with a fun, catchy
flyer! Admittedly, printing
Posters costs can get pretty
expensive so make sure to
pair it up with an electronic
PDF. If you do decide to pass
out hard copies, try to see if
your local printing company
will give a discount.

26. Be sure to have a tight team with duties
dispersed to make sure that all bases are
covered
• Publicity – who is going to send out emails,
posts, tweets, etc.?
Team • Facility Set up – who is going to be sure
that everything ready at least an hour before
event begins?
• Greeters/MCs - who is making
announcements and checking campers in?
• Food set up/servers – who is setting
up/out snacks, coolers, etc.?
• Clean up – who is helping to break down
rooms after sessions?

27. • Make board for sign up and set it up
• Check Wi-Fi
• Have signs up for Wi-Fi passwords
and instructions
• Mark rooms with signs that will hold
sessions
• Walk through and check out the
technology hook ups, projectors, etc.
Check in:
• Check list with names or Eventbrite
Ipad/iphone App

28. • Have a wiki that has a page to
be updated by participants
Build • Have schedule from board on
Connections wiki
Collect • Photo album (ex: Flickr, Picasa)
resources • Back Channels set up by room
or by session
• Have a Google Doc, wikipage
or registration site with
everyone’s name/
school/email/twitter, etc

29. • Check rooms for VGA hook ups
• Check Wi-Fi capabilities
• Be careful streaming, you do not
want it to slow down the Wi-Fi
Day of What supplies are needed?
Camp • Paper, pens and possibly post-its
or cards for the EdCamp board
• Tape or Velcro to stick index cards
if you are using a paper board
• Power strips, projectors and
cables (do not assume the facility
has them)

30. • Breakfast items &
coffee
• Lunch - either have list
of nearby places to eat or
Food have sponsors cater.
• Drinks w/coolers - have
drinks cold and available
not only for lunch but
throughout the day
• Snacks for campers to
munch on

31. • Clean up
• Regroup
• Get feedback
• Thank EVERYONE
Think about NEXT TIME

33. EdCamp Louisiana Organizers:
Tinashe Blanchet @MrsBlanchetNet ~ Mathematics Teacher, John Ehret High School
Valerie Burton @MsBisOnline ~ M.Ed., English Teacher, Jefferson Parish School System
Carl Gaines @Carl_Gaines ~ Computer Science Teacher, Chalmette High School/AP Social
Studies Instructor, Louisiana Virtual School
Brian Mull @BrianMullNL ~ Director of Innovation, November Learning
Paula Naugle @PLNaugle ~ 4th Grade Teacher, Jefferson Parish Public School System
Tiffany Whitehead @Librarian_Tiff ~ Teacher-Librarian, Central Community School District

35. Online Schedule on the Wiki

36. Name tags and buttons
Help make things look
“Professional”

40. Student Presenters

42. Door Prizes

43. Snacks

47. v

52. •Flickr/EdCampLA
•Facebook/EdCampLA
•Twitter/EdCampLA
•YouTube/EdCampLA
•Gmail/EdCampLA 2011
•Posterous posts/EdCampLA
•PBworks wiki/EdCampLA

54. Twitter Background

58. What do
you want
form the
experience?

59. July 10, July 17, July 24, and July 31
Location:
Wamogo Regional High School
98 Wamogo Road
Litchfield, CT
https://sites.google.com/a/rsd6.org/edcamprsd6/

60. EdCamp Social Studies will take place at theScience Leadership
Academy in Philadelphia, PA on
March 24, 2012
Hangouts
Website ~ EdCampSS http://www.edcampss.org/p/about.html
Facebook ~ EdCamp Social Studies
Twitter ~ @EdCampSS & #edcampss
Contact ~ edcampsocialstudies@gmail.com

61. The School for Global Education & Innovation
is proud to present a FREE event for NY and NJ educators.
This “UNCONFERENCE” will be held at the STEM Building at Kean
University on August 9, 2012 from 8am - 4pm
https://sites.google.com/site/edcampcommoncore/

62. What are the goals of edcamp COEdTech 2012?
• Networking: Connect educators in the Central Oregon area
• Instructional Practices: Learn new curriculum ideas, best
practices, and/or tech integration ideas from other educators
• Personalized: You customize your own PD by suggesting,
facilitating and attending sessions about topics that interest
you!
http://edcamp.coedtech.org/

63. Burlington High School offered weekly edcamps
every Tuesday starting on July 10.
https://sites.google.com/a/bpsk12.org/edcamp-tuesdays/home
Each week they offered participants a space to
share new ideas, ask questions, and connect
with each other.

64. http://edcampai.wikispaces.com/

65. • http://files.simplek12.
com/downloads/How
ToEdCamp.pdf
• http://www.edutopia.
org/blog/planning-an-
edcamp-details-mary-
beth-hertz
• http://edcamp.org/

66. We believe in the power of
Professional Development
For Teachers By Teachers