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
I put out the call yesterday for podcasts featuring conversations with educators. The response was overwhelming. The Number 1 Podcast by far was Cult of Pedagogy by Jennifer Gonzalez! Below you'll find a slideshow with all the podcasts that got multiple recommendations. There were a bunch that I had never listened to before and am excited to catch up with. Click on the image or name to get more info about the podcast. Yesterday I also created 2 different posts on podcasts. Why Podcasts for PD? Where to Start with Podcasts for PD (featuring some of my favorite PD Podcasts) Here is a complete list of all of the podcasts that were recommended in alphabetical order. Currently in the process of linking out each one, some podcasts have more of a web presence than others. Some may just take you to iTunes or iOS podcast app. #OnEdMentors " Passionate educators connect weekly with teacher candidates, new and seasoned teachers to address questions, explore