Edcamp solved the problem where people go to a conference, sit and listen, and don’t get to share their knowledge with one another. Anyone can attend an edcamp, from Principals, to teachers, to parents, to students.  There’s no charge for it and it’s usually hosted at a school site.

Topics are chosen through up-voting.  The popular topics are then assigned to rooms.  People show up, and talk.  Some times exports and guest speakers can show up and contribute, or sometimes it’s just a conversation between the people.

Teachers have used this method in their class, where they allow children to up-vote a subject area and break into groups and then discuss it.

The goal of edcamp is to have a way for the full spectrum of education (from school admin to students) to contribute to a voice, with a similar topic in mind.

Edcamp includes a variety of topics to choose from, from maker space, to technology in the class, to Indigenous studies.

It has becomes a way to personalize what you want to learn, what you want to share, and what you want to teach.

“The best learning is collaborating and talking to each other”

Click on the link to check out EdcampUVic.