Check out this #edcampinspired post from KineticEd – awesome takeaways from Edcamp Cobb on 3.14.15
Edcamp, School Culture and Multipliers
It started two weeks ago at #edcampsfbay. Adam Welcome (@awelcome) threw out a session on school culture. Adam’s a pretty charismatic guy. His energy and enthusiasm for his school and students is infectious. And as the conversation continued, questions of legacy came up. Is the true test of the culture what we leave behind? What lasts beyond our tenure as leader? Or is culture about the here and now? Or both?
Then it came up in one of my a Voxer Book Groups. It was nice to hear from secondary and elementary leaders from around the country. Different perspectives and experiences are good fodder for reflection.
Flash forward to Liz Wiseman (@lizwiseman) at our county office talking Multiplier Effect for an afternoon speaker session. The 6 Diminishers she outlined just made me shrink into my seat. Guilty as charged. But am I?
The 6 Diminishers
I’m a Fixer, which…
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The Pop Up Museum (#EdCampCobb 3.14.15)
Meme Museum
In my last post, I shared my experience at edCamp Cobb, which, admittedly, was some time ago. Part 1 explained how to use Symbaloo, a bookmarking tool, to create a Choose Your Own Adventure story. For part 2, I’m going to attack the Pop-up Museum presented by Deborah Aughey.
What is a Pop-up Museum, you ask? What is an example?
How can I facilitate it in my class? Why should I?
First, a Pop-up Museum is more of an event than a place. It demands participation. It causes conversations. It’s flexible and differentiated. It’s a collection of things that represent ideas. And isn’t that just what art is? A physical representation of an idea?
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#edcampinspired
There are many things I’ve learned at edcamp events that have truly impacted my practice as an educator. I always see people sharing the impact of learning from an edcamp event long after the event takes place. Of course, I always think to myself how wonderful it is that professional learning is actually impacting practice. 😉 I retweet from time to time to spread the awesomeness that is edcamp. BUT…
One day I was thinking what a shame it is that we don’t have one unique hashtag to collectively view all of the learning that “stuck” from each edcamper’s experience. Then I thought, rather than only using an edcamp-specific hashtag or twitter handle to target the edcamp from which you learned something that you are now implementing, what if we all added a unifying hashtag to gather and show the tremendous impact of all edcamp learning after edcamp events? So, I am proposing that we adopt an additional hashtag, #edcampinspired, when we share any actual change in practice that resulted from learning at an edcamp event.
Example:
Patty learned about Touchcast at Edcamp Cobb in March. It is now the middle of April, and she is flipping her class in a whole new way. Patty might tweet something like, “Thanks so much to @bigguyinabowtie for showing me Touchcast at #edcampcobb! I am using it to flip my classroom & my Ss love it!”
While it’s awesome that @bigguyinabowtie, Patty’s followers, and those checking out the #edcampcobb hashtag will see Patty’s tweet. BUT- How much more powerful would this be if we can collectively view the influence of all edcamps across the nation? Around the globe?
Edcampers are great at sharing their learning when attending an edcamp, but let’s challenge ourselves to share the influence on practice beyond the event… Use the hashtag #edcampinspired to share the impact of your edcamp learning with the world!
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