Tenents of the EdCamp Model
The
following tenets define the Edcamp model.
EdCamps are:
Source:
The Edcamp Foundation. The Edcamp Model: Powering Up Professional Learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, 2014. Print.
EdCamps are:
- Free: EdCamps should be free to all attendees. This helps ensure
that all different types of teachers and educational stakeholders can attend.
- Noncommercial and with a vendor-free presence: EdCamps should be about learning, not selling.
Educators should feel free to express their ideas without being swayed or influenced
by sales pitches for educational books or technology.
- Hosted by any
organization or any one person: Anyone should be able to host
an EdCamp. School districts, educational stakeholders, and teams of teachers
can host EdCamps.
- Composed of sessions that are determined on the day of the
event: EdCamps
should not have prescheduled presentations. During the morning of the event,
the schedule is created in conjunction with every current attendee. Sessions
must be spontaneous, interactive, and responsive to participants' needs.
- Events where anyone who attends can be a presenter: Anyone who attends an
EdCamp is eligible to share or facilitate a session. All teachers and
educational stakeholders are professionals worthy of sharing their expertise in
a collaborative setting.
- Reliant on the “law of two feet” that encourages participants to find a session that meets their needs: As anyone can host a session, it is critical that participants are encouraged to actively self-select the best content and sessions. EdCampers should leave sessions that do not meet their needs.
Source:
The Edcamp Foundation. The Edcamp Model: Powering Up Professional Learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, 2014. Print.