EdCamp Michiana Recap & Reflection

This past Saturday, I had a chance to go to Edcamp Michiana. Edcamps are some of my favorite forms of professional development because it doesn't at all feel like professional development! The event is set up as an unconference, with the idea that the participants will generate items that they wish to discuss and people will volunteer to facilitate those conversations! Yes, it is conversational! No one is in the front of the room leading a session with a slide deck. It is all participant-focused.

The youngest Edcamper award goes to @danieltmares beautiful little Adrienne. Bonus points for her. #MSU attire! pic.twitter.com/6nwUvbjolB
— Ed Camp Michiana (@edcampmichiana) October 7, 2017

This years' Edcamp Michiana was awesome, at least the part that I stayed for. I had to travel with my daughter, so I was only able to attend the first session. The first session was meaningful technology integration and 1-1 classroom management. The conversation between educators from different perspectives, different schools, and different experience levels was phenomenal! The conversation went longer than the block!

If this sounds like a blast for you, keep an eye out for next years' event. It will happen in the fall on an away Notre Dame football weekend. You can follow Edcamp Michiana on twitter!

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