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EdcampNJ Two Weeks Later


EdcampNJ on December 1 kicked off one of the the busiest periods of the school year so far for me, so I haven’t had much time to sit and collect my thoughts on it until now.  Much of what I’ve said before about Edcamps still applies; it was great to flatten the hierarchy of teachers – [...]

Posted 14 December 2012 † damian § Professional Development § Reflection ‡ Comments (0) °

EdcampNJ Is Almost Here!


Just a quickie post to further publicize an upcoming Edcamp event with which I am involved – EdcampNJ! If you’re not familiar with Edcamp/ “unconference” events, here’s how I described the event this past summer: Most of you who read blogs by educators are at least passingly familiar with Edcamp, the participant-driven “unconference”  for educators based [...]

Posted 26 November 2012 † damian § Professional Development § Reflection ‡ Comments (2) °

Edcamp Leadership: Nuts & Bolts


Previously, I wrote about my first experience running a session at Edcamp Leadership.  I wasn’t just a participant, however; I was also on the organizational team.  This post will focus more on my reflections from the standpoint of an event organizer. Organization We were doubtlessly helped by the fact that about half the organizational team [...]

Posted 02 August 2012 † damian § Ed Leadership § Professional Development § Reflection ‡ Comments (0) °