Edcamp

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Description

Edcamp is a participant-driven professional-learning programme and event model, supported by the Edcamp Foundation, in which educators choose topics, lead peer sessions, and collaboratively share resources.

Components

• Edcamp participant-driven professional learning model: Edcamp is an "un-conference" model of professional development created by teachers for teachers, in which educators collaboratively build session boards from participant-submitted topics and choose breakout rooms led by peers, with a notetaker documenting key points in a public note repository such as Padlet. The report describes it as "participatory professional development events where educators lead their learning and professional networking through collaboration and shared experiences, rather than traditional sit-and-get professional development presentations." It cites Gates Foundation research that teachers who choose their professional learning are more than twice as satisfied. (Edcamp Design for Learning Series: A New Bridge Between Research and Professional Learning)

Claims

• Educators reported large increases in comfort leveraging their knowledge of the topics to share with peer educators [+W]
• Participants reported increased familiarity with each Designing for Learning topic after attending the Edcamp sessions [+W]
• Serving as panelists or moderators increased educators' reported expertise, peer-support confidence, and leadership confidence [+W]
• The series reached nearly 1,200 registrations across four events, drawing experienced educators from 22 countries [+W]
• Participants reported re-prioritizing relationship building with students and finding community and support for self-care [+W]

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Key Sources

• Noakes, S., Modica, A., & Palazzolo, K. (2022, February). Edcamp design for learning series: A new bridge between research and professional learning. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/149

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