1. Presenter: Valerie Burton, West Jefferson High School
Co-Presenter: Tinashe Blanchet, Carl Gaines, Brian
Mull, Paula Naugle, Tiffany Whitehead
Description: EdCamps are “Unconferences” offered
by teachers for teachers. Teachers are the presenters
and the campers. Do you want to change the way
professional development is done? Do you want more
for your campus or district? We have tips and resources
EdCamps - the new way to do to help.
Professional Development Presentation: http://slidesha.re/XYZLXF
4 tips to follow before scheduling an EdCamp
1. Attend one
2. Explore EdCamp.Wikispaces
3. Create your team
4. Get Organized
Possible EdCamp topics:
using iPads in class twitter
creating your personal brand blogs
using wikis in the class using digital storytelling tools
connecting with parents to improve school climate creating an online class using Edmodo
developing your PLN using Google+ how blogging can drive a class
Here are some resources to help you plan your own EdCamp
• http://files.simplek12.com/downloads/HowToEdCamp.pdf
• http://www.edutopia.org/blog/planning-an-edcamp-details-mary-beth-hertz
• http://edcamp.org/
EdCamp Louisiana Organizers (now EdCampNOLA):
TinasheBlanchet @MrsBlanchetNet ~ Mathematics Teacher, John Ehret High School
Valerie Burton @MsBisOnline ~ M.Ed., English Teacher, Jefferson Parish School System
Carl Gaines @Carl_Gaines ~ Computer Science Teacher, Chalmette High School
Brian Mull @BrianMullNL ~ Director of Innovation, November Learning
Paula Naugle @PLNaugle ~ 4th Grade Teacher, Jefferson Parish Public School System
Tiffany Whitehead @Librarian_Tiff ~ Teacher-Librarian, Central Community School District
EdCamp Louisiana is now EdCamp NOLA and we are scheduled for 7/13/13
We are tentatively scheduling our next EdCamp for July 13, 2013. Express your interest here
http://bit.ly/EdCampNOLA so you will be added to our mailing list.
Our EdCamp Resources:
• Flickr/EdCampLA Facebook/EdCampLA
• Twitter/EdCampLA YouTube/EdCampLA
• Gmail/EdCampLA2011 Posterousposts/EdCampLA
• PBworkswiki/EdCampLA