Edcamps are a “bottom up” way of organizing and sharing ideas.
In class we did a mini Edcamp, my group discussed our favourite teachers. It was nice to have an open dialogue and we found a lot of commonality among the teachers who inspired us:
- Allowing autonomy and freedom
I fear this because if the structure is not in place it could be abused or non-productive.
2. Acting ridiculous/humorous
This can and will be done.
3. Appreciating students for who they are
Appreciating students is one of the biggest challenges for me. I love people and I can generally find something I like in anyone, but sometimes people will really rub me the wrong way. I have been working on this as a firefighter for the last six years, but I still struggle when I find myself confronted with people I don’t see eye-to-eye with. I will have to deal with it when it comes up and hope I have learnt from my previous experience.