MidMN EDU
In 2014 a group of Central Minnesota educators got together for a few meetings to share. We talked about things that were working, our struggles, our wishes and our needs. Out of those meetings, friendships and working relationships formed and we decided we needed to do more than just meet and share. Too many people were getting left out of the discussions. That realization turned the conversation to creating events that would include more people in the conversations and edcampMidMN was born.
edcampMidMN really generated excitement in the MidMN EDU group (those same Central Minnesota Educators) and for a year or two we were kept busy with making sure that the edcampMidMN experience was a great one. By year three of edcampMidMN though we had edcampMidMN planning figured out and it was no longer a challenge to plan. There is still quite a bit of work that goes into making the day a great one but we noticed two things. First, it isn't the same challenge to keep something running when comparing to building something new. We were losing some of that "building new things" excitement. The second thing that was happening was we were leaving the students out of the conversation. The adults were having a great experience but nothing for the students.
Enter the Student Powered Conference in our meeting conversations. The idea of developing a day for students to share and learn with each other was (and still is) very exciting. In February of 2018 we held out first annual Student Powered Conference and it was a rousing success. Now we have the students running the show and it is awesome!
Take a look around the MidMN site. Send us questions. Come and see our learners in action. Everyday is a great day for learning!
edcampMidMN really generated excitement in the MidMN EDU group (those same Central Minnesota Educators) and for a year or two we were kept busy with making sure that the edcampMidMN experience was a great one. By year three of edcampMidMN though we had edcampMidMN planning figured out and it was no longer a challenge to plan. There is still quite a bit of work that goes into making the day a great one but we noticed two things. First, it isn't the same challenge to keep something running when comparing to building something new. We were losing some of that "building new things" excitement. The second thing that was happening was we were leaving the students out of the conversation. The adults were having a great experience but nothing for the students.
Enter the Student Powered Conference in our meeting conversations. The idea of developing a day for students to share and learn with each other was (and still is) very exciting. In February of 2018 we held out first annual Student Powered Conference and it was a rousing success. Now we have the students running the show and it is awesome!
Take a look around the MidMN site. Send us questions. Come and see our learners in action. Everyday is a great day for learning!
Student Powered Conference
The Student Powered Conference has a schedule that is built very much like a traditional conference...the big difference is who is doing all the talking!
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edcampMidMNedcampMidMN, an unconference for educators that blows the doors off personalized learning!
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MidMN EDU
Connecting Central MN Educators
Copyright 2018
Connecting Central MN Educators
Copyright 2018