How to EdCamp

Six Principles of Events in EdCamp Format

All EdCamp events must comply with the following six principles.

Free of Charge

EdCamp events are offered at no cost to attendees. This is a strict condition that guarantees equal opportunities for participation.
Independence

EdCamps do not have “supervisors” from the state or business sectors. Everyone can express their thoughts freely, take part in discussions and defend their opinion.
Free Initiative

Everyone can host EdСamp in their area: any local educational department, school, public organization, or informal group of teachers.
The Program Is Created by Participants on the First Day

On the first morning, all participants jointly plan the schedule and session topics. Due to such spontaneity, the event plan meets the participants’ needs to the fullest.
Everyone Can Become a Speaker

If you attend an EdСamp, you have the right to speak there. Everyone can share their experience in а unifying atmosphere.
The “Law of Two Feet”

Attendees decide by themselves which sessions they want to attend and for how long they stay there. This helps to “separate out” irrelevant presentations or those presented in an unappealing form.

This is a practical guide on how to organize and hold events in EdCamp format

Can also be used as a workbook for preparation

Growing along with EdCamp

Together with Shkilnyi Svit publishing house, we wrote and published a book titled “Growing along with EdCamp: Organizing Educational (un)Conferences for Your Community.” This is a practical guide on how to organize and hold events like EdCamp meetings in a community of any scale, which can also be used as a workbook when preparing to attend a regional mini-EdCamp, for making notes and drawing diagrams.

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Online Сourse

We have developed an online course for teachers on how to organize and implement EdCamp events in communities of any scale. The course titled “How to EdCamp in Your Community” is available free of charge on VUM, an online learning platform. This course is a prerequisite for all those who want to organize their own event in EdCamp format. 2,000 educators have taken the course since its launch.