Through the wonderful resource of social media, I was able to find out about a local educators event in my town that a friend was organizing. It sounded interesting and was close enough to home for it to be something I would consider attending on a Saturday morning. The event was EdCamp Garden State held at Collingswood High School on Saturday, April 30th, 2016.
Since the event, I was able to connect with many like-minded educators and organizations through the resource of twitter. I came across an upcoming conference called ECET2, which stands for Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teaching and Teachers. http://www.ecet2njpa.org/
I was immediately drawn to a statement on their website:
"When educators share openly, vulnerably, in a trusting environment, where the focus is on supporting the profession as a whole, students and their families prosper."
The EdCamp Garden State was an event where educators were able to share openly and freely in a trusting environment. People came to the table with ideas and mere suggestions. Conversations emerged and pushed educators to expand their minds and preconceived notions that they are an island or the only one seeing problems inside the classroom.
If a school can create a culture where doors are open, walls of isolation crumble. We notice more differences across content area classrooms and can help each other navigate the complex, and sometimes emotional, conditions of meeting students needs. I was excited to be a part of this event and hope that it will grow each year.
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