From the beginning, Educon 2.2 presented by Science Leadership, asserted that it is not a “technology conference”, but a conversation for educators to come together from across the world to talk about strategies, best practices, changes, ideas and concerns relating to education for today and for tomorrow. This post will focus on my experience and how this experience satisfied the Guiding Principals of Educon, that:
– Our schools must be inquiry-driven, thoughtful and empowering for all members
– Our schools must be about co-creating – together with students – like the 21st Century Citizen,
– Technology must serve pedagogy, not the other way around
– Technology must enable students to research, create, communicate and collaborate
– Learning can – and must- be networked (from: Educon, The Axioms)
The idea of Educon, in itself was built on the above ingredients and like chemistry, these Axioms rely on one another for the whole to function.
First – ‘inquiry driven, thoughtful and empowering’. I attended a conversation with Ben Hazzard and Rodd Lucier that was just that: A Field Guide for Change Agents. The main idea for this conversation was, that educators need to build trust with colleagues in order to bring about effective change in our schools. The presentors asked questions like – How can we ensure professional discourse effectively considers voices of students, parents and teachers? What is at stake if change agents fail to engage others? Continue reading Educon2.2 – not just a technology conference….