Getting Something out of a Conference
Posted: April 24, 2012 Filed under: Professional Development | Tags: #edcampbos, AISNE 1 Comment »Today, I attended a conference aimed primarily at CFOs with some sessions for tech people in schools. It was like many conferences in that the best things I got from the experience were the connections I made and the side conversations. I nabbed one of the opening panel speakers and got some info about the BYOD program his school is implementing. I also ended up sitting next to a tech coordinator of another elementary and middle school, so I talked to him about MEMSET, a group for elementary and middle school educational technologists and teachers using technology in the Boston area.
I found the same to be true of this year’s MassCUE conference. The conversations and chance meetings were what I valued most.
For this reason, I am totally pumped for EdcampBoston this weekend. This will be my first edcamp, but from the reviews and the setup, there is such a higher probability that I will get a lot out of it.
Wonderful. Networking is everything. Or at least 90%.