Summary: For Educators this week, the news really was EduCon, EduCon, and EduCon. What is EduCon, you ask? Well if you are a new teacher, or a veteran teacher looking for a different kind of education conference, Mr. Jon Orech came by this week to explain the many benefits of one of education’s most progressive conferences, which took place in Philadelphia last weekend. It’s all about ideas. What we gain from hearing about the EduCon conference, is Jon’s enthusiasm for the ideas that were shared there. While many folks go to conferences looking for tools, tools, tools, Jon emphasizes that EduCon is all about ideas. That’s a radically different focus from many, more mainstream education conferences. Does EduCon have a PR problem? One of the topics we cover with Jon is the fact that EduCon is not really talked about much in the MSM outlets. Jon offers his insights as to why that may be, plus names drops some of the best educators to follow on Twitter. We explore Liz B. Davis’ post about the let down educators feel about why things aren’t changing fast enough. This discussion also helps us frame whether EduCon can be used as a catalyst for change, as asked by Jon Becker. I think the answer is surprising, but truthful. Enjoy the thoughts, and thanks for all the great #educon reflections that were shared on Twitter.
