I’d like to introduce the next EdCamp SimpleK12 is sponsoring: EdCampKC!  Dedicated to connecting with colleagues from the Midwest area and beyond, this is another exciting opportunity and great example of educators who are truly dedicated to working together and improving professional development for teachers by teachers.

Educators throughout the United States are traveling to EdCampKC, including states such as: Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Florida, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Texas!  Attendees are encouraged to arrive with an idea for a session they would like to lead or have discussed.  Throughout the day, educators have the opportunity to attend up to four sessions.  In a true UNconference fashion, if a session doesn’t meet your needs, you are able to leave and move on to a different discussion.

Teachers who attend edcamps are searching for alternatives to expand their learning, ways to connect, learn and share 24/7/365.  SimpleK12 is able to meet these teachers’ needs by donating FREE passes to the EdTech UNconference.

Check out the details for EdCampKC below:

What: EdCampKC: An UNconference for those in the Midwest area and beyond
When: Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Where: University of Central Missouri’s Summit Center, 850 NW Chipman Road,
Lee’s Summit, MO 64063
Price: Free!
Register: http://edcampkc.eventbrite.com/?ref=ecount

For those who are interested in staying the night for EdCampKC, a block of rooms have been reserved at Hampton Inn Lee’s Summit for $85/night.  Be sure to reserve your room before October 15, 2010 so you can take advantage of the special EdCampKC rate.

You can contribute to conversations about this edcamp on Twitter by using #edcampkc in your tweets or by following several of the organizers:

• Kyle Pace @KylePace
• Josh Allen @j_allen
• Steve Moore @stevejmoore
• Gina Hartman @ghartman
• Shannon Miller @shannonmmiller

There are countless others who are helping make EdCampKC possible, contributing to organization, publicity, sponsorship, and helping spread the word.  The SimpleK12 team would like to give a big shout out to EVERYONE who has been a part of this movement.

If you are unable to attend EdcampKC but interested in finding another UNconference like it, visit the EdCamp website to see if there is one near you!  If there isn’t, now is a great time to organize your own.  If you have already been involved in an EdCamp, use the comments section to offer advice to other aspiring EdCampers!