If you are a book lover and feel strongly about sharing books with kids, NerdCamp is for you!
Here is the official link to find out what it's all about. This will be my third Nerdcamp experience; I had to miss Nerdcamp last year, but I vowed NOT to let that happen this year. You know it's a special place and group when you walk up and clutch the arm of your {nerdy book-loving, artist, not-even-a-teacher) friend and literally squeal, "Ohhh, we've found our PEOPLE!" Even better is getting your picture taken with Babymouse and Arnie AND meeting your edu-heroes in the literary world AND walking out with books, posters, bookmarks, and memories to share with your students about your very own summer "camp" experience! Nerdcamp had its humble beginnings back in 2013, and it has consistently grown by leaps and bounds! This year there are more than 50 authors and illustrators who will share in the fun! This S'More will give you an idea of just how broad the scope of the sessions for Day One. Day Two is set up in the non-traditional style of an ED-Camp where the group itself builds the session board based on the interests and questions of those present. As you can surely see, there is excitement in the air as approximately1500 literacy-lovin' and book-passionate folks come together in Michigan! Please follow along on social media - much of the learning will be shared and available for those not able to attend. But wait - there's MORE! After the adults have their two days of learning and sharing, many authors, illustrators, organizers, and volunteers stay for Nerdcamp Jr.! This will be my first year to participate so I am truly pumped to see how this works. I'll work with one group to lead them through their visits with their assigned guests. Summer learning time also allows me to experiment with new technology to engage my students, and one I am exploring with great interest is Flipgrid. I see this as a viable assessment tool (non-traditional, yay!) for my students as they explain their thinking or reasoning or share what they're experiencing. I'd love to have students use it to share book talks, make connections between books or authors, and to help us connect with others outside of our little rural community. I've completed most of what I need to begin my Flipgrid certification journey, but I need your help to practice more with it. Flipgrid is a tool that uses video to capture or share learning about a particular topic.I created a Nerdcamp Grid and posted a topic asking for nerdcamp lovers to please share what they are excited about or some important piece of learning during the actual sessions. Here is the link - I am hoping to have a few video responses which will allow YOU to share why you are passionate about Nerdcamp and will allow me to learn more about moderating responses - so it's a total win-win! It will take only about a minute, so please help out! Have a great time at Nerdcamp - or following along via social media if you are @notatnerdcampMI. if you write a blog post about your experiences, feel free to leave a link in the comments below!
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