I had the opportunity to be a Featured Presenter at FETC, the Future of Education Technology Conference in FLA. I prepared a series of five presentations and two panels. The “learner” was a thread that carried throughout all of the presentations and conversations. I had a great time sharing Salisbury’s story and connecting with other like-minded educators focused on learning and the learner!
#StuVoice: Our Greatest Untapped Resource
How often are we including our learners in the technology visioning process? How often do we engage with learners to hear their voice about education, the classroom environment, how they best learn, how they use technology, and their dreams for a purposeful future? How often to we engage them in solving the real world problems of designing learning?
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Shift Your Paradigm of Learning: From Technology-Centered to Learner-Centered
You’ve heard it before: “This is a learning initiative, not a technology initiative.” Let’s unpack this statement with an exploration of learner-centered education, and learn about the implementation of a technology initiative through the learning lens, experiencing the power of learner-centered technologies to reimagine education.
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Leading a Digital Learning Transformation: How do I begin, and where do I go?
Recognized nationally by Apple, Project Red and the National School Boards Association, Salisbury Township School District’s (PA) digital learning transformation can be summed up in this simple message: Lead it. Support it. Evaluate it. Successful transformation occurs when everyone in the organization has the opportunity to be a learner.
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Generation Z: It’s Complicated
Discover how Generation Z is disrupting the way learning happens. Beyond their greater dependence on technology, gen Z-ers tend to embrace social learning environments where they can be hands-on, directly involved in the learning process, and collaborative.
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Future Focused: Playing the Long Game in US Education
Today’s kindergarten students will be graduating in 2030! These students will live in a world that is challenging to predict. Rapid changes in technology, demographics, workplace skills and accountability systems are pushing school and district leadership across the United States to reflect on how they truly prepare learners for their roles as lifelong learners, workers and citizens of an increasingly complex world. What will the world be like? How will exponential changes in technology influence changes in teaching and learning?
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Panels:
- Generation-Savvy Leadership: Tapping into Teachers’ and Learners’ Skills and Interests
- Transforming Your Learning Environment: Best Practices for Success
At the end of the conference, I recorded a podcast episode on the EduTechGuys show where I recapped some of the presentations and the “learner” theme.
In what ways is your practice learner-centered?
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