I’m pleased to be a Featured Speaker once again this year at the Future of Education Technology Conference in Miami, FL. Here are the session descriptions and links to the slide decks.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
8:30-9:30 AM Room 216-218
Future of Ed Tech Administrator Orientation (Panel)
Administrators, learn how to dive into topics that interest you most at FETC 2020! Learn how to navigate a collection of sessions and events specifically designed for administrators. This session’s focus will be on networking with peers and strategizing to make the most of numerous administrative-oriented sessions, VIP events, meals, and conference events. Learn how to identify sessions focused on various leadership topics for superintendents, principals, building-based leaders, district administrators, and state leaders.
Thursday, January 16, 2020
8:00-10:00 AM Lincoln Road B
Knowing Today’s Learners: Who is Generation Z? (Workshop)
Do we really know our learners? What are the entry points for building strong relationships with Generation Z learners? How do we help parents better understand Generation Z? Using current research on Generation Z, we will challenge our assumptions and brainstorm strategies we can use to best meet the needs of today’s digital generation. Endorsed by Future Ready.
Thursday, January 16, 2020
1:00-1:40 Lincoln Road B
What Superintendents Need from Their Technology Leaders: Collaborating for Success (Panel)
For both superintendents and chief technology officers, ed tech initiatives can inspire a lot of excitement but also bring a lot of trepidation. Three superintendents share their perspectives on how and why they collaborate, support, and leverage the expertise of their chief technology officers and other district technology leaders to achieve and sustain effective transformative learning environments. Time for questions from the audience will be included. Endorsed by Future Ready
Thursday, January 16, 2020
3:00-3:40 Lincoln Road B
Learning and Leadership in the Shift Age (Session)
Looking for compelling reasons to support the “Why?” of your learning and technology transformation? How will learning change in the next three, five, ten years as a result of technology? Leave with a host of compelling, future-focused reasons to fuel the urgency for and shape the future of the transformation of learning and technology in your school or district. Endorsed by Future Ready
Friday, January 17, 2020
8:00-10:00 AM Room 230
Reframing Ed Tech: Shift Your Paradigm from School-Centered to Learner-Centered (Workshop)
As more schools and districts move toward a vision of personalized, learner-centered education, educators are forced to reconcile two sets of beliefs and assumptions — two paradigms: the dominant, school-centered paradigm; and the new, progressive, learner-centered paradigm. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore what it means to be learner-centered and how it can reframe the use of education technology in your school or district. Learner-centered leadership will also be explored as a part of this workshop.
Friday, January 17, 2020
11:00-11:40 AM Lincoln Road B
Understanding Learner Agency (Session)
What is learner agency? And how can its presence change how we procure, utilize, and evaluate educational technology? Learn how to use learner agency as a litmus test for powerful digital learning, and move from a learning environment of “mostly us” to “mostly them.” Take away practical examples of powerful learning environments where technology is a natural part of ecosystems that embrace learner agency at the core. Endorsed by Future Ready