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Bruce is President of the Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation. As a teacher, Principal, educational software developer, college lecturer, Bruce's focus over the past three decades, has been on driving reform initiatives that significantly improve the opportunities for learning through the use of technology. In 1987 he co-founded an educational technology company, Computelec, which oversaw the establishment and growth of 1 to 1 programs in more than 80 schools across Australia, before moving to consulting and pro-bono work, most recently with the Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation. Since 1995 he has worked extensively in North America, and was in part responsible for developing the 1 to 1 program there, through the Anytime Anywhere Learning initiative. He consults to schools, School Districts, Education Departments, Ministries of Education and corporations in the US, Australia, Canada, Germany, UK and New Zealand, and has been invited to speak in Korea, Thailand, Italy, South Africa, Singapore, Taiwan, Philippines, Japan as well as Australia and several North American states. |
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Duncan Kemp, is the Central Europe-Middle East-Africa Education Senior Business Development Manager at Apple. Duncan, a member of the European Management Team, reporting to the Apple CEMEA Senior Director, leads the business development of Apple in Central Europe, Middle East and Africa for the Education market. This covers some 97 differing countries from Malta to Russia and Latvia to the Tip of Africa. Before joining Apple, Duncan was International Business Manager for myinternet ltd., an Australian company, leading the development of schools web-based Learning Management Solutions. He also worked for Netmedia UK, a web portal and content provider for schools as Regional Sales Manager, Microsoft UK as Marketing Programs Manager for the UK Education Group and Thomson NETg as an International Training and Learning Consultant for eLearning. Duncan has fond memories of his year living and working in South Africa. On this visit to our shores he will introduce you to Apple's 6 Design Principles for 21st Century Learning. |
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Naomi is an inspired and award-winning educational technology consultant working out of Minnesota, USA.
Naomi has national and international experience in leading hands-on workshops and keynote addresses relating to cutting edge innovative educational technologies.
Naomi is also a Professional Learning Community (PLC) facilitator for UW-Lacrosse, adjunct instructor for Viterbo University and Marian University (with their Educational Technology Master's program,) and a Wisconsin Intel online senior trainer. She recently played a leading role in the Future Technologies Conference in Madison, Wisconsin.
Naomi is very passionate about sharing her expertise and knowledge about instructional technology and best practices with everyone she meets, and loves to learn and collaborate with others from around the world! You will experience her enthusiasm and immense knowledge during this conference.
Naomi's Conference topics will be:
- Web 2.0 Literacy Tools to Transform Teaching and Learning
- Be Seen ~ Be Heard: Educational Podcasting for the School Environment
- Transforming Teaching and Learning with Interactive Whiteboards
- Starting the Conversation: Social Networking to Enhance Communication
- Global Collaboration Projects: Open the Door to New Friends from Faraway Places
Shelley Shott is the Worldwide Intel® Teach Programme Manager. She is an accomplished curriculum development executive, with a distinguished career creating and implementing innovative and exemplary programmes for learners and teachers around the world.
As a former middle school science teacher, field leader, and developer of grade R-8 curriculum in Arizona, she has won numerous awards for the integration of technology in the classroom. A published author of several articles on science education methodology and pedagogy, Shelley has worked at Northern Arizona University, training pre-service teachers and currently she is working with California State University, Fullerton, as an online facilitator.
An international Senior Trainer for Intel® Teach program for three-years, she went on to become a lead curriculum developer of the Intel® Teach Thinking with Technology curriculum, and of Intel® Learn Program and she designed and conducted professional development worldwide for trainers and teachers in learner-centered learning and ICT integration. Shelley currently works with Ministries of Education, school leaders, and teachers worldwide.
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Karen Peterson, M.Ed., is the Executive Director of the Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology and has been active in education for over twenty years as a classroom teacher, university instructor, pre-service and in-service teacher educator, program administrator, and researcher.
Currently, she is the Principal Investigator for the National Girls Collaborative Project, SciGirls – A New National TV Series, and Bio-ITEST: New Frontiers in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, all of which are funded by the National Science Foundation. These projects all address gender, racial and socioeconomic underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.
Karen serves on local, regional and national boards and organizations which develop and administer programs designed to increase underrepresented students’ interests in science, maths, technology and engineering. Karen as published in The Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering and has co-authored evaluation reports and promising practices reports in informal information technology education for girls for the National Center for Women & Information Technology and the Girl Scouts of the USA.
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Workshop and Keynote Summaries
Innovation vs. Invention: Explore innovative learning, 21st Century learners, and what makes learning activities innovative. Explore the concept of using ICT to add value to the teaching and learning process and how to spread innovation from one classroom to many. 2 hour workshop run by Shelee Kiing George.
Brain-friendly Connections and Protocols: As foundational ICT skills penetrate our society, 21st Century learners are expected to find authentic, integrated ways to solve problems, complete projects, and creatively extend their abilities. Learn how the power of the first minute can connect learners and prepare the brain for learning. Explore protocols for guiding conversation and developing the skill to communicate effectively. Walk away with ready to go activities to use with adults or learners. 2 hour workshop run by Shelee King George.
Unleash the Power of Collaboration with Peer Coaching: When teachers work collaboratively on engaging learning experiences, classroom practices change and students develop critical 21st Century skills. Learn how you can develop the coaching skills needed to inspire conversations about lesson improvement and ICT integration. 2 hour workshop run by Shelee King George.
World Café: As humans, we are social beings who learn from one another. We learn by constructing meaning together in conversations. We make connections and spark a new idea eager to share it with others. This is the way we build a community of meaning. Come experience this easy method for creating a living network of collaborative dialogue around questions that matter. www.theworldcafe.com 2 hour workshop run by Shelee King George.
Web 2.0 Literacy Tools to Transform Teaching and Learning: Web 2.0 is a term describing changing trends in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to enhance creativity, information sharing and collaboration among users. This hands-on workshop will not only teach you how to use new web technologies that are beginning to transform education, it will also put you well on the way to implementing them in your practice. The tools we'll be looking at include image/video editing and production, collaboration, writing and research, converters and widgets, presentations and virtual environments. These tools will allow teachers and learners to express their creativity in any curricular area, and you will learn how each of these tools are being used in classrooms around the world. 2 hour workshop run by Naomi Harm.
Be Seen ~ Be Heard: Educational Podcasting for the Classroom Environment: This hands-on workshop will demonstrate you how easy it is to create your own educational podcast for teaching and learning - with free and low cost web-based content media tools. You will explore many examples of educational-related Podcasts, and learn how to ´subscribe´ and listen to Podcasts through free software. You will also gain a general understanding of the instructional technology involved. You will learn how to record and edit your audio narration, how to add music and digital photos, and when you’re done, how to send and publish your podcast for the world to hear and see. 2 hour workshop run by Naomi Harm.
Transforming Teaching and Learning with Interactive Whiteboards: An Interactive Whiteboard is a 21st Century tool that allows a teacher to immediately transform his/her classroom practice, while infusing ICT literacy skills of the 21st Century learner. This new classroom tool can help the teacher create curriculum that is visual, interactive, learner-centered, and includes formative assessment so that the teacher understands in real-time what the learner is learning. Educational leaders will learn how Interactive White Boards can:
- Increase learner engagement
- Provide real-time assessment for teachers
- Increase ease of incorporating Internet resources into daily classroom teaching
- Reach different learning styles and strengths through access to visual and audio resources to supplement texts.
- Create digital content that can be used with Web 2.0 collaborative tools
- Provides opportunity for meaningful Professional Development around building digital lessons.
2 hour workshop run by Naomi Harm.
Starting the Conversation: Social Networking to Enhance Communication and Collaboration: Collaborative social networks allow educators to create online communities that support their personal and professional learning. Whether your personal learning network is overflowing or just starting to grow, this workshop will help you to refine your network to best suit your learning needs. We'll lead you to interesting people who advocate for the effective use of technology to improve teaching and learning. We will discuss tips and tricks to leverage the potential of these networks and provide resources to help attendees set up their own networks. Participants will gain hands-on experience using social communication and collaboration media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Ning, back channel chats, and social bookmarking tools to build professional learning and social networks. 2 hour workshop run by Naomi Harm.
Global Collaboration Projects: Open the Door to New Friends from Faraway Places: Explore the limitless possibilities of cross-cultural interactions via global collaboration projects! Participants will be engaged in an interactive presentation where online projects will be showcased utilizing ePals, Global School House Network, and Ask an Expert. We will also take a closer look at existing R-12 classroom projects and discover how easy it is to design and publish your own interactive project to make meaningful real-world connections with your learners and another classroom from around the world. These global collaboration projects will promote a multi-cultural awareness, which fosters mutual respect, tolerance, and communication inside and outside of the classroom. 2 hour workshop run by Naomi Harm.
A Vision of a 21st Century Education System: Explore the Partnership for 21st Century Skills unified, collective vision for 21st Century learning that can be used to strengthen education. Come find what this means for the classroom teacher, and ultimately, for the learners. Participate in an activity that will model how to “teach” discrete 21st Century skills and walk away with ideas of what skills you want to focus on in your next project. 1 hour presentation delivered by Shelley Shott.
Project-based Approaches: This session will offer participants a look at “Project-Based Approaches”, the first course in the Intel Teach Elements series. Using specific classroom scenarios, you will see how teachers explore characteristics and benefits of Project- Based Learning (PBL). This is a hands-on workshop that will walk participants through portions of this highly engaging, interactive course and you will receive a free copy of the CD for you to use and explore further on your own and to share with other teachers in your school. 2 hour workshop run by Shelley Shott.
Using the Intel® Assessing Projects Tool: When assessment drives teaching and learning, learners learn more and become more confident, self-directed learners. Assessing Projects helps teachers create assessments that address 21st Century skills and provides strategies to make assessment an integral part of their teaching and help students understand content more deeply, think at higher levels, and become self-directed learners. During this hands-on workshop, participants will develop familiarity with the Assessing Projects tool and resources and work with and identify assessments appropriate for use with their R-12 learners. 2 hour workshop run by Shelley Shott.
Planning for Learner Success: The ultimate educational goal is for learners to become independent lifelong learners, so that they can continue to learn on their own. Scaffolding, made easy with ICT, is a teaching strategy that helps learners complete the kind of work the teacher wants and expects as well and they “learn how to learn”. Come and see a myriad of examples of scaffolding and participate in some hands-on activities that have been scaffolded for your success. 2 hour workshop run by Shelley Shott.
Integrating Numeracy Skills in the Curriculum Using ICT: 2 hour workshop run by Shelley Shott.
Reframing Digital Equity - Addressing Gender: This session will present what researchers have been learning about gender and education, with a focus on addressing the barriers to increasing the participation of girls in technology. 2 hour interactive presentation / workshop by Karen Peterson.
Collaboration Strategies to Support Gender and ICT: Are you interested in providing more effective program services? Have you faced barriers in identifying collaboration opportunities? This workshop is designed to encourage collaboration between groups that are interested in increasing the number of girls and women in ICT. A number of strategic activities which encourage collaboration will be presented. 1 hour presentation by Karen Peterson.Engaging All Learners in Maths, Science and Technology: This session will present what research tells us about engaging all learner in maths, science, and technology education and will provide a wide assortment of free or low cost resources available for use in your classroom. 2 hour hands-on workshop by Karen Peterson.