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ESC Region XI
Virtual Technology Conference
construct your own conference from your desktop
Coming To You 09' ... November 10-13, 2009
A conference to learn, collaborate and network with K-12 colleagues held entirely on the Internet! Construct your own schedule from a variety of exciting presentations to attend throughout the conference or watch recorded versions. Presentations that fit your interests and time!
Participants:
- Officially Register for the conference. Cost is $45
- Enter the VTC Conference Community, "Coming To You 09" area for the conference activities.
- You MUST login before you can participate in the conference.
- Access is denied unless you are officially registered, a presenter, and/or a vendor for the conference.
- Explore the "Exhibit Hall" to see the showcased vendors.
Information will be emailed to you pertaining to conference activities shortly before and during the conference.
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showcased throughout the week
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 Ewan McIntosh, based in the Edinburgh, Scotland area, helps people understand how emerging technologies such as social media, mobile ubiquitous computers and gaming can help them learn better, work better and live better. Ewan advises Governments, public service corporations. educational institutes, and private companies on how new technologies can be used to help improve organizational learning and knowledge management.
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 Steve Dembo, a former kindergarten teacher and Director of Technology, is currently the Online Community Manager for the Discovery Educator Network. Under his direction, the DEN website has been awarded the 2006 Award of Excellence from Technology and Learning Magazine, the 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award for Instructional Websites from the AEP, and a 2008 BESSIE Award for Best Professional Development Website.
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 Judi Moreillon is an assistant professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman’s University in Denton. In her twenty-year career in school librarianship, she has served at every level, most recently as a 7th-12th grade school librarian in a combined junior high/high library facility.
In addition, she has been a classroom teacher, literacy coach, district-level librarian mentor, and classroom teacher and school librarian educator. Judi earned her Master’s in library science and a Ph.D. in education at the University of Arizona.In 2008-2009, Judi served as the chair of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) School Library Media Specialist’s Role in Reading Task Force. The Task Force drafted a position statement that was adopted by the AASL Board in February 2009. The toolkit created by the Task Force was launched in October 2009.
Judi is the author of Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension: Maximizing Your Impact (ALA Editions 2007) and is in the process of writing a second professional book on co-teaching reading comprehension strategies in secondary school libraries. In her research, Judi studies peer collaboration and the instructional partnership role of school librarians. View Judi’s video introduction at: http://twu.edu/library-studies/moreillon.asp
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 Jason Cole, Ph.D, Remote Learner Chief Learning Officer has had extensive experience in instructional systems design and implementation of large scale educational technology projects. Dr. Cole was tapped by Open University UK in 2005 to assist OU with its transition from a homegrown LMS to Moodle. Over the ensuing 2 years he successfully architected a system that currently supports over 225,000 student users with multiple enrollments; this installation is the largest online school known to exist worldwide. Jason is the author of Using Moodle (c2006 & 2007) published by O'Reilly Community Press, and has been the organizer of several successful Moodle Conferences in the US and UK.
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 Susan Patrick is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). iNACOL is the international K-12 nonprofit association representing the interests of practitioners, providers and students involved in online learning worldwide. She is the former Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education. As Director, she published the U.S. National Education Technology Plan for Congress and managed research and technical assistance programs on educational technology. In addition, she co-chaired the federal government’s Advanced Technologies Working Group for Education and Training; and served as a member of the Secretary’s Rural Education Task Force.
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 Susan Brooks-Young has been involved in the field of instructional technology since 1979. She was one of the original technology users in the district where she taught and has continued to explore ways in which technology can be used to facilitate student learning. Susan has worked as a computer mentor, technology trainer, and technology curriculum specialist. As a site administrator technology continued to be a high priority for her, and in 1993 she was key in founding Computer Using Educators' Administrators Special Interest Group which still serves as a network and resource for school administrators across the country and in Canada.
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 Adora Svitak is an eleven-year-old internationally published author and the youngest teacher in the world. She's became an in-demand speaker at schools and education conventions around the world. Making the most of her insider's perspective (who has a better grasp of today's kids than today's kids?) she's become a force for change, demonstrating how to reinvent curriculums by changing the delivery system--integrating technology and creative learning strategies while enhancing classical content.
Adora began her speaking career talking to students' through her live performances and her popular video-conferencing series, she has reached more than 300 classrooms and school auditoriums. As she wowed students and shared her innovative ideas about education on some of the world's leading media outlets (including BBC, CNN, CCTV, VOA, NBC, TLC, FOX, UK Channel 4, UK Telegraph and France 24) school administrators and technology advocates began requesting Adora's expertise. Today, in addition to her regular workshops in some of the nation's most prominent school systems, Adora conducts professional development seminars for teachers and speaks at education conferences.
Because Adora is both a teacher and a student, she has a uniquely comprehensive grasp of today's educational landscape- her vision for the future is innovative yet realistic. She advocates for technology and inquiry-based learning while simultaneously emphasizing the importance of delivering classical knowledge in a captivating context.
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 Tammy Worcester has nearly twenty-five years of educational experience. She began her career in the classroom, teaching various grades from kindergarten to middle school. While teaching, Tammy also served as the technology coordinator for her K-8 school.
For the past twelve years, Tammy has worked for ESSDACK, an educational service center, as an Instructional Technology Specialist, providing staff development and training in the area of technology integration.
Her website, “Tammy’s Technology Tips for Teachers” (www.tammyworcester.com) is a popular online resource for teachers around the world. Tammy has developed several software applications for teachers and is the author of several best-selling technology resource books that are published and marketed nationally.
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