Friday, January 31, 2014

Techspo 2014


Techspo 2014 was a fantastic event.  I was fortunate enough to meet up with many of the dynamic educators in my PLN such as Scott Rocco (@ScottRRocco) Jay Eitner (@iSuperEit), Brad Currie (@bcurrie5), Tim Charleston (@MrCSays), Glenn Robbins (@Glennr1809), and many more.  Keynote speaker Alan November, posed questions to challenge educators’ views on Edtech.  He asked questions such as, “How many of your classroom assignments are Googleable?” 

I was honored to present two sessions on flipped instruction during the conference entitled, “All Things Flip!” and “Create Your Own Khan Academy”. An amazing educator, Janine DaSilva (@jdasilva_mrs), was my co-presenter and offered a first-hand perspective of how the flipped classroom has changed learning in her classroom. To view “All Things Flip!” click here. To view “Create Your Own Khan Academy” click here. 
 
Jay Eitner, presented on EdCamps, a powerful professional development movement that is truly “game-changing”.  To learn more about the EdCamp movement click here.  

For those looking to promote their school/district, the founders of #SatChat, Scott Rocco and Brad Currie, offered their audience proven methods in “20 Ways to Promote Your School Through Social Media”.  To view their presentation click here


It was a great conference (despite the Wi-Fi issues) in which I learned much not only from the sessions, but from the informal conversations I was able to have throughout the days.  And yes, Señor Diaz even made an appearance in a couple of sessions.  Looking forward to next year!