2018 Keynote
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Will Richardson is the author of the highly ranked and read blogger and author of the book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms.
He is an outspoken advocate for change in schools and classrooms in the context of the diverse new learning opportunities that the Web and other technologies now offer.
A former public school educator of 22 years, Will is a co-founder of Modern Learner Media and co-publisher of ModernLearners.com which is a site dedicated to helping educational leaders and policy makers develop new contexts for new conversations around education. Over the past eight years, he has spoken to hundreds of thousands of educators in over a dozen countries about the merits of online learning networks for personal and professional growth.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/willrich45
He is an outspoken advocate for change in schools and classrooms in the context of the diverse new learning opportunities that the Web and other technologies now offer.
A former public school educator of 22 years, Will is a co-founder of Modern Learner Media and co-publisher of ModernLearners.com which is a site dedicated to helping educational leaders and policy makers develop new contexts for new conversations around education. Over the past eight years, he has spoken to hundreds of thousands of educators in over a dozen countries about the merits of online learning networks for personal and professional growth.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/willrich45
2018 Featured Speakers
blendED Learning Featured Speaker
Marcia Kish has been providing professional development courses on classroom technology integration, use of mobile devices, and blended learning to teachers, superintendents, and support staff members across the United States for the last six years. Before moving into the professional development training world, Marcia spent eleven years working as a classroom and a technology teacher in Worthington, Ohio. During that time, she presented mini hands-on workshops at the Ohio eTech conference. Presented at the Ohio Education Technology Conference, ITSE conference, Campus Technology Conference, and the National Community School Conference on how to implement blended learning into the classroom setting. With a masters degree in Instructional Technology and countless hours of continuing education course on blended learning environments, Marcia is highly qualified to teach and support all levels of educational learners.
Marcia Kish has been providing professional development courses on classroom technology integration, use of mobile devices, and blended learning to teachers, superintendents, and support staff members across the United States for the last six years. Before moving into the professional development training world, Marcia spent eleven years working as a classroom and a technology teacher in Worthington, Ohio. During that time, she presented mini hands-on workshops at the Ohio eTech conference. Presented at the Ohio Education Technology Conference, ITSE conference, Campus Technology Conference, and the National Community School Conference on how to implement blended learning into the classroom setting. With a masters degree in Instructional Technology and countless hours of continuing education course on blended learning environments, Marcia is highly qualified to teach and support all levels of educational learners.
Online Learning Featured Speaker
Darren Cannell developed the Saskatoon Catholic Cyber School, the largest and most successful cyber school in Saskatchewan, for 15 years from its inception. This work gave him a perspective on the challenges and successes of such a venture. The possibilities and scope of a well-developed program has the ability, and should, alter education. The fear, cost, and frustration of this alteration make the change a challenge but the rewards can be inspiring.
Since retiring he has been exploring the use of online learning in a business model to fill the educational gaps which are appearing in the modern education system as the government support and available money is becoming tight. The desire to do individualized instruction in a standardized testing model of education does not allow the children to follow their passion and hence leaves a lot of students struggling in today's schools. He is an innovative educator with over 30 years experience
Darren Cannell developed the Saskatoon Catholic Cyber School, the largest and most successful cyber school in Saskatchewan, for 15 years from its inception. This work gave him a perspective on the challenges and successes of such a venture. The possibilities and scope of a well-developed program has the ability, and should, alter education. The fear, cost, and frustration of this alteration make the change a challenge but the rewards can be inspiring.
Since retiring he has been exploring the use of online learning in a business model to fill the educational gaps which are appearing in the modern education system as the government support and available money is becoming tight. The desire to do individualized instruction in a standardized testing model of education does not allow the children to follow their passion and hence leaves a lot of students struggling in today's schools. He is an innovative educator with over 30 years experience
