This post first appeared on our conference coordinator's (Brett Clark) website, Education Dreamer.
There are few things more beneficial to me in the work I do than being a connected educator. Being connected gives me a place to learn, share ideas, collaborate, give and receive inspiration. So when I had to the opportunity to put on a conference, I wanted to help create a conference that highlighted the power of being a connected educator. I also wanted to have a strong focus on technology integration.
With the blessing of my school district and the help of the Indiana DOE's Summer of eLearning, we announced The Greater Clark Connected Conference earlier this month! (Side Note: Just to clarify, the conference is named after my school district, not after me. Ha ha!)
Here are some of things we've announced so far.
Keynotes: The EduBros Nick "The Nerdy Teacher" Provenzano and Timothy Gwynn!
These guys were my number 1 choice from day one. I wanted to have speakers who were connected educators, great at leveraging technology for learning, and would inspire our attendees. Nick and Tim do all of that and more! Just listen to their podcast: Hooked on BamRadio and you'll know why we wanted them to keynote our inaugural conference. Also, check out The Nerdy Teacher and Edtech State of Mind.
We are all so thrilled that The EduBros will be kicking off our morning and be with us throughout the day!
Spotlight Speaker: Tom Whitby
If you ask any connected educator for their top 10 people to follow on Twitter, I almost guarantee that they'll all have Tom Whitby in their list. Most will probably have him in their top 5. He's the epitome of a connected educator, a life-long learner, and a friend to all educators. I encourage you to join Tom on The Educator's PLN, read My Island View, and listen to #edchat Radio. Plus, check out SmartBlogs on Education, for whom Tom is a contributing editor and I'm fortunate to write for every now and then.
I am so pumped that Tom has agreed to come and our attendees will benefit greatly from him being there!
Now for some quick details:
When: July 25, 2013 from 8 am to 4 pm
Where: Jeffersonville High School, Jeffersonville, IN
Cost: $25 for Non-Greater Clark County School employees. Includes all sessions, workshops, breakfast and lunch! Registration opens up the first week of April!!
Sessions: Conference will be broken into 2 hour learning windows. During a 2 hour learning window attendees can go to one 2-hour workshop or two 45-minute concurrent session with a 30-minute collaboration break in between.
Propose a session: We are now accepting proposals for sessions! We will notify you if your proposal has been accepted the middle of April. The conference fee will be waved for our presenters.
We are also looking for more partners and sponsors! Learn more HERE.
I hope you will fit us into your schedule! It's going to be a great day of learning. Please follow our official twitter account, like us on Facebook, and check out our conference website! If you tweet about the conference, use our official hashtag #GCCC13!
MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO COME! #STAYTUNED
There are few things more beneficial to me in the work I do than being a connected educator. Being connected gives me a place to learn, share ideas, collaborate, give and receive inspiration. So when I had to the opportunity to put on a conference, I wanted to help create a conference that highlighted the power of being a connected educator. I also wanted to have a strong focus on technology integration.
With the blessing of my school district and the help of the Indiana DOE's Summer of eLearning, we announced The Greater Clark Connected Conference earlier this month! (Side Note: Just to clarify, the conference is named after my school district, not after me. Ha ha!)
Here are some of things we've announced so far.
Keynotes: The EduBros Nick "The Nerdy Teacher" Provenzano and Timothy Gwynn!
These guys were my number 1 choice from day one. I wanted to have speakers who were connected educators, great at leveraging technology for learning, and would inspire our attendees. Nick and Tim do all of that and more! Just listen to their podcast: Hooked on BamRadio and you'll know why we wanted them to keynote our inaugural conference. Also, check out The Nerdy Teacher and Edtech State of Mind.
We are all so thrilled that The EduBros will be kicking off our morning and be with us throughout the day!
Spotlight Speaker: Tom Whitby
If you ask any connected educator for their top 10 people to follow on Twitter, I almost guarantee that they'll all have Tom Whitby in their list. Most will probably have him in their top 5. He's the epitome of a connected educator, a life-long learner, and a friend to all educators. I encourage you to join Tom on The Educator's PLN, read My Island View, and listen to #edchat Radio. Plus, check out SmartBlogs on Education, for whom Tom is a contributing editor and I'm fortunate to write for every now and then.
I am so pumped that Tom has agreed to come and our attendees will benefit greatly from him being there!
Now for some quick details:
When: July 25, 2013 from 8 am to 4 pm
Where: Jeffersonville High School, Jeffersonville, IN
Cost: $25 for Non-Greater Clark County School employees. Includes all sessions, workshops, breakfast and lunch! Registration opens up the first week of April!!
Sessions: Conference will be broken into 2 hour learning windows. During a 2 hour learning window attendees can go to one 2-hour workshop or two 45-minute concurrent session with a 30-minute collaboration break in between.
Propose a session: We are now accepting proposals for sessions! We will notify you if your proposal has been accepted the middle of April. The conference fee will be waved for our presenters.
We are also looking for more partners and sponsors! Learn more HERE.
I hope you will fit us into your schedule! It's going to be a great day of learning. Please follow our official twitter account, like us on Facebook, and check out our conference website! If you tweet about the conference, use our official hashtag #GCCC13!
MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO COME! #STAYTUNED