Doing “school” is changing more rapidly all the time. Technology is certainly one factor in these changes in education, the workplace, and life in general. As a result of innovations that we have all observed, students are more visually orientated and are considered digital natives to a growing degree. Educators see the implications of this and a need to re-define good teaching in response to this more dynamic environment. All agree that we must all expand our teaching/coaching/collaboration skills. Come join the search as we together build the future of schools.

SPEAKERS

Alan November

“The real revolution is not about technology. It’s about access to information and communication. It’s not about the wires, it’s about what flows through them.”

“The Internet can provide any version of the truth to support almost any belief. We need to teach students how to read the “grammar” of the Internet and apply strategies to validate information on websites.”

“Our students must learn global survival skills –competing and cooperating with people around the world.”

Chris Smith

Chris runs a very successful consultancy business known as the Education Project Asia. This was initially designed to offer support across the curriculum to international schools in South East Asia. It has, however, developed in unforeseen ways and now has a world-wide audience and is also being used by many public schools throughout the region. His website, www.shambles.net is a free teaching aid and offers free information for everyone about virtually everything. He set it up with a lot of hard work and sheer determination and now sees thousands of hits a day.

Jamie McKenzie

Jamie McKenzie is the Editor of From Now On -The Educational Technology Journal, a Web-based “ZINE” which has been published since 1991. In this journal, he has argued for increased commitment to professional development along with networks to support sutdent exploration and reasoning.

Jamie is also a contributing editor to eSchoolNews and the Classroom Connect newsletter. His articles have also appeared in Kappan, Educational Leadership and other magazines.

Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach

Sheryl is a technology and education consultant and adjunct instructor in the School of Education at The College of William and Mary.

She’s a published author, featured quest on public broadcasting television and radio shows, and a regular presenter at local, state, and national conferences speaking on many topics including 21st Century learning initiatives.

Wes Fryer

Wesley Fryer is an educator, author, digital storyteller and change agent. With respect to school change, he describes himself as a “catalyst for creative educational engagement.” His blog, “Moving at the Speed of Creativity was selected as the 2006 “Best Learning Theory Blog” by eSchoolnews and Discovery Education. He was named an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2005.

Will Richardson

Will Richardson, “Learner in Chief” at Connective Learning and the author of the recelty released book Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, is a national advisory board member for the George Lucas Education Foundation. He writes a monthly column called “Web 2.0?” for District Administration magazine, and is also a contributor to “The Pulse” blog which DA hosts. He is also an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University in the Executive Ed.D. program.

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