Infusing Creativity into Teaching, Learning and Life with Austin Kleon

Infusing Creativity into Teaching, Learning and Life with Austin Kleon

2019 Ditch Summit
Infusing Creativity into Teaching, Learning and Life Austin Kleon View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Austin  Website: AustinKleon.com Twitter: @AustinKleon Weekly newsletter: austinkleon.com/newsletter Books: Newspaper Blackout, Steal Like An Artist, Show Your Work, Keep Going Austin Kleon is the New York Times bestselling author of a trilogy of illustrated books about creativity in the digital age: Steal Like An Artist, Show Your Work!, and Keep Going. He’s also the author of Newspaper Blackout, a collection of poems made by redacting the newspaper with a permanent marker. His books have over a million copies in print and have been translated into over two dozen languages. He’s been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, PBS Newshour, and in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. New York Magazine called his work “brilliant,” The Atlantic called him “positively one of the most…
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PBL with Real Life Community Projects with Omar Lopez

PBL with Real Life Community Projects with Omar Lopez

2019 Ditch Summit
PBL with Real Life Community Projects Omar López View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Omar Twitter: @OmarLopez0207 Omar has been a teacher at La Joya ISD since 2004 teaching 7th grade ELA, an 8th grade Reading and Writing Connection course and currently, 8th grade science. He is an Apple Distinguished Educator, class of 2019 and holds a Master's Degree in Educational Technology.Omar integrates technology into his classroom  giving his students the opportunity to create digital stories, expressing their creativity digitally and collaborate with others in written assignments. He is passionate about incorporating Project Based Learning into his teaching and his students demonstrate problem-solving skills while working to raise awareness on global issues.  He has been happily married to his wife Fely Garcia-López for 18 years, who is…
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What to Do When You Need to Recharge with Dr. Sheldon Eakins

What to Do When You Need to Recharge with Dr. Sheldon Eakins

2019 CUE Craft Ditch Summit
What to Do When You Need to RechargeSheldon Eakins View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Sheldon Website: leadingequitycenter.com Podcast: Leading Equity Podcast Twitter: @sheldoneakins Sheldon L. Eakins, Ph.D. is the founder of the Leading Equity Center and host of the Leading Equity Podcast. With over 11 years in education, he has served as a teacher, principal, and Director of Special Education.  Dr. Eakins has a passion for helping educators accomplish equitable practices in their schools. He has earned a B.S. degree in Social Science Education, a M.S. degree in Educational Leadership, and a Ph.D. in K-12 Education.  {tcb_current_year} Thrive Landing Pages. All rights Reserved | Disclaimer
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Find Yourself to Find Your Well-Being with Tanya Avrith

Find Yourself to Find Your Well-Being with Tanya Avrith

2019 CUE Craft Ditch Summit
Find Yourself to Find Your Well-BeingTanya Avrith View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Tanya Blog: www.tanyaavrith.com/ Twitter: @TanyaAvrith Instagram: @TanyaAvrith Email: avrith@adobe.com Tanya Avrith is a Teacher, Curriculum and EdTech Consultant, Apple Distinguished Educator and Google Certified Innovator, Adobe Education Leader, co-author of “The Google Infused Classroom” and Education Evangelist at Adobe. Tanya served as the lead educational technology and digital citizenship teacher at the Lester B. Pearson School Board overseeing and implementing several 1:1 initiatives with iPads, Chromebooks, BYOD and Macbooks. Tanya was instrumental in the vision and execution of the district-wide Digital Citizenship Program which resulted in her being invited to Facebook headquarters to discuss Digital Citizenship education. Tanya has presented to teachers, administrators and fellow educational technology coaches at numerous national and international conferences including, ISTE,…
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Self Care for Stressed Teachers with Dan Tricarico

Self Care for Stressed Teachers with Dan Tricarico

2019 CUE Craft Ditch Summit
Self-Care for Stressed TeachersDan Tricarico View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Dan Website: www.thezenteacher.com Books: The Zen Teacher Podcast: The Zen Teacher Experience Twitter: @thezenteacher Instagram: @ZenTeacher Facebook:  facebook.com/thezenteacher Dan has been a high school English teacher for over twenty-five years. He is also the author of The Zen Teacher:  Creating Focus, Simplicity, and Tranquility in the Classroom (DBC, Inc. 2015) and Sanctuaries: Self-Care Secrets for Stressed Out Teachers (DBC, Inc. 2018). In his spare time, he enjoys writing fiction, listening to music (especially Roots Rock and The Blues), reading mystery novels, staring out of windows, and watching movies.  One of his first loves is writing poetry, and he has published many poems both in print and on-line. {tcb_current_year} Thrive Landing Pages. All rights Reserved | Disclaimer
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The Science of Happiness with Kim Strobel

The Science of Happiness with Kim Strobel

2019 CUE Craft Ditch Summit
The Science of HappinessKim Strobel View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Kim Website:  www.strobeleducation.com and kimstrobel.com Twitter: @HappyStrobel Facebook: Women Rising Kim isn’t just the owner of Strobel Education. She’s its driving force.  She is a licensed ELA teacher for grades K-12, Kim has taught in classrooms at all grade levels during her almost 20 years as an education professional. She began her career teaching fourth grade, during which time she served on numerous committees devoted to improving the curriculum and culture of the schools.  Throughout her career, Kim has been recognized at the state and local level for her achievements and contributions to the education field. In 2010, she was awarded a grant from the Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Fellowship, which she used to study the practice of meditation…
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Navigating ChatGPT, Chatbots and AI in Education

Navigating ChatGPT, Chatbots and AI in Education

2022 Ditch Summit
Navigating ChatGPT, Chatbots and AI in EducationDitch Summit Panel Discussion View/Record Flip Videos from illinois? Get official PD credits About Website: hollyclark.orgTwitter: @HollyClarkEduBooks: The Google Infused Classroom, The Chromebook Infused Classroom, The Microsoft Infused ClassroomPodcast: The Digital Learning PodcastHolly Clark is an award-winning educator and speaker based in San Diego. She is both a National Board Certified Teacher and Google Certified Innovator. A long time teacher and administrator, Holly consults globally with schools to help them successfully and purposefully innovate instruction through the use of learning theory, technology integration and design thinking strategies. Holly holds an MA in Education from Columbia University, New York.She is an internationally recognized keynote speaker, passionately spreading the idea that we need to disrupt education and innovate our classroom curriculum. She authors a successful blog and has written three books.Blog: Solve…
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