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Student-Led Classrooms with Paul Solarz

2016 Ditch Summit

Student-Led ClassroomsPaul Solarz View/Record Flip Videos from illinois? Get official PD credits About Paul Twitter: http://twitter.com/PaulSolarzWebsite/blog: http://www.learnlikeapirate.com/Book: Learn Like a PIRATE Paul Solarz has been teaching at Westgate Elementary School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, since 1999. He advocates for student-centered teaching practices and a focus on 21st Century skills attainment. Fortunately for Paul, his school and district administration have given him plenty of autonomy to take risks and be innovative over the years. This has led to his unique style of teaching and the motivation to share his strategies with the broader education community. In 2015, Paul was named a Top 50 Finalist for the Varkey GEMS Global Teacher Prize. The Global Teacher Award seeks to do for education what the Nobel Prize has done for science, literature, and peace. He was also…

10Jan 2019 by jmm7574

Don’t Get Ready, Get Started with Noah Geisel

2016 Ditch Summit

Don't Get Ready, Get StartedNoah Geisel View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Noah Geisel Twitter: http://twitter.com/senorgBlog: https://medium.com/@senorg/Stackup (a company Noah’s working with) … Get credit for what you read online: https://www.stackup.net/ Noah Geisel has been teaching Spanish, English and Technology for 13 years. An addict of sharing and collaborating with other teachers, he is a constant on Twitter and was a contributing writer to the education blog TeachPaperless.com. Co-founder of the weekly twitter chat #BadgeChatK12, he is excited to be working with Aurora Public Schools on a Digital Badge system that recognizes students’ assets and unlocks opportunities. As a member of the Clinton Global Initiative Meeting, he is working hard to change the world through his Commitment to Action Plan, Recognizing Assets & Opening Opportunities. Noah represented ACTFL as the…

10Jan 2019 by jmm7574

Launching Student Creativity and Design Thinking with John Spencer

2016 Ditch Summit

LAUNCHing Student Creativity through Design ThinkingJohn Spencer View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About John Spencer Twitter: @spencerideas http://twitter.com/spencerideasJohn’s website: http://spencerauthor.com (includes FREE design thinking toolkit)Click here to check out John’s design thinking online course! John Spencer is a full-time professor of instructional technology and the co-author of LAUNCH: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student with A.J. Juliani. He blogs about creativity, design thinking, inquiry and more at SpencerAuthor.com. John has shared his vision for creative classrooms at a White House Future Ready Summit, a breakfast keynote at the ISTE Conference, and with a TEDx Talk. John is passionate about seeing kids embrace creativity through design thinking. As a middle school teacher, this included murals, documentaries, STEM camps, and coding projects. As a dad, this has…

10Jan 2019 by jmm7574

HyperDocs with Lisa Highfill, Sarah Landis, Kelly Hilton

2016 Ditch Summit

All About HyperDocsLisa Highfill, Kelly Hilton and Sarah Landis View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About the HyperDocs Girls Lisa Highfill’s Twitter: @lhighfill http://twitter.com/lhighfillKelly Hilton’s Twitter: @kellyihilton http://twitter.com/kellyihiltonSarah Landis’s Twitter: @sarahlandis http://twitter.com/sarahlandisBlog: http://hyperdocs.co Lisa Highfill is an instructional technology coach in the San Francisco Bay Area. She earned her masters in educational technology leadership and has been a classroom teacher for more than twenty years. As a MERIT fellow, Google Certified Innovator and a YouTube Star Teacher, she travels the globe presenting at EdTech conferences and speaking about lesson design and learning theory. Kelly Hilton taught in the classroom for fifteen years and is currently an instructional coach in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. She leads professional development on topics such as technology integration, global education, and reading/writing workshop.…

10Jan 2019 by jmm7574

Teach with Passion Like a Pirate with Dave Burgess

2016 Ditch Summit

Teach With Passion and Engagement -- Like a PIRATE!Dave Burgess View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Dave Burgess Twitter: @burgessdave http://twitter.com/burgessdaveBlog: http://daveburgess.comBooks/consulting website: http://daveburgessconsulting.com Dave Burgess is the New York Times Best-Selling author of Teach Like a PIRATE, co-author of P is for PIRATE, and the president of Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc. which delivers powerful, inspirational, and innovative books, keynotes, and professional development. He specializes in teaching hard-to-reach, hard-to-motivate students with techniques that incorporate showmanship and creativity. At a ceremony in Washington, D.C., he was awarded the BAMMY for Secondary School Teacher of the Year by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences. Dave delivers the ultimate professional development experience for your teachers that is perfect for all circumstances from truly inspirational opening keynotes to full-day hands-on workshops. It is…

10Jan 2019 by jmm7574

Ditch That Homework with Alice Keeler

2016 Ditch Summit

Ditching All That HomeworkAlice Keeler View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Alice Keeler Twitter: @alicekeeler http://twitter.com/alicekeelerBlog: http://alicekeeler.comAlice’s book, “50 Things You Can Do with Google Classroom”Alice’s book, “50 Things to Go Further with Google Classroom: A Student-Centered Approach” Alice Keeler is a former math teacher and current adjunct faculty for California State University Fresno. She’s the author of “50 Things You Can Do with Google Classroom” and “50 Things to Go Further with Google Classroom: A Student-Centered Approach”. She is a Google Certified Innovator and Microsoft Innovative Educator Trainer. Alice is a passionate educator who believes that professional development is not always formally delivered. She’s a technology missionary, on a quest to inspire and help teachers to try something new. More than idea sharing she works with teachers to make…

10Jan 2019 by jmm7574

Changing Lives Worldwide with Mike Soskil

2016 Ditch Summit

Changing Lives Worldwide in the ClassroomMike Soskil View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Mike Soskil Twitter: @msoskil http://twitter.com/msoskilMike’s website: http://michaelsoskil.comFive Clue Challenge: http://5cluechallenge.weebly.com/Mike’s blog: http://teacherslifeforme.blogspot.com/Skype in the Classroom: http://skypeintheclassroom.comMystery Skype: https://education.microsoft.com/skype-in-the-classroom/mystery-skypeMike’s Mystery Skype resource page: http://mysteryskypeonenote.com/ Mike Soskil was a top 10 finalist for the Global Teacher Prize in 2016. He received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching in 2012. He’s a Skype Master Teacher and a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert His mission is to empower students to change the world and to assist teachers in helping them do that. That mission has brought him to the White House, the US Department of Education, the United Nations, and around the globe to speak to educators, students, policy makers, social innovators, and philanthropists about teaching and learning. At every opportunity, he…

12Nov 2016 by jmm7574

Changing Lives Worldwide with Mike Soskil

2016 Ditch Summit, Speakers

Changing Lives Worldwide in the ClassroomMike SoskilAbout Mike SoskilTwitter: @msoskil http://twitter.com/msoskilMike’s website: http://michaelsoskil.comFive Clue Challenge: http://5cluechallenge.weebly.com/Mike’s blog: http://teacherslifeforme.blogspot.com/Skype in the Classroom: http://skypeintheclassroom.comMystery Skype: https://education.microsoft.com/skype-in-the-classroom/mystery-skypeMike’s Mystery Skype resource page: http://mysteryskypeonenote.com/Mike Soskil was a top 10 finalist for the Global Teacher Prize in 2016. He received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching in 2012. He’s a Skype Master Teacher and a Microsoft Innovative Educator ExpertHis mission is to empower students to change the world and to assist teachers in helping them do that. That mission has brought him to the White House, the US Department of Education, the United Nations, and around the globe to speak to educators, students, policy makers, social innovators, and philanthropists about teaching and learning. At every opportunity, he delivers the message that students who learn by solving problems with others around…