An Effective Framework for Problem Solving in the Classroom with Dee Lanier

An Effective Framework for Problem Solving in the Classroom with Dee Lanier

2020 Ditch Summit
 An Effective Framework for Problem Solving in the ClassroomDee Lanier View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Dee Blog: Solve In Time Blog Twitter: @deelanier @solveintime Email: dee@solveintime.com Instagram: deelanier Website: deelanier.net Dee Lanier is an Educational Technologist and Equity Enthusiast. Dee is a passionate and energetic educator and learner with over a decade of instructional experience on the K-12 and collegiate level. Dee holds Undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Sociology with special interests in education, race relations, and inequality. Dee is an award winning presenter, TEDx Speaker, Google Certified Trainer, Google Innovator, and Google Certified Coach that specializes in creative applications for mobile devices and Chromebooks, low-cost makerspaces, and gamified learning experiences. Dee is a founding mentor and architect for the Google Coaching program pilot, Dynamic Learning Project,…
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Launching Student Creativity and Design Thinking with John Spencer

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…
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What Schools Can Learn from a Start-Up Culture with Don Wettrick

What Schools Can Learn from a Start-Up Culture with Don Wettrick

2017 Ditch Summit
What Schools Can Learnfrom Start-Up CultureDon Wettrick To round out your hour PD credit, listen to an episode of StartEdUp! Some suggestions of episodes to check out:  Daniel Pink on Education Disruption, Genius Hour (Ep 82) Vayner Media: The Culture of #Hustle (Ep 68) ** NOTE: May be some language ** Seth Godin: Creativity, Mindset and the Future (Ep 32) Jeff Hoffman: There is No They (Ep 2) Dave Burgess: Disrupt Like a Pirate (Ep 128) View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Don Wettrick Website: www.startedupinnovation.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Genius-Building-Culture-Innovation/dp/0988217627/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Twitch Channel:https://www.twitch.tv/the_innovation_teacher Twitter: @DonWettrick Facebook: Startedup LinkedIn: DonWettrick Don Wettrick is the Innovation Coordinator at Noblesville High School, and is the author of "Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation and Taking 20% Time to the Next Level." Wettrick has worked as a…
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