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Digital Learning Institute

Naples, FL • May 4–6

Monday, May 4

7:00–8:00 a.m. Registration

Solarium North Continental breakfast

8:00–9:45 a.m. Keynote—Michael Fullan The Stratosphere Agenda

River of Grass Ballroom

9:45–10:00 a.m. Break

10:00–11:30 a.m. Keynote—William M. Ferriter Are Your Students Doing Work That Matters?


11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Lunch (provided) Sunset Terrace

12:30–1:45 p.m. Breakouts See next page.

1:45–2:00 p.m. Break


Tuesday, May 5

7:00–8:00 a.m. Registration

Solarium North Continental breakfast

8:00–9:00 a.m. Keynote and Student Panel—Adam Garry

& Collier County students Personalized Learning


9:00–9:10 a.m. Board buses and depart for Classroom Observations.

9:10 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Classroom Observations in Collier County Public Schools

Collier County Public Schools

12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch (provided) Solarium North and South


2:15–2:30 p.m. Break


Wednesday, May 6

7:00–8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast Solarium North

8:00–9:00 a.m. Keynote—Kamela Patton, David Stump, & Traci Kohler BYOD Instructional Program


9:00–9:15 a.m. Break

9:15–11:30 am. Keynote—Will RichardsonIt’s Just Learning: New Narratives for the Networked World


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Go to for online materials. www.solution-tree.com/digital-eval

Breakouts at a Glance

Presenter & Title Monday, May 4 Tuesday, May 5

12:30–1:45 p.m. 2:00–3:15 p.m. 1:00–2:15 p.m. 2:30–3:45 p.m.

Administrators Forum

Michael Fullan, Jhone Ebert, & Mark Edwards Mangrove A Mangrove A

Collier County Public School Teams

Reaching All Learners in the Digital Age With Universal Design for Learning Terri Mitev, Jon Mundorf, & Bill Schulte

Mangrove B

Engaging Students With Academic Content Through Interactive Textbooks Peggy Aune, Linda Deluca, & Wendy Hodgson

Mangrove B

Google Glass for Educators Traci Kohler & Adam Winkle

Mangrove C

Digital Tools for Effective Formative Assessments Traci Kohler, Ted Borduas, Lindy George, Amy Hance, & Mary Marshall

Mangrove B

Preparing Your School District’s Network for BYOD David Stump, Tom Petry, & Cedar Kraus

Mangrove C

William M. Ferriter

Changing the World for the Better, One Blog Post at a Time

River of Grass Ballroom DEGH

Changing the World for the Better, One Microloan at a Time

River of Grass

Ballroom DEGH

Adam Garry

Personalized Learning Through the Lens of the Teacher

River of Grass

Ballroom DEGH

Personalized Learning Through the Lens of the Student

River of Grass

Ballroom DEGH

Robert F. Kenny & Michele G. Stork, Florida Gulf Coast University

The Internet of Things and BYOD Mangrove B

Meg Ormiston

Taking Standards-Based Lessons From Paper–Pencil to Technology Rich

Mangrove C

Lights, Camera, Engagement! Mangrove C

Kipp D. Rogers

10 Best Practice Strategies for Teaching and Learning Using BYOD and 1:1

River of Grass Ballroom F & I

How Great Schools Use BYOD and 1:1 for Engaging Student Assessment


7 Secrets to Planning a Successful BYOD Initiative


3 Incredibly Easy Professional Development Models for BYOD and 1:1


Agenda and presenters are subject to change.

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Keynote Descriptions

Michael Fullan The Stratosphere Agenda Michael Fullan shares the forces pulling on students and educators, as well as the opportunities and threats that technology can provide. He describes how to begin by setting goals to improve deeper learning, establish teacher–student–parent partnerships, and enhance real-life problem-solving skills. Fullan also shares how to effectively manage a dynamic change cycle and the roles of leaders at every level. Participants can expect to:

Understand learning goals in the classroom for future generations of students.

Develop ideas on the use of technology to enhance the process of reaching learning goals.

Understand the new pedagogy.

Learn the Six Cs of Ethical Entrepreneurship.

Experience the innovative index to assess technology impact and effectiveness of potential programs and processes.

William M. Ferriter Are Your Students Doing Work That Matters? In Why School? How Education Must Change When Learning and Information Are Everywhere (2012), Will Richardson maintains that today’s classrooms are failing students. He writes: “We focus on the easiest parts of the learning interaction … accomplishments that can be easily identified and scored. Learning is relegated to the quantifiable” (Kindle location 227). To create highly engaged learning spaces, classrooms must be reimagined as places where students do work together that matters. William M. Ferriter introduces the process of creating highly engaged learning spaces. By the end of this conversation, participants can:

Identify the changing nature and expectations of today’s students.

Recognize the role that technology plays in highly engaged learning spaces.

See examples of students who “do work that matters” in schools.

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Adam Garry Personalized Learning Considering the countless ways life has become so personalized, it is no surprise that government agencies, school districts, and vendors are attempting to innovate within the education environment. While this is happening, teachers and administrators must figure out how to ensure that students learn at their own pace with voice and choice. Adam Garry and a panel of students from Collier County Public Schools share their vision for personalizing student learning by describing what makes school powerful—as well as distracting, inefficient, and frustrating. Testimonials provide educators with a final vetting of their emerging implementation plans and remind them that the solitary outcome of personalized learning is to profoundly impact kids. Garry helps participants apply a clear, student-centered definition of personalized learning to their current surroundings.

Classroom Observations in Collier County Public Schools Participants will witness BYOD policies in action at Collier County Public Schools. Educators will board one of four buses to visit two schools of different grade levels. Collier County’s technology-enhanced instruction is student centered and highly engaged. Students use technology to personalize learning, and visitors can observe how it changes and enhances relationships between teachers and students. Participants also can see students work in small groups and pairs, since not every student has a device. A downloadable description of schools is available online.

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Kamela Patton BYOD Instructional Program The digital learning journey began six years ago in Collier County Public Schools. Kamela Patton, superintendent of Collier County Public Schools, joins administrative team members David Stump and Traci Kohler to highlight the branding of Collier County’s implementation supports. They focus on communication strategies with administrators, teachers, students, and the community, while reviewing ongoing professional learning with staff. Attendees can expect to:

Experience how one school district strategically planned for a districtwide, digital-learning implementation.

Recognize how to assess and build stakeholder support.

Gain implementation tips from their lessons learned.

Will Richardson It’s Just Learning: New Narratives for the Networked World Digital. Blended. Personalized. As technology and connections become more ubiquitous, educators must revise definitions of what learning, schooling, and education are in the modern world. Networks are becoming the new classrooms, places where learning is self-organized and passion driven. Learning is increasingly global, transparent, and connected to devices we carry with us. How teachers understand this new world and rewrite traditional educational narratives will hugely impact all students. Attendees can expect to:

Identify opportunities and challenges of learning in a universally connected world.

See examples of classrooms and systems that create a new story of learning and education.

Learn starting points for change in their own practices.

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Breakout Descriptions Administrators Forum Michael Fullan, author, educational consultant; Jhone Ebert, chief technology officer, Clark County School District, Nevada; and Mark Edwards, superintendent, Mooresville Graded School District, North Carolina Michael Fullan, Jhone Ebert, and Mark Edwards work with administrators to plan and implement digital learning in their districts. Participants should bring all their questions and issues to the p]^ha* Topics include:

Financing digital conversion

Planning for “all things technology”

Considering assessment systems

Beginning with the end in mind: Pedagogy that produces deeper learning

Implementing effective professional development

Developing policies and practices for staff, students, and parents

Ensuring digital citizenship

Collier County Public School Teams

Reaching All Learners in the Digital Age With Universal Design for Learning Terrie Mitev, Jon Mundorf, & Bill Schulte Students learn in different ways, creating broad diversity and challenges for learning. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) embraces those challenges and offers solutions based on neuroscience, learning theories, and advances in technology. These advances enable teachers to enact UDL like never before. The presenters invite participants to explore the ways in which Collier County Public Schools is embracing learner variability and providing access to all students with Universal Design for Learning. Attendees learn the tenants of UDL and how to provide access to learning for all students regardless of learning challenges.

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Engaging Students With Academic Content Through Interactive Textbooks Peggy Aune, Linda Deluca, & Wendy Hodgson Collier County Public Schools actively engages students to read, write, and think critically using Discovery Education’s Techbook in science and social studies. This interactive instructional resource reaches all learning modalities of students through the integration of text, audio, video, images, and digital investigations, helping to create a learning environment designed to increase equity and create better learning opportunities for all. Participants can expect to learn how to:

Engage students with academic content in elementary and secondary science and social studies.

Improve student learning outcomes with interactive textbooks. Google Glass for Educators Traci Kohler & Adam Winkle The introduction of smart glasses, such as Google Glasses and Epson Moverios, in education is the next technology to help teachers and students in the classroom. For teachers, it allows control of the desktop, real-time formative assessment, and access to classroom management tools. For students, smart glasses support the collection of data through probeware applications and the use of augmented reality to support literacy comprehension. Digital Tools for Effective Formative Assessments Traci Kohler, Ted Borduas, Lindy George, Amy Hance, & Mary Marshall Participants are introduced to free formative assessment tools, including Padlet, Socrative, Infuse Learning, Google Forms, and MimioMobile. In this hands-on session, they explore ways to leverage the features of these tools to positively impact instructional decisions. Learning outcomes are to:

Explore using apps to monitor student understanding.

Experience how to use apps to tailor instruction to meet student learning needs.

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Preparing Your School District’s Network for BYOD David Stump, Tom Petry, & Cedar Kraus Collier County Public Schools implemented strategic infrastructure hardware and software to support increased Wifi access by BYOD technology. They also instituted device authentication procedures to hit the school district’s BYOD network. The presenters address distribution and management of district-purchased apps. Attendees also can expect to identify considerations for increased network expansion. They will address compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act in a BYOD environment.

William M. Ferriter Changing the World for the Better, One Blog Post at a Time Educational futurist Marc Prensky makes a simple argument: “Technology gives kids power that people their age have never had. Let’s help them to use it wisely.” In this presentation, sixth-grade classroom teacher William M. Ferriter introduces participants to one of the most powerful group of kids that he knows—a team of eighth-grade boys who have spent the past three years maintaining a blog to raise awareness about the amount of sugar in the foods teens and ‘tweens eat on a daily basis. Participants can expect to:

Learn the role that blogging can play in raising student voices.

Recognize the difference between successful and unsuccessful student blogging projects.

Explore a collection of resources and strategies to help student blogging projects succeed.

Changing the World for the Better, One Microloan at a Time In Stratosphere (2012), Michael Fullan contends, “If we are going to invest money, time and other resources in purchasing and integrating technology . . . it needs to lead to the development of 21st century skills and ways of thinking required by students to be global critical citizens who can help change the world for the better.” In William M. Ferriter’s classroom, changing the world for the better happens twice a week when his students come together to make microloans to entrepreneurs in the developing world, a practice introduced in this breakout session. During this session, participants:

Recognize the role of microlending in delivering curricular objectives while leaving students convinced that they can change the world for the better.

Understand how Kiva (kiva.org) works, as the world’s largest microlending organization.

Explore instructional materials that can support microlending in the classroom.

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Adam Garry Personalized Learning Through the Lens of the Teacher Adam Garry shares a framework that enables schools and districts to gradually build curriculum and assessments that allow for personalized student learning. All recommendations, rubrics, and protocols support student success on next-generation learning standards. He challenges educators to identify key areas of professional growth that are necessary for shifting to personalized learning. Participants begin to customize and cocreate their own year-long, job-embedded professional learning framework. Personalized Learning Through the Lens of the Student Educators can’t talk about personalized learning without getting the student perspective. As a follow-up to his keynote, Adam Garry facilitates an intimate question-and-answer sessions with students. Participants learn about the possibilities for transforming classrooms. They also acquire guidelines on creating an environment responsive to the needs of students based on student ejlqp*

Robert F. Kenny & Michele G. Stork The Internet of Things and BYOD Robert F. Kenny and Michelle G. Stork, educators from Florida Gulf Coast University, share the biggest implications for connected devices in schools and how they could shape the learning for the next generation. BYOD is transforming educators’ views about personalized learning, STEM, learning through everyday play, and assessment. Participants can expect to:

Discover how technology makes life easier for students with special needs.

Learn how schools run more efficiently while cutting costs.

Gain ideas for mobile learning with 24/7 access to tools and collaboration.

Understand how data changes the educational process, as students monitor and collect real-time data like never before.

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Meg Ormiston Taking Standards-Based Lessons From Paper Pencil to Technology Rich This session is filled with examples of what good teaching and learning look like with technology. Through examples at various grade levels, attendees see lessons that are redesigned based on standards, technology, and pedagogy. From kindergarten blogs to high school media production, Meg Ormiston shows the steps to turn paper-and-pencil-driven lessons to active learning experiences. The result of each example is getting a project “out the door”—to share student work with the learning community locally and across the globe. Note: Attendees should bring a device to participate in activities. Lights, Camera, Engagement! Meg Ormiston asks attendees to imagine a classroom designed for engagement: Groups of students cluster around a computer to edit a public service announcement, while another group produces a weekly podcast in the hallway. A third group films a segment they plan on mashing up. This is what is possible in an active learning classroom! The teacher serves as conductor, keeping things running smoothly while moving from group to group. Students engage with the curriculum as they produce multimedia projects. Compared with students who passively consume media, engaged students incorporate higher-order thinking skills. Their understanding of content is much deeper as they work with media and teach it to others. Meg shows examples of what is possible when learning is restructured.

Kipp D. Rogers 10 Best Practice Strategies for Teaching and Learning Using BYOD and 1:1 Can you imagine going a day without your cell phone? If the answer is no, this feeling is not different for many students. Students want to use their technology in school, and they want teachers to integrate technology into lessons and activities. Teachers and leaders who attend this session identify tools to use with BYOD and 1:1 initiatives to engage students in all content areas. They also participate in a research activity and collaboratively discuss best practice strategies to implement in classrooms right away.

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How Great Schools Use BYOD and 1:1 for Engaging Student Assessment All too often, classroom formative and summative assessments are generic and uninspired. In this interactive, hands-on session, Kipp D. Rogers provides tips to transform formative and summative assessments from underwhelming traditional assessments to exciting assessment experiences. For each tip, compelling “live” exemplars are provided. Participants identify several Internet tools that can be used with BYOD technology to assess students. They also participate in sample assessment activities that can be replicated right away. 7 Secrets to Planning a Successful BYOD Initiative Have you ever been excited about a new initiative only to see it fade away after a short period of time? This is not uncommon in education, especially as it relates to cutting-edge technology initiatives. So, how do teachers plan for a successful BYOD initiative? In this interactive session, participants discuss seven strategies to use when planning for a BYOD initiative. They learn how BYOD programs can be sustained and how districts can avoid BYOD initiative pitfalls. 3 Incredibly Easy Professional Development Models for BYOD and 1:1 Kipp D. Rogers asks attendees to imagine a district that has decided to implement a BYOD or 1:1 initiative. The district has to train staff to manage the technology in the classroom and create engaging lessons. It can be done, but where to begin? In this session, participants identify three methods of delivery for BYOD and 1:1 professional development. They participate in a hands-on demonstration session and outline a professional development plan to implement in their schools and districts. Participants can expect to:

Participate in a mock professional development session on managing BYOD and 1:1 in the classroom.

Brainstorm and share professional development strategies.

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Keynote Presenter Profiles William M. Ferriter

William M. Ferriter is a National Board Certified Teacher of sixth graders in a professional learning community in Wake County, North Carolina. He has designed professional development courses for educators nationwide. He is also a founding member and senior fellow of the Teacher Leaders Network and has served as teacher in residence at the Center for Teaching Quality. Bill has articles published in the Journal for Staff Development, Educational Leadership, Phi Delta Kappan, and Threshold Magazine. He helped create an online course Using Web 2.0 in Teaching and

Instruction.

Resources Available in the Solution Tree book co-op:

Building a Professional Learning Community at Work™: A Guide to the First Year Communicating and Connecting With Social Media

How to Use Digital Tools to Support Teachers in a PLC

Making Teamwork Meaningful: Leading Progress-Driven Collaboration in a PLC at Work™

The Principal as Assessment Leader [anthology]

The Teacher as Assessment Leader [anthology]

Teaching the iGeneration: Five Easy Ways to Introduce Essential Skills With Web 2.0 Tools

Michael Fullan Michael Fullan, PhD, is former dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Recognized as an international authority on educational reform, Dr. Fullan is engaged in training, consulting, and evaluating change projects around the world. His ideas for managing change are used in many countries, and his books have been published in many languages. In December 2012, Dr. Fullan received the Order of Canada, one of Canada's highest civilian honors. Dr. Fullan bases his work on the moral purpose of education as it is

applied in schools and school systems to bring about major improvements. He has written several

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bestsellers that have been translated into many languages. His books include Change Wars; The New Meaning of Educational Change; and The Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive. Resources Available in the Solution Tree book co-op:

Cultures Built to Last: Systemic PLCs at Work™

Deeper Learning: Beyond 21st Century Skills

Adam Garry Adam Garry, a former elementary school teacher, has consulted in school districts across the nation on school reform, professional development, 21st century skills, technology integration, curriculum and instruction, and leadership. He was one of the facilitators for the Partnership for 21st Century Skills professional development affiliates program and International Society for Technology in Education’s School 2.0 workshops. As a blogger, Adam has written articles on technology integration for several education magazines. He is coauthor of an online course Using Web 2.0 in Teaching and Instruction.


Teaching the iGeneration: Five Easy Ways to Introduce Essential Skills With Web 2.0 Tools

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Meg Ormiston Meg Ormiston is an author and a presenter who specializes in transforming teaching and learning through the power of digital tools. Her research is focused on how curriculum can be delivered through the use of visual images, simulations, and multimedia coupled with real-time assessment aligned to the Common Core State Standards. For more than twenty-five years, Meg has worked with educators to change instructional practice in the classroom.


Creating a Digital-Rich Classroom: Teaching and Learning in a Web 2.0 World

Designing Teacher-Student Partnership Classrooms

Kamela Patton Kamela Patton is in her fourth year as superintendent of Collier County Public Schools. She joined the district in June 2011, following a twenty-four-year career with Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

During the past four years, Dr. Patton revised and improved existing programs, instituted new technological tools to improve communication, and initiated new programs that moved this school district in a positive direction with an increase in student achievement.

Dr. Patton was recently named an eSchool Learning 2014 National Tech-Savvy Superintendent Award Winner. She is the recipient of the 2013–2014 Sunshine State School Public Relations Association

Outstanding Superintendent Communicator Award. Dr. Patton was named by Gulfshore Business as one of the “41 People with the Most Clout in Southwest Florida” and a “Power Woman” by Florida Weekly Magazine. She is a member of numerous boards included being voted by her peers for the board of directors of the Florida Association of District School Superintendents.

Dr. Patton is one of a select group of educators invited to Washington, DC, to present at both of the Discovery Education Future@Now: Transition to Digital Classrooms conferences to discuss the state of digital learning and its impact on college and workforce readiness. While in the nation’s capital, Dr. Patton and the select group met with the Federal Communications Commission chairman to discuss the transition to digital learning.

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Will Richardson Will Richardson is known internationally for his work with educators and students to understand and implement instructional technologies and weave the tools of the Read/Write Web into their schools, classrooms, and communities. Will is a national advisory board member for the George Lucas Education Foundation. He is a monthly columnist for District Administration Magazine and a frequent contributor to magazines and journals such as Educational Leadership and Edutopia. Will is the founder of Modern Learners and is the coauthor of

Personal Learning Networks. He wrote the critically acclaimed, best-selling Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Tools for Classrooms. Resources Available in the Solution Tree book co-op:

21st Century Learning in a Networked World [multimedia]

21st Century Skills: Rethinking How Students Learn [anthology]

Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education

Kipp D. Rogers Kipp D. Rogers, PhD, is director of secondary instruction for York County Schools in Virginia. Under his leadership, staff members have achieved high levels of professional learning and meaningful collaboration after looking at data, integrating technology, and differentiating instruction. Those significant efforts have resulted in increased student performance in reading, writing, and math. Dr. Rogers presents at conferences and conducts workshops nationally.


Mobile Learning Devices

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Presenters Profiles Breakout Sessions and Administrators Forum

Peggy Aune Peggy Aune, EdD, is executive director of secondary programs in Collier County Public School’s Office of Curriculum and Instruction. She has served as teacher, dean of students, assistant principal, coordinator in human resources, and principal at the middle school level. Dr. Aune has presented on the topics “Data Rich and Information Richer: Transforming PLCs Into Data Teams” and “Changing Drivers: Putting Students in Charge of Their Success” at Florida Association of School Administrators annual conferences. Additionally, she contributed to contributor to Organizational Behavior in Education: Leadership and School Reform. She is a graduate of Collier County Public Schools, Florida Gulf Coast University (BS, MEd), and University of Florida (EdD).

Ted Borduas Ted Borduas is an instructional technology specialist for Collier County Public Schools. Graduating with a degree in English from Warren Wilson College in 1991, Ted began teaching at the elementary level in 2001. A resident of Southwest Florida for twenty-one years, Ted enjoys bringing the world to Collier County via social media. He holds a master’s degree in educational administration from Grand Canyon University.

Linda Deluca Linda DeLuca has worked with Collier County Public Schools for eighteen years. For the past seven years, she has worked as a teacher on special assignment in curriculum and instruction for the district science department. She began as an Exception Student Education–guidance administrative assistant and moved into the classroom in 2001, teaching first and third grades. She has presented at the National Science Teacher Association National Conference; Florida Center for Research in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Conference; and Young Women's Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. She also provides district trainings in curriculum. She currently works on several projects in the curriculum office to provide teachers with enhanced instruction.

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Jhone Ebert Jhone Ebert is chief technology officer with Clark County School District in Nevada. She has served students and staff members the district, the nation’s fifth-largest, for more than twenty years. As an award-winning mathematics teacher, the district’s first secondary technology coordinator, its first virtual high school principal, and the founder and current chair of the Nevada Commission on Educational Technology, Ebert has developed a vision that continues to drive education reform in Clark County and the state of Nevada. Having also served as director of mathematics, executive director of curriculum and instruction, and assistant superintendent for curriculum and professional development, she draws on her experience in curriculum and educational technology as the district embarks on major reforms in technology integration and blended learning. All county schools will be supported in providing choice and innovation in instruction through the implementation of a districtwide vision that continues to transform learning environments. Clark County’s approach includes offering six models of blended learning, using a modular approach to program development and implementation, and leveraging technologies such as electronic textbooks and curriculum resources to alter instructional processes and improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Mark Edwards Mark Edwards is superintendent of Mooresville Graded School District, in Mooresville, North Carolina. Edwards is considered a pioneer of 1:1 computing in public schools. He currently is leading his second district 1:1 laptop initiative, equipping more than 5,400 students in the Mooresville district with 21st century tools via laptops, interactive boards, and iPads. Previously, he was the superintendent of Virginia’s Danville and Henrico County districts. He was Virginia Superintendent of the Year in 2001 and was named a recipient of the Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize in Education in 2003. For more than thirty years, he has served students in Tennessee, Virginia, Florida, Alabama, and North Carolina, as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, dean, and superintendent.

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Lindy George Lindy George is an instructional technology specialist for Collier County Public Schools. She holds a BA in elementary education from Hiram College and MS in education from the University of Ie]ie* Lindy has thirty-five years of experience in education, including twenty years in her current role in instructional technology. She is a lifelong learner who enjoys the challenges of the ever-changing world of technology in education and loves helping students, teachers, and administrators integrate technology into instructional programs.

Amy Hance Amy Hance is one of the original instructional technology specialists for Collier County Public Schools, beginning in 1994. This is Amy’s thirtieth year in public education. With degrees from University of Florida and Nova Southwestern, she has taught mathematics, English, business technology, and physical education classes. She also has coached several high school sports.

Wendy Hodgson Wendy Hodgson attended Western Michigan University and double majored in business marketing and ancient history with emphases in world religion, anthropology, economics, and public history. She is from the Midwest and made her home and career in southwest Florida during the past twenty-five years. Wendy is driven to empower students as independent freethinkers, helping them to find their place in the world and contribute to a global network of solution-minded citizens. She uses digital content to achieve her goals in public education while helping students learn and innovate. Her mission is “connecting the past to build a bridge to the future.”

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Robert F. Kenny Robert F. Kenny, PhD, is chairman of the Department of Leadership, Technology and Research in the College of Education and an associate professor of educational technology at Florida Gulf Coast University. His responsibilities include providing leadership, guidance, and service to the department. In addition to his chair’s duties, Dr. Kenny also teaches graduate courses for the educational technology masters and certificate programs. His research interests include assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of video games as a tool to enhance academic achievement, evaluating psychological and cognitive responses to visual media, digital narrative and cognition, interactive e-Learning, and reinventing school media centers and public libraries into creative participatory learning centers.

Traci Kohler Traci Kohler, EdD, is director of the Department of STEM Resources, Instructional Technology, and Media Services with Collier County Public Schools. She and her team support students, teachers, and administrators as they integrate instructional technology and STEM strategies into teaching and learning. Dr. Kohler has led technology workshops for the Council of Chief State School Officers, at the Florida Educational Technology Conference, and at the Florida Association of Educational Data Systems Annual Conference. Dr. Kohler currently is president for the Florida Council of Instructional Technology Leaders. Dr. Kohler received her BS in education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She earned her MA in curriculum and instruction–educational technology from Florida Gulf Coast University and an EdD in educational leadership from the University of Florida. Dr. Kohler taught geography and reading for seven years at the middle school level. She transitioned to the district office where she has held other positions such as instructional technology specialist, coordinator of staff development and school improvement, and director of federal and state grants.

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Cedar Kraus Cedar Kraus is assistant director of technology for Collier County Public Schools. He was interested in technology at a young age and studied for industry certifications while enrolled in high school. Cedar graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems. He has more than ten years of experience working at Collier County Public Schools. He supports a variety of network technologies at the district and had key involvement in planning and implementing the district’s WiFi–BYOD infrastructure (a system with more than twelve thousand devices connected on a daily basis.)

Mary Marshall Mary Marshall is an instructional technology specialist for Collier County Public Schools. She holds BS and MS degrees in biology from Stephen F. Austin State University. Mary has twenty-one years of teaching and coaching experience in STEM education at the secondary level and loves all things technological.

Terrie Mitev Terrie Mitev, EdD, is executive director of Strategic Planning, Differentiated Accountability, and Continuous Improvement Initiatives at Collier County Public Schools. The position encompasses AdvancED accreditation; strategic planning; professional development; instructional technology; differentiated accountability; school improvement planning; and summer school. Dr. Mitev has a BS in education with MEd and EdD degrees in educational leadership. She has taught overseas and stateside. Dr. Mitev has served as a program specialist, assistant principal, and principal before moving into her current position.

Jon Mundorf Jon Mundorf, EdD, is an award-winning National Board Certified Teacher working on special assignment in the Office of Continuous Improvement Initiatives as a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) and school improvement specialist. In this position, he supports the district’s school improvement initiatives and serves as a liaison between schools and district departments in regards to MTSS, which includes all academic and behavioral interventions and supports. Dr. Mundorf enjoys sharing his experiences with others and has done so at conferences and workshops throughout the United States. He consults with schools, school districts, universities, and other organizations on topics such as inclusive teacher pedagogy, accessibility, technology integration, practitioner research, school improvement, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

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Dr. Mundorf is the co-designer of the Regional Training Center’s graduate course Universal Design for Learning: Reaching All Learners in the Digital Age and is a member of the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s UDL Summer Institute faculty and the CAST UDL faculty cadre.

Tom Petry Tom Petry is director of technology for Collier County Public Schools. His interest in technology began at a young age. He began working in information technology and obtaining technology certifications in high school. Tom graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2005 with a bachelor’s in computer information systems. Tom has more than twelve years of experience at Collier County Public Schools. He supports a wide variety of information technology areas in Collier County Public Schools and had key involvement in developing and planning many systems including the district’s WiFi–BYOD infrastructure.

Bill Schulte Bill Schulte is an award-winning teacher who has been recognized as a technology guru focused on improving education for all students. He began his career as a Lockheed Martin Scholar at the University of Central Florida, working with Disney’s Celebration School as a technology specialist. These ideas inspired him to open one of the first private schools that boasted 1:1 computers and individualized curriculum for all students in the late 1990s. Bill holds advanced college degrees in areas of educational leadership, teaching English speakers of other languages, and special education. Currently, he is a doctoral candidate and Excel Fellow at the University of Florida. He is conducting dissertation research on the concerns of teachers as they participate in professional development surrounding the principles of Universal Design for Learning. He also is the leader of a research project examining the effects of literacy education in twenty-six indigenous villages in rural Guatemala.

Michele G. Stork Michele G. Stork, EdD, is a visiting assistant professor of educational technology at Florida Gulf Coast University. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the College of Education. Prior to joining the faculty at Florida Gulf Coast University in 2013, Dr. Stork spent ten years in K–12 administration as the district manager of web communications at Collier County Public Schools. She previously taught technology courses at a community college in Massachusetts.

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Dr. Stork is an accomplished educational technology professional with extensive experience in instructional design and using e-learning, mobile learning, public speaking, social media, digital communication, and web technology to improve K–12 education.

David Stump David Stump is deputy superintendent for Collier County Public Schools. He has worked for Collier County Public Schools for thirty-nine years. During his career David has served as a social studies teacher, social studies district coordinator, summer school administrator, assistant principal and principal at both the middle and high school levels. He also served as assistant superintendent for school operations. David has an undergraduate degree in social studies education from Florida State University and master’s degree in educational leadership from University of South Florida.

Adam Winkle Adam Winkle has been in the educational field for seven years. He graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University’s Teacher Immersion Program in 2009. He began his career teaching second-grade students in Immokalee, Florida. In 2011, he moved into the Collier County School District and began teaching STEM–instructional resources for grades K–5. With his STEM teaching style, he received a grant in 2013 for Google Glass to flip the classroom. It was through this opportunity that he was chosen from a group of amazing educators to receive the Golden Apple Award from the Education Foundation of Collier County and a nomination for the Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence. Since this time, he has worked alongside teachers, students, and parents to effectively synthesize learning in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics in a collaborative, flipped learning community.

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