Mr. Brad Waid
Keynote Speaker, February 5th
Award Winning Educator, Emerging Technology Leader, Global Influencer, International Speaker, Keynoter, Top 15 influencer in Augmented Reality, Branding and Messaging Specialist and a good story-teller. Working with schools, industry, businesses, thought leaders and government bodies to improve learning, education and the human experience.
Brad's ability to thread technology with narrative will absolutely astound you. Check him out @ http://www.bradwaid.com
Andrea Meiers, Executive Director ACE and Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Rocky Mountain College
Lunch Keynote, February 5th
Andrea Meiers is dedicated to the development and leadership of students and teachers in Montana. Beginning as a teacher in Powell, Montana, Andrea's career blossomed with her highly recognized exuberance and leadership abilities. Moving into the dynamic position as the Laurel Middle School Principal, Andrea continued to drive curriculum and student achievement through innovation and professional development opportunities. She was hired in 2014 as the Executive Director of the ACE (Alliance for Curriculum Enhancement) consortium.
Andrea now serves as an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Rocky Mountain College as well as the Executive Director of ACE. As a leader within our state for innovation and education, Andrea welcomes the opportunity to speak about the opportunities technology gives both students and teachers.
Superintendent Rob Watson, Bozeman Public Schools,
Lunch Keynote, February 6th
Mr. Rob Watson is an incredible Montana Educational leader. Watson is in charge of a fast-growing school district with 11 schools, more than 6,500 students, 439 employees and more than $71 million in spending. Watson has won awards from the Montana State Reading Council for his commitment to literacy, and was appointed by the state Board of Public Education as the sole administrator representative on the Certification Standards and Practices Advisory Council. In May of this year, he was appointed by the state Office of Public Instruction as the sole field practitioner on the Technical Advisory Committee for the state comprehensive testing system.
Rob is, and, has always been, a tech forward leader and visionary proponent of student engagement of technology in the classroom.
Rob is, and, has always been, a tech forward leader and visionary proponent of student engagement of technology in the classroom.
Breakouts
2018 Tech Summit Schedule with Catalog
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The array of breakouts this year is incredible, from vision and security, to deep student engagement.
Breakouts include topics :
- Introducing Robotics in the Elementary Grades Using Micro:Bit
- Power Up with PBS
- Scratching the Surface of Coding With Kids Using PBSKids Scratch Jr.
- Lights, Camera, Action! Filmmaking in the Classroom
- Breakout of Boring Ol' Teaching with Breakout EDU!
- Assessment Beyond the Bubble
- Add SPARK with Adobe
- Add Superpowers to Your Classroom with Seesaw!
- EdReady Montana Overview for New Users
- EdReady Montana New Features & Reports for Current Users
- IT'S NOT IF, IT'S WHEN Protecting, detecting, and responding to the inevitable cyber breach
- Curriculum Collaborations and BYOC (Build Your Own Curriculum)
- Blended Learning in the Chromebook Classroom
- A Place To KEEP Everything
- Student Voice and Choice: Classroom Shifts to Empower Students
- Introductory and Advanced Topics in Infinite Campus
- AND MORE!!!