Innovation Institute 2017

David talks about his experience being born in Arkansas and finding a passion for computer animation and making his way to holding an Academy Award for his teams work on Frozen.

In addition to learning tips and tricks to increase efficiency of flip chart creation, participants will receive instruction on how to use their smart boards to increase student accountability and engagement by strengthening the use of structured academic language.

This session is perfect for middle school and high school math teachers. Learn how Google tools as well as simple white boards can impact learning. Bring any device that can access and utilize Google Docs, Sheets, and Presentations. You will leave with the ability to ditch the textbook and understand how to give good parameters to get problems that are more thoughtful than any textbook problem you can find.

This session is geared toward educators interested in the first steps of shifting a classroom from traditional to competency-based/standards-based grading. We will be accessing Google Classroom (if possible) and my website where I have work samples, grading examples, and student testimonials.

Are you a boss who is driving change or a leader who is cultivating success in your schools? Gone are the days where a title alone makes you a successful leader in your learning communities. School leaders are often the least attended to when it comes to professionally development and are left to forge a path into the relative unknown. Please join Mike Patterson, for a thought provoking talk on Leading Schools in the Digital Age and what it means to be an agent of change in your schools. This is a preview to a larger collaborative workshop that is built to discuss purposeful change and the need for transformational leadership in our schools. Leading schools in the digital age is complex enough as it is, even without the addition of technology. We will discuss what a district leader’s new role looks like and how to be successful in their new role as a System Player, Lead Learner and Agent of Change when dealing with the complexities of 21st Century Education.

This session is perfect for middle school and high school math teachers. Learn how Google tools as well as simple white boards can impact learning. Bring any device that can access and utilize Google Docs, Sheets, and Presentations. You will leave with the ability to ditch the textbook and understand how to give good parameters to get problems that are more thoughtful than any textbook problem you can find.

In addition to learning tips and tricks to increase efficiency of flip chart creation, participants will receive instruction on how to use their smart boards to increase student accountability and engagement by strengthening the use of structured academic language.

There’s no denying that the EdTech Revolution has arrived and we are living in the Digital Age of Education. So now what? Join Mike Patterson, Education Strategist as he discusses next steps for districts including transforming our learning spaces by removing the front of the classroom, and the necessary focus on the cloud/digital security and safety.

This session is geared toward educators interested in the first steps of shifting a classroom from traditional to competency-based/standards-based grading. We will be accessing Google Classroom (if possible) and my website where I have work samples, grading examples, and student testimonials.