The International Society for Technology and Education conference (ISTE) is the largest international educational technology conference in the U.S. This year it will be in Philadelphia, PA June 26-29, 2011.
Generation YES will be there in full force with a booth in the exhibit hall (#2155) and other events. If you will be in Philadelphia, we hope you will come by and say hello. If you are a GenYES and TechYES teacher - meet Amber Carlson, your friendly customer support person in person! The CEO and founder of Generation YES, Dennis Harper will be there as well, along with Scott Perloff from the Alliance for College Ready Public Schools, our partner in the i3 federal grant project, College YES. And me, of course.
Have some “Hard Fun” on Sunday (the day before ISTE starts)
The Constructivist Celebration, June 26
For the fifth year in a row, this day-long workshop combines fun, creativity and computing. For a very reasonable $60, you will receive free creativity software worth hundreds of dollars from the world’s best school software companies, breakfast, snacks and lunch, and a full-day workshop led by Gary Stager and other members of the Constructivist Consortium. It’s always a sell-out, but right now there are still a few spaces left to join in the fun, so register today – you won’t regret it!
At the end of the day, I’ll moderate a conversation between Will Richardson (author and king of the edubloggers) and Gary Stager on “Digging Deeper” which is sure to be fun and thought-provoking.
Can’t Miss Sessions!
- One by One: Building Internal Capacity for Technology. Join Chris Champion, Marcia Hull, and Sylvia Martinez for a conversation about how to build strong support systems for technology using existing resources and personnel. Tuesday June 28 10:30AM in PACC Tech Infrastructure Pavilion (Exhibit Hall B) (Add to your ISTE planner)
- Spotlight Session - The Best Educational Ideas in the World: High-Tech Learning Adventures. Join Gary Stager for a guided tour of the best education ideas in the world, including GenYES students teaching teachers technology. Lessons learned en route create the productive knowledge construction contexts required for a rewarding life. Tuesday June 28, 2:00pm in PACC 103BC (Add to your ISTE planner)
- Spotlight Session - “We need more PD!” and other myths about technology integration. Sylvia Martinez will lead a discussion about the myths of technology integration and how to accomplish more with less. Tuesday June 28 3:45PM in PACC 122B (Add to your ISTE planner)
More fun in the Generation YES booth in the exhibit hall - #2155
- Meet GenYES and TechYES teachers and students from nearby schools who will be in the booth sharing their projects and tech integration tips
- We will have a YES WALL - a fun, collaborative and positive way to express your vision of student-centered technology education. It’s like a gigantic real-life Wallwisher!
I’ll also be at EdubloggerCon 2011 on Saturday, June 25. You don’t have to be a blogger to enjoy this unconference. It’s a great way to meet new people and have those “hallway” conversations all day long.
Hope to see you there!
Sylvia
