Professional Learning Networks
“Online Professional Development”

Jeff Utecht
Shanghai, China
Blog: http://www.thethinkingstick.com/ and http://www.utechtips.com/
Bio
Jeff Utecht is an international educator currently working in Shanghai, China. Prior to Shanghai. Jeff has presented at both Administrative conferences and Teacher conferences around Asia and the Far East. Recently he helped to successfully organize the Learning 2.0 conference in Shanghai, China. The first technology conference of its kind [...]

Professional Learning Networks
“EdTechTalk: A Network of Homegrown Webcasters”

Alex Ragone
New York, NY, USA
Blog: http://www.learning-blog.org/
Bio
Alex Ragone is the Director of Technology at Collegiate School, a K-12 boys school in New York City. Arvind and Alex host a weekly web radio show at www.edtechtalk.com that explores the intersection of education and technology.

Bio Page
http://www.learning-blog.org/about/

Arvind Grover
New York, NY, USA
Blog: http://21apples.org/
Bio
Arvind S. Grover is the Director of Educational [...]

Professional Learning Networks
“Changing a System: Network Centric Learning Communities”

James Folkestad
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Blog: http://switchspace.blogspot.com/
Bio
James Folkestad is an Associate Professor at Colorado State University (CSU). He earned his Ph.D. from Texas A&M in Educational Human Resource Development (EHRD) in 1996 and has taught at CSU since 1997. He is currently teaching a course on educational technology within the teacher licensure program [...]

Professional Learning Networks
“Expanding Horizons – Engaging the Adult Members of your Community (Teachers, Administrators, and Parents) through the Use of Personal/Professional Learning Networks”

Vinnie Vrotny
Winnetka, IL, USA
Blog: http://vvrotny.edublogs.org/
Bio
Vinnie is the Director of Academic Technology at North Shore Country Day School, a JK through 12th grade independent school located north of Chicago, IL, US. As the school’s use of technology has grown, so has Vinnie’s role. Currently as a teacher, his “students” are not only in kindergarten through twelfth [...]

Professional Learning Networks
“Webcasting for Educators: Expanding the Conversation”

Jen Wagner
Corona, CA USA
Blog: http://www.technospud.com/blog/
Bio
Jennifer Wagner: After 17 years as a TechCoordinator, Teacher, Webmaster, etc etc……Jennifer recently has moved into the wonderful world of being a part of the IT/Help Desk at a prviate school in Southern California. Jennifer hosts 7 Online Projects (at Technospud Projects.com) during each school year for the PreK-6th grade teacher.

Bio [...]

Professional Learning Networks
“Building a Yardstick for PD Success: Establishing Key Performance Indicators for Web 2.0 Personal Optimized Learning Environments”

Sharon Peters
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Blog: http://www.mtl-peters.net/blog/
Bio
Sharon Peters has been a middle and high school teacher for a variety of subjects and was recently given the position of pedagogical consultant (English Language Arts) with LEARN, a non-profit organization which creates educational resources for the English sector in conjunction with the ministry of education in Québec. Currently Sharon [...]

Professional Learning Networks
“Creating PLE’s with TLC”

Brandi Caldwell
Springville, Alabama, USA
Blog: http://mrscaldwell0.edublogs.org/
Bio
Brandi is married with two sons Trey (7) and Brady (5 mths). She has taught high school English for 11 years. In 2002 she became a Nationally Board Certified Teacher. In 2006 she became a 21st Century Fellow with the Alabama Best Practices Center. Her goal in the classroom as [...]

Professional Learning Networks
“Building Online Communities for Youth”

Lee Baber,Shenandoah Valley, VA, USA
Blog: http://EdTechTalk.com
Bio
Lee Baber is a musician, audio engineer & artist who teaches CompTech8 in Virginia’s Rockingham County Schools and works with Youth Voices, Youthbridges, New Media Guides, EdTechTalk and presented Book of Internet Audio at K12Online last year.

Bio Page
https://k12online07presenters.wikispaces.com/Lee+Baber

Paul Allison
New York City, New York, USA
Blog: http://paulrallison.blogspot.com/
Bio
Paul Allison teaches as NYC School [...]

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING NETWORKS KEYNOTE
“Holding a Mirror to our Professional Practice”

Derek WenmothChristchurch, New ZealandBlog: http://blog.core-ed.net/derekBioDerek has a background as a teacher, principal and teacher educator, and is currently the eLearning Director for CORE Education in New Zealand. CORE is responsible for the national professional development programme for teachers using technology in schools and early childhood centres. He spends most of his time now working on [...]

Professional Learning Networks
“The Collaborative ABC Project: Using Technology To Tell Stories”

Kevin Hodgson
Leeds, Massachusetts, USA
Blog: http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/
Bio
Kevin Hodgson is the technology liaison with the Western Massachusetts Writing Project and he also teaches writing to sixth graders at the Norris Elementary School in Southampton, Massachusetts. When he is not teaching, or thinking about teaching, he can be found with his wife and three young sons during the [...]