On October 27, we are looking forward to sharing a session on web literacy from Ian OByrne, Doug Belshaw, and Greg McVerry.
Here’s a video preview and a blog post on how it was done:
K12 Online on Classroom 2.0 LIVE
This Saturday, Sept. 19 at 9am PT/noon ET, the K12 Online Conference will be on Classroom 2.0 LIVE to talk about this year’s event.
We’ll be giving an overview of the conference and talking about this year’s line-up including our keynotes, strands, and opportunities to participate. And if any of our presenters would like to join in to give a quick preview of their sessions, we’d love to have you!
Please join us at http://live.classroom20.com/ and spread the word across your networks!
Maker Ed at K12 Online 2015!
This year’s K12 Online Conference will feature a strand on Maker Ed. This strand will be keynoted by Stephanie Chang from MakerEd and will include sessions on Minecraft, etextiles, the Cardboard Challenge, STEM, and much more!
Spread the word – put the new K12 Online badge on your web site
We now have a badge that you can post on your web site, Facebook page, or other online site to show your support and participation for the K12 Online Conference.
You can also add this to your Facebook or Twitter image by going here and joining.
Please help spread the word about this year’s event.
Thanks to Harrison McCoy and the marketing team for putting this together.
K12 Online 2015 line-up
We have a great line-up for the 2015 conference. The full schedule is now available here.
Please spread the word and share this among your networks.
Share Your Stories of Connection
You, too, can be part of the K12Online Conference! Alan Levine is looking for your stories of connection. Your stories can be an inspiration to others to help them see why the sharing culture leads to great connections. Just follow the link.
http://cogdogblog.com/2015/07/21/call-for-stories/
to learn how your story can be part of Alan’s keynote presentation for the Stories of Sharing strand of the K12Online Conference 2015.
Teaser: Beyond the Core Keynote
Let’s Draw Some Attention: Digital Sketchnotes for Learning by Karen Bosch
It’s still summer in the Northern Hemisphere, but people are busy preparing for the K12Online Conference 2015 version. Here is a teaser to whet your appetite!
Happy watching and happy drawing
Announcing K12 Online 2015 Presenters
Contents
Please join the organizers of the 2015 K12 Online Conference in congratulating our selected presenters for this year’s conference! We are still waiting for a few confirmations, so there may be a few more additions. As in past years, our conference is organized into four strands. Each strand has an invited keynote speaker and additional selected speakers. Our conference begins October 12 with a pre-conference keynote presentation. Strands for 2015 are:
Week of Oct. 19-23 – Maker Ed and Stories of Connection
Week of Oct. 26-30 – Overcoming Obstacles and Beyond the Core: Art and More
Pre-Conf Keynote
Don Wettrick and #Innovation class students
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Maker Ed
Keynote:
Stephanie Chang, Maker Ed
Oakland, CA, USA
Lucie deLaBruere
Colchester, VT, USA
Matt Kukoda
Brielle, New Jersey, USA
Jenny Lussier
Durham, CT, USA
Stephen O’Connor
Wells, NY, USA
Harrison McCoy
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Steve Sherman
Cape Town, South Africa
Liza Stark
New York, NY, USA
John Umekubo
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Gabriel Yanagihara
Honolulu, HI, USA
Stories of Connection
Keynote:
Alan Levine
Strawberry, Arizona, USA
Paul Allison
New York, NY, USA
Pat Goodwin
Bonham, TX, USA
Maha Hassan
Cairo, Egypt
Thomas Ho
Whitestown, Indiana USA
Adam Jones
Andover, NH, USA
Julie Lindsay
Ocean Shores, Australia
William O’Byrne
Charleston, SC, USA
Lisa Parisi
Long Island, NY, USA
Ben Rimes
St. Joseph, MI, USA
Steve Sherman
Cape Town, South Africa
Chris Turnbull
Saint Paul, MN, USA
Jennifer Williams and Fran Siracusa
Clearwater, FL, USA
Overcoming Obstacles
Keynote:
Scott McLeod
Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
Josh Allen
Council Bluffs, IA, USA
Courtney Kofeldt
West Chester, PA, USA
Pat La Morte
Orlando, FL, USA
Angela McDurmon
Atlanta, GA, USA
Clif Mims
Memphis, TN, USA
Michael Predko
Toronto, ON, Canada
Devery Rodgers
Long Beach, CA, USA
Monte Tatom
Henderson, TN, USA
Chris Turnbull
Saint Paul, MN, USA
Panel:
Curby Alexander
Denton, TX, USA
Cyndi Danner-Kuhn
Manhattan, KS, USA
Wesley Fryer
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Dean Mantz
Sterling, KS, USA
Clif Mims
Memphis, TN, USA
Beyond the Core: Art and More
Keynote:
Karen Bosch
Southfield, MI, USA
Doug Belshaw, Greg McVerry, Ian O’Byrne,
Springfield, MA
William Berry
Henrico County, VA, USA
Janine Campbell
Dorr, MI, USA
Jon Corippo
Coarsegold, CA, USA
Erin Olson, Leslie Pralle Keehn
Pocahontas, IA, USA
Thomas West
Downingtown, PA, USA
Samuel Wright
Daejeon South Korea
2015 Keynotes and Marketing Flyer
Organizers of the 2015 K12 Online Conference are pleased to announce our lineup of keynote speakers as well as the availability of our 2015 conference marketing flyer. (PDF)
Please share this post, information and flyer with other educators you know! Were looking forward to our TENTH year of fantastic and free learning in the K12 Online Conference! We hope youll not only plan to join us for the conference, but also invite other educators you know to join as well.
This years conference will begin the week of October 12, 2015, with a keynote by Don Wettrick and #Innovation class students. During week 1 of the conference, Stephanie Chang will present a keynote in the “Maker Ed” strand, and Alan Levine will keynote the Stories of Connection strand. During week 2, Scott McLeod will share a keynote in the Overcoming Obstacles strand. Karen Bosch will keynote our “Beyond the Core: Arts and More” strand. Descriptions for each of these strands are available here.
Please spread the word about the K12 Online Conference!
Download our conference marketing flyer in PDF format. Forward this flyer and print it for display at your school in the teachers lounge, beside teacher mailboxes, outside your classroom, or anywhere else it can catch the attention of other educators!
Many thanks to Naomi Harm (@nharm) for creating our flyer and logos for the conference AGAIN this year!
Please tweet about the 2015 K12 Online Conference using the hashtag #k12online15 and share information about this conference on Facebook or other networks you are a part of.
We appreciate the contributions of our many presenters, volunteers, and fans in making this another great year for the K12 Online Conference!
HOW Have You Used the K12 Online Conference for Professional Learning?
Since the K12 Online Conference began in 2006 nine years ago, there have been more than 360 presentations from around the world, all recorded and archived. Hundreds of educators have joined in, not only for their own professional learning but also to share these resources with other educators in their own schools/districts and online.
“Just in time learning” has become an essential part of learning for many teachers. Knowing this, several years ago, I began using the archived presentations from the K12 Online Conference for professional development in the Madison School District (Phoenix, AZ). The quality, and wide variety of topics, provided a rich menu for teachers to pick from, allowing them to build their own learning. It opened a new door for teachers, showing them they could use resources, such as the archives from the conference, to learn and keep up with the latest practices and tools for effective technology integration.
Have you, or anyone in your learning environment, ever used the K12 Online Conference for professional development or professional learning? Was PD credit given, and, if so, how were hours or points determined? If it was informal, please share how it took place (who participated, what did you view, how was it organized, whether participants were able to earn re-certification hours, etc.). Please share your story with us so others can benefit from what you have done. Please use this form to submit your experiences. Even if you havent actually implemented your idea but have a suggestion/idea to share wed love to have you submit the form also. View the submitted responses and take on the challenge of of trying one or more of these strategies in your school/district/country.
Kim Thomas, 2015 K12 Online Conference PD Facilitator
