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The guys are on the road this week! Donnie is headed to the Nat Geo headquarters in Washington, DC while Jesse, Jeff, and friend of the podcast Ken Shelton are at the iSTEP TecXperience Conference in St. Maarten.
Powered by Peardeck, the guys are on the road this week! Donnie is headed to the Nat Geo headquarters in Washington, DC while Jesse, Jeff, and friend of the podcast Ken Shelton are at the iSTEP TecXperience Conference in St. Maarten.
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What have you all learned at this event - other than how to take photos that make me hate your existence?
Something Useless Donnie Found Online
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Educational Strategist, Consultant, Speaker and Designer
Ken (He/Him/His) currently holds an M.A. in Education with a specialization in Educational Technology as well as New Media Design and Production. He has worked as an Educator for over 20 years and spent most of his classroom experience teaching technology at the Middle School level. As a part of his active involvement within the Educational Technology community, Ken is an Apple Distinguished Educator, a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, and a Google Certified Innovator. Ken has worked extensively at the policy level with a number of State Departments of Education, Ministries of Education, non-Profits, and was appointed to the Education Technology Task Force formed by a previous California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Ken regularly gives keynotes, presentations, consults, and leads workshops, covering a wide variety of Educational Technology, Equity and Inclusion, Anti-Bias/Anti-Racist, Multimedia Literacy, Cultural Intelligences, Visual Storytelling, and Instructional Design topics. Ken is the ISTE Digital Equity PLN 2018 Excellence Award winner. Due to his extensive and broad impact Ken has also been named by EdTech Magazine as an influencer to follow.
Google Edu Content Manager
Monica Isabel Martinez is the EDU Content Manager for Google overseeing the Teacher Center. She is an educational technology speaker, leads educator professional development on technology integration, and supports districts with Google Workspace deployments. Monica has a master’s degree in Educational Technology, is a published author, designer and photographer.
Educator, Lead Learner
Educator | Lead learner | Bibliophile | Believer in equity & access for ALL.
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Educational Leader
Al Thomas is an educational leader with a passion for creativity and the opportunities it can provide for students. He has more than twenty years in the field of education as a teacher, principal, district-level director, and consultant.
His passion is to develop and curate unique and innovative solutions that improve learning for all and to inspire educators by sharing inspirational stories through various forms of visual storytelling.
He believes that if we are to prepare students for future success, we must equip them with creative problem-solving skills that harness their talents and abilities.
