Included in your registration fee, these two-hour workshops offer attendees enhanced learning by taking a deeper dive into a variety of topics such as podcasting, coding and video creation. These workshops have a limited capacity and seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Skip the lunch line and enhance your learning experience by adding a specialty lunch that includes a hot buffet and Featured Speaker. Add the Leader & Learner Luncheon to your schedule on Tuesday or the Designer & Citizen Luncheon on Wednesday.
Thank you to our conference partners who also support the year-long learning opportunities of our METC community.
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Monday, February 10, 2020 - Wednesday, February 12, 2020 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
St. Charles Convention CenterOne Convention Center ParkwaySt. Charles, Missouri 63303
LaDonna Henderson
@TheTechRabbi
Monday Featured Main Stage Speaker
From Makerspaces to Flexible Spaces to Virtual Online Learning Spaces, Michael, The Tech Rabbi, will discuss designing both physical and online authentic learning environments. Michael Cohen is a designer, educator and creativity instigator and author of the book Educated By Design, which outlines his principles for revealing and nurturing our innate creative courage and capacity. Michael has been ranked as one of today’s top 50 EdTech influencers and was recognized as Tech & Learning magazine “Most Inspiring in EdTech in 2019.ʺ
@askatechnogirl
Using STEM and equity as a focus, learn how Kimberly Lane Clark empowers all students through technology. Kimberly is the Director of Blended Learning and a computer science/ed-tech consultant and has coached hundreds of educators -- both face to face and virtually -- in Computer Science, Diversity inclusion, Blended Learning strategies and Project-Based Learning (PBL). She was honored in 2018 by ISTE as an individual who is leading the way in accelerating the use of technology to solve tough problems in education and inspire innovation.
@BethHouf
Tuesday Featured Main Stage Speaker
Beth Houf will share her journey of changing her school culture and the community’s perception by controlling the narrative and telling her school’s story through social media. Beth is the principal of Fulton Middle School in central Missouri and co-author of Lead Like a PIRATE: Make School Amazing for Your Students and Staff. Beth was named a Missouri Exemplary New Principal in 2011, the Missouri National Distinguished Principal for 2016 and the NASSP 2019 Digital Principal of the Year.
@TaraMartinEDU
Wednesday Featured Main Stage Speaker
Tara Martin will share ideas to implement in your classroom related to BookSnaps and integrating literacy and technology. Tara is a well-rounded educator who has served as a classroom teacher, an instructional coach and district administrator. Tara is passionate about invigorating teachers, administrators and staff members to apply instructional practices that foster creativity, personalize learning and increase student engagement. She is the founder of #BookSnaps, the latest reading comprehension strategy that utilizes Snapchat for EDU-awesomeness and author of Be REAL: Educate from the Heart.