Recent catastrophic and tragic events have provided all of us the opportunity to reimagine the potential of education + technology to empower all students. To provide all students an engaging, equitable and challenging learning environment, we must become experts at asking the right questions. By leveraging the power of inquiry, innovation and creativity, we can unleash every student’s potential.

Presenter:

Mike Lawrence

Amidst challenging and uncertain times, educators have the opportunity to rethink school structures and evolve! Learning from kids, peers, and the world, we can focus on redefining roles, building community, nurturing the whole child, and propelling students to become the true catalysts of their own learning.

Presenter:

Lainie Rowell

The RCOE Equity and Access Team will guide participants through an overview of Gary Howard’s Deep Equity Professional Learning. Participants will explore the different phases of Deep Equity as an overview and snapshot of professional learning to consider as they contribute to Building Equity Partners and Capturing Student Voice in their organization. Participants will explore the following Deep Equity Phases: Tone and Trust; Personal Culture and Personal Journey, From Social Dominance to Social Justice, Classroom Implication and Applications, Systemic Transformation and Planning for Change.

Presenters:

Talisa Sullivan

Charles A. Brown Jr., Ed.D

The Equity in Action CA team has been working for the past year on issues of diversity within our local education technology conferences. We've been asking the questions, "Who's in the room?" and "How can we diversify our community?" It's not enough, however, to invite a diverse community but we must also work on creating welcoming spaces that make people feel included. This session will help attendees understand how our identities influence our perception of inclusion and how we can design spaces (including our virtual classrooms) to make people feel welcome. Walk away with examples and resources for constructing your own welcoming space.

Presenters:

Sue Thotz

Leticia Citizen

Jennifer Dean

Tory Wadlington