Along for the Ride

Coming out of ISTE 2010, perhaps wondering if we need evolution or revolution is too presumptuous of us in education.  We live in times of incredible not incremental change and I think that changes around education actually (and as scary as it sounds)  impact us in education  more than the changes we ourselves are  attempting  within education.  I think all any educator can hope to [...]

ISTE’s Closing Keynote – Jeff Piontek

Disclaimer – I voted for Chris Lehmann and was disappointed that he didn’t get it.  I had (just like a lot of people) no idea who Jeff Piontek was.  I sincerely hope that ISTE retains and expands the format of the voting for the keynote and makes the whole thing more transparent. First, let’s be [...]

My TEDxDenverEd Experience

This was my second TED experience having been to the one for educators in NYC.  I think the way I look at TEDxDenverEd is very different the second time around;  I know what it is and what it isn’t. Three excellent reviews of TEDxDenverEdxDenver were: http://davidwees.com/content/participating-TEDxDenverEdxdenvered-tonight http://edtechworkshop.blogspot.com/2010/06/few-thoughts-after-ted.html http://papergraders.blogspot.com/2010/06/elephant-in-room-at-tedx-denver-ed.html I definitely think TED is a day [...]

My Monday ISTE Wrap-up

This is the first conference I have been to where I didn’t sit in any session all day.  I tried to sit in sessions, but the round table sessions were all booked and I found the concurrent sessions in the ballrooms to be too large and impersonal.  I’m wondering if those ballroom sessions are good [...]

My ISTE Tip #2 – The Participants

Remember that the people sitting next to you may know more than the presenters in front of you.  By choosing a session, you are opening yourself up to a group of like-minded individuals with whom you can connect and through the triangulation of the knowledge in that room you can hopefully come to a greater [...]

My ISTE Tip # 1 – Poster Presentations

Don’t miss the poster presentations!  ISTE always seems to hide them away.  Make it a point of scheduling 15 minutes during the time of each poster presentation to walk through them and be sure you know the ones you are interested in, in advance.   A lot of times the ideas in the poster presentations are [...]

The ISTE sessions I may attend

Here is a list of the ISTE sessions I may attend.  I find that as you fill your planner, you usually miss hidden gems.  Take a look at my list and see what you may have missed.  One of the best parts of going to ISTE is that not only do you learn from the [...]

4 Criteria for Selecting an ISTE Session.

I’ve been going to ISTE for quite a while.  I remember the last ISTE in New Jersey in the late 1990′s and I’ve been going off and on for years since then.  So through trail and error, I’ve developed these criteria for selecting what ISTE sessions I will attend. Does the session offer: 1.  New [...]