I am off tomorrow morning for the prestigious Laptop Institute conference, hosted by Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis. I am looking forward to this one for a couple of reasons.
First of all, this is a quality conference. While not as large as NECC or some of the other ETC’s…LI has a personal feel and a real focus on 1:1 programs. After teaching in 1:1 for three years and spending the last year as a technology mentor for a large 1:1 program, I am excited to be able to meet and share ideas with colleagues in similar environments.
I am also excited to have been invited to share two workshops, one one developing and managing global collaborative projects and another on using wikis – my fave tool – in the classroom!
The conference is also a watershed of sorts for me. Last year I attended with a team-teaching colleague as we planned to spend another year sharing a classroom with 55 students. It was at LI that I first heard David Warlick, who turned me on my head with his ideas regarding literacy and learning in the digital age. Since then David’s ideas, and through him connections to a personal learning network (many of whom I met at NECC) have made the past year a wild ride!
Will Richardson is on the stump this year. I purposefully avoided Will’s sessions at NECC, but I am very excited about hearing his message!
And to think, just a year ago I was a teacher who liked technology. Now I am a learning-leader focused on 21st century literacy and learning. It’s not about the technology – and I get it!!
Hope to see you in Memphis!
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