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2020 Conferences & Workshops

Future of Education Technology (FETC) Conference – January 14-17, 2020 – Miami, FL

  • Ed Tech Administrator Track Orientation – January 15, 2020 – 8:30 am – 9:30 am (Special Event)
  • Leading Digital Transformations: CoSN’s Empowered Superintendent Initiative – January 15, 2020 – 1:00 pm to 1:40 pm (Concurrent Session)
  • #LeadHERship: Leadership, Lessons and Life by Women in Ed Tech – January 15, 2020 – 3:20 pm to 4:00 pm (Concurrent Session)
  • Leading Transformation: Navigating Your Framework for Success – January 16, 2020 – 8:00 am to 10:00 am (Workshop)
  • Today’s Challenges and Solutions in Leading IT – January 16, 2020 – 10:00 am to 11:00 am (Concurrent Session)
  • What Superintendents Need From Their Technology Leaders: Collaborating for Success – January 16, 2020 – 1:00 pm to 1:40 pm (Concurrent Session)
  • Transforming School Culture – Keys to Success: Innovation, Leadership, Communication – January 17, 2020 – 8:00 am to 10:00 am (Workshop)

TCEA Convention & Exposition – February 3-7, 2020 – Austin, TX

      • Leading Change in Challenging Times – February 4, 2020 – 8:00 am to 8:50 am 

AASA, The School Superintendents Association, – National Education Conference – February 13-15, 2020 – San Diego, CA

      • Communicating Your Vision for Digital Learning within Your Community – February 15, 2020 – 9:15 am to 10:15 am

Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Annual Conference – March 16-18, 2020 – Washington, DC

      • What Superintendents Need From Their Technology Leaders: Collaborating for Success – March 17 – 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
      • Screen Time: Myths, Realities, and the Way Forward – March 18 –  9:20 am – 10:20 am

Previous Conferences & Workshops

CoSN Annual Conference

Panel Moderator: “What Superintendents Need From Their Technology Leaders”
 
April 3, 2019 – Portland OR

AASA NCE (American Association of Superintendents & Administrators / National Conference on Education).

Panel Moderator: “Leading Learning in Today’s Fourth Industrial Revolution”
 
February 15, 2019 – Los Angeles CA

FETC (Future of Education Technology Conference)

“Innovation, Leadership, Communication: Keys to Success in Transforming School Culture”
 
“What Superintendents Need From Their Technology Leaders”
 
“Empowered to Lead Digital Transformations in School Settings”
 
“Future of EdTech Administrator Track Orientation”
 
“Critical, Compelling, Controversial: Three C’s on Being an IT Leader”
 
January 28-30, 2019 – Orlando FL

NCERT (National Center for Education Research & Technology) Education Leaders Summit

“Creating and Leading a Culture of Innovation”
 
Workshop Co-Presented with Dr. Julie Evans, CEO Project Tomorrow
 
October 12, 2018 – San Diego CA

AASA Digital Consortium Cohort Meeting

“CoSN’s Empowered Superintendents Program”
 
October 10, 2018 – Cleveland, OH

Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Annual Conference 

“What Superintendents Want from Their Technology Leaders”

March 14, 2018 – Washington DC

AASA, The School Superintendents Association – National Conference on Education

4 Hour Pre-Conference Workshop: “Leadership Lessons for Our Times: A Primer for Superintendents & School Leaders”

February 14, 2018 – Nashville, TN

TCEA Annual Conference

3 Hour Workshop: “Creating and Leading A Culture of Innovation”

“Leading Change in Challenging Times”

February 5 & 6, 2018 – Austin, TX

Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) MidWinter Conference

Panel Moderator:  “Empowered Superintendents: Leading Digital Transformation”

January 29, 2018 – Austin, TX

Future of Educational Technology Conference (FETC)


2 Hour Workshop: “Creating and Leading a Culture of Innovation in Today’s Schools”

“Future of Educational Technology Administration Track Orientation”

“Meet the Author, Book Signing”

“Challenging Times Demand Effective Change Leaders”

Panel Moderator:  “Need to Know: Ten Questions IT Directors Must Be Able To Answer” 

“Future Ready Schools: Creating Your Vision, Crafting Your Plan”

January 24-26, 2018 – Orlando, FL

JG Consulting Career Summit

Luncheon Keynote – “Leading – and Surviving – Change in Challenging Times” – with Kathy Hurley

Saturday, May 13, 2017, Sheraton Gunter Hotel – San Antonio, Texas

Conference on ICT in Indo-US Schools, Nov. 21, 2015, Chennai, India.

ASCD

Pre-Conference Institute: Leadership Essentials for Educators – with Dr. Carmella Franco, Consultant and Author, Positioned for Growth; Kathy Hurley, Co-Founder and CEO of Girls Thinking Global; and Dr. Darline Robles, Professor of Clinical Education, University of Southern California

March 24, 2017 – Anaheim, CA

 

Women Leading Wisconsin Conference

Keynote: “Women Leaders: Lessons For Our Times” – with Kathy Hurley, Co-Founder and CEO of Girls Thinking Global. View excerpt of presentation here.

Breakout Session: “Leading – and Surviving – Change in Challenging Times”

March 16, 2017 – Kohler, WI

SIATech & NEWCorp Boards – One Day Workshop

“Developing and Leading a Culture of Innovation” with Dr. Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow

March 4, 2017 – Oceanside, CA

TCEA

Concurrent Session: “Future Ready Schools and Libraries: Crafting Your Vision and Plan”

TCEA YOUnited Interactive Lounge: “Life Lessons in Leadership: The Way of the Wallaby”

February 7 & 9, 2017 – Austin, TX

 

Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) Midwinter Conference

Early Bird Session: “Women Leaders in Education: Lessons for Our Times” co-presented with Kathy Hurley, Co-Founder and CEO of Girls Thinking Global

Thought Leader Presentation: “Leading – and Surviving – Change in Challenging Times” co-presented with Kathy Hurley, Co-Founder and CEO of Girls Thinking Global

January 29 & 30, 2017 – Austin, TX

Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC)


Executive Summit: “Leading Innovation Panel Discussion”

IT Summit, Panel Facilitator: 
”Professional Perspective: How to Become a Next Generation Education IT Leader”

 

FETC Workshop: “Leading Change in Challenging Times
”

Concurrent Session: 
“Future Ready Schools: Creating Your Vision, Crafting Your Plan”

January 24 – 26, 2017 – Orlando, FL

 

 

Maximizing Technology for Learning – Teacher and Administrator Workshops

November 2 & 3, 2016 – Conejo Valley USD, CA

Center for Digital Education (CDE) District Education Leadership Conversation (DELC)

October 14, 2016, Cleveland, OH

District Administrator Leadership Institute (DALI) Summit

October 7, 2016 – Bonita Springs, FL

National School Boards Association (NSBA) Annual Conference

“Future Ready Schools: Creating Your Vision and Crafting Your Plan”

April 9, 2016 – Boston MA

“Leading Change in Challenging Times: An Interactive Collaborative Workshop”

April 8, 2016 – Boston MA

Texas Association of School Administrators/Texas Association of School Board Conference

“Leading Change in Challenging Times: An Interactive Collaborative Workshop”

October 3, 2015 – Austin, TX 

National School Boards Association (NSBA) Annual Conference

“Leading Change in Challenging Times: An Interactive Collaborative Workshop”

“Top Ten Questions Every Educator Should Ask BEFORE Implementing a One-to-One Program”

March 2015 – Nashville, TN

CUE

“Top Ten Questions Every Educator Should Ask BEFORE Implementing a One-to-One Program”

March 2015 – Palm Springs, CA