Green Hills AEA again presents the 21st Century Learners’ Conference, Oct. 3 at Underwood High School, and Oct. 10 at Creston High School, 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. each day.
More than 950 educators will be attending the conference one of the two days. The conference is designed to empower teachers to use technology to bring the Characteristics of Effective Instruction to life with the intent of connecting people to people, not simply to the technology.
Participants will have an opportunity to attend a wide-range of sessions including, 3-D printing; building financial literacy; classroom transformation: why change is no longer a choice; working smarter, not harder at preparing elementary students for Iowa Core; technology tools for administrators and promoting schools through social media, and much more.
This year’s keynote speaker is Will Richardson, a leading thinker and writer about the intersection of social online learning networks and education. He is an outspoken advocate for change in schools and classrooms in the context of the diverse new learning opportunities that the web and other technologies offer.
Green Hills AEA provides services and programs to educators, students and families in a 15-county area in Iowa. The mission of Green Hills AEA is to collaboratively advocate for families, communities and schools to help them achieve their goals by providing dedicated professional consultation and quality system-wide supports. For more, visit http://www.ghaea.org.