The opening keynote was delivered by the ever entertaining Sir Ken Robinson. If you’re doing something you’re passionate about & love, time takes on a new meaning. 2 hrs can feel like 5 minutes @SirKenRobinson #naisac — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) March 3, 2017 When you live your day following your passions, you can be left … Continue reading →

I had the awesome opportunity to speak today at the NAIS Annual Conference today! Title: Oh, the Relationships You’ll Build: Using Technology to Make Things More Personal Description: This interactive presentation explores how teachers can leverage technology to create and personalize an environment where learning takes center stage. To facilitate this student-centered experience, tech tools provide … Continue reading →

I wanted to highlight some of my takeaways from my first full day here at the NAIS Annual Conference. Onaje X.O. Woodbine delivered a powerful opening keynote, speaking on the power & perils of athletics in our independent school communities today. Woodbine tells us that these young students are looking to basketball to make sense … Continue reading →

I’m excited to be attending and presenting at the 2017 NAIS Annual Conference. I started my conference journey with a workshop: The Question is the Answer: Inspire Authentic Teacher Growth Through Feedback Conversations with Lana Shea & Meredith Monk Ford Here were some highlights: How do we support the use of questions as a pathway for … Continue reading →

Below I will highlight some of my favorite changes that Pear Deck has recently rolled out to their Dashboard. Layout Controls – You can now toggle between “list layout,” “grid layout,” and “overlaid layout” right from the teacher dashboard! I think this was always the most difficult thing for me to explain to people – … Continue reading →

I wanted to share some more awesome stories submitted to our Call Me Ismael phone. (If you missed my initial post about this initiative, you can find details here.) As I’ve listened to each of the stories that have been submitted so far this year, I’ve been amazed at just how much we can learn … Continue reading →

In the closing keynote, Kathy, Adam, Leslie, and Hall talked about the cutting-edge tech tools that are exciting them most at the moment. The focus was: Kathy Schrock – Virtual reality & google cardboard Hall Davidson – Augmented reality, digitizing notes, Amazon Echo, & more Leslie Fisher – Google photo scan, Versal, tools for dyslexia, … Continue reading →

Some highlights from Tom Murray’s session: Get these websites down: https://t.co/IIXwcGv9vy & Future Ready Handouts: https://t.co/HIHUlwzSt0 via @thomascmurray #FETC — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) January 26, 2017 We must be asking the question – are we getting our return on instruction (not just return on investment) @thomascmurray #FETC — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) January 26, 2017 #EdTech … Continue reading →