I have been blogging quite a bit on this big event and we have 100 top innovative K-12 educators on our Redmond campus this week for the Partners in Learning 2011 U.S. Innovative Education Forum. Educators will exhibit projects that creatively use technology to positively impact learning. The top 10 educators from this event will go on to represent the United States at a global forum this fall that will draw 700 educators, school leaders, press, and education thought leaders from 75 countries.
We are extremely happy to have an incredible list of judges for the U.S. event who are volunteering their time this week (and many hours prior) to review projects and interact with these educators to make their assessments. Educator’s projects will be evaluated based on a detailed rubric that has been used globally in other regional forums that assesses the project’s learning design, evidence of student learning, collaboration, knowledge building, extending learning beyond the classroom, use of technology, and how the teacher is innovating.
We wanted to extend a sincere thank you to all of these individuals who are helping to showcase and highlight these amazing educators who are doing innovative and creative things in classrooms throughout the country.
Khalil Abdel Massih
Microsoft Partners in Learning Manager, Microsoft Corporation, Dubai
Deirdre Butler – Head Judge
Senior Lecturer in Education, Digital Learning, St. Patrick’s College, Ireland
Leslie Conery
Deputy CEO, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), Oregon
Vicki Davis
Teacher & Author, Cool Cat Teacher Blog, Georgia
Steve Dembo
Director of Online Community and Social Media Strategy, Discovery Education, Illinois
Les Foltos
Director, Peer-Ed, Washington
Byron V. Garrett
Senior Consultant, NBC News - Education Nation, New York
Robert Ginsburg
CTO Version3/CSI Cloud services, CSI Technology Outfitters, South Carolina
Rod Gode
Senior Director, US Education Specialist, Microsoft Corporation, California
Mary Alice Heuschel
Superintendent, Renton School District #403, Washington
Lee Kolbert
Manager, Dept. of Educational Technology, School District Palm Beach County, Florida
Peter Magnuson
Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
Brian McAllister
Co-Founder, Roadtrip Nation, California
Michaela Miller
Director, Teacher and Principal Evaluation, National Board Certification, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington
Kirsten Panton
Western Europe Lead, Partners in Learning, Microsoft Corporation, Denmark
Jonathan Parley
Manager of Creative Design and Media, Center for Digital Innovation, Washington
Betty Paugh Ortiz
Senior Vice President of Innovation, The NEA Foundation, Washington, DC
Linda Pittenger
Director, Innovation Lab Network, Council for Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC
Cheri Rhinhart
Director Information Technology, InterMountain Education Service District, Oregon
Heidi Rogers
Executive Director, Northwest Council for Computer Education (NCCE), Idaho
Troy Ruemping
Associate, Point B Consulting, Washington
Dennis Small
Educational Technology Director, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington
Alfred Thompson
Academic Developer Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation, New Hampshire
Gregory Whiteman
Director of Technology Integration, Kent School District, Washington
David Wicks
Assistant Professor, Director of Instructional Technology, Seattle Pacific University, Washington
Janet Wilson
Owner, Randle Wilson Consulting, Washington
Amy Wong
Director, STEM Integration Silicon Valley Education Foundation, California
Pat Yongpradit
Computer Science Educator, Springbrook High School, Maryland (*2010 Partners in Learning Global Forum winner)
We sincerely appreciate their time and efforts.
Regards,
Rob