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Friday, March 3 • 10:30am - 11:30am
Getting Techie: How we’re flipping PD

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We work every day to prepare our students for jobs that do not yet exist, in a world we cannot yet imagine due to ever changing technology. Why would our Professional Development be any different? We spend so much time teaching our staff how to use specific devices and software when we know that they will be upgraded, redesigned and rendered obsolete just around the corner. I will talk about the PD that I created for my district to empower staff to be “Techie”. A term that means a person who is confident, excited and self sufficient with tech and technology related challenges. I will be highlighting the structure of the trainings and tools used. We will discuss the reasoning behind those decisions and how people can create interesting, engaging tech PD of their own, no matter the tools available to them.
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Tim Higgins

Techretary, Arlington Heights School District 25
I am Tim Higgins, the Techretary. A position named for the unique assortment of responsibilities it encompasses: Tech Support, Training and Professional Development, Administrative Assistant duties, Media Production work and more. I have worked in education technology for five years, three at the D25 Central Office and two in one of our middle schools. Prior to that I spent two years as a trainer and technician at the Apple Store in Skokie, IL... Read More →

Friday March 3, 2017 10:30am - 11:30am
Marsalis E
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