Kudos to the San Diego Unified School District educators that represented our district on November 3rd at the 35th annual SDCUE Tech Fair in Chula Vista. SDCUE consistently inspires, excites and challenges participants to up their game as educators. The tech fair had a variety of presentations that included the most up-to-date technology integration strategies and topics such as Design Thinking, Project Based Learning, and Next Generation Science Standards.
The day was jump started by Julie Garcia, Instructional Technology Program Manager, and Lauren Leathers, Instructional Technology Resource Teacher, who shared 12 tools in 45 minutes in an exciting Tech Tool Smackdown. John Keast, teacher at Mission Bay High School and Claudja Van Orden, Instructional Technology Resource Teacher, presented Plug In! Screen-centric FTW (for the win) introducing digital literacy sites like Commonlit.org and Newsela and highlighting formative assessment tools. John Jacobs, teacher at Scripps Ranch High School, had a session on Showcasing Student Work using Google Sites that walked participants through innovative tasks students can experience using Google Sites. Jen Roberts, author and teacher from Point Loma High School, had two packed sessions, 25 Tips ,Tools and Strategies for your 1:1 Classroom and The Forms Awaken: Google Forms Will Be With You.
Finally, it was nice to see so many SDUSD teachers and administrators who spent their Saturday growing professionally and getting ideas to help prepare their students for the society of tomorrow.
