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Thursday, August 2 • 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Connected Education and Serving Every Student, From Gifted to Special Needs (Jenifer Fox, Kathleen McClaskey, Lisa Nielsen, Ira Socol, Tracy Gray [mod])

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A panel and open discussion about how connected education can serve the fully panoply of learning styles and needs among students today. Tracy Gray from the American Institutes for Research will moderate.  Panelists include Jenifer Fox, Kathleen McClaskey, Lisa Nielsen, and Ira Socol. Additional details will be announced and added to this description shortly, including potentially one more panelist.


Speakers
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Jenifer Fox

Jenifer Fox is an internationally published author, speaker and leading innovator on 21st Century Learning. Her groundbreaking book, Your Child’s Strengths, a Guide for Teachers and Parents (Viking/Penguin) is widely accepted as the definitive guide to developing success through... Read More →
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Tracy Gray

Tracy Gray, Ph.D., Managing Director at the American Institutes for Research, directs the Center for STEM Education and Innovation.  In this capacity, she oversees two national  technology centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP... Read More →
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Kathleen McClaskey

CEO/Chief Learning Officer, Empower the Learner
Kathleen McClaskey, M.Ed. (@khmmc) is CEO and Chief Learning Officer of Empower the Learner, LLC (empowerthelearner.com), founder of Make Learning Personal (kathleenmcclaskey.com) and co-author of bestsellers Make Learning Personal and How to Personalize Learning and contributing... Read More →
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Lisa Nielsen

Lisa Nielsen writes for and speaks to audiences across the globe about the future of education and is frequently covered by local and national media for her views on “Passion (not data) Driven Learning,” "Thinking Outside the Ban" to harness the power of technology for learning... Read More →
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Ira Socol

Ira David Socol is the Senior Provocateur at Educology Partners as he works to complete is doctorate in education at Michigan State University. He works extensively with Michigan's Integrated Technology Initiative (where he developed the "Freedom Stick" universal design applications... Read More →



Thursday August 2, 2012 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Blackboard Collaborate
  Kickoff Panel