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Keynote Reflections
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Monday, July 18 - Don Leu


Don is the John and Maria Neag Endowed Chair in Literacy and Technology and holds a joint appointment in Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut. He directs the New Literacies Research Lab at the University of Connecticut and is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association and the Reading Hall of Fame. He is a past President of the National Reading Conference. A graduate of Michigan State, Harvard, and Berkeley, Don’s work focuses on the new skills and strategies required to read, write, and learn with Internet technologies and the best instructional practices that prepare students for these new literacies. He has more than 100 research publications and seventeen books on topics that range from phonics and phonemic awareness to teacher education and the new literacies of online reading comprehension.

Slides available at: @http://www.slideshare.net/djleu/institute-keynote-2011-8616724

Tuesday, July 19 - Justin Reich


Justin Reich is an advanced doctoral student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a fellow at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society. He is the project manager for the Distributed Collaborative Learning Communities project, a Hewlett Foundation funded initiative that examines how Web 2.0 tools are used in K-12 settings. Justin is also the co-director of EdTechTeacher, a professional development firm that helps schools and teachers leverage technology to created student-centered learning environments that prepare learners for career, college, and citizenship. He is co-author of //Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology, a Practical Guide for Teachers, by Teachers//, and his writings have been published in the //Washington Post//, the //Christian Science Monitor//, //Social Education//, //OnCue//, //World History Connected//, //Environmental History//, and other publications. In February 2012, he will serve as an Outstanding Educator in Residence in Singapore.

Slides available at: @http://www.slideshare.net/thomasdaccord/scaling-innovations-in-teaching-new-literacies

Thursday, July 21 - Richard Beach


Richard Beach is Professor of English Education at the University of Minnesota where he has taught since 1973. His research and teaching focuses on teaching literature, composition, media, and digital communication, as well as issues of identity construction in different social worlds. He is author or co-author of 18 books, including //Teaching Writing Using Blogs, Wikis, and Other Digital Tools//; //Teaching Literature to Adolescents//; //Teachingmedialiteracy.com: A Web-based Guide to Links and Activities//; //High School Students’ Competing Social Worlds: Negotiating Identities and Allegiances through Responding to Multicultural Literature//; and //A Teacher’s Introduction to Reader Response Theories//. He has published chapters in // The Handbook of Adolescent Literacies // ; //Handbook of Research on New Media Literacies//; //Perspectives on Research and Practice in Integrating Arts, Multimodality, and New Literacies into English Language Arts Classes//; and //Secondary School Reading and Writing//. He is also the organizing editor for the annual Annotated Bibliography of Research for //Research in the Teaching of English.// He was a member of the NCTE Commission on Media, a former President of the National Conference on Research in Language, Chair of NCTE Research Foundation, and is currently Vice-President of the Literacy Research Association. He received the 2009 Computers in Reading Research Award from the Technology in Literacy Education Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association. He also received the 2011 Educational Leadership Award from the College of Education and Human Development from the University of Minnesota.

Presentation @http://tinyurl.com/3t9wvmb The Handout



Friday, July 22 - Tom Daccord
Tom Daccord is an educational technology specialist and author of //Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Teachers// and //The Best of History Web Sites//. A veteran "laptop teacher" who instructed in a wireless laptop environment for seven years, Tom has been featured in the Boston Globe ("Making Tech Connect," December 29, 2003) for his contributions to teaching with technology. Tom has worked with schools, districts, and colleges in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia and presents on educational technology at various national and regional conferences. A former social studies teacher, Tom currently serves as President of the National Council of Social Studies Technology Committee and is a featured speaker at the 2010 NCSS Conference. He is creator and co-webmaster of [|Best of History Web Sites], an award-winning portal, and the [|The Center for Teaching History with Technology], dedicated to helping K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses. Tom also created [|Teaching English with Technology] to help K-12 English and Language Arts teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses. Tom serves as a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) project consultant, is an advisor to Massachusetts Computer Users in Education (MassCUE), and is a board member of the Massachusetts Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (MASCD). A graduate of Princeton University and the University of Montreal, Tom has taught in Quebec, France, Switzerland, and the United States.

Digital Vaults Turning the Pages Google Books issuu.com wix.com

Bette Manchester


The former teacher, elementary, middle and high school principal and director of special education served, for seven years, as Director of Special Projects in the Maine Department of Education leading the Maine Learning Technology Initiative. Since 2001 the Maine project has focused on ‘learning,’ not on the technology. Manchester is the recipient of many awards including Principal-National School of Excellence, National Distinguished Principal of the Year 1997, Milken Education Award 1991, Maine State Librarians Award 2004, Dr. Inabeth Miller Education Technology Award 2005, and Friday Institute Award for Innovation in Education NC State 2007. She has presented at national and international conferences with focus on leadership and sustainability in 1-to-1 programs. Maine International Center for Digital Learning


 * Due to an unforeseen medical emergency, Bette is unable to attend the Institute as our keynote speaker for Tuesday. We wish Bette the best in her recovery.