What If There Isn't a Textbook?: Reshaping Curricular Conversations

Zac Chase is the District Library, Media Services and Secondary ELA Curriculum Coordinator for St. Vrain Valley Schools. Zac learned and taught with students in Sarasota, FL and Philadelphia, PA as a middle and high school ELA teacher. His last classroom was in Philadelphia’s Science Leadership Academy - an inquiry-driven, project-based school. He has worked with schools and school systems nationally and internationally.. Zac is the co-author or Building School 2.0 and was lead author of the 2016 National Education Technology Plan at the U.S. Department of Education. He writes at autodizactic.com and @MrChase.

Bud Hunt is the IT and Technical Services Manager for the Clearview Library District in northern Colorado, where he serves a highly committed team of librarians and support staff in their work to be of service to their community through access to information, tools, high quality resources and programming. Formerly a technologist for the St. Vrain Valley School District, Bud believes in creating environments that support teaching and learning while preserving freedom, choice, and opportunity for all learners. His extensive experience in pedagogy and technical systems helps him to build bridges between the educational and technological sides of educational institutions.