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ISTE Ignite Session

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Pennsylvania Convention Center, Mainstage

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Jenna Bohannon

Professional Development Coach

Dorchester School District Two

With 25 years of teaching experience in sunny Summerville, SC, Jenna Bohannon is an Elementary certified teacher with an endorsement in Gifted Education and Read to Succeed. She earned a Bachelor's of Science in Education from College of Charleston, a Master's Degree in Reading Intervention from Concordia University Portland, and certifications in Education Technology and STEM from University of California San Diego. In 2019, she represented Knightsville Elementary School as Teacher of the Year and Dorchester School District 2 as Honor Teacher of the Year.

Alicia Discepola Mackall

Supervisor of Instructional Technology

Ewing Public Schools
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Alicia Discepola Mackall has been a proud New Jersey (USA) public school educator since 2010 and currently serves as the K-12 Supervisor of Instructional Technology for Ewing Public Schools. She has a master’s degree in Education Leadership, Management, and Policy from Seton Hall University and is entering her third year of Wilmington University’s EdD in Organizational Leadership, Learning, and Innovation program. Alicia last spoke at ISTE in 2019 (Leverage Ed. Tech. to Create Culturally Responsive Learning Environments).

Melinda Kolk

Editor, Creative Educator

Tech4Learning, Inc
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@CreativeEduc8r

Melinda is the Editor of Creative Educator magazine and the Deputy Director of the Constructivist Consortium. Melinda is also one of the founders of Tech4Learning. For the past 20 years, Melinda has led workshops at schools around the world and made hundreds of presentations at education conferences, such as ASCD and ISTE, on the topics of creativity, project-based learning, and open-ended technologies. She has been a featured speaker or keynote at MACUL, VSTE, MICCA, and ISTE.

Dr. Scott McLeod

Professor

University of Colorado Denver
@mcleod
@scottmcleod

Professor, Educational Leadership; Founding Director, CASTLE CASTLE is the only university center in the USA focused on leadership, technology, innovation, and deeper learning. Scott's bio: http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/bio CASTLE: http://schooltechleadership.org

Dr. Katie Nieves Licwinko

Director of Technology

Chester School District
@Ms_KatieNieves
@Ms_KatieNieves

Dr. Katie Nieves Licwinko serves as a Teacher/Coordinator of Educational Technology Integration in New Jersey. She is a former middle school special education teacher. She has a doctorate in Educational Technology Leadership and is a Google Certified Innovator and Trainer. Katie has presented at national conferences, including ISTE, AMLE, CEC, and ITC, and has had her work published in journals, textbooks, and educational platforms. She is the founder of Assembling Inclusion, a podcast and professional learning platform centered on disability inclusion. She is passionate about using technology to support the needs and interests of all learners.

Arjun Ray

Student

Groton School

Arjun Ray is a high-school junior attending the Groton School and is originally from Newtown, Pennsylvania. Outside of the classroom, he is a passionate advocate for educational equity. In 2021, he founded The Rejuvenate Project, a Pennsylvania-based non-profit organization that seeks to increase youth digital literacy awareness and mitigate technological access disparities across the Delaware Valley. Arjun has also been involved in extensive research to determine how pedagogical practices can be adjusted to effectively incorporate digital learning. He is also interested in public policy and regularly meets with legislators to discuss pragmatic solutions to various educational issues.

Maureen Young

Instructional Technology Coach

Washtenaw International High School
@2minutetechtip
@2minutetechtips

After teaching for 9 years as a middle school science teacher, I became a full-time instructional technology coach to serve our 1:1 program in Ypsilanti, Michigan. I love working with teachers and students and seeing the lightbulb moments when they do or make something cool and learn something new using a technology tool!

Neisha Terry Young

Ph.D. Student

Drexel University
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@NeishaYoung3

Neisha is an immigrant citizen, having grown up in Jamaica. Her background is reflected in her research focus, which centers around exploring the intersectional identities of immigrant students, and exploring ways in which immigrant youth can be empowered to navigate and respond to dominant deficit discourses about their identities through digital literacies. Her goal is to identify ways to influence policy and pedagogy to improve the educational experiences and outcomes of immigrant students.

Session description

Join us for an ISTE Ignite session. Presenters will have just five minutes and 20 slides each to share their passions in a continuous rapid-fire presentation.

1 - "Challenging Our Assessments: What AI Means for Demonstrating Mastery," Maureen Young
2 - "10 Steps to Student-Centered Learning," Melinda Kolk
3 - "7 Ways to Reduce Digital Literacy Barriers and Smoothly Integrate Classroom Technology," Arjun Ray
4 - "A Love Letter to Laying the Foundation: Primary Level Digital Citizenship," Jenna Bohannon
5 - "Assembling Inclusion: Lessons Learned from 50 Interviews on Disability and Accessibility," Kathryn Nieves Licwinko
6 - "Reimagine PD: Empower Educators with Professional Learning," Alicia Discepola Mackall
7 - "Amplifying Immigrant Youth Voices Via Critical Digital Literacy Practices," Neisha Terry Young
8 - "Why Deeper Learning Is An Equity Move," Scott McLeod

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ISTE Ignite Session

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