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The Art of Communication

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Colorado Convention Center, 207

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Director of Innovation
Future Ready Schools / All4Ed
@thomascmurray
@thomascmurrayedu
Tom serves as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education. He has testified before the US Congress and has previously worked alongside that body and the US Senate, the White House, and the US Department of Education. Murray serves as a regular conference keynote and is the co-author of ASCD’s best-seller, Learning Transformed. His most recent best seller, Personal & Authentic was published in the fall of 2019. Connect with him at thomascmurray.com.

Session description

The quality of your communication will make or break the quality of much of your work. From classroom instruction to working alongside colleagues, to collaborating with parents, the best educators are great communicators. Leave with practical ideas that you can use to take your communication to the next level!

Purpose & objective

The quality of your communication will make or break the quality of much of your work. From classroom instruction to working alongside your colleagues, to collaborating with parents, the best teachers and administrators are great communicators. Join Thomas C. Murray for this fun, engaging session around the importance of communication, and leave with practical ideas that you can use with your students and parents to take your communication to the next level!

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Outline

Fun, engaging communication activities, along with infused research, for a fun, inspiring experience, much of which participants can replicate!

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Supporting research

"Curse of Knowledge" study

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Session specifications

Topic:
Communication & collaboration
Grade level:
PK-12
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Chief technology officers/superintendents/school board members, Principals/head teachers, Teachers
Attendee devices:
Devices useful
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
ISTE Standards:
For Education Leaders:
Empowering Leader
  • Inspire a culture of innovation and collaboration that allows the time and space to explore and experiment with digital tools.
Connected Learner
  • Develop the skills needed to lead and navigate change, advance systems and promote a mindset of continuous improvement for how technology can improve learning.