From Innovation in Early Childhood, Elementary Education to EdTech Coaching & Mentoring

I have been teaching for 16 years and believe in the power of hands-on, inquiry-based learning for all students.

I have been in education for over thirty years. I am currently the Director of Technology/Technology Instructor at a school for neurodiverse learners, where I have been for 25 years. I hope to provide tricks and tips to use in an early childhood classroom that will support not just neurodiverse students, but all students.

I am the founder of the Innovation Lab at Clear Sky Elementary and just completed my 28th year of teaching. I share a variety of digital tools and the principal of Design Thinking with all of our K-6 students. The curriculum in the lab is a combination of STEM and Makerspace, organized within the LAUNCH Cycle. Over the course of the school year, students work through a variety of design challenges: coding, robotics, building with cardboard, circuits, game design, and stop motion animation.

Kristin Kinner is a primary classroom teacher that evolved into a STEM teacher. Her innovative classroom focuses on personalizing learning for students, incorporates design challenges, and builds on community. She has a BA in Elementary Education, a Masters in Reading and Special Education, and a resume filled with professional development and research that is current with today's practice and has been teaching young learners for over 25 years.She serves on the Board of InnEdCO. Email: kkinner@innedco.org Follow her Twitter: @kinnerswinners or @k_kinnerteaches

Tanisha Lee delivers funny and touching experiences, connecting with audiences and challenging them to rethink education. As a Jefferson County School teacher at Red Rocks Elementary, she's committed to creating highly successful school environments. Tanisha, a proud local, attended Bear Creek Elementary and Bear Creek High School before earning her teaching degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver. She holds two master's degrees in Teaching and Learning and Literacy from Colorado State University - Global and the University of Northern Colorado. Join Tanisha to discover transformative teaching strategies at her presentation.

Becca McMillan is from Denver, Colorado and is a K-5 STEM Teacher and Coach in the Cherry Creek School District. She has 14 years of education experience and loves helping teachers increase engagement in their classrooms with STEM integration.

I'm a fun-loving teacher and kid at heart. I have a passion to love, learn, inspire and innovate. I've been teaching for 21 years in K-2 and am currently a reading interventionist.

Zoe Tessier is a school administrator for DCSD. She received her Masters in Education with a focus in Administration and Supervision and is a second-year Doctoral Student at the University of Northern Colorado, in Educational Studies. She has worked in the public school sector in Colorado for eight years, representing teachers in the District for the Accountability Committee, the Professional Development Committee, and a board representative for the Art Students League. Zoe helps support and educate her community, staff and students in the Douglas County School District specifically looking at student engagement for her online alternative school, eDCSD.