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Melinda Kolk
Editor, Creative Educator
Tech4Learning, Inc

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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.

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MakerSpace Make and Take Across the Content Areas


HBGCC - Playground A

Makerspaces are not just reserved for libraries or ed-tech classrooms. Teachers of all subject areas can benefit from maker space projects in their classrooms. This playground will encourage educators to engage in hands-on activities in their classrooms.
Standards + Creative Tasks = Future-Ready


Grand Hyatt - Grand Hyatt Turbo Talk

Project work doesn't have to require excessive time investments and extensive training. Learn how a simple shift in framing a task helps students go beyond a rote response to standards and learning goals to deep thinking and digital-age communication.
Digital Storytelling in the Primary Grades


HBGCC - Stars at Night Turbo Talk

Use a digital approach to promote effective pedagogy and build essential communication skills. Inspire your emerging writers with a multimedia approach that builds essential writing skills by taking advantage of multimodal forms of communication. Authentic opportunity to build reading, writing, speaking, and listening literacy skills.
Arts and Technology STEAM Playground: Creativity, Innovation and Engagement for All Learners


HBGCC - Playground A

Join us to learn engaging ways to incorporate STEAM, the arts, artificial intelligence and technology into all curricular areas PK-12. This fun, energized, hands-on playground will fill your bucket with so many ideas! Come to learn, explore, innovate, share and connect with us!
Little Learners, BIG Ideas: Come Play in the Early Learning Playground!


HBGCC - Playground B

This playground is a fun, hands-on learning experience focused on exploring great tools, resources, projects, and learning ideas for students ages 3 to 8. Explore at your own pace, try tech tools new to you or in new ways, and talk with others interested in young learners.

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Influencer disclosure:

This presenter indicated a “material connection” to a brand that includes a personal, family or employment relationship, or a financial relationship, such as the brand directly paying fees, covering travel or providing free or discounted products or services.

Company or companies with which presenter has a material connection: Many, but not all of the student examples I share were made in Wixie by Tech4Learning. All session ideas are general instructional ideas, not tool-specific.
Relationship: Paid travel to the event, Other