PRESENTERS
Joe Marquez
Joe Marquez is a leader in technology and K-12 Educational Strategist for CDW-G. His innovating spirit, outgoing attitude and outrageous personality has earned him the coveted titles of Certified Google Innovator, Certified Google Trainer, Common Sense Ambassador, Apple Teacher, and Microsoft Innovative Educator. Joe is an adjunct Professor for the Fresno Pacific University Educational Technology Master's Program and guest instructor for the Fresno State Teacher Track Academy and Teachers Pathway T.A.C.O.S (Technology, Aerospace, and Collaboration Opportunities in STEM) Summer Institute. Joe is also the Founder of the professional development site www.SonsOfTechnology.com
Stacy Yung
Stacy is a secondary history teacher, tech coach, Google Certified Educator & Innovator, Apple Teacher, CUE Lead Learner, and Flipgrid Teacher. She is a member of the Technology Advisory Committee for her school site and also serves as a PLC Facilitator Coach. In her district, Stacy is a History-Social Studies mentor teacher working with the district's Literacy Department to provide support to all History-Social Studies middle school teachers in the district. In 2015, she was honored by her colleagues by being named the Teacher of the Year.
Stacy strongly believes in the power of student voice and is passionate about empowering students to be better citizens in the classroom, community, and globally.
David Theriault
Two things spurred David Theriault's interest in reimagining what we do in the classroom.
The first was his own experience with school. While he loved learning and reading, he was not the best student when it came to grades. He still remembers that feeling when he works with his students. The second was the birth of his son. From the day he was born David knew that he had eighteen years to transform his son's K12 experience. He shares his experiments on his two blogs thereadinessisall.com and ideafm.org in the hope that we can get somewhere better: together.
I love being a classroom teacher, 2018 will be my 25th year of teaching high school ELA. In addition to teaching, I've been a department coordinator, tech resource teacher, WASC coordinator (twice), journalism teacher, and Academic Decathlon coach. Outside of the classroom, you can find me on Twitter @davidtedu and in small local restaurants trying to find something new... to share with my friends.
Chris Long
As the Educational Technology Coordinator for his district is passionate about using technology to create collaborative and innovative environments to improve teaching and learning. With 18 years of high school physics teaching experience, Chris thrives when he is helping students and educators to ask questions and experiment.
To help advance hybrid and online learning, Chris designed and taught Advanced Instructional Strategies in the Virtual Classroom for UCI. This is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) was taken by over 15,000 educators from over 140 different countries. His experiences gained through interacting and collaborating with such a large and diverse group of peers has enabled Chris to develop a vast global professional learning network and bring a remarkable range of ideas and abilities to the work he does supporting over 16,000 students and 700 teachers in his district.
Chris is honored to be a Google Certified Innovator, Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer, Leading Edge Online and Blended Teacher and a Canvas Coach. He is also an active member of CUE has served on their Professional Learning Advisory Committee.
Brittany Conrad
I began my journey as a travel teacher teaching AP Lit/Lang and Comp in a 1:1 iPad school where I was able to learn valuable EdTech skills in my early teaching years. After earning my Education Specialist Instruction Credential, I worked in the Irvine Unified School District in both high school (teaching Directed World History) and elementary (Multiple Subject) settings. I have found a great family in my current district and am currently teaching Integrated Math 1. I am highly qualified in both Language Arts and Math and I recently earned the designation of Google for Education Certified Trainer.
At my current site (Norco HS), I am acting as Technology Site Champion and have helped get staff on board with piloting both Chromebooks and HP Streams by offering both small group and 1:1 training. I love the autonomy and instant feedback that technology can provide for both students and teachers.
Susan Casey
Susan is a passionate education technology speaker who has traveled across the country sharing the benefits of formative assessment and student engagement. As Western Region Partnership Manager for Pear Deck, Susan shares valuable insights on making the most of 1:1 programs and achieving 100% student engagement every day. Susan's education experience includes librarian, middle school social studies teacher, technology coach, and elementary school teacher. As well as being a mom of 4 kids ( 3 college graduates and 1 on the way), she includes her valuable day to day teaching and training experience to her presentations.
Susan has also lived and traveled across the country and the globe. Her core belief is that teachers have the responsibility and the power to share a global perspective, and thus enable their students to believe they can all succeed and better our world for future generations.
Ern Inkster
Erin Inkster joins us from Turnitin. She has worked as an account manager for Turnitin for the past 3+ years and has been partnering with CNUSD during this time. Prior to Turnitin, Erin spent nine years as a middle school English teacher in the Bay Area and a high school water polo coach.
Heather Hilz Fitzgerald
Heather Hilz Fitzgerald has been teaching in the Romoland School District for the past seven years. She develops her craft of teaching by seeking out knowledge of 21st Century teaching and learning methods and Future Ready learning environments. She obtained her Leading Edge Certification in Blended and Online Learning, is a Google Certified Educator Levels 1-2, a Newsela Certified Educator, and is GATE certified. A vital part of her continuing education includes being an active member of CUE (Computer Using Educators), and she currently holds the title of Social Committee member for the local IACUE affiliate. Heather has presented at numerous conferences, in classrooms with teachers, school districts, and at the county level on the positive effects inclusion has for all students. Inspired by continued leadership and growth within the educational system, Heather has also obtained her Administrative Credential through the Leadership Institute of Riverside County. Heather is available to provide support, guidance, and inspiration based on current educational pedagogies that can be translated within the classroom through practice and collaboration.
Tawny Castillo
As a passionate art education advocate I center my focus on student understanding. Through art my students learn to listen, reason, practice, and produce in a meaningful manner. Skills such as problem-solving, perseverance, time management, and accountability help them successfully communicate visually and interpersonally their whole life. Overall my goal as a teacher is to nurture a constructive, creative environment that fosters communication and will help students realize their own unique potential.
Student use of Technology plays a crucial role in the learning environment of my classroom. In the past three years I have had increasing levels of access to technology in my classroom. With this technology, I have been able to make my instruction more accessible to a diverse variety of learning styles.