MIET: Keynote Speaker

This year’s keynote address, Monday, June 14, “What Can You See From the Crow’s Nest?”, presented by Dr. Lynn Lary, Instructional Technology Specialist from Springfield, OR, will cover strategies you can use to expand the use of technology in your classroom.

Note: The keynote address will not be eligible for CEUs, renewal units or credits.

Dr. Lary

Dr. Lynn Lary is the Instructional Technology Specialist for the Springfield
Public Schools in Springfield, Oregon. She works with K-12 teachers across
content areas in the integration of technology into classroom instruction.
Her grass roots approach allows teachers to participate in small cadres that
include a year-long commitment in a targeted area of instruction. One of the
things that she enjoys most about her position is that she is able to look at
the intersection of district curriculum initiatives and technology and to form
these cadres. Her current Ed Tech Cadre topics include Assistive Technology,
Digital Storytelling, Elementary Reading and iPods, ELL Spanish Literacy iPod
Project, eMAST Document Cameras, Google Earth for Elementary Teachers, MS Tech Teachers, K-8 Music, Podcasting, Secondary Visual Arts, Teaching American History, and two grant-funded projects include the 6th Grade Language Arts (Title IID) and Project SISSLE (Science Inquiry in Springfield-Student Learning and Exploration) which targets 5th grade science instruction (ARRA).

Keynote Presentation:
"What Can You See from the Crow's Nest?"
Searching for strategies to train your teachers? Wondering how you can get
everyone on board? Join Dr. Lary in the crow's nest for a look at strategies
to expand the use of technology in the classroom. Lynn will share her vision
and the model she has implemented in her own district (600+ teachers!), which
includes doing the most with what you have even if it's old, targeting
educators who are passionate about their teaching and who just might try
something new, identifying and fertilizing potential leaders, and aligning all
projects with district initiatives.

Keynote Breakouts, Monday / two afternoon sessions - 1:00 - 2:45pm or 3:00 - 4:45pm:
"Weigh Anchor and Hoist the Mizzen! Using What's on Your Ship"
It's time to recruit, train, and nourish your potential technology leaders.
Who are they and what can you teach them that will get them excited and
engaged in using technology? Lynn will share subject and grade level specific
tools that are freely available and easy to use that will have your teachers
saying, "shiver me timbers!"