November Learning: Expanding the Boundaries of Learning

Brad Flickinger

About Brad Flickinger
Education Futurist, Fort Collins, CO

Although being born and raised in Canada, Brad is proud of what he calls his “perfect American accent.” After high school, Brad studied journalism at the University of Western Australia, returned home to Canada, married his high school sweetheart and started his own weekly newspaper. At the age of 24 he won Young Entrepreneur of Canada for his work in getting newspapers into the digital age. Brad then moved his young family to a beach town in Costa Rica for a few years to work as a schoolteacher at a private elementary school before returning to the United States. By this time, the Internet was booming and Brad spent the next few years managing a technology and design company near Seattle before returning to teaching for the past seven years. Recently, Brad has combined his passions for teaching and technology by working as a consultant and speaker on new and emerging educational technologies.

Main Session Workshop

21st Century-Ready Students Start with the Teacher

Driving change begins with the teacher. How can leaders take even the most technophobic teachers and create 21st century teachers prepared to instruct 21st century students? In this session you’ll hear key solutions to driving change. Learn fifteen-minute tips that will help you tackle the elephant one bite at a time, such as:

• Week 18: Lesson: Introduction to ePals. Assignment: Create an ePals Account
• Week 24: Lesson: How to create a Blog. Assignment: Create a Blog
• Week 25: Lesson: Adding Photos to Your Blog. Assignment: Add Photos to Your Blog
• Week 31: Lesson: Embedding 21st Century Skills into your Lessons. Assignment: Embed One Skill into One Lesson.

Walk through each phase of a successful 21st century skills professional development program, including understanding training gaps, developing skills and analyzing progress. Together, we will discuss roadblocks and brainstorm solutions.