TECH 2019 STUDENT TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION AT ILLINOIS STATE CAPITOL |
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April 29, 2019
TECH 2019 STUDENT TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION AT ILLINOIS STATE CAPITOL
TECH 2019 STUDENT TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION AT ILLINOIS STATE CAPITOL
Wheaton, IL – April 24, 2019
The 29th annual TECH 2019 student technology showcase will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 from 9:00am-3:15pm at the Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield where hundreds of students and teachers will represent schools from throughout the state. At the event, students will show the public and members of the Illinois State Senate and House of Representatives how technology is being used in the classroom to increase student engagement and improve achievement.
During the event, K-12 students and teachers will demonstrate engaging projects that utilize 3D printers, video, graphic design, robotics, animation and more. Legislators are invited to attend the event to see first-hand the importance of technology in education today and to interact with students and their teachers.
This year a new element has been added to the day’s events. A TECH Talk assembly between sessions will allow all attendees to hear from legislators and young innovators like themselves who will inspire the students with what they have learned in the classroom and how they utilize that to influence change outside the classroom.
Taking part in the demonstrations locally from St. Francis High School are Mrs. Colleen Kaplan, Technology Integration Specialist, and students Cate Downs ‘22, Ella Davis ‘22 and John Gerdeman ‘21.
According to TECH 2019 Co-Chair, Joanna Carroll, “Personal devices, the internet, and digital content are the enabling tools of the modern learning environment, expanding the boundaries of the classroom while promising to transform all aspects of learning: teachers, students, and parents are provided access to tools and resources that promote accountability, communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking; digital resources and curriculum offer dynamic, engaging, and affordable content to enhance or even replace traditional print-based resources; and blended and flipped classrooms extend the classroom beyond the limits of the school day, promoting increased student-centered and self-directed learning opportunities that put educational resources directly into the hands of students.”
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Tech Demo, p.2
TECH 2019 is presented by Illinois Computing Educators (ICE), a statewide 503(c) non-profit organization dedicated to leadership in education through technology. Formed in 1986 by a group of 30 educators, ICE has grown to more than 12,000+ members comprised of teachers, technology coordinators, library media specialists, administrators, higher education representatives, school support staff and other stakeholders in Illinois education. ICE continues to reach out to educators and partners who share the philosophy and dedication of developing leadership in education technology through the support and development of professional learning opportunities that provide growth and use of technology in all facets of the educational process.
For more information about TECH 2019 or ICE, please email info@iceberg.org or visit their website at www.iceberg.org.
Wheaton, IL – April 24, 2019
The 29th annual TECH 2019 student technology showcase will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 from 9:00am-3:15pm at the Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield where hundreds of students and teachers will represent schools from throughout the state. At the event, students will show the public and members of the Illinois State Senate and House of Representatives how technology is being used in the classroom to increase student engagement and improve achievement.
During the event, K-12 students and teachers will demonstrate engaging projects that utilize 3D printers, video, graphic design, robotics, animation and more. Legislators are invited to attend the event to see first-hand the importance of technology in education today and to interact with students and their teachers.
This year a new element has been added to the day’s events. A TECH Talk assembly between sessions will allow all attendees to hear from legislators and young innovators like themselves who will inspire the students with what they have learned in the classroom and how they utilize that to influence change outside the classroom.
Taking part in the demonstrations locally from St. Francis High School are Mrs. Colleen Kaplan, Technology Integration Specialist, and students Cate Downs ‘22, Ella Davis ‘22 and John Gerdeman ‘21.
According to TECH 2019 Co-Chair, Joanna Carroll, “Personal devices, the internet, and digital content are the enabling tools of the modern learning environment, expanding the boundaries of the classroom while promising to transform all aspects of learning: teachers, students, and parents are provided access to tools and resources that promote accountability, communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking; digital resources and curriculum offer dynamic, engaging, and affordable content to enhance or even replace traditional print-based resources; and blended and flipped classrooms extend the classroom beyond the limits of the school day, promoting increased student-centered and self-directed learning opportunities that put educational resources directly into the hands of students.”
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Tech Demo, p.2
TECH 2019 is presented by Illinois Computing Educators (ICE), a statewide 503(c) non-profit organization dedicated to leadership in education through technology. Formed in 1986 by a group of 30 educators, ICE has grown to more than 12,000+ members comprised of teachers, technology coordinators, library media specialists, administrators, higher education representatives, school support staff and other stakeholders in Illinois education. ICE continues to reach out to educators and partners who share the philosophy and dedication of developing leadership in education technology through the support and development of professional learning opportunities that provide growth and use of technology in all facets of the educational process.
For more information about TECH 2019 or ICE, please email info@iceberg.org or visit their website at www.iceberg.org.
