Name: Choosing the Path of Positive Change: Becoming 'Future Ready'
Start: 2018-02-27T12:00:00-0600
End: 2018-02-27T13:00:00-0600

Welcome to #ICE18!
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New Venue! Join us at Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Overview
Opening sessions each day will include a panel of speakers. Check out our Featured Speaker lineup for each day here: #ICE18 Lineup.
Exhibit Hall Opening Celebration Monday, Feb. 26 from 3:30 - 5:00
eSports Showcase - Monday, Feb. 26 from 5:00 - 6:00
Opening Keynote Monday, Feb. 26, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. - Chris Ulmer from Special Books by Special Kids. FREE event for community!
ICE/IETL Leadership Summit and Admin Academy w/ Thomas C. Murray & Eric Sheninger - Tuesday, Feb. 27
Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 4:00, our closing keynote will be Joseph South, ISTE Chief Learning Officer. We will be celebrating w/ ISTE Board members, our Making IT Happen Award winners, Educators of the Year...and be sharing about ISTE 2018 coming to Chicago in June! (Don’t miss the chance for some ISTE 2018 registrations!)
Be sure to visit with our 170+ Exhibitors in the newly redesigned Exhibit Hall during our Dedicated Exhibit Hall times Tuesday, Feb. 27 1:15-2:10 and Wednesday, Feb. 28 11:15-12:15.
Don’t miss the newly added activities offered throughout each day! Exhibit Hall Theater, Playful Learning Space, TECH Playground and ICE Expert Lounge where you can Fuel UP. Meet UP. Tech UP!
Getting hungry? Check out the Food Options available onsite.
As a reminder, Workshop sessions listed in Sched are pre-paid and require separate registration.

Enjoy this resource to plan your time at #ICE18 and be sure to REGISTER for the conference at conference.iceberg.org. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Conference Resources Now Available! Check out the resource site, courtesy of ICE partner, Symbaloo. Site will be updated as new resources are submittted by presenters. (iceconference.symbaloo.com)

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Choosing the Path of Positive Change: Becoming 'Future Ready'

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Who's sick of hearing this line: "That's the way it's always been done"? At ROWVA 208, we were ready to dismiss the status quo and move toward innovation and positive changes for our students. There was one problem: we didn't know where to start! Becoming a Future Ready district helped us develop a plan and has transformed our district in 18 short months. The best part? It's free! Participants will walk away with small, easy changes with a big impact that they can implement in their district tomorrow. (Why wait? We love "right now" changes.) We'll also outline how Future Ready can help you implement a long-range plan of innovation for your district.

Presenters

Traci Johnson

Director of Innovation

Traci is the IDEA 2020 Making IT Happen Award winner! Traci has been teaching high school English for 11 years. This year, she took on the role of Director of Innovation at her district, ROWVA CUSD 208. She earned her M.A. in English in 2012, and she is currently an Authorized ISTE... Read More →

Co-Presenters

Joe Sornberger

I am the superintendent at ROWVA #208 in Oneida, Illinois. This is my 8th year as a superintendent and my 16th year in education. Our small, rural school district prides itself on academic excellence and innovation. ROWVA is a Future Ready School District. I would love to share our... Read More →

Tuesday February 27, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST
Nirvana A (Future Ready/Leadership)

Breakout

Strand Leadership
Grade Level Elementary, High School, Middle School
Skill Level Beginner
Tags Future Ready, Innovation, PersonalizedLearning

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Traci Johnson

Joe Sornberger