RIU6 to Host Tech Leadership Conference at Clarion U. in June

Amy Powers

Amy Powers

Published April 22, 2015 4:32 am
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CLARION, Pa. — Riverview Intermediate Unit #6 is proud to present the 2015 Education Leadership Conference: STEM — Educate to Innovate on June 17, 2015, at Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

Ideal for college and graduate students, K-12 teachers, administrators, technology staff, after-school providers and anyone interested in learning about the future of education and technology integration, this one-day conference will include a keynote address from Thomas C. Murray, breakout sessions and a vendor area for participants to explore STEM based and educational technology products and services.

Murray serves as the state and district digital learning director for the Alliance for Excellent Education located in Washington, DC. He has testified before the United States Congress and works alongside that body, the US Department of Education and state departments of education, corporations, and school districts throughout the country to implement digital learning while leading Future Ready, Project 24 and Digital Learning Day.

Murray’s experiences in K-12 digital leadership, which include implementing a 1:1 program, BYOD, blended learning, and a K-12 cyber school [TM1] where he served as the director of technology and cyber education for the Quakertown Community School District in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, have been recognized nationally. He is also the author of the January 2015 release, Leading Professional Learning; Tools to Connect and Empower Teachers (Corwin, 2015), and serves as a school district consultant for digital learning planning and implementation.

Registration is required by June 2, 2015.

For more information on the conference and registration, visit www.riu6.org or contact Kelsi Wilcox Boyles at (814) 226-7103, x. 5211 or Tina Gibbs at (814) 297-5114.

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