The Google in Education Southern England Summit brings together world-class educational technology leaders.
All presenters are Google Certified Teachers, Google Apps for Education Certified Trainers, Google Employees,
or teachers with local success stories!
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Google Apps for Education Team... and more Google engineers!
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Wendy Gorton
Wendy Gorton is an enthusiastic Google Certified Teacher, Google Apps EDU Certified Trainer, and lifelong learner. Currently, she is a 5th grade social studies teacher and technology developer in New York City. She has taught 4th graders in Los Angeles, and has been an elementary technology coordinator, a university technology specialist, an online teacher, a curriculum developer, and a research assistant. She is passionate about project-based learning and using technology like Google Apps to open her students up to collaboration and to the world! She is particularly passionate about international education, and was recently based out of India as a secondary technology integrator at an American school. She loves working with international teachers to find out how technology can make learning come alive for their students. She has been a conference and webinar presenter for ISTE and CUE, and she has lead educational workshops in Canada, the US, Jamaica, Austria, and the Czech Republic - on topics such as Google Apps, iPad applications in the classroom, professional development, curriculum development, project-based learning, grant-writing, and global collaboration.Her Master's degree is in educational technology. Her research focused on exploring how real-world science projects using technology increased student motivation. She is interested in research experiences for teachers, and has helped bring the world of science and social studies to her students as an NOAA Teacher at Sea, Earthwatch Educator Fellow, PolarHusky Teacher Explorer, JR Teacher at Sea, National Geographic Challenge Teacher, NEH Fellow, and participant in a wide range of projects - from learning archaeology in Wisconsin, and helping build shelters for sick Tasmanian devils in Australia, to dog-sledding in Scandinavia. She enjoys reaching out and volunteering with international organizations, and currently is collaborating with teacher education projects in Jamaica and Nepal.
Contact Information
Email: wendy@edtechteam.com
Twitter: Wendy Gorton
Google+: Wendy Gorton
Jim Sill
After almost a decade in the video and television industry, Jim Sill hung up his producer hat and embarked on a career in the classroom. Using his industry experience, he has created an award winning video production program at El Diamante High School in Visalia, CA. By involving his students in real world video projects, his students have garnered awards and recognition at the local, state, and national level. Each year, students in his program produce sports highlights for local television, a bi-weekly TV show and multiple industrial videos for non-profit organizations. As the administrator of an Apple Certified Training Center for Education, he also prepares his students for the Apple Certified Pro Certification Exam in Final Cut Pro. Jim is a Google Certified Teacher, Apple Distinguished Educator, Final Cut Pro Certified Trainer, and a Lead Learner for CUEtoYOU. He leads professional development workshops around the world on Google’s collaborative tools, social media, and video production. In addition to being a Central Valley CUE Board Member, he is also an active member of several video instruction advisory boards. In 2009, Jim was awarded The Computer Using Educator (CUE) Outstanding Teacher award and nominated for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Outstanding Teacher Award.
Contact Information
Email: jim@edtechteam.com
Twitter: mistersill
Skype: mistersill
Google +: Jim Sill
Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
In this capacity, Dr. Wagner was the director of the Google Teacher Academy from 2008-2012. He has also been the educational technology coordinator for the California League of Schools (CLS), the director of professional development for California Vision Technologies (CVT), and the provider of the technology module for Orange County’s Administrator Training Program. He also works directly with school districts, independent schools, and other for-profit entities that provide educational products and services.
Mark Wagner has a Ph.D. in Educational Technology and a master’s degree in cross-cultural education. His doctoral research focused on the use of video games in education, and specifically on the potential applications of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) as constructivist learning environments.
Contact Information
Email: mark@edtechteam.com
Google +:markdwagner
Twitter: markwagner
Website: www.edtechteam.com
Blog: EdTechLife.com
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