High school science teacher Ben Clutter recently returned from Denver, Colorado where he had an opportunity to present to some of the more than 19,000 educators at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference and Expo. Clutter, and other members of his College Ready Ohio team, were selected to present two, two-hour poster sessions at the forum: “Using Google Hangouts to Enhance Your Distance PLC,” and “Social Media: Taboo or Allowed in Edu.?” Through his training with College Ready Ohio, Clutter has been incorporating the ISTE standards into his classroom here at Cardinal. The Denver expo was an opportunity for him and his group to share their findings and experiences with others interested in applying digital strategies in their classrooms to positively impact learning, teaching, and leading in today’s technology-powered world.
Clutter shares this about his experience: “ISTE was great. It was exciting to be surrounded by so many experts in the field of educational technology. There was so much to take in in such a short amount of time that I had to start taking pictures of different elements and tools so I could remember to go back and investigate and use them later. The most useful tool I picked up were the websites that offer free virtual labs. This will be a fantastic tool to incorporate into the classroom this year. Additionally, I’m anxious to test a few teacher-parent communication applications I learned more about. And the keynote speaker, Michio Kaku, PhD., was very inspiring. His ideas of what the next few years will hold were amazing and really drove home the importance of using technology in education.”
Head photo: Cardinal high school science teacher Ben Clutter (far right) with his College Ready Ohio team at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference and Expo in Denver, Colorado.
