2009 Teaching the "Flat Classroom" Workshop
Boston, Massachusetts

Instructors

Vicki Davis is a teacher and the IT director at Westwood Schools in Camilla, Georgia, where she co-created two award-winning international projects, the Flat Classroom project and the Horizon project. These projects have linked more than 500 students from 8 countries in collaborative projects harnessing the most powerful Web 2.0 tools available. Vicki is a cofounder of the "Women of Web 2.0" and has been featured in various media, including Thomas Friedman's boook, The World is Flat, Don Tapscott's Book, Grown Up Digital, the Wall Street Journal, and the Boston Globe. Vicki's Cool Cat Teacher blog won the edublog award for best Teacher Blog in 2008, and was a finalist from 2006-2008. The Flat Classroom project won the edublog award for best wiki in 2006 and 2008, and the Horizon Project was a finalist for best wiki in education in 2007. Vicki is a Google Certified Teacher and Discovery S.T.A.R. Educator and is also a freelance writer and conference presenter.

Tom Daccord is co-Director of EdTechTeacher and author of Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Teachers and The Best of History Web Sites. A veteran "laptop teacher" who instructed in a wireless laptop environment for seven years, Tom has been featured in the Boston Globe ("Making Tech Connect," December 29, 2003) for his contributions to teaching with technology. He is creator and co-webmaster of Best of History Web Sites, an award-winning portal that receives upwards of two million visitors a year. He is also co-director of The Center for Teaching History with Technology, whose mission is to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses. A graduate of Princeton University and the University of Montreal, Tom has taught in France, Quebec, Switzerland, and the United States and has presented on educational technology topics various national and regional conferences.

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Registration:

Please register to reserve your spot (you can pay later). To register, please complete our Online Registration Form.

Please note that your registration is not complete until we receive payment. If you have any questions please contact EdTechTeacher Co-Director Tom Daccord or call (617) 455-8716.

Payment:

The cost of the two-day workshop is $595. There is a 10% discount for this workshop if paid by May 15th. There are two workshop payment options:

1. If paying by check or requesting a Purchase Order please make Check or PO payable to "EdTechTeacher, Inc." and mail to:
   EdTechTeacher
   c/o Tom Daccord
   806 West Roxbury Parkway
   Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467
   
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2. If you plan to pay online by credit card you can do so securely. At the completion of the online registration you will be directed to a online summer workshop payment page where you can complete an online payment.

Please note: Space in our workshops is limited and several have sold-out in recent years. Spots are guaranteed on a first-paid, first-served basis so please expedite payment as soon as possible.

Cancellation Policy:

You can receive a full refund for your registration payment until June 1. After June 1, you will receive a full refund if we can replace you with a person from a waiting list. Otherwise you will receive a 50% refund for cancellation.

Waiting List Policy:

If the workshop is full, we'll put you on a waiting list and let you know what your position is on the list.

Computer Equipment:

The workshop has a strong hands-on component, so you are encouraged to bring a laptop (or tablet) with wireless capability to the workshop.

Professional Development Credits:

Boston University is working with us to provide graduate credit for our summer workshops. Details to follow. Moreover, in past years we have provided PDPs from the state of Massachussets -- 1 PDP per instruction hour - and we have again applied for authorization to provide PDPs.

Hotel information:

There are plenty of hotels near Boston University. Please visit the Boston University Information Center for a list of nearby options.

Parking Information:

There are two parking lots within a block of the School of Education.

Food:

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Registrant Survey:

All participants are asked to complete a pre-workshop online survey. It will be e-mailed to those who completed both registration and payment. The survey will help us identify participant needs and objectives and may influence the topics covered during the workshop.

Questions:

If you have any questions please contact EdTechTeacher Co-Director Tom Daccord or call (617) 455-8716.

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