Educators everywhere should thank Jeff Pulver (@Jeffpulver), organizer of the 140 Conferences for his commitment to seeing education have a strong voice at these conferences. Jeff Pulver demonstrated his enthusiasm for educators by accepting Parentella’s education panel for the Boston 140 Conference, which is took place today, September 14th.
Real-Time Communication and Education Reform Panel
These were the amazing educators who spoke passionately about Real-Time Communication and Education Reform.
Tony Baldasaro- @baldy7, Virtual Learning Academy Charter School, Chief Human Resource Officer Personalized Pathways Administrator Kirsten Olson- @olsonkirsten, Author of Wounded By School and the principal of Old Sow Educational Consulting.
Patrick Larkin- @bhsprincipal, Burlington High School (MA) Principal
You can see each above with Jeff Pulver in the middle! First, it’s Kirsten, then Jeff, Patrick, and Tony!
Listen to the Audio
Here’s the audio of the panel discussion in case you missed it. The panel starts with introductions then answers questions from the audience. If you can’t hear the questions, the panelists repeat them!
Click here to listen to the 140 Conference Education Panel
Here were some of the points made by the panelists:
Parents can start grassroots movements and demand that kids be connected to other learners elsewhere -Tony Baldasaro
This isn’t a technology revolution, it’s a cultural revolution -Tony Baldasaro
Education is a wounded sector and won’t change unless we all do something -Kirsten Olson
Teachers have to be users themselves of tech or it’ll always be considered an add-on -Kirsten Olson
The lack of technology and tools in our schools is bordering on malpractice -Patrick Larkin
We’re connecting with schools in many cities when most high schools don’t connect with the class next door -Patrick Larkin
Stay tuned for more updates from the education panel organized by Parentella that was recently accepted for the 140 Conference in LA on October 5th and 6th. You can register for the LA 140 Conference here.
Important links:
- Tuesday’s 140 Conference schedule
- Live audio stream channel of the 140 Conference
Our mission at Parentella is to continue to give educators and parents a venue to communicate and collaborate with each other in order to improve learning for all students. As part of this mission, we are happy to continue organizing education panels for several conferences throughout the year and thank all participants. If you have a conference in your city that accepts education and parent panels, please let us know and we’ll try to organize a panel!
