Area of the World from Which You Will Present:  

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Language in Which You Will Present:    English

Short Session Description: STEM education 

 For this week, I invite everyone to join in for an important and informative discussion Join us for a great conversation, bring your questions and let's learn together. 

My guests:

David Lockett is a Computer Science and STEM teacher. He is currently an Albert Einstein Fellow in Washington, D.C. 

Debbie Reynolds is a veteran educator and lifelong learner; having worked as a middle and high school science teacher, math teacher, gifted coordinator and STEM specialist. She was recently named the Director of TechWorks for Commonwealth Charter Academy which will be housed at their new facility in Pittsburgh, PA. A 2019-2020 alum of the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow in Washington, D.C., Debbie served as the first-ever DoD Fellow and was placed at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in their STEM and Outreach Program.   Follow her on Twitter @STEMnaut , Instagram @STEMnaut or LinkedIn

Denise Wright is a  traditional and online STEM Educator in Horry County Schools located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She is a member of the leadership teams for ISTE and NSTA. Denise volunteers for NASA doing public outreach and writes a column for National Science Teaching Association, Science Scope, called the Online Teacher.  

Rachelle Dene Poth Bio:

Rachelle is an edtech consultant, presenter, attorney, author, blogger and teacher. She teaches Spanish and a STEAM course on emerging tech that covers AR/VR and artificial intelligence. She presents regularly at conferences on technology and ways to drive student learning. She is the past-president of the ISTE Teacher Education Network and serves on the leadership team for the ISTE Mobile Learning Network. At ISTE19, Rachelle received the Making IT Happen Award and a Presidential Gold Award for volunteer service to education. She is also a Buncee Ambassador, Nearpod PioNear, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and Google Certified Educator Levels I and II.

Rachelle is  the author of four books:  In Other Words: Quotes That Push Our Thinking, The Future Is Now: Looking Back to Move Ahead, Unconventional Ways to THRIVE in EDU and Chart A New Course: Essential Skills for Tomorrow's World.

Unconventional: Quick to get started with SEL, PBL, AR/VR, Choice Boards, HyperDocs, Global Collaboration and more

All Books available: bit.ly/Pothbooks  

I am a regular blogger for Getting Smart,  DA Administration, Defined Learning, Neo LMS and Newsweek STEM Informer.