Now in my 30th year of education, I have presented and attended numerous conferences and ISTE really is my favorite. In my “years of experience” and from attending and presenting at conferences across the country on STEM tools, ed tech, Digital Citizenship, Robotics, AI, video creation, Latin, Catholic faith in education, Modern Language, ancient coins… I have seen and learned a lot and this year’s ISTE was the ZEE best! I am hoping these posts will encourage others to attend conferences and have similar experiences.

I am still processing all of the fun and learning at ISTE this year. It was an outstanding event. I am sharing “ZEE Best of ISTE” shoutouts in my upcoming posts.

First up is ZEE BEST COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE in an Exhibit Hall Booth…and the winner is Wayground (formerly Quizizz) You had it all. Your ambassadors leading the learning and answering questions with their cool PINK shades, hourly pinata smashing, a spin to win Wheel of prizes, Wayground pinata mascot posing for pictures, and Kyle Niemis in his “pink magnet” jacket to draw teachers’ attention and bring the energy of this truly amazing learning tool to the expo hall. You kept it lively and fun. Loved hanging out with Dr. Rachelle Dené Poth Erika Sandstrom Michael Wesely Larisa Black and all the other Ambassadors. I am honored to be a Wayground Ambassador and part of this group. How can you top this for next year?

Honored for the opportunity to present again with Dr. Rachelle Dené Poth This was for a Diocese of Pittsburgh Back to School PD. I loved sharing my favorite “Tools for teaching AI” & Dr. Rachelle Dené Poth presented her outstanding “Ai and the Law” workshop. We were both Teachers of the Year in the past for our State Ed Tech Group, Pennsylvania Association for Educational Communications & Technology and we are still following the pillars of PAECT – Advocate , Connect, Develop and Lead. Join today and expand your PLN! Thanks to all the attendees and thanks to all who donated amazing SWAG for the PRIZE Patrol. PAECT Webmaster Ozobot BrainPOP Padcaster StickTogether by Demco MagicSchool AI Wayground (formerly Quizizz) Common Sense Media Typesy Day of AI Kira CodeAI Padcaster Goosechase (I love being an ambassador for many of these companies. ♥️ Thank you for all you have done to support me over the years and for all that you do to support teachers as continue to prepare students for the future!) Here’s to a great School Year. This is the start of my 30th year in Education! 🔥