4T Virtual Conference Newsletter
December 2016
4T Virtual Conference Recognized by U.S. Department of Education!
The 4T Virtual Conference has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education Technology as an exemplar for how we should be moving forward with professional development around education technology and teacher preparation!
Website: http://tech.ed.gov/teacherprep/
Save the Date! May 20-22, 2017
The 2017 4T Virtual Conference will be held on May 20, 21, and 22. The format will be the same as it has been the past two years. All day breakout sessions on Saturday and Sunday, with the opening Keynote Sunday night! More break out sessions on Monday the 22nd from 4:00pm EST until 9:00pm EST. We hope you will join us!
Register Today!
There is no cost to register for the 2017 conference!
Our lead presenters are educators who are using technology in effective, innovative and creative ways to enhance learning. As a lead presenter you will attend 5 hours of synchronous online professional learning workshops on how to effectively design and present a webinar (and you will put in 10 to 12 hours on your own). The workshops are lead by digital literacy partners at the UofM School of Education, UofM School of Information, Oakland Schools and Washtenaw ISD. You will be teamed with a preservice teacher who will be moderating your session. You will work together to build an interactive and unforgettable session for our 4T participants. All presenters will earn an honorarium of $250.00, no cost 15 hours of SCECHs, and a certificate from the UofM School of Education on your skills as an effective online instructional designer of webinars. Each year the 4T committee selects 6 to 8 K-12 teachers from across the U.S. to participate in these interactive workshops, where you will build your PLN with this collaborative cohort of educators!
Would you like to Sponsor the 4T?
The 4T Virtual Conference is a unique opportunity for K-16 educators and administrators to revolutionize how instruction and professional development is conducted. This is a one of a kind conference that makes possible the development of technical and pedagogical skills required for effective teaching. Now in its sixth year, the 4T Virtual Conference reaches over two thousand participants from around the world. The participants are digitally active K-16 educators that participate and heavily tweet about the conference and the products they experience. By becoming a conference sponsor you open the door for increased exposure of your company and products. When you sponsor the 4T, you automatically become a sponsor of our satellite conferences the 4TDW (Digital Writing in October). Therefore, you get two conference sponsorships for the price of one!
2017 4T Conference Sponsors
Madonna University Master's in Education Programs
Michigan Association for Media in Education