Presentations and workshops
Recognized by ISTE as one of the top 20 “Best of the Best” workshop presenters at NECC.
We received excellent feedback about the day. I had a lot of unsolicited email regarding the impact this day would make on teaching and learning with students. You were referenced many times.
Awesome! The best!
I’m glad you were able to fit [us] into your speaking schedule- you were the hit of the conference.
Thank you! Doug Johnson is an amazing speaker, thinker, motivator, librarian, human being. Best workshop day yet!!!!
I think a lot of people started to find a shift in their thinking over the course of the weekend, and many teachers left the conference “confused at a higher level” which is always a good thing… ;-)
You have been a breath of fresh air. It’s obvious that you know this stuff as well (or better than) most of the experts, but you manage to keep it entertaining. Thank you so much—I was beginning to wonder if somebody like me, who sometime sees the world in a slightly skewed fashion (perceived by some to be not serious enough) would be able to fit in. You have set a wonderful example—professional and yet funny. A perfect mix!
You are always on the top of our list for PD!
…you made me mighty, and I thank you!
Below are the titles of the presentations and workshops I give. Click on the titles which are links to descriptions and handouts. My sessions are tailored for school library media specialists, technology coordinators, administrators, and teachers. All are illustrated with involving computerized slide presentations, have extensive online resources, and include both theory and practical applications. And of course, humor is a very large part of every presentation - and sometimes it is even intentional. Evaluations of these sessions have been consistently highly-rated.
These workshops are constructivist based. Each workshop has clearly stated goals, practical handouts, lots of discussion and small group work. My goal in a workshop is to have each participant return to his/her institution with a working plan of action to create change.
The resources for the sessions are on my wiki and I encourage attendees to bring personal computing devices. The information and tools on the wiki, my blog and website may be used by any educator for nonprofit school distribution and activities.
While I have indicated an optimal length of the sessions, times can adjusted somewhat and sessions can be combined to meet the goals of your organization. I prefer to work with groups ahead of time to make sure the sessions meet their specific goals. Everybody is happier at the end of the day when this happens.
Keynotes
Change from the Radical Center of Education (all)
One hour
Dangers and Opportunities: Challenges for Libraries in the Digital Age (school, public, academic librarians)
One hour
Schools and Libraries for the Net Generation (all)
One hour
(New 2011) Rules of Engagement: Using Personal Technologies to Motivate Rather Than Distract (all)
One hour
(New 2011) The Teacher’s Technology Manifesto: What Must Happen Before All Teachers Embrace Technology (all)
One hour
Whadda I Need That I Ain’t Got? Courage IS a Technology Skill (all)
One hour
Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Technology Use
Is Technology Making a Difference in Your School? (all)
Workshop, variable length
The 21st Century Teacher: Technology Staff Development for Teachers Who Already Know How to Word-process (all)
One hour
(New 2011) A Cloudy Forecast for Education: Cloud-computing in K-12 Schools
One hour (all)
Ending the Range Wars: Collaborative Technology Planning and Policy-Making
One hour (all)
If You Think You Can Do a Thing: Measuring and Improving Teacher Attitudes Toward Technology Use (all)
One hour
A Professional Fitness Plan: Web 2.0 Tools to Develop a Personal Learning Network (all)
One hour
Technology Competencies All Educational Administrators Need administrators, tech directors)
One hour
Zero-sum budgets and technology
One hour (technology directors and administrators)
Improving Instructional Practices
Dipping One’s Toes in the Educational Networking Stream: Using the Read-Write Web in Schools (all)
Workshop, variable length
Sane Teacher’s Guide to Technology Integration (all)
Workshop, variable length
Designing Projects that Kids (and Teachers) Love (all)
Workshop, variable length (For a one hour version, see “The Fence or the Ambulance” below)
Integrating Technology Skills Into an Information Literacy Curriculum (all)
Workshop, variable length
Change Your Image: 13 Simple Tools to Alter Digital Photographs and Create Graphics (all)
Hands-on workshop, vairiable length (Internet and computers required)
(New 2011) Teachers, Transparency and Technology: How a Classroom Web-Presence Benefits All (all)
One hour
(New 2011) Developing Creativity in Every Learner (all)
One hour
Digital Citizenship for Educators
Teaching Students Right from Wrong in the Digital Age: A Technology Ethics Primer (all)
Workshop, variable length
Beating the No U-Turn Syndrome: A new approach to copyright compliance (librarians)
One hour
The Fence or the Ambulance: Are You Punishing or Preventing Plagiarism in Your School? (all)
One hour
Intellectual Freedom and Filters: Can We Have Both? (all)
One hour
Policies 2.0: Rules for the Social Web (all)
One hour
(New 2011) To Friend or Not to Friend: A Guide for Teachers Using Social Networking Sites (all)
One hour
School Library Media Program Improvement
All Aboard! Evaluate, Plan and Report to Build Library Support (library media specialists)
Workshop, variable length
Facing our Challenges in Positive Ways (librarians, including public and academic)
Workshop, vairable length
(New 2011) Changed but Still Critical: Facility Design in the Digital Age (librarians and administrators)
One hour
E-Books, E-Gads! Promises, Pitfalls, and Practicalities (all)
One hour
Getting the Most from Your School Library Media Program (administrators)
One hour
Library Budgeting for Mean, Lean Times (library media specialists)
One hour
Making the Most of Your Fixed Library Media Program (library media specialists)
One hour
(New 2011) School Libraries in the Clouds: Roles and Possibilities
One hour
