UCET 2011 Keynote Speakers
2011 Conference Theme:
Creativity, Imagination, Innovation
Speaker: Kevin Honeycutt, Technology Integration Trainer
Speaker: Jaime Casap, Google Education Evangelist
Kevin Honeycutt, Technology Integration Trainer
Kevin grew up in poverty and moved around the country, staying a step ahead of the ramifications of his father's behavior. As he witnessed education around the country he collected powerful experiences that still influence his conversations and his work with educators. He spent 13 years teaching art K-12 and for the past three years Kevin has hosted a creative learning site called ArtSnacks (http://artsnacks.org) where he shares 130+ ten minute drawing videos that support standards curriculum. This social “learning” network is his Petri-dish for learning to mentor teachers and students in virtual environments and to help kids learn “netiquette”.
Kevin is currently serving his eighth year as a Technology Integration Specialist at ESSDACK, an educational service center based in Hutchinson, Kansas. At ESSDACK he researches and develops programs with a strong passion to make teachers and learners comfortable with technology. He is a school board member in the town of Inman, Kansas. Currently in his second term, he feels that one of his most important roles is to help vision what the future holds for learners and to help move his district in right, new directions. During his classroom tenure, he developed project-based approaches to learning that infused technology and problem solving skills. He created a film program for kids and developed it into a fully functioning curriculum at the high school level.
He has developed; online safety, anti-bullying and cyber-bullying curriculum which he shares with parents, teachers and students around the country and also certifies instructors in his curriculum. He continues to work with schools to develop innovative, engaging curriculum to better prepare learners for the world they will face when they graduate. Kevin is passionate about meeting the needs of at-risk learners and works with kids in juvenile detention, developing approaches to re-engage the "lost" learner. He travels the country speaking at conferences and working with educators at the grassroots level and likes to promote a "tradigital" approach to education.
He like to bring his personal life experience and a sense of humor to the mission of helping prepare 21st century learners!
Jaime Casap, Google Education Evangelist
As part of the Business Development group, Jaime works with Product, Engineering and other teams on new product incubation and exploratory efforts, technology and meta-data licensing, strategic partnerships, urgent special projects, and alternative distribution for existing and new business initiatives.
His team consists of creative, entrepreneurial, highly organized leaders, well versed in a broad range of technologies, who can spot opportunities, evaluate inbound inquiries, build partnerships, collaborate with many internal functional groups globally, and negotiate and close business deals.
He is part of the Google Apps team, responsible for evangelizing Google Apps to universities in North, Central, and South America.
See Jaime at work:
http://www.timespublications.com/openDoorpolicy/open-door-policy-JaimeCasap.asp
