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Welcome to BLC16! Building Learning Communities Education Conference 2016! Join colleagues from around the world who care deeply about bringing the best innovative and practical learning resources to our students. Our 17th BLC education conference will provide you with inspiration, practical skills and expand your professional network with educators from around the world.

Kellie Wilks

Ector County ISD
Chief Technology Officer
Odessa, TX

Kellie Wilks is the Chief Technology Officer in Ector County ISD. She manages all the technical and instructional aspects of technology for a mid-sized school district in West Texas. Ensuring technology is used to improve teaching and learning is priority. Today’s students need a new and diverse advocate that recognizes that organizational disruption is an avenue for opportunities, success and self-renewal.

5:00pm EDT

BLC Opening Reception Grand Ballroom B - Mezzanine BLC Registration Statler - Mezzanine

6:00pm EDT

BLC16 Presenter Briefing Clarendon - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

7:00pm EDT

Most Likely to Succeed - a special screening at BLC16! Arlington - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

8:30am EDT

Wednesday Keynote - Dr. Eric Mazur Grand Ballroom A - Mezzanine

10:20am EDT

Beyond the Initial Technology Shine: Developing Lessons that Promote 21st Century Skills and Significant Content Terrace - Lower Level OneNote and Learning Tools: How to Access Education for 21st Century Learners St. James - 4th Floor

11:00am EDT

Breakout EDU - The Game Boylston - Mezzanine

11:45am EDT

Sketchnoting- Visually Taking Notes Clarendon - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

1:10pm EDT

What Do We Mean When We Talk About Global Education? Beacon Hill - 4th Floor

2:35pm EDT

Digital Citizens in Society Cambridge - 4th Floor Extending Google Apps for Education with the Chrome Store Whittier - 4th Floor First Five Days - Building a Culture for Year Long Success Georgian - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

4:00pm EDT

Read the World: Literacy for a Digital Culture Georgian - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

8:30am EDT

Thursday Keynotes Grand Ballroom A - Mezzanine

10:30am EDT

Global Goals and Systemic Change: A Mindful Leadership Module Clarendon - Mezzanine/2nd Floor Whiteboarding and Screencasting: 6 dimensions of a tool to support instruction, feedback, knowledge building, and assessment St. James - 4th Floor

11:30am EDT

Book Signing with Dr. Reshan Richards Mezzanine

11:45am EDT

From Ideas to Innovation: Launch Your Initiative! Stuart - 4th Floor Innovation and Blended Learning in an Early Years (K to 3) Classroom Beacon Hill - 4th Floor Leadership Coaching to Foster a Technology-Rich Growth Culture St. James - 4th Floor The Digital Daily Five White Hill - 4th Floor Women in EdTech Whittier - 4th Floor OneNote and Learning Tools: How to Access Education for 21st Century Learners Arlington - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

1:00pm EDT

Who's Driving Your Data? Statler - Mezzanine

1:10pm EDT

Leadership - Managing Change Georgian - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

2:00pm EDT

Inspiring 1:1 Project Management Statler - Mezzanine

2:30pm EDT

Thank you, Mr. Gutenberg, but we've moved on Statler - Mezzanine

2:35pm EDT

Tech Directors: What exactly do we do? Whittier - 4th Floor Minecraft Education Edition: Rethinking Minecraft, Rethinking Learning Arlington - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

4:00pm EDT

Explore Boston at BLC16: #XploreBosBLC Arlington - Mezzanine/2nd Floor Mobile Sapiens: Found Art and Story Scavenger Hunt Safari Berkeley - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

7:30pm EDT

Global Speed Networking Georgian - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

9:00pm EDT

BLC Bash Georgian - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

8:30am EDT

Friday Keynotes - Linda Liukas and Dr. Robert Goodman Grand Ballroom A - Mezzanine

10:20am EDT

Transform Learning - Teaching Above the Line Georgian - Mezzanine/2nd Floor ADVANCED OneNote and Learning Tools: How to Access Education for 21st Century Learners Berkeley - Mezzanine/2nd Floor Minecraft Education Edition: Rethinking Minecraft, Rethinking Learning Arlington - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

1:10pm EDT

Transforming Learning: Six Questions Georgian - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

1:30pm EDT

Classroom Management Using Digital Engagement in a Secondary Level Classroom Statler - Mezzanine