Presentations and workshops
Recognized by ISTE as one of the top 20 “Best of the Best” workshop presenters at NECC.
“Awesome! The best!” - NECC 2008 workshop evaluation
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 media specialists, technology coordinators, administrators, and teachers. All are illustrated with involving computerized slide presentations, include handouts, 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.
Please note the optimal length of the sessions. Times can altered 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!
Handouts
The handouts for the sessions are in .pdf (Adobe Acrobat Reader) format. The information and tools in them may be used by any educator for nonprofit school distribution and activities. I do not, as a rule, send out my slideshows, but most of the information in them can be found in the handouts. The 1 page (double-sided) version can be used for large groups when printing the entire handout would be prohibitive. This version contains the URL for the .pdf file with the complete set of handouts.
(Starting in 2008, I have been “going green” by moving to a very short set of handouts supplemented by links on a wiki.)
Keynotes
Change from the Radical Center of Education (all)
One hour
Schools and Libraries for the Net Generation (all)
One hour
The Technology? Skills Every Student Needs (all)
One hour
The Indispensable Librarian (library media specialists)
One hour
Whadda I Need That I Ain’t Got? Courage IS a Technology Skill (all)
One hour
E-books, E-Learning, E-Gads! (all)
One hour
Dangers and Opportunities: Challenges for Libraries in the Digital Age (librarians, including public and academic)
One hour
Planning and Evaluating Technology Use
Is Technology Making a Difference in Your School? (all)
Half day
If You Think You Can Do a Thing: Measuring and Improving Teacher Attitudes Toward Technology Use (all)
One hour
Ending the Range Wars: Collaborative Technology Planning and Policy-Making
One hour (all)
Zero-sum budgets and technology
One hour (technology directors and coordinators)
Staff Development in Technology
The Sane Teacher’s Guide to Technology Integration (all)
Half day
The 21st Century Teacher: Technology Staff Development for Teachers Who Already Know How to Word-process (all)
One hour
Putting the Horse Back Before the Cart: Technology Competencies All Educational Administrators Need (administrators, tech directors)
One hour
A Professional Fitness Plan: Web 2.0 Tools to Develop a Personal Learning Network (all)
One hour
Improving Instructional Practices
Getting What You Ask For: Creating Effective Assessment Tools for Projects, People and Programs (all)
Half day
Designing Projects that Kids (and Teachers) Love (all)
Two - three hours (For a one hour version, see “The Fence or the Ambulance” below)
Integrating Technology Skills Into an Information Literacy Curriculum (all)
Half or full day
Change Your Image: 13 Simple Tools to Alter Digital Photographs (all)
One hour presentation or half day, hands-on workshop New 2009
Internet Challenges and Opportunities
E-Books, E-Kids, E-Flat! Three trends schools will ignore at their peril (all)
Half day
Teaching Students Right from Wrong in the Digital Age: A Technology Ethics Primer (all)
Half or full day
Technoparenting: Using technology to strengthen the home and school connection. (all)
One hour
Policies 2.0: Rules for the Social Web (all)
One hour
To Friend or Not to Friend: A Guide for Teachers Using Social and Educational Networking Sites (all)
One hour New 2009
MUVE it! Do You Need a Second Life? (all)
One hour
Dipping One’s Toes in the Educational Networking Stream: Using the Read-Write Web in Schools (all)
Half day, hands-on
Plunging into the Social Networking Stream: Using Web 2.0 Tools to Develop a Personal Learning Network and Student Activities (all)
Half day, hands-on, requires lab or laptops. New 2009
Intellectual Freedom and Filters: Can We Have Both? (all)
One hour
The Fence or the Ambulance: Are You Punishing or Preventing Plagiarism in Your School? (all)
One hour
School Library Media Program Improvement
Beating the No U-Turn Syndrome: A new approach to teaching and enforcing copyright compliance (library media specialists)
All Aboard! Evaluate, Plan and Report to Build Library Support (library media specialists)
Half or full day
Budgeting for Mean, Lean Times (library media specialists)
One hour
Getting the Most From Your Fixed Library Media Program (library media specialists)
One hour
Getting the Most from Your School Library Media Program (administrators)
One hour
