5th Annual Colorado Summit Featuring Google for Education

2016 marks the 5th anniversary of the Colorado Summit featuring Google Apps for Education at Monarch High School in Louisville, Colorado. Google summits are presented by Ed Tech Team Inc. and feature sessions from leaders in educational technology from across the globe. These summits "... are high intensity two-day events that focus on deploying, integrating, and using G Suite for Education (formerly Google Apps for Education) and other Google Tools to promote student learning in K-12 and higher education." - Edtechteam.com/summits

This year's summit took place on November 5th and 6th. More than 400 educators were in attendance, with Jeffco representing over 90 of those attendees. These educators spent their weekend collaborating and learning about new and innovating ways to integrate technology into their work with students.



Jeffco was also represented as presenters at the Colorado Summit featuring Google Apps for Education!

• Becky Shorey, educator at Green Mountain High School, presented two sessions: 
• Intro to the Power of Google Forms
• Diving Deeper into Google Classroom 
• Alyssa C. Davidson, educator at Ralston Valley High School, presented two sessions: 
• Pear Deck Basics: 100% Student Engagement
• Sweeter Student Engagement with Pear Deck

The Jeffco Ed Tech department took away new and exciting learning from the Colorado Summit featuring Google Apps for Education. See the slideshow below for our top 10 takeaways.

If you are interested in attending a future Summit, check the Ed Tech Team Inc.'s Summit website for updates on exact locations, event dates, and registration information!

• Breckenridge - Spring 2017
• Colorado Springs - Summer 2017
• Boulder - Fall 2017

Even if you missed the Colorado Summit featuring Google Apps for Education, you can still experience excellent professional development and get connected with Ed Tech Team Inc.

• Join Jeffco's Google Summit Google Classroom (join code: owcx8n4)
• Online learning presented by the EdTechTeam
• Get Certified with Google 
• Check out the EdTechTeam YouTube Channel
• Apply to be a Google for Education Innovator
• Join the EdTechTeam Google+ Community
• Follow the #edtechteam hashtag and @edtechteam on Social Media