PowerED Up, the Sequel
by Jamie Guillaume

The Perry Central tech team is proud to announce that we have again been awarded one of the Indiana Department of Education’s, Summer of eLearning grants!  Perry Central will host PowerED Up June 2^nd-3^rd, 2015.  Although the funds are not yet in hand, planning has commenced.

When I think of characteristics of a successful conference, criteria that comes to mind includes motivational speakers, free wi-fi and most importantly, excellent food! Luckily with the support of the DOE, sponsorships, our administration and teamwork all of this criteria will be met.

Last year Dave Burgess, the author of Teach Like a Pirate and Leslie Fisher, director of Fisher technologies were both standout keynote speakers.  Our opening day keynote speaker for the conference this year will be, Don Wettrick.  Wettrick has recently published a book titled, Pure Genius that was actually published by Dave Burgess Consulting.  I recently had the opportunity to hear Wettrick at a conference and concluded that he is the definition of innovative teaching!  He was very inspiring and will be sure to hook, motivate and inspire conference attendees. 

Our opening keynote on the 2nd day of our conference will be Jeff Charbonneau who will come to us from Seattle, Washington.  Charbonneau was named National Teacher of the Year by the Council of Chief State School Officers.  He is a science teacher whose favorite part of teaching is being present at the moment of discovery for a student.

In addition to our keynotes, Matt Miller, author of Ditch that Textbook will also be a featured speaker and will be present for both days of the conference.  He also has a book that will be published soon by Dave Burgess Consulting. 

Now as I mentioned, motivational speakers is a key component to a successful conference along with free wifi.  There is nothing worse than attending a conference and having to pay for wi-fi, except for bad food! Luckily not only will our wi-fi be free and strong but your taste buds will not be disappointed!

It may sound trivial to feature the food at a conference but when we looked out our evaluations from last year, we learned that our Mexican feast and southern fried chicken meal were both a huge hit! Although confirmation with catering has not be finalized, similar meals will be served.

Be sure to mark your calendars for June 2nd and June 3rd; PowerED Up, the Sequel will be a conference you do not want to miss!