Wesley Fryer

Wesley Fryer is an educator, author, digital storyteller and change agent. With respect to school change, he describes himself as a "catalyst for creative educational engagement." His blog, “Moving at the Speed of Creativity” (www.speedofcreativity.org) was selected as the 2006 “Best Learning Theory Blog” by eSchoolnews and Discovery Education. 

Wesley secured $1.3 million in grant funding for West Texas schools participating in the Texas Technology Immersion Pilot Project in 2004-2008. He was named an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2005. Wesley is completing his doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction in 2007 at Texas Tech University, studying the impact of technology immersion (1:1 computing) on student achievement. He is the Director of Education Advocacy (PK-20) for AT&T in the state of Oklahoma.

Wesley served as a co-convener for the 2006 K-12 Online Conference, and has published numerous articles relating to education and technology integration in “Technology and Learning,” “Learning and Leading with Technology,” “Interactive Educator,” TCEA’s magazine “TechEdge,” and the journal “Internet and Higher Education.” He also publishes a weekly podcast. He has presented numerous times at national and international conferences and is a vocal advocate in the PK-20 edublogosphere for:

• learning as conversation
• messy assessment
• digital storytelling
• safe digital social networking
• collaborative use of read/write web tools in the classroom
• use of technologically blended / hybrid teaching pedagogies
• transformative / "level 2" uses of educational technology
• educational reforms which encourage student engagement as well as project-based learning, and
• the use of primary sources to study the diverse voices of history and our world.

Workshops

Tuesday 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Safe Digital Social Networking
Wednesday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Cell Phones for Learning