Techsploration: Create Space for K12 Tech Leaders

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

10:30 AM – 11:20 AM

Location: Waterloo 1

Session Type: Team Building and Staffing

Speaker(s)

Touda Bentatou (she/her/hers)

Director of Member Engagement & Marketing
CITE
Sacramento, California
SP

Sonal Patel, ISTE 20 to Watch

Program Manager for Digital Learning and Computer Science
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
San Bernardino, California
Kelly May-Vollmar, n/a (she/her/hers)

Superintendent
Desert Sands Unified School District
La Quinta, California

Moderator(s)

Ariana Flewelling, M.Ed.

Education Professional Development Manager, National
California CDW Education
Redlands, California

K12 technology leadership culture tends to stamp private IT practices into an education setting. How do we bring an inquiry model into tech leadership that creates a meaningful, impactful space bridging the outdated divide separating instruction from technology? How do we create career pathways to build new executive leaders from nontraditional IT backgrounds? In this session we will explore the processes, communication channels, and practices to redefine leadership journeys in K12 technology.