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Robert D. Wachtel Pronovost
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Presentations

Keynotes

  • May 2022: Keynote Speaker, Empower Conference, Redwood City School District, online
  • March 2018: Keynote Speaker, Brunch with a Scientist, Ravenswood City School District, East Palo Alto, CA
  • August 2017: Keynote Speaker - Fanning the Spark into a Flame, Portola Valley School District, Portola Valley, CA
  • April 2017: Keynote Speaker - You want to build a WHAT in your library? Makerspaces: The Five W's (and How), Hawai‘i Association of School Librarians, Honolulu, HI
  • June 2014: Keynote Speaker - Becoming an EdTech Leader and Creating a Culture of Leaders, Summer Leadership Conference 2014, Blue Valley School District, Overland Park, KS

Presentations

  • March 2023: A Holistic Analysis of District Data and Classroom Context for Decision-Making, Data-Driven Educators, Stanford, CA
  • October 2022: Teachers as Empowered Learners: An Engaging PD Model (co-presented with Cathy James and Bronia Whipp), California STEAM Symposium, Anaheim, CA
  • October 2019: These Are A Few of Our Favorite Things (collaborative SVCUE presentation), Fall CUE, Rancho Cordova, CA
  • March 2019: Making as a Mindset, Not a Kit (video recording), Spring CUE Conference, Palm Springs, CA
  • June 2018: Successful and Sustainable Makerspaces in Low-Income and Rural Schools, ISTE Conference, Chicago, IL
  • May 2018: How To Bring Low-Cost, High-Engagement Making Into Your School, Maker Faire Bay Area, San Mateo, CA
  • March 2018: Creating (and Lighting Up) a Map of Your Learning, CUE Conference, Palm Springs, CA
  • March 2018: Expanding Maker Education Through Community Hubs (audio recording), SXSW EDU Conference, Austin, TX
  • February 2018: Supporting Maker-Centered Learning Wearing Multiple Hats, Linked Learning Conference, Anaheim, CA
  • October 2017: Creating Low-Tech and No-Tech Makerspaces, School Library Journal (SLJ) Maker Workshop, online
  • October 2017: Low Cost Tools to Bring Making into Your Library, Library 2.017 Makerspaces Conference, online
  • June 2017: The Knights of Make-A-Lot: Creating a Growth Mindset Environment (co-presented with Diana Rendina, Josh Ajima, Sarah Emerson), ISTE​, San Antonio, TX
  • June 2017: Innovative Approaches to Student Engagement (co-presented with Nicholas Provenzano, Amber Teamann, Bill Selak), ISTE​, San Antonio, TX
  • May 2017: Storytelling Through Creating Video Games!, Maker Educator Convening, San Francisco, CA
  • April 2017: Creating (and Lighting Up) a Map of Your Technology Learning (co-presented with Brigid Barron), Bright Futures Conference, Redwood City, CA
  • April 2017: Make/Learn: Thinking Routines (co-presented with Bruce Duncan), Bright Futures Conference, Redwood City, CA
  • March 2017: Mentor Session, SXSWEdu, Austin, TX
  • February 2017: Inquiry-led and Guided Making using SAM Labs, IntegratED, Portland, OR
  • February 2017: Creating Video Games with (real) Blocks!, IntegratED, Portland, OR
  • February 2017: Equity in Maker-Centered Learning, IntegratED, Portland, OR
  • November 2016: Making in Title I Schools, Ask a Maker Educator Series, online
  • October 2016: Making for All!, STEM Symposium, Anaheim, CA
  • July 2016: Live from #CATeacherSummit, California Teachers Summit 2016: Better Together, Turlock, CA
  • June 2016: 1-in-3: Let's Write on Our Desks!, ISTE Conference, Denver, CO.
  • June 2016: Ignite: Do The Right Thing! Subversive Acts to Support Students, ISTE Conference, Denver, CO.
  • May 2016: Dash & Dot Robots interactive booth, Make/Learn Celebration, San Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City, CA
  • May 2016: Fireside Chat: Teacher Professional Learning Programs, Education's Digital Future: Equity By Design, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
  • April 2016: Fireside Chat: Teacher-Driven Professional Learning (Edcamp Model), Education's Digital Future: Equity By Design, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
  • February 2016: Room To Grow: Game Play & Making [Special Edition: GAME ON!] (co-presented with G. Douglas Bundy), IntegratED, Portland, OR
  • February 2016: Engaging All Learners with Google Forms, IntegratED, Portland, OR
  • February 2016: Keepin' It Real With 3D Printing (co-presented with G. Douglas Bundy), IntegratED, Portland, OR
  • February 2016: Promote Your School (or Yourself) with a Weebly Website!, AcceleratED, Portland, OR
  • October 2015: STEM Makerspaces Ignite Talk, Silicon Valley Tech for Schools Summit 2015, Mountain View, CA
  • October 2015: Project-based & Game-based Learning Panelist, Silicon Valley Tech for Schools Summit 2015, Mountain View, CA
  • October 2015: To Infinity and Beyond for Creating a Makerspace (co-presented with Smita Kolhatkar), 2015 Innovative Learning Conference, Hillsborough, CA
  • July 2015: Live from #CATeacherSummit, California Teachers Summit 2015: Better Together, Turlock, CA
  • July 2015: Introduction to Makerspaces, 2015 Annual AGIF (American GI Forum) National Conference, Millbrae, CA
  • May 2015: Meet Maker Educators: Inspirational Stories from the Cutting Edge, Maker Faire Bay Area, San Mateo, CA
  • January 2015: Makerspaces, with Robert Pronovost, Google Rocks! Hawaii #63, online
  • October 2014: Cultivating Curiosity (co-presented with Karl Lindgren-Streicher), Fall CUE, American Canyon, CA
  • October 2014: What Happens When (co-presented with Amy Fadeji, Catina Haugen and Karl Lindgren-Streicher), Fall CUE, American Canyon, CA
  • October 2014: Making A Makerspace, Fall CUE, American Canyon, CA
  • July 2014: What Happens When... (co-presented with Amy Fadeji, Catina Haugen and Karl Lindgren-Streicher), California Google Apps for Education Summit, Palo Alto, CA
  • July 2014: Empty Classroom to Engaging Makerspace: Lessons Learned in a K-8 School, CALSA (California Association for Latino Superintendents and Administrators)
  • June/July 2014: ISTE Iron Chef 2014: The appetizer, The entreé & The dessert (co-presented with Krista Moroder, Kelsey Vrooman, Caroline Haebig, Lisa Sjogren, Sara Hunter & Selena Ward), ISTE Conference, Atlanta, GA
  • June 2014: The ed tech challenge: Building systemic adoption of personalized learning, ISTE Conference, Atlanta, GA
  • May 2014: Taking First Steps with Technology Integration in the Elementary Classroom (webinar), ISTE Professional Learning Webinar Series
  • May 2014: Keeping Innovation Alive in PreK-3 Learning, 21st Century Learning & the Young Child, PreK-3 Leadership Institute, Redwood City, CA
  • April 2014: What Happens When... (co-presented with Amy Fadeji, Catina Haugen and Karl Lindgren-Streicher), Leadership 3.0 Symposium, San Mateo, CA
  • February 2014: Peek Inside a 21st Century/Blended Learning Primary Classroom, New Teacher Center Symposium, Burlingame, CA
  • February 2014: Marie Clay's Long Lost Tweets on Technology, National Reading Recovery & K-6 Classroom Literacy Conference, Columbus, OH
  • March 2013: Taking Your First Steps: Integrating Technology Into Your Primary Classroom, CUE Conference, Palm Springs, CA
  • March 2013: Hack Your Classroom with Whiteboard Desks (see Blog for more details), CUE Conference, Palm Springs, CA
  • February 2013: Taking Your First Steps: Integrating Technology Into Elementary Literacy (purchase mp3/cd copy), National Reading Recovery & K-6 Classroom Literacy Conference, Columbus, OH
  • October 2012: Taking Your First Steps: Integrating Technology Into Your Primary Classroom, Fall CUE, American Canyon, CA
  • August 2012: RCSD Teacher Resources, Ravenswood City School District New Teacher Orientation, East Palo Alto, CA
  • August 2012: CUE Rock Star Teacher Tech Camp, O'Neals, CA
  • May 2012: What’s Happening Inside Our Classrooms (co-presented with Elizabeth Stavis), Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP) Seminar, Stanford, CA
  • March 2012: A Peek Inside Our Second Grade Classroom (Mac/iOS edition) (modified), SVCUE T3 Teach Through Technology, San Jose, CA
  • February 2012: Integrating Technology in Elementary Literacy (purchase mp3/cd/dvd copy), National Reading Recovery & K-6 Classroom Literacy Conference, Columbus, OH
  • January 2012: A Peek Inside Our Second Grade Classroom (Mac/iOS edition), Macworld / iWorld 2012, San Francisco, CA
  • November 2011: A Peek Inside Our Second Grade Classroom (updated), California Educational Technology Professionals Association Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA
  • May 2011: RCSD Learning Teams District Share, Belle Haven Community School, Menlo Park, CA
  • April 2011: Featured Teacher: Robert Pronovost (video), Classroom 2.0 LIVE! Webinar
  • March 2011: A Peek Inside Our Second Grade Classroom (Elluminate recording), CUE Unplugged, Palm Springs, CA
  • February 2011: Connect With The Connected (early version of A Peek Inside Our Second Grade Classroom), TCEA Conference, Austin, TX
  • August 2010: Infinite Campus Training, Belle Haven Community School, Menlo Park, CA
  • May 2010: RCSD Learning Teams District Share, Willow Oaks Elementary School, Menlo Park, CA
  • April 2010: My Reflections From CUE 2010, Ravenswood City School District, East Palo Alto, CA
  • February 2010: Students and Technology, Ravenswood City School District Board Meeting, East Palo Alto, CA
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