Counseling Tech Conference

Three years ago I attended my first, of what would turn out to be many, educational technology conferences.  Learning 2.010, will take place again this coming September.  While I was listening to one of the conference planners share what was in store for this year’s conference, the idea hit me.  They are creating all sorts of learning cohorts for this conference, and yet NOT ONE is targeted for school counselors.  Why is this?  I have learned a great deal in my past three years of conference attendance (and one year of presenting).  School counselors are key players in technology and learning.  Not only do we need to know what apps and tools are being used, how to use them, and how we can creatively make our jobs better with them but, we are in the forefront of social networking, cyber bullying issues, and effective communicators.

So it is my hope that YES, we do see more ed tech conferences welcoming counselors into the conversation.  What a team we would make!  Learning 2.010, please add a cohort for school counselors.