Getting to know the presenters at FETC 19 As we enter the month of FETC 2019, we are continuing our series of interviews with conference presenters. Many of the edtech leaders we spoke with prior to last year’s conference are presenting once again at 2019’s premier edtech event, so now is a fantastic time to catch up on those conversations.
Next up in the series is Adam Bellow, who will once again be part of the TechSHARE LIVE! Keynote and will also present three additional sessions. As Co-Founder of Breakout EDU, an immersive gaming platform, Adam has focused his efforts on infusing technology into school reformation. He sees edtech as an organically driven, ground-up effort managed by classroom teachers who latch onto learning tools and make them work. As Adam states, “We don’t need another flashier, sexier clone.” Teachers need something unique and from the heart to solve the real challenges they are facing.
Join us as we revisit Adam’s interview with Dr. Berger and read below to get a preview of the sessions he will be presenting at FETC 2019 in Orlando.
Adam Bellow’s Sessions at FETC 2019:
Session KEY2 | TechSHARE LIVE!
- Room: SOUTH HALL A
- Tuesday, January 29, 2019: 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Description
An attendee favorite — back by popular demand! Join us for a fun and fast-paced session that exposes the audience to cutting-edge tools and devices in education technology! Get a first look at the latest, most exciting gadgets, apps, hardware, and software through the eyes of educational technology’s leading experts: Adam Bellow, Hall Davidson, Leslie Fisher, and Kathy Schrock. Boost your enthusiasm for the possibilities of technology to radically transform education. See technologies in action that involve learners in creating, making, programming, coding, producing, innovating, inventing, designing, problem-solving, publishing, and more!
$W248 | Level Up Learning with Breakout EDU
- Room: SOUTH 331B
- Wednesday, January 30, 2019: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Description
Do you want to bring immersive learning to your classroom but don’t know where to start? What if we told you that it could be done through a game similar to an escape room? You can get it all with Breakout EDU. This workshop is meant as a total experience that lets you both try a game out and take time to build your own. Come learn a way that will get your students truly excited about learning!
MEGA7 | Celebrating the Very Best of Edupreneurship
- Room: SOUTH HALL A
- Wednesday, January 30, 2019: 3:00 PM – 3:40 PM
Description
We’re in a golden age of invention and innovation. Every day, we are dazzled by inspiring products, apps, ideas, and movements, many crafted by teacher and student entrepreneurs. This session will share spectacular successes (and a few epic failures) from those daring individuals committed to bringing great ideas to life. We will demonstrate how students can achieve success in the real world when schools provide them with the skills, tools, and mindset to push on their own boundaries.
C130 | Student Game Design With Breakout EDU
- Room: NORTH 220AB
- Tuesday, January 29, 2019: 2:00 PM – 2:40 PM
Description
Playing a Breakout EDU game is a ton of fun. Now students can challenge themselves to create games on the Breakout EDU Platform. This interactive session will go through the how and why of game design with students and allow you to work on creating your own games as well.
About
Adam Bellow is a dedicated educational technologist and father of two young boys. Adam is the co-founder of Breakout EDU, the immersive gaming platform that enables teachers and students to turn their classrooms into a place of discovery and inquiry-based learning. Before that, he served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow for the White House. Over the past decade, Bellow has created several popular edtech learning platforms including eduTecher, eduClipper, and WeLearnedIt.
Bellow has written several books about educational technology and he is also serving as a board member for the EdCamp Foundation in addition to speaking internationally about education and the power of technology to enhance learning.
View Adam’s full HuffPost interview EdTech Built for Need Not Flair
Hear more from Adam bellow and other innovative analysts, thought leaders, and educators at the 2019 Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), January 27-30 in Orlando, Florida. Learn more here.
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Rushton Hurley, author of Making Your Teaching Something Special, Making Your School Something Special.
John Sowash, author of The Chromebook Classroom.
Kathleen McClaskey, author of How to Personalize Learning.
Kasey Bell, author of Shake Up Learning.
Holly Clark, author of The Google Infused Classroom.
Jaime Donally, author of Learning Transported.
Rachelle Dene Poth, author of uNconventional.
Jacie Maslyk, author of uNlocked: Opening a World of Creativity Within Your Students and STEAM Makers: Fostering Creativity and Innovation in the Elementary Classroom.
Matt Miller, author of Ditch That Textbook.
Sandra Adams, author of Diving into Strategic Thinking and Launching 21st Century High School Internships.
Robert Dillon, author of The Space: A Guide for Educators. 
Michael Cohen, author of Educated By Design: Designing The Space To Explore, Experiment, and Extract Your Own Creative Potential.
Monica Burns, author of Tasks Before Apps.
Susan Bearden, author of Digital Citizenship: A Community Based Approach.
Brian Costello, author of The Teacher’s Journey.
Michelle Zimmerman, author of Teaching AI: Exploring New Frontiers for Learning.
Tom Murray, author of Learning Transformed.
Mandy Froehlick, author of The Fire Within and Divergent EDU.
Leslie Fisher, author of Rocketbooks
Kim Randall, author of Bring the World to Your Classroom.
Kelly Kermode, author of Bring the World to Your Classroom.
Nicholas Provenzano, author of Your Starter Guide to Makerspace, The Maker Mentality.
Linnette Attai, author of Student Data Privacy: Building a School Compliance Program.
Susan Brooks-Young, author of Pathways to Well-Being: Helping Educators (and Others) Find Balance in a Connected World.
Sylvia Martinez, author of Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom.
Eric Sheninger, author of Learning Transformed, Digital Leadership.
Dr. Kai Rush, author of Augmented students: Using Augmented Reality in the Classroom and School Library.
Andi McNair, author of Genius Hour: Passion Projects that Ignite Innovation and Student Inquiry.
Ryan Schaaf, author of Reinventing Learning for the Always-On Generation, Game On, A Brief History of the Future of Education.
Chris Bugaj, author of The New Assistive Technology: Make Learning Awesome For All!
Shawn Rubin, author of Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change
Dr. Sonny Magana, author of Disruptive Classroom Technologies: A Framework for Innovation in Education.
Dr. Nathan Lang-Raad, author of Everyday Instructional Coaching.
Kristen Mattson – author of Digital Citizenship in Action: Empowering Students to Engage in Online Communities.
Paul Reynolds – author of Going Places Sydney and Simon Series.
Ann McMullan – author of Life Lessons in Leadership.
Kimberly Crowley – author of Drones in Education: Let Your Students’ Imaginations Soar.
Nancy Weinstein – author of Universal Design for Learning, The Empowered Student: A Guide to Self-Regulated Learning.
Steven W. Anderson is a Dad, Learning Evangelist, Speaker and Author. After a successful career in public education as a Teacher, Instructional Technologist, and Director of Instructional Technology, Steven works with educators across the globe as a consultant. Highly sought after for his skills in helping educators and school leaders better understand technology and social media through his humorous approach to learning, Steven can work with you to improve learning for all students. 