#NCLearnsTogether, is a free, live, virtual conference FOR educators BY educators. Connect and learn from North Carolina teachers and more, who are successfully using virtual/distance learning tools and strategies. The schedule for NCLearnsTogether 3.0 is live!
Check out the 140+ sessions including: interactive webinars, virtual playgrounds, workshop, student panels, unconference/round tables, dedicated leadership topics. With over 2 days of grassroots educator awesomeness, there will be something for everyone.
Organized by Adam Wiseman, Digital Learning and Innovation Coordinator, McDowell County Schools and Stacy Lovdahl, Educator on Loan, NCDPI Digital Teaching and Learning, our goal is to provide teachers with access to the expertise of North Carolina educators and beyond, who are successfully using virtual/distance learning tools and strategies.
Jaclyn B. Stevens, M.Ed serves as an educational innovation specialist, instructional designer, and Senior Research Scholar with the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University. There she engages leadership teams and educators at all levels in innovative models of professional capacity building and strategic support to serve the visioning, planning, implementation, and assessment of blended and personalized learning and teaching programs. At a national level, Stevens presents regularly on educational frameworks, equitable digital-age strategic approaches for schools and districts, school culture and team building, and student-centered approaches to promote personalization and differentiation. Her mantra is to adapt, not adopt - fostering initiatives to transform professional learning through changes in pedagogical shifts and meeting the needs of all learners to champion creativity and innovation.
Currently, Stevens serves as the design co-lead for Virtual Schools Network, a partnership between the Friday Institute and NCVirtual that connects and supports traditional virtual public schools. Stevens also just concluded work as a subject matter expert consulting with the American Institutes for Research where her role focused on the designing, planning, and implementing of personalized virtual learning programs and processes to create comprehensive, adaptable, and equitable support for all school and district stakeholders.
Stevens transitioned from a career as a media designer to an educator thanks to her time with Americorp. She has taught middle and high school English Language Arts as well as Digital Media while supporting the creation of a New Tech High School in rural North Carolina. She is licensed and certified as an Instructional Specialist, an Instructional Technology Facilitator, a Secondary Digital Media educator, a Secondary Language Arts educator, holds a special endorsement in Computer Education, and a graduate level certification in Instructional Design from North Carolina State University.
