Learning Architect, Teacher, Speaker, Consultant, Author
@ehvickery
Read Emily’s blog Running the Digital River of Learning – where she writes about a range of topics, including leadership, professional learning, best practices, and emerging trends. GO
Connect with Emily on Twitter. GO
Cyber Teacher Certification
September 2017: Endorsed by the Computer Science Teachers Association, Emily earned her cyber teacher certification.
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Conference Presentation
April 2017: In Chicago, Emily co-presented with Dr. Barnett Berry, CEO of the Center for Teaching Quality, at CoSN’s annual conference, Expanding Teacher Leadership in the Digital Age.
The Importance of Connected Leadership
February 2017: Watch Howard Rheingold’s video interview with Emily for Digital Media 
and Learning: The Power of Participation. (Yes, it’s the famed Howard Rheingold!) GO
Visioning for a New Learning Landscape at iSummit Conference
Emily presented at the iSummit Conference, a project of the Lighthouse Coalition of Schools, on A Mashup of Topics, Trends, and Innovations for Visioning for a New Learning Landscape. Atlanta’s Westminster Schools hosted the two-day retreat.
She used the new PLAYDate model of professional learning, which shares resources via Google Sheets. Participants explored resources – from augmented reality and agile learning spaces to competency-based learning and new curricula designs – to create learning opportunities students deserve. GO
Teacher Leadership Initiative: A Social Justice Framework Highlighting Diversity, Equity, and Cultural Competence in Action
During the interactive, virtual course, teacher leaders explored personal values, while deepening their understanding of complex issues related to cultural proficiency and social justice.
As a panel speaker in Orlando, Emily shared her experience in co-teaching the online Social Justice Course for the National Education Association’s Teacher Leadership Institute in conjunction with The Center for Teaching Quality.
Learning Forward Presentation a Success
Emily co-presented with other teacher leaders – Shannon C’de Baca, Anne Jolly, and Renee Moore in Nashville on the power of Connected Professional Development.
In the session, Teachers Connect to Transform Our Practice and Our Profession, they shared strategies for connecting with far-flung peers in 24/7 virtual communities, such as the Center for Teaching Quality to develop leadership and inform practice. The teacher leaders shared resources, developed personalized plans, and explored establishing and sustaining virtual learning communities. GO
International Society for Technology Education Conference
Emily participated in ISTE’s conference in Atlanta, caught up with old friends, and attended a number of sessions on a range of topics, including maker spaces, robotics, coding, learn spaces, and much more!
The League of Innovative Teachers
April 2012: Invited by Karen Cator, Director, Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education, Emily participated in the Washington, D.C. roundtable to design the League of Innovative Teachers – created by teachers and teacher organizations – to lead the way in advocating for a shift in culture and expectations regarding innovation in teaching and learning. (Karen now serves as president and CEO of Digital Promise.)
Teaching 2030: Leveraging Teacher Prep 2.0
February 2013: As a member of the Center for Teaching Quality project, Emily co-authored the report Teaching 2030: Leveraging Teacher Preparation 2.0, which examines what works today in isolated pockets of teacher preparation but dares to rethink the profession to better serve students by rebooting America’s approach to teacher preparation, which jettisons the 20th century debates over teacher preparation and executes a bold vision for change.
Largely drawn from Emily’s writing, Teacherpreneurs Mentor Edupunks: Convergence Reshapes Teacher Preparation for Today and into the Future , the report’s section Teacher Preparation 3.0 imagines the direction of the profession (and teacher preparation), including a deeper understanding and enlarged application of connectivism, digital literacies, gamification, learning playlists, and long tail teaching led by learning architects who can drive Open Educational Resources and next generation professional learning.
Listen to the recorded panel discussion on the report, on which Emily was a speaker, at the School Leadership Summit. GO
Teaching Tolerance Around the Globe 
Estonia – In January 2011 on behalf of the United States Department of State, Emily collaborated with students, representatives of the local Ministry of Education, Tallinn School Board, school principals and educators in tolerance, diversity, teacher cultural competence, and de-segregation efforts. Emily developed a collection of resources to share and support Estonian-American communication and collaboration.
She also shared the American experience in tolerance education at the International Conference: Tolerance in the Dialogue Between Nations, which was organized by the Estonian Ministry of Culture.
Serbia – In 2006 – 2007, Emily, also on behalf of the United States Department of State, facilitated government agencies and non-profits in developing a national anti-bullying policy for Serbian schools, the Special Protocol: For Protection of Children and Pupils from Violence Abuse and Neglect in Education Institutions
Also, Emily visited American Corners in Kragujevac, Serbia, where she met with community members.
Summer 2020: Revisiting Teaching 2023 ten years after its publication with Barnett Berry and a roundtable of innovative teachers from across the country. Look for the publication of our current and future thinking.
January 2011: As a member of the Center for Teaching Quality TeacherSolutions 2030 team, Emily contributed to the book, released January 2011, Teaching 2030: What We Must Do for Our Students and Our Public Schools Now Into the Future about the “powerful, innovative vision that articulates a portrait of education in the year 2030.
Learn more in the article The Teachers of 2030 published in the ASCD May 2010 edition of Educational Leadership – GO – and at Teachers College Press. GO
Read Emly’s interview about the book with Alabama Best Practices Center. GO
Social Media in the Schoolhouse
In this article from Teaching Tolerance magazine, read Emily’s observations on promoting tolerance and social justice using technology. GO
Notre Dame Principal Academy
Summer 2011: Emily worked with principals at the Notre Dame Principal Academy on 21st Century learning, including new tech tools, curriculum design, instruction, and assessment.
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