ACTEM 2024 Fall Conference

37th Annual Education Technology Conference

Oct. 10-11, 2024  •  Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, ME


Conference Co-Chairs:

Amanda Nguyen and Alice Barr will return as conference co-chairs for 2024

Join us for a wide variety of presentations that serve multiple audiences and content areas.

Conference Registration will open late Spring 2024

Contact Gary Lanoie if you would like a group discount for your school / district. 


Call for Proposal Open NOW! Submit by April 24, 2024

Complete this form to submit a workshop proposal for the 37th annual ACTEM 2024 Fall Conference. Proposal deadline Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Please submit a separate form for each workshop session you are proposing.  

The theme is not final yet, but we are particularly interested in sessions that can weave in the concepts of deeper learning and/or digital equity while still addressing one or more of the following ideas from last year's participants: building a culture of innovation and exploration, more hands on learning, more collaborative sessions, virtual reality, free educational apps for students, sessions on family engagement, and workshops with administrator specific strategies. Participants also are excited to engage again with sessions that support integrating AI and Computer Science into the classroom. 

This year’s conference will be held on Thursday, October 10th and Friday, October 11th - right ahead of Indigenous People’s Day Weekend. Similar to last year, we are planning to have an After Hours event on Thursday hosted by Carl Hooker at the Civic Center. With this, we encourage educators and tech directors to submit proposals for both Thursday and Friday, as we will be looking to offer a variety of sessions on both days this year!

New this year: Exclusive Extended Lunch & Learn Opportunities to Engage with Keynotes and Featured Speakers

Be on the lookout for opportunities to register as an individual or team for these exclusive workshops! Space is limited. 

Board Game Night

There will be a late afternoon Board game session on Thursday after the vendor session from 5:30 - 7:00 until After Hours starts. People are welcome to drop in. Snacks and drinks will be available. Bring your favorite board game!

Join us for the 3rd Annual After Hours Event!

Carl Hooker returns for the 3rd Annual After Hours Event! Join us from 6:30pm - 11pm for food, networking, a fun team challenge that will have you engaged in several activities across the Civic Center, and more! 

Friday Keynote Speaker -  Scott McLeod

A Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Colorado Denver, Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D., is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts on P-12 school leadership, deeper learning, technology, and innovation. He is on a mission to make students’ day-to-day learning less boring and more meaningful and relevant. Scott is the Founding Director of the UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE), the only university center in the U.S. dedicated to the technology needs of school administrators, and is the co-creator of both the wildly popular video series, Did You Know? (Shift Happens), and the 4 Shifts Protocol for lesson and unit redesign.

Scott has worked with hundreds of schools, districts, universities, and other organizations and has received numerous awards for his technology leadership work, including the 2016 Award for Outstanding Leadership from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Scott blogs about leadership and innovation at Dangerously Irrelevant and is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at regional, state, national, and international conferences. Scott also hosts two podcasts, LeaderTalk and Redesigning for Deeper Learning.

Scott currently serves as a Senior Fellow for Getting Smart, a Fellow for the NAESP Center for Innovative Leadership, an ISTE Community Leader, InnEdCO Ambassador, and on NAESP’s Professional Learning Advisory Council. He has written or edited 4 books and 170 articles and other publications, and is one of the most visible education professors in the United States. His most recent work focuses on what deeper learning looks like in elementary and middle schools.



Schedule at a Glance

Thursday

Friday

8:30 - 9:30 Session 1

9:45 - 10:45 Session 2

10:55 - 12:00 Keynote - TBD

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 Session 3

2:15 - 3:15 Session 4

3:30 - 4:15 ACTEM Awards + Raffles

4:15 - 5:30 Exhibitor Reception 

5:30 - 7:00 Board Games

6:30 - 11:00 After Hours with Carl Hooker

8am - 9am Session 1

9:10am - 10:10am Session 2

10:20am - 11:20am Keynote - Scott McLeod

11:25am - 12:10pm Vendor Scavenger Hunt and/or mini sessions + Book Signing with Keynotes & Featured Speakers

12:10pm - 1:10pm Lunch

1:20pm - 2:20pm Session 3

2:30pm - 3:30pm Session 4

3:40pm Closing + Raffles




ACTEM

Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine

P.O. Box 187, Gorham, ME 04038

Phone: (207) 222-4353  Fax: (207) 222-2057  Email: info@actem.org