tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67793406820453168602024-03-12T17:15:45.812-07:00Orange County CUE Tech Fest 2017Orange County CUEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08502755375654254980noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779340682045316860.post-8675070140830925512017-01-04T11:28:00.000-08:002017-01-14T11:50:28.514-08:002017 OCCUE Tech Fest Registration is OPEN!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">We are proud to announce our </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Robert Corbin is a Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">in </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Science Urban Education and a National Board Certified Science Teacher serving as </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Director of Global STEM initiatives for Discovery Education. Robert served as Vice President of Learning Experiences at the Discovery Place Science Center in Charlotte, NC between 2007 and 2016. He served the Charlotte Mecklenburg School system as Earth Science Academic Content Coach from 2005 through 2007. He is a North Carolina Science Leadership Fellow, North Carolina LASER (Leadership Assistance for Science Education Reform) faculty member, NSRC (National Science Resource Center) faculty member, a founding member of the Bank of America Teaching Fellows and Affiliates program and science facilitator for the National Board Teacher Support Program for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. Robert also serves as a Facilitator for the NSF funded eMSS(E-mentoring for Student Success) science and math teacher support program Robert has taught a variety of technology and science courses in a variety of public high school, middle school and university settings for about 20 years. He currently serves as associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and adjunct professor at Wingate University. He is an Arts and Science Council Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Christa McAuliffe Fellow, North Carolina Science Leadership Fellow, Duke University Sawyer Fellow, Time Warner Cable All Star Teacher, Ben Craig Award recipient, Omnicron Psi Outstanding Science Teacher, Whitehead Educator of Distinction, and NAGT Outstanding Earth Science Teacher of the Southeastern United States. Robert has written and received grants and awards from the Burroughs Wellcome Foundation, Sisters of Mercy Foundation, US Airways Foundation, Duke Foundation, PNC Bank, Foundation for the Carolinas, EPA, NAGT, Bank of America, First Union Bank, Wachovia Bank, Lowe’s Corporation, Toyota Tapestry Program, International Paper Corporation, Virtual High School Concord Consortium, Noyce Foundation, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and Christa McAuliffe Foundation. He has written curriculum for Al Gore’s film </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Inconvenient Truth</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Michael Pollan’s film </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Botany of Desire</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the Weather Channel, Environmental Literacy Council, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Duke Talent Identification Program, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the Weyerhaeuser Corporation. He serves on the Appalachian State University Strategic Industry Council, Wingate University Graduate Education Board, Mccoll Center for the Visual Arts Environmental Art Advisory board, Cars Inspiring Youth Executive Board, Partners in Out of School time Advisory Board, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Community Task Force on Choices and Johnson C. Smith University HBCU advisory board. He has a B.S. in Environmental Science from Michigan State University and an I.M.A. in Natural Science Education from the University of South Carolina and a Ph. D. in curriculum and instruction from the </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Spend the day meeting with other educators around Orange County as we celebrate learning and professional growth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We are providing our 101-Strand for educators who are new to any type of technology that is offered. Don't know much about iPads or Chromebooks? Take the iPad 101 or Chromebook 101 sessions. Don't know much about Google or Google Classroom? Take the Google 101 sessions. And so much more...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As always, we will also offer advanced sessions where experienced users can get geeky with technology.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With sessions at every digital level, great food, amazing raffle prizes, and good friends...how can you say no?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Ready to sign-up? Simply click the REGISTER tab above.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Are you a vendor? <a href="http://occuetechfest.blogspot.com/p/sponsors.html">Click Here!</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Special this year. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: avenir, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #007f00; font-family: "avenir";"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Superintendents and District Administrators: STEM Leadership Academy with </span></span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: avenir, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #007f00; font-family: "avenir";"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Dr. Robert Corbin on Feb. 3, 2017. This will be a separate no cost event the day before the OCCUE Tech Fest 2017. Admins Academy: Feb. 3, 2017 to register <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxpNOdTLbNlPOFJaTzdqOVRTTWl4VWF6RVdoQ2hqVU9HX1pV">https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxpNOdTLbNlPOFJaTzdqOVRTTWl4VWF6RVdoQ2hqVU9HX1pV</a></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We'll see you soon!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- OCCUE Board of Directors</span></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2000 N. Bristol Street, Santa Ana, CA 9270633.6186429 -117.610886199999988.0966083999999974 -158.91948019999998 59.1406774 -76.302292199999982