TIE Conference 2009
April 19-21, 2009 Rapid City, SD - Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
Highlights

Pat McGillPat McGill

Sunday April 6th 6:45 - 8:00 PM
Ballroom A

Monday April 7th

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Pat McGill is an energizing, engaging educator who is an adjunct College & University Professor, speaker, and trainer. Pat travels throughout the country presenting to audiences from a variety of fields at various institutes, businesses and seminars and creates an energizing, learning environment.

 

Tim TysonDr. Tim Tyson

Monday April 7th 8:15 - 9:30 AM
Ballroom A

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Dr. Tim Tyson, named one of Georgia's High Performance Principals by State Governor Sonny Perdue, served as the principal of Mabry Middle School in Cobb County, Georgia. The School Library Journal has referred to Dr. Tyson as the "Pied Piper of Educational Technology," and his innovative use of technology to maximize student achievement has been featured in a variety of national education magazines. Also, under his leadership, Mabry Middle School earned the prestigious School of Distinction Award for Technology Innovation from Intel Corporation and Scholastic.

 

Allyson KnoxAllyson Knox

Academic Program Manager, US Partners in Learning Microsoft Corporation

Tuesday April 8th 8:15 - 9:30 AM
Ballroom A

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Allyson Knox is an academic program manager for Microsoft Corporation and manages the Michigan, Massachusetts, and Mid Tier grants within the Microsoft US Partners in Learning initiative. Prior to Microsoft, she worked at the US Chamber of Commerce as a senior program manager in workforce development.

Jo HartmannJo Hartmann

Education Technology Specialist, TIE

Tuesday April 8th 12:40 - 1:35 PM
Ballroom A

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Born and raised in England, Josephine Hartmann is the author and narrator of this unique workshop on vocabulary. Jo has been a teacher and administrator at all levels, writer, consultant, university instructor, SD Teacher of the Year, SD Administrator of the Year for Curriculum, and recipient of the SD Jefferson Award for Public Service.