I view technology as being a great way that we can improve education in order to get high levels of learning for all students.  Technology can be the accelerator in education to get us to where we want to be for our learners.  I made wide use of technology in my own classrooms in order to create a more effective learning environment and now help others do this in my own district, as well as in other districts.

I am an authorized Google for Education Trainer and Google for Education Innovator.  I have a Masters in Curriculum and Instructional Technology from Iowa State University. I can setup trainings for teachers over the wide variety of areas including using technology for teaching and learning, Universal Design for Learning, accessibility tools and resources, and tools such as Google Apps, from Google Docs, Sites, Sheets, to all the use of Add-ons and other tools that Google provides.  

I have presented at multiple conferences, including ISTE, FETC, Midwest Google Summit, NETA, ITEC, Iowa 1:1, and TIES as just a few of the main conferences.  My sessions have focused on how we can improve the learning environment using tools that are widely available.  The focus is always on how we can use various tools to improve student learning. 

A list of my most recent presentations:

Local Conferences:

• UDL – The Konami Code for Student Learning – ITEC 2024
• Super-Sizing Student (and Teacher) Collaboration with Figjam – ITEC 2024
• Esports Livestreaming on a Shoestring Budget – ITEC 2024
• Enhancing Student (and Teacher) Collaboration with Figjam – NETA 2024
• Designing for Learner Variability: Removing Learning Barriers – NETA 2024
• Ditching the Red Pen – Providing Better Feedback to Students – ITEC 2023
• Designing for Learner Variability: Removing Learning Barriers – ITEC 2023
• Feedback, Formative Assessment, and Creation Tools Oh My – ACSD Little Cyclone Academy 2023
• Removing Learning Barriers for Students with UDL – ACSD Little Cyclone Academy 2023
• AI in the Classroom – ACSD Little Cyclone Academy 2023
• Removing Learning Barriers in All Classrooms – Heartland AEA HOI 2023
• Ditching the Red Pen – Providing Better Feedback to Students – Heartland AEA HOI 2023
• Designing for Learner Variability: Removing Learning Barriers – Keystone AEA KPEC 2023
• Ditching the Red Pen – Providing Better Feedback to Students – Keystone AEA KPEC 2023

National Conferences:

• UDL – The Konami Code for Student Learning – FETC 2025
• Esports Livestreaming on a Shoestring Budget – FETC 2025
• Making Learning Accessible for All – ISTE 2018
• Do More With Sheets – Become a Sheets Wizard – ISTE 2017
• We Can Now Make It Accessible for All – IGNITE – ISTE 2017
• Challenges and Badges (Gamification) for Teacher Learning – ISTE 2017

While I live in Ames, IA, I am open to traveling to nearby regions in order to help you and your district.  If you have any questions, please send them to me at donovanscience@gmail.com.