WEP 0045: Moving at the Speed of Creativity, An Interview with Wes Fryer

Kelly Interviews Apple Distinguished Educator, speaker and author, Wes Fryer about "The Learning Revolution" and more.  Dr. Wesley Fryer is an author, teacher, technology director, speaker, digital storyteller, and change agent. He is the Director of Technology for the Casady School in Oklahoma City. In 2013-2015 he taught 4th and 5th grade STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) at Independence Elementary in Yukon Public Schools in Oklahoma. Wesley completed his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas Tech University in 2011. He is the author of several books on effectively using digital technologies to communicate, tell stories, teach and assess learning. His "Mapping Media to the Curriculum" book series and digital literacy framework focuses on helping students "show what they know" with media and create digital portfolios. Wes maintains a library of multimedia-focused training and instructional videos on PlayingWithMedia.com. He leads 3 day iPad Media Camps (www.ipadmediacamp.com) teaching educators how to effectively use iPads in the classroom to create narrated slideshows, quick edit videos, and interactive writing. He also co-facilitates multi-day STEM professional development workshops for teachers. Wes became a Google Certified Teacher in 2009, was named an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2005, and a PBS Digital Innovator in 2014. He helps organize free EdCamp and PLAYDATE professional development events in Oklahoma, an annual writing conference in Oklahoma City, as well as the free, annual K-12 Online Conference each year. Stay up to date with Wes by following him on Twitter (@wfryer), Facebook, Google+, and liking the Facebook pages he periodically updates for Playing with Media and Speed of Creativity Learning LLC. Wes also encourages you to follow the K-12 Online Conference on Twitter (@k12online) and Facebook, as well as subscribe to the conference blog. Mentioned in this podcast:  Support Chris Penny's JDRF charity ride to fight & end diabetes.  Join The Wired Educator Book Club, nominate a teacher for recognition, seek promotion for your fundraiser! Steve Miletto interviews me on his Teaching Learning Leading K12 Podcast about my book, Along Came a Leader. The Top 25 Books for Educators: Wired Educator's Summer 2016 Reading List Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown Being Digital by Nicholas Negroponte The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World by Lawrence Lessig Apps: Flipboard, Nuzzle, Pocket (Enjoy the podcast & please subscribe & leave your review on iTunes. Thanks!) Kelly Croy is an educator, author and speaker.  You can subscribe and listen to his Wired Educator Podcast here. Invite Kelly to speak at your event here. Subscribe to The Wired Educator blog here. Kelly's book, Along Came a Leader is available for purchase here.