The ACT team will be back in Palm Springs for the annual Spring CUE Conference. Join us, connect with fellow educators, and learn about the latest ideas in teaching and learning through technological innovation.
Join us in Palm Springs for the ultimate educator experience! Be inspired, connect with fellow educators, and learn about the latest ideas in teaching and learning and the best educational technology for your classroom! CUE 2023 will be a celebration of coming together after two years apart. It's time to come together and celebrate all that is good about being an educator. CUE 2023 will feature hundreds of informative learning sessions, keynotes from thought leaders and renowned educators, hands-on experiences in eSports, AR/VR, wellness, and more.
Live Conference:
Thursday, Mar. 16, 10:30 AM — Saturday, Mar 18, 4:45 PM
Select session recordings are available for everyone until April 30, 2023
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Purchase Orders Also Accepted
Bulk Registration Available
Dee Lanier
Dee is the Lead Experience Designer at Lanier Learning, LLC and is an Education Coach for Samsung. Dee is dedicated to co-designing equitable learning experiences for school leaders, staff, and students. Lanier Learning also partners with non-profit and for-profit corporations that are committed to community good.
Dee is the author of Demarginalizing Design and a passionate and energetic educator and learner with over two decades of instructional experience on the K-12 and collegiate levels. Dee holds Undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Sociology with special interests in education, race relations, and equity. Dee is an award-winning presenter, TEDx Speaker, Google Certified Trainer, Google Innovator, and Google Certified Coach that specializes in creative applications for mobile devices and Chromebooks, low-cost makerspaces, and gamified learning experiences. Dee is a founding mentor and architect for the Google Coaching program pilot, Dynamic Learning Project, and a co-founder of Our Voice Academy, a program aimed at empowering educators of color to gain greater visible leadership and recognized expertise. Dee is also the creator of the design thinking educational activities called, Solve in Time!® and Maker Kitchen™️ and co-host of the Liberated Educator podcast.
KEYNOTE: Lessons Learned From My Hip Hop Heroes
What they can teach us all about culturally responsive education. AKA, parasailing past the pitfalls of poor pedagogical practices.
Sonal Patel
Sonal Patel is the Program Manager for Digital Learning and Computer Science Education, leading a team at San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools. She works to build, plan, and facilitate the design, development, and implementation of equitable educational technology and Computer Science programs across 33 school districts that serve upwards of 450,000 students. Sonal collaborates with educational partners to lead state-wide efforts in broadening K-12 access and participation in computer science, and she is a member of the California Department of Education’s Digital Learning Advisory Group. Sonal is a dedicated advocate for digital accessibility and inclusion and works to bring transformative, culturally responsive-sustaining pedagogies into blended and online learning settings.
Sonal is a doctoral candidate at the University of Redlands, researching the collective impact approach to broadening computer science participation of K- 12 students of color. She is also a Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Equity Fellow, a co-founder of the California Inland Empire Computer Science Equity Network, a Google Certified Trainer and Innovator, and a member of Our Voice Alliance (OVA). Recently, she was the recipient of ISTE’s 20 to Watch Award. She was also the 2021 recipient of the CUE administrator award.
Sonal has been a classroom teacher, and an Instructional Coach focused on educational technology and ELA/writing, both in California and the U.K., where she was born.
In her personal realm, Sonal is a wife, a mom of two children (aged 10 and 12), and an avid traveler.
KEYNOTE: Educate to Eradicate
Our students have names, stories, cultural backgrounds, and identities. In today’s world, technological advancements and innovations enable us to redefine how, where, and what students learn in unexpected ways. We can use these solutions to personalize education, centering students’ identities and lived experiences. ‘Educate to Eradicate’ is about using technology and innovations to help every student feel like “school” is a place for them to thrive, challenge societal norms, and build a future in which everyone prospers.