About Ruth
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Dr. Ruth Okoye is the Director of K12 Initiatives at The Source for Learning. She has over 30 years of experience using technology in the classroom as a reading specialist and technology coach. Ruth is both a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE) and a Microsoft Innovative Educator Trainer. Ruth has a passion for collaborating with tech coaches. She joined the Source for Learning’s K12 team in 2015.
Ruth’s Presentations:
ISTE 2024
- Packed with Potential: Engaging All Students with Learning Bentos
- Bridging the Gap: Leveraging Tech to Build Background Knowledge for Multilingual Students
- Live from ISTE 2024… It’s the ISTE Standards for Students Game Show!
IDEA Wednesday Webinar
VSTE 2023
- Climbing Together: Nurturing Classroom Climate and Culture with Edtech
- Navigating the Peaks of Literacy in the Digital Age
Midwest Conference for Educational Coaches (MCEC)
ISTE 2023
IDEACON 2023
- TeachersFirst: Instructional Resources for Teachers by Teachers (Pre-Conference Webinar)
- Using Multimedia Text Sets to Build Background Knowledge
VSTE Annual Conference 2022
- Tech Tools for Student Knowledge Construction
- Using Multimedia Text Sets for Student Knowledge Construction
- Blended and Remote Learning with Microsoft Forms
ISTE Annual Conference 2022
Common Ground 2022
VSTE Annual Conference 2021
- Integrating Technology with the ISTE Standards for Students
- Encouraging DEI Through Critical Thinking with Literature
- Sway Cool Student Projects
FCIS Annual Convention 2021
ISTE Annual Conference 2021
- Encouraging DEI Through Critical Thinking with Literature
- Think Outside the Book: Create Context with Reading Treks
ISTE Annual Conference 2020
VSTE Annual Conference 2019
- Moving Forward on the Edtech Track: Using Wakelet as an Instructional Hub
- Staying on Track with the ISTE Standards for Coaches
- Get on Board The Maker Train: Plan Your Makerspace-In-A-Box
- Get Every Student on Track with Free Tech Tools for ELL and Multilingual Students
ISTE Annual Conference 2019
- BOLD Coaching for Transformational Change: Taking Teachers Beyond Ordinary Lesson Delivery
- Edtech Coaches PLN Playground Coordination: Helping Teachers Grow
VSTE LeadingEd 2018
ISTE Annual Conference 2018
- Make Learning Accessible and Inclusive: Free Microsoft Tools Every Teacher Can
- Facilitating Student Use of Social Media in Responsibly
Brainstorm April 2018
- Transform Your Lesson Plans with SAMR and TeachersFirst
VSTE Annual Conference December 2017
- Free Microsoft Tools Every Teacher Can Use to Make Learning Accessible and Inclusive
- Transform Your Lesson Plans with SAMR and TeachersFirst