2024 Year-in-Review

It's hard to believe that the year is coming to an end. If time flies when you are having fun, then I must have really been enjoying this year.

And I did!

This year was filled with wonderful experiences, time spent with family and friends, lots of travel, and many, many trainings, videos, and posts.

As a way to wrap up the year, I decided to pull together some of the stats and highlights from 2024 including:

✍️ Top Blog Posts
▶️ YouTube Stats
🎓 PD Sessions
📰 Newsletter Stats

📧 Email Discussion Group Stats

💬 Facebook Group Stats

🎬 Bonus: Favorite Movies and Shows

These are not just numbers however. They are representations of people who have gone on this learning journey with me, folks who have connected in person or virtually, and ultimately educators and students who have been impacted and have impacted me.

Thanks so much for learning with me, and I am looking forward to learning more with you in 2025!

My ISTE 2025 Sessions

I am excited and honored to once again present at the 2025 ISTE Conference in San Antonio, Texas this June 28th through July 2nd.

I always look forward to this opportunity to see old friends, make new friends, share some ideas, and learn so many new things from others.

You can attend ISTE in person this year, or take part as a virtual attendee. To get more details and register for the conference go to:

• conference.iste.org/2025

Below is a list of sessions I will be presenting at the ISTE Conference, along with any associated resources. I will continue to update this list with any changes and additions to my schedule.

Please feel free to join me for any of these sessions. I look forward to sharing, learning, and chatting with you!

Join Me for the "EmpowerED 2 Teach with AI" Virtual Conference

I am excited and honored to be presenting at the FREE "EmpowerED 2 Teach with AI" virtual conference that runs from January 3rd through 5th, 2025.

"EmpowerED 2 Teach with AI" is a virtual conference for educators to beat burnout and work smarter, not harder with Artificial Intelligence.

More than 15 awesome speakers will be presenting on topics including:

• Gamification with AI 
• Personalizing Education 
• Time-Saving Strategies
• Prompt Engineering for the BEST AI Responses
• Student-Facing AI
• Teacher Specific AI Tools 
• 10x Your Teacher Productivity
• Privacy in AI
• And more!

See below for all the details on the conference, speakers, sessions, registration, and more. I look forward to learning with you!

EdTech Links of the Week - 12-18-24

Each week I keep an eye out for the latest edtech resources through blogs, social media, podcasts, videos, user groups, and more. I then try to reshare these resources in many ways.

One way I share these is here on the blog in these "EdTech Links of the Week" posts. See below to explore the latest batch of resources, and be sure to share with others who may benefit.

If you want to make sure you don't miss new resources, you can:

🔗 View all EdTech Links of the Week: bit.ly/caa-links

📰 Sign up for my weekly email newsletter: bit.ly/curts-news
📧 Join the "Control Alt Achieve" email discussion group: bit.ly/caa-emailgroup

🔔 Get new blog posts automatically through email - FollowIt link

And as always, please let me know of any resources that you recommend. I would love to learn from you!

Join Me for Sequoia Con 2025

I am honored and excited to be providing a keynote session once again this year for Sequoia Con 2025!

Sequoia Con is an online conference focusing on Artificial Intelligence in K-12 education, which is hosted by Evergreen Education. The event will have presentations from dozens of teachers, administrators, and technology experts.

The conference will be delivered live through Zoom on April 3rd and 4th 2025, but all sessions will also be recorded and shared after the event with everyone who registers.

Speaking of registering, You can also get $50 off your registration with coupon code "CONTROLALT".

For more details on the conference, visit the event website at...

evergreened.org

...and see below for additional information. I look forward to learning with you!

Winter Themed Google Fonts

As I have shared in several previous posts, I have always had a love for fonts. The right typeface can help to communicate information or spice up content.

With the winter season almost here, I decided to share some of my favorite fonts for this chilly time of year.

My favorite place to explore typefaces is Google Fonts, where (as of this writing) Google provides over 1,700 free fonts. You can explore and preview all of these typefaces at https://fonts.google.com/

These fonts can be used by you and your students to add style, personality, and creativity to your Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, Sites, and more. You can easily add any of these fonts to your Google tools by clicking the font menu, choosing "More fonts", and then typing in the font name.

If you are not using Google tools, you can also download the fonts for use in the programs on your computer.

See below for 15 of my favorite fonts for wintertime listed in alphabetical order. Some tie into the snowy side of the season, while others lean into the festivities and fun.

My 2024 RSAC Sessions

I am excited and honored to be presenting at the 2024 Raising Student Achievement Conference (RSAC24) in Oak Brook, IL on December 9, 2024.

I always look forward to an opportunity to see old friends, make new friends, share some ideas, and learn so many new things from others.

You can access more RSAC24 information at:

• https://rsac.iarss.org/

Below is a list of sessions I will be presenting at RSAC24, along with any associated resources. Please feel free to join me for any of these sessions. I look forward to sharing, learning, and chatting with you!