We welcome Luis Pérez and Jennifer LaGarde as two of our 2015 featured speakers at Midwest Education Technology Community Conference.

Luis Pérez | Special Education Speaker

Jennifer LaGarde | Library Media Specialist Speaker

Luis Pérez received his doctorate in special education from the University of South Florida; his research interests include disability studies, Universal Design for Learning and assistive technology. Luis is the author of "Mobile Learning for All: Supporting Accessibility with the iPad." In recognition of his accomplishments in the field of educational technology, Luis was selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) in 2009. He is on the Advisory Board for the ADE program in the U.S. and he is also an officer of the Inclusive Learning Network of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). He will present a half day preconference workshop as well as breakout sessions.

Jennifer LaGarde is a high school librarian and lead librarian for New Hanover County Schools in Wilmington, NC. With over 18 years experience as a classroom teacher, librarian, district and state level leader, Jennifer is nationally recognized for her contribution to school librarianship and education. In 2011, Jennifer was awarded the "I Love My Librarian Award" by the American Library Association, The Carnegie Corporation of New York and The New York Times and was named a "Mover and Shaker" by Library Journal. Jennifer is the author of the award winning blog The Adventures of Library Girl. She will present breakout sessions as well as be the Library and Media Literacy Luncheon speaker on Tuesday.

Call for Proposals Closes September 13