The Idaho Education Technology Association (IETA) held their annual conference Feb. 5 – 7 at Boise Centre on the Grove in downtown Boise. The IETA conference is for school district IT, administrators, instructional educational professionals, and teachers in Idaho to hone their skills in technology, pedagogy, practice, and leadership. The conference is a wonderful way for Idaho educators to keep up on innovative teaching and learning strategies and to stay on top of future trends.
College of Western Idaho (CWI) faculty, Scott Straub, and University of Idaho faculty and former CWI faculty, Carol Billing, collaborated to present at the conference. The topic was “20 Ways To Connect With Students and Parents” which shared insight on how teachers can make better connections with students and parents. Over 80 people attended the workshop, and nearly 1,000 educators from around Idaho and the northwest attended.