I am a recently retired educator having been involved in education in Manitoba for over 39 years. I have served in various capacities including classroom teacher, technology lead, school leader and most recently as the Learning Technologies Consultant with Manitoba Education and Training.

I'm passionate about the infusion of technology in all areas of the curricula and in particular as a means to support and provide quality professional learning opportunities for educators. I believe that the combination of strong pedagogy and current and emerging technologies can be used to create an empowering learning environment for both student and teacher.

I am the creator and curator of several sites including iPads, MakerEd and more ... http://www.scoop.it/t/ipads-in-education and Professional Learning for Busy Educators http://www.scoop.it/t/professional-learning-for-busy-educators on Scoop.it, and The Tech News Daily on Paper.li. https://paper.li/joevans