Steven Anderson
Steven W. Anderson is a leader in the convergence of digital learning and leadership. As a former teacher and Director of Instructional Technology he is highly sought after for his expertise in educational technology integration, using social media for learning, technology implementation efficacy and creating meaningful School:Home Relationships. As @web20classroom he regularly travels the globe talking to schools, districts and leaders about how they can be powerful change agents in education transformation.
Steven has been a presenter and keynoter at several national and international educational technology conferences as well as numerous state and local conferences. He is the author of 3 books, The Relevant Educator: How Connectedness Empowers Learning, The Tech-Savvy Administrator and Content Curation: How To Avoid Information Overload. He is also credited with creating #edchat, the original and most popularly used educational hashtag on Twitter.
Steven has been recognized with awards including Twitterer of the Year, a Top 50 Educational Influencer, one of the top Educational Innovators in the world in 2018, a Microsoft Heroes of Education award, a 2021 finalist for EdTech Digest's Leadership Award, along with a 2013 Bammy Award, recognized worldwide as the Educational Emmy, for his work with #edchat.