GRIFFIN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY

Serving South Metro County School Systems since 1966

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Dr. Stephanie L. Gordy, Executive Director
440 Tilney Avenue
Griffin, GA 30224
Phone: 770-229-3247
FAX: 770-228-7316
www.griffinresa.net

Tom Murray to speak at the GRESA

4th Annual Drive-in Technology Conference
Griffin RESA is pleased to announce that Tom Murray, one of the most forward thinking
EdTech leaders in the country, will keynote at our 4th annual drive-in technology conference.
Thomas C. Murray serves as the State and District Digital Learning Director for the Alliance for
Excellent Education in Washington, DC. He has testified before the United States Congress and
works alongside that body and the US Senate, the US Department of Education and state
departments of education, corporations, and school districts throughout the country to implement
digital learning while helping to lead Future Ready, Project 24 and Digital Learning Day.
Murrays experiences in K-12 digital leadership, which include implementing a 1:1 program,
BYOD, blended learning, and a K-12 cyber school where he served as the director of technology
and cyber education for the Quakertown Community School District in Bucks County,
Pennsylvania, have been recognized nationally.
He is also co-author of the recent release, Leading Professional Learning: Tools to Connect and
Empower Teachers (Corwin, 2015), and serves as a school district consultant for digital learning
planning and implementation. A former CIO and school principal, Murray is passionate about
proper digital learning implementation and personalized professional learning.
Murray was the recipient of the Blended Schools Network Leadership Award, named one of the
top 16 forward thinking Ed Tech leaders in the country, named one of the top 100 influential
voices in education, has been featured in Tech & Learning magazines Leadership Profile, and
has appeared on various television shows.
Murrays cyber- and blended-learning programs have been highlighted by Forbes.com, District
Administration Magazine, among others, and on Digital Learning Day in both 2013 and 2014.
He is cofounder of #EdTechChat, a weekly educational technology Twitter forum, where
hundreds of educators from around the world discuss digital learning. As a follow-up, his
weekly show, #edtechchat radio on the BAM Radio Network, is available on Itunes and is
regularly one of the top downloaded educational podcasts.
Griffin RESA is pleased that Mr. Murray has agreed to participate in the agencys 4th Annual
Drive-in Technology Conference, which promises to be a powerful opportunity for educators to
learn best practices in technology and interact with one another. Registration is available online
by visiting the Griffin RESA website at www.griffinresa.net. The nominal registration cost for
the September 24th event covers a continental breakfast and lunch.