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iPadpalooza 2014 has ended

iPadpalooza is a three-day event held at Westlake High School in Austin, TX.  This learning festival is a celebration of the cultural-shift the iPads have brought about in education and the world.  This event will focus on creativity, social collaboration, engagement and the compelling ways schools have integrated iPads into their classrooms.  This year we will also premiere our “iLead Academy” which will take place on June 17th (8:30-4:00) and is focused on helping campus and district leadership thrive in a mobile learning environment.

The festival will start on the evening of June 17th at 6:30pm (registration opens at 4:00pm) and end on June 19th and will feature amazing speakers from all over the world, lots of live music and of course, food trailers. Please note there will be limited seating to this event and the iLead Academy.

iPadpalooza…It’s not a conference, it’s a learning festival!

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Sharon McMichael

042 - Hudson Bend Middle School
MS Instructional Support/Literacy Teacher
Hudson Bend Middle School

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My passion has been to help students become better readers since I was in 2nd grade.  I truly love dyslexic learners and those who learn differently.  * *  My B.A. is from Northeastern Illinois University with an English major and minor in Computer Science. I earned my master's degree from Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) in Reading Education. I am a 2024 Kami Hero (since 2018).  This is my 27th terrific year at LTISD as a teacher.  Fun fact:  I'm the last O.G. teacher at HBMS that opened the campus in 2000.

I love Google, my Balinese cat, and the 1985 Chicago Bears; so, let's chat.

Also, I am a past-President of the Austin Area Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (non-profit organization), and the originator of Dyslexia Awareness Month.  I welcome all types of learners as we explore, create, educate, and learn together.