Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District technology integration specialist Danielle McGee has been invited to attend the global SMART Exemplary Educator Summit.
McGee is among 10 mentors nominated to the summit worldwide. She will serve as an instructor to 60 teachers from across the world at the conference to be held in Calgary, Alberta, this month. She is the first nominee from Mississippi in the six year history of the conference.
SMART Technologies is best known for bringing the SMART Board into classrooms worldwide in the past decade. The company was founded in 1987 and focuses on integrating technology and learning. SMART covers all expenses for those invited to attend.
McGee will present a session titled “Preparing All Children for a Productive Future.”
“I am sure it will be an exciting time,” said McGee. “I am truly humbled to have been recognized nationally for the work that I do as an educational technology professional. It is also a testament of the dedication and commitment of the technology team of the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District.”
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