Laurie Heikkila
Laurie Heikkila is an internationally recognized educator, speaker, curriculum consultant, and workshop leader with over ten years of experience and a strong belief in constructivist learning. Drawing on her experience as a technology coordinator and classroom teacher, Laurie fills her talks and workshops with simple, economical, and meaningful ways to bring technology into the classroom as a learning tool. She has a special interest in girls’ learning styles and in how girls learn about and work with technology.
Laurie is a regional director for FIRST Lego League robotics competitions. She has taught at the Laurel School for Girls, in the Cleveland public schools, and at Cleveland State University, from which she also holds a masters degree in in educational technology. Laurie is available for presentations, workshops, keynotes, and consultations. Among her recent talks and projects were the following:
Talks
- Featured speech, Learning 2.0. Shanghai, China. September 2007.
- Keynote speech, Science Teachers Association of Queensland. Queensland, Australia. July 2007.
- Featured speech, Lego Engineering Symposium. Tufts University Center for Engineering Educational Outreach, Medford, Massachusetts. January 2007.
Workshops
- Learning 2.0. Shanghai, China. September 2007.
- Southeast Missouri State University. Cape Girardeau, Missouri. July 2007.
- Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference. Nashua, New Hampshire. November 2006.
- New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education. Rochester, New York. November 2006.
- eTech Ohio. Columbus, Ohio. February 2006.
Consulting
- Curriculum development, Great Lakes Science Center. Cleveland, Ohio. 2006 and 2007.
- Curriculum development, Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio. 2005 and 2007.
- Needs assessment, Concordia International School. Shanghai, China. 2006.