📺 Ditch Summit: Steal Like an Artist author Austin Kleon

Plus: Session sketchnotes, contests and more

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Matt Miller
December 27, 2023

Ditch Summit: Steal Like an Artist author Austin Kleon

It’s another great day of Ditch Summit, our FREE online conference for educators!

You get access to this for FREE through your free subscription to the Ditch That Textbook email newsletter for educators.

🗓 10 days remaining in the Ditch Summit

Remember that after the summit closes on Jan. 5, it becomes unavailable — the videos, the certificates of completion, the notes, etc.

So, until then, watch videos, get certificates, and check out the special deals many of our sponsors are offering!

Inside the Ditch Summit today:

  • 📺 WATCH: Learn about classroom accessibility with Samsung

  • 🎁 WIN: 2 contests, lots of prizes!

  • ☝🏼 REMINDER: Where to find session sketchnotes

  • 📺 WATCH: Steal Like an Artist author Austin Kleon

📺 WATCH: Learn about classroom accessibility with Samsung

We all know that, in education, certain barriers stand between our students and academic success.

If we can remove those barriers, they’ll have better access — and more equitable access — to learning.

But how do we do it?

This spotlight sponsor session with Samsung will show how anyone can make their classes more accessible. They demonstrate key features you can use on student Chromebooks and interactive displays. These tips are SUPER practical.

Plus, they share how technology can lead to learning equity.

PS: If you like this session, Samsung runs FREE virtual professional development sessions just like this! Upcoming topics include Google tips and tricks, slide design, student engagement, and Chromebooks. Sign up for any or all of them here.

🎁 WIN: 2 contests, lots of prizes!

Here’s where you can enter RIGHT NOW to win prizes …

  • Refer friends to Ditch Summit: Win stickers, online courses, and merch by sharing Ditch Summit with others! Go to DitchSummit.com and enter your email address. In the welcome email you receive, you’ll get a unique referral link. Share it with others. The more people that sign up, the more prizes you’ll win!

  • Share what you’re learning in a Flip video: Reflect on Ditch Summit sessions using the “View/Record Flip Videos” button in any session. Each time you do, you’re entered to win a Flip prize pack including a stainless steel water bottle, stickers and tote bag!

☝🏼 REMINDER: Where to find session sketchnotes

If you open a featured speaker session page and scroll past the video and the buttons, there’s a fun surprise …

Sketchnotes!

They summarize the session at a glance and are really visual (which helps you retain learning for the long-term).

They’re created by Jen Giffen, a teacher librarian and former digital literacy curriculum consultant in Ontario, Canada.

You can see ALL of her Ditch Summit sketches — every sketch she’s done for our featured speaker se

ssions since 2016! — in this Google Drive folder.

📺 WATCH: Steal Like an Artist author Austin Kleon

Austin Kleon, a self-proclaimed “writer who draws,” writes about creativity and living a creative life.

How does this impact the classroom?

In this session, Austin translates his work for teachers and students, giving you his best tips to unlock creativity in the lessons you teach and the work your students do.