I found out yesterday that I’ve been named as one of 20 to Watch — a group of twenty educators doing innovative things in educational technology — by the National School Board Association and Technology and Learning Magazine. From their conference blog, the explanation of the award is as such:

As education technology has changed over the past 20 years, the vision, passion, and human spirit behind the tools have been the critical components in the transformation of teaching and learning. Many of the early pioneers were teachers, superintendents, school board members, librarians, principals, and technology directors who have become the often quoted and well respected voices of today’s innovation. Technology continues to evolve and new leaders have emerged to further mine the power of technology to enhance education.

You nominated them and NSBA has identified 20 educators who are the "20 To Watch," a group who are becoming the new generation of technology leaders. Learn more about the 20 To Watch listed below.

And here’s their write up of me:

Chris Lehmann, Principal, The Science Leadership Academy (PA)
Chris, a long time leader in educational technology, was tapped to lead the new Science Leadership Academy, a high school in Philadelphia, due to his charisma and seemingly endless energy. His methods have led to student assignments being turned in digitally, including a science research journal and movie trailers for Shakespearean plays.

I’m sort of amazed by this. That’s some amazing company to keep, and I wish I could be in Dallas this week to meet everyone. I’d love to take a few hours with all of us in a room just to see what we could come up with. Who knows… maybe a skypecast or two is in order.