Drew Minock
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION SPECIALIST / EDUCATOR / SPEAKER / CONSULTANT
Drew is the Internal Communication Manager for the world’s leading augmented reality developer, DAQRI, where he leads and establishes an internal corporate communications strategy that empowers DAQRI employees with valuable information, allowing them to make decisions to achieve personal and company goals. Drew is a global education evangelist and rising star in the world of educational technology and motivational speaking. He is also the Co-Founder of the internationally popular education blog Two Guys and Some iPads and AR Detroit; a local augmented reality meetup. Minock’s award-winning blog www.twoguysandsomeipads.com has quickly become popular worldwide, reaching 700,000 visits from around the world to date! Drew has also co-launched the iTunes News and Noteworthy education podcast “The Two Guys Show” to inspire educators to reach new heights.
Drew also serves as an International Education Evangelist and Keynote Speaker for Best-Keynote.com, the first-rate coalition of speakers and consultants fully dedicated to moving the world of education to positive, new directions. Drew has held several roles since joining DAQRI in 2014, spanning from 4D Education Evangelist to Education Program Manager for the communications team. He continues to help educate the public about augmented reality and involve the world in DAQRI’s mission “redefine what is humanly possible.”
Drew was the recipient of 2016 Eastern Michigan University Outstanding Young Alumni Award and 2015 Forbes 30 Under 30 Education Nominee.
Drew also serves as an International Education Evangelist and Keynote Speaker for Best-Keynote.com, the first-rate coalition of speakers and consultants fully dedicated to moving the world of education to positive, new directions. Drew has held several roles since joining DAQRI in 2014, spanning from 4D Education Evangelist to Education Program Manager for the communications team. He continues to help educate the public about augmented reality and involve the world in DAQRI’s mission “redefine what is humanly possible.”
Drew was the recipient of 2016 Eastern Michigan University Outstanding Young Alumni Award and 2015 Forbes 30 Under 30 Education Nominee.
Drew's Products
Planets!
An application that brings the solar system into the classroom like never before with the power of augmented reality.
An application that brings the solar system into the classroom like never before with the power of augmented reality.
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Speaker Menu Items
Augmented Reality: Engaging a Minecraft Generation
Why will kids sit for hours immersed in a Minecraft world, but have trouble staying engaged during class? As a group, we will discuss how new augmented reality (AR) tools give educators and students the power to: create meaningful learning experiences that combine the digital and physical worlds, build interactive experiences to show and share knowledge with a global audience, understand complex concepts, and retain information longer. Together will we address how we can take existing curriculums, and enhance them to appeal to the Minecraft Generation.
Preparing Students for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet
New technologies will change the kinds of jobs people have in the coming years. 65 percent of today’s schoolchildren will eventually be employed in jobs that have yet to be created, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Labor. That raises important questions: Are we preparing students for job that don’t exist yet? To solve problems that don’t exist yet? These are just a couple of the questions we will explore during this thought provoking session.
Design Thinking: A Framework for Innovation
Design Thinking attempts to inspire the essential element of creativity, the ability to take an abstract idea and create something with it. This approach has created a new way for educators and students to solve problems, express themselves with creativity, and build new things. During this session, we will explore the exciting process of design thinking and how it can be used in education as a framework for innovation.
Future of Storytelling
According to research, Storytelling predates writing, with the earliest forms of storytelling usually oral combined with gestures and expressions. We encounter different forms of storytelling in everything we do, including education. It is an art we often take for granted. This session will focus on bringing this incredible form of communication into the digital age. We will discuss how we can allow students to show their comprehension while exploring the best web tools and apps for the future of storytelling.
Game Changing Apps
We will be presenting game changing apps for student engagement, teacher productivity, and augmented reality. We will show you how we are using these apps to change the culture and engagement in our classroom and our school. This session will benefit all grade levels and administrators. This is happening now! Come see how you can change the game! Learn. Teach. Lead. Changing the Game!
Game Changing Apps AMPLIFIED
We will be presenting our AMPLIFIED version of game changing apps for student engagement, teacher productivity, and augmented reality. We will show you how we are using these apps to change the culture and engagement in our classroom and our school. This session will benefit all grade levels and administrators. This version of our presentation will include hands on activities and experiences with augmented reality. This is happening now! Come see how you can change the game! Learn. Teach. Lead. Changing the Game!
Change your life with a PLN
This presentation focuses on the journey of connecting with people worldwide to grow as an educator, and a person. This journey includes why it is important to be create a PLN (Personal Learning Network), how it benefits you, and each student, or person you encounter. Don’t wait, change your life with a PLN!
Bring Learning to Life with Augmented Reality
This session will focus on bringing learning to life in your classroom using augmented reality(AR). We will focus on meaningful ways to integrate augmented reality in your classroom, school, and community, as well as the best AR education apps currently available We will also discuss the process of creating AR using the DAQRI’s powerful cloud-hosted, 4D Studio. This engaging session will leave you empowered and inspired to use augmented reality to enhance learning!
Inspire Innovation by Fostering Collaboration and Creativity
True innovation happens when collaboration and creativity are given the opportunity to run wild! Finding many different solutions to the same problem creates outside the box thinking. Using technology to with this approach breeds innovation. During this session we will tackle an abundance of web tools, applications, and devices to get students working as a team to reach new heights. Come explore how to use technology as a tool to inspire student innovation, collaboration, and creativity!
A New Dimension to Ideas
4D is a new medium that enhance knowledge transfer on complex information with ease, engage yours students, and bring stories to life like never before. We will explore the process of creating AR experiences using DAQRI’s powerful cloud-hosted creative tool, 4D Studio. We will discuss meaningful ways to integrate augmented reality in your classroom, school, and community. This hands-on workshop will leave you empowered and inspired to bring a whole new dimension to ideas!
Why will kids sit for hours immersed in a Minecraft world, but have trouble staying engaged during class? As a group, we will discuss how new augmented reality (AR) tools give educators and students the power to: create meaningful learning experiences that combine the digital and physical worlds, build interactive experiences to show and share knowledge with a global audience, understand complex concepts, and retain information longer. Together will we address how we can take existing curriculums, and enhance them to appeal to the Minecraft Generation.
Preparing Students for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet
New technologies will change the kinds of jobs people have in the coming years. 65 percent of today’s schoolchildren will eventually be employed in jobs that have yet to be created, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Labor. That raises important questions: Are we preparing students for job that don’t exist yet? To solve problems that don’t exist yet? These are just a couple of the questions we will explore during this thought provoking session.
Design Thinking: A Framework for Innovation
Design Thinking attempts to inspire the essential element of creativity, the ability to take an abstract idea and create something with it. This approach has created a new way for educators and students to solve problems, express themselves with creativity, and build new things. During this session, we will explore the exciting process of design thinking and how it can be used in education as a framework for innovation.
Future of Storytelling
According to research, Storytelling predates writing, with the earliest forms of storytelling usually oral combined with gestures and expressions. We encounter different forms of storytelling in everything we do, including education. It is an art we often take for granted. This session will focus on bringing this incredible form of communication into the digital age. We will discuss how we can allow students to show their comprehension while exploring the best web tools and apps for the future of storytelling.
Game Changing Apps
We will be presenting game changing apps for student engagement, teacher productivity, and augmented reality. We will show you how we are using these apps to change the culture and engagement in our classroom and our school. This session will benefit all grade levels and administrators. This is happening now! Come see how you can change the game! Learn. Teach. Lead. Changing the Game!
Game Changing Apps AMPLIFIED
We will be presenting our AMPLIFIED version of game changing apps for student engagement, teacher productivity, and augmented reality. We will show you how we are using these apps to change the culture and engagement in our classroom and our school. This session will benefit all grade levels and administrators. This version of our presentation will include hands on activities and experiences with augmented reality. This is happening now! Come see how you can change the game! Learn. Teach. Lead. Changing the Game!
Change your life with a PLN
This presentation focuses on the journey of connecting with people worldwide to grow as an educator, and a person. This journey includes why it is important to be create a PLN (Personal Learning Network), how it benefits you, and each student, or person you encounter. Don’t wait, change your life with a PLN!
Bring Learning to Life with Augmented Reality
This session will focus on bringing learning to life in your classroom using augmented reality(AR). We will focus on meaningful ways to integrate augmented reality in your classroom, school, and community, as well as the best AR education apps currently available We will also discuss the process of creating AR using the DAQRI’s powerful cloud-hosted, 4D Studio. This engaging session will leave you empowered and inspired to use augmented reality to enhance learning!
Inspire Innovation by Fostering Collaboration and Creativity
True innovation happens when collaboration and creativity are given the opportunity to run wild! Finding many different solutions to the same problem creates outside the box thinking. Using technology to with this approach breeds innovation. During this session we will tackle an abundance of web tools, applications, and devices to get students working as a team to reach new heights. Come explore how to use technology as a tool to inspire student innovation, collaboration, and creativity!
A New Dimension to Ideas
4D is a new medium that enhance knowledge transfer on complex information with ease, engage yours students, and bring stories to life like never before. We will explore the process of creating AR experiences using DAQRI’s powerful cloud-hosted creative tool, 4D Studio. We will discuss meaningful ways to integrate augmented reality in your classroom, school, and community. This hands-on workshop will leave you empowered and inspired to bring a whole new dimension to ideas!
Community Service / Volunteering
Professional Affiliations
Accomplishments
2013
Presentation and Speaking Engagements
2013
2014
2015
2016
- Guest Speaker – Howell High School’s Education Careers Class
- Digital Citizenship Presentation – Bloomfield Hills Schools Parent Night
- Augmented Reality Presentation – DTE STEM Event with Plus One Meetings
- Classroom Volunteer – Eastover Elementary, Bloomfield Hills Schools
- Guest Speaker – Hornung Imagination Chapter, Horning Elementary, Brighton Schools
- Course Development Advisor – Georgia State Board of Education
Professional Affiliations
- ISTE – International Society for Technology in Education
- MACUL – Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning
Accomplishments
- Co-Founder of Education Blog Two Guys and Some iPads
- Co-Founder of Augmented Reality Meet Up: AR Detroit
- Co-Founder of iTunes News and Noteworthy Education Podcast “Two Guys Show”
- Featured in National Educators Association’s magazine NEA Today
- Forbes 30 Under 30 Education Finalist
- Eastern Michigan University’s 2016 Outstanding Young Alumni Recipient
- Remind Teacher Advisory Board Member
- International Speaker – Best-Keynote.com
- United Tools for Schools Selection Committee Member
- Featured Contributor – iPad Monthly Newsletter
- Former Osmo/Tangible Play Teacher Advisory Board Member
- Selected to attend EdCampUSA at US Department of Education
- State Educational Technology Directors Association EdTech Update Contributor
- NSBA 20 to Watch Nominee
2013
- Guest Blogger for Edutopia – 2013
- Guest Blogger for Getting Smart – 2013
- Featured on EduAll-Stars Podcast – 2013
- Featured on Techandia Podcast – 2013
- Featured on Flipped Learning Podcast – 2013
- Named as one of “Connected Educators: Top 50 Twitter Accounts for Teachers” by MyTownTutors
- Named “Top 10 Most Influential Student Bloggers” by Degree-Source
- #1 Ranked Webinar for Follet EdWeb – 2014
- 2013 EduBlog Awards – Best Podcast or Hangout Finalist
- 2013 EduBlog Awards – Best Ed Tech Block Finalist
- 2013 EduBlog Awards – Best New Blog Finalist
- 2013 EduBlog Awards – Best Use of Video & Media Finalist
- 2013 EduBlog Awards – Best Group Blog Finalist
- 2014 EduBlog Awards – Best Group Blog Finalist
- 2014 EduBlog Awards – Best Educational Use of Media Finalist
Presentation and Speaking Engagements
2013
- Lunch Keynote Speaker – CUE Rockstar Camp on the USS Hornet – 2013
- Podstock Conference – 2013, 2014
- Galileo Learning Summit – 2013
- 21st Century Learning Symposium – 2013
- MACUL Mobile Conference – 2013
- Guest Lead Moderator – PATUE Educational Twitter Chat – 2013
- Guest Co- Moderator – PATUE Educational Twitter Chat – 2013
- Featured Speaker – Workshop Presenter at OETC Conference – 2014
- Workshop Presenter – FETC Conference – 2014
- K-12 Online Conference – 2013
- Reform Symposium – 2013
2014
- MACUL Conference – 2014
- ISTE Conference – 2014
- Guest Lead Moderator – Missouri Education Twitter Chat – 2014
- Guest Co- Moderator – Texas Education Twitter Chat – 2014
- Guest Speaker – Eastern Michigan University’s College of Education – 2013
- Keynote Speaker – OCTEO Conference – 2014
- Faculty Member – Best of MACUL Present CUE Rock Star Teacher Camp – 2014
- Featured Presenter – LSC eLearning Conference – 2014
- ISTE Conference – 2014
- Featured Presenter – Inspiring Connections Digital Learning Conference – 2014
- Keynote Presenter – East Greenbush Central Technology Forum – 2014
- Frankfurt International School Inservice (Frankfurt, Germany) – 2014
- Stephen Perse Foundation Inservice (Cambridge, UK) – 2014
- Keynote Presenter – Mt. Lebanon Technology Inservice – 2014
2015
- Featured Speaker – FETC Virtual Conference – 2015
- South Berwyn District Inservice (Chicago,IL) – 2014, 2015
- Winter Park District Inservice (Orlando,FL) – 2014, 2015
- Featured Speaker – FETC Conference – 2015
- Keynote Speaker – CPAA Conference – 2015
- Keynote Speaker – Spice It Up! Conference – 2015
- Featured Speaker and Closing Keynote – MACUL Conference – 2015
- Keynote Speaker – TETA Conference – 2015
- Keynote Speaker – Madison County eLead Conference – 2015
- Featured Presenter – CFISD Digital Learning Conference – 2014, 2015
- Featured Presenter – Tech Week (Dublin, Ireland) – 2015
- Featured Speaker – HITC Conference – 2015
- Kamehameha Schools Inservice – 2015
- KCTCS Inservice – 2015
- Featured Speaker – LaSalle County Regional Office of Education #35 – 2015
- Special Guest – Delia School of Canada (Hong Kong, HK) – 2015
- Keynote Speaker – Delia School of Canada EdTech Conference(Hong Kong, HK) – 2015
- ISTE Keynote Smackdown – 2015
- Futures of Storytelling – 2015
- Featured Workshop Presenter – FAME Conference – 2015
- Guest Co- Moderator – AussieED Twitter Chat – 2015
- Guest Co- Moderator – LeadUp Twitter Chat – 2015
2016
- Featured Presenter – EdTechTeacher iPad Summit – 2016
- Featured Panel Speaker – TransformingEDU at CES – 2016
- Featured Presenter – ECIS Augmented Reality Summit – 2016
- Keynote Speaker – NCTIES Conference – 2016
- Keynote Speaker – Texas Library Association Tech Camp – 2016
- Keynote Speaker – University of Findlay’s Excel at Teaching and Learning Symposium – 2016
- Keynote Speaker – iPadpalooza Indiana – 2016
- Keynote Speaker – ST4T Conference – 2016
- Keynote Speaker – iPadpalooza South Texas – 2016
- Panel Speaker – ISTE – 2016