Dean Shareski

Dean Shareski

Dean Shareski is the community manager for Discovery Education Canada. He taught grades 1–8 for fourteen years and spent nine years as a digital learning consultant for Prairie South School Division in Saskatchewan. In addition, he has taught and designed courses at the University of Regina and at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania.

Dean’s blog, Ideas and Thoughts, consistently ranks among the top educational blogs. He also blogs for Tech & Learning and The Huffington Post. In 2010, he won the ISTE Award for Outstanding Leader of the Year.

Dean has had the opportunity to speak to a variety of education audiences, both nationally and internationally. He believes humor and humility go a long way in supporting and advocating transformational practices in teaching and learning. His efforts to promote joyful learning and working environments remain his greatest passion.

He holds a master’s in educational technology from the University of Saskatchewan.

Presentations by Dean Shareski

• Whatever Happened to Joy?
• When the Answer is Both … It’s Not about Balance but about Intention
• Making Learning Social
• When You’re Not the Smartest Person in the Room
• The Story of Pixels