jorech

St. Charles, IL United States

Instructional Technology Coordinator

Education

Jon Orech taught English and coached football for 24 years before becoming the instructional technology coordinator at Downers Grove South High School in Illinois. He also is an instructor for Aurora University where he teaches digital storytelling workshops. In the classroom, he has always promoted innovations that increase student achievement. He is a frequent speaker at conferences; his presentations include a wide variety of topics including digital storytelling, online collaboration, visual literacy,and creating for authentic audience and purpose. Instead of “integrating technology,” he promotes changing classroom structures, Currently, his focus is on the development of an Interne