Ron Dorland is a grade 6/7 teacher, learner, collaborator and coach in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Ron has a Bachelor of Education from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of General Studies, with a focus on Kinesiology from the University of the Fraser Valley. His pedagogy stems from his progressive educational views. Ron is active in “going global” with his class and actively blogs about his learning journey on mrdorland.weebly.com. He teaches in a classroom that is 1:1 BYOD. He is the co-founder of #7thchat, along with Hugh McDonald. Ron is an advocate for tech integration in the classroom.