iAchieve Presentations

ISTE Conference 2015

The 2015 ISTE Conference was held in historic Philadelphia. During the conference, the iAchieve team hosted a poster presentation on iMovie trailer creation. Presentation included examples from both teachers and students.

Mobile Learning Experience 2015

The Mobile Learning Experience is held in beautiful Tucson, Arizona. This year the iAchieve team helped teachers with creating iMovie Trailers using the iMovie app and presented ideas to "ignite" student learning and empowerment.

ISTE Conference 2014

The iAchieve Team lead several presentations at the 2014 ISTE Conference: Record, Link, Share; Challenge Based Learning, and Flipping the Primary Classroom.

ISTE Conference 2013

Project iAchieve was selected to present at the annual ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Conference this summer. The presentation was on Flipping the Elementary Classroom with iPads! The presentation team included Technology Integration Specialist, Suzanne Sallee, Technology Trainer, Robyn Griffith, and two of the flipped classroom teachers, Mary and Sarah Sleasman. There were over 300 in attendance and the presentation was well received. We even had a group of attendees that were having the presentation signed for them!

Apple Site Visits - 2013

As an Apple Distinguished Program, Creighton School District has planned and hosted 3 Apple Site Visits during the year. During an Apple Site Visit, attendees from other schools and districts attend to learn how the iAchieve project has impacted student learning and engagement. During the first 2 visits in March and May, attendees got to visit classrooms and observe mobile devices in action, learn from student and teacher panels, watch videos of lessons and student projects, as well as hear how we have set up and implemented the project. The third visit focused on having a robust technology infrastructure to support mobile devices as well as providing ongoing, personalized professional development.

YCETC Digital Learning Showcase - Prescott, AZ , June 2013

The topic: Flipping the Elementary Classroom with iPads. The iAchieve team presented two different sessions at this two day conference in Prescott, Arizona. A variety of teachers, administrators, and school leadership staff attended the sessions.

South East Arizona Teachers Association (SEATA Conference, June 2012)

Every summer SEATA hosts a summer training conference for their teachers. This summer they asked the iAchieve team to present on building reading fluency using iPod touches. We had a great time presenting to this great group of ladies and hope they ask us back again next year!

International Society for Technology in Education Conference, June 2011

We were honored to be selected to host a poster presentation at the ISTE conference in Philadelphia. It gave us an opportunity to really connect one-on-one with educators across the country. Everyone that visited our session was enthusiastic and wanted to know everything we had done this year. We were able to share our set up and management routines, the apps we have found most successful, and many of our student projects. It was really a success!!

Microcomputers in Education Conference, Arizona State University, March 2011

The statewide Microcomputers in Education Conference, MEC, is held annually each year on the campus of ASU. The iAchieve team shared the process we have used to get our project up and going from how we set up and manage the iPods to specific ways we have been using apps to support learning in reading and math.

Apple Phoenix Fluency Event, December 2010

In December, Creighton School District hosted Apple's Phoenix Fluency Event led by Dr. Dan McCormack, Educational Consultant for Apple. The focus was on using iPods to increase reading fluency. The iAchieve team had the opportunity to present the successes of the iAchieve project during the event. Ms. Kim Nyabela, third grade teacher, also shared how the iPods have impacted student engagement and learning in her classroom.

Office of English Language Acquisition Services Conference, Arizona Department of Education, November 2010

The Arizona Department of Education's OELAS Department conducts a 3 day conference each year. This year the iAchieve team was asked to participate and share how we have been using iPods to support English Language Learners in our iPod touch classrooms. 3rd grade teacher Julie Feinberg presented along with us and shared the many successes she has seen in her classroom.