Traditional Presentations

Apps and Extensions to Personalize Learning in the Humanities

Abby Fredrickson & Johanna Prince

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers

This session provides participants with a range of new tech tools that support personalized learning in the humanities. We’ll showcase web-based tools, like EdPuzzle and hacks for Google Classroom, that support literacy, accessibility, and differentiation. We’ll share ideas for how teachers can individualize instruction and customize feedback. These tools will help you streamline your practices and leverage the technology to make life easier. In addition these tools will empower students to customize their learning environments.

Apps to Preload: None

(115 Traditional Presentation)

Around the World in 80 Books: An Author's Perspective

Alicia Klepeis

Levels: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists

From candy around the globe to vampires, Alicia Klepeis makes geography and history more than just a laundry list of facts. She will discuss how to get kids, even reluctant readers, excited about reading and researching. A former middle school teacher, Alicia will also provide concrete ideas about hands-on activities for the classroom that connect to her 80+ books, from A Time for Change to The World’s Strangest Foods. Attendees will be given a takeaway lesson plan.

Apps to Preload: None

(110 Traditional Presentation)

BADGIFY 'EM: An Innovative Approach to Digital Citizenship in Middle School

Diana Garra & Christina Hefele

Levels: 5, 6, 7, 8, Adult

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators

Launching a 1:1 Chromebook Program in middle school prompted one school district to search for an innovative way to provide unified digital citizenship training to over 1,600 students. Their solution was BADGIFY 'EM. This unique program uses a series of self-paced, stand-alone modules that combine multimedia-media and game elements to deliver a comprehensive program of digital citizenship training. The Badgify ‘Em format is easy and fun and promotes a school-wide culture that reinforces this learning. Thorough and on-target for middle school, Badgify ‘Em is an excellent vehicle to learn content and attain skills to become lifelong digital citizens.

Apps to Preload: NONE

(163 Traditional Presentation)

Be a Maker! Creating and Designing Through Books.

Jennifer Krayewski & Lindsey Dunn

Levels: K, 1, 2, 3, 4

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Technology Coordinators

Everything begins with a story! Join us for a session on making and creating projects through books. Participants will hear how Lower School students are practicing the engineering design process in grades K-3. We blend technology with building and engineering challenges that incorporate empathy, computational thinking, planning strategies and patience!

Apps to Preload: N/A

(175 Traditional Presentation)

Blog - 10 Tips for a Successful District Redesign

Gerard Gustafson, Exhibitor

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators

Are you ready for a redesign? Finalsite will share the top 10 tips for a conquering a successful district redesign project. With a strong focus on parent communications, brand, streamlined processes, and accessibility, Finalsite will show you how everything can go right during the redesign process. Learn how to re-engineer your website for the digital age!

Apps to Preload: Additional apps are not required for this presentation

(123 Traditional Presentation)

Bringing the Makerspace Mindset into the Traditional Science Classroom

Jessie Shaw

Levels: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers

Traditional assessments, most often linked to grades, have formed an ingrained premise that learning has a fixed point, rather than an ongoing process. Learn strategies for introducing 3D modeling in the classroom using the engineering design process. See examples of non-paper based assessments that address misconceptions and empower learners to make sense of concepts using evidence from texts acquired during sessions in the library commons.

Apps to Preload: Google apps will be helpful; however, are not required. I will demonstrate various apps and hands-on learning tools using the screen provided.

(120 Traditional Presentation)

Can "Non-Reader" Teens Become Obsolete?

Berit Gordon

Levels: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Post -Secondary

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Administrators, Higher Education

Why Reading Stamina and Habits Matter to Equity in Our Student’s Present and Future Lives, and How We Can Shift Every Student’s Identity to that of “Reader” Before It’s Too Late

Apps to Preload: None

(165 Traditional Presentation)

Can you break out? (Incorporating Breakout EDU in your classroom)

Whitney Wadecki & Robin Shine

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators

Breakout EDU engages people of all ages through teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking, and troubleshooting. Learn how it can be used in virtually any grade and any subject. After a brief introduction to Breakout EDU we will get hands-on as you try to breakout!

Apps to Preload: None

(152 Traditional Presentation)

Connect Your Students to Digital Resources in MackinVIA

Hugh Ahearn, Exhibitor

Levels: Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators

Join Mackin Educational Consultant Hugh Ahearn and explore the industry’s leading eResource management system, MackinVIA. Bring your own mobile device or laptop for a hands-on experience using eBooks, online databases, and audiobooks within MackinVIA. We will demonstrate how this robust system can be customized to meet your educational needs and desires in the classroom and library, as well as assist administrators in purchasing and managing your school’s digital resources

Apps to Preload: None required; MackinVIA optional

(138 Traditional Presentation)

Don’t Take the Bait: Strategies for Building Students’ Media Literacy

Michelle Luhtala & Jacquelyn Whiting

Levels: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Post -Secondary, Adult

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators

Help students examine their relationship with digital media in order to become savvy consumers of information and respectful, purposeful content creators and information distributors. Practice easy-to-replicate strategies that you can use with students and in collaboration with colleagues. Plus, join a community of practitioners invested in sharing media literacy and digital citizenship best practices. One participant will win a signed copy of our book: News Literacy: The Keys to Combating Fake News.

Apps to Preload: None

(162 Traditional Presentation)

EdTech Selection to Enrich MakerEd Experiences: Questions to Consider

Irina Tuule, Exhibitor

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators

In this session, we’ll focus on issues with tech selection (from device compatibility to pedagogical value) and how to match STEM tools with classroom instruction. You’ll learn the best ways to enrich learning experiences not only while teaching specific STEM concepts but also by using tech throughout the curriculum. By the end, you’ll have a clearer understanding of the features STEM tools should have and personalized criteria for selecting products to complement your classroom goals. ​

Apps to Preload: None

(157 Traditional Presentation)

Fake News, Big Data, and Bias: Our Journey in Media Literacy

Katie Tietjen

Levels: 9, 10, 11, 12

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists

Fake news. Big data. Bias. Today’s digital citizens have a lot to navigate. In this session, a library media specialist and an English teacher share their journey as they created and co-taught a brand-new media literacy class at their high school. Along with overall reflections about what we learned, we’ll share specific lessons, resources, and assessments that could be incorporated in a variety of courses, including civics.

Apps to Preload: none

(128 Traditional Presentation)

Genius Hour in an App!

Jacquelyn Whiting

Levels: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Technology Coordinators

Experience Future Design School's Genius Hour program! The app provides librarians with all of the tools and resources needed to run a full passion-driven program for your students, including:

• Step-by-step educator's guide including “teacher talk”
• Beautifully designed slide decks
• Handouts in .pdf and/or Google Docs formats for editing
• Videos
• Assessment tools such as flexible rubrics
• Tracking tools to organize workflow for students and educators

Apps to Preload: None - the Genius Hour App will be used as the presentation tool to guide them through the workshop

(178 Traditional Presentation)

Getting Crafty in Your Classroom

Alan Taylor

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators

The students walk into class, immediately get seated, and are ready to get started! That is the day and each period when ClassCraft is a part of your everyday routine. In this workshop, attendees will have the opportunity to get started with ClassCraft by creating their own basic account. Participants will see how ClassCraft easily integrates into Google Classroom, which makes it even easier to setup students and incorporate it into your daily routine. You will walk through the various components, such as the daily event and how students can gain or lose XP, GP, and HP. Students are placed into teams and utilize team work to progress through the levels of ClassCraft. You will also see how you can setup a Quest that incorporates your lessons or unit of study. Students will venture through a maze of missions in order to successfully complete their quest. Want to review with students? Setup a Boss Battle, which is a fun way for students to review.

Apps to Preload: none

(172 Traditional Presentation)

Hands-on Approaches to Teaching Computational Thinking

Richard Hasenyager, Exhibitor

Levels: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers

Use computational thinking to build competency-based practices across science, social studies, inquiry, and technology. Learn how to integrate computational thinking across the curriculum by identifying how the AASL, ISTE, NGSS, and C3 standards relate to each other. Participants will receive and practice hands-on, analog activities appropriate for elementary school students to explore the integration of computational thinking in their classrooms, libraries and programs.

Apps to Preload: None

(155 Traditional Presentation)

Hanging with HyperDocs

Kyle Evans

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers

Learn about what a HyperDoc is and how to use them in your class. Journey with me through my experience of introducing HyperDocs with my students this year and how they became a great tool for my students learning. See some already created resources and how to start small with creating your own. Attendees will take away several templates and HyperDocs all ready to be used.

Apps to Preload: Google Applications

(181 Traditional Presentation)

Having Fun With STEM & STEAM: An Author's Perspective

Alicia Klepeis

Levels: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers

From cat communication to circus science to how smartphones work, Alicia Klepeis makes science, technology, and engineering more than just a mountain of facts to memorize. A former middle school teacher, Alicia will share her thoughts on how to get even reluctant readers excited about reading, researching, and experimentation. She will also provide concrete ideas about hands-on activities that connect to her STEM and STEAM-themed books, from Explore Makerspace! to Fruits and Vegetables Explained.

Apps to Preload: None

(109 Traditional Presentation)

If You Build It, They Will Come (& Meet the Standards!)

Janice Pellegrino & Sarah DiGiacomo

Levels: 9, 10, 11, 12

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Administrators

Overwhelmed by the AASL, ISTE, CCSS, NGSS and C3 SS standards? All relate directly to use of academic quality resources in teaching and learning. Carefully curating materials and building a strong print and digital collection will lay the groundwork for student success. Join this fast-paced session to explore a wide range of tech tools, titles, primary sources, tutorials, websites, and resources in all subject areas available for immediate use in your classroom or library.

Apps to Preload: none

(174 Traditional Presentation)

Informed Action: Letting Students Solve the World's Problems

Kim Hebb & Barbara Johnson

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers

We are educating the future! We need to enable, engage, and empower our students to care about and solve the complex problems across the globe. Through inquiry, research, and informed action the students at Jack Jackter Intermediate School are making a difference, TODAY! Come learn how to connect ISTE, AASL, and Social Studies Framework while creating concerned citizens and future problem solvers.

Apps to Preload: none

(170 Traditional Presentation)

Improving the Experience and Returning the Power to End User

James-Brian (JB) Miller, Exhibitor

Levels: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Post -Secondary, Adult

Suggested for: School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Administrators, Technology Coordinators, Higher Education

This session explores Software as a Service solutions that integrate, working together to power the end-user experience, including streamlining search, authentication, and navigation of your library website. Administrators will learn how to capture rich and important statistics to support effective decisions about your school’s budget and resources

Apps to Preload: N/A

(102 Traditional Presentation)

Innovate Your School with Design Thinking

Jacquelyn Whiting

Levels: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Post -Secondary, Adult

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators, Higher Education

Join this design-thinking sprint! Learn effective techniques for empathizing with a user and ideating solutions. These repeatable methods can be used with students to help them solve real world problems, with teachers in professional development and curriculum writing, by librarians undertaking space redesign, and more. Use design thinking to develop creative solutions to meaningful problems and grow your innovator's mindset!

Apps to Preload: No materials required.

(179 Traditional Presentation)

Integrating ISTE/NCSS Standards: Using Technology in the 4 Dimensions

Janice Pellegrino & Sarah DiGiacomo

Levels: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Administrators, Special Education Teachers

This session will provide teachers and librarians with resources that align with the 4 dimensions of C3 Inquiry, with a focus on the use of technology to help students develop questions, explore credible sources, and take informed action in a Humanities setting. The session will provide teachers with various assessment tools, both formative and summative; additionally, librarians will glean resources to help students engage in quality research.

Apps to Preload: None

(173 Traditional Presentation)

iPads in the Elementary Inclusive Classroom

Tanya Moorehead & Jeanne Ingle

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, Technology Teachers, Higher Education

This study sought to understand 1. if teachers are provided with with support and training, will they integrate iPads more into their inclusive classrooms and 2. Does the integration of iPads influence student learning?

Apps to Preload: None

(142 Traditional Presentation)

iRest to Restore Balance

Jenny Gilley

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: All

I will briefly introduce the 10-step practice of Integrative Restoration (iRest), define a few key terms (5 minutes), and invite participants to sit or lie down comfortably to experience the practice for themselves (35 minutes). I will guide the practice as we set an intention, scan our bodies from head to toe, become aware of the breath, welcome sensations and emotions, witness thoughts, experience well-being, observe the self, and reflect on the practice. We will reserve the last 10 minutes of the session for questions, comments, and discussion of implications for the school community.

Apps to Preload: None, but they might like a yoga mat.

(154 Traditional Presentation)

It's a Bird... No It's a Plane...No, It's the C.A.T Squad to the Rescue!!

Kristen Clark

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators

My Computer Assistance Team, (C.A.T) Squad, has become a huge asset over the past 4 years. Students apply for participation, training, and of course perks, to helping with the mounting demands for technology assistance. Students learn to set up Chromebooks for K-1, replace toner, act as classroom troubleshooters, peer experts and assist in lab log-ins and upgrades. I will give the resources you need to build your own team!

Apps to Preload: none

(168 Traditional Presentation)

It’s an E-nvasion! Inquiry-based & Triple E infused teaching and learning

Audrey Onsdorff & Mimi Melkonian

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers

Teachers will be presented with holistic, discussion, an implemation of an inquiry-based instructional design through the Triple E framwework and the ISTE student standards.

Apps to Preload: Pallet ( more web based applications)

(141 Traditional Presentation)

It's Not Easy Being Green: Teaching Middle School Computer Science (a collaborative session for those of us in the middle)

Rachel Smith

Levels: 6, 7, 8

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers

After presenting at the CT CSTA Conference on my adventures in teaching middle school coding, I learned that the 30+ attendees felt the exact same way I did: alone and wondering what they should do regarding content, standard, and pedagogy. This interactive session will attract middle school CS educators who want to connect, share ideas, and develop plans to improve their instruction. I'll begin with a brief (5-10 min) presentation, and then facilitate group activities to accomplish those three goals (connecting, sharing, developing). I hope that the topic and format will attract attendees, as there is a real need for these discussions.

Apps to Preload: These are optional, but I'd like to use: Google Sheets, Kahoot!, and PearDeck.

(147 Traditional Presentation)

Keeping the core strong!

Jane Martellino

Levels: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators

Building a strong reading culture takes focus and commitment. Using the new AASL standards aligned with ISTE standards, a K-5 media specialist created targeted lessons that aim to strengthen the core of personal and academic competency: reading. Learn 10 tips and strategies employed to build and strengthen a reading culture at the elementary level. Leave the session with tips and lessons that you can utilize or adapt to fit the needs of your students and staff.

Apps to Preload: Google Suite

(103 Traditional Presentation)

Know Your Dewey

Laura Hedenberg

Levels: 3, 4, 5

Suggested for: School Librarians/ Media Specialists

Want to engage students while learning traditional skills? Know Your Dewey will help you do this and more. Particpants will hear about the learning unit and see examples of completed student works (green screen commercials). You will also gain first-hand experience with the Doink Green Screen App that was used to create the commercials.

Apps to Preload: Doink Green Screen App

(166 Traditional Presentation)

Leading Instructional Innovation From Someday to Monday

Tom Daccord

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators

Come examine how innovative school administrators lead a redefinition of learning environments to promotes conscientious innovation. Explore key characteristics: 1) the power of vision and mission 2) a “backward-design” alignment of mission with instruction, 3) empowering classroom innovation via design thinking, personalized learning, and project-based learning, 4) structured support for developing institutional capacity. Participants will walk away with a vision, a mission, a clear pedagogical framework, and a set of practices for transforming learning spaces to better meet the demands of an increasingly connected and cognitively demanding world.

Apps to Preload: none

(144 Traditional Presentation)

Leading Personalized Learning: Action Steps for School and Teacher Leaders

Tom Driscoll

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Administrators

In this session, participants will collaboratively explore many of these key components of personalized learning, such as learner profiles, competency-based progressions, flexible pathways and student agency. We will also explore current research and case studies from around the nation that highlight specific steps that leaders can take help refine a vision for personalized learning and put it into practice across your school or district.

Apps to Preload: None

(132 Traditional Presentation)

Learner Led Libraries

Tracy Mercier & Amy Bansak

Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Technology Coordinators

With the ever growing demands of technology, students demands for learning have changed. Students expect to learn collaboratively, at their own pace, with materials and tools of their choice, and with assistance from adults as needed or requested.

Apps to Preload: none

(118 Traditional Presentation)

#LoveWhereYouLive A Google Expedition BETA Project

Rebecca Zenczak & Steve Rodonis

Levels: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Post -Secondary, Adult

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators, Higher Education

Many of you already use Expeditions in your classrooms to take your students on virtual field trips to places all over the world, but how about learning about how we created an Expedition about our community? We will showcase the creation of a Google Expedition.

Apps to Preload: n/a

(114 Traditional Presentation)

Mindfulness and Yoga in our Technological Classrooms

Helen Desrochers

Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators

Ancient Yoga and Mindfulness techniques are imperitive to our modern day learning. Learn how mindfullness and yoga in the classroom helps students. Students who learn these current and relevant techniques will acquire the attitudes and interpersonal skills needed to achieve technology skills associated with collaboration, innovation, and communication. Learn first-hand how to plug in some of these strategies immediately.

Apps to Preload: none

(169 Traditional Presentation)

Must-Have Literacy & Math Tools for G Suite (and More)

Gary Rubin & TBD, Exhibitor

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators, Higher Education

G-Suite puts powerful productivity and collaboration tools into the hands of students and teachers alike. Extensions provide students with even more support, personalization and means of engagement in their learning. Which can best support your students?

This session will explore several of Texthelp’s suite of Google extensions, including Read&Write and EquatIO. See these tools in action, download them for free and begin using them immediately. Use of a UDL framework in the classroom will be demonstrated.

Apps to Preload: Read&Write for Google Chrome , EquatIO

(104 Traditional Presentation)

Personalize Learning to Foster Student Agency - Voice and Choice

Tom Driscoll

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers

Effective personalized learning environments not only optimize instructional approaches to students' needs and interests, but also emphasize student agency in which they take ownership of the learning. Personalized learning done well also promotes social and emotional learning by amplifying student voice as learners actively collaborate with educators, students, and outside networks throughout the learning process. During this session, participants will collaboratively explore these concepts along with specific examples of this in action across the nation.

Apps to Preload: None

(131 Traditional Presentation)

Personalize, Empower, & Connect: Building Critical Readers for a Digital World

Michele Haiken

Levels: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Post -Secondary

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers

Fill your teaching toolkit with strategies and technology tools to inspire students to think beyond the text and meet learning standards. Discover more than a dozen differentiated, digital tools and teaching practices to support the diverse learners that enter your classrooms and empower students to read and think critically about the information they interact with in print, digital, and visual formats.

Apps to Preload: None

(127 Traditional Presentation)

Putting the Pieces Together: How Technology Supports English Language Learners

Greg Conley

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Technology Coordinators

Meet a newly arrived English Language Learner. He does not speak English, nor is he literate in his Home Language. How can we support this child? Technology is playing an increasing pivotal role in education as schools move to 1:1. However, a student can't succeed with just a tool from the internet. As educators, we need to not only use the web tools and apps available, but also know when to appropriately use them.

Apps to Preload: Google Drive or OneDrive, and QR code reader (if necessary for a mobile device)

(146 Traditional Presentation)

Read, Innovate, Inspire! Using Picture Books To Support the AASL Standards

Maureen Schlosser & Rebecca Granatini

Levels: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists

Learn how to connect the AASL Standards with remarkable picture books. Questions about assessments and management routines will be answered.

Apps to Preload: None

(122 Traditional Presentation)

Standards in Action: What Real Adoption of the ISTE Standards Looks Like

Douglas Casey

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators, Higher Education

Our Commission for Educational Technology led Connecticut to become the first state to adopt the ISTE Student, Educator, and Administrator Standards, and that is just the start. Join this interactive session to learn about the work underway across the state to revise school policies, provide crosswalks to other standards, and change teacher preparation programs to support digital learning. Leave with the tools and insights you need to support the Standards in your classroom, school, and district.

Apps to Preload: None - plan to use Poll Anywhere, which only requires text messaging

(145 Traditional Presentation)

Tech It Up a Notch with Blogger

Elisavet Kousidis

Levels: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators

In this hands-on workshop, participants will create a blog using blogger and explore how incorporating this tool into the curriculum can enhance the educational experience of students. Also embedded in the presentation is creating an interactive slide deck using Google Slides to collect student feedback.

Apps to Preload: No app download is required but participants should have Google accounts in order to access Blogger and Google Slides.

(149 Traditional Presentation)

Technology & Leadership: Modelling Teacher Tech to Solve Admin Problems

Adam Schoenbart

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators, Teacher Leaders

This presentation will focus on practical ways school leaders can model the use of technology in schools and lead by example. With the same free and cloud-based tools used in our classrooms, school leaders can improve systems, collect data, communicate better, and build a common culture and language around technology. Participants should bring their problems of practice to work together to develop instructional technology solutions based on the examples and strategies shared in the presentation.

Apps to Preload: None

(126 Traditional Presentation)

Using Primary Sources to Develop Standards Aligned, Real-World Relevant Curriculum

Mary Kuechenmeister

Levels: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Technology Coordinators

Original, primary source recordings of notables in the arts, sciences, and humanities provide the foundation from which participants will develop curriculum that is real-world based. Primary sources are the raw materials of history as well as serving as roadmaps to scientific discovery and windows to the mind of artists. By integrating authentic stories and related standards-aligned curriculum into the classroom, students understand that their learning has meaning and purpose.

Apps to Preload: None

(148 Traditional Presentation)

Using Technology to Personalize learning with UDL

Scott (and Amy) Silver-Bonito (Korn)

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers

In this session, there will be a presentation of the big ideas surrounding Universal Design for learning and will equip educators to use technology to foster this within their own classrooms. Participants will learn how to use web-based tools to achieve the goal of personalized learning which will help to encourage the creation of successful, authentic, and relevant learning experiences for all students. This session is for all educators, at any level and any discipline.

Apps to Preload: Though not required, Google Apps for Education is heavily presented.

(161 Traditional Presentation)

VR and Education: Supplementing Classrooms and Books with Experiences

Palo Peirce, Exhibitor

Levels: All Levels

Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Technology Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators, Higher Education

Virtual reality is not yet perfect, but can bring both classroom discussion and books to life through vivid adventure-based learning and “virtuality,” expanding insights through first-hand tours, excursions, and demonstrations. In this session, we’ll dive deep into the pros and cons of VR and how it unlocks new creativity as students learn the skills to design their own reality. See how VR fits into libraries and explore a completely immersive opportunity for students or adults!

Apps to Preload: None

(156 Traditional Presentation)