Session 1 (9:15 - 10:05am)

Networking Lounge Sponsored by Click View

Room: 101

Facilitators: ClickView

Audience:  Everyone

Description: The Networking Lounge can be used as a time to process information from sessions you have attended, connect with teachers from other districts, time to debrief with your colleagues, or time to create materials and/or lessons from the information presented at a session.  This room is provided by our Platinum Sponsor, ClickView. If you want to explore what ClickView has to offer, they are available all day in the Networking Lounge.

TEQ- Building Bridges: Project-Based Learning for all Subject Areas

Room: 102

Presenter: TEQ 

Audience:  Everyone 

Description: Discover how all classrooms can easily incorporate project-based learning and the engineering process into their curriculums. Help foster student creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration across subject areas for a holistic educational experience. 

SDoL vs Warwick Tech Battle 

Room: 104

Presenter: Garrett Derr, Wes Emlet, Jonathan Olshan, and Shelly Chmil

Audience:  Primary (K-3), Intermediate (4-6), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)

Description: Warwick and SDOL will engage in a battle to determine which tech resources are best for any situation! From AI resources that support teacher lesson planning to innovative creation tools for students, presenters and participants will engage in creativity challenges, and see many examples of how Warwick and SDoL are leveraging technology to support teaching and learning.

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Turn Your Students into Newton's using FigJam 

Room: 105

Presenter: Keith McCray, Waynesboro SD and Adam Geiman, Eastern Lancaster County SD

Audience:  Primary (K-3), Intermediate (4-6), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Leadership/Administration, Online/Cyber Learning (K-12 Cyber Educators)

Description: FigJam, a versatile online collaboration platform, revolutionizes K-12 education by fostering interactive learning environments. This innovative tool enables teachers to create visually engaging lesson plans, mind maps, and interactive diagrams, enhancing student comprehension and participation. Its user-friendly interface promotes teamwork and critical thinking, allowing students to collaborate in real-time, regardless of physical location. FigJam also offers a safe and controlled environment, ensuring a seamless and secure learning experience. With its adaptability and intuitive features, FigJam empowers educators to transform traditional classrooms into dynamic, interactive spaces that inspire creativity, engagement, and a deeper understanding of complex concepts.

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Robo-Rumble: Sphero Bolt, Sphero Indi, and Ozobot Showdown!

Room: 106A/B

Presenter: Melissa Volcskai, Tony Mirabito

Audience:  Elementary Teachers Grades k-5

Description: Discover the thrilling world of educational robotics as we explore the capabilities, applications, and sheer fun these dynamic robots bring to classrooms and beyond. Whether you're a teacher or a tech enthusiast, this presentation will spark your imagination and leave you buzzing with ideas for integrating these fantastic robots into your learning adventures.

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Convince Me That

Room: 106C

Presenter: Daniel Kaufmann, Wilson School District 

Audience:  Primary (K-3), Intermediate (4-6), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)

Description: During this session, participants will engage in the math routine Convince Me That. We will discuss how this routine can be implemented in the classroom to develop student justification skills and at the same time build their math confidence.

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Engage Students in Any Discipline through Interactive and Play-Based Learning

Room: 106D

Presenter: Rachel Sebastian

Audience:  Primary (K-3)

Description: During this hands-on session, discover how to curate and utilize, with students, a variety of manipulatives and objects that promote literacy skills and nurture creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication. An emphasis will be placed on integrating paper and plastic mini characters in student designs to promote connection and communication skills.

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STEM and Literacy

Room: 106E

Presenter: Sue Allen

Audience:  Primary (K-3), Intermediate (4-6)

Description: During this session, you will learn how we integrated 5 non-fiction and fiction texts with STEM to create challenges for 6th grade students. Additional STEM challenge resources and texts will be shared. 

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The Shift to Student-Led- Canceled 

Room: 108

Presenter: Jenn Risser

Audience:  Intermediate (4-6), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Leadership/Administration

Description: This presentation, inspired by the work of Catlin Tucker and Katie Novak, offers an approach to transforming traditional teacher-led workflows into student-empowering routines and activities. By attending this session, teachers will discover strategies to reclaim their time and redirect their energy toward their students, alleviating the pressures that often consume their precious time and resources.

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Ready to Ride? - Engagement Roller Coaster

Room: 110

Presenter: Laura Mitchley, Laura Mandell, Deni Weaver

Audience:  Primary (K-3), Intermediate (4-6)

Description: You may have heard that a goldfish has a whopping 10-second memory and an even shorter attention span. Believe it or not, the attention span of our students isn't always much longer.  So, how do we get their attention?  And how on earth do we KEEP it? Engagement is far too important to simply cross our fingers and hope teachers get it.  Instead, join the Ephrata Coaching Team on the Engagement Roller Coaster!  By the end of the ride, you'll have 4 new strategies to get student attention and keep it longer!

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From Books to Bolts: How the IU13 Lending Library Enriches Social Studies

Room: 111

Presenter: Brian Booker 

Audience:  Primary (K-3), Intermediate (4-6), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Leadership/Administration

Description: Engage students in Social Studies through the integration of the IU13 Lending Library! In this engaging session, we'll explore innovative ways to infuse the IU13 Lending Library tools like Sphero Bolts, Botley, Virtual Reality Sets, and more into your social studies lessons. Discover why hands-on, multidisciplinary learning is essential for all learners, and gain practical insights on integrating these resources into your K-12 classrooms. Dive into our Lending Library playground, experiment with the tools, and leave with inspiration and actionable ideas to make your instruction more dynamic and captivating.

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