Session 3
Session 3 (1:00 - 1:45)
The Impact of Video in the K-12 Classroom
Room: 101
Presenter: Mike Honiball, ClickView
Audience: K-12 Educators and Leadership/Administration
Description: Why do some videos put us to sleep, while others captivate us for hours? Most educators agree that video is a powerful medium for student engagement. But in practice, its effectiveness in the classroom can be mixed. This workshop explores the latest research behind what makes an educational video effective, with practical tips for the classroom.
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Enhancing Instruction with GALE
Room: 102
Presenter: Geoffrey Thieke and Tracy McCreadie from Cengage
Audience: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Leadership/Administration
Description: Learn how to enhance instruction and to connect to library resources to the everyday classroom using Gale - provided to all secondary schools via the IU13 Instructional Media Services (IMS).
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Creating Immersive Learning Experiences using ThingLink
Room: 103
Presenter: Erin Cummings, Chester County Intermediate Unit 24
Audience: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Online/Cyber Learning (K-12 Cyber Educators)
Description: What is ThingLink? How can I use it in my classroom? Learn this and more as we explore how to integrate ThingLink into your classes to create immersive learning experiences that enhance how students access information and show understanding. We will practice creating immersive spaces for our students to visibly show learning and understanding.
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Discovery Education SOS meets Google Assignments
Room: 105
Presenter: Sue Allen, Hempfield School District
Audience: K-12, Primary (K-3), Intermediate (4-6), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
Description: In this session you will learn how to use Google docs and Google slides with Discovery Education's Spotlight on Strategies. Leave the session with multiple graphic organizers in Google ready to implement with DE assets or your own materials.
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Podcasting as a Capstone Project in the Secondary Classroom
Room: 106A
Presenter: Lisa Poliski and Brandi Swavely, Manheim Township School District
Audience: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
Description: Capstone Projects allow students to showcase what they've learned over the course of a year. Podcasts allow them to share what they've learned with a wide audience. This session will explore how to combine the two for maximum student engagement.
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Who's Doing the Thinking?
Room: 106B
Presenter: Laura Mandell, Laura Mitchley and Deni Weaver, Ephrata Area School District
Audience: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
Description: Give me 10 minutes and I'll give you a class of engaged learners! Learn to hook your class, get them thinking deeply, and working collaboratively. It’s time to break a cognitive sweat! Need your students to think deeply and justify their reasoning? There's a strategy for that! Really want to encourage collaboration and communication while covering your content? There's a strategy for that! Looking for ways to leverage tech tools to promote logic and reasoning? You guessed it....There's a strategy for that, too! Join us to learn more.
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Student Engagement Strategies that Work!
Room: 106C
Presenter: Christa Raudenbush and Kelly Santoro, Elizabethtown Area School District
Audience: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
Description: How do we support student engagement with a balance of low and high tech methods? Teachers will explore engagement strategies connected to movement, communication, collaboration, and choice. Leave with an arsenal of engagement strategies you can use tomorrow in class! Coaches will leave with enough resources to run this as a PD session.
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IU13 STEM Lending Library Playground
Room: 106D
Presenter: Kristina Fulton, Lancaster Lebanon IU13
Audience: K-12, Primary (K-3), Intermediate (4-6), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Leadership/Administration
Description: Attend this session to receive an introduction to some of the new STEM and Computer Science equipment available through the new IU13 STEM Lending Library followed by time to play and experience them.
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#thatsSEL
Room: 106E
Presenter: Chelsea Sammarone, West Chester Area School District
Audience: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Online/Cyber Learning (K-12 Cyber Educators)
Description: Social Emotional Learning (SEL) sometimes appears in our classrooms without even recognizing that it falls under the umbrella of SEL. In this session, we will talk about the CASEL standards and methods to implement engaging check-ins that can be utilized in both virtual and classroom spaces.
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Room: 108
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Esports 101: An Educator's Guide to Getting Esports Started for Students
Room: 110
Presenter: Ryan Venner and Kammas Kersch Chester County Intermediate Unit / Pennsylvania Scholastic Esports League
Audience: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Leadership/Administration, Esports
Description: Interested in esports, but not sure where to get started? Trying to figure out how to use Discord, which leagues to join, and the first steps to get an esports team going? Join us to learn the nuts and bolts of starting an esports program for middle school or high school aged students!