Presentations & Resources
It's News to Me! :: Getting Started with a Student News Show
Google Slides for Student Engagement
Infusing Creative Chaos & the #ImprovEducator Mindset Into Your Classroom
Coding + STEAM
A Beginner's Code Carnival :: An Intro to Coding!
Everyone's an Inventor with littleBits!
Thinkers That Tinker :: Designing Learning Experiences That Students Will Remember
Rock Your Paper + Scissors with Extraordinary [Design] Thinking
Creating with Code :: Using LittleBits to Enhance the Classroom
BYO-VR :: Build Your Own Virtual Reality with CoSpaces !
Miscellaneous
Pear Deck for Asynchronous + Synchronous Lesson Engagement
Google Forms to Improve Feedback in Google Classroom
A "Site" to See ! Soaring with Google Sites
Unleashing Student Creativity with 360° Storytelling
Make a Map for That ! Google My Maps for Every Content Area
Window to the World :: A Beginner's Guide to VR + AR with Google Expeditions *NEW*
Projects with a Purpose ! Ignite Student Interest with Google's Applied Digital Skills Curriculum
Tour the World with GeoTools :: Teacher Edition
Tour the World with GeoTools :: Student Edition
:: Keynote ::
Creative Chaos & the #ImprovEducator
Giving students voice and choice in their learning is imperative, but with new technologies drastically changing the way our students learn and our classrooms operate, how do we as educators transition from sage on the stage to guide on the side ? Often times, the idea of "straying from the script" can make teachers feel as if they are welcoming chaos into their classrooms. However, it is in those moments of "creative chaos" that true learning can take place. In this keynote, the audience will participate in an #ImprovEducator exercise following the 4 rules of improvisation. Through this balance of structure and creative flexibility, both teachers and students can learn to embrace the #ImprovEducator mindset into their teaching and learning.
