7:30 a.m. - 8 a.m.

Registration

8 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Welcome, Unconference Topic Selection & Announcements

Conference Room

8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Innovative Professional Learning Models

Diana Benner, TCEA

Dedication

Prepare to transform adult learning experiences! This participatory session explores the value of different professional learning models for different situations. Discover what it takes to implement innovative professional learning.

30-Day Challenge for Professional Development

Bruce Ellis, TCEA

Innovation

Join us to learn about creating a fun, 30-day challenge for professional development for your staff that allows teachers to learn important technology integration skills in a way and time that works best for them. Bring your laptop or Chromebook and be ready to tweak the sample to put your own twist to it.

Teachers Train Teachers

Maurie Beasley, Llano ISD

Inspiration AB

At Llano ISD, we’ve developed a way to train teachers utilizing "Tech Coaches." This session will show you how to kick off a Tech Coach Program for any campus environment.

Capturing the Power of GSuite to Support Campus Technology Programs

Adrienne Buck, Burkburnett ISD

Transformation

Gain ideas for tackling the messy middle as we explore how you can utilize GSuite to improve communication, collaboration, and reflection with your clients and team.

Escape the Routine: Using Breakout Rooms With Staff and Students

Peggy Reimers and Jennifer Bergland, TCEA

Conference Room

Learn how a few simple locks and boxes can help your students breakout from the mundane and achieve new heights in learning in all content areas. All you need is a Google Site and a Google Form.

Eligible for 1.5 GT credits.

10:10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Engaging With Hyperdocs

Gregg Faith, Livingston ISD

Dedication

Hyperdocs are a fabulous way to incorporate a blended learning environment with the latest in 21st century skills. Learn how Hyperdocs help teachers provide self-paced learning and differentiated lessons.

Eligible for 1 GT credit.

Using Flipgrid to Support Tech Integration

Bruce Ellis, TCEA

Innovation

Learn how Flipgrid can make learning (and sharing!) about tech integration easy, convenient, and fun. We'll brainstorm ideas and activities you can do that will get teachers sharing.

Blended Learning With Microsoft Teams and OneNote Class Notebook

Miguel Guhlin, TCEA

Inspiration AB

Teams is a digital hub that brings conversations, content, and apps together in one place. Learn how to use MS Teams with OneNote Class Notebook to create collaborative classrooms.

Eligible for 1 GT credit.

PD Like a Ninja

Cody Holt, Royse City ISD

Transformation

Getting teachers to come to PD is difficult--and frustrating. Come and find out how to alleviate that frustration by gamifying the PD and bringing it to them.

Oh, A-Hunting We Will Go

Charlotte Dolat, Alamo Heights ISD

Conference Room

Students love to be active, moving around the room and talking about the task at hand. Digital scavenger hunts are the perfect way to have students collaborate with peers to apply what they've learned in a meaningful way plus be active! Participate in a scavenger hunt and discover additional ways to get students up and moving.

Eligible for 1 GT credit.

11:10 a.m. - noon

10 Tools That Integrate With Google Classroom

Gregg Faith, Livingston ISD

Dedication

In this session, Nearpod, Edpuzzle, and eight more tools that integrate directly into Google Classroom will be demonstrated. Assist your teachers with creating new assignments in the Google Classroom format.

Eligible for 1 GT credit.

Taking the Next Step to Becoming a Tech Director

Miguel Guhlin, TCEA

Innovation

Are you ready to make your next career move? If so, come learn how best to prepare yourself and what districts are looking for when hiring Technology Administrators.

Our Journey Toward Increased Teacher Leadership

John Bimmerle, Sulphur Springs ISD

Inspiration AB

Learn how we’ve empowered teachers as leaders in professional development through a traditional conference-style format. By including teachers in the decision-making process we are seeing amazing PD transformations.

Graphic Design in No Time

Maryam Ahmed, College Station ISD

Transformation

Join us to learn about quick, simple, and FREE tools you can use to evolve from using Comic Sans to creating stunning graphics and presentations within moments.

noon - 1 p.m.

Lunch and Learn with Miguel Guhlin (Provided)

1 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.

Unconference Sessions

Gamification of PD

Dedication

Motivating Unmotivated Teachers & How to Inspire Teachers to Adopt Technology

Inspiration AB

Coding

Innovation

Creating and Scheduling Engaging PD (Face-to-Face or Online)

Transformation

2 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.

Unconference Sessions

Ways to Get People to Attend Tech PD

Dedication

Flipped PD Best Practices

Inspiration AB

Admin Buy-in

Innovation

Makerspace in Elementary

Transformation

3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Closing Activity and Door Prizes

Conference Room

8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.

To Infinity and Beyond - Digital Storytelling

Charlotte Dolat, Alamo Heights ISD

Dedication

Digital stories powerfully promote literacy in all subject areas. Participants will examine free platforms for creating digital stories, tips for capturing and manipulating images, and strategies for publishing student work.

Eligible for 1 GT credit.

Creating PD That Teachers Will Actually Attend

Cody Holt, Royse City ISD

Innovation

In this hands-on workshop, we will explore alternatives to the traditional "build it and they will come" paradigm including online learning, flipped PD, lunch and learns, digital badges, and more.

Digital Coaching

Miguel Guhlin, TCEA

Inspiration AB

We will discuss coaching and tools to use to support teachers as they grow in their journey of using technology effectively. Note: This session provides credit towards a TCEA certification.

Surviving a BYOD Implementation

Diana Benner, TCEA

Transformation

Discussion will include advantages and pitfalls of BYOD implementation, revising your AUP into a RUP, classroom management, and helping teachers adapt. Note: This session provides credit towards a TCEA certification.

10:10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.

Birds of a Feather

The main goals of the Birds of a Feather session is for attendees to network with their “flock” of like-minded peers to share great lessons, topics, and tricks.

1A-3A Districts (Enrollment 1-479 students) Innovation

Facilitated by:

4A Districts (Enrollment 480-1,099 students) Transformation

Facilitated by: Misty Mitchell, Hudson ISD

5A Districts (Enrollment 1,100-2,149 students) Inspiration AB

Facilitated by: Jana Wenzel, Bryan ISD

6A Districts (Enrollment 2,150+ students) Dedication

Facilitated by: Leslie Torronez, Denton ISD

10:50 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.

The Future Is Now: Designing Learning to Meet Coming Demands

Lori Gracey, TCEA

Dedication

Learn about the top tech trends coming our way, including the Internet of Things, drones, artificial intelligence, and much more. Then discuss what learning looks like in this new world.

"Flipping Works"

Misty Mitchell and Emily Meisel, Hudson ISD

Innovation

Practical strategies and applications that REALLY work for teachers.

No pie-in-the-sky, just down to earth examples of how teachers can incorporate flipping techniques and get positive results.

Automated and Scalable Badge Systems for All

John Bimmerle, Sulphur Springs ISD

Inspiration AB

Badge systems can be as simple or complex as you want. Discover free options for creating badge programs that are easy-to-manage and scalable from one classroom to a large district.

Innovative PD Strategies

Bruce Ellis, TCEA

Transformation

Looking for new PD strategies or novel ways to allow teachers to demonstrate their new skills? Join us for a few innovative strategies to add to your bag of tricks.

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Lunch (Provided)

Conference Room

12:45 p.m. - 1:35 p.m.

Become an Apple Teacher

Janet Coe, The Woodlands Christian Academy

Dedication

Build new skills. Inspire your students. Unlock the power of iPad, Mac, and Apple apps in your classrooms with Apple Teacher, a free professional learning program. (Apple)

Telling Your Classroom Story One Podcast at a Time

Amanda Mann, Spring Creek Elementary

Innovation

Interested in setting up a podcast for your classroom, school, or tech teaching tool? Come find out how I got started with my first podcast that incorporates my 4th graders!

Eligible for 1 GT credit.

How To Start a Student Internship Program

Cody Holt, Royse City ISD

Inspiration AB

Overloaded, I decided to leverage the power of student interns to even the odds. Learn how to start your own student internship program and the difference it can make.

Eligible for 1 GT credit.

Supporting PBL With Best Instructional Technology Integration Practices

Adrienne Buck, Burkburnett ISD

Transformation

Explore the main components of Buck Institute’s Gold-Standard PBL and walk away with a plethora of ideas for pedagogically-sound technology integration for each category.

Eligible for 1 GT credit.

1:45 p.m. - 2:35 p.m.

Host-Your-Own Happy PD

Shannon Long, College Station ISD

Dedication

Discover how to host the most fun, engaging, and inspiring beginning-of-year conference for your school or entire district—on a tiny budget. Leave with everything required to host your own!

The CTS Toolbox

Peggy Reimers, TCEA

Innovation

Discover great Google tools, add-ons, and resources for the CTS. Time will be allotted for a tool swap. Bring your favorite tool, and we will benefit from each other’s tech-expertise.

Eligible for 1 GT credit.

Making an Impact through Focused Support

Jana Wenzel, Bryan ISD

Inspiration AB

This session will highlight how Bryan ISD is establishing standards-based instructional technology support by partnering closely with our C&I team to ensure all curriculum writing, professional development, and instructional modeling is aligned and personalized to meet instructional needs.

How Many "Tech People" Does it Take...?

Jonah Juarez, Hudson ISD

Transformation

Discover how to use Symposium as a launchpad for hacking "crowdsourcing" and "open-source" strategies to bridge gaps between colleagues, between teachers and techs, between teachers and students, and more!

2:40 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Next Steps, Survey, and Door Prizes

Conference Room

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