Digital Learning

Teaching With Comics and Pop Culture

literacy, engagement, lesson plans, DEI, PLN

Tim Smyth

Educator

Wissahickon School District

@historycomics

@historycomics

Comics serve as powerful tools for student engagement and literacy for all. This session will showcase tested lesson plans that can be used in class the next day, with tips on resources, representation, online teacher communities, digital comics-making tools and more to help win over parents and administrators. 

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Taking Digital Learning Into the Future!

DEI, engagement, authentic learning

Bill Bass

Innovation Coordinator

Parkway School District

@billbass

@billbass3


Carl Hooker

Educational Strategist & Public Speaker

HookerTech LLC

@mrhooker

@hookertech


Shannon Miller

District Teacher Librarian

Van Meter Community School

@shannonmmiller Twitter

@shannonmmiller Instagram


Dr. Adam Phyall

Director of Professional Learning and Leadership

Future Ready Schools

@AskAdam3

@AskAdam3

Digital learning is an inextricable part of our classrooms and the way that we approach instruction, yet there are still barriers to creating authentic learning experiences for our students. Join us as we explore our current reality and discuss possibilities for the future of our schools. 

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Chart a New Course: Teaching Essential Skills for Tomorrow's World

engagement, personalized learning, classroom culture

Rachelle Dene Poth

Spanish and STEAM Teacher, Consultant

Rivervew Junior Senior High School

@Rdene915

@Rdene915

The session will share ways to design more purposeful learning experiences to drive student engagement and motivation, promote creativity in learning, model risk-taking and build classroom culture. Walk away with resources to help students develop essential skills through authentic, real-world and personalized learning experiences. 

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InterACTIVE and Engaging Ways to Use Technology for Assessment

assessment, tools, data

Joe Merrill

First Grade Teacher

The Merrills EDU, LLC

@TheMerrillsEDU

@TheMerrillsEDU


Kristin Merrill

4th

The Merrills EDU, LLC

@friendsinfourth

@TheMerrillsEDU

Assessing is more than multiple choice! Join Kristin and Joe Merrill, Fourth and First Grade teachers, as they share ways on how you can take your assessments to the next level using tools like Canva and Microsoft Flip to provide rich and meaningful data to better understand knowledge student knowledge. 

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Creating Artifacts of Learning: How Digital Tools Can Amplify Thinking Routines

assessment, artifacts, DEI

Debbie Tannenbaum

School Based Technology Specialist

Fairfax County Public Schools

@TannenbaumTech

@TannenbaumTech

Project Zero’s Thinking Routines promotes students' thinking by taking what students have learned about and have them synthesize their thoughts to make their thinking visible. Discover when and how using technology tools can amplify these routines and promote equity in your classroom. 

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The Student-Led Classroom Tool Kit

collaboration, creativity

Jennifer Manly

Membership Engagement Manager

Computer Science Teachers Association

@jennifer_manly

@jenmanlyedu

Learn about tangible tools to help students do work that matters to them now. Take your classroom from student-centered to student-led through classroom management that empowers student coaching and collaboration, and assessment that amplifies creativity. Get tips for building student tenacity and strategies to manage 100-plus unique projects without losing your mind. 

Getting the READ On: Teenage Literacy Strategies

engagement, teens

Kyle Van Der Merwe

English Department Head & Senior Teacher

Brescia House School

@thetrendoid

@thetrendoid


Lyneth Crighton

Head of Innovation & Staff Development

Brescia House School

@Lynethcrighton

@lynethcrighton

We'll share how we leveraged a passion for reading through digital engagement! You'll hear student and educator testimony on inspiring a teenage culture of reading and literature engagement in a digitally distracted world. We'll share lessons and tasks we have used to mobilize a passion for literature in our school. 

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Gamify the Learner-Centered Classroom

games, learner centered, assessment, authentic

Bryanna Hanson

Director of Learning Design

Learner Centered Collaborative

@bry_hanson

@hanson_bryannaf

Games have often only been fun breaks or review. It’s time to rethink how games can be leveraged not only as dessert, but as the main course of a learner-centered environment. Gaming can personalize learning, make competency-based assessment clearer, increase authenticity and create an inclusive learning environment. 

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Uncheatable: Using Digital Storytelling Projects as Authentic Assessment

assessment, engagement, storytelling

Michael Hernandez

Teacher

Mira Costa High School

@cinehead

@Changing.The.Narrative

Artificial intelligence and chatbots have teachers wondering how they can prevent cheating and keep students engaged. This session provides examples and tips about how to use storytelling for students to show what they know and provide a learning experience where they don’t want to cheat in the first place. 

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Ways to Get Pupils to Experience Working in Cross-Cultural International Teams

collaboration, communication, future of work, cultural, DEI, global 

Graham West

Deputy Head

Brescia House School

Using the post-COVID universal adoption of collaboration and communication systems in schools, we'll explore different ways of creating collaborative learning opportunities that prepare learners for the future of the world of work, which will require the ability to navigate cross-cultural, international online teams. 

Microlearning With Creative Storytelling

tools

Simar Mohanty

Team Lead & Student Coordinator

SDG Warriors

@SDGwarriors


Kamal Preet

Educator Innovation Lead

Flip

@dpskamal

Microlearning puts the learner in charge of what and when they learn while delivering knowledge in brief, focused spurts. Frequently, it takes the shape of short video stories. In this presentation, we'll focus on how educators can use Flip to produce these creative, fun and engaging stories/lessons. 

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Dyslexia: Digital Tools to Unleash the Superpower

UDL, assistive, tools, 

Dr. Rebekah McPherson

Contributing Faculty, Ed. Tech.

Walden University

@techapps


Dr. Nikosi Rodrigues

Speech Pathologist & Child Development

Clearview Speech & Consulting Services,

@clearviewspeech

@TechySLP

One in five students have a superpower called dyslexia! Reading should not be their kryptonite. Leverage some of the assistive technology tools presented in this session to enhance face-to-face or virtual reading instruction. Tools are organized into three main categories: Reading, writing and just cool. 

Project-Based Learning and Makerspaces Across the Curriculum

PBL. DEI, content creation, assessment

Nicholas Provenzano

Teacher

University Liggett School

@TheNerdyTeacher

@TheNerdyTeacher

The maker movement has started to spread across the country, but many educators think makerspaces are for STEM only. We'll share firsthand experience of integrating project-based learning to help all content areas use makerspaces to support student learning. 

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Abraham Lincoln Was a Woman and Other Fake News

digital literacy, bias, DEI, facts

Dr. Laura Spencer

Chief Academic Innovation Officer

Elite Academic Academy

@LSpencerEdD

@LSpencerEdD


Adina Sullivan-Marlow

Coordinator, Teacher Effectiveness

San Diego County Office of Education

@adinasullivan


To prepare our students to be critical thinkers and responsible citizens, we need to help them recognize real information. After we understand the biases that get in the way of a common view of facts, we'll practice strategies to locate and analyze information before using those skills to develop classroom lessons. 

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Portfolio Approach to Assessment

assessment, artifacts, tools

Nicholas Provenzano

Teacher

University Liggett School

@TheNerdyTeacher

@TheNerdyTeacher

Filling in bubbles is not the best way to assess student learning. Taking the portfolio approach allows students to demonstrate their understanding by presenting artifacts they feel showcase their skills. There are tools that make implementing portfolios much easier than ever before. Check out how to get started today! 

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The Changing Face of Literacy in the Digital Age

DEI, assessment

Bill Bass

Innovation Coordinator

Parkway School District

@billbass

@billbass3


Shannon Miller

District Teacher Librarian

Van Meter Community School

@shannonmmiller Twitter

@shannonmmiller Instagram


Diana Rendina

Teacher Librarian

Tampa Preparatory School

@DianaLRendina

@TPrepLibrary


Dr. Nikki D Robertson

School Librarian

Hutto ISD

@NikkiDRobertson

@NikkiDRobertson


Julia Torres

Librarian/ELA Teacher

Denver Public Library

@juliaerin80

@juliaerin80

As society changes, so does the definition of literacy and what it means to be literate in the digital age. Join ISTE library authors as we explore the ways that technology is pushing us to examine our assumptions and approaches to the changing face of literacy. 

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Learning LIVE: Designing Meaningful Virtual Experiences to Enhance Curriculum

virtual learning, DEI, collaboration

Kristin Edwards

Distance Learning Specialist

CiTi BOCES

@CiTiKristin

@citikristin


Rebecca Fulcher

Videoconference Scheduler

Smithsonian American Art Museum


Allyson Mitchell

Director of Partnerships & Engagement

Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration


Tami Moehring

Director of Member Relations

CILC


Tracey Rowley

Educational Tech Integration Specialist

Tucson Unified School District

@TraceyRowley2

Get ready to Learn in Virtual Environments (LIVE) to identify appropriate and relevant interactive virtual experiences that embrace diversity, build community connections and provide equitable access for all. Hear from a variety of experts who outline the entire planning process for you to expand access for learners. 

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A Simple Plan: Kids Read More When We Turn on the Subtitles

tools, DEI

Laurie Forcier

International Partnerships

ISTE


Leib Lurie

CEO

Kids Read Now

@llurie

@kidsreadnow


henry Warren

Co-Founder

Turn on the Subtitles

@henrywarren

@totscampaign

Launched in April 2020, Turn on the Subtitles is now the world’s biggest literacy project, having helped over 300 million children to learn to read. Laurie Forcier, ISTE's international partnerships lead, will interview TOTS founder Henry Warren to learn more about the research behind the campaign, the action he wants media outlets to take, and how teachers can take action in their own schools and communities. 

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Making Your Formative Assessments Digital and Equitable

data

Holly Clark

Chief Learning Officer

The Infused Classroom

@HollyClarkEDU

@HollyClarkEdu

As we move more purposefully from analog to digital learning environments, we need to rethink what our assessments can and should look like, and unpack the information they provide. Explore five ways you can gather rich information about student learning and growth. All ideas are backed by research. 

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