2019 LREC
“…at its core, differentiated instruction means addressing ways in which students vary as learners.” – Carol Ann Tomlinson
Learning Menus (aka choice boards) are a form of differentiated learning that gives students a menu or choice of learning activities. Come learn the why's, what's, and how's of giving students choice in demonstrating what they know. Attendees will receive sample templates and even start creating their own choice board during this session.
G Suite for Education is used in almost 80% of Indiana's school districts. However, most math teachers still believe they can only create activities in Microsoft Office. Come learn how to use G Suite's tools to incorporate the 4 C's into your math classroom. Attendees will learn how to implement Google Classroom, Slides, and EquatIO into their daily routine.
The release of Google Expeditions in 2015 gave teachers and students the ability to go anywhere in the world in just a few swipes of their app. Unfortunately teachers were not able to create their own Expeditions. Now it's 2019 where teachers AND students have the ability to create their own own with Google's Tour Creator! Don't miss out on this opportunity to get hands-on experience with creating a 360 degree virtual tour.
Do you need help keeping all of your various activities straight? Do you have trouble shutting off your mind because it is running with all of the tasks that you need to complete? Then Google Keep and Google Calendar are the tools for you. These two Google products can assist with keeping you organized and I will give you some tips and tricks of how I have fallen in love with these two Google products.
Empower your students to take charge of their discussions using FlipGrid. Are you tired of the classroom discussions where you feel like you are pulling teeth to get the students to talk? Does it feel like "Bueller, Bueller, Bueller?" in your classroom? It's time to give Flipgrid a try! Discussions can come to life when you decide to use Flipgrid to post questions, use as a message board and create video responses. Come and see how you can use FlipGrid in your classroom!
Do you feel like a juggling act? Are you constantly finding yourself thinking, "how will I get everything done?" Then this presentation is for you! This session will give you some immediate takeaways on how to survive this thing we call, "the work/life balance." It is important to be great at what you do, but it is more important to take care of yourself while doing so!