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10:00 – 11:30
Session One
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1:00 – 2:30
Session Two
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3:00 – 4:30
Session Three
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10:30 – 12:00
Session Four
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12:30 – 2:00
Session Five
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2:30 – 4:00
Session Six
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Your search found 15 conversations:
180 Change
- Who:
- Eric Sheninger
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 211
The norm in most schools is to block and ban. Eric Sheninger was victim of this stigma. Join him as he shares his journey towards embracing technology and social media as he leads a conversation on strategies to initiate and sustain change.
21st Century Schools: Part IV, A New Hope
- Who:
- John Schinker, Alvin Trusty
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 300
In a period of civil unrest, rebel students have invaded our schools using smart phones, netbooks and tablets. NCLB strongholds paralyze the rebellion by emphasizing a test-prep curriculum, but a band of rebels still embrace 21st century skills. Creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration can restore freedom to the galaxy
A Call For All Educators! How Do We Get More "Connected" Principals?
- Who:
- George Couros, Patrick Larkin
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 209
George Couros and Patrick Larkin the creators of the Connected Principals Blog and #cpchat will lead a conversation about how to connect more educational leaders through social media in order to expedite school improvement efforts.
Charting a New Course
- Who:
- Michael Farrell, Raymond Lucci, Joshua Newman, Luke Van Meter
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room Drama Studio
Four new faculty members at SLA speak about what brought them here, the shift to a new instructional paradigm, and the ups and downs of navigating a new environment.
Cultivating Connected Learning Experiences through Arts Integration
- Who:
- Kyle Pace, Michelle Baldwin, Yoon Soo Lim, Elizabeth Peterson
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 311
Why Integrate with the Arts? Learning experiences through multiple art forms provide connections to all aspects of life. In this conversation, participants will discuss arts integration, why its important for children and how educators can collaborate to integrate effectively.
From #chat to #do - Taking action with your PLN
- Who:
- Eric Brunsell, Elizabeth Alderton, Damian Bariexca
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 308
Educators are using Twitter to share more than what they had for breakfast! This conversation shares research conducted by the facilitators about how educators are using Twitter for educational purposes. Together, facilitators and participants will discuss the proliferation of hashtag chats and concrete methods for moving communities to take action.
From Tradition to Innovation: One School's Personalized Approach to Online Instruction
- Who:
- Megan Howard, Maryellen Berry
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 307
What happens when an independent elementary school seriously evaluates the meaning of its mission statement, eliminates its current language program, and adopts an innovative (and disruptive?) approach to language instruction? In this session, participants will explore the promises and pitfalls of online learning. Discussion topics will include: teacher management of hybrid classrooms, student directed learning and assessment, metacognition, and program evaluation.
Future Of The Book
- Who:
- Chris Penny, Christine DiPaulo
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 313
The Future of the Book is now! Tablet computing devices are being adopted in education at an amazingly fast rate. It is we, the early adopters and who, through trial and discovery, will help develop the best practices for the Future of the Book.
Innovations in 21c Learning Spaces
- Who:
- Ray Bordwell, Peter Brown
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 301
Educators addressing changing educational paradigms are often confronted with "old school" ideas about learning spaces. This conversation with leading thinkers in school design arenas will illustrate how shifts in educational ideas are changing ideas about spaces, and how educators can be involved in shaping innovative space types for 21c learning.
Project-based Learning in the Language Classroom
- Who:
- Melanie Manuel, Jillian Gierke
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 207
What can a 9-12 curriculum in World Languages using project-based learning look like? In a world without financial limitations and policy structures, what does our dream curriculum look like? With the help of technology, how can we upgrade our current curriculum so that it more closely resembles our ideal curriculum?
Story Matters Here
- Who:
- Jon Orech
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 304
Explore how Digital Storytelling builds community and increases trust and empathy for reluctant and willing learners. We will discuss how to transform the development, creation, and sharing of story, as well as how to avoid pitfalls. Participants are encouraged to bring their own stories of success to share. Submit or vote on questions at http://tinyurl.com/storymatters
The same as it ever was, but does it have to be?
- Who:
- Leo Brehm, Beth Knittle
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 309
Please join us for a conversation on change. We will discuss our ideal learning environments and practices; outline the skills, knowledge, tools and strategies needed; and set realistic goals to realize this vision. Help us to pinpoint the traits of successful change that has been implemented in either a small classroom or school/district-wide.
What's Wrong With This Picture?
- Who:
- Darren Kuropatwa, Dean Shareski
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 208
This conversation will explore curriculum and cross disciplinary opportunities to explicitly teach visual literacy skills using concrete examples from the news and a Mythbusters approach to YouTube. Bring your laptop and be prepared to play and learn and talk.
Why Johnny Can't Read: A Conversation About What It Means to Be Literate...Today
- Who:
- David Jakes, Laura Deisley
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 204
Nicholas Carr argues that we live in The Shallows. Clay Shirky writes that the literary world is now losing its normative hold on culture. So, is literacy changing? As we incorporate connective technologies in our classrooms, are the skills associated with deep reading and critical thinking being lost? What does it mean to be literate in 2010 and beyond?
Will Online Learning Change Everything, Or Has it Already?
- Who:
- Cory Plough, Beth Still
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 303
This session will examine the meteoric rise of online and hybrid schools and what it means for education.