3302 Digital Documentary: Collaborative Instruction
Participants will learn how collaborative instruction between a Teacher Librarian and classroom teachers resulted in a variety of Digital documentaries. Explore and get inspired as you see how students used Windows Movie Maker, VoiceThread, Wikispaces, and Google Blogger to produce and display digital stories in a variety of content areas.
Session Website Presenter: Susie Lackey (slackey@jeffco.k12.co.us) Arvada West High School, Jefferson County Public Schools Technical Focus: Language Arts, Social Studies, Web 2.0 Tools, Multimedia, Wikis, Blogs Grade Level: Middle School, High School Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm Location: Copper Station, Wheeler B
3303 Google Lit Trips: A Differentiated Approach Learn how to seamlessly integrate differentiation strategies to meet the educational needs of all learners in these exciting Google Lit trips!
Session Website Presenter: Becky Russell (russell_b@cde.state.co.us) School Library Senior Consultant, Colorado Department of Education Co-Presenter: Lisa Sobieniak Technical Focus: Language Arts, Social Studies, Web 2.0 Tools, Leadership, Collaboration, School Libraries Grade Level: Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm Location: Copper Station, Wheeler C
3304 3D Comes to School You’ve seen 3D movies like “Avatar” and 3D sports on television. What’s going to happen next in education? Learn about the coming explosion of 3D content for teaching and learning through a briefing on a national pilot plan comprised of five school districts.
Session Website Presenter: Kristin Donley (kristin.donley@bvsd.org)
Monarch High School, Boulder Valley School District Grade Level: Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm Location: Copper Station, West Hall
3307 Digital Learning Collaborative: Blended Professional Development Learn how a replicable, blended-learning PLC program using Collaborative Inquiry + Digital Tools + Action Research produces powerful district-wide results toward Improved student learning.
Session Website Presenter: Stevan Kalmon (skalmon@C21L.org) St. Vrain Valley School District Technical Focus: Web 2.0 Tools, Google Apps, Social Media, Leadership, Professional Development, Wikis, Blogs, Classroom Integration of EDTECH Grade Level: Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm Location: Village Square, Lodgepole
3308 MathScore We have found MathScore, developed by MIT graduates, to be a particularly effective supplement to our math curriculum. We would like to share our learning experiences along with similar stories from nearby schools.
Session Website Presenter: Bill Witt (bill.witt@coloradoacademy.org) Colorado Academy, Private Denver School Co-Presenter: Christina Valastro Technical Focus: Math, Web 2.0 Tools Grade Level: Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm Location: Village Square, Bristlecone
3309 Smarter Wi-Fi for Education The session examines new techniques in adaptive beamforming, wireless meshing, video streaming, and interference mitigation. For a real-world view of wireless technology, a Colorado school district will share their experiences as they implement Wi-Fi in the classroom.
Session Website not available at this time Presenter: Joe McBreen (troy.schaetzle@ruckuswireless.com) Ruckus Wireless Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm Location: The Village at Copper, Jacques Peak
3311 New Session! Out of Box Thinking with your Learner Response Devices (Clickers) Engage all students using simple techniques that can easily be replicated for any lesson with no prep! Get your students to crave the material you're teach using research based strategies and your student response devices.
Session Website Presenter: Dave Kootman (dave.kootman@prometheanworld.com)
Teaching and Learning Consultant, Promethean Inc. Grade Level: Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm Location: Bighorn B, Copper Conference Center
3312 Now I Get It! Student-Created Projects with ActivInspire ActivClassrooms can now take academic work a step further. Let your students design flipcharts and engage their peers with any content area that showcases their learning.
Session Website Presenter: Gwynn Moore (gmmoore@aps.k12.co.us) Paris Elementary School, Aurora Public Schools Co-Presenter: Shannon Wentworth Grade Levels: Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm Location: Conference Center, Bighorn C-1
3313 Everyday Podcasting with Elementary Students Teachers can be confident in teaching 21st Century skills through podcasting. This session details the step-by-step process of making effective podcasts that will engage your young students.
Session Website Presenter: Brad Flickinger (cflickin@psdschools.org) Bethke Elementary School, Poudre School District Technical Focus: Multimedia Grade Level: Pre-K–Elementary Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm Location: Conference Center, Bighorn C2
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3302
Digital Documentary: Collaborative Instruction
Participants will learn how collaborative instruction between a Teacher Librarian and classroom teachers resulted in a variety of Digital documentaries. Explore and get inspired as you see how students used Windows Movie Maker, VoiceThread, Wikispaces, and Google Blogger to produce and display digital stories in a variety of content areas.
Session Website
Presenter: Susie Lackey (slackey@jeffco.k12.co.us)
Arvada West High School, Jefferson County Public Schools
Technical Focus: Language Arts, Social Studies, Web 2.0 Tools, Multimedia, Wikis, Blogs
Grade Level: Middle School, High School
Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm
Location: Copper Station, Wheeler B
3303
Google Lit Trips: A Differentiated Approach
Learn how to seamlessly integrate differentiation strategies to meet the educational needs of all learners in these exciting Google Lit trips!
Session Website
Presenter: Becky Russell (russell_b@cde.state.co.us)
School Library Senior Consultant, Colorado Department of Education
Co-Presenter: Lisa Sobieniak
Technical Focus: Language Arts, Social Studies, Web 2.0 Tools, Leadership, Collaboration, School Libraries
Grade Level: Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School
Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm
Location: Copper Station, Wheeler C
3304
3D Comes to School
You’ve seen 3D movies like “Avatar” and 3D sports on television. What’s going to happen next in education? Learn about the coming explosion of 3D content for teaching and learning through a briefing on a national pilot plan comprised of five school districts.
Session Website
Presenter: Kristin Donley (kristin.donley@bvsd.org)
Monarch High School, Boulder Valley School District
Grade Level: Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm
Location: Copper Station, West Hall
3307
Digital Learning Collaborative: Blended Professional Development
Learn how a replicable, blended-learning PLC program using Collaborative Inquiry + Digital Tools + Action Research produces powerful district-wide results toward Improved student learning.
Session Website
Presenter: Stevan Kalmon (skalmon@C21L.org)
St. Vrain Valley School District
Technical Focus: Web 2.0 Tools, Google Apps, Social Media, Leadership, Professional Development, Wikis, Blogs, Classroom Integration of EDTECH
Grade Level: Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm
Location: Village Square, Lodgepole
3308
MathScore
We have found MathScore, developed by MIT graduates, to be a particularly effective supplement to our math curriculum. We would like to share our learning experiences along with similar stories from nearby schools.
Session Website
Presenter: Bill Witt (bill.witt@coloradoacademy.org)
Colorado Academy, Private Denver School
Co-Presenter: Christina Valastro
Technical Focus: Math, Web 2.0 Tools
Grade Level: Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm
Location: Village Square, Bristlecone
3309
Smarter Wi-Fi for Education
The session examines new techniques in adaptive beamforming, wireless meshing, video streaming, and interference mitigation. For a real-world view of wireless technology, a Colorado school district will share their experiences as they implement Wi-Fi in the classroom.
Session Website not available at this time
Presenter: Joe McBreen (troy.schaetzle@ruckuswireless.com)
Ruckus Wireless
Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm
Location: The Village at Copper, Jacques Peak
3311
New Session! Out of Box Thinking with your Learner Response Devices (Clickers)
Engage all students using simple techniques that can easily be replicated for any lesson with no prep! Get your students to crave the material you're teach using research based strategies and your student response devices.
Session Website
Presenter: Dave Kootman (dave.kootman@prometheanworld.com)
Teaching and Learning Consultant, Promethean Inc.
Grade Level: Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm
Location: Bighorn B, Copper Conference Center
3312
Now I Get It! Student-Created Projects with ActivInspire
ActivClassrooms can now take academic work a step further. Let your students design flipcharts and engage their peers with any content area that showcases their learning.
Session Website
Presenter: Gwynn Moore (gmmoore@aps.k12.co.us)
Paris Elementary School, Aurora Public Schools
Co-Presenter: Shannon Wentworth
Grade Levels: Pre-K–Elementary, Middle School, High School
Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm
Location: Conference Center, Bighorn C-1
3313
Everyday Podcasting with Elementary Students
Teachers can be confident in teaching 21st Century skills through podcasting. This session details the step-by-step process of making effective podcasts that will engage your young students.
Session Website
Presenter: Brad Flickinger (cflickin@psdschools.org)
Bethke Elementary School, Poudre School District
Technical Focus: Multimedia
Grade Level: Pre-K–Elementary
Session: Thursday 1:45pm–2:45pm
Location: Conference Center, Bighorn C2