Session+4+2016

=Session 4: 2:00 - 2:50pm =

Session Descriptions
Because an inconsistent flow of information home can be the Achilles heel of an otherwise well-designed student behavior plan, this session will give you the practical tools needed to set up a plan that ensures collection of data as well as instantaneous sharing of daily progress with parents or guardians. No more headaches about "lost" behavior charts. Leverage the power of Google Apps and scripts to make your life easier. For administrators, this very same utilization of Google Apps and scripts can also make some of your in-house information collection processes easier.
 * Using Google Apps to Streamline Behavior Plans and School to Home Communication **
 * Room: ** 102
 * Presenters: **Christopher Laudo
 * Audience: **K-6, Leadership
 * Description: **

Twitter for Education
Education is the single most important job of the human race. Come learn how the many uses of Twitter can be a power tool for educators and students. Twitter is about relationships. It's about building your Personal Learning Network (PLN), participating in meaningful professional development, and inviting experts into your “virtual classroom”. Twitter can be a class tool for students to seek out additional resources to reinforce activities in the classroom. In this presentation, participants will create twitter accounts, become familiar with educational Twitter chats, and build a PLN. You'll accomplish all this with 140 characters or less! Intermediate Twitter users will explore team-based tweeting, organizing future tweets with Tweet Deck, and view examples of how teachers can use twitter with students in their classrooms.
 * Room: ** 103
 * Presenters: ** Spiri Howard, Sam Johnson
 * Audience: ** K-6, Leadership
 * Description: **

Sway - Creating Engaging and Fast Mobile Instruction
In this session learn about using Sway to have students easily create and share polished, interactive, web-based presentations of their work. Sway makes sure presentations look great on any screen/device and you can easily add content from integrated apps such as PowerPoint, OneDrive, social networks, YouTube, your devices and the web. Sway's built-in design engine takes the hassle out of formatting pieces of your content by integrating them into a cohesive layout. Once I review the design interface, participants can sign into Sway from Office 365, use a personal account at Sway.com, or download the app to their device. Get ready to have fun with this new mobile educational tool!
 * Room: ** 104
 * Presenters: **Lindsey Troyanoski
 * Audience: **K - 6
 * Description: **

Sphero SPRK Robotics
Not only is robotics a fun way to teach students how to program, it also builds collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills. Come learn how you can use the Sphero SPRK to get robotics in your elementary school. I will show you how to work the SPRK robot, the apps I use, how to access the SPRK curriculum, SPRK management tips, and how to get funding to get your own kits.
 * Room: ** 106A
 * Presenters: **K-6
 * Audience: **Jessica Miller
 * Description: **

From Consumers to Active Learners - Improving Video Content Delivery with EdPuzzle

 * Room: ** 106B
 * Presenters: **Mitchell Swords
 * Audience: **K-6
 * Description: ** Are you longing for learners who aren’t just consumers of content? Tired of showing a video and students having no clue what the content was about? EdPuzzle has upped the standard of content delivery by creating an app that changes learners from consumers to active learners - engaged as they watch and learn. Come see how to create with it, how it can be used in your classroom, and walk away with your very first EdPuzzle video to use in your next lesson!

Using Technology to Support the Arts, Arts Integration and STEAM

 * Room: ** 106C
 * Presenters: **<span style="font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">Dyan Branstetter
 * Audience: **<span style="font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">K-6, art and music specialists
 * Description: ** If you’re looking for practical and effective ways to incorporate technology into your K-6 music, arts, STEAM or arts integration lessons, this session is going to save you time and provide inspiration. During this session, you will learn about 5 free or low-cost tools to help ensure that the technology used in the classroom is seamless, transparent, and is the most effective way of achieving your outcome while staying true to your art form. You’ll even receive ready-made, standards-based lesson plans and step-by-step directions for implementing these tools to help bring creativity back to the classroom.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">Augmented Reality (AR) in the Elementary Classroom: Bringing Learning to Life!

 * Room: ** 106 D
 * Presenters: **<span style="font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">Nicole Stulak
 * Audience: ** K-6
 * Description: ** This interactive session will introduce teachers to Augmented Reality (AR) and how to incorporate AR in the classroom. Participants will learn about AR apps, web based programs and resources that literally bring learning to life! This session will offer time for participants to interact with and create their own “Auras” (or AR experiences) to see how AR can engage students in creative ways. If you attend this session, please download the FREE Aurasma app to your mobile device (available for iOS & Android).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">Teaching for Brain-Based Learning
“All learning is brain-based but all teaching is not," explains Dr. Mariale Hardiman, author of The Brain-targeted Teaching (BTT) Model, 2012. Meaning, though research provides a foundation for how learning occurs, current instructional practices do not often follow suit. This presentation will share research-based information and discuss implications for teaching and learning- and how technology can assist in supporting BTT. Using Dr. Hardiman's model as a guide, attendees will be provided with ideas that utilize technology to tap into a variety of modalities. Many of these resources can be implemented immediately.
 * Room: ** 106 E
 * Presenters: **<span style="font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">Tara L. Parr
 * Audience: **<span style="font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">K-6, Leadership
 * Description: **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">A Day in an iPad Classroom

 * Room: ** 110
 * Presenters: **<span style="font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">Mike Creed
 * Audience: **<span style="font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">Primary (K-3)
 * Description: ** This presentation will go through a "Day In The Life" of a 2nd grade student using the iPad to excel in learning and understanding. Instead of pictures and links of my (teacher) favorite apps, this presentation will show STUDENTS using apps to best improve their learning.

EdCamp
Edcamps are organic, participant-driven professional learning experiences. Our EdCamp sessions will follow the 'unconference' format where the agenda is created by the attendees at the beginning of each session. There will be some themes to start the conversations, but anyone is welcome to initiate a discussion on a specific topic for any of our four sessions. Participants who attend can initiate topic discussions or participate in discussions that have been initiated by others. The format and schedule will be extremely flexible to meet the needs of the participants.
 * Room: ** 107
 * Presenters: ** None
 * Audience: ** Everyone
 * Description: **