Session 3: 10:30 - 11:20
Using your School Web Page to Increase Parent Communication: This session will show building-level administrators how to use their school web page to increase school to home communication. We will discuss features of school web pages including the Principal's Message, photo banner, and the news engine.
Presenter: Luke Heitert, Director of Data and Information
Intended Audience: Administrators
The Power of Video: Are you looking for ways for your students to have better presentations? Does your school need student voice to be heard and would like to use technology to do that? Come find ways to incorporate video broadcasting within your classroom and on a school wide spectrum. Learn tips and tricks to help make the process efficient while helping students understand the power of responsibility. Develop the quick skills need it to make it help and learn the keys to quickly fixing small errors in the uploading process.
Presenter: Becky Jarvis, Antonia Middle
Intended Audience: 7-12
Flip it Good!: What is classroom flipping? The flipped classroom is a model of instruction in which lecture and homework are reversed/flipped. This means that students learn the lesson at home using technology and focus on the homework and higher level learning during the class period. What to flip? What not to flip? What does a flipped classroom look like? What are the advantages of flipping the classroom? What if my students don't have access to technology? These questions and many more will be addressed.
Presenters: Zach Brown, Robin Greene, Fox High
Intended Audience: 3-6, 7-12, Administrators
Creating with Chrome: Student learning goes to the next level when students are allowed to create. Utilizing web resources through Google Chrome and Chromebooks, students can create in a variety way and styles. In this session, we will explore some of the best creation resources available through Google Chrome
Presenter: Bob Deneau, FEATURED SPEAKER, Rockwood School District
Intended Audience: 3-6, 7-12
Quick and Easy Tech: An overview of several quick and easy (and fun!) tech tools that you can take back to your class and use with students immediately.
Presenter: Tonya Thompson, Seckman High
Intended Audience: 3-6, 7-12
The Power of Video: Are you looking for ways for your students to have better presentations? Does your school need student voice to be heard and would like to use technology to do that? Come find ways to incorporate video broadcasting within your classroom and on a school wide spectrum. Learn tips and tricks to help make the process efficient while helping students understand the power of responsibility. Develop the quick skills need it to make it help and learn the keys to quickly fixing small errors in the uploading process.
Presenter: Becky Jarvis, Antonia Middle
Intended Audience: 7-12
Social Media: PD in your PJ's!: Teachers will focus on creating a professional learning network through the use of Twitter and Google+. Teachers will learn to follow each other and other professionals on Twitter, as well as learn about hashtags, conversations, and mentions. Teachers will have the ability to update their Google accounts and learn to follow individuals and their dashboards on Google+.
Presenter: Dan Winkeler, Fox High/Seckman High
Intended Audience: Prek-2, 3-6, 7-12, Administrators
Harmonized Learning: A 20% Time Learning Environment: Harmonized Learning: A 20% Time Learning Environment is an introduction to "20% Time". During this hour, we talk about the theory behind "20% Time", how it helps instill innovation and creativity in the students, and the primary and secondary learning skills that the students master. We show authentic student projects, share our planning documents, and highlight our student project blogs. This inspiring session will have you wanting to implement "20% Time" the next morning.
Presenters: Don Eckert and Melissa Hellwig FEATURED SPEAKERS, Hixon Middle, Webster Groves School District
Intended Audience: 3-6, 7-12, Administrators
Getting Started with Google Classroom: Are you looking for a way to create, manage, and grade assignments that have been created in Google Drive? Then this session is a good fit for you. With Google Classroom teachers can create and collect assignments paperlessly. It creates folders in Drive for for your student to help keep them organized. Students can keep track of what's due and begin working with just a click. Teachers can quickly see who has or hasn't completed the work, and provide real-time feedback and grades right in Classroom.
Presenter: Manuel Herrera FEATURED SPEAKER, Affton School District
Intended Audience: 3-6, 7-12, Administrators
Digital Storytelling: Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Learn ideas of how to integrate literacy and technology in your classroom using Animoto, iMovie Trailer, and Book Creator.
Presenter: Kathy Hann, Meramec Heights
Intended Audience: Prek-2, 3-6
Formative Assessment using Google Apps: Let's collaborate on a couple topics. 1. Let's discuss assessment, What is it and what do we do with it? 2. Let's learn about some Google apps that work nicely with assessment 3. Let's make something! This session is about you learning, discussing, being challenged and pushed to innovate assessment strategies with the goal of not only improving your instruction but most importantly student learning. #BOOM let's do this....
Presenter: Dr. Chris R. McGee, FEATURED SPEAKER, ConnectED Learning
Intended Audience: Prek-2, 3-6, 7-12, Administrators
iPad Apps for Early Learners: Looking for iPad apps to put the engagement and achievement of your early learners through the roof? This session will provide participants with an awesome list of apps to increase engagement and student achievement in math and ELA.
Presenter: Lori Breyfogle, Fox Elementary
Intended Audience: Prek-2
Project-Based Learning: This session will provide an explanation of the concept of project-based learning and show participants how projects are more than supplementary end-of-unit activities. Participants will leave this session with ideas of how to infuse projects and creation into their regular class routine.
Presenter: Patrick Dempsey, FEATURED SPEAKER, Hixon Middle School, Webster Groves School District
Intended Audience: 3-6, 7-12, Administrators
Presenter: Luke Heitert, Director of Data and Information
Intended Audience: Administrators
The Power of Video: Are you looking for ways for your students to have better presentations? Does your school need student voice to be heard and would like to use technology to do that? Come find ways to incorporate video broadcasting within your classroom and on a school wide spectrum. Learn tips and tricks to help make the process efficient while helping students understand the power of responsibility. Develop the quick skills need it to make it help and learn the keys to quickly fixing small errors in the uploading process.
Presenter: Becky Jarvis, Antonia Middle
Intended Audience: 7-12
Flip it Good!: What is classroom flipping? The flipped classroom is a model of instruction in which lecture and homework are reversed/flipped. This means that students learn the lesson at home using technology and focus on the homework and higher level learning during the class period. What to flip? What not to flip? What does a flipped classroom look like? What are the advantages of flipping the classroom? What if my students don't have access to technology? These questions and many more will be addressed.
Presenters: Zach Brown, Robin Greene, Fox High
Intended Audience: 3-6, 7-12, Administrators
Creating with Chrome: Student learning goes to the next level when students are allowed to create. Utilizing web resources through Google Chrome and Chromebooks, students can create in a variety way and styles. In this session, we will explore some of the best creation resources available through Google Chrome
Presenter: Bob Deneau, FEATURED SPEAKER, Rockwood School District
Intended Audience: 3-6, 7-12
Quick and Easy Tech: An overview of several quick and easy (and fun!) tech tools that you can take back to your class and use with students immediately.
Presenter: Tonya Thompson, Seckman High
Intended Audience: 3-6, 7-12
The Power of Video: Are you looking for ways for your students to have better presentations? Does your school need student voice to be heard and would like to use technology to do that? Come find ways to incorporate video broadcasting within your classroom and on a school wide spectrum. Learn tips and tricks to help make the process efficient while helping students understand the power of responsibility. Develop the quick skills need it to make it help and learn the keys to quickly fixing small errors in the uploading process.
Presenter: Becky Jarvis, Antonia Middle
Intended Audience: 7-12
Social Media: PD in your PJ's!: Teachers will focus on creating a professional learning network through the use of Twitter and Google+. Teachers will learn to follow each other and other professionals on Twitter, as well as learn about hashtags, conversations, and mentions. Teachers will have the ability to update their Google accounts and learn to follow individuals and their dashboards on Google+.
Presenter: Dan Winkeler, Fox High/Seckman High
Intended Audience: Prek-2, 3-6, 7-12, Administrators
Harmonized Learning: A 20% Time Learning Environment: Harmonized Learning: A 20% Time Learning Environment is an introduction to "20% Time". During this hour, we talk about the theory behind "20% Time", how it helps instill innovation and creativity in the students, and the primary and secondary learning skills that the students master. We show authentic student projects, share our planning documents, and highlight our student project blogs. This inspiring session will have you wanting to implement "20% Time" the next morning.
Presenters: Don Eckert and Melissa Hellwig FEATURED SPEAKERS, Hixon Middle, Webster Groves School District
Intended Audience: 3-6, 7-12, Administrators
Getting Started with Google Classroom: Are you looking for a way to create, manage, and grade assignments that have been created in Google Drive? Then this session is a good fit for you. With Google Classroom teachers can create and collect assignments paperlessly. It creates folders in Drive for for your student to help keep them organized. Students can keep track of what's due and begin working with just a click. Teachers can quickly see who has or hasn't completed the work, and provide real-time feedback and grades right in Classroom.
Presenter: Manuel Herrera FEATURED SPEAKER, Affton School District
Intended Audience: 3-6, 7-12, Administrators
Digital Storytelling: Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Learn ideas of how to integrate literacy and technology in your classroom using Animoto, iMovie Trailer, and Book Creator.
Presenter: Kathy Hann, Meramec Heights
Intended Audience: Prek-2, 3-6
Formative Assessment using Google Apps: Let's collaborate on a couple topics. 1. Let's discuss assessment, What is it and what do we do with it? 2. Let's learn about some Google apps that work nicely with assessment 3. Let's make something! This session is about you learning, discussing, being challenged and pushed to innovate assessment strategies with the goal of not only improving your instruction but most importantly student learning. #BOOM let's do this....
Presenter: Dr. Chris R. McGee, FEATURED SPEAKER, ConnectED Learning
Intended Audience: Prek-2, 3-6, 7-12, Administrators
iPad Apps for Early Learners: Looking for iPad apps to put the engagement and achievement of your early learners through the roof? This session will provide participants with an awesome list of apps to increase engagement and student achievement in math and ELA.
Presenter: Lori Breyfogle, Fox Elementary
Intended Audience: Prek-2
Project-Based Learning: This session will provide an explanation of the concept of project-based learning and show participants how projects are more than supplementary end-of-unit activities. Participants will leave this session with ideas of how to infuse projects and creation into their regular class routine.
Presenter: Patrick Dempsey, FEATURED SPEAKER, Hixon Middle School, Webster Groves School District
Intended Audience: 3-6, 7-12, Administrators