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Building Learning Communities 2014

8:00am EDT

Introduction to Personal Learning Networks & Connected LearningLIMITED Beacon Hill - 4th FloorDr. Alec Couros

9:00am EDT

FLIP your classroom into the BEST production studio and collect evidence of learning along the way!LIMITED Whittier - 4th FloorALAS Media • Marco Torres

1:00pm EDT

First 5 Days: Building a Culture for Year Long SuccessLIMITED Cambridge - 4th FloorAlan November Making Students Thinking VisibleLIMITED Beacon Hill - 4th FloorDarren Kuropatwa

8:00am EDT

Digital Portfolios using Google ToolsLIMITED Beacon Hill - 4th FloorKern Kelley

1:00pm EDT

(Re)inventing ReadingLIMITED Whittier - 4th FloorJulia Leong Leadership: Managing the TransitionLIMITED Beacon Hill - 4th FloorAlan November

10:20am EDT

Keynote Followup Imperial BallroomMichael Fullan Moving Beyond Textbooks: Free and Open Source Digital Curriculum Whittier - 4th FloorMike Gorman Music Production for NON Musicians Arlington - 2nd FloorElizabeth Ruvalcaba • Rosa Ruvalcaba • Marco Torres So Just How Do You Become A Connected School Leader And Make A Difference? Statler - 2nd FloorShannon McClintock Miller Stories That Matter, Stories That Move: Using the Power of Storytelling to Foster Self-Directed Learners & Purposeful Journeys Georgian - 2nd FloorFableVision Learning ~ Gold Sponsor Teaching Literacy with iPads White Hill - 4th FloorKathy Cassidy Technologies New and Old for the English Classroom Cambridge - 4th FloorStefanie Lia Beyond Googling: Building the Conditions for Structured Inquiry Clarendon - 2nd FloorChris Lehmann • Dr. Adam Seldow Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Common Core Terrace - Lower LevelLainie Rowell Flipping the Classroom using "Just in Time" Recording Stuart - 4th FloorSam Patterson Microsoft's TouchDevelop as a High School Programming Elective Beacon Hill - 4th FloorThomas White

11:45am EDT

A Kid's Eye View - Student Documentaries Berkeley - 2nd FloorAlycia Zimmerman Challenge, Engage, Learn: An Inquiry-based Approach to Flipped Learning Statler - 2nd FloorPhil Stubbs Designing Online Learning Whittier - 4th FloorBarbara Treacy Document Learning at Your School! Arlington - 2nd FloorElizabeth Ruvalcaba • Rosa Ruvalcaba • Marco Torres Engaged in the Digital Age: Transforming the Way You Teach Cambridge - 4th FloorBrian Boydstun • Chrissy Boydstun Flipping Feedback White Hill - 4th FloorApril Gudenrath iPads for Learning in the 1 iPad Classroom Terrace - Lower LevelLainie Rowell Liberating Student Voice: Classical Strategies, Modern Tools, and the Art of Teaching Quality Writing Georgian - 2nd FloorDaryl "Gus" Grissom • Caitlin Krause Digital Workstations for the K-5 Classroom Clarendon - 2nd FloorErin Klein

1:10pm EDT

A Kid's Eye View - Student Documentaries Berkeley - 2nd FloorAlycia Zimmerman A Student Centered Approach to Assessment and Self-Reporting Stuart - 4th FloorJanet McCarroll Change your Focus: Rethinking Assessment Whittier - 4th FloorKristin Hokanson • Teryl Magee Cultivating #newliteracies Terrace - Lower LevelAmy Burvall Digital Ethics or The End of the Age of Legends Georgian - 2nd FloorDarren Kuropatwa Finding Meaning in the Masses: Maximizing Your Professional Learning Community Cambridge - 4th Floor Peace Corps: Educating Educators Globally Beacon Hill - 4th FloorKatrina Deutsch Mindfulness in the Classroom: Increase the 'Wow!' by Staying in the Now Arlington - 2nd FloorCaitlin Krause

2:35pm EDT

Effective Online Facilitation Arlington - 2nd FloorBarbara Treacy Investment Stuart - 4th FloorStefanie Lia You Can Make a Difference, but Will You? Facilitating E-service Learning for Students Beacon Hill - 4th FloorShawn Fortin Copyrights? Teaching Copyright and Fair Use to the Google Generation Whittier - 4th FloorKristin Hokanson • Teryl Magee District Wide Implementation of Google Apps for Education Statler - 2nd FloorKern Kelley iCan: Integrating Technology in a Global Learning Environment - How it All Comes Together Cambridge - 4th FloorBrian Boydstun • Chrissy Boydstun Learner-Driven Curriculum - Flipped Asynchronous and Flipped Discussion Models Berkeley - 2nd FloorIan VanderSchee Rethinking Professional Development Clarendon - 2nd FloorJulia Leong Tapping Passion and Reflection for Learning- The Vlogger Terrace - Lower LevelAmy Burvall

4:00pm EDT

A Student Centered Approach to Assessment and Self-Reporting Stuart - 4th FloorJanet McCarroll Blogs as Digital Portfolios: It's Elementary White Hill - 4th FloorKathy Cassidy Bringing A New "Voice" To Libraries & Schools Through Makerspaces Terrace - Lower LevelShannon McClintock Miller Elevating the Craft of Writing through Revision and Conferring for K-3 Authors Clarendon - 2nd FloorErin Klein Global STEM Classroom and 21st Century Skills Whittier - 4th FloorLarisa Schelking • Isa Zimmerman Peace Corps: Educating Educators Globally Beacon Hill - 4th FloorKatrina Deutsch The First Five Days Georgian - 2nd FloorAlan November Thirty Years of Flipping Classroom Instruction Berkeley - 2nd FloorBarry Sponder

10:20am EDT

Are Schools Ready for Digital Age Learning? Statler - 2nd FloorSuzanna Clavello Building Online Learning Communities in Distance Learning Courses Berkeley - 2nd FloorBarry Sponder Darren Kuropatwa - Keynote Followup Beacon Hill - 4th FloorDarren Kuropatwa Developing Professional Learning Magazines using Flipboard Georgian - 2nd Floor Oh, the relationships you'll build! Terrace - Lower LevelStacey Roshan Sara Wilkie - Keynote Followup Imperial BallroomSara Wilkie Copyrights? Teaching Copyright and Fair Use to the Google Generation Arlington - 2nd FloorKristin Hokanson • Teryl Magee De-Mystifying Global Education Tools Clarendon - 2nd FloorHoma Sabet Tavangar Microsoft's TouchDevelop as a High School Programming Elective St. James - 4th FloorThomas White Mindfulness in the Classroom: Increase the 'Wow!' by Staying in the Now Whittier - 4th FloorCaitlin Krause Problem-Based Authentic Learning: Real, Meaningful Instruction Connected to Standards Stuart - 4th FloorTracy Crowley • Heather Popilek

11:45am EDT

A Walk Around the World: Year Two Stuart - 4th FloorMark Schulte Beyond Googling: Building the Conditions for Structured Inquiry Arlington - 2nd FloorChris Lehmann • Dr. Adam Seldow Building Literary Social Lives - Book Clubs, Book Reviews, and More Berkeley - 2nd FloorAlycia Zimmerman Flipping Feedback Cambridge - 4th FloorApril Gudenrath Understanding Digital Citizenship Terrace - Lower LevelDr. Alec Couros Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Common Core Statler - 2nd FloorLainie Rowell Digital Workstations for the K-5 Classroom Clarendon - 2nd FloorErin Klein Flipping the Classroom using "Just in Time" Recording St. James - 4th FloorSam Patterson Tapping Passion and Reflection for Learning- The Vlogger Georgian - 2nd FloorAmy Burvall The World Is My Audience Beacon Hill - 4th FloorJon Smith

1:10pm EDT

Global STEM: Your students who will work at Apple, Microsoft, Google, Novartis, GE – are we preparing them? St. James - 4th FloorLarisa Schelking • Isa Zimmerman Growing Up in a Global Classroom Clarendon - 2nd FloorHoma Sabet Tavangar Leadership: Managing the Transition Terrace - Lower LevelAlan November Making it more than just a video Arlington - 2nd FloorStacey Roshan Models and Probes: Preparing for NGSS Berkeley - 2nd FloorCarolyn Staudt Make du Jour: Fostering Daily Creativity and a Personalized Learning Strategy with Choice and Voice Georgian - 2nd FloorAmy Burvall Dynamic Digital Portfolios Whittier - 4th FloorTracey Winstone • Susan Worsnup Learner-Driven Curriculum - Flipped Asynchronous and Flipped Discussion Models White Hill - 4th FloorIan VanderSchee Problem-Based Authentic Learning: Real, Meaningful Instruction Connected to Standard Stuart - 4th FloorTracy Crowley • Heather Popilek

2:35pm EDT

Connected From the Start: Global Learning in the Elementary Grades Arlington - 2nd FloorKathy Cassidy Developing Student Agency Through Reflection and Self-Reporting St. James - 4th FloorJanet McCarroll First Five Days - Research Skills White Hill - 4th FloorIan VanderSchee Global Journalism Stuart - 4th FloorMark Schulte Introduction to Digital Storytelling Terrace - Lower LevelDr. Alec Couros Sensing Science: Temperature Readiness for K-2 Berkeley - 2nd FloorCarolyn Staudt Shannon Miller - Keynote Followup Clarendon - 2nd FloorShannon McClintock Miller Do You Know What Kids Are Doing With Their Smartphones When You Are Not Watching? Statler - 2nd FloorSuzanna Clavello Feeling overwhelmed? ... So were we! Beacon Hill - 4th FloorMeghan Snee • Melinda Soliwoda My Dream Classroom Model Whittier - 4th FloorSusan Fisher Thirty Years of Flipping Classroom Instruction Cambridge - 4th FloorBarry Sponder

4:00pm EDT

A Play2Learn Scavenger Hunt Statler - 2nd FloorDarren Kuropatwa Challenge, Engage, Learn: An Inquiry-based Approach to Flipped Learning White Hill - 4th FloorPhil Stubbs Designing Online Learning Arlington - 2nd FloorBarbara Treacy Students as Tech Support Clarendon - 2nd FloorKern Kelley The PBL and Flipped Learning Connection ... A Timely Discussion Terrace - Lower LevelMike Gorman Thinking Hyperbolically! A Math/Art+Design Mashup St. James - 4th FloorMelissa Silk Using Online Community to Promote Continued Professional Development Whittier - 4th FloorSusan Fisher iCan: Integrating Technology in a Global Learning Environment - How it All Comes Together Cambridge - 4th FloorBrian Boydstun • Chrissy Boydstun Rethinking Professional Development Georgian - 2nd FloorJulia Leong Technologies New and Old for the English classroom Berkeley - 2nd FloorStefanie Lia The World Is My Audience Beacon Hill - 4th FloorJon Smith

10:20am EDT

Bringing Real World/Global Learning to Common Core: One District’s Journey with the Out of Eden Walk and Everyday Africa Project Berkeley - 2nd FloorTracy Crowley • Mark Schulte Challenge, Engage, Learn: An Inquiry-based Approach to Flipped Learning Statler - 2nd FloorPhil Stubbs Global Learning as a Pedagogy, not a Project Arlington - 2nd FloorSilvia Tolisano Keynote Followup Imperial BallroomDr. Alec Couros So Just How Do You Become A Connected School Leader And Make A Difference? White Hill - 4th FloorShannon McClintock Miller STEM to STEAM to STEAMIE: Turning up the Temperature on STEM Education Georgian - 2nd FloorMike Gorman Dynamic Digital Portfolios Clarendon - 2nd FloorTracey Winstone • Susan Worsnup Feeling overwhelmed? ... So were we! Beacon Hill - 4th FloorMeghan Snee • Melinda Soliwoda

11:45am EDT

Apps for the Classroom Arlington - 2nd FloorRosa Ruvalcaba Being Smart with Graphs Cambridge - 4th FloorCarolyn Staudt Designing for Online & Blended Courses Imperial Ballroom - 2nd FloorDr. Alec Couros The World Is My Audience-A How To Session Statler - 2nd FloorJon Smith We Learn Through Stories Georgian - 2nd FloorDarren Kuropatwa De-Mystifying Global Education Tools Whittier - 4th FloorHoma Sabet Tavangar My Dream Classroom Model Clarendon - 2nd FloorSusan Fisher

1:10pm EDT

1:1 Devices: For Students, with Students, By Students Beacon Hill - 4th FloorTracy Crowley • Heather Popilek Global Learning as a Pedagogy, not a Project Arlington - 2nd FloorSilvia Tolisano Do You Know What Kids Are Doing With Their Smartphones When You Are Not Watching? Clarendon - 2nd FloorSuzanna Clavello Oh, the relationships you'll build! Berkeley - 2nd FloorStacey Roshan Teaching Zack to Think: Developing Critical Thinking Skills Georgian - 2nd FloorAlan November

1:15pm EDT

District Wide Implementation of Google Apps for Education Statler - 2nd FloorKern Kelley