OFFICE OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY NAVIGATING THE FUTURE: DESTINATION TECH and 2019 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 3750 Cimarron Blvd. Corpus Christi, TX 78414
Tech2Teach Program The 2019 T2TConference Program url link is available for iOS, Andriod, and web-based devices. Includes full session descriptions by clicking on presenters image, session details, and more. The multi-functional link will help you get the most out of your conference experience. Access to a digital version of the T2T Conference Program can be found at: program.tech2teach.us To learn more about our Tech2Teach presenters, go to… tech2teach.us
Program Contents Welcome 1 4 CCISD District Future Ready Leaders 6 Schedule at a Glance 7 Veterans HS 1st and 2nd Floor Map 8 Helpful Information CPE Credit Form (Out-of-District Attendees) 10-11 12 Presentation and Sessions 14-26 Keynote Speakers 27-45 Learning Partners 46-56 Tuesday AM Sessions 57-72 Tuesday PM Sessions Wednesday AM Sessions 74 Wednesday PM Sessions 75-78 Appendix 79 Sponsors Acknowledgment and Special Thanks Stay Connected with Office of Instructional Technology Thank you, Dr. Roland Hernandez and Dr. Maria Luisa Guerra for your continued support throughout the year from the Office of Instructional Technology!
Welcome to the 5TH ANNUAL TECH2TEACH CONFERENCE 2019 Navigating the Future: Destination Tech CCISD is where you become FUTURE READY! #T2T2019
CCISD Future Ready Leaders Dr. Roland Hernandez Superintendent of Schools “Welcome to our 5th Annual TECH2TEACH Conference. This week I invite you to navigate your way to Future Ready! I am very excited to kick-off another wonderful year for Team CCISD. To say that we have done so much in a short period of time in the district and with the addition of our TECH2TEACH conference, is an understatement. I could not be more proud of our Instructional Technology team and our wonderful teaching staff for embracing this opportunity in moving our school district forward. Each of you continue to make a difference! Your efforts and commitment to our students, families, district and community are what continue to turn heads across the state and nation in recognizing CCISD as a model district. Take with you all that this conference provides, and together, let’s make 2019-2020 another wonderful year.” - Dr. Roland Hernandez, Superintendent of CCISD Dr. Maria Luisa Guerra Deputy Superintendent “CCISD has embraced the Future Ready Schools framework and expects our district leaders to embrace blended learning with research-based digital learning strategies, so all students can achieve their full potential. We believe every student deserves a rigorous, personalized learning environment filled with caring adults and student advocates. We recognize and appreciate district leader commitment to digital tools and the necessary technologies with the instructional goals to support teaching and learning. With the passing of the bond we will be able to provide more mobile technology for EVERY classroom in CCISD and improve our infrastructure; therefore we continue to embrace Robert Marzano’s research and his 43 elements in, The NEW Art and Science of Teaching. Robert Marzano’s research is essential for a strong framework to achieve student engagement and success in a blended learning environment . CCISD’s 2019 Tech2Teach gives you the opportunity to embrace examples of elements Marzano’s 23-32 that focus on engagement strategies. I am proud that CCISD offers the opportunity to all our teachers, and appreciate you for coming to the 2019 Tech2Teach conference..” -Dr. Maria L. Guerra, Deputy Superintendent of CCISD
General Information Schedule at a Glance Veterans HS Map Helpful Information CPE Form (Out-of-District)
Awareness Sessions Vs. Hands-On Sessions The sessions that you will be attending today are broken down into two categories. Awareness Sessions and Hands-On Sessions. ● Awareness Sessions are 45 minutes in length and will be held on the first floor A and B wings ● Hands-On Sessions are 1 hour 30 minutes long and will be held on the second floor A, B and D wings Please be aware that if you choose a hands on session, it could overlap another session you would like to take. Please plan accordingly. How to Read the Session Details Day/AM or PM Title and Availability Times Available Length of Session Description Room Number Floor Level Presenter Special Notes On Session (Click or Tap for Video Description) Audience Recommended Grade Levels
2019 Tech2Teach Schedule at a Glance HIGHLIGHTS TUESDAY WEDNESDAY JULY 30, 2019 JULY 31, 2019 Registration 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Kick-Off 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Keynote Session (50 seat maximum) Awareness Sessions 10:10 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. 10:10 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. (45 minutes) 11:10 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. 11:10 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Hands-On Sessions 10:10 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. 10:10 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. (1 hour 30 minutes) 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Lunch (Food Trucks) 11:40 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 11:40 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Closing 4:20 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 4:20 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Door Prizes
Date Time Title #T2T2019 Room Presenter
Veterans HS 1st and 2nd Floor Map
Helpful Information To learn more about our Tech2Teach presenters, go to… tech2teach.us Room Capacity Food Trucks Classroom settings are set to the maximum Will line up in the Lipes St. parking lot and peddle their attendance of 25 participants per session. palatable goods on July 30 and 31. 5 Minute Rule Tech2Teach Conference lunch break will be on your own. Times are as follows: Attendees will not be able to attend a session July 30th. - 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 5 minutes after presentation has already July 31st. - 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.. begun. Tents will be set-up for shade and music will be booming Waiver of Claim for entertainment, while you wait in line for your order. In the course of your attendance, photographs Seating will be available during lunch in the VMHS and video may be taken to capture cafeteria for Tech2Teach participants. Tech2Teach 2019 activities. These images may be used for advertising and promotion Taquitos Mi Tierra . without any compensation to you. Inocencio Lugo “Junior” [email protected] Connecting to the Wi-Fi Text Orders: (361) 355-2163 Technology Support Services has Los Antojitos set-up a complimentary Wi-FI access Liz Carrillo-Gonzalez connection throughout the facility. Please [email protected] access C-Conference. Text Orders: (361) 688-9288 Jefe’s Mobile Cafe Sam Silva Burgers, Tacos, Corpito Fries, Sausage on a Stick, Corn Cups and Churros Walk Up Ordering Only Taco Bar Street Street Tacos, Street Nachos [email protected] Jordan Sang (361) 548-0752
CPE Credit Form Out-of-District Attendees CPE Credit Form below is for Out-of-District attendees only. Please be sure to sign in at each session you attend. Also, have line item below completed before retrieving presenters signature. Should any questions or concerns arise from your District, please feel free to contact either Cary K. Perales, Director of the Office of Instructional Technology at [email protected] or Melissa L. Gonzalez, Sr. Administrative Assistant / IT Trainer for the Office of Instructional Technology at [email protected] Thank you! Date Session Credit Session Presenter Time 45 min. or Name Signature 1 hr. 30 mn.
Highlights Keynote Speakers Learning Partners Tuesday AM Sessions Tuesday PM Sessions Wednesday AM Sessions Wednesday PM Sessions
Keynote Speaker Mindy Hintze Director Services Strategy, Instructure (Canvas) TUESDAY, JULY 30 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Auditorium Session: 50 seat maximum 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Teaching Theatre Room Mindy Hintze, Director Services Strategy, has been with Instructure for over 4 years. She's had many roles and has helped hundreds of schools transition to Canvas. In her current role she works with customers of all sizes to help plan their overall roll out strategy and transition, making sure nothing is forgotten, risks are minimized, and buy in is maximized. Before coming to Instructure, Mindy spent nearly 20 years in public education as a classroom teacher, program director, and state level educational technologist. She was one of the first customers to use Canvas in 2012 and assisted with the rollout of Canvas across the state of Utah (K12 and Higher Education). She has a BA in French and Secondary Education, an MS in Clinical Psychology, and is a Certified Change Management Practitioner. She loves to cook, travel, and read. When Mindy isn't working, you can find her listening to 80s alternative music while trying new recipes in her kitchen. Mindy Hintze will be focusing on What’s Important In Digital Learning. Mindy advocates that digital learning is any instructional practice that effectively uses technology to strengthen a students learning experience. She will introduce you to student with special needs and how he struggled to learn in a traditional classroom but flourished in a blended environment. She will go on to touch on quick ways to impact student success and differentiate using Canvas in a blended learning environment.
Keynote Speaker Lori Gracey Executive Director, TCEA (Texas Computer Educators Association) WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Auditorium Session: 50 seat maximum 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Teaching Theatre Room Lori Gracey currently serves as the executive director of the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) and is responsible for training technology directors, administrators, curriculum supervisors, and teachers across the country. During her seven years in this position, she has led TCEA in membership and revenue growth, helped to pay off their building and purchase a new, larger building, and implemented new conferences, partnerships with other associations, and professional development opportunities for members and non-members. She serves more than 17,000 members and oversees a staff of 20. Lori is on the board of the Texas Society of Association Executives and SXSWedu. Lori Gracey will be focusing on Implementing Research Proven Tech and Learning Strategies. Her presentation will give a quick understanding of what a meta analysis and an effect size are and why they matter in looking at research. She will also unveil the ten best strategies to influence student learning outcomes and connect how technology may or may not help those ten strategies. Even better she will reveal what to STOP doing so you are not wasting your time.
Learning Partners We are excited to have our LEARNING PARTNERS here presenting at our 5th Annual Tech2Teach Conference. All vendors represented at the conference are key partners in teaching and learning. They are here to support our leaders and educators in providing quality service to ensure learners success.
Learning PlayGrounds Apple Classroom Cafeteria Area Learn On The Fly! Playground 2 Full Days - Both Days Open Area Veterans Cafeteria Apple Classroom - learn on the fly. It's so easy, you don't even need a session on it! Come view the FREE Apple Classroom app, a simple classroom management tool that will let you lock, mute or view student iPads, launch website, apps, and books, and monitor time spent on task. It takes 10 minutes to learn, and it will revolutionize how you manage iPad in the classroom! #AppleClassroom! A100 Open Lab Playground 2 Full Days - 10 EasyCode Sessions - Both Days First Floor Open Lab A Hallway Think you can't code? Think it's too hard for students? Think again. Come play, have fun, and learn how easy coding is with EasyCode. You will master it in minutes.
AM Sessions Tuesday, July 30th Awareness (45 min.) Hands-On (1 hour 30 min.)
July 30 - AM Sessions Awareness Sessions (45 min.) Start Times 10:10 | 11:10 Monica Garcia APPSolutely Amazing Apps for ELAR & Math Stations PK-2 DAY 1 ONLY Top 10 100% FREE learning apps to integrate during ELAR & Math stations for your young learners (PK-2) ranging from numbers, addition, subtraction, comparing, shapes, letters, phonics, cvc words, & 4/6 letter spelling activities to increase engagement. Audience: PK - 2 Room A116, 1st Floor Megan Butler and Conquering Commons Ana Gallegos DAY 1 ONLY Are you feeling stressed about sharing your lesson plans in commons? Come join us to learn how to enter and share plans via Google Docs into Commons and feel more comfortable with Canvas. Audience: 3-5 Room A119, 1st Floor Porfirio Zamora Digital Lab Journals: Ditch the Composition Notebook, Save your Back Audience: 6-12 DAY 1 ONLY In this session you will be introduced to a method of submitting lab work that involves using a combination of Google Forms and Docs. By using this method teachers have the ability to not only see digital footprints of student work but to also provide real time feedback that is vital to student success. Room A118, 1st Floor
July 30 - AM Sessions Awareness Sessions (45 min.) Start Times 10:10 | 11:10 Nettie Briggs EasyCode Playground BOTH DAYS Audience: 3-8 Think you can't code? Think it's too hard for students? Think again. Come play, have fun, and learn how easy coding is with EasyCode. You will master it in minutes. A100 Open Lab, 1st Floor Game on! with Stations BOTH DAYS Patricia Gonzalez, We will present teachers with ways to integrate Monica Munoz and Alma technology such as iPads, Chromebooks, desktops, and SMART TV using educational games and Mangel applications designed for use during stations. Audience: K-5 Room A110, 1st Floor Get your Kahoot! on! DAY 1 ONLY Mariana Palacios and Are you tired of making copies of many worksheets? Amy Sturgeon How would you like to save the trees? Would you like to have immediate responses on from you students while something else does all the work for you? This session is to inform you of what is available and what works well. Audience: PK-2 Room B111, 1st Floor
July 30 - AM Sessions Awareness Sessions (45 min.) Start Times 10:10 | 11:10 Stacey Stallings How Should I use Tech - Nearpod PD 10:10 ONE TIME ONLY! a.m. ONLY For technology to be effective, it must be used as a means to an end...not as the end goal itself. What does this mean? Find out in this session, and learn four effective ways to use technology with your students. Audience: K-12 B100 Open Lab, 1st Floor Jo Ann Flores and Integrating SMART Notebook in the Classroom Mary Perez DAY 1 ONLY Tired of carrying your TEs around while teaching? Engage students in the classroom by utilizing lessons taught from the SMART board. Learn to make your morning calendar more engaging with SMART. Visit with me and I will share my expertise! Audience: PK-2 Room A216, 2nd Floor *Only awareness session on 2nd floor Stacey Stallings Like Peanut Butter and Jelly - Nearpod and Canvas 11:10 ONE TIME ONLY! a.m. Audience: K-12 ONLY This workshop will explore ways to use the awesome Nearpod Library content in Canvas Courses through the Nearpod LTI. Assignments that are added using the Nearpod LTI automatically send the participation reports right to Canvas Speedgrader. The workshop will show how to add these assignments (Live and Student-Paced) and explore even more functionality of the integration. Make courses in Canvas that amaze and learn how powerful the Nearpod integration can be. B100 Open Lab, 1st Floor
July 30 - AM Sessions Awareness Sessions (45 min.) Start Times 10:10 | 11:10 Adam Melchor Math + Technology = Mathology DAY 1 ONLY Tired of making copies of many worksheets? How would you like to save the trees? Would you like to have immediate responses on from your students while something else does all the work for you? This session is to inform you of what is available and what works well. Audience: 6-12, Room A117, Technology Applications 1st Floor Denis Wisner Nearpod Tips, Tricks, and Hacks For Social Studies and English Audience: 6-12 DAY 1 ONLY Advanced users take your Nearpod skills to the next level as you learn how to integrate Social Studies and English specific content into your lessons and engage your students from bell to bell. - BYOD Library, 1st Floor Paul Castorena Online Testing with Eduphoria DAY 1 ONLY Learn how to create tests using Eduphoria and administer those tests online. No more paper or scanning! Grades are uploaded instantly and be can accessed from anywhere. Data analysis is made easy and can be used to plan. Audience: 6-12 Room B110, 1st Floor
July 30 - AM Sessions Awareness Sessions (45 min.) Start Times 10:10 | 11:10 SMART-Efficient Planning BOTH DAYS Room A109, 1st Floor Utilizing NOTEBOOK to provide effective and Germayne Yanez and engaging lessons to students in Math/Reading. Victoria Ortiz Audience: 3-5 Mónica Simoncelli Technology in LOTE Research DAY 1 ONLY Learn to utilize technology to create more engaging research projects on countries studied in Spanish 1 and 2, based on the new Spanish readers. Take your ELA resources, like ReadWriteThink and modify them for use in the LOTE classroom as well. Audience: 6-12 Room A120, 1st Floor Ruben Rocha What do you Meme? DAY 1 ONLY Audience: K-12 Who doesn't love memes? Now see how you can use memes in the classroom to spark creativity and critical thinking for your students. Room B112, 1st Floor
July 30 - AM Sessions Hands-On Sessions (1 hour 30 min.) Start Time 10:10 Xavier Barrientez Audio Video Production-Video Editing BOTH DAYS Room D210, 2nd Floor The Session includes a variety of hands-on tutorials which will allow you to enhance your editing skills along with creating your own assignments, projects and tutorials for your classroom. Audience: 6-12 Technology Applications, CTE Audio Video Production Elena Salinas and Canvas: A Work of Art Michelle Allen BOTH DAYS Introduction to Canvas: Beginners will have a hands-on experience by creating assignments and announcements and will be able to add websites to their Canvas modules. Audience: K-2 Room A214, 2nd Floor Canvas Super User Canvas: Getting Started and Set Up for Success DAY 1 ONLY Learn how to provide your students and parents the opportunity (and the responsibility) to view slides, materials and resources, take quizzes, respond to class discussions and play games tied to instruction, all through Canvas. Audience: 6-12 Room B210, 2nd Floor
July 30 - AM Sessions Hands-On Sessions (1 hour 30 min.) Start Time 10:10 Justin Lightsey Canvas: Help Me Succeed BOTH DAYS Attendees will learn how to set up syllabus page, configure notifications, embed Instructional Guides/Lesson Plans, and create assignments and quizzes that can be submitted and graded within Canvas. After demonstrating these skills, attendees will receive individual assistance geared to their needs with completing these goals. Audience: 9-12 Room D209, 2nd Floor Amy Lavigne Creating SMART Lessons DAY 1 ONLY Audience: 3-5 This session is used to model making a SMART lesson to help pace your day and stay on track. Learn to create slides including pages students are working on to model, links to activities and videos, create tabs for questions, and more. During this session, you will also be able to create a lesson you can use to start the year. Room B209, 2nd Floor David Hernandez Everyone Can Create BOTH DAYS Leverage iPad using FREE curriculum and ideas to enrich all classes with multi modal, engaging content. Students use photography, drawing, video creation and music to make projects across different creative mediums to engender the next generation of innovators, artists and creators! Audience: K-12 Room A220, 2nd Floor
July 30 - AM Sessions Hands-On Sessions (1 hour 30 min.) Start Time 10:10 Charles Fox Experiment with Class Lab BOTH DAYS Room D203, 2nd Floor Learn to use SMART’s Class Lab feature to further students understanding of multiple contents in a fun way. Setting up is a breeze and interaction with the created games can be in a whole class or small group setting. It changes the way you can introduce and review your content. Audience: K-5, Librarians, Technology Applications Tara Houlihan Getting to Know Our New Adoption: On-Level ELAR grades 6-8, McGraw-Hill DAY 1 AM ONLY - Repeats 1:00 p.m. ONLY DAY 2 Dig into our new adoption by Mc-Graw-Hill and see all that it has to offer for our students. McGraw-Hill curriculum consultants will lead hands-on training in online components, as well as print materials and all resources. Come get your first look at our new adoption! Audience: 6-8 ELAR, Room D206, Librarians, Administrators 2nd Floor Crystal Fox Getting to Know Our New Adoption: Pearson Grade K-5 Audience: PK-5 BOTH DAYS Dig into our new adoption by Pearson and see all that it has to offer for our students. Pearson curriculum consultants will lead hands on training in online components, print materials and all resources. Come get your first look at our new adoption! Room D207, 2nd Floor
July 30 - AM Sessions Hands-On Sessions (1 hour 30 min.) Start Time 10:10 hello SMART BOTH DAYS Aleida Hoff and Jean Advanced users create and deliver cross-curricular Bowman lessons through a collaborative work-space with game based activities and formative assessments all combined into one ultimate educational software suite. Come join us for a hands on learning experience! Audience: K-2 Room D204, 2nd Floor Increase Engagement with Nearpod BOTH DAYS Melodee Whitt and Learn how to easily create Nearpod lessons that Alicia Garza promote total class involvement. Audience: K-5 Room A210, 2nd Floor Emily Schellinger It’s More than Videos! Discovery Education is and Stephen Seiler your New Favorite Resource! DAY 1 ONLY Virtual field trips, educational learning boards, videos and assessment builders make Discovery Education a hidden instructional gem! Join our hands-on exploration of what this resource has to offer instructionally! Audience: 3-8 Room A218, 2nd Floor
July 30 - AM Sessions Hands-On Sessions (1 hour 30 min.) Start Time 10:10 Debra Garcia and Learning with Learning.com Albert Galvan BOTH DAYS Room D212, 2nd Floor This course is designed to help teachers incorporate more interactive technology into their classrooms. By helping students learn how to create presentations, learn word processing skills, spreadsheets, charts, keyboarding skills, etc.. Audience: 6-8, Technology Applications Sarah Sivils Next-Level Nearpod: Use, then Create! BOTH DAYS Audience: 6-12 This session will provide you the best practices for upgrading your power point presentations. See how to embed activities into your lecture slides, use graphics that have been pre-created by other teachers, and finally create your own! Room A213, 2nd Floor Gilbert Porter Quizzes in Canvas for Beginners DAY 1 ONLY Audience: 3-12 Learn to use Canvas to streamline teaching, improve classroom management, increase teacher and student engagement--Google docs, grading writing (speed grader), rubrics, self-graded assignments (quizzes), new gradebook, mobile app, due dates, third party integrations (LTIs), and anything else they can think of as time permits. Walk out with something you can use right away. Room A219, 2nd Floor
July 30 - AM Sessions Hands-On Sessions (1 hour 30 min.) Start Time 10:10 Kimberly Ball SMART Amazing Race:Personalized Learning with SMART Learning Suite Online DAY 1 ONLY Explore ways to easily personalize learning experiences in your classroom with Smart Learning Suite online. Quickly create engaging activities that empower student voice, initiative, and meta cognition. Audience: K-12, Librarians B200 Open Lab, 2nd Floor SMART Notebook 18 in the classroom DAY 1 ONLY Elizabeth Burdette Discover how to integrate SMART Notebook to deliver and Jenni Murphy engaging lessons in your classroom to enhance Pearlized Math and ELAR. Audience: PK-2 Room A217, 2nd Floor Lisa Trejo and Student Interactive Nearpod Activities for Social Nora Casas-Garcia Studies BOTH DAYS Have your student be self-driven and engaged as they collaborate with peers and demonstrate mastery of content via Nearpod. Self paced lessons with immediate teacher feedback and interaction. Audience: 6-8 Social Room A209, Studies 2nd Floor
July 30 - AM Sessions Hands-On Sessions (1 hour 30 min.) Start Time 10:10 Brooke Lowery The Electric Google Slide: Lit with Creativity DAY 1 AM ONLY - repeats 2:45 ONLY DAY 2 Slides are an electric tool for learning, and we aren’t talking about presentations, in fact, you won’t even recognize these templates for student learning as “Slides” at all. Join Brooke from friEdTechnology as she shares fresh and creative ideas for learning with Slides. Audience: K-12, A200 Open Lab, Librarians, Administrators 2nd Floor
PM Sessions Tuesday, July 30th Awareness (45 min.) Hands-On (1 hour 30 min.)
July 30 - PM Sessions Awareness Sessions (45 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:00 | 3:00 Gary Leary and 3D printing in the classroom John Lutman BOTH DAYS PM ONLY In this session teachers will learn the basic steps of how to create objects using a 3d printer and some of the possible applications of this are inside the classroom. Audience: K-12, Room A113, Librarians, Technology 1st Floor Applications Jennifer Carter Abracadabra! Turn Worksheets into Digital Resource for SMART Notebook Magic BOTH DAYS PM ONLY In this session, participants will learn to use iScanner, scanning apps and print features to turn class assignments/worksheets into an interactive and engaging activity in class. Audience: 3-8 Room A130, 1st Floor Monica Garcia APPSolutely Amazing Apps for ELAR & Math Stations PK-2 DAY 1 ONLY Top 10 100% FREE learning apps to integrate during ELAR & Math stations for your young learners (PK-2) ranging from numbers, addition, subtraction, comparing, shapes, letters, phonics, cvc words, & 4/6 letter spelling activities to increase engagement. Audience: PK - 2 Room A116, 1st Floor
July 30 - PM Sessions Awareness Sessions (45 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:00 | 3:00 Canvas: From Beginner to Innovator DAY 1 PM ONLY Roxanne Helping teachers ease into the everyday use of Bruce-Beltran Canvas by providing helpful skills, tools, and shortcuts they can then integrate into their daily classroom routine. Audience: 6-12 Room B120, 1st Floor Holly Ortiz Canvas Helping Teachers Everywhere BOTH DAYS PM ONLY Audience: K-12 Have questions about canvas? This is the course for you! In our 45 session we will dive into Canvas looking at ways to make your teacher life easier and more organized. Wow, your campus with your new savvy knowledge in Canvas making your August so much easier. Room A114, 1st Floor Elizabeth Reyna Catch the #FlipGridFever and Sara Molina DAY 1 PM ONLY Flipgrid is a video response tool that is used to create discussions among all students within your classroom. Come in and see how #Flipgridfever can enhance your ELAR instruction. Audience: 1-5 Room B118, 1st Floor
July 30 - PM Sessions Awareness Sessions (45 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:00 | 3:00 Conquering Commons DAY 1 ONLY Megan Butler and Are you feeling stressed about sharing your lesson Ana Gallegos plans in commons? Come join us to learn how to enter and share plans via Google Docs into Commons and feel more comfortable with Canvas. Audience: 3-5 Room A119, 1st Floor Porfirio Zamora Digital Lab Journals: Ditch the Composition Notebook, Save your Back DAY 1 ONLY In this session you will be introduced to a method of submitting lab work that involves using a combination of Google Forms and Docs. By using this method teachers have the ability to not only see digital footprints of student work but to also provide real time feedback that is vital to student success. Audience: 6-12 Room A118, 1st Floor Toni Chapa and Discover how to Blend Tools in Canvas Patricia Pohlers DAY 1 PM ONLY Discover how to differentiate and enhance your lessons using tools in Canvas (Google Drive, Nearpod, and Newsela). Presenters will also share how teachers can easily collaborate with librarians and others. Audience: 6-12 and Room B113, Librarians 1st Floor
July 30 - PM Sessions Awareness Sessions (45 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:00 | 3:00 Nettie Briggs EasyCode Playground BOTH DAYS Think you can't code? Think it's too hard for students? Think again. Come play, have fun, and learn how easy coding is with EasyCode. You will master it in minutes. Audience: 3-8 A100 Open Lab, 1st Floor Patricia Gonzalez, Game on! with Stations Monica Munoz and BOTH DAYS Alma Mangel We will present teachers with ways to integrate technology such as iPads, Chromebooks, desktops, and SMART TV using educational games and applications designed for use during stations. Audience: K-5 Room A110, 1st Floor Mariana Palacios Get your Kahoot! on! and Amy Sturgeon DAY 1 ONLY Are you tired of making copies of many worksheets? How would you like to save the trees? Would you like to have immediate responses on from you students while something else does all the work for you? This session is to inform you of what is available and what works well. Audience: PK-2 Room B111, 1st Floor
July 30 - PM Sessions Awareness Sessions (45 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:00 | 3:00 Holly Sindt Google Apps, Extensions, and Sites! Oh My! DAY 1 PM ONLY Audience: 3-12 In this session you will learn more about Google apps, extensions, and sites.You will discover all Google has to offer and more. You will leave with more tricks and tips to help you utilize Google in a more productive and creative way. Room B116, 1st Floor Ashley Simmons Hop on Your iPad and Navigate Your and Jackie Classroom! Simmons BOTH DAYS PM ONLY Discover a variety of iPad apps to use daily with a single iPad connected to a projector for easy tech integration. Manage students, model problems, and let students get their hands on technology from anywhere in the room (without hauling out a whole COW)! Audience: 3-8 Room A111, 1st Floor Sherry Jimenez How to Get Started with Learning.com DAY 1 PM ONLY Session will provide an overview of the district's online technology textbook including how to log on, retrieve student passwords, and get started with a few basic lessons. Audience: 3-5 Room B135, 1st Floor
July 30 - PM Sessions Awareness Sessions (45 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:00 | 3:00 Jo Ann Flores and Integrating SMART Notebook in the Mary Perez Classroom DAY 1 ONLY Tired of carrying your TEs around while teaching? Engage students in the classroom by utilizing lessons taught from the SMART board. Learn to make your morning calendar more engaging with SMART. Visit with me and I will share my expertise! Audience: PK-2 Room A216, 2nd Floor *Only awareness session on 2nd floor Blanca Lopez Keeping up with Kahoot! DAY 1 PM ONLY and DAY 2 FULL DAY Keep your students engaged with Kahoot! Discover how to play and create trivia questions, quizzes and exit tickets exciting for students of all grade levels. Your students will enjoy the suspenseful, and fun challenges Kahoot! brings to the classroom. Audience: K-12 Room B119, 1st Floor Adam Melchor Math + Technology = Mathology DAY 1 ONLY Tired of making copies of many worksheets? How would you like to save the trees? Would you like to have immediate responses on from your students while something else does all the work for you? This session is to inform you of what is available and what works well. Audience: 6-12, Room A117, Technology Applications 1st Floor
July 30 - PM Sessions Awareness Sessions (45 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:00 | 3:00 Katherine Huis More than Kahoot! Technology Test Review with Real Time Data DAY 1 PM ONLY Everyone loves Kahoot, but there are other fun, interactive tech tools to use for review both in the classroom and at home! Learn about quizizz, quizlet live, and more! See real examples of how these tools provide real time feedback and formative assessment data for all subjects. Audience: 3-5 Room B115, 1st Floor Denis Wisner Nearpod Tips, Tricks, and Hacks For Social Studies and English DAY 1 ONLY Advanced users take your Nearpod skills to the next level as you learn how to integrate Social Studies and English specific content into your lessons and engage your students from bell to bell. - BYOD Audience: 6-12 Library, 1st Floor Sonia Vega Nearpod, where do I begin?! DAY 1 PM ONLY Audience: 6-8 Nearpod, where do I begin?! Come and learn the basics of Nearpod and how to create a lesson your students will enjoy interacting with. Don't forget your device! Room B136, 1st Floor
July 30 - PM Sessions Awareness Sessions (45 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:00 | 3:00 Paul Castorena Online Testing with Eduphoria DAY 1 ONLY Learn how to create tests using Eduphoria and administer those tests online. No more paper or scanning! Grades are uploaded instantly and be can accessed from anywhere. Data analysis is made easy and can be used to plan. Audience: 6-12 Room B110, 1st Floor Put Virtual in your Reality DAY 1 PM ONLY Dr. Cynthia Hopkins Learn the basics of implementing virtual reality and Jane from virtual field trips to immersive VR experiences. Discover how easy it is to use Lee-Rhodes virtual reality in all subject areas. Audience: 6-8, Librarians, Room B117, Administrators, 1st Floor Technology Applications Room A129, 1st Floor Reaching Families on their Time BOTH DAYS PM ONLY Jennifer Brown and Ever have a parent meeting that no one attends? Grace Gonzalez Join us for an informative session to learn how to reach families on their time using easy computer applications to get your message out there! Audience: Administrators and Parent Liaisons
July 30 - PM Sessions Awareness Sessions (45 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:00 | 3:00 SMART-Efficient Planning BOTH DAYS Germayne Yanez Utilizing NOTEBOOK to provide effective and and Victoria Ortiz engaging lessons to students in Math/Reading. Audience: 3-5 Room A109, 1st Floor Mónica Simoncelli Technology in LOTE Research DAY 1 ONLY Room A120, 1st Floor Learn to utilize technology to create more engaging research projects on countries studied Room B109, in Spanish 1 and 2, based on the new Spanish 1st Floor readers. Take your ELA resources, like ReadWriteThink and modify them for use in the LOTE classroom as well. Audience: 6-12 Maria Alvarado and Tech Tools for Bilingual Education Elizabeth DAY 1 PM ONLY Maldonado Technology can be instrumental in learning English and supporting first language. In this session, the learner will discover different tools to teach English and supporting first language in a way that will make lessons more engaging and appealing. Audience: PK-2
July 30 - PM Sessions Awareness Sessions (45 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:00 | 3:00 Ruben Rocha What do you Meme? DAY 1 ONLY Who doesn't love memes? Now see how you can use memes in the classroom to spark creativity and critical thinking for your students. Audience: K-12 Room B112, 1st Floor
July 30 - PM Sessions Hands-On Sessions (1 hour 30 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:45 Xavier Barrientez Audio Video Production-Video Editing BOTH DAYS Room D210, 2nd Floor The Session includes a variety of hands-on tutorials which will allow you to enhance your editing skills along with creating your own assignments, projects and tutorials for your classroom. Audience: 6-12 Technology Applications, CTE Audio Video Production Stacey Stallings Build-A-Pod 2:45 Repeats @ 2:45 ONLY DAY 2 p.m. Audience: K-12 ONLY The best way to learn how to use Nearpod is to explore the tools, edit, and create lessons for your own classroom. Spend time editing and creating a lesson, learn how to include various interactive features and content materials for your students. Bring your favorite PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation or customize a lesson from the Lesson Library that you will use with students. B100 Open Lab, 1st Floor Canvas: A Work of Art BOTH DAYS Elena Salinas and Introduction to Canvas: Beginners will have a hands-on Michelle Allen experience by creating assignments and announcements and will be able to add websites to their Canvas modules. Audience: K-2 Room A214, 2nd Floor
July 30 - PM Sessions Hands-On Sessions (1 hour 30 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:45 Canvas Super User Canvas: Getting Started and Set Up for Success DAY 1 ONLY Learn how to provide your students and parents the opportunity (and the responsibility) to view slides, materials and resources, take quizzes, respond to class discussions and play games tied to instruction, all through Canvas. Audience: 6-12 Room B210, 2nd Floor Justin Lightsey Canvas: Help Me Succeed BOTH DAYS Audience: 9-12 Attendees will learn how to set up syllabus page, configure notifications, embed Instructional Guides/Lesson Plans, and create assignments and quizzes that can be submitted and graded within Canvas. After demonstrating these skills, attendees will receive individual assistance geared to their needs with completing these goals. Room D209, 2nd Floor Amy Lavigne Creating SMART Lessons DAY 1 ONLY Audience: 3-5 This session is used to model making a SMART lesson to help pace your day and stay on track. Learn to create slides including pages students are working on to model, links to activities and videos, create tabs for questions, and more. During this session, you will also be able to create a lesson you can use to start the year. Room B209, 2nd Floor
July 30 - PM Sessions Hands-On Sessions (1 hour 30 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:45 Brooke Lowery Ehhh, What’s up Google Doc? 2:45 Repeats twice on DAY 2 p.m. Audience: K-12, ONLY Librarians, Technology Follow your wild hair by hopping over to learn how to use Google Docs beyond the basic word processing Applications application with Brooke from friEdTechnology. Use your creativity to produce charts, timelines, and choice boards. But that's not all folks, in this session, we will uncover the hidden features within the rabbit hole that is Google Docs. A200 Open Lab, 2nd Floor David Hernandez Everyone Can Create BOTH DAYS Leverage iPad using FREE curriculum and ideas to enrich all classes with multi modal, engaging content. Students use photography, drawing, video creation and music to make projects across different creative mediums to engender the next generation of innovators, artists and creators! Audience: K-12 Room A220, 2nd Floor Charles Fox Experiment with Class Lab BOTH DAYS Learn to use SMART’s Class Lab feature to further students understanding of multiple contents in a fun way. Setting up is a breeze and interaction with the created games can be in a whole class or small group setting. It changes the way you can introduce and review your content. Audience: K-5, Librarians, Room D203, Technology Applications 2nd Floor
July 30 - PM Sessions Hands-On Sessions (1 hour 30 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:45 Kimberly Ball Get SMARTer about Real-Time Checks for 2:45 Understanding with SLSO p.m. Repeats AM ONLY on DAY 2 ONLY Create custom and engaging formative assessments in just a few minutes. During this session you'll uncover how you can use any device to get immediate feedback on student understanding without breaking the flow of your lesson. Leave with ready made Formative Assessments that can be used before, during or following a lesson. Audience: K-12, Librarians B200 Open Lab, 2nd Floor Crystal Fox Getting to Know Our New Adoption: Pearson 1:00 Grade K-5 p.m. Audience: PK-5 BOTH DAYS ONLY Dig into our new adoption by Pearson and see all that Room D207, it has to offer for our students. Pearson curriculum 2nd Floor consultants will lead hands on training in online components, print materials and all resources. Come get your first look at our new adoption! Springboard Rep Getting to Know Our New Adoption: Pre-AP 1:00 ELAR grades 6-8, Springboard p.m. Repeats AM ONLY on DAY 2 ONLY Dig into our new adoption by Springboard and see all Room D206, that it has to offer for our students. Springboard 2nd Floor curriculum consultants will lead hands-on training in online components, print materials and all resources. Come get your first look at our new adoption! Audience: 6-8 ELAR, Librarians, Administrators
July 30 - PM Sessions Hands-On Sessions (1 hour 30 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:45 hello SMART BOTH DAYS Aleida Hoff and Jean Advanced users create and deliver cross-curricular Bowman lessons through a collaborative work-space with game based activities and formative assessments all combined into one ultimate educational software suite. Come join us for a hands on learning experience! Audience: K-2 Room D204, 2nd Floor Increase Engagement with Nearpod BOTH DAYS Melodee Whitt and Learn how to easily create Nearpod lessons Alicia Garza that promote total class involvement. Audience: K-5 Room A210, 2nd Floor Stacey Stallings It’s Alive!! - Your Lesson That Is 1:00 Repeats @ 1:00 ONLY DAY 2 p.m. Audience: K-12 ONLY This workshop is designed for anyone who is brand new to Nearpod and wants to get started using Nearpod in their classrooms! Participants will experience all the interactive features, explore the Nearpod Lesson Library, learn how to launch both Live and Student Paced lessons, and access post-session reports. B100 Open Lab, 1st Floor
July 30 - PM Sessions Hands-On Sessions (1 hour 30 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:45 Emily Schellinger It’s More than Videos! Discovery Education is and Stephen Seiler your New Favorite Resource! DAY 1 ONLY Virtual field trips, educational learning boards, videos and assessment builders make Discovery Education a hidden instructional gem! Join our hands-on exploration of what this resource has to offer instructionally! Audience: 3-8 Room A218, 2nd Floor Debra Garcia and Learning with Learning.com Albert Galvan BOTH DAYS This course is designed to help teachers incorporate more interactive technology into their classrooms. By helping students learn how to create presentations, learn word processing skills, spreadsheets, charts, keyboarding skills, etc.. Audience: 6-8, Room D212, Technology Applications 2nd Floor Sarah Sivils Next-Level Nearpod: Use, then Create! BOTH DAYS Audience: 6-12 This session will provide you the best practices for upgrading your power point presentations. See how to embed activities into your lecture slides, use graphics that have been pre-created by other teachers, and finally create your own! Room A213, 2nd Floor
July 30 - PM Sessions Hands-On Sessions (1 hour 30 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:45 Gilbert Porter Quizzes in Canvas for Beginners 1:00 DAY 1 ONLY - LAST CHANCE! p.m. Audience: 3-12 ONLY Learn to use Canvas to streamline teaching, improve classroom management, increase teacher and student engagement--Google docs, grading writing (speed grader), rubrics, self-graded assignments (quizzes), new gradebook, mobile app, due dates, third party integrations (LTIs), and anything else they can think of as time permits. Walk out with something you can use right away. Room A219, 2nd Floor Gilbert Porter Quizzes in Canvas for Intermediate to Advanced 2:45 Users p.m. Audience: 3-12 ONLY ONE TIME ONLY! Learn to use Canvas to streamline teaching, improve classroom management, increase teacher and student engagement--Google docs, grading writing (speed grader), rubrics, self-graded assignments (quizzes), new gradebook, mobile app, due dates, third party integrations (LTIs), and anything else they can think of as time permits. Walk out with something you can use right away. Room A219, 2nd Floor Kimberly Ball SMART Amazing Race: Personalized Learning 1:00 with SMART Learning Suite Online p.m. DAY 1 ONLY - LAST CHANCE! ONLY Explore ways to easily personalize learning experiences in your classroom with Smart Learning Suite online. Quickly create engaging activities that empower student voice, initiative, and meta cognition. Audience: K-12, Librarians B200 Open Lab, 2nd Floor
July 30 - PM Sessions Hands-On Sessions (1 hour 30 min.) Start Times 1:00 | 2:45 SMART Notebook 18 in the classroom DAY 1 ONLY Discover how to integrate SMART Notebook Elizabeth Burdette and to deliver engaging lessons in your classroom Jenni Murphy to enhance Pearlized Math and ELAR. Audience: PK-2 Room A217, 2nd Floor Lisa Trejo and Student Interactive Nearpod Activities for Nora Casas-Garcia Social Studies BOTH DAYS Have your student be self-driven and engaged as they collaborate with peers and demonstrate mastery of content via Nearpod. Self paced lessons with immediate teacher feedback and interaction. Audience: 6-8 Social Room A209, Studies 2nd Floor Brooke Lowery The Wonder of Google Draw 1:00 ONE TIME ONLY! p.m. ONLY Google Draw is more than just a quick customizable canvas for word art. Learn to create graphics, lesson material, and more. Learn tricks that will make any Googler ooh & ahh. Audience: K-12, Librarians, A200 Open Lab, Technology Applications 2nd Floor
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