NCTIES 2010 March 3rd-5th :: Pre Conference
Site last published: 03/08/10
Pre-Conference Sessions
March 3rd
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Classroom Assessment by the Minute: Teaching Students to Monitor Their Own Learning From No-Tech to High-Tech
The pressure of covering the curriculum while preparing for EOCs or EOGs often prevents us from integrating formative assessment strategies that lead to higher quality learning. The secret to overcoming those external pressures lies in how we think about assessment opportunities minute-by-minute. During this interactive session, we will rethink the roles of teacher and student as we explore easy-to-use strategies for preparing students to monitor their own learning. Participants will leave with simple strategies to help their students see ongoing, formative assessment as an essential learning tool for learning. Examples range from no-tech to high-tech strategies for engaging students while gathering feedback.
Bobby Hobgood
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$50
OR
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$50
The pressure of covering the curriculum while preparing for EOCs or EOGs often prevents us from integrating formative assessment strategies that lead to higher quality learning. The secret to overcoming those external pressures lies in how we think about assessment opportunities minute-by-minute. During this interactive session, we will rethink the roles of teacher and student as we explore easy-to-use strategies for preparing students to monitor their own learning. Participants will leave with simple strategies to help their students see ongoing, formative assessment as an essential learning tool for learning. Examples range from no-tech to high-tech strategies for engaging students while gathering feedback.
Bobby Hobgood
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$50
OR
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$50
Make It and Take It 2.0
Come to this workshop and leave with your own websites! If you are an elementary teacher come and create your first website and blog to use with your students when you return to your classroom! This safe, supportive workshop is designed to help educators in PK-5 see the value and relevance of some web 2.0 tools and to then create resources with these free tools to be used with their students upon returning to school. Blogs, simple web pages and other tools will be included in this workshop. From "ah ha!" to "ta da!" in one workshop!
Gail Lovely
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$50
Come to this workshop and leave with your own websites! If you are an elementary teacher come and create your first website and blog to use with your students when you return to your classroom! This safe, supportive workshop is designed to help educators in PK-5 see the value and relevance of some web 2.0 tools and to then create resources with these free tools to be used with their students upon returning to school. Blogs, simple web pages and other tools will be included in this workshop. From "ah ha!" to "ta da!" in one workshop!
Gail Lovely
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$50
Connect in Your Classroom with Google
In this workshop we will explore Google applications that will allow you to connect with your students and parents. We will use Google Sites to create a classroom website, Google Groups to create a parent group, Google Docs to create collaboration opportunities for your students and more. Come prepared to leave with a “connected classroom”.
Jennifer Nobles & Adam Renfro
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$50
OR
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$50
In this workshop we will explore Google applications that will allow you to connect with your students and parents. We will use Google Sites to create a classroom website, Google Groups to create a parent group, Google Docs to create collaboration opportunities for your students and more. Come prepared to leave with a “connected classroom”.
Jennifer Nobles & Adam Renfro
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$50
OR
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$50
Second Life: PD in Your PJs (Beginner)
Second Life is a virtual environment where educators all over the world gather to share ideas, attend workshops and create online learning opportunities. Join us in this 1/2 day hands-on workshop to create your Second Life avatar and learn how to perform basic actions in the virtual world including navigation, communication and customization. Participants will leave this session with enough knowledge to attend a presentation/workshop in Second Life. (Bring Your Own Laptop)
Rob Muhlestein and Julie LaChance
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$50
Second Life is a virtual environment where educators all over the world gather to share ideas, attend workshops and create online learning opportunities. Join us in this 1/2 day hands-on workshop to create your Second Life avatar and learn how to perform basic actions in the virtual world including navigation, communication and customization. Participants will leave this session with enough knowledge to attend a presentation/workshop in Second Life. (Bring Your Own Laptop)
Rob Muhlestein and Julie LaChance
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$50
Second LIfe: Teaching in Your PJ's (Advanced)
A continuation of PD in Your PJ's, this session is for intermediate users of Second Life. Participants in this session should already have a Second Life avatar and have enough knowledge to be able to navigate and communicate effectively in the virtual world. We'll explore techniques for inventory and contact management, basic building skills and allow time for answering specific questions from the workshop attendees. Time will also be given to exchange tools and tips for teaching in Second Life.
Rob Muhlestein and Julie LaChance
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$50
A continuation of PD in Your PJ's, this session is for intermediate users of Second Life. Participants in this session should already have a Second Life avatar and have enough knowledge to be able to navigate and communicate effectively in the virtual world. We'll explore techniques for inventory and contact management, basic building skills and allow time for answering specific questions from the workshop attendees. Time will also be given to exchange tools and tips for teaching in Second Life.
Rob Muhlestein and Julie LaChance
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$50
Photoshop and Premiere Elements 9
Photoshop Elements: Some people do not know that Photoshop Elements is a easier to use scaled down version of Photoshop that costs considerably less. Learn how you can use Elements to enhance text and photos with built in layer styles, fix common photograph problems like poor color, lightness/darkness and red eye. You will also see how Elements can create a photomerge and prepare photo proof sheets for easy printing. And...Adobe Premiere Elements: Have you been looking for way cool easy video creation on your Windows machine? If so, take a look at Premiere Elements. This class will start off talking about the basics of capturing quality video. We will then use Premiere Elements to create a video file with slick transitions, text effects, sound tracks, narration and more! If you are familiar with layers in Photoshop you will love the ease of use of Premiere Elements! The class will conclude with a discussion on how to output your project to the web, dvd or computer.
Leslie Fisher
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
$100
Photoshop Elements: Some people do not know that Photoshop Elements is a easier to use scaled down version of Photoshop that costs considerably less. Learn how you can use Elements to enhance text and photos with built in layer styles, fix common photograph problems like poor color, lightness/darkness and red eye. You will also see how Elements can create a photomerge and prepare photo proof sheets for easy printing. And...Adobe Premiere Elements: Have you been looking for way cool easy video creation on your Windows machine? If so, take a look at Premiere Elements. This class will start off talking about the basics of capturing quality video. We will then use Premiere Elements to create a video file with slick transitions, text effects, sound tracks, narration and more! If you are familiar with layers in Photoshop you will love the ease of use of Premiere Elements! The class will conclude with a discussion on how to output your project to the web, dvd or computer.
Leslie Fisher
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
$100
Kevin's Easy and Fun Technology Toolbox
In this hands on day of training teachers will dive in and try out the best of web 2.0 and free applications to empower learning. This workshop is an always-changing romp through many exciting free tools we can use in schools with classrooms examples. My picks come from lists that are vetted through the filter of hundreds of classroom teachers around the world. We'll explore the idea of teachers as explorers and the concept of "taming the tools" so we can better use them in education. Let's will dive in and try out the best of web 2.0 and free applications to empower learning.
Kevin Honeycutt
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
$100
In this hands on day of training teachers will dive in and try out the best of web 2.0 and free applications to empower learning. This workshop is an always-changing romp through many exciting free tools we can use in schools with classrooms examples. My picks come from lists that are vetted through the filter of hundreds of classroom teachers around the world. We'll explore the idea of teachers as explorers and the concept of "taming the tools" so we can better use them in education. Let's will dive in and try out the best of web 2.0 and free applications to empower learning.
Kevin Honeycutt
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
$100
DE Streaming
Finding and playing video segments is one of the many ways you can use the Discovery Education streaming library. But did you know that your DE streaming resource includes a built-in Interactive Atlas, Calendar, hundreds of writing prompts, thousands of quiz questions and a whole lot more? Did you know that you can also create virtual field trips, interactive multimedia presentations and insert yourself right into the action with free Web 2.0 resources? During this hands-on session you will learn how to integrate DE streaming tools that are aligned to North Carolina’s state standards in new and exciting ways to reach your 21st century student.
Justin Karkow
TBD
Finding and playing video segments is one of the many ways you can use the Discovery Education streaming library. But did you know that your DE streaming resource includes a built-in Interactive Atlas, Calendar, hundreds of writing prompts, thousands of quiz questions and a whole lot more? Did you know that you can also create virtual field trips, interactive multimedia presentations and insert yourself right into the action with free Web 2.0 resources? During this hands-on session you will learn how to integrate DE streaming tools that are aligned to North Carolina’s state standards in new and exciting ways to reach your 21st century student.
Justin Karkow
TBD
Technology + High Quality Content = Enhanced Teaching & Learning (SAS Curriculum Pathways)
Attend this session to investigate award-winning resources that engage students, develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, and support differentiated instruction and various learning styles. Available to educators at no cost, SAS® Curriculum Pathways® provides interactive, standards-linked resources in English, science, mathematics, social studies, and Spanish for grades 8-12 in traditional, virtual, and home schools. SAS focuses on topics where doing, seeing and listening provide information and encourage insights in ways conventional methods cannot. Session is designed for middle and high school teachers, curriculum coordinators, and administrators.
Deborah Gray
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$50
Attend this session to investigate award-winning resources that engage students, develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, and support differentiated instruction and various learning styles. Available to educators at no cost, SAS® Curriculum Pathways® provides interactive, standards-linked resources in English, science, mathematics, social studies, and Spanish for grades 8-12 in traditional, virtual, and home schools. SAS focuses on topics where doing, seeing and listening provide information and encourage insights in ways conventional methods cannot. Session is designed for middle and high school teachers, curriculum coordinators, and administrators.
Deborah Gray
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$50
Multiple Representations of Knowledge Through Digital Media
This energetic session will demonstrate that with freely available digital technologies students can demonstrate their understanding of course content in multiple ways (images, audio, video, presentations, artwork, and more). Each student's end product (learning artifact) allows them to personally self-express their mastery of the content. Although teachers may not be comfortable using all of today's technology it is important to consider allowing students to use it to communicate their understanding as they are often more naturally able to more fully express themselves with digital media.
Clif Mims
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$50
This energetic session will demonstrate that with freely available digital technologies students can demonstrate their understanding of course content in multiple ways (images, audio, video, presentations, artwork, and more). Each student's end product (learning artifact) allows them to personally self-express their mastery of the content. Although teachers may not be comfortable using all of today's technology it is important to consider allowing students to use it to communicate their understanding as they are often more naturally able to more fully express themselves with digital media.
Clif Mims
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$50
ActivQuest for FlipChart Knowledge
Embark on a curriculum quest to discover new tips and tricks for your school and classroom. Join us for a day of intense mini-workshops that will be delivered in fun and exciting ways. Some of the topics for the day will include Building a Flipchart, ActivInspire Points of Interest, Digital Storytelling and Making your Activboard Student Centered. At the end of the day, you’ll have all you need to harness the power of your flipchart knowledge.
Matt Barfield, Marlo Gaddis, Kathryn Vaugh
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
$100
Embark on a curriculum quest to discover new tips and tricks for your school and classroom. Join us for a day of intense mini-workshops that will be delivered in fun and exciting ways. Some of the topics for the day will include Building a Flipchart, ActivInspire Points of Interest, Digital Storytelling and Making your Activboard Student Centered. At the end of the day, you’ll have all you need to harness the power of your flipchart knowledge.
Matt Barfield, Marlo Gaddis, Kathryn Vaugh
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
$100
Did You Know?
We all know that technology shapes the way our students interact with the world. However, some educators still find it hard to understand how to teach with these tools. Spend time in the Apple Classroom and experience easy ways to engage your students using Apple technology. With these powerful tools, you will be amazed at the things you can do that you couldn't do before. Join us to learn and to have fun! This workshop is for educators who are new to the Macintosh platform or who are just beginning!
Janice Adams, Apple Inc.
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$50
OR
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$50
We all know that technology shapes the way our students interact with the world. However, some educators still find it hard to understand how to teach with these tools. Spend time in the Apple Classroom and experience easy ways to engage your students using Apple technology. With these powerful tools, you will be amazed at the things you can do that you couldn't do before. Join us to learn and to have fun! This workshop is for educators who are new to the Macintosh platform or who are just beginning!
Janice Adams, Apple Inc.
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$50
OR
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$50