Director of Learning and Innovation, Grossmont UHSD
Dan McDowell is the Director of Learning and Innovation in the Grossmont Union High School District. His current district projects include, but aren’t limited to, creating a vision for high quality instruction, organizing professional learning for teachers and administrators, and... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 9:30am - 10:00am PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Beginner level educators will see how educational music videos, which can be used to support literacy in History, Science, & Technical Subjects satisfies the CCSS Career/Readiness Anchor standards in writing production/research, which requires students to "produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others." It also supports both Speaking and Listening anchor standards by "integrating and evaluating information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally."
After teaching in a 1:1 program that received national attention, Laura moved on to become an Ed Tech Director for a K-8 Apple Distinguished district. Her pride is transforming a low-performing, non-tech school in to a PBL, technology integrated school that received two Classroom... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Be excellent to yourself, get a blog started. Blogs aren’t just about reflection; they are flexible tools you can use in a variety of ways to run your class, organize your materials, collaborate with colleagues, share your discoveries, and inspire your students. This session will include lots of examples and cover some key blogging skills such as, adding links and images, scheduling a post in advance, posting via email and customizing your sidebar. Common Core expects students to publish online, blogs are the best way to get that happening in your classroom. Thinking of starting a class website? Come see what a class blog can do that job even better. Already blogging? Come see what else you can try.
Jen Roberts is a National Board Certified high school English teacher, a Google Certified Innovator, and the co-author of Power Up: Making the Shift to 1:1 Teaching and Learning. Jen has been teaching with 1:1 laptops for her students since 2008. Her blog is Litandtech.com. She... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Intermediate to Advanced Rock Stars, we'll learn that by using branched/interactive videos, you have a way to allow students to determine the course of their learning. Students then integrate what they learn using technology with what they learn offline, as well as evaluate, make decisions, and analyze dynamic digital “text” in accordance with the needs of the Common Core Standards.
Coordinator, Teacher Effectiveness, San Diego County Office of Education
All students deserve to experience a successful educational career, but due to one or more factors are not getting the opportunities and supports they need to achieve and thrive. These factors can include gender, race, socio-economic status, parental involvement, geographic location... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Connected educators connect their students to the world. Learn how to utilize Google Hangouts to not only connect yourself to the world, but to open a window to the world for your students. You will learn how to use Google+ features to find other connected educators. In addition, I will share fun interactive connections your students can have with other classrooms such as Mystery Location Calls, Mystery Character, and Mystery Career Calls. These Google Hangout games embody the 4 Cs of the Common Core: create, collaborate, communicate, and critical think. Beginner.
Instructional Coach, Escondido Union School District
Jo-Ann is an Instructional Coach at a new innovative school called Quantum Academy at the Nicolaysen Center. Jo-Ann was tasked with the incredible job of researching and designing Quantum Academy. Quantum Academy promotes the development of creative confidence in all students and... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Maximize your teacher workflow by creating an effective website using Google Sites. Add resources, announcements, links, calendar(s), and much more to your teacher site. See also how students can create Google Sites to serve as a central hub for their work.
Sites help teacher communicate purpose(s) and connection to Common Core Sites serve as a way for students to students to show evidence of achieving Common Core Standards. Student self-publishing addresses some CCSS directly. (Ex: “Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products…”)
Instructional Technology Outreach Coordinator, Los Angeles County Office of Education
Scott has worked in K-12 education for 30 years and in higher education for 20 years. He has taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Scott currently works as an Instructional Technology Outreach Coordinator at the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Scott also... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Let's use multiple GAFE tools, web apps, and Google products to revolutionize the way you design lessons in your classroom. We will look at both smart lesson design and creative ways in which students can demonstrate their learning. . .and have fun at the same time.
Educator & Consultant, San Diego County Office of Education
Jeff has been an educator for over 25 years. He has served as a classroom teacher, an instructional technology coach, an adjunct professor of education, a Google in Education Trainer and Innovator, an Adobe Creative Educator Leader, and a ViewSonic Authorized Trainer. During this... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Director of Learning and Innovation, Grossmont UHSD
Dan McDowell is the Director of Learning and Innovation in the Grossmont Union High School District. His current district projects include, but aren’t limited to, creating a vision for high quality instruction, organizing professional learning for teachers and administrators, and... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Personalize content for students by creating your own curriculum. iBooks Author is an easy to use program that allows teachers to gear content towards individual students’ needs. Come learn how easy is it to use your Apple computer to create beautiful interactive books for your students’ iPads or computers. Walk away with a Common Core aligned Multi-Touch Book that utilizes your personal strategies and creates a student centered learning environment.
Do you know something well enough to teach it? Ask your students to do that on their iPads! There are a wide variety of FREE screencasting apps and it’s a great way to assess student thinking plus it can be a great teacher resource, too. This session will take you through screen casting 101 and will leave you with a final screencast and a plan for using this successfully in your classroom! This session is designed for beginners.
Educational Technology Specialist, Escondido Union School District
Krystle Miller is passionate about all things teaching, learning, and edtech. She works as an Educational Technology Specialist focusing on implementing the Common Core State Standards, STEM, and integrating technology for her district. Most recently, she worked as a Technology Integration... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Google Forms can be a powerful tool to collect information, especially if you know these tricks. You’ll learn about how to use “data validation” to get exactly what you want from a form, how to create multiple-page “branching” forms, how to set up a password-protected form, how to customize the look and style of your form, and how to analyze the information you get back. Use Forms to collect the information you want quickly and easily! For Intermediate users of Forms; helps students achieve CCSS Anchor Standards W6, W8, and R7, among others.
Tuesday June 23, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
From clickers, to gamification, to forms. Socrtive, Kahoot! and Google Forms can help you engage and assess your students. These tools help give all students a voice and help eliminate the classroom shout outs. Collect meaningful information that you can use to inform instruction, share with students, teachers and parents.
We will look at ways to assess leaning with Socrative, Kahoot! and Google Forms.
A 2-hour lunch that is an "unconference" of its own. This is also daily social time built into the schedule, long lunches are on purpose. CUE Rock Star is about the powerful "what if" conversations that happen during this time, after sessions, and that carry on into the evening.
Tuesday June 23, 2015 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Beginner level educators will see how educational music videos, which can be used to support literacy in History, Science, & Technical Subjects satisfies the CCSS Career/Readiness Anchor standards in writing production/research, which requires students to "produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others." It also supports both Speaking and Listening anchor standards by "integrating and evaluating information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally."
After teaching in a 1:1 program that received national attention, Laura moved on to become an Ed Tech Director for a K-8 Apple Distinguished district. Her pride is transforming a low-performing, non-tech school in to a PBL, technology integrated school that received two Classroom... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Be excellent to yourself, get a blog started. Blogs aren’t just about reflection; they are flexible tools you can use in a variety of ways to run your class, organize your materials, collaborate with colleagues, share your discoveries, and inspire your students. This session will include lots of examples and cover some key blogging skills such as, adding links and images, scheduling a post in advance, posting via email and customizing your sidebar. Common Core expects students to publish online, blogs are the best way to get that happening in your classroom. Thinking of starting a class website? Come see what a class blog can do that job even better. Already blogging? Come see what else you can try.
Jen Roberts is a National Board Certified high school English teacher, a Google Certified Innovator, and the co-author of Power Up: Making the Shift to 1:1 Teaching and Learning. Jen has been teaching with 1:1 laptops for her students since 2008. Her blog is Litandtech.com. She... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Intermediate to Advanced Rock Stars, we'll learn that by using branched/interactive videos, you have a way to allow students to determine the course of their learning. Students then integrate what they learn using technology with what they learn offline, as well as evaluate, make decisions, and analyze dynamic digital “text” in accordance with the needs of the Common Core Standards.
Coordinator, Teacher Effectiveness, San Diego County Office of Education
All students deserve to experience a successful educational career, but due to one or more factors are not getting the opportunities and supports they need to achieve and thrive. These factors can include gender, race, socio-economic status, parental involvement, geographic location... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Connected educators connect their students to the world. Learn how to utilize Google Hangouts to not only connect yourself to the world, but to open a window to the world for your students. You will learn how to use Google+ features to find other connected educators. In addition, I will share fun interactive connections your students can have with other classrooms such as Mystery Location Calls, Mystery Character, and Mystery Career Calls. These Google Hangout games embody the 4 Cs of the Common Core: create, collaborate, communicate, and critical think. Beginner.
Instructional Coach, Escondido Union School District
Jo-Ann is an Instructional Coach at a new innovative school called Quantum Academy at the Nicolaysen Center. Jo-Ann was tasked with the incredible job of researching and designing Quantum Academy. Quantum Academy promotes the development of creative confidence in all students and... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Maximize your teacher workflow by creating an effective website using Google Sites. Add resources, announcements, links, calendar(s), and much more to your teacher site. See also how students can create Google Sites to serve as a central hub for their work.
Sites help teacher communicate purpose(s) and connection to Common Core Sites serve as a way for students to students to show evidence of achieving Common Core Standards. Student self-publishing addresses some CCSS directly. (Ex: “Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products…”)
Instructional Technology Outreach Coordinator, Los Angeles County Office of Education
Scott has worked in K-12 education for 30 years and in higher education for 20 years. He has taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Scott currently works as an Instructional Technology Outreach Coordinator at the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Scott also... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Let's use multiple GAFE tools, web apps, and Google products to revolutionize the way you design lessons in your classroom. We will look at both smart lesson design and creative ways in which students can demonstrate their learning. . .and have fun at the same time.
Educator & Consultant, San Diego County Office of Education
Jeff has been an educator for over 25 years. He has served as a classroom teacher, an instructional technology coach, an adjunct professor of education, a Google in Education Trainer and Innovator, an Adobe Creative Educator Leader, and a ViewSonic Authorized Trainer. During this... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Director of Learning and Innovation, Grossmont UHSD
Dan McDowell is the Director of Learning and Innovation in the Grossmont Union High School District. His current district projects include, but aren’t limited to, creating a vision for high quality instruction, organizing professional learning for teachers and administrators, and... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Personalize content for students by creating your own curriculum. iBooks Author is an easy to use program that allows teachers to gear content towards individual students’ needs. Come learn how easy is it to use your Apple computer to create beautiful interactive books for your students’ iPads or computers. Walk away with a Common Core aligned Multi-Touch Book that utilizes your personal strategies and creates a student centered learning environment.
Do you know something well enough to teach it? Ask your students to do that on their iPads! There are a wide variety of FREE screencasting apps and it’s a great way to assess student thinking plus it can be a great teacher resource, too. This session will take you through screen casting 101 and will leave you with a final screencast and a plan for using this successfully in your classroom! This session is designed for beginners.
Educational Technology Specialist, Escondido Union School District
Krystle Miller is passionate about all things teaching, learning, and edtech. She works as an Educational Technology Specialist focusing on implementing the Common Core State Standards, STEM, and integrating technology for her district. Most recently, she worked as a Technology Integration... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Google Forms can be a powerful tool to collect information, especially if you know these tricks. You’ll learn about how to use “data validation” to get exactly what you want from a form, how to create multiple-page “branching” forms, how to set up a password-protected form, how to customize the look and style of your form, and how to analyze the information you get back. Use Forms to collect the information you want quickly and easily! For Intermediate users of Forms; helps students achieve CCSS Anchor Standards W6, W8, and R7, among others.
Tuesday June 23, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
"From clickers, to gamification, to forms. Socrtive, Kahoot! and Google Forms can help you engage and assess your students. These tools help give all students a voice and help eliminate the classroom shout outs. Collect meaningful information that you can use to inform instruction, share with students, teachers and parents. We will look at ways to assess leaning with Socrative, Kahoot! and Google Forms."
Director of Learning and Innovation, Grossmont UHSD
Dan McDowell is the Director of Learning and Innovation in the Grossmont Union High School District. His current district projects include, but aren’t limited to, creating a vision for high quality instruction, organizing professional learning for teachers and administrators, and... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 9:30am - 10:00am PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Don’t forget about ELA when thinking about STEAM! ELA and STEAM fit together nicely by design so learn how to get to that sweet spot of Common Core and NGSS! This session will be a simulation of an inquiry lesson integrating ELA into STEAM. Be prepared to get hands-on as we explore these concepts as adult learners. Then we'll break down the strategies into manageable classroom pieces you can use right away.
Educational Technology Specialist, Escondido Union School District
Krystle Miller is passionate about all things teaching, learning, and edtech. She works as an Educational Technology Specialist focusing on implementing the Common Core State Standards, STEM, and integrating technology for her district. Most recently, she worked as a Technology Integration... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Mobile photography provides an opportunity to be artistic, analytical, share experiences, and incorporate the real world into personal learning. An image can be the springboard for expressing ideas and enhancing understanding through digital media and critical thinking skills. Students can use it to express themselves, demonstrate learning, and be creative. Plus, the story of your classroom, school, or district can be communicated in an engaging and effective manner through images. Of course one of the most important perks of mobile photography is it’s just plain FUN!
In this session, we will share basic photo composition strategies, go on a photowalk, explore a few apps for editing, and discuss classroom applications.
Please bring a mobile device - phone or tablet - that takes pictures to this session as well as a Mac, PC or Chromebook.
Director of Learning and Innovation, Grossmont UHSD
Dan McDowell is the Director of Learning and Innovation in the Grossmont Union High School District. His current district projects include, but aren’t limited to, creating a vision for high quality instruction, organizing professional learning for teachers and administrators, and... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
See how programming (a.k.a., coding) can help students address the Common Core Standards for all grade levels and subject areas. In addition to seeing the plethora of tools and resources for student coding, you will be provided with many examples and ideas for student projects that can applied in all (Yes, ALL!), grades and subject areas.
See examples of how programming can be beneficial to vital, transferrable skills such as problem-solving, close reading, computational thinking, collaboration and problem solving.
Instructional Technology Outreach Coordinator, Los Angeles County Office of Education
Scott has worked in K-12 education for 30 years and in higher education for 20 years. He has taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Scott currently works as an Instructional Technology Outreach Coordinator at the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Scott also... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
There's more to math, than just algorithms. The CCSS has brought to back light the need for students to also have conceptual understanding of mathematical concepts and the practical, real-world application of these concepts. Google Earth provides ways to do this in an engaging, creative way.
Coordinator, Teacher Effectiveness, San Diego County Office of Education
All students deserve to experience a successful educational career, but due to one or more factors are not getting the opportunities and supports they need to achieve and thrive. These factors can include gender, race, socio-economic status, parental involvement, geographic location... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Learn how students can use blogs, social bookmarking/content curation, images, video, and writing to facilitate their own learning and investigation and share it with a global audience in an authentic manner!
Educator & Consultant, San Diego County Office of Education
Jeff has been an educator for over 25 years. He has served as a classroom teacher, an instructional technology coach, an adjunct professor of education, a Google in Education Trainer and Innovator, an Adobe Creative Educator Leader, and a ViewSonic Authorized Trainer. During this... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Sketchnoting is a visual way to summarize what you are reading or listening to. It is a creative way to demonstrate what you have learned. This is a great way to integrate the arts into science, social studies, and math. In this session you will learn how to take sketchnotes on your iOS device using sketching apps like Paper53. In addition, you will learn how to app smash your sketchnotes with ThingLink and Explain Everything. This will not only inspire creativity, but integrate common core reading standards.
Instructional Coach, Escondido Union School District
Jo-Ann is an Instructional Coach at a new innovative school called Quantum Academy at the Nicolaysen Center. Jo-Ann was tasked with the incredible job of researching and designing Quantum Academy. Quantum Academy promotes the development of creative confidence in all students and... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Implementing the new Math standards is more than just teaching content. The Standards for Mathematical Practice guide teachers to not only focus on what to teach but how students learn mathematics. Explore tools and resources that enhance the implementation of these practices in your educational setting. Walk away with math or science lesson plans that use tools for collaboration, publication, and studnets centered learning in the area of mathematics or science.
At the core of Common Core is inquiry: students learn from their experiences rather than from a teacher. Science classes have been conducted this way for years; now online simulations bring inquiry-based activities within the reach of any class. We’ll learn about some of the most popular and useful simulations available, and about how to incorporate those into a robust inquiry-based unit for students. For Beginning tech users; addresses CCSS standards RST3, RST7, RST8, and RST9, among others.
Wednesday June 24, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Students are tired of the same old science and math notebooks. To truly make STEAM come alive, this session will focus on integrating creativity in to a traditionally technical environment.
CCSS standards addressed: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST: Production and Distribution of Writing; Research to Build and Apply Knowledge
After teaching in a 1:1 program that received national attention, Laura moved on to become an Ed Tech Director for a K-8 Apple Distinguished district. Her pride is transforming a low-performing, non-tech school in to a PBL, technology integrated school that received two Classroom... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
STEAM is great, but what happens when the engineers can’t write about their inventions? How many opportunities are lost because a person with great technical skills can’t communicate with their colleagues about their ideas? Lets talk about how we add more technical writing to our classrooms. Lets play with some tools that will help students write about their observations, discoveries, and the data their experiments generate. Common Core standards dramatically increase the amount of technical literacy happening in our classrooms. Come build the lessons that will get students practicing their STEAM skills and their writing skills too.
Jen Roberts is a National Board Certified high school English teacher, a Google Certified Innovator, and the co-author of Power Up: Making the Shift to 1:1 Teaching and Learning. Jen has been teaching with 1:1 laptops for her students since 2008. Her blog is Litandtech.com. She... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
A 2-hour lunch that is an "unconference" of its own. This is also daily social time built into the schedule, long lunches are on purpose. CUE Rock Star is about the powerful "what if" conversations that happen during this time, after sessions, and that carry on into the evening.
Wednesday June 24, 2015 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Don’t forget about ELA when thinking about STEAM! ELA and STEAM fit together nicely by design so learn how to get to that sweet spot of Common Core and NGSS! This session will be a simulation of an inquiry lesson integrating ELA into STEAM. Be prepared to get hands-on as we explore these concepts as adult learners. Then we'll break down the strategies into manageable classroom pieces you can use right away.
Educational Technology Specialist, Escondido Union School District
Krystle Miller is passionate about all things teaching, learning, and edtech. She works as an Educational Technology Specialist focusing on implementing the Common Core State Standards, STEM, and integrating technology for her district. Most recently, she worked as a Technology Integration... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Mobile photography provides an opportunity to be artistic, analytical, share experiences, and incorporate the real world into personal learning. An image can be the springboard for expressing ideas and enhancing understanding through digital media and critical thinking skills. Students can use it to express themselves, demonstrate learning, and be creative. Plus, the story of your classroom, school, or district can be communicated in an engaging and effective manner through images. Of course one of the most important perks of mobile photography is it’s just plain FUN!
In this session, we will share basic photo composition strategies, go on a photowalk, explore a few apps for editing, and discuss classroom applications.
Please bring a mobile device - phone or tablet - that takes pictures to this session as well as a Mac, PC or Chromebook.
Director of Learning and Innovation, Grossmont UHSD
Dan McDowell is the Director of Learning and Innovation in the Grossmont Union High School District. His current district projects include, but aren’t limited to, creating a vision for high quality instruction, organizing professional learning for teachers and administrators, and... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
See how programming (a.k.a., coding) can help students address the Common Core Standards for all grade levels and subject areas. In addition to seeing the plethora of tools and resources for student coding, you will be provided with many examples and ideas for student projects that can applied in all (Yes, ALL!), grades and subject areas.
See examples of how programming can be beneficial to vital, transferrable skills such as problem-solving, close reading, computational thinking, collaboration and problem solving.
Instructional Technology Outreach Coordinator, Los Angeles County Office of Education
Scott has worked in K-12 education for 30 years and in higher education for 20 years. He has taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Scott currently works as an Instructional Technology Outreach Coordinator at the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Scott also... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
There's more to math, than just algorithms. The CCSS has brought to back light the need for students to also have conceptual understanding of mathematical concepts and the practical, real-world application of these concepts. Google Earth provides ways to do this in an engaging, creative way.
Coordinator, Teacher Effectiveness, San Diego County Office of Education
All students deserve to experience a successful educational career, but due to one or more factors are not getting the opportunities and supports they need to achieve and thrive. These factors can include gender, race, socio-economic status, parental involvement, geographic location... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Learn how students can use blogs, social bookmarking/content curation, images, video, and writing to facilitate their own learning and investigation and share it with a global audience in an authentic manner!
Educator & Consultant, San Diego County Office of Education
Jeff has been an educator for over 25 years. He has served as a classroom teacher, an instructional technology coach, an adjunct professor of education, a Google in Education Trainer and Innovator, an Adobe Creative Educator Leader, and a ViewSonic Authorized Trainer. During this... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Sketchnoting is a visual way to summarize what you are reading or listening to. It is a creative way to demonstrate what you have learned. This is a great way to integrate the arts into science, social studies, and math. In this session you will learn how to take sketchnotes on your iOS device using sketching apps like Paper53. In addition, you will learn how to app smash your sketchnotes with ThingLink and Explain Everything. This will not only inspire creativity, but integrate common core reading standards.
Instructional Coach, Escondido Union School District
Jo-Ann is an Instructional Coach at a new innovative school called Quantum Academy at the Nicolaysen Center. Jo-Ann was tasked with the incredible job of researching and designing Quantum Academy. Quantum Academy promotes the development of creative confidence in all students and... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Implementing the new Math standards is more than just teaching content. The Standards for Mathematical Practice guide teachers to not only focus on what to teach but how students learn mathematics. Explore tools and resources that enhance the implementation of these practices in your educational setting. Walk away with math or science lesson plans that use tools for collaboration, publication, and studnets centered learning in the area of mathematics or science.
At the core of Common Core is inquiry: students learn from their experiences rather than from a teacher. Science classes have been conducted this way for years; now online simulations bring inquiry-based activities within the reach of any class. We’ll learn about some of the most popular and useful simulations available, and about how to incorporate those into a robust inquiry-based unit for students. For Beginning tech users; addresses CCSS standards RST3, RST7, RST8, and RST9, among others.
Wednesday June 24, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Students are tired of the same old science and math notebooks. To truly make STEAM come alive, this session will focus on integrating creativity in to a traditionally technical environment.
CCSS standards addressed: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST: Production and Distribution of Writing; Research to Build and Apply Knowledge
After teaching in a 1:1 program that received national attention, Laura moved on to become an Ed Tech Director for a K-8 Apple Distinguished district. Her pride is transforming a low-performing, non-tech school in to a PBL, technology integrated school that received two Classroom... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
STEAM is great, but what happens when the engineers can’t write about their inventions? How many opportunities are lost because a person with great technical skills can’t communicate with their colleagues about their ideas? Lets talk about how we add more technical writing to our classrooms. Lets play with some tools that will help students write about their observations, discoveries, and the data their experiments generate. Common Core standards dramatically increase the amount of technical literacy happening in our classrooms. Come build the lessons that will get students practicing their STEAM skills and their writing skills too.
Jen Roberts is a National Board Certified high school English teacher, a Google Certified Innovator, and the co-author of Power Up: Making the Shift to 1:1 Teaching and Learning. Jen has been teaching with 1:1 laptops for her students since 2008. Her blog is Litandtech.com. She... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Director of Learning and Innovation, Grossmont UHSD
Dan McDowell is the Director of Learning and Innovation in the Grossmont Union High School District. His current district projects include, but aren’t limited to, creating a vision for high quality instruction, organizing professional learning for teachers and administrators, and... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2015 9:30am - 10:00am PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
The Common Core expects students to create, collaborate, communicate, and to think critically. This means our students need to use iOS apps in an innovative way to demonstrate their learning to think critically about the world around them. In addition, the power of student choice and the ability to share ones work with a larger audience than the teacher is of great importance. This session you will learn how to effectively create and sustain a culture of app smashing in your classroom.
Instructional Coach, Escondido Union School District
Jo-Ann is an Instructional Coach at a new innovative school called Quantum Academy at the Nicolaysen Center. Jo-Ann was tasked with the incredible job of researching and designing Quantum Academy. Quantum Academy promotes the development of creative confidence in all students and... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Come learn techniques for using Blended Learning to improve the quality of student writing. In addition to using the 6 Traits Model as a guide, we will look at the benefits of writing for authentic audiences. This session will also demonstrate how new technologies can enhance collaborative writing, peer feedback, and differentiated instruction.
This session will address the Common Core Standards for writing at all grade levels.
Instructional Technology Outreach Coordinator, Los Angeles County Office of Education
Scott has worked in K-12 education for 30 years and in higher education for 20 years. He has taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Scott currently works as an Instructional Technology Outreach Coordinator at the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Scott also... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Educators will learn engaging way for students to demonstrate learning with mobile devices. A game-based learning approach inspires creation and knowledge acquisition. With Kahoot, you can ask deeper questions (DOK levels) and let students take control of their own learning. Can be used as a formative assessment tool to assess mastery of any CCSS standard.
After teaching in a 1:1 program that received national attention, Laura moved on to become an Ed Tech Director for a K-8 Apple Distinguished district. Her pride is transforming a low-performing, non-tech school in to a PBL, technology integrated school that received two Classroom... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Technology is all over the Common Core! This session will cover an introduction to the ELA and Literacy CCSS K-12 standards. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore FREE resources hands-on and will walk away with a completed project that demonstrates their learning.
Educational Technology Specialist, Escondido Union School District
Krystle Miller is passionate about all things teaching, learning, and edtech. She works as an Educational Technology Specialist focusing on implementing the Common Core State Standards, STEM, and integrating technology for her district. Most recently, she worked as a Technology Integration... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Inquiry-based learning helps students gain a deeper understanding of content and also builds self-directed learners. This process matches well with the inclusion of performance assessment in Common Core. We’ll look at the components of this strategy and transform standard lessons into inquiry-based lessons.
Coordinator, Teacher Effectiveness, San Diego County Office of Education
All students deserve to experience a successful educational career, but due to one or more factors are not getting the opportunities and supports they need to achieve and thrive. These factors can include gender, race, socio-economic status, parental involvement, geographic location... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Flipping the classroom is redefining the traditional classroom structure. Teachers and students can now involve personalization, differentiated instruction, and mastery based learning. In this flipped workshop you will explore the various flipped classroom models, evaluate the various pedagogical approaches to flipping and explore the tools to help you flip your classroom.
Director of Learning and Innovation, Grossmont UHSD
Dan McDowell is the Director of Learning and Innovation in the Grossmont Union High School District. His current district projects include, but aren’t limited to, creating a vision for high quality instruction, organizing professional learning for teachers and administrators, and... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
What are the things you wish you had more time for in your classroom? Are we making the most of the face to face time we have with students? Are we using classroom time for lower level cognitive tasks like remembering and understanding, but asking students to do the analysis and application alone at home? Come see how a blended learning unit gets developed. Leave with a roadmap for your own. It’s time to rethink the way you spend classroom time.
Jen Roberts is a National Board Certified high school English teacher, a Google Certified Innovator, and the co-author of Power Up: Making the Shift to 1:1 Teaching and Learning. Jen has been teaching with 1:1 laptops for her students since 2008. Her blog is Litandtech.com. She... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Technology, is just like any other tool but the ability to transform learning lies in the hands of the educator who designs the learning experience using that technology. Educators often look for subject area apps and technology that provide content information or guided practice for student interaction. While activities such as these have their purpose, this session will encourage teachers to find, evaluate, and use open-ended creative technology to engage students in the process of learning rather than consumption of information. Ruben Peuntedura’s SAMR model indicates the level of student engagement when using technology to leverage learning success. In this session, participants will explore the SAMR model in different contexts, practice evaluating lessons based on their learning, and apply that learning to SAMRize their own lessons.
Using the iPad's settings, iMovie, Dragon Dictation, Grageband, notability, Book Creator and iBooks we will look at creating authentic speaking and listening activities that prepare students for the common core. The focus of this session will be English Learners and World Language.
Whether you want to flip your classroom, show a colleague something, or differentiate instruction for your students, instructional videos can help you. You can record screencasts (your voice over a view of a computer or tablet screen), whiteboarding (your voice while you draw on the screen), or simply an interview (you and a colleague with your faces on the screen). This session will show you how to use freely available tools to create those videos, as well as share some best practices for creating effective and attractive videos. For Beginning teach users; addresses CCSS standards SL2, R7, R9, among others.
Thursday June 25, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Instead of giving the kids the option to fail, why not create one-column rubrics and use badges for competency-based learning. Use smart design, and student self-reflection and assessment for any class assignment. Use learning targets and success criteria to incorporate the CCSS.
Educator & Consultant, San Diego County Office of Education
Jeff has been an educator for over 25 years. He has served as a classroom teacher, an instructional technology coach, an adjunct professor of education, a Google in Education Trainer and Innovator, an Adobe Creative Educator Leader, and a ViewSonic Authorized Trainer. During this... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
A 2-hour lunch that is an "unconference" of its own. This is also daily social time built into the schedule, long lunches are on purpose. CUE Rock Star is about the powerful "what if" conversations that happen during this time, after sessions, and that carry on into the evening.
Thursday June 25, 2015 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
The Common Core expects students to create, collaborate, communicate, and to think critically. This means our students need to use iOS apps in an innovative way to demonstrate their learning to think critically about the world around them. In addition, the power of student choice and the ability to share ones work with a larger audience than the teacher is of great importance. This session you will learn how to effectively create and sustain a culture of app smashing in your classroom.
Instructional Coach, Escondido Union School District
Jo-Ann is an Instructional Coach at a new innovative school called Quantum Academy at the Nicolaysen Center. Jo-Ann was tasked with the incredible job of researching and designing Quantum Academy. Quantum Academy promotes the development of creative confidence in all students and... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Come learn techniques for using Blended Learning to improve the quality of student writing. In addition to using the 6 Traits Model as a guide, we will look at the benefits of writing for authentic audiences. This session will also demonstrate how new technologies can enhance collaborative writing, peer feedback, and differentiated instruction.
This session will address the Common Core Standards for writing at all grade levels.
Instructional Technology Outreach Coordinator, Los Angeles County Office of Education
Scott has worked in K-12 education for 30 years and in higher education for 20 years. He has taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Scott currently works as an Instructional Technology Outreach Coordinator at the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Scott also... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Educators will learn engaging way for students to demonstrate learning with mobile devices. A game-based learning approach inspires creation and knowledge acquisition. With Kahoot, you can ask deeper questions (DOK levels) and let students take control of their own learning. Can be used as a formative assessment tool to assess mastery of any CCSS standard.
After teaching in a 1:1 program that received national attention, Laura moved on to become an Ed Tech Director for a K-8 Apple Distinguished district. Her pride is transforming a low-performing, non-tech school in to a PBL, technology integrated school that received two Classroom... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Technology is all over the Common Core! This session will cover an introduction to the ELA and Literacy CCSS K-12 standards. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore FREE resources hands-on and will walk away with a completed project that demonstrates their learning.
Educational Technology Specialist, Escondido Union School District
Krystle Miller is passionate about all things teaching, learning, and edtech. She works as an Educational Technology Specialist focusing on implementing the Common Core State Standards, STEM, and integrating technology for her district. Most recently, she worked as a Technology Integration... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Flipping the classroom is redefining the traditional classroom structure. Teachers and students can now involve personalization, differentiated instruction, and mastery based learning. In this flipped workshop you will explore the various flipped classroom models, evaluate the various pedagogical approaches to flipping and explore the tools to help you flip your classroom.
Director of Learning and Innovation, Grossmont UHSD
Dan McDowell is the Director of Learning and Innovation in the Grossmont Union High School District. His current district projects include, but aren’t limited to, creating a vision for high quality instruction, organizing professional learning for teachers and administrators, and... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
What are the things you wish you had more time for in your classroom? Are we making the most of the face to face time we have with students? Are we using classroom time for lower level cognitive tasks like remembering and understanding, but asking students to do the analysis and application alone at home? Come see how a blended learning unit gets developed. Leave with a roadmap for your own. It’s time to rethink the way you spend classroom time.
Jen Roberts is a National Board Certified high school English teacher, a Google Certified Innovator, and the co-author of Power Up: Making the Shift to 1:1 Teaching and Learning. Jen has been teaching with 1:1 laptops for her students since 2008. Her blog is Litandtech.com. She... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Technology, is just like any other tool but the ability to transform learning lies in the hands of the educator who designs the learning experience using that technology. Educators often look for subject area apps and technology that provide content information or guided practice for student interaction. While activities such as these have their purpose, this session will encourage teachers to find, evaluate, and use open-ended creative technology to engage students in the process of learning rather than consumption of information. Ruben Peuntedura’s SAMR model indicates the level of student engagement when using technology to leverage learning success. In this session, participants will explore the SAMR model in different contexts, practice evaluating lessons based on their learning, and apply that learning to SAMRize their own lessons.
Using the iPad's settings, iMovie, Dragon Dictation, Grageband, notability, Book Creator and iBooks we will look at creating authentic speaking and listening activities that prepare students for the common core. The focus of this session will be English Learners and World Language.
Whether you want to flip your classroom, show a colleague something, or differentiate instruction for your students, instructional videos can help you. You can record screencasts (your voice over a view of a computer or tablet screen), whiteboarding (your voice while you draw on the screen), or simply an interview (you and a colleague with your faces on the screen). This session will show you how to use freely available tools to create those videos, as well as share some best practices for creating effective and attractive videos. For Beginning teach users; addresses CCSS standards SL2, R7, R9, among others.
Thursday June 25, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Instead of giving the kids the option to fail, why not create one-column rubrics and use badges for competency-based learning. Use smart design, and student self-reflection and assessment for any class assignment. Use learning targets and success criteria to incorporate the CCSS.
Educator & Consultant, San Diego County Office of Education
Jeff has been an educator for over 25 years. He has served as a classroom teacher, an instructional technology coach, an adjunct professor of education, a Google in Education Trainer and Innovator, an Adobe Creative Educator Leader, and a ViewSonic Authorized Trainer. During this... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2015 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Muirlands Middle School1056 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037