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.
