Scheduled Conversations
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10:00 – 11:30
Session One
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12:30 – 2:00
Session Two
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2:30 – 4:00
Session Three
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10:30 – 12:00
Session Four
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12:30 – 2:00
Session Five
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2:30 – 4:00
Session Six
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Your search found 5 conversations:
Best Practices: Project-Based Learning in Forward-Thinking Schools
- Who:
- Meghan Best, Tim Best, Jillian Gierke
- When:
- Session Three
- Where:
- Room 311
Explore project based learning using real examples of projects from two different non-traditional urban high schools. We'll discuss the characteristics of a good project and share strategies for designing projects to maximize student learning and engagement.
Managing Life and Personal Learning Environments in the 21st Century
- Who:
- Brandon Lutz, Tracey McGrath, Lori Sheldon, Scott Snyder
- When:
- Session Two
- Where:
- Room 311
As technology continues to infiltrate our everyday lives, what can the conscious classroom teacher, administrator or technology integration coach do to create balance in their everyday life. Discuss strategies for seamlessly integrating and managing technology in your professional and personal life, while maintaining a balance in the unconnected world.
The Art of the Remix: Collaborative Writing in the Social Media Classroom
- Who:
- Dr. Leif Gustavson, Vanessa Scanfeld
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 311
Remixing is as old as art itself. As digital technologies expedite the transition from passive consumers of text to an engaged, read/write culture, we explore the pedagogical benefits of the remix in relation to literacy and tackle the thorny issues of plagiarism and illegal appropriation.
Thinking Creatively: Inventing the Possible
- Who:
- Linda Nitsche
- When:
- Session One
- Where:
- Room 311
If schools kill creativity, then what hope do we have of helping our students be prepared to devise creative and imaginative solutions to problems in their futures? Come examine frameworks for thinking and working creatively. Explore and experience creativity, innovation, and imagination in action. Reframe your problems into opportunities.
Youth Voices - A Social Network Where Teachers Nurture Student-to-Student Conversation
- Who:
- Paul Allison
- When:
- Session Five
- Where:
- Room 311
On Youth Voices, students publish images, videos, audio, and text not just to communicate but to connect with each other in groups of passionate inquiry. National Writing Project and EdTechTalk teachers who have been building this site with their students for seven years. Come learn more about a multi-school, peer-to-peer social network.