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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 6 conversations:
2.Go
- Who:
- Paul Bogush
- When:
- Session One
- Where:
- Room 308
Skype? Wikis? Delicious? RSS? Twitter? Podcasts? Google Docs? 2.Go will cover all the basic 2.0 tools that will be talked about in Educon sessions, and "introduce" you to many of the attendees to help you network. 2.Go is for beginners who are just starting to integrate technology into their lives.
Bridging the Gap Between General and Special Education
- Who:
- Kathleen McClaskey, Christine Southard
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 303
Tools can remove barriers to learning for students with learning challenges, but have the perceptions ever changed of these students by the average classroom teacher? Join the conversation to discuss the often observed, but rarely documented gap between general and special education teachers and how we can bridge this gap so that every teacher understands how to support all of their students to their potential.
Managing Filter Failure - Getting to the Good Stuff
- Who:
- Lisa Thumann, Liz Davis
- When:
- Session Four
- Where:
- Room 301
Clay Shirky says, "it's not information overload - it's filter failure" Have you figured out a way to filter in the relevant information and filter out the noise? Join us to share the places and spaces that you use to harness the power of your network's intelligence and expertise.
UDL and the 21st Century Classroom
- Who:
- Lisa Parisi, Karen Janowski, Paul Bogush, Christine Southard
- When:
- Session Six
- Where:
- Room 207
Come join us for a great discussion about UDL and its uses in a classroom. Learn how teachers are using this approach to level the playing field, helping all students be successful. Find out how technology makes this much easier and removes the obstacles to success for learners.
What If...In the Digital Age
- Who:
- Jessica Brown, Jeff Evans, Louis Mazza, Paul Wagenhoffer
- When:
- Session One
- Where:
- Room 209
We are living in an era where left-brain thinking is no longer sufficient for success; a more holistic approach is required. Daniel Pink, in A Whole New Mind, argues that right-brain capabilities are just as important, if not more. How does this play into school curriculum, pedagogy, and community? What is the value of visual studies and design in a 21st century school?
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.