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Program
Throughout Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, you have the opportunity to attend concurrent sessions, which offer a variety of topics in the world of technology. These hour-long sessions are jam-packed with information to take back to your LEA. Act 48 credits are also available for each of these sessions.
Keynote Speakers:
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JONATHAN STRICKLAND
Separating Signal from The Noise: The Challenges of Curation
Thanks to the Internet, we have more tools and data at our disposal than ever before. How do we sort the valuable information from everything else? Is the future of human intelligence tied to curating and evaluating data.
Jonathan Strickland is a senior writer for HowStuffWorks.com and co-host of the popular podcast TechStuff. The son of two teachers who are also science fiction authors, Jonathan's love of technology and learning was established when he was just a kid playing games on a Texas Instruments TI/99-4A. He no longer hunts the Wumpus but he still loves to dive headfirst into technology.
While he finds all aspects of tech fascinating, it's the way we incorporate tech into our social and cultural identities that interests him above everything else. |
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AARON SAMS
To Flip or Not to Flip
Join this open and honest conversation with Flipped Learning pioneer Aaron Sams as he discusses when flipping a class is appropriate, when it is not, and how to flip your class effectively. The interactive session will also address many common misconceptions and concerns about the Flipped Classroom. Hear perspectives on when it is best for the teacher (or a team of teachers) to make the lessons, where do supplemental videos t in, using audio or video as feedback, and how students can contribute to the learning cycle or assignment via video. |
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RANDY WILHELM
Igniting the Hope of Knowing
Join Randy Wilhelm, CEO of Knovation, as he encourages and edifies educators to Ignite the Hope of Knowing. How is it that we come to KNOW something? For kids, learning and knowing happens 24/7, whether the system of education is involved or not. Fueled principally by curiosity, kids are born with the natural desire to know. They continually ask questions, seeking answers to often vexing questions, especially from their point of view. Do you remember what it feels like to know something new for the first time? Too often we look to external solutions for ways to improve learning. Rather, we should look inside each student, for each is outfitted with a powerful, curiosity-motivated desire-to-know machine. Unleash it, and the results will be quantified exponentially as we together ignite the hope of knowing. |
Tentative Session Listing:
No session/presentations available.
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