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Friday, October 23
 

11:00am PDT

10 ways to use Google Classroom
Google Classroom can help make teaching in the 21st century easier. Learn how to create a paperless, organized classroom that allows for innovative lessons using Google Docs, Draw, and Classroom.

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avatar for Ashley Laird

Ashley Laird

English Teacher, Chandler School
This is my 26th year teaching 7th grade English and I am still looking to learn and grow.


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D208/209 Building D

11:00am PDT

Basics of Google Slides
Come learn, or get a refresher, on the features of Google Slides and generate some ideas of how to implement its use within your paperless workflow environment.

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Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
A206 Administration Building A

11:00am PDT

Blended Learning: What, So What, Now What
Blended Learning (Definition from various sources). Philosophical Basis of Blended Learning, Strategies in Blended learning (with some micro-presentations of related studies), LMS Systems (micro presentation: student and teacher perspectives)

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Dewhanne Nyivih

Educational Consultant, Edgenuity



Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
E207 Building E

11:00am PDT

Can a computer teach problem solving skills?
Explore how Problem Solving is described by researchers. Then use that information to analyze what failures and successes technology has had in utilizing said research. Attendees will be invited to critique methodologies used by technology products with a goal of help attendees better evaluate technology resources for their classroom.

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Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
E202 Building E

11:00am PDT

CANCELED Tech Tool-Kit for the Collaborative Classroom
Tech Tool-Kit will expand your instructional horizon, involving all kids in greater depth of communication, collaboration and creativity. Using these tools, your kids will blossom, and your parents will beam!

Speakers
avatar for Lisa MacMillan

Lisa MacMillan

Teacher, Heron School NUSD
Veteran English Teacher; Current 1st Grade Teacher; NUSD ToY; Instructional Technology Coach; Faculty: Fall CUE; CapCUE - Proud teacher and parent in the most diverse district in California - Relationships & Technology: Modern Education http://goo.gl/GxtbM9


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
C205 Building C

11:00am PDT

Coding 101: How to Introduce Coding to Your School
Curious about the kids coding craze? Want to bring coding to your school, but not sure where to begin? Learn from one school’s journey to introduce opportunities for kids to code.
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avatar for Kerri Willa

Kerri Willa

Director of Educational Technology, Chinese American International School
Teacher, technologist, and lifelong learner. Passionate about ed tech and leading school change.


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D283 Building D
  Session, 2 - Concurrent Session

11:00am PDT

Create a Professional Learning Network for PBL with Twitter!
A session for novice Twitter users that will focus on using Twitter to build a PLN. Participants will learn how to create a Twitter account and use for PLNs.

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avatar for Peter Abboud

Peter Abboud

Director of Data & Assessment Services, Napa Valley Unified School District


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
E206 Building E

11:00am PDT

Elementary Robots - What’s Not to Love?
Come meet and learn about the new generation of inexpensive programmable robots that lead students down the path of engineering design and computational thinking while they’re focused on the fun.

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avatar for Terry Smith

Terry Smith

STEAM Education Specialist, STEAM-In.org
STEAM Advocate and Educator, Technology Coordinator, Artist



Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D303 Building D
  Session, 2 - Concurrent Session

11:00am PDT

Experience iLit Through the Eyes of a Student
iLit ELL is a comprehensive digital intervention program for grades 4-10. It's proven instructional model is designed to produce two or more years of reading growth in a single school year and accelerate English language proficiency. Come experience a live iLit lesson with Instructor Krysten Robinson from Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate School.



Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D102 Building D

11:00am PDT

Flip Out with Flipped Instruction
This presentation covers the basic structure of flipped teaching, shares free resources that support it, and introduces powerful web tools an resources that are available on the internet.
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avatar for James Fester

James Fester

Nat'l Faculty/Consultant, Univ/Agency/Other
James Fester is a curriculum designer and professional development coach from the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) specializing in experiential project-based learning and classroom technology integration. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, James has well over a decade of... Read More →


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D206/207 Building D

11:00am PDT

Flip your Class with Screencasting
I flip my classroom back and forth! Learn how to use screencasts for flipped learning and to create a digital learning hub that will engage and support your students.

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Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
C208/209 Building C
  Session, 2 - Concurrent Session

11:00am PDT

Free, Fun and Easy to Grade Online Interactive Presentations and Assessments
Engage your K-12 students with free and fun tech tools that promote subject understanding. Explore Quizlet, Google tools, Socrative, Kahoot, Nearpod and learn how to integrate them into any subject.
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Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D316 Building D

11:00am PDT

Future Ready In 50 Minutes
From Infrastructure to PD and everything in between, learn how one district is growing into a future ready learning organization with 1:1 chromebooks and ipads, flexible learning environments, lean infrastructure, continuous multi-tiered Professional Development, a comprehensive "support in depth" technology support strategy and more.

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avatar for Andrew Schwab

Andrew Schwab

Superintendent
2nd Year Sup


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
C201/202 Building C

11:00am PDT

Future Ready: A Systemic Plan for Implementation
Future Ready has taken the nation by storm. Learn why 2,000 school superintendents have signed the Pledge and how schools can transform into personalized learning environments that leverage technology!
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Tom Murray serves as the state and district digital learning director for the Alliance for Excellent Education in Washington, D.C. He works with the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Department of Education, and states, corporations, and school districts throughout the country to implement digital learning while helping to lead Future Ready, Project 24 and Digital Learning Day. An author and school district consultant with a passion for digital learning implementation and personalized professional learning, Tom’s experiences in K–12 digital leadership have been recognized nationally. Tom was named one of the top 16 “forward thinking EdTech leaders in the country” and named one of the “top 100 influential voices in education.”

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avatar for Thomas C. Murray

Thomas C. Murray

Director of Innovation, Future Ready Schools
Tom serves as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready SchoolsⓇ, a Project of the Alliance for Excellent Education, located in Washington, D.C. He has testified before the United States Congress and works alongside that body and the US Senate, the White House, the US Department... Read More →



Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Theater B109 (Building B)

11:00am PDT

Gamify This and Badge That
Join us as we introduce educational gamification as a way to spice up classroom instruction, and begin designing digital badges to hook students and teachers right away. Bring a device!
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avatar for Cate Tolnai

Cate Tolnai

Director, Strategy & Marketing, Krause Center for Innovation
Cate Tolnai supports educators and leaders as Director of Marketing & Strategy at the Krause Center for Innovation. She's dedicated to amplifying the programs, partnerships, and passions of the KCI community throughout the region and state as well as growing the impact of KCI in both... Read More →


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D304 Building D

11:00am PDT

Google for Education Vision
In this interactive session, the Google for Education team will discuss the skills most needed for the future, how to transform your classroom, and ways to leverage the free platform of Google Apps for Education to engage students anytime, anywhere, and on any device.

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avatar for Angela Larkin

Angela Larkin

Program Manager, Google



Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
E203 Building E

11:00am PDT

Grading: Now That Was Easy. Google Docs, Forms, and Drawing for Assessments
This presentation highlights how Google Docs, Forms, and Drawing can be used to create comprehensive assessments and provide meaningful feedback. While these methods can be used in several settings, they are especially effective for classrooms where each student has access to an electronic device.
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Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D159 Building D

11:00am PDT

Hapara Tools for Google Apps: Workspace, Highlights, and Dashboard
Hapara sells tools for Google Apps. Workspace is a collaborative assignment and project management tool for teachers and learners that supports a high level of differentiation. Highlights makes learner Chrome browsing activity visible and actionable. Dashboard is a foundational platform that helps teachers track student progress across all Google Applications. Come learn how your school can get started.

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avatar for Allison Winston

Allison Winston

Director of Professional Learning, Hapara
Allison Winston is an educator for the Hapara team. She has over a decade of teaching and thought leadership experience at the secondary, college, and university levels. Allison was also an early GAFE adopter and has trained thousands of students and teachers to be successful using... Read More →



Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D104 Building D

11:00am PDT

How to Foster Creativity in the Classroom Using iPads or Tablets
Want to foster creativity in your students? Not sure how to do it? Learn about the components of creativity, then explore 10 great apps that will foster creativity in children.
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avatar for Marlena Hepbern

Marlena Hepbern

Co-creator: EduProtocol Lesson Design, Instructional Technology Specialist, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Marlena is a passionate educator, EdTech Coach, Code.org Program Manager, past classroom teacher, co-founder of EdCamp Yosemite & Mammoth, and co-author of The EduProtocol Field Guide.Twitter @mhebern #EduProtocols eduprotocols.com marlenahebern.com


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D201/202 Building D

11:00am PDT

iCloud: Pages, Numbers and Keynote
Overview and demonstration of Apple's word processor (Pages), spreadsheet (Numbers) and presentation (Keynote) software. Documents are created and stored on the iCloud service, accessible across multiple platforms and devices.
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Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D161 Building D

11:00am PDT

Introduction to MinecraftEdu
This session will offer an overview of MinecraftEdu. Participants will have hands-on experience learning to navigate, build, and create in a tutorial world designed for schools. (BYOD Windows or Mac laptops only)

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avatar for Rick Phelan

Rick Phelan

Instructor, NCSOE
Rick Phelan is a retired Sonoma County educator with 36 years of experience. He is current working as an instructor with the North Coast School of Education and as a Resource Specialist Teacher at St. Francis Solano School.


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
C206 Building C

11:00am PDT

iPads and SAMR...Say What?
Participants will learn how to "smash" various iPad apps to create common core aligned projects that have the students doing the creating and the learning! UPDATED SPEAKER!

Speakers
avatar for Will Kimbley

Will Kimbley

Educational Technology Coordinator, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
Coordinator of Educational TechnologyMonterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictMonterey, CA



Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
C102 Building C

11:00am PDT

IT Guy: Keeping your IT Pros Honest
QA with two admin rockstar CTO's on how to engage your IT staff in meaningful ways. We will take questions from the audience on this topic: Helping break through the challenges any face when spelling different languages.

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avatar for Traci Bonde

Traci Bonde

Chief Technology Officer, Dublin USD
Technology integration will better prepare our students for the new workplace. Differentiating the instruction by introducing coding design, problem solving via game play (I.E.: Minecraft), and collaboration online with cloud tools are all invaluable for hooking kids. I am an advocate... Read More →


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
A204 Administration Building A

11:00am PDT

Literacy for ALL Students: Tech Tools and the ELA/ELD Framework
Do you wonder how to address the needs of ALL students in your classroom? We will explore how to bolster traditional teaching methodologies through the lens of the ELA/ELD Framework and key ed tech tools--tools that will engage ELLs, struggling readers, special ed students, and all other students alike.
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avatar for Maria Vlahiotis

Maria Vlahiotis

Program Director, Language & Literacy, Alameda County Office of Education


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
A221 Administration Building A

11:00am PDT

Minecraft Projects for Every Classroom
Interested in learning how Minecraft is being used to address CCSS, literacy, STEM, history, computer programming, and the performing arts? I’ll share wildly creative and collaborative ways educators are using Minecraft to engage their students across grade levels.
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avatar for John Miller

John Miller

Teacher, Chalone Peaks Middle School
John has been a middle school teacher in King City, California for the past 25 years. He was awarded an MA in Education and loves to dive deep into instructional design. In 2017 John was recognized as a finalist for California Teacher of the Year and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship... Read More →


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D290/291 Building D

11:00am PDT

Mobile Photography: Creativity and Learning on the Go
Learn the art of making pictures on your mobile device. We’ll cover tricks for developing your imagery skills while thinking creatively about how to use it in any subject area.
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avatar for Nicole Dalesio

Nicole Dalesio

Common Core / Technology ToSA, Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District
Nicole is a Tech Integration teacher in Silicon Valley who has been teaching in K-12 for over 20 years. Passionate about creativity and technology integration, she has won many awards for her innovative teaching, photography, videos, and screencast tutorials. Nicole has also been... Read More →


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
A205 Administration Building A

11:00am PDT

More to Math – Get K-3 Students to excel at Math with LEGO’s hands-on learning set!
Our innovative classroom resource utilizes the familiar LEGO brick as the tool that makes abstract math tangible. MoreToMath easily creates rich mathematics lessons – encouraging perseverance toward solving math problems. Students think, write, and speak confidently about math with hands-on activities of numeracy, base 10, algebra, measurement, data, geometry, and spatial awareness.

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Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
C210 Building C
  Session, 2 - Concurrent Session, Commercial

11:00am PDT

Our Digital World - The Importance Of Teaching Digital Citizenship
Our digital world is growing rapidly and the safety of your students is critical. Learn about easy to use tools and lessons that infuse digital citizenship into your classroom.

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avatar for Debbie Dotson

Debbie Dotson

Regional Manager and Tech Integration Specialist, Boxlight Inc
I am passionate about infusing technology into the classroom! As a Google Certified Educator, I'm in Loogle (love + Google), and a Certified Technology Integration Specialist, former Common Sense Media Certified Trainer, and former Microsoft Innovative Educator. My goals include designing... Read More →
avatar for Susan Lehr

Susan Lehr

Clovis Unified, Clovis Unified
I've been in education for 25 years. My most recent job is TOSA technology and loving it! Our students learn differently today and I believe teachers are more facilitators rather than the holder of the knowledge. Using technology is just one way to make learning more meaningful to... Read More →



Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
A202 Administration Building A

11:00am PDT

Problem Based Learning and Brain Rules are Life Partners
PBL and UDL are at the core of inquiry and student engagement. Learn how to frame and implement PBL as authentic learning opportunities without driving yourself crazy.

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avatar for Connie Davidson

Connie Davidson

Faculty, CalStateTEACH
I am passionate about Curriculum and Instruction and preparing new teachers to be effective especially in urban settings. My goal is to change the way teachers teach, one teacher at a time. This years personal professional development focus in understanding how the brain works... Read More →


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D320 Building D

11:00am PDT

Reality Check: What's a One to One Really Like?
Implementing a 1:1 initiative or a technology rich learning environment is both exciting and daunting. As technology is more and more a given in classrooms, savvy leaders recognize that all teachers can benefit from in-depth assistance with ensuring the technology is most impactful upon student learning. Come prepared to participate in a discussion around the realities of the 1:1 environment. Share your success, your challenges, and uncover some new ideas.

NEW SESSION

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avatar for Robert Craven

Robert Craven

Senior Director, Technology, Tustin Unified School District


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
A153

11:00am PDT

See it Learn it Play it
Learn creative “tech” tools that you’ll put to use immediately in your classroom. In one hour you will see the tools, learn the tools, and create something with the tools.
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Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D313 Building D

11:00am PDT

Sharing is Caring: Using Creative Commons in the Classroom
Every secondary student knows how to write a bibliography. Can they cite an image? Can they find images to use legally? We will introduce tools to make this process painless.
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avatar for Ali deGuia-Bumgarner

Ali deGuia-Bumgarner

Teacher/Tech Integration Enthusiast, Dixie School - Dixie School District
avatar for Tracy Walker

Tracy Walker

6th Grade/Tech Elective, Sinaloa Middle School


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
A215 Administration Building A
  Session, 2 - Concurrent Session

11:00am PDT

Tech & Collaboration in the Writing Process
At the end of the day, we still need to teach students how to write well. Come experience how technology and collaboration impact the writing process from brainstorming to publishing.
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avatar for Rachel Medeiros

Rachel Medeiros

Instructional Designer, Amplified EDU


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
A203 Administration Building A

11:00am PDT

Using Google Forms and Google Sheets to Automate Administrative School Tasks
If you aren’t using Google Forms and Google Sheets, you are working too hard! At our school, we’ve simplified and automated data collection and tasks that used to take hours.
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avatar for Brooke Ahrens

Brooke Ahrens

Director of Educational Innovation, NDSJ
Brooke Carey Ahrens works as the Director of Educational Innovation at Notre Dame High School, San Jose.  Her career in education began over 15 years ago as middle school English and social studies teacher. Interests in student engagement and literacy led her to pursue an MA in Education... Read More →
avatar for Melanie Duffin

Melanie Duffin

Computer Science Teacher, Notre Dame High School


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D281 Building D

11:00am PDT

Using MicroHashtags to Collaborate and Engage
Twitter's hashtags are great for filtering the content you want. Embed those hashtags to easily turn your teaching practice into an interactive and collaborative one. A Twitter account is necessary.
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avatar for Duane Habecker

Duane Habecker

Mathematics Instructional Coach, Pleasanton Unified School District
I am the K-5 Mathematics Instructional Coach for PUSD. Feel free to talk to me about math pedagogy, number talks, relationship-based teaching, techie stuff, or any other topic on your heart.


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D318 Building D

11:00am PDT

YouTube Lessons That Will Leave You Thinking
Join in this interactive session as you become the student exploring, collaborating, and thinking your way through a series of lessons using powerful video.

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avatar for Lisa Highfill

Lisa Highfill

Tech Integration specialist, Pleasanton Unified School District
A thinker, philosopher, debater, and educator interested in helping to develop 21st century thinkers best describes Lisa Highfill, a 20 year 5th grade teacher in Pleasanton, Ca. She has a passion for innovative learning strategies and actively works to share and collaborate with teachers... Read More →


Friday October 23, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
A216 Administration Building A
 


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