Breakout & Grow!

Posted by Rachel on February 8, 2019
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Looking for a kinesthetic activity that provides the opportunity for students to use critical thinking skills in the moment while working cooperatively with classmates? BreakoutEDU is here to re-invent learning! Experience the challenge of “breaking out” first–hand, and discover how adaptable, engaging, and fun BreakoutEDU can be for all learners.
 
Why BreakoutEDU?
  • Fun for all learners
  • Encourages cooperation and communication
  • Challenges learners to persevere under pressure
  • Enhances inferencing skills
  • Provides opportunities for ALL learners to be successful among peers

This BreakoutEDU game will be centered around the topic of Growth Mindset.  

Capacity is limited!  This session will close at 24 participants, so get there fast! 

Applicable to Everyone                 See the schedule

Jenna currently teaches 5th grade Reading and Language Arts at Montezuma Elementary. As an advocate for blended learning, she has led her students through a variety of technology and community enhanced projects and activities such as Genius Hour, BreakoutEDU, and Passion Projects. As a BreakoutEDU facilitator, Jenna has created original games and utilized BreakoutEDU platforms for classrooms from kindergarten to high school.

Promoting Student Voice with Adobe Spark

Posted by Rachel on January 18, 2019
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Create engaging activities while promoting student voice with Adobe Spark. We will create an account, learn the basics of the app/online resource, and explore ways to implement in your classroom for yourself and your students.

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Valerie Summerlot is in her 10th year teaching art. She has spent the last few years teaching Digital Photography and focusing on implementing various Ed Tech tools into the classroom to provide a variety of engaging activities. All in hopes of students having the opportunity to raise their voice.


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Tech Tools #BeMooreEngaging

Posted by Rachel on January 18, 2019
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If you’re interested in having students sitting on the edge of their seats during a lesson, look no further. Tech Tools: #BeMooreEngaging will provide you with several tech tools (Pear Deck, Google Slides, Google Extensions and Add-ons, etc.) to engage and captivate your students. #BeMooreEngaging #BeMooreTech

Elementary & Secondary                See the schedule

My name is Jason Wilburn. Currently, I teach at Mooresville High School and serve as the High School Technology Coach. This is my fourth year at Mooresville, and my fourteenth year teaching overall. Over those fourteen years, I have had the opportunity to teach at Brownsburg High School and Riverton Parke Jr.-Sr. High School as well. Integrating technology into the classroom has been a passion of mine since my first year on the job. Over the years, I have found that student engagement heavily increases when students and teachers interact with technology in the classroom and outside of the classroom. I look forward to sharing my passion with you. #BeMooreEngaging


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BURNED-IN Teacher Training: From Survive to Thrive

Posted by Rachel on January 17, 2019
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You’re always tired. You’re always behind. You’re constantly frustrated and don’t know how much longer you can hang on to the desire to teach. Come to this session if you want to learn eight steps you can start to take today to begin understanding your current reality better, reflect on the things that are really challenging you, and nurture your natural strengths to take action and never settle for this reality again. BURNED-IN is an acronym. Come learn what it stands for and what it means to be BURNED-IN again!

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Amber Harper is a Google Certified Educator, Trainer, and Innovator, as well as a Seesaw Ambassador. She is also the founder of http://www.burnedinteacher.com and creator of Burned-In EdTech Consulting and Teacher Coaching where she has joined her two loves in her career: her love of edtech and innovation in the classroom with her obsession for helping educators who are struggling to find their own passions within the education profession. As a former public elementary school teacher, she promotes the use of technology as a tool for transformation and efficiency in the classroom, and is obsessed with helping teachers take themselves from burned-out to BURNED-IN! She specializes in technology integration in the classroom and in coaching educators who are struggling with teacher burnout to decide what their next best step is on their education journey.


@burnedinteacher

@burnedinteacher

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Can You Say SAMR?

Posted by Rachel on January 17, 2019
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If you’ve been using ANY educational technology with students, but no one’s taught you about SAMR, then you may be surprised with the lack of potential those devices are reaching in their ability to get kids really thinking about WHY and HOW they engage with content standards and how they share their learning. The great news is that making your lessons, projects, and units of study more engaging and meaningful, using SAMR to reflect on your edtech use, won’t cost you hours of extra planning. Come to this session to learn the potential you have to change your students’ experiences with technology. You won’t regret it!

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Amber Harper is a Google Certified Educator, Trainer, and Innovator, as well as a Seesaw Ambassador. She is also the founder of http://www.burnedinteacher.com and creator of Burned-In EdTech Consulting and Teacher Coaching where she has joined her two loves in her career: her love of edtech and innovation in the classroom with her obsession for helping educators who are struggling to find their own passions within the education profession. As a former public elementary school teacher, she promotes the use of technology as a tool for transformation and efficiency in the classroom, and is obsessed with helping teachers take themselves from burned-out to BURNED-IN! She specializes in technology integration in the classroom and in coaching educators who are struggling with teacher burnout to decide what their next best step is on their education journey.


@burnedinteacher

@burnedinteacher

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Google Tools Deep Dive

Posted by Rachel on January 17, 2019
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If you’ve been using Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, or Forms even a little bit with your students, but you know you want MORE from them (because there IS more) this session is for YOU! Let me take you from beginner to intermediate or even EXPERT user by showing you ways you can up your Google game and take your ‘Googliness’ to a whole new level! Let’s do this!

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Amber Harper is a Google Certified Educator, Trainer, and Innovator, as well as a Seesaw Ambassador. She is also the founder of http://www.burnedinteacher.com and creator of Burned-In EdTech Consulting and Teacher Coaching where she has joined her two loves in her career: her love of edtech and innovation in the classroom with her obsession for helping educators who are struggling to find their own passions within the education profession. As a former public elementary school teacher, she promotes the use of technology as a tool for transformation and efficiency in the classroom, and is obsessed with helping teachers take themselves from burned-out to BURNED-IN! She specializes in technology integration in the classroom and in coaching educators who are struggling with teacher burnout to decide what their next best step is on their education journey.


@burnedinteacher

@burnedinteacher

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Master Student Comprehension by Improving Your Classrooms’ Vocabulary Strategies

Posted by Rachel on January 17, 2019
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This session is an overview of tips and tricks that anyone can use in any classroom setting to teaching vocabulary for expanding student knowledge. We will have fun and role play methods for students to acquire words quickly.

We will:

  1. Identify that Vocabulary deficits are a major cause of problems with reading comprehension
  2. Role Play to support teachers to quickly understand the “WAC” method.
  3. Practice reading a text for educators to realize that Context is not enough – explicit instruction of vocabulary is needed

Applicable to Everyone                  See the schedule

Cassandra Williams is a strong advocate for revolutionizing systems.  Her research is on “Flipping Instructional Coaching.” She is responsible for Transforming the Educational Experience for new teachers.  She developed an e-Learning Support program that offers Coaching to Instructional Leaders, School Coaches and Teachers in the skillful implementation of the District Reading/English Language Arts Program by using video reflection.


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