Movie Making Unleash Your Inner Creative Side
Movie Making Unleash Your Inner Creative Side
- Adam Phyall -
- Adam Phyall -
Twitter - @AskAdam3
Newton County School System
In order for students to be prepared for a more complex life and work environment, a 21st-century classroom must promote creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. Technology tools allow students to create video, audio, text, and images provide an opportunity to enhance higher order thinking skills. Participants will explore a variety of resources for planning and creating multimedia projects. Participants will develop ideas for creating podcasts, online storybooks, and videos, becoming media producers, not just consumers.
In order for students to be prepared for a more complex life and work environment, a 21st-century classroom must promote creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. Technology tools allow students to create video, audio, text, and images provide an opportunity to enhance higher order thinking skills. Participants will explore a variety of resources for planning and creating multimedia projects. Participants will develop ideas for creating podcasts, online storybooks, and videos, becoming media producers, not just consumers.
Create captivating content with Clips App
- Kristen Brooks -
- Kristen Brooks -
Twitter - @KristenBrooks77
Cherokee County School District
Discover amazing and endless possibilities of teaching your students how to create not just consume using an iPad or iPhone as their learning tool with Clips App by Apple.
Discover amazing and endless possibilities of teaching your students how to create not just consume using an iPad or iPhone as their learning tool with Clips App by Apple.
You’ll learn to make and share videos with text, graphics and special effects plus app smashing while learning how to incorporate its use into your curriculum. Examples of teacher- and student-made Clips will inspire you to begin using this powerful creation tool. Encounter the power of a video.
You’ll learn to make and share videos with text, graphics and special effects plus app smashing while learning how to incorporate its use into your curriculum. Examples of teacher- and student-made Clips will inspire you to begin using this powerful creation tool. Encounter the power of a video.
Think Tank
Think Tank
- Marissa Barber-
- Marissa Barber-
Lubbock-Cooper ISD
This session was created by the secondary Vanguards and other technology-driven educators at our campus. The goal for our session is to revive and expand previously utilized technology-directed lessons by actively looking for advice, information, and novel ideas from other forward-thinking and technologically advanced teachers. We selected an educator from each subject (core and extracurricular) who would be interested in revitalizing a lesson/project or expanding their knowledge from intermediate to expert in reference to specific apps or software. The session is intended for those at Confluence who have previously prepared a lesson they want to improve upon, have a lesson they would like to share that utilizes technology, and be open to change in their classroom. It is meant to be fast-paced with the opportunity for spontaneous breakout groups. Other educators are encouraged to come by and bring their own lessons they would like to improve.
This session was created by the secondary Vanguards and other technology-driven educators at our campus. The goal for our session is to revive and expand previously utilized technology-directed lessons by actively looking for advice, information, and novel ideas from other forward-thinking and technologically advanced teachers. We selected an educator from each subject (core and extracurricular) who would be interested in revitalizing a lesson/project or expanding their knowledge from intermediate to expert in reference to specific apps or software. The session is intended for those at Confluence who have previously prepared a lesson they want to improve upon, have a lesson they would like to share that utilizes technology, and be open to change in their classroom. It is meant to be fast-paced with the opportunity for spontaneous breakout groups. Other educators are encouraged to come by and bring their own lessons they would like to improve.
Pear Deck
Pear Deck
- Michele Cook, Audrey Jones, & Victoria Johnston-
- Michele Cook, Audrey Jones, & Victoria Johnston-
Twitter- @cookiemarch19 @VictoriaLBMS
Lubbock-Cooper ISD
It's hard for those of us who teach reading to get an idea of what our students are thinking in real time. Reading is mostly an "in your head" activity so figuring out quickly why students are struggling can be a real challenge. This why we use Pear Deck. It's not new, but the feedback that you can provide students in real time is a game changer. It's like opening a kid's brain and seeing where they went wrong or right in the way that they access and analyze text. In this session, you will see how effective it is in Honors, on level and resource classrooms and how easy it is to use with materials you already have. Pear Deck ups the ante.
It's hard for those of us who teach reading to get an idea of what our students are thinking in real time. Reading is mostly an "in your head" activity so figuring out quickly why students are struggling can be a real challenge. This why we use Pear Deck. It's not new, but the feedback that you can provide students in real time is a game changer. It's like opening a kid's brain and seeing where they went wrong or right in the way that they access and analyze text. In this session, you will see how effective it is in Honors, on level and resource classrooms and how easy it is to use with materials you already have. Pear Deck ups the ante.
Building Inquiry-Based Lessons
Building Inquiry-Based Lessons
- Matthew X Joseph -
- Matthew X Joseph -
Twitter- @MatthewXJoseph
Leicester Public Schools
In the standardized testing era, students are too often asked to memorize facts and/or recall ideas without being expected to retain a deeper understanding of information. Depth in learning comes from focusing on critical thinking, evaluation of information, and tapping into students’ intrinsic curiosity. This session is designed to support educators in creating inquiry-based lessons with a focus on critical thinking and problem-solving skills; both of which enhance student performance in and out of the classroom. Applying and integrating inquiry-based lessons into instruction allows students to be independent learners and educators to increase the relevance of their lessons. Participants will learn instructional techniques and tools to develop experiences that include:
In the standardized testing era, students are too often asked to memorize facts and/or recall ideas without being expected to retain a deeper understanding of information. Depth in learning comes from focusing on critical thinking, evaluation of information, and tapping into students’ intrinsic curiosity. This session is designed to support educators in creating inquiry-based lessons with a focus on critical thinking and problem-solving skills; both of which enhance student performance in and out of the classroom. Applying and integrating inquiry-based lessons into instruction allows students to be independent learners and educators to increase the relevance of their lessons. Participants will learn instructional techniques and tools to develop experiences that include:
Collaboration among students
Collaboration among students
Creation of open-ended questions
Creation of open-ended questions
Student reflection
Student reflection
Efficient internet searching
Efficient internet searching
Application of problem-solving to real-life scenarios
Application of problem-solving to real-life scenarios
Additionally, this session will explore appropriate digital tools that will allow all students to be active learners, i.e., create and apply knowledge.
Additionally, this session will explore appropriate digital tools that will allow all students to be active learners, i.e., create and apply knowledge.
Collaborating & Conferring with CoRubrics
Collaborating & Conferring with CoRubrics
- Jessica Brown -
- Jessica Brown -
Twitter- @mrsjabrown
Lubbock-Cooper ISD
Any teacher who uses rubrics to evaluate student work needs to meet CoRubrics. This Google Sheets Add-on has changed the way that we evaluate student work and provide academic feedback, and it allows the teacher a simple way to track progress over time. In our 7th grade RLA classrooms, CoRubrics has been a sanity- and time-saver when organizing student, peer, and teacher evaluations of compositions; please join this session to see how you can use CoRubrics in any classroom!
Any teacher who uses rubrics to evaluate student work needs to meet CoRubrics. This Google Sheets Add-on has changed the way that we evaluate student work and provide academic feedback, and it allows the teacher a simple way to track progress over time. In our 7th grade RLA classrooms, CoRubrics has been a sanity- and time-saver when organizing student, peer, and teacher evaluations of compositions; please join this session to see how you can use CoRubrics in any classroom!
Art Room
Art Room
1:15 - 2:00
1:15 - 2:00
In Person Only
In Person Only
Low Tech: Ceramic Cup Creation
Low Tech: Ceramic Cup Creation
- Clay Kennedy -
- Clay Kennedy -
Lubbock-Cooper ISD
Forget Virtual Reality and venture into ACTUAL Reality!!
Forget Virtual Reality and venture into ACTUAL Reality!!
In this session we will get our hands off our computers and onto the stuff of the earth - pottery clay. Come build a clay mug!
In this session we will get our hands off our computers and onto the stuff of the earth - pottery clay. Come build a clay mug!
Since ceramic work is a multi-phase process which requires building, kiln firing, glazing, and firing again; this workshop session will not allow us to completely finish the cups, but we will set up a later date (maybe during August PD) when those interested can return to do the finishing touches... or you might just enjoy the process, do the craftwork, and donate your piece to the Art Dept. for fundraising later in the year.
Since ceramic work is a multi-phase process which requires building, kiln firing, glazing, and firing again; this workshop session will not allow us to completely finish the cups, but we will set up a later date (maybe during August PD) when those interested can return to do the finishing touches... or you might just enjoy the process, do the craftwork, and donate your piece to the Art Dept. for fundraising later in the year.
C'mon, get low.... tech, and make ART!
C'mon, get low.... tech, and make ART!