Grand Prairie Independent School District
"iTeach"
MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2014
"Blended Learning w/Edmodo"
Room 103
Presenter: Allison Baggerly
Edmodo is a free social learning network that gives teachers and students a safe environment for blended learning. This session will focus on how to integrate Edmodo into your classroom, and engage students with online learning tools. Please bring your laptop!
"Collaboration w/ Google Drive"
Room 102
Secondary: 8:30-11:30
Presenter: Kasey Bell
This amazing suite of online tools fosters planning and writing collaboratively, sharing of information, and working simultaneously with other students or teachers. Participants will discover strategies and tips for effectively integrating Google Docs with teaching and learning.
CANCELLED
Elementary: 12:30-3:30
"Flipped Classroom"
Room 101
Presenter: Mike Voth
(Bring a lesson)
This session will focus on the best tools and strategies for facilitating a classroom in a blended environment, including the development of original content and integration of existing online content.
"Digital Literacy Boot Camp" (limit 20-25 participants)
Room 104
Presenter: Denise Kanaman
In a supportive environment, participants will develop an understanding of basic technologies and discovery ways to increase efficiency and comfort with technology tools in a digital environment. Reluctant technology users will leave with vital technology skills and a new sense of empowerment! (30 hours CPE credit)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2014
HOT
THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014
"Student Created Media"
Room 103
Presenter: Matt Gomez
As 21st century students shift from being passive content consumers to becoming active content creators, the role of the teacher shifts from content provider to facilitator. This workshop will explore strategies and tools that will empower students in this role.
"Student Created Media"
Room 103
Presenter: Ashley Gilliam
As 21st century students shift from being passive content consumers to becoming active content creators, the role of the teacher shifts from content provider to facilitator. This workshop will explore strategies and tools that will empower students in this role.
CANCELLED
Secondary: 12:30-3:30
"APPY” Hour! Learn Mobile Apps for Your Classroom"
Library
Presenter: Heather Kilgore
This session will give participants tried and true apps to support learning in the classroom. Discover a treasure trove of apps that can be integrated in your classroom, as well as resources for finding apps specific to your content areas.
"Discovery Education Presents BOARDBUILDER!"
Room 112
Presenters: Kathryn Higgins and Sharon Thornton
Discovery Education and BOARDBUILDER!!! How to us tools to create engagement and pique your students' interests!
"Collaboration w/ Google Drive" (repeat session)
Room 102
Presenter: Kasey Bell
This amazing suite of online tools fosters planning and writing collaboratively, sharing of information, and working simultaneously with other students or teachers. Participants will discover strategies and tips for effectively integrating Google Docs with teaching and learning.
"Flipped Classroom" (repeat session)
Room 101
Presenter: Mike Voth
(Bring a lesson)
This session will focus on the best tools and strategies for facilitating a classroom in a blended environment, including the development of original content and integration of existing online content.
"Digital Learning Boot Camp" (limit 20-25 participants) (repeat session)
Room 104
Presenter: Denise Kanaman
In a supportive environment, participants will develop an understanding of basic technologies and discovery ways to increase efficiency and comfort with technology tools in a digital environment. Reluctant technology users will leave with vital technology skills and a new sense of empowerment! (30 hours CPE credit)
"Mobile Learning"
Library
Presenter: Heather Kilgore
This session will focus on strategies for integrating mobile devices in the digital learning environment, including BYOD/BYOT. Learn valuable apps, instructional strategies, and tips that you can implement and model.
"Twitter for Beginners"
Room 113
Presenter: Dr. Jerry Burkett
What is this thing called Twitter? In this session, learn the basics of using Twitter. You will learn how to tweet, reply to Twitter users, make use of #hashtags, and other uses for your classroom and professional learning.
"Mobile Learning" (repeat session)
Room 101
Presenter: Heather Kilgore
This session will focus on strategies for integrating mobile devices in the digital learning environment, including BYOD/BYOT. Learn valuable apps, instructional strategies, and tips that you can implement and model.
CANCELLED
"APPY” Hour! Learn Mobile Apps for your Classroom" (repeat session)
Room Change: Library
Presenter: Matt Gomez
This session will give participants tried and true apps to support learning in the classroom. Discover a treasure trove of apps that can be integrated in your classroom, as well as resources for finding apps specific to your content areas.
CANCELLED
Elementary: 12:30-3:30
"Blended Learning w/Edmodo" (repeat session)
Room 103
Presenter: Allison Baggerly
Edmodo is a free social learning network that gives teachers and students a safe environment for blended learning. This session will focus on how to integrate Edmodo into your classroom, and engage students with online learning tools. Please bring your laptop!
CANCELLED
"Advanced Digital Flency Academy"
Room 104
K-12: 8:30-3:30
Presenter: Ashley Gilliam
As 21st century students shift from being passive content consumers to becoming active content creators, the role of the teacher shifts from content provider to facilitator. This workshop will explore strategies and tools that will empower students in this role.
TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014
CANCELLED
"Digital Best Practices Share Session"
Room 102
Elementary: 8:30-11:30
Secondary: 12:30-3:30
Presenter: TBD
Bring your best ideas for engaging students and enhancing classroom instruction to this session. Share what is going on to help raise student success using our digital resources.
"Flipped Classroom" (repeat session)
Room 101
Presenter: Mike Voth
(Bring a lesson)
This session will focus on the best tools and strategies for facilitating a classroom in a blended environment, including the development of original content and integration of existing online content.
CANCELLED
"Advanced Digital Flency Academy" (repeat session)
Room 104
K-12: 8:30-3:30
Presenter: Ashley Gilliam
As 21st century students shift from being passive content consumers to becoming active content creators, the role of the teacher shifts from content provider to facilitator. This workshop will explore strategies and tools that will empower students in this role.
"Gaggle"
Music Room
Presenter: Kathy Nichols
Participants will learn how to incorporate Gaggle with their students by becoming familiar with email, cloud storage, office tools, discussion boards, blogs and Gaggle Tube.
"Gaggle"
Music Room
Presenter: Kathy Nichols
Participants will learn how to incorporate Gaggle with their students by becoming familiar with email, cloud storage, office tools, discussion boards, blogs and Gaggle Tube.
"Gamification
Room 113
Presenter: TBD
This basic session will show you how to bring out the gamer in your students by learning easy ways to gamify curriculum and effectively engage students at all levels. No gaming expereince necessary!
"Edmodo, Art and DAEP"
Room 113
Presenter: TBD
This session will help visual art teachers use Edmodo to store digital portfolios, establish a routine to incorporate writing into every project and utilize the platform in the classroom year round.
"Gale Databases"
Room 106
Presenter: Kathy Nichols
Participants will be engaged in how to guide students in a virtual reference library from Gale, sample virtual databases include Biography, Science, History, newspapers, magazines, testing centers and e-books. Bring your own device!