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Building Learning Communities 2013

12:30pm

FLIP your classroom into the BEST production studio and collect evidence of learning along the way! Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing)

1:00pm

Apps Task-Onomy, Part 1: Digging into the Application of Apps White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing)

8:00am

So you just got some iPads. Now what? Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing) The Problem Finders White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing)

9:00am

FLIP your classroom into the BEST production studio and collect evidence of learning along the way! Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing)

1:00pm

Re-designing Assessment White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing) The Art of APPlication, Part 2: Using Apps to Design Collaborative Opportunities for Students to Create and Contribute Content Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing)

6:00pm

Using cameras to Paint with Light and Improve writing Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing)

8:00am

Creative and Critical Thinking: Creating Space for Innovation Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing) iPads for Learning? It’s Elementary! (Part 1: Getting Started) Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing)

1:00pm

Connected Learning: Google Tools in Education Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) iPads for Learning? It’s Elementary! (Part 2: Beyond the Basics) Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing)

10:20am

A Play2Learn Scavenger Hunt Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) Crowdsourcing edu content Ideas for activating your network to not only connect but to create Terrace - Lower Lobby Shift Happens: Are you in denial? And for how long? Berkeley - 2nd Floor Writing Across the Curriculum and the Common Core Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing) Your school library--mobile, flipped, and curated Statler - 2nd Floor Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Common Core Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) Creativity and Academic Excellence White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing) Using the iPad for Assessment Clarendon - 2nd Floor How apps can empower change and even save students! Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing) Using the Power of Story to Advocate for the Most Critical 21st Century Skills - The "4C's" - Plus 1 Georgian - 2nd Floor

11:45am

BYOB (Build Your Own Blend): Tinkering with Time, Place, Path & Pace for Student-Owned Learning Georgian - 2nd Floor Introduction to Personal Learning Networks & Connected Learning Arlington - 2nd Floor Cell Phones: The Secret Learning Weapon: White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing) Learn Like a Kid - 24/7 Learning Networks with Mobile Devices Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) Personalized Learning: Beyond the Hype Statler - 2nd Floor

1:10pm

Common Core: Rethink Research and Engage Students Statler - 2nd Floor Small Shifts, Big Impact: Closing the Gap to Empowered Learning Georgian - 2nd Floor Students as Tech Support Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing) There's A Web 2.0 Tool For That! Terrace - Lower Lobby Club Academia - Inspiring Ideas by Students Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) How can I use Yahki to transform my 1st 5 days? White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing) Flipped Classroom for Real Learning... Definitions, Resources and Tools Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing) Oral History as a Flagship Project: The Perfect Marriage of 21st Century Technology and Traditional Historical Methods Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing)

2:35pm

Leadership: Critical processes and decisions for leadership Georgian - 2nd Floor Media and Visual Impact Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) Music Production for NON-Musicians! Terrace - Lower Lobby Web 2.0 Tools that will Rock Your Classroom White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing) Building an Empathetic Student Writing Community Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing) IPads meet the Common Core Berkeley - 2nd Floor Get Inspired! Three Ways to Increase Student Engagement - Lesson Capture, LMS’s and Virtual Fieldtrip Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing)

4:00pm

Advanced Searching For Inquiry Meets The Common Core White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing) Apps for the Classroom Statler - 2nd Floor Collaborative Learning - Google Tools and the Common Core Arlington - 2nd Floor I think, therefore I teach Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) The Three Pillars of Web Literacy and the Common Core - Part One: Advanced Search Techniques that Promote Deeper Thinking Terrace - Lower Lobby Oral History as a Flagship Project: The Perfect Marriage of 21st Century Technology and Traditional Historical Methods Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing) Twitter as a Class Building Tool Berkeley - 2nd Floor Awakening Your Creative Genius Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing)

10:20am

Research, Inquiry and the Common Core: A Collaborative Journey and Smackdown Terrace - Lower Lobby Telling Photo Tales Berkeley - 2nd Floor Creativity and Academic Excellence Arlington - 2nd Floor Learn Like a Kid - 24/7 Learning Networks with Mobile Devices Statler - 2nd Floor Tweet me this, Tweet me that Clarendon - 2nd Floor Collect, Mash, Share, Learn. Yahki 101 St. James - 4th Floor (C Wing) Flip with Precision: If the first step of the journey is the Flip, the second has to be Precision. Georgian - 2nd Floor

11:45am

Global Education Leadership Challenge from the Perspective of Global Educators Clarendon - 2nd Floor Google Apps on the iPad Arlington - 2nd Floor The Future School Terrace - Lower Lobby Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Common Core Statler - 2nd Floor Tweets for Family and Global Communication Berkeley - 2nd Floor How apps can empower change and even save students! Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing) Personalized Learning: Beyond the Hype Georgian - 2nd Floor

1:10pm

iPad Apps To Support Literacy Strands Georgian - 2nd Floor ThinkENG Clarendon - 2nd Floor Understanding Student Aspirations: Enhancing the Learning Environment Through Student Voice Statler - 2nd Floor Google Search Tips and Tricks Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) Tweet me this, Tweet me that White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing)

2:35pm

Building a Student Learning Network (SLN): Collaborating, Comprehending and Connecting in a Digital World. White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing) From 1:1 to 1:World Georgian - 2nd Floor STEM Meets PBL At The Common Core Berkeley - 2nd Floor Building an Empathetic Student Writing Community Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing) Google Search Tips and Tricks Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) IPads meet the Common Core Clarendon - 2nd Floor Club Academia - Inspiring Ideas by Students Terrace - Lower Lobby

4:00pm

Common Core: Finally Time for PBL Statler - 2nd Floor Teachers and Students as Curators: Finding and Employing New Information and Resources for the Digital Classroom Berkeley - 2nd Floor The iPad Journey: An Honest Story Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) The Three Pillars of Web Literacy and the Common Core - Part Two: Developing Organized Learning Libraries with Diigo White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing) Cell phones: The Secret Learning Weapon: Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing) Design Thinking for School Improvement A *NEW* session from the NoTosh team for BLC13! Plaza Ballroom Make the APPsolute Fit! Select the Right Mobile Device Apps to Include Learners with Special Needs Clarendon - 2nd Floor

10:20am

An entire PROFESSIONAL production studio in your pocket! REALLY! Statler - 2nd Floor Enabling Student Empowerment and Achievement - Google Apps and Hapara Teacher Dashboard St. James - 4th Floor (C Wing) Storyfinding Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) What makes learning great? A journey through provocative learning and planning student-owned curriculum topics Georgian - 2nd Floor Make the APPsolute Fit! Select the Right Mobile Device Apps to Include Learners with Special Needs Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) The U.S. Fund for UNICEF & Global Citizenship Berkeley - 2nd Floor Tweets for Family and Global Communication Clarendon - 2nd Floor Get Inspired! Three Ways to Increase Student Engagement - Lesson Capture, LMS’s and Virtual Fieldtrips Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing)

11:45am

Building Reading Communities using Subtext Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) Global STEM Classroom Collaboration Technology and 21st century skills Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) The Three Pillars of Web Literacy and the Common Core - Part Three: Using Twitter to Extend Learning Beyond the Classroom White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing) Flip with Precision: If the first step of the journey is the Flip, the second has to be Precision. Georgian - 2nd Floor The U.S. Fund for UNICEF & Global Citizenship Berkeley - 2nd Floor Twitter as a Class Building Tool Clarendon - 2nd Floor Awakening Your Creative Genius Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing)

1:10pm

Common Core: Flip Instruction and Create a Student-Centered Classroom Terrace - Lower Lobby Design Thinking for School Improvement A *NEW* session from the NoTosh team for BLC13! Arlington - 2nd Floor How an actual revolution led to the creation of a democratic learning tool Clarendon - 2nd Floor