Building Learning Communities 2013: Grid

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Pre-Conference Check-in 11:30am - 5:00pm

Implementing the Three Pillars of Web Literacy 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Apps Task-Onomy, Part 1: Digging into the Application of Apps 1:00pm - 5:00pm

FLIP your classroom into the BEST production studio and collect evidence of learning along the way! 12:30pm - 6:30pm

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So you just got some iPads. Now what? 8:00am - 12:00pm

The Art of APPlication, Part 2: Using Apps to Design Collaborative Opportunities for Students to Create and Contribute Content 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Using cameras to Paint with Light and Improve writing 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Pre-Conference Registration & BLC Information Center Open 7:00am - 6:30pm

First 5 Days: Building a Culture for Year Long Success 1:00pm - 5:00pm

The Problem Finders 8:00am - 12:00pm

Re-designing Assessment 1:00pm - 5:00pm

FLIP your classroom into the BEST production studio and collect evidence of learning along the way! 9:00am - 3:00pm

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Creative and Critical Thinking: Creating Space for Innovation 8:00am - 12:00pm

Enriching Writing through Technology 1:00pm - 5:00pm

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Connected Learning: Google Tools in Education 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Creating Flipped Classroom Videos with Camtasia Studio (Windows) 8:00am - 12:00pm

Creating Flipped Classroom Videos with Camtasia (Mac) 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Opening Reception and Main Conference Registration - Sponsored by the Pearson Foundation 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Mobile learning with iPads for Intermediate-Secondary Grades 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Technology in the Primary Classroom--Oh, the Possibilities! 1:00pm - 5:00pm

iPads in the Middle Years for Math & More 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Leadership: Managing the Transition 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Learning Catalytics: Socrates Meets Facebook and High Academic Standards 8:00am - 12:00pm

Less (Teaching) Is More (Learning) 1:00pm - 5:00pm

iPads for Learning? It’s Elementary! (Part 1: Getting Started) 8:00am - 12:00pm

iPads for Learning? It’s Elementary! (Part 2: Beyond the Basics) 1:00pm - 5:00pm

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Classroom Activities Go Global: Blending Everyday Teaching and Learn... 10:20am - 11:25am

Introduction to Personal Learning Networks & Connected Learning 11:45am - 12:50pm

Using the iPad for Assessment 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Connected from the Start: Global Learning in the Primary Grades 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Collaborative Learning - Google Tools and the Common Core 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Writing Across the Curriculum and the Common Core 10:20am - 11:25am

District Wide Implementation of Google Apps for Education - Advanced 11:45am - 12:50pm

Students as Tech Support 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Building an Empathetic Student Writing Community 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Oral History as a Flagship Project: The Perfect Marriage of 21st Cent... 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Shift Happens: Are you in denial? And for how long? 10:20am - 11:25am

A Walk Around the World 11:45am - 12:50pm

Global Goods, Local Costs: Where Did All My Stuff Come From? 1:10pm - 2:15pm

IPads meet the Common Core 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Twitter as a Class Building Tool 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Check-in & BLC Information Center Open 7:00am - 5:00pm

A Play2Learn Scavenger Hunt 10:20am - 11:25am

Creative learning through Gaming 11:45am - 12:50pm

Oral History as a Flagship Project: The Perfect Marriage of 21st Century Technology and Tr... 1:10pm - 2:35pm

Media and Visual Impact 2:35pm - 3:40pm

At the Core of Research: Databases and Wikis are Cool Tools that work... 4:00pm - 5:05pm

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Creating a Participatory Culture in the Primary Classroom 11:45am - 12:50pm

Rethinking Professional Development 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Making Connections - Learning with Others 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Reading Aware 4:00pm - 5:05pm

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Reception at FableVision 6:00pm - 7:30pm

BLC Orientation Session 7:15am - 8:15am

Using the Power of Story to Advocate for the Most Critical 21st Centu... 10:20am - 11:25am

BYOB (Build Your Own Blend): Tinkering with Time, Place, Path & Pace... 11:45am - 12:50pm

Small Shifts, Big Impact: Closing the Gap to Empowered Learning 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Leadership: Critical processes and decisions for leadership 2:35pm - 3:40pm

What's All This Change About In The Library? 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Welcome and Keynote - Dr. Yong Zhao 8:15am - 10:00am

Keynote Follow up with Dr. Yong Zhao 10:20am - 11:25am

Continental Breakfast 7:00am - 8:30am

Book Signing - Peter Reynolds 11:30am - 12:00pm

Book Signing - Alan November 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Exploring the Googleverse 10:30am - 10:50am

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Make the Web Work for You with IFTTT!

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Make the Web Work for You with IFTTT!

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Personalized Learning: Beyond the Hype 11:45am - 12:50pm

Common Core: Rethink Research and Engage Students 1:10pm - 2:15pm

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How apps can empower change and even save students! 10:20am - 11:25am

Flipped Classroom for Real Learning... Definitions, Resources and Tools 1:10pm - 2:35pm

Get Inspired! Three Ways to Increase Student Engagement - Lesson Cap... 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Awakening Your Creative Genius 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Crowdsourcing edu content Ideas for activating your network to not on... 10:20am - 11:25am

Teaching Literacy with Your iPad(s) 11:45am - 12:50pm

There's A Web 2.0 Tool For That! 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Music Production for NON-Musicians! 2:35pm - 3:40pm

The Three Pillars of Web Literacy and the Common Core - Part One: Adv... 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Creativity and Academic Excellence 10:20am - 11:25am

Cell Phones: The Secret Learning Weapon: 11:45am - 12:50pm

How can I use Yahki to transform my 1st 5 days? 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Web 2.0 Tools that will Rock Your Classroom 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Advanced Searching For Inquiry Meets The Common Core 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Commo... 10:20am - 11:25am

Learn Like a Kid - 24/7 Learning Networks with Mobile Devices 11:45am - 12:50pm

Club Academia - Inspiring Ideas by Students 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Autonomous Mastery Learning in a Digital Classroom 2:35pm - 3:40pm

I think, therefore I teach 4:00pm - 5:05pm

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Rethinking Professional Development 1:10pm - 2:15pm

At the Core of Research: Media Literacy for Grades 6-8 (CC) 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Speed Networking at BLC! 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Going Global - Learning Together in the Early Years 10:20am - 11:25am

How apps can empower change and even save students! 11:45am - 12:50pm

Let's Start at the Very Beginning - Creating a Learning Environment f... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Building an Empathetic Student Writing Community 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Global Goods, Local Costs: Where Did All My Stuff Come From? 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Telling Photo Tales 10:20am - 11:25am

Tweets for Family and Global Communication 11:45am - 12:50pm

A Walk Around the World 1:10pm - 2:15pm

STEM Meets PBL At The Common Core 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Teachers and Students as Curators: Finding and Employing New Informat... 4:00pm - 5:05pm

BLC Information Center Open 7:00am - 5:00pm

Connected from the Start: Global Learning in the Primary Grades 10:20am - 11:25am

Learning Should Feel Like Play. Reducing Student Anxiety Levels Throu... 10:20am - 11:25am

Digital Portfolios: Not Just for Primary 11:45am - 12:50pm

Google Search Tips and Tricks 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Quality feedback using technology 2:35pm - 3:40pm

The iPad Journey: An Honest Story 4:00pm - 5:05pm

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Global Education Leadership Challenge from the Perspective of Global... 11:45am - 12:50pm

ThinkENG 1:10pm - 2:15pm

IPads meet the Common Core 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Make the APPsolute Fit! Select the Right Mobile Device Apps to Includ... 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Flip with Precision: If the first step of the journey is the Flip, th... 10:20am - 11:25am

Personalized Learning: Beyond the Hype 11:45am - 12:50pm

iPad Apps To Support Literacy Strands 1:10pm - 2:15pm

From 1:1 to 1:World 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Welcome and Keynote - Dr. David Weinberger 8:30am - 10:00am

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Annual BLC Bash 9:00pm - 11:30pm

Continental Breakfast 7:00am - 8:30am

Book Signing - Dr. David Weinberger

Book Signing with Tom Barrett 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Book Signing - Alan November 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Book Signing - Kristin Ziemke-Fa... 4:30pm - 5:00pm

CCSS Apps 10:30am - 10:50am

Easy Widgets for iBooks Authors

10 Writing Tools to Improve Student Writing 11:30am - 11:50pm

Telling the Story of Learning 12:00pm - 12:20pm

Exploring the Googleverse 12:30pm - 12:50pm

CollabraGoogle 1:30pm - 1:50pm

Augmented Reality with iPads, iPhones

From Collector to Curator with Symbaloo

Design Thinking for School Improvement A *NEW* session from the NoTos... 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Collect, Mash, Share, Learn. Yahki 101 10:20am - 11:25am

Models and Probes: Getting Ready for the Common Core 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Learn Like a Kid - 24/7 Learning Networks with Mobile Devices 10:20am - 11:25am

Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Commo... 11:45am - 12:50pm

Understanding Student Aspirations: Enhancing the Learning Environment... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Making Video Instruction a Less Passive Experience 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Common Core: Finally Time for PBL 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Inquiry is the Heart of Learning: Practices from International School... 10:20am - 11:25am

Creative learning through Gaming 11:45am - 12:50pm

Creating a HS App Programming Computer Elective 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Authoring Digital Content in the Early Years 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Cell phones: The Secret Learning Weapon: 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Research, Inquiry and the Common Core: A Collaborative Journey and Sm... 10:20am - 11:25am

The Future School 11:45am - 12:50pm

Club Academia - Inspiring Ideas by Students 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Student Created Digital WIki-Textbook 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Tweet me this, Tweet me that 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Building a Student Learning Network (SLN): Collaborating, Comprehendi... 2:35pm - 3:40pm

The Three Pillars of Web Literacy and the Common Core - Part Two: Dev... 4:00pm - 5:05pm

The three essential tech tools to create, collaborate and update stud... 10:20am - 11:25am

Autonomous Mastery Learning in a Digital Classroom 11:45am - 12:50pm

Ideas to meet the Core Curriculum in Language Arts 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Google Search Tips and Tricks 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Creative RightENG the Core 4:00pm - 5:05pm

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Keynote Follow-up with Alec Couros 10:20am - 11:25am

Keynote Follow up with Tom Barrett 11:45am - 12:50pm

Design Thinking for School Improvement A *NEW* session from the NoTos... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Online Learning and What Works for Kids in a Global Classroom 10:20am - 11:25am

Tiny Researchers: Creating Mindful Researchers in the Age of Common C... 11:45am - 12:50pm

Be a Fear Fighting Facilitator: How to Empower Teachers to Overcome F... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF & Global Citizenship 10:20am - 11:25am

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF & Global Citizenship 11:45am - 12:50pm

Managing Complex Change in Technology Integration through Harnessing... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

BLC Information Center Open 7:30am - 3:00pm

Make the APPsolute Fit! Select the Right Mobile Device Apps to Includ... 10:20am - 11:25am

Building Reading Communities using Subtext 11:45am - 12:50pm

Do You Really Know Your Students? Flipping the Classroom to Increase... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Tweets for Family and Global Communication 10:20am - 11:25am

Twitter as a Class Building Tool 11:45am - 12:50pm

How an actual revolution led to the creation of a democratic learning tool 1:10pm - 2:35pm

What makes learning great? A journey through provocative learning and... 10:20am - 11:25am

Flip with Precision: If the first step of the journey is the Flip, th... 11:45am - 12:50pm

The First Five Days 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Keynote: Tom Barrett, Kathy Cassidy, Alec Couros, Catlin Tucker 8:30am - 10:00am

Reflection and Next Steps 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Continental Breakfast 7:00am - 8:30am

Book Signing - Tom Barrett 10:30am - 11:00am

Read Books With Your Ears 10:30am - 10:50am

CCSS Apps 11:00am - 11:20am

From Collector to Curator with Symbaloo 11:30am - 11:50pm

Better Feedback, Stronger Interactions and Faste...

10 Writing Tools to Improve Student Writing

A Culture Changing Professional Development Oppo...

Enabling Student Empowerment and Achievement - Google Apps and Hapara... 10:20am - 11:25am

Sensing Science: Temperature Readiness for K-2 11:45am - 12:50pm

Being Smart with Graphs 1:10pm - 2:35pm

An entire PROFESSIONAL production studio in your pocket! REALLY! 10:20am - 11:25am

At the Core of Research: Reflective Note-Taking Strategies for Grades... 11:45am - 12:50pm

Building Your Common Core “Apptitude” 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Get Inspired! Three Ways to Increase Student Engagement - Lesson Cap... 10:20am - 11:25am

Awakening Your Creative Genius 11:45am - 12:50pm

Student Created Digital WIki-Textbook 10:20am - 11:25am

Keynote Follow-up with Catlin Tucker 11:45am - 12:50pm

Common Core: Flip Instruction and Create a Student-Centered Classroom 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Keynote Follow-up with Kathy Cassidy 10:20am - 11:25am

The Three Pillars of Web Literacy and the Common Core - Part Three: U... 11:45am - 12:50pm

Storyfinding 10:20am - 11:25am

Global STEM Classroom Collaboration Technology and 21st century ski... 11:45am - 12:50pm