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Building Learning Communities 2013

8:00am EDT

The Problem Finders White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing)

1:00pm EDT

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 EDT

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

8:00am EDT

Creative and Critical Thinking: Creating Space for Innovation Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing)

1:00pm EDT

Enriching Writing through Technology Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing) Leadership: Managing the Transition Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing) Technology in the Primary Classroom--Oh, the Possibilities! Stanbro - 4th Floor

10:20am EDT

A Play2Learn Scavenger Hunt Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) Classroom Activities Go Global: Blending Everyday Teaching and Learning with Virtual Cross-cultural Collaboration Activities Arlington - 2nd Floor 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 Your school library--mobile, flipped, and curated Statler - 2nd Floor 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 EDT

BYOB (Build Your Own Blend): Tinkering with Time, Place, Path & Pace for Student-Owned Learning Georgian - 2nd Floor Creating a Participatory Culture in the Primary Classroom Clarendon - 2nd Floor Introduction to Personal Learning Networks & Connected Learning Arlington - 2nd Floor A Walk Around the World Berkeley - 2nd Floor Cell Phones: The Secret Learning Weapon: White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing) Personalized Learning: Beyond the Hype Statler - 2nd Floor

1:10pm EDT

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 Global Goods, Local Costs: Where Did All My Stuff Come From? Berkeley - 2nd Floor Rethinking Professional Development Clarendon - 2nd Floor 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)

2:35pm EDT

Leadership: Critical processes and decisions for leadership Georgian - 2nd Floor Making Connections - Learning with Others Clarendon - 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) Autonomous Mastery Learning in a Digital Classroom Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) Building an Empathetic Student Writing Community Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing) Connected from the Start: Global Learning in the Primary Grades Arlington - 2nd Floor IPads meet the Common Core Berkeley - 2nd Floor

4:00pm EDT

Apps for the Classroom Statler - 2nd Floor At the Core of Research: Databases and Wikis are Cool Tools that work for Grades K-2(CC) Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) I think, therefore I teach Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) Reading Aware Clarendon - 2nd Floor The Three Pillars of Web Literacy and the Common Core - Part One: Advanced Search Techniques that Promote Deeper Thinking Terrace - Lower Lobby What's All This Change About In The Library? Georgian - 2nd Floor Twitter as a Class Building Tool Berkeley - 2nd Floor Awakening Your Creative Genius Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing)

10:20am EDT

Going Global - Learning Together in the Early Years Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing) Inquiry is the Heart of Learning: Practices from International School Classrooms Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing) Learning Should Feel Like Play. Reducing Student Anxiety Levels Through the Flipped Model. Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) Telling Photo Tales Berkeley - 2nd Floor Connected from the Start: Global Learning in the Primary Grades Brandeis - 4th Floor Creativity and Academic Excellence Arlington - 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 EDT

Digital Portfolios: Not Just for Primary Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) 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 Autonomous Mastery Learning in a Digital Classroom Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) 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 EDT

Ideas to meet the Core Curriculum in Language Arts Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) iPad Apps To Support Literacy Strands Georgian - 2nd Floor Let's Start at the Very Beginning - Creating a Learning Environment for Young Learners(CC) Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing) ThinkENG Clarendon - 2nd Floor Understanding Student Aspirations: Enhancing the Learning Environment Through Student Voice Statler - 2nd Floor A Walk Around the World Berkeley - 2nd Floor Google Search Tips and Tricks Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) Rethinking Professional Development Arlington - 2nd Floor Tweet me this, Tweet me that White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing)

2:35pm EDT

Authoring Digital Content in the Early Years Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing) 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) IPads meet the Common Core Clarendon - 2nd Floor Club Academia - Inspiring Ideas by Students Terrace - Lower Lobby

4:00pm EDT

At the Core of Research: Media Literacy for Grades 6-8 (CC) Arlington - 2nd Floor Common Core: Finally Time for PBL Statler - 2nd Floor Creative RightENG the Core Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) Models and Probes: Getting Ready for the Common Core St. James - 4th Floor (C Wing) Teachers and Students as Curators: Finding and Employing New Information and Resources for the Digital Classroom Berkeley - 2nd Floor 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 Global Goods, Local Costs: Where Did All My Stuff Come From? Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing) Make the APPsolute Fit! Select the Right Mobile Device Apps to Include Learners with Special Needs Clarendon - 2nd Floor

10:20am EDT

Enabling Student Empowerment and Achievement - Google Apps and Hapara Teacher Dashboard St. James - 4th Floor (C Wing) Online Learning and What Works for Kids in a Global Classroom Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A 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) Student Created Digital WIki-Textbook Terrace - Lower Lobby The U.S. Fund for UNICEF & Global Citizenship Berkeley - 2nd Floor

11:45am EDT

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) At the Core of Research: Reflective Note-Taking Strategies for Grades 3-5 Using Various Tools(CC) Statler - 2nd Floor 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 EDT

Common Core: Flip Instruction and Create a Student-Centered Classroom Terrace - Lower Lobby Do You Really Know Your Students? Flipping the Classroom to Increase Personalization. Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) Managing Complex Change in Technology Integration through Harnessing the Inherent Influence of Building Leaders. Berkeley - 2nd Floor The First Five Days Georgian - 2nd Floor 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