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<strong>eLearning</strong> <strong>Strategies</strong> <strong>Symposium</strong><br />
December 3-5, <strong>2015</strong> • Costa Mesa, CA<br />
Time, Place, Path, Pace<br />
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<strong>Symposium</strong> Schedule<br />
Thursday, December 3<br />
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m................................ Registration<br />
1:00 - 4:00 p.m....................................Paid Workshops<br />
Friday, December 4<br />
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eSS Planning Committee<br />
Chris Bell..............................................EdTech Team<br />
Brian Bridges................................................. CUE<br />
Sandra Burdick.......... Stanislaus County Office of Education<br />
Jon Corippo.................................................... CUE<br />
Rob Darrow............................ Blended Teacher Network<br />
Alice Keeler............................................ CSU Fresno<br />
Machele Kilgore............. Orange County Dept. of Education<br />
Mary Kraus.................. San Diego County Supt. of Schools<br />
Mike Lawrence............................................... CUE<br />
Kristina Mattis...............................San Francisco USD<br />
Melody McGill.............................. Modesto City Schools<br />
Allison Powell...............................................iNACOL<br />
Sally Savona.............. Stanislaus County Office of Education<br />
Deborah Stauss......... Stanislaus County Office of Education<br />
Stanislaus County<br />
Office of Education<br />
The Stanislaus County Office of Education,<br />
through effective leadership, coordinated<br />
services, staff development, and partnerships<br />
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diverse students to become productive citizens and life-long<br />
learners.<br />
7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.................................. Registration<br />
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.................................... Plenary Session<br />
9:50 - 10:50 a.m...........................................Session 1<br />
11:05 a.m. - 12:05 p.m..................................Session 2<br />
12:10 - 1:45 p.m...................... Lunch/Awards/Keynote<br />
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.............................................Session 3<br />
3:10 - 4:10 p.m.............................................Session 4<br />
4:00 - 6:00 p.m..............................No-Host Networking<br />
Saturday, December 5<br />
7:30 - 9:00 a.m......................................... Registration<br />
8:15 - 11:15 a.m................................... Paid Workshop<br />
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.............................................Session 5<br />
9:15 - 10:15 a.m...........................................Session 6<br />
10:25 - 11:25 a.m.........................................Session 7<br />
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m......................... Closing Keynote<br />
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Workshops<br />
(must be pre-registered to attend these workshops)<br />
Thursday, December 3 • 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.<br />
Implementing and Sustaining a Blended Learning <strong>Program</strong><br />
Rob Darrow (robdarrow74@gmail.com)<br />
Blended Teacher Network<br />
Blended learning is growing quickly across classrooms and schools around the world. The implementation of blended learning in several<br />
schools across the country have been observed and documented. The iNACOL Blended Learning Roadmap was developed and identified<br />
six elements essential to the implementation of any blended learning program. Leave this workshop understanding each element and how<br />
they can be applied in your school or district.<br />
Google Classroom - Jumping In<br />
Alice Keeler (mrskeeler@gmail.com)<br />
While Google Docs and Apps have allowed for new things to happen in the classroom, they were not designed expressly for the teacher<br />
and students. This left teachers with the need to create sometimes elaborate systems to fit these digital tools into the flow of their classroom.<br />
Google Classroom, however, was designed to simplify this process for teachers and students. An online interface for distributing and<br />
collecting digital work, Google Classroom makes it easier for teachers to facilitate a digital or blended learning classroom. This session<br />
will give teachers a hands-on experience using Google Classroom and go over innovative ways to create activities and lesson sets in<br />
Google Classroom.<br />
Creating a Moodle Course from Scratch<br />
Blair Roy (broy@otan.us)<br />
Outreach & Technical Assistance Network (OTAN)<br />
Spend some time creating a place with a guided path for your students as they study at their own pace in an online course. The Moodle<br />
learning management system facilitates posting and grading of assignments, administering assessments, facilitating online discussions,<br />
organizing documents, and tracking learner progress. This workshop will introduce the Moodle system as you create activities and add<br />
resources to a course shell provided for the workshop. Learn the basics as you evaluate this resource for your learners. Bring a laptop/<br />
tablet to participate in this hands-on workshop.<br />
Pathways to Blended or Personalized Learning<br />
Saturday, December 5 • 8:15 - 11:15 a.m.<br />
Marcia Kish (kishmarcia@gmail.com)<br />
DSD Professional Development<br />
Create your own pathway towards blended learning or personalized learning with a hands-on approach to meet the individual needs of<br />
the learner. The participants will be able to see a personalized learning classroom environment as they explore their own pathways that<br />
will transition them from traditional teaching to blended learning or personalized learning. Formative assessments during the workshop<br />
will help the facilitators create customized paths and pace for each participant. We will be using PearDeck and Google Communities to<br />
quickly assess the skills of each learner and to create a backchannel for the workshop.<br />
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Plenary Session • 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. • Friday, December 4<br />
Pacific Ballrooms 2-4<br />
Julie Evans<br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
Project Tomorrow<br />
For the past 13 years, the Speak Up Research Project has collected and reported<br />
on the views of almost 4 million K-12 students, educators and parents regarding<br />
digital learning. Using current and longitudinal Speak Up data, we will provide<br />
new insights into the students’ vision for the use of games, mobile devices and<br />
digital content within learning, and counter mythology with the authentic views of<br />
teachers and parents regarding technology use within instruction. Going beyond<br />
anecdotes and assumptions, this interactive and eye-opening presentation will<br />
provide leaders with new metrics for evaluating the pulse of <strong>eLearning</strong> in their<br />
school or district.<br />
Session 1 • 9:50 - 10:50 a.m. • Friday, December 4<br />
You’ve Got to Move it, Move it!<br />
Nicol Howard, PhD.........................................................Balboa Bay 1<br />
Blended learning rotation models are spinning and spreading like wildfire<br />
as teachers seek to increase student engagement in the midst of changing<br />
and flexible classrooms. Within the rotation model, students move and<br />
grove between self-paced/personalized learning (often online) and small<br />
group instruction. This session is designed to support and encourage your<br />
implementation of rotation models in your K-5 classrooms.<br />
Pedagogy Beginner, Intermediate K-5<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1501<br />
Mapping The Journey: Step Outside the Traditional<br />
Classroom<br />
Beverly DeCuir, Kelly Robinette....................................Balboa Bay 2<br />
This session will showcase how two school districts, Pasadena Unified and<br />
Fairmont Private Schools, are creating dynamic learning environments<br />
both in the classroom and online. Join us for a unique look at program<br />
models and program plans for school and district-wide transformation.<br />
Presenters will share best-practices for leveraging technology, and a<br />
proven process for the development of digital curriculum.<br />
Learning Environments Intermediate, Advanced 6-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1510<br />
From RFP to Production: One County Office’s Journey<br />
Choosing a New LMS<br />
Catharine Reznicek..................................................Fountain Terrace<br />
This session will outline the processes, used by the Ventura County<br />
Office of Education, in choosing a new Learning Management System.<br />
Beginning with the RFP process and working through stages of<br />
evaluation, implementation, and production, we will discuss the methods<br />
and materials used/developed to determine the best LMS that fit our<br />
instructional and technological needs. These methods and materials<br />
(provided) can be used with any size district and are easily modified to<br />
fit the individual needs of any district/county office looking to replace or<br />
bring in a new Learning Management System. Stakeholder collaboration<br />
and pedagogical soundness is emphasized.<br />
Big Picture Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1504<br />
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Key <strong>Strategies</strong> for Designing Professional Development for<br />
Teachers of Blended Courses<br />
Chris Grado................................................................... Emerald Bay 2<br />
This collaborative and interactive session culminates in ideas that identify<br />
key strategies for designing professional development for teachers of<br />
blended high school courses. Schools are moving toward more blended<br />
learning as technology becomes easily accessible to students. A welltrained<br />
teacher can expand upon the online components of the blended<br />
classroom. Research indicates that students achieve more if their teachers<br />
are well-versed in the pedagogical strategies and techniques necessary for<br />
blended learning.<br />
Capacity Building Beginner K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1503<br />
A Blended Learning Roadmap: 6 Essential Elements<br />
Allison Powell............................................................... Emerald Bay 3<br />
Schools and educational systems around the world are moving to blended<br />
learning environments. iNACOL spent a year identifying elements and<br />
tools needed for successful blended learning planning, implementation<br />
and sustainability while working with schools across the U.S., resulting in<br />
the iNACOL blended learning roadmap. In this workshop, we will provide<br />
school leaders with the elements, tools and metrics needed for planning,<br />
implementing and sustaining a successful blended learning program.<br />
Learning Environments Beginner K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1509<br />
Blended Learning For Deeper Learning: A District’s<br />
Strategy For Sustained Student Achievement<br />
Dustin Gowan, Brian Kull,........................................Laguna Beach 2<br />
Nick Robinson, Curt Smith<br />
Learn how Laguna Beach Unified embarked on a plan to implement<br />
blended learning for the highest level of student engagement and<br />
academic outcomes. A team of LBUSD educators formulated a plan to<br />
evaluate, pilot, survey, and subsequently adopt personalized CCSSaligned<br />
solutions with a focus on student-driven learning. Learn from<br />
two LBUSD educators how to thoughtfully plan, evaluate, and implement<br />
a successful blended learning program that ensures a culture of sustained<br />
student achievement and success.<br />
Pedagogy Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-8<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1502<br />
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Session 1 • 9:50 - 10:50 a.m. • Friday, December 4<br />
National Certification for Innovative Educators - Be<br />
Leading Edge!<br />
Mary Kraus, Eileen Walters....................................................Bristol 1<br />
Discover a certification program designed for innovative educators like<br />
you. Leading Edge Certification prepares educators to be digital age<br />
leaders and learners. Certifications include Online and Blended Teacher,<br />
Digital Educator, Administrator, and Professional Learning Leader.<br />
Capacity Building Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-12, Adult Ed<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1508<br />
Using Digital Media to Stimulate Thinking and Writing<br />
Joanna Conrado, Mariel Zamora, ...........................Laguna Beach 1<br />
Bliss Boesh<br />
Help students increase sentence strength with word choice and details.<br />
Teach structure using digital tools. Students will learn to develop<br />
interesting characters, setting, and plot. Being able to visualize a subject<br />
helps to spark imagination and increase student communication. Google<br />
apps and other website resources are great tools to use to teach writing<br />
skills and get students to collaborate and showcase their writing. These<br />
tools and resources allow students and teachers to engage in flipped<br />
lessons.<br />
Content Beginner, Intermediate K-8<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1505<br />
Welcome to the (Google) Classroom of the Future<br />
Will Kimbley................................................................. Emerald Bay 1<br />
Google Classroom is a free LMS (learning management system) for<br />
Google Apps for Education designed to simplify the workflow of using<br />
Google Drive with students. Teachers can view, create, collect, and<br />
grade assignments, including one-click to create an individual Google<br />
Document for each student and organize them into automatically created<br />
Drive folders for each assignment.<br />
Gear Beginner K-12, Adult Ed<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1507<br />
You Can Blend!<br />
Emily Garrison, Brian Tuomy..................................Laguna Beach 3<br />
In this session two teachers (Teachers on Special Assignment for Blended<br />
Learning) will give a brief overview of blended learning and some key<br />
elements we have found essential to running blended classes in our<br />
public, comprehensive high schools. After, we will open up the session to<br />
roundtable discussions based on participant interests and needs. We will<br />
learn from each other and by the time you leave this session you will have<br />
tangible ideas of how you can blend your classes starting NOW!<br />
Pedagogy Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-12, Adult Ed<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1506<br />
LEARNING<br />
Blended learning For Deeper Learning<br />
A District’s Strategy for Sustained Student Achievement<br />
Laguna Beach Unified, one of California’s top performing school districts, formulated a plan to evaluate,<br />
pilot, survey, and subsequently adopt personalized CCSS-aligned solutions with a focus on studentdriven<br />
learning. Learn from LBUSD educators Dustin Gowan and Brian Kull how to thoughtfully plan,<br />
evaluate, and implement a successful blended learning program that ensures a culture of sustained<br />
student achievement and success.<br />
When: Friday, 9:50 a.m. Where: Laguna Beach Room 2<br />
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Session 2 • 11:05 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. • Friday, December 4<br />
Agent of Influence: A Game of Educational Technology &<br />
Espionage<br />
Rebecka Anderson..........................................................Balboa Bay 1<br />
The Napa County Office of Education has gamified its educational<br />
technology professional development. Participants can earn badges<br />
online while participating in a fun and adventurous spy-themed<br />
environment. Agent of Influence: A Game of Educational Technology<br />
& Espionage has teachers assume the role of an undercover agent, who<br />
must complete missions (aka trainings) and spy games to earn badges and<br />
chances to win technology for the classroom. This session will explain<br />
how the game works, how we combined online PD with face-to-face PD,<br />
who can participate, how other counties/districts can become involved,<br />
and what it took to build and manage.<br />
Capacity Building Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1516<br />
Blended/Distance Learning in Adult Education: The Past<br />
Shapes the Future<br />
Penny Pearson, Branka Marceta....................................Balboa Bay 2<br />
California offers a rich history of implementing distance learning in adult<br />
education through the (now suspended) Innovation and Alternative<br />
Instructional Delivery <strong>Program</strong>. This session offers a brief history of the<br />
successful nature of distance learning in AE along with a discussion on the<br />
future of program development in light of WIOA program requirements,<br />
including the newly implemented Technology and Distance Learning<br />
Plans implemented by the California Department of Adult Education<br />
Office. Historically, agencies who implement an online/blended learning<br />
opportunity for their learners see significant learning gains.<br />
Big Picture Intermediate Adult Ed<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1511<br />
San Diego STEM Quality Criteria<br />
Mary Kraus, John Spiegel.......................................................Bristol 1<br />
How did your school arrive at its STEM/ STEAM designation? The San<br />
Diego K-12 STEM Quality Criteria Self-Assessment Rubric (SDSTEMQC)<br />
was created to support the growing number of K-12 STEM schools and<br />
programs as they implement integrated STEM learning experiences in<br />
all K-12 classrooms. This tool may serve as a framework to facilitate<br />
inter-segmental discussion on program quality indicators. Across the<br />
nation, K-12 STEM programs and schools are proliferating in response<br />
to education, policy, and business reports supporting expansion and<br />
improvements in STEM education. School and district personnel, after<br />
school program providers, community members, business partners,<br />
parents, and STEM professionals may find this SDSTEMQC tool useful<br />
to ultimately provide measurable program outcomes.<br />
Big Picture Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1512<br />
Using Google Classroom For Blended Learning<br />
Kevin Fairchild............................................................. Emerald Bay 2<br />
Google Classroom, now in its second year, is not a full-featured LMS, but<br />
it can still be used for blended learning, with some planning. This session<br />
will introduce you to Google Classroom, including its recently-introduced<br />
features. We’ll also learn about some strategies and best practices for<br />
conducting effective blended learning with Google Classroom.<br />
Content Beginner 6-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1514<br />
1-2-3-4 New Ways To Examine Blended Learning<br />
Outcomes<br />
Julie Evans..................................................................... Emerald Bay 3<br />
While the debate continues as to how to measure outcomes in blended<br />
learning environments, some districts are now evaluating their<br />
blended learning programs based upon student annual growth, student<br />
engagement in learning, teacher effectiveness and parental support. In<br />
this flipped seminar, we will explore the how/when/why/what of those<br />
outcome measures, and collaboratively develop a new template for<br />
assessing the real impact of blended learning.<br />
Big Picture Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-12, Adult Ed<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1520<br />
Blended Learning <strong>Strategies</strong>: What, So What, Now What<br />
Dewhanne Nyivih.....................................................Fountain Terrace<br />
This session presents a step-by-step guide to using technology in learning<br />
and teaching. We’ll share these strategies for adopting any of the following<br />
modes of operation: (a) facilitating course management and resources<br />
for learner support, (b) enriching the quality of the student learning<br />
experience through interactive learning activities beyond those attainable<br />
through face to face classroom interactions, and (c) supporting learning<br />
that is largely self-directed but also involves the use of interactive and<br />
collaborative learning activities.<br />
Gear Beginner, Intermediate 6-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1513<br />
Collaborative Tools for School Leaders<br />
Bliss Boesch, Joanna Conrado,.................................Laguna Beach 1<br />
Mariel Zamora<br />
In this session you will explore cool, collaborative apps and web tools that<br />
are key to becoming a connected and effective leader in a 21st Century,<br />
digital education world. Administrators, Project Managers, Instructional/<br />
Tech Coaches, and Lead Teachers will examine ways to maximize time,<br />
connections, and productivity using these #eduawesome tools.<br />
Capacity Building Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1515<br />
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Session 2 • 11:05 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. • Friday, December 4<br />
How Online Learning Builds College and Career Readiness<br />
Preston Carr, Ed.D.....................................................Laguna Beach 2<br />
What is the impact of online learning on graduation rates, and college<br />
and career readiness? During this session, a panel of teachers and<br />
administrators from a respected California school district will discuss<br />
21st century learning and “best practices” for creating or increasing online<br />
learning opportunities at your school sites. Join us for an interactive look<br />
at successful online program implementations, the potential of emerging<br />
online learning technology, and how to personalize learning in and out of<br />
the classroom for better student outcomes.<br />
Pedagogy Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced 6-12, Adult Ed<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1519<br />
“I’m Not Blending Today”: Motivating a Faculty Culture<br />
Change<br />
Ashley Benning...........................................................Laguna Beach 3<br />
Teachers may understand the definition of blended learning - and even<br />
agree it’s a good idea - but they may resist implementing it in their own<br />
classrooms because they don’t know where to begin or because their<br />
way is “just fine.” Learn how Chaminade College Preparatory in the San<br />
Fernando Valley has used PD, messaging, and mentoring to embrace<br />
their blended learning initiative and support faculty as they transition to<br />
a more blended model.<br />
Capacity Building Beginner 6-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1517<br />
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Opening Keynote • 12:10 - 1:45 p.m. • Friday, December 4<br />
Pacific Ballrooms 2-4<br />
Dr. Chris Haskell<br />
Clinical Assistant Professor<br />
Boise State University<br />
At Boise State University, Dr. Haskell specializes in preparing pre-service<br />
teachers by focusing on the use, adaptation, and implementation of<br />
emerging technologies in teacher education including gaming, mobile<br />
communication devices, portable media players, social networking tools,<br />
and virtual worlds. He’s actively piloting and developing ground-breaking<br />
alternative approaches to delivering and tracking learning.<br />
In his keynote, “Ahead of the Game: The Data Behind Innovative, Blended,<br />
and Game-Based Learning,” Dr. Haskell will share new opportunities to<br />
motivate, support, promote, and differentiate students in blended and<br />
online environments, as well as research surrounding game-based learning.<br />
His presentation will highlight the innovative practice, pedagogy, and<br />
outcomes of more than 1000 educators worldwide who are piloting gamebased<br />
learning in their blended and online classrooms.<br />
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Lunch/Awards • 12:10 - 1:45 p.m. • Friday, December 4<br />
Pacific Ballrooms 2-4<br />
<strong>eLearning</strong> Educator of the Year<br />
<strong>eLearning</strong> Advocate<br />
Larissa Barrickman<br />
Avalon Elementary, Val Verde USD<br />
Larissa Barrickman was the first teacher at<br />
Avalon to bring and encourage teachers to use<br />
blended learning in their classrooms. She started with flipping<br />
her classroom for math instruction and soon had the entire fifth<br />
grade flipping for math. This year she has GATE classrooms using<br />
a self-learning model. We have five televisions in each classroom<br />
that our students use with chromebooks for collaboration. She is<br />
a technology native who is always researching fun and engaging<br />
ways for her students to learn. She is an innovator always looking<br />
for new ways to teach and is never afraid to try something new.<br />
Julie Evans<br />
CEO, Project Tomorrow<br />
Julie Evans is the CEO of Project Tomorrow, an<br />
internationally recognized education nonprofit<br />
organization that focuses on improving learning opportunities for<br />
students through the effective use of STEM resources.<br />
Throughout her illustrious career, Julie has not only advocated<br />
for online and blended learning education, but for the last twelve<br />
years, Project Tomorrow has provided valuable data from which<br />
we are able to lobby legislators and policy-makers to implement<br />
changes supportive of <strong>eLearning</strong> in education.<br />
She is a champion of non-profit leadership, through her role as<br />
CEO of Project Tomorrow, and has served on the ISTE Board of<br />
Directors, playing a crucial role in establishing the organization’s<br />
future during its recent CEO transition and served as an advisor<br />
to CUE and its leadership. Through her leadership, <strong>eLearning</strong> gets<br />
an annual Congressional Briefing, speaking with lawmakers and<br />
their staff on Capitol Hill.<br />
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Session 3 • 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. • Friday, December 4<br />
Blending in Reverse<br />
Todd Reed........................................................................Balboa Bay 1<br />
Blending is typically bringing technology into instructional practice to<br />
support the teacher being the guide on the side. Blending in Reverse<br />
is bringing personalized support in a synchronous method to students<br />
in virtual settings. This session will describe one program’s response to<br />
struggling online students and its efforts to effectively support and engage<br />
students with individual learning needs.<br />
Pedagogy Intermediate 6-12, Adult Ed<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1530<br />
Blended Digital Curriculum Development and Best<br />
Practices for English Language Learners<br />
Brenda Huey-Rosas.................................................................Bristol 1<br />
Trying to build a curriculum? We have first hand experience developing<br />
a complete blended course lineup for 6th grade to adult English<br />
Language Learners. As ESL Curriculum and Instruction Specialists with<br />
20+ combined years of diverse ESL teaching experience, we became<br />
the primary authors of our school’s ESL curriculum. We will take you<br />
through each step of the process that we went through while managing<br />
our curriculum development team, our budget, and the learning<br />
management system. We will share our hurdles and victories to arrive at<br />
our final product that is always a work in progress.<br />
Content Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced 6-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1522<br />
Myths and Realities of Digital Learning: Findings from 12<br />
years of Keeping Pace<br />
John Watson.................................................................. Emerald Bay 3<br />
As online and blended learning are growing in California and elsewhere,<br />
there is also an increasing amount of confusion and misinformation about<br />
what is really happening. John Watson, lead researcher for Keeping Pace<br />
with K-12 Online Learning annual report, and CEO of the Evergreen<br />
Education Group, will dig into twelve years of Keeping Pace data,<br />
including the newly released <strong>2015</strong> report, to separate hype from reality.<br />
Big Picture Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1527<br />
Google Classroom for PD: Teachers/Admin as Students<br />
Katie Moreno................................................................ Emerald Bay 1<br />
Google Classroom is the perfect blended platform to deliver professional<br />
development to teachers. Classroom can also be used to organize<br />
leadership teams for administration. This session will go over how to use<br />
Google Classroom with teachers to do professional learning. It will also<br />
go over how Wasco UHSD is using Google Classroom with the leadership<br />
team.<br />
Gear Intermediate Adult Ed<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1525<br />
Out of Your Seat PD: Lessons Learned From 3 Districtwide<br />
Digital Badging Implementations<br />
Steve Regur, Jennifer Burks......................................... Emerald Bay 2<br />
Participants will explore the lessons learned from three district-wide<br />
implementations of digital badging as a model for proficiency-based<br />
professional development. This approach to professional development<br />
immerses teachers in the style of blended learning they are expected<br />
to implement. Participants will leave with practical examples, steps for<br />
development, and tools for implementation if they are interested.<br />
Capacity Building Intermediate, Advanced K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1523<br />
Beyond Sit and Git: Making Professional Learning<br />
Personal<br />
Rob Darrow...............................................................Fountain Terrace<br />
“Professional Development” has been a part of the teaching profession<br />
since the beginning of time. The belief that teachers must be physically<br />
present to “get” the latest information and guidance about the latest<br />
teaching strategies continues to be part of most school districts. Forward<br />
thinking schools and districts have moved to professional learning<br />
networks and using the term “professional learning.” This session will<br />
provide structures and ideas about how to create a professional learning<br />
system that is more personalized for teachers and administrators through<br />
the use of blended and professional learning tools, and moves beyond just<br />
“sit and git” professional development.<br />
Pedagogy Beginner, Intermediate K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1526<br />
From Cell Phones to Social Networking<br />
Joyce Hinkson. Branka Marcheta.............................Laguna Beach 1<br />
Penny Pearson, Blair Roy<br />
This fast-paced session provided by staff from the Outreach and Technical<br />
Assistance (OTAN) office will give you a repertoire of ten different lowcost<br />
or no-cost online resources that you can use immediately with your<br />
learners. Join us for an entertaining and productive session!<br />
Pedagogy Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced Adult Ed<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1524<br />
Integrating Projects Into Online History Classes<br />
David Dillon................................................................Laguna Beach 2<br />
Participants will examine two 10th grade history projects integrated<br />
into Riverside Virtual School’s World History course. These are second<br />
semester projects that synthesize and demonstrate a student’s mastery<br />
of CCSS visited during the first semester of class. In these projects,<br />
students use instructional technology, historical literacy, and research<br />
skills to design webquest and document-based questions. The presenter<br />
will share materials, websites, processes, and student work as evidence of<br />
student competency.<br />
Content Advanced 9-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1521<br />
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Session 3 • 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. • Friday, December 4<br />
iNACOL Blended Learning Teacher Competency<br />
Framework<br />
Allison Powell.............................................................Laguna Beach 3<br />
As blended learning models become more prevalent, the need to identify<br />
and foster core educator competencies for strong instructional practice<br />
becomes greater. iNACOL developed a blended teaching competency<br />
framework which will be shared.<br />
Capacity Building Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1528<br />
Learning has never<br />
been so limitless.<br />
Apex Learning digital curriculum for grades 6-12<br />
prepares students for college and career success.<br />
Rigorous<br />
Relevant<br />
Personalized<br />
Effective<br />
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Session 4 • 3:10 - 4:10 p.m. • Friday, December 4<br />
MathemaTECHs!<br />
Lauren Steinmann, Kristy Andre..................................Balboa Bay 1<br />
Educators will learn how to create an engaging math lesson that shows<br />
students’ thinking processes and mathematical understanding by<br />
integrating a few technology tools. This session focuses on student<br />
creation rather than consumption of technology and information.<br />
Utilizing the 4 C’s: Creativity, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and<br />
Communication, educators will use dynamic technology tools to engage<br />
students in authentic 21st century learning experiences!<br />
Content Beginner, Intermediate K-8<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1535<br />
Do You Gooru?<br />
Wendy Numata, Larissa Barrickman............................Balboa Bay 2<br />
This session will focus on using Gooru Learning, a free web-based<br />
personalized learning site, as a part of your blended learning program.<br />
We will show you how to find, organize, and push content out to your<br />
students in an easy, streamlined way. We will also show you how your<br />
students can take the wheel and begin creating collections of their own to<br />
share with their classmates and students around the world.<br />
Gear Beginner K-8<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1532<br />
Applying SAMR to Blended Learning - New Ways to Assess<br />
Your Blended Learning <strong>Program</strong><br />
Rob Darrow..............................................................................Bristol 1<br />
The SAMR Model has been developed and utilized in one-to-one<br />
programs to identify how technology can be used to transform teaching<br />
and better engage learners. This presentation will show how the SAMR<br />
Model can be used as another measure for the implementation of blended<br />
learning. Also shared will be a continuum from textbook-enhanced<br />
to online teaching and learning that can be utilized with SAMR as a<br />
professional learning tool for teachers and administrators.<br />
Pedagogy Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1538<br />
No Need To Dread the Thread: <strong>Strategies</strong> for Digital<br />
Discussions<br />
Cynthia Sistek-Chandler, Patricia Dickenson.......... Emerald Bay 2<br />
Threaded discussion boards and forum tools can be used for so much<br />
more than simply posting information. Digital discussions can be formal,<br />
informal, playful (gamified), and encourage social and peer attention.<br />
Learn strategies for using digital discussion tools to enhance teaching and<br />
learning from practitioners and researchers.<br />
Content Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-12, Adult Ed<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1536<br />
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Session 4 • 3:10 - 4:10 p.m. • Friday, December 4<br />
<strong>Program</strong>matic Decisions That Have Helped a Large Urban<br />
District in Southern California Maintain the Integrity of<br />
Their Online Learning Credit Recovery <strong>Program</strong><br />
Ellen Palmer.................................................................. Emerald Bay 1<br />
This session will focus on: documentation that has been developed and<br />
systematized for the district wide program, ongoing teacher assistance<br />
that is provided to ensure all teachers feel supported, professional<br />
development that is conducted on an ongoing basis to ensure teachers<br />
stay current with the program, progress monitoring strategies that are<br />
being used, and systems and structures that the district and sites have in<br />
place so this large urban district in Southern California can maintain the<br />
integrity of their online learning program and help students be successful<br />
at recovering their credits.<br />
Big Picture Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced 9-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1534<br />
Lessons Learned: Promising Practices In Digital Learning<br />
Kelly Schwirzke, John Watson.................................... Emerald Bay 3<br />
The Evergreen Education Group has helped several dozen schools in the<br />
planning and implementation of online and blended learning programs<br />
across many states, and Dr. Kelly Schwirzke has supported independent<br />
study and personalized learning programs extensively in California.<br />
This session will build on national findings, and explore key issues in<br />
developing digital learning programs, including acquiring content,<br />
technology platforms, teaching, professional development, and related<br />
issues. Come ready to share your experiences, comments, and questions<br />
in this discussion-based session.<br />
Big Picture Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1539<br />
Building a Blended Culture<br />
Stacy Hawthorne......................................................Fountain Terrace<br />
The models of blended learning are defined. The research is emerging to<br />
show improved student achievement with blended learning. Undoubtedly,<br />
there are pockets of blended learning happening all around you. This<br />
workshop will help you design a plan to build a culture that embraces<br />
innovation and change. We have to change the culture of our schools<br />
before we can successfully implement personalized learning models.<br />
Capacity Building Beginner, Intermediate K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1533<br />
Open Education Resources (OER) in Adult Education<br />
Penny Pearson.............................................................Laguna Beach 1<br />
While the printing press was a world-altering invention, so is the<br />
Internet. Could the next information revolution come from something<br />
so simple as the act of sharing? Come learn about Open Education<br />
Resources (OER); what are they, where and how do you find them, how<br />
to understand Creative Commons licensing, and how you can create and<br />
share your own OER. Discover how to find and implement re-usable,<br />
re-mixable, re-sharable materials for your classroom. Working together<br />
with the facilitator, you will identify open-licensed materials, review OER<br />
repositories and review a few tools to manage your new resources.<br />
Content Beginner K-12, Adult Ed<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1531<br />
Integrating Digital Curriculum in the Classroom<br />
Amy Thompson..........................................................Laguna Beach 2<br />
Looking for a simple, FREE tool to blend digital lessons with classroombased<br />
coursework or to differentiate instruction? If so, this training is for<br />
you. Find out how you can use a new Learning Management System to<br />
effectively create blended and/or digital curriculum that engages students<br />
as well as prepares them to navigate the complexities of our connected<br />
world.<br />
Pedagogy Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced 9-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1540<br />
21st Century Skills in the New ELA/ELD Framework<br />
Renee Ousley-Swank, Cynthia Gunderson.............Laguna Beach 3<br />
Developing 21st century skills is one of four overarching goals of ELA/<br />
literacy and ELD instruction set forth in the new English Language<br />
Arts/English Language Development framework: Students develop the<br />
readiness for college, career, and civic life; attain the capacities of literate<br />
individuals; become broadly literate; and acquire the skills for living and<br />
learning in the 21st century. This session will focus on developing these<br />
21st century skills. We will explore how research and technology threads<br />
throughout the themes – especially meaning making, effective expression<br />
and content knowledge.<br />
Big Picture Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1537<br />
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Session 5 • 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. • Saturday, December 5<br />
Who Is Doing the Learning?<br />
Mariel Zamora, Joanna Conrado..................................Balboa Bay 1<br />
This session will provide information on how elementary students are<br />
meeting the Common Core State Standards with web tools and Google<br />
Apps. Students are taking ownership and responsibility of their learning.<br />
The presentation will show examples of student-created interactive<br />
activities. The use of technology will also show how individual learning<br />
needs are being met and how differentiated instruction is being applied.<br />
These teachers are using technology in the classroom to create a paperlite<br />
environment that is student-centered and develops students’ 21st<br />
Century Skills.<br />
Pedagogy Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-5<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1543<br />
Using the Google Cloud!<br />
Melinda Holt....................................................................Balboa Bay 2<br />
Cloud computing is the future – and the future is now! This presentation<br />
will cover “The Google” and its tools to all participants and how using<br />
Google forges an enhanced learning and teaching experience for both<br />
student and educator. Tools like calendar, calculator, translator and easy<br />
advanced search techniques will be shown and geared towards adult<br />
education but are very useful for all levels of education. This presentation<br />
will also cover the sharing and collaborative aspects of Google Drive<br />
where research tools, add-ins, as well as creating and sharing in real-time<br />
with colleagues or students will be discussed and displayed.<br />
Gear Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-12, Adult Ed<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1545<br />
1:1 In a Common Core World<br />
Audrey Lee, Max Eissler, ............................................ Emerald Bay 1<br />
Samantha Groess, Alexis Tamony<br />
Martinez USD is in the fourth year of their successful 1:1 mobile computing<br />
initiative involving netbooks, take-home chromebooks, and iPads. This<br />
session will provide an overview of the innovative practices MUSD has<br />
implemented to build knowledge, skills, and leadership capacity around<br />
Blended Learning in a Common Core world. This model pairs teachers<br />
and administrators as partners, models best practices, and authentically<br />
integrates technology into the instructional program. Participants will<br />
receive the district’s multi-year plan, professional development resources,<br />
and a variety of tools, resources, and strategies to assist districts in their<br />
own implementations.<br />
Capacity Building Beginner, Intermediate K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1544<br />
Motivating At-Risk Online High School Students To<br />
Complete Work<br />
Christine Kasitz............................................................ Emerald Bay 2<br />
High School students enroll in online classes intending to quickly<br />
complete the courses. Many times students rarely log into the program<br />
to complete work. Come learn some research-based and implemented<br />
strategies to motivate students to login more often and complete more<br />
work to reach their goals.<br />
Pedagogy Beginner 9-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1546<br />
Designing Active Learning Spaces<br />
Gerardo Martinez......................................................... Emerald Bay 3<br />
Design is about how things work. Technology in our hands fundamentally<br />
changes the dynamic between teacher and student, providing an<br />
opportunity to design learning experiences that respond to a student’s<br />
capacity to learn. Content delivery and pedagogy are being revolutionized<br />
daily and require active learning environments as students exercise higher<br />
order thinking skills through digital media, project-based learning,<br />
STEM education, and maker spaces. The flipped classroom and blended<br />
learning have enabled teachers to create active learning but the classroom<br />
space may not be addressing the learning needs beyond passive learning.<br />
Learn how design thinking can lead to informed and researched-based<br />
decisions for redesigning active learning classrooms and professional<br />
learning environments.<br />
Big Picture Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-12, Adult Ed<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1541<br />
Construction Zone Ahead: Building a Successful Online<br />
and/or Blended Learning <strong>Program</strong><br />
Jennifer Reese..............................................................Laguna Beach 3<br />
If you’ve been tasked with creating and/or managing an online or<br />
blended learning program, you likely have questions and are looking for<br />
resources. Drawing upon the nearly 20-year experience of the country’s<br />
first statewide, Internet-based public high school, this session will help<br />
you ask the right questions and create a blueprint for action. Topics will<br />
include: staffing your program, generating enthusiasm from both internal<br />
and external stakeholders, infrastructure, courseware and monitoring,<br />
and evaluating performance.<br />
Big Picture Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced 6-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1542<br />
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Session 6 • 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. • Saturday, December 5<br />
Rethinking Curriculum: Teaching Across the Curriculum<br />
With Google Sites<br />
Joanna Conrado, Mariel Zamora,.................................Balboa Bay 1<br />
Bliss Boesh<br />
Harness the power of Google Sites (or other website builders) to build<br />
units of study that teach cross curricular concepts using STEM ideas.<br />
Science and social studies nonfiction content creates the base of the unit,<br />
and writing is used as an assessment tool. Gather all your resources in one<br />
place to allow students easy access and an interactive experience during<br />
the unit of study online. Combine reading passages, comprehension<br />
skills, videos, interactive games, math, writing, and hands-on activities<br />
for students that stimulate thinking and increase student engagement.<br />
The unit website becomes your digital lesson plan, and a permanent<br />
location for students to revisit and review skills.<br />
Content Beginner, Intermediate K-8<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1550<br />
Engaging Students Through Leveraging Student Voice and<br />
Collaborating on Local and Global Scales<br />
Rachel Freed, Lisa Meyer DeLapo.................................Balboa Bay 2<br />
This session will focus on several aspects of engaging students within an<br />
<strong>eLearning</strong> environment. Drawing out student preconceptions is key to<br />
building new knowledge and understanding, and deep learning depends<br />
critically on intrinsic motivation which is rooted in one’s own experiences<br />
and choices in learning. We will explore several Google tools (docs, forms,<br />
sheets, presentations, sites) Blogger, Livebinders, LucidChart, LucidPress<br />
and Snagit, as well as Screen-casting tools, and collaborative techniques<br />
for leveraging student voice and fostering collaboration and sharing of<br />
ideas as a means of learning.<br />
Pedagogy Beginner, Intermediate 9-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1548<br />
Google Forms: May the Forms Be With You<br />
Will Kimbley................................................................. Emerald Bay 1<br />
Take your Google Forms to the next level. Create Google forms to use<br />
for quizzes, surveys, rubrics, and assignment dropboxes. Create quizzes<br />
in Google Forms, then use Flubaroo to autograde and provide student<br />
feedback. Take control of student Docs-sharing nightmares and tracking<br />
assignments with Forms dropboxes. Create self-grading rubrics, use data<br />
validation and branch logic, and much, much more (Best on a laptop).<br />
Not recommended for programs with tablets.<br />
Gear Beginner, Intermediate K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1547<br />
Planning, Managing, and Assessing Projects With Online<br />
Tools<br />
Shane Hildebrand......................................................... Emerald Bay 2<br />
I will be demonstrating how to use free online tools to plan, manage, and<br />
assess your next project, no matter what subject you teach. This will be<br />
a hands-on session so you can use these tools and decide which options<br />
work best for you. This will help you keep your thoughts and ideas<br />
organized and help turn those ideas into a 21st Century Project. This will<br />
also help you keep your students on track as they progress through their<br />
project and allow you to check for understanding within the project. This<br />
will also help you keep your assessments organized and help you retrieve<br />
the data you need for each student, while allowing your students to selfreflect<br />
and give feedback to each other.<br />
Gear Beginner, Intermediate K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1551<br />
Creating a Cohesive Blended Learning Lesson<br />
Kate Petty....................................................................... Emerald Bay 3<br />
So many times we hear about amazing apps, but never do we hear how<br />
to bring them together cohesively into one lesson for our students in a<br />
blended learning environment. This session will show how to organize<br />
digital content into a unit for your students to work with online. The best<br />
part? You will be given an opportunity to begin a lesson of your own with<br />
a small amount of workshop time at the end. Templates and resources<br />
will be shared.<br />
Pedagogy Beginner, Intermediate K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1549<br />
Helping Students Achieve THEIR Math Goals: New<br />
Resources to Support Personalized Learning Models<br />
Ahrash Bissell, Dani Pedrotti....................................Laguna Beach 3<br />
The NROC Project is a non-profit, member-guided organization focused<br />
on college and career readiness. Working with our member institutions,<br />
NROC has developed a suite of resources and tools to support innovative<br />
practices in math instruction for both online and blended environments,<br />
with a special emphasis on personalized and differentiated instruction.<br />
NROC’s new learning platform which diagnoses gaps in math proficiency<br />
then provides a personalized study path, paving the way for each student<br />
to achieve their desired academic and/or career goals. Join our session to<br />
learn about NROC member-led programs adapting this new educational<br />
tool for a variety of use cases.<br />
Pedagogy Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced 6-12, Adult Ed<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1552<br />
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Session 7 • 10:25 - 11:25 a.m. • Saturday, December 5<br />
Simultaneous Math-focused STEM in a Continuation High<br />
School Classroom<br />
Dennis Ashendorf...........................................................Balboa Bay 1<br />
Lightly-coordinated with Google Drive & Classroom, students choose<br />
work in math and STEM from a set of curriculums including MOOCs,<br />
Khan, CSMLearn, Code, Codecademy and Project Ignite. Know your<br />
students and situation, then engage the non-engaged through solution<br />
sets and student choice.<br />
Pedagogy Beginner, Intermediate 6-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1555<br />
Ancient Maya: A Cross Curricular Middle School Study<br />
Elizabeth Phillips, William Sanchez.............................Balboa Bay 2<br />
This session will focus on a middle school cross curricular unit on the<br />
Ancient Maya in an online/blended learning program. Growing beyond<br />
a social science and English language arts collaboration, middle school<br />
students learn about the culture, astronomy, literature, language, history,<br />
agriculture, religion, art, math, sports, and daily activities of the Ancient<br />
Maya in English language arts, social science, math, science, and physical<br />
education courses.<br />
Content Beginner, Intermediate 6-8<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1558<br />
The Great iPad vs Chromebook Smackdown<br />
Burt Lo, Will Kimbley.................................................. Emerald Bay 1<br />
Burt Lo and Will Kimbley will square off in a (semi) competitive session<br />
about the virtues of two common 1:1 platforms in a 9 round extravaganza.<br />
We’ll discuss each platforms benefits and weaknesses, including aspects of<br />
deployment, costs, use of apps and much more. Join Burt and Will and the<br />
#EDUREF who will keep all the blows above the belt.<br />
Gear Beginner, Intermediate K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1553<br />
Online Learning: Building Connections Outside the<br />
Classroom and Skills For the Future<br />
Erin Kahn...................................................................... Emerald Bay 3<br />
Whether you teach in a traditional classroom or in a blended/online<br />
course, creating connections outside the classroom and guiding students<br />
through online learning is a priority. Online learning has become<br />
increasingly popular in higher education, but we are now seeing online/<br />
blended courses in high school as this will prepare students for what they<br />
will face in college and beyond. With this comes the ability to navigate<br />
Learning Management Systems (LMS), time management skills, curating<br />
an online presence, fostering connections in an online community and so<br />
much more! Attendees will walk away with the tools needed to integrate<br />
online learning into their curriculum.<br />
Gear Beginner, Intermediate K-12<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1556<br />
M-Teaching: Go Small or Go Home<br />
Sue Hellman................................................................Laguna Beach 3<br />
Creating engaging and effective m-learning experiences requires<br />
an element of design thinking which is different from our familiar<br />
educational planning. During this session, we’ll explore guidelines and<br />
tools that can be used to help (re)design content and interactives for<br />
smartphones. By shifting our instructional focus from what we have<br />
to share to what students need for learning and taking a ‘small first’<br />
approach, we can begin to develop new m-instructional models which<br />
will fulfill the promise of putting learning at our students’ fingertips -<br />
anytime, anywhere, and any device.<br />
Content Intermediate, Advanced K-12, Adult Ed<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1557<br />
Privacy, Practice, Presence, and You<br />
Branka Marceta............................................................. Emerald Bay 2<br />
How comfortable do you feel about your presence online? Do you know<br />
your account settings for social media and other sites you log into? Join<br />
us and brainstorm strategies to become safe and confident citizens of the<br />
Web, and help our adult learners to achieve the same. Participants will<br />
explore their own settings on Facebook and Google, and identify relevant<br />
resources that teach about Internet safety and digital citizenship.<br />
Content Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced Adult Ed<br />
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1554<br />
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Closing Keynote • 11:25 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. • Saturday, December 5<br />
Pacific Ballrooms 2-4....................................................................................................<br />
Catlin Tucker<br />
Google Certified Teacher &<br />
CUE Lead Learner<br />
Windsor Unified School District<br />
Catlin Tucker is a Google Certified Teacher and CUE Lead Learner.<br />
A teacher at Windsor High School in Sonoma County, she was named<br />
Teacher of the Year in 2010. Catlin’s second solo book, Creatively Teach<br />
the Common Core Literacy Standards with Technology, was published by<br />
Corwin in June <strong>2015</strong>. She also writes a monthly column for Educational<br />
Leadership about her experiences teaching with technology.<br />
In her keynote, “Blending Technology & Tradition to Transform Learning,”<br />
Catlin will share how she transformed her low-tech classroom by<br />
leveraging her students’ connectivity at home and the devices they bring<br />
into the classroom to create a blended learning model.<br />
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eSS Presenters<br />
Rebecka Anderson<br />
Napa County Office of Education<br />
randerson@napacoe.org<br />
Session # 2<br />
Dennis Ashendorf<br />
Newport-Mesa Unified School<br />
District<br />
dennis@ashendorf.com<br />
Session # 7<br />
Ashley Benning<br />
Chaminade College Preparatory<br />
abenning@chaminade.org<br />
Session # 2<br />
Ahrash Bissell<br />
The NROC Project<br />
abissell@montereyinstitute.org<br />
Session # 6<br />
Bliss Boesch<br />
Ballico-Cressey School District<br />
bboesch@ballicocressey.com<br />
Session # 2<br />
Preston Carr, Ed.D.<br />
Ayala High School<br />
Preston_Carr@chino.k12.ca.us<br />
Session # 2<br />
Joanna Conrado<br />
Ballico-Cressey School District<br />
jconrado@ballicocressey.com<br />
Sessions # 1, 6<br />
Rob Darrow<br />
Blended Teacher Network<br />
robdarrow74@gmail.com<br />
Thurs Wkshp, Sessions # 3. 4<br />
Beverly DeCuir<br />
Thesys International<br />
BdeCuir@thesysintl.com<br />
Session # 1<br />
David Dillon<br />
Riverside Virtual School<br />
ddillon@rusd.k12.ca.us<br />
Session # 3<br />
Julie Evans<br />
Project Tomorrow<br />
jevans@tomorrow.org<br />
Plenary, Session # 2<br />
Kevin Fairchild<br />
San Dieguito Union High School<br />
District<br />
kevin.fairchild@sduhsd.net<br />
Session # 2<br />
Rachel Freed<br />
Institute for Student Astronomical<br />
Research<br />
r.freed2010@gmail.com<br />
Session # 6<br />
Emily Garrison<br />
Palo Alto Unified School District<br />
egarrison@pausd.org<br />
Session # 1<br />
Dustin Gowan<br />
Laguna Beach Unified School<br />
District<br />
curt.smith@dreambox.com<br />
Session # 1<br />
Chris Grado<br />
Antelope Valley Union High School<br />
District<br />
cgrado@avhsd.org<br />
Session # 1<br />
Chris Haskill<br />
Boise State University<br />
chrishaskill@boisestate.edu<br />
Opening Keynote<br />
Stacy Hawthorne<br />
Hawthorne Education<br />
stacy@hawthorneeducation.com<br />
Session # 4<br />
Sue Hellman<br />
suehellman.edu@gmail.com<br />
Session # 7<br />
Shane Hildebrand<br />
Minarets High School/Minarets<br />
Charter High School<br />
shane.hildebrand@gmail.com<br />
Session # 6<br />
Joyce Hinkson<br />
Outreach & Technical Assistance<br />
Network (OTAN)<br />
jhinkson@otan.us<br />
Session # 3<br />
Melinda Holt<br />
SCOE / OTAN / IMS<br />
mholt@scoe.net<br />
Session # 5<br />
Nicol Howard, PhD<br />
Santa Ana Unified School District<br />
nicol.howard@sausd.us<br />
Session # 1<br />
Brenda Huey-Rosas<br />
Fairmont Private Schools<br />
lmichael@fairmontschools.com<br />
Session # 3<br />
Erin Kahn<br />
Notre Dame High School<br />
ekahn@ndhsb.org<br />
Session # 7<br />
Christine Kasitz<br />
Mission Academy Blended High<br />
School<br />
ckasitz@learn4life.org<br />
Session # 5<br />
Alice Keeler<br />
mrskeeler@gmail.com<br />
Thurs Wkshp<br />
Will Kimbley<br />
Tulare County Office of Education<br />
willk@ers.tcoe.org<br />
Sessions # 1, 6<br />
Marcia Kish<br />
DSD Professional Development<br />
kishmarcia@gmail.com<br />
Sat Wkshp<br />
Mary Kraus<br />
Health Sciences High and Middle<br />
College (HSHMC)<br />
mkraus70@gmail.com<br />
Sessions # 1, 2<br />
Audrey Lee<br />
Martinez Unified School Distri<br />
alee@martinez.k12.ca.us<br />
Session # 5<br />
Burt Lo<br />
Stanislaus County Office of<br />
Education<br />
blo@stancoe.org<br />
Session # 7<br />
Branka Marceta<br />
Outreach & Technical Assistance<br />
Network (OTAN)<br />
bmarceta@otan.us<br />
Session # 7<br />
Gerardo Martinez<br />
Orange County Department of<br />
Education<br />
gmartinez@ocde.us<br />
Session # 5<br />
Katie Moreno<br />
Wasco Union High School District<br />
kamoreno@wascohsd.org<br />
Session # 3<br />
Wendy Numata<br />
Val Verde Unified School District<br />
Wnumata@valverde.edu<br />
Session # 4<br />
Dewhanne Nyivih<br />
Edgenuity<br />
dewhanne.nyiuih@edgenuity.com<br />
Session # 2<br />
Renee Ousley-Swank<br />
California Department of Education<br />
ROusleySwank@cde.ca.gov<br />
Session # 4<br />
Ellen Palmer<br />
Pomona Unified School District<br />
ellen.palmer@pusd.org<br />
Session # 4<br />
Penny Pearson<br />
Outreach & Technical Assistance<br />
Network (OTAN)<br />
ppearson@otan.us<br />
Sessions # 2, 4<br />
Kate Petty<br />
Saddleback Valley Unified School<br />
District<br />
pettyapps@gmail.com<br />
Session # 6<br />
Elizabeth Phillips<br />
Riverside Unified School District<br />
ephillips@rusd.k12.ca.us<br />
Session # 7<br />
Allison Powell<br />
iNACOL<br />
apowell@inacol.org<br />
Sessions # 1, 3<br />
Todd Reed<br />
Palm Springs Unified School District<br />
treed@psusd.us<br />
Session # 3<br />
Jennifer Reese<br />
FLVS Global<br />
jreese@flvs.net<br />
Session # 5<br />
Steve Regur<br />
Educators Cooperative<br />
steveregur@educators.coop<br />
Session # 3<br />
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eSS Presenters<br />
Catharine Reznicek<br />
Ventura County Office of Eeducaiton<br />
creznicek@vcoe.org<br />
Session # 1<br />
Blair Roy<br />
Outreach & Technical Assistance<br />
Network (OTAN)<br />
broy@otan.us<br />
Thurs Wkshp<br />
Kelly Schwirzke<br />
Santa Cruz County Office of<br />
Education<br />
kellyschwirzke@gmail.com<br />
Session # 4<br />
Cynthia Sistek-Chandler<br />
National University<br />
cchandler@nu.edu<br />
Session # 4<br />
Lauren Steinmann<br />
Tustin Unified School District<br />
lsteinmann@tustin.k12.ca.us<br />
Session # 4<br />
Amy Thompson<br />
Cyber High<br />
athompson@fcoe.org<br />
Session # 4<br />
Catlin Tucker<br />
Winsor Unified School District<br />
catlintucker@gmail.com<br />
Closing Keynote<br />
John Watson<br />
Evergreen Education Group<br />
john@evergreenedgroup.com<br />
Session # 3<br />
Mariel Zamora<br />
Ballico Cressey<br />
mzamora@ballicocressey.com<br />
Session # 5<br />
Proven, Tested and Flexible Curriculum<br />
for Your Blended Classrooms<br />
To advance student achievement and engagement in today’s digital world you need<br />
great teachers and great digital curriculum. The challenge is finding the best digital<br />
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At Thesys we’ve mastered the art of delivering well rounded courses, blending in the<br />
classroom instruction with online curriculum across four models:<br />
Rotation: flipped, stations and lab<br />
Flex: online + teacher supplement<br />
Self-Blend: students take 1+ online course(s)<br />
Enriched-Virtual: time in class and online<br />
Thesys serves students from New York to<br />
California and is a division of Fairmont<br />
Education Group (who has proudly served<br />
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• Credit Recovery<br />
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Orange County area, Fairmont Private Schools is the oldest and largest family of private schools in Southern<br />
California. Starting in preschool and continuing through high school graduation, Fairmont prepares students to<br />
succeed in colleges of quality and challenges them to become exemplary citizens of a global society.<br />
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Exhibitors and Sponsors<br />
Accelerate Education<br />
Paul Gusman<br />
(503) 784-9961<br />
paulg@accelerate-ed.com<br />
accelerateeducation.com/<br />
Accelerate Education works with schools all<br />
over California to deliver Original Credit<br />
online courses, Credit Recovery courses and<br />
Independent Study courses for grades K-12.<br />
We are UC A-G Certified. We also offer a<br />
Blended Learning <strong>Program</strong>.<br />
Apex Learning<br />
(800) 453-1454, option 1<br />
inquiries@apexlearning.com<br />
www.apexlearning.com<br />
Apex Learning is the leading provider of<br />
blended and virtual learning solutions to the<br />
nation’s schools.<br />
BYU Independent Study<br />
Amanda Davis<br />
(801) 422-4787<br />
isconferences@byu.edu<br />
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Make your education as unique as you are,<br />
with over 400 courses in over 100 countries,<br />
we go where you go.<br />
Connections Learning by<br />
Pearson<br />
Evan Pinto<br />
(949) 697-6262<br />
evan.pinto@pearson.com<br />
www.connectionslearning.com<br />
Bringing personalized learning to students<br />
everywhere, Connections Learning by Pearson<br />
combines a proven curriculum, the latest<br />
instructional tools, highly-qualified teachers<br />
skilled in online instruction, and state-of-theart<br />
learning platforms.<br />
CUE, Inc.<br />
Mike Lawrence<br />
(925) 478-3460<br />
cueinc@cue.org<br />
www.cue.org<br />
CUE is a nonprofit educational corporation<br />
founded in 1978. CUE’s goal is to inspire<br />
innovative learners in all disciplines from<br />
preschool through college. With an active<br />
current membership of thousands of<br />
educational professionals, CUE supports<br />
many regional affiliates and learning networks.<br />
CUE Conferences are California’s premier<br />
educational technology events. CUE is the<br />
largest organization of its type in the west and<br />
one of the largest in the United States.<br />
Cyber High<br />
Rob Cords<br />
(559) 265-4067<br />
rcords@fcoe.org<br />
www.cyberhigh.org<br />
Cyber High provides the best value in<br />
online A-G courses. Save money, serve more<br />
students, and enjoy the industry’s most userfriendly<br />
interface. Switching is easy; request<br />
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DreamBox Learning<br />
Curt Smith<br />
877) 451-7845 #414<br />
curt.smith@dreambox.com<br />
www.dreambox.com<br />
DreamBox Learning Math offers rigorous<br />
CCSS K-8 curriculum in a highly engaging,<br />
game-like environment powered by our<br />
industry-leading intelligent Adaptive Learning<br />
technology which dynamically adapts in<br />
real time creating millions of learning paths<br />
tailored to a student’s unique needs.<br />
Edgenuity<br />
Jennifer Dunn<br />
(877) 202-0338<br />
jennifer.dunn@edgenuity.com<br />
edgenuity.com<br />
Edgenuity provides engaging and flexible<br />
online and blended learning solutions.<br />
FLVS Global<br />
Jennifer Reese<br />
(321) 442-3628<br />
jreese@flvs.net<br />
www.flvsglobal.net<br />
FLVS Global is an established leader in<br />
developing and providing customized online<br />
and blended education solutions for grades<br />
6-12. As a non-profit organization, revenue is<br />
reinvested into research and development.<br />
InFocus<br />
Mary Potter<br />
(503) 246-8996<br />
Mary.Potter@infocus.com<br />
www.infocus.com<br />
InFocus(r) Corporation is the industry<br />
pioneer and a global leader in the visual<br />
communication market. Our digital displays<br />
make bright ideas brilliant everywhere people<br />
gather to communicate and collaborate - in<br />
meetings, presentations, classrooms, and<br />
offices around the world. Backed by more than<br />
20 years of experience and innovation in visual<br />
collaboration technology, InFocus is dedicated<br />
to helping people communicate, collaborate,<br />
create, and be more effective every day.<br />
iNACOL<br />
Allison Powell<br />
(703) 752-6216<br />
apowell@inacol.org<br />
www.inacol.org<br />
iNACOL is an international nonprofit<br />
transforming education to student-centered<br />
learning. We ensure all students have access to<br />
a world-class education and quality blended<br />
and online learning opportunities that prepare<br />
them for a lifetime of success.<br />
NROC<br />
Dani Pedrotti<br />
(253) 732-4788<br />
dpedrotti@theNROCproject.org<br />
www.thenrocproject.org<br />
The NROC Project is a community-guided,<br />
non-profit organization focused on college<br />
and career readiness. NROC members<br />
represent education leaders, teachers, and<br />
learners cooperating to develop impactful<br />
digital resources and tools.<br />
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Exhibitors and Sponsors<br />
Shmoop<br />
Kelsey Olson<br />
(650) 488-7778<br />
kelsey@shmoop.com<br />
www.shmoop.com<br />
Shmoop is a digital publishing company<br />
with “a point of view”. We own 100% of our<br />
content and present both a consistent voice<br />
and a distinctive product offering.<br />
Thesys<br />
Beverly DeCuir<br />
(714) 234-2726<br />
BdeCuir@thesysintl.com<br />
www.thesysintl.com<br />
Thesys helps schools explore and implement<br />
innovation teaching models. We’ve developed<br />
digital curriculum and teaching strategies to<br />
be used in new ways to produce quantifiable<br />
gains for student outcomes and teacher<br />
experience because Blended Learning works.<br />
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