eLearning Strategies Symposium 2015 Program

eLearning Strategies Symposium
Session 3 • 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. • Friday, December 4
Blending in Reverse
Todd Reed........................................................................Balboa Bay 1
Blending is typically bringing technology into instructional practice to
support the teacher being the guide on the side. Blending in Reverse
is bringing personalized support in a synchronous method to students
in virtual settings. This session will describe one program’s response to
struggling online students and its efforts to effectively support and engage
students with individual learning needs.
Pedagogy Intermediate 6-12, Adult Ed
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1530
Blended Digital Curriculum Development and Best
Practices for English Language Learners
Brenda Huey-Rosas.................................................................Bristol 1
Trying to build a curriculum? We have first hand experience developing
a complete blended course lineup for 6th grade to adult English
Language Learners. As ESL Curriculum and Instruction Specialists with
20+ combined years of diverse ESL teaching experience, we became
the primary authors of our school’s ESL curriculum. We will take you
through each step of the process that we went through while managing
our curriculum development team, our budget, and the learning
management system. We will share our hurdles and victories to arrive at
our final product that is always a work in progress.
Content Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced 6-12
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1522
Myths and Realities of Digital Learning: Findings from 12
years of Keeping Pace
John Watson.................................................................. Emerald Bay 3
As online and blended learning are growing in California and elsewhere,
there is also an increasing amount of confusion and misinformation about
what is really happening. John Watson, lead researcher for Keeping Pace
with K-12 Online Learning annual report, and CEO of the Evergreen
Education Group, will dig into twelve years of Keeping Pace data,
including the newly released 2015 report, to separate hype from reality.
Big Picture Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced K-12
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1527
Google Classroom for PD: Teachers/Admin as Students
Katie Moreno................................................................ Emerald Bay 1
Google Classroom is the perfect blended platform to deliver professional
development to teachers. Classroom can also be used to organize
leadership teams for administration. This session will go over how to use
Google Classroom with teachers to do professional learning. It will also
go over how Wasco UHSD is using Google Classroom with the leadership
team.
Gear Intermediate Adult Ed
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1525
Out of Your Seat PD: Lessons Learned From 3 Districtwide
Digital Badging Implementations
Steve Regur, Jennifer Burks......................................... Emerald Bay 2
Participants will explore the lessons learned from three district-wide
implementations of digital badging as a model for proficiency-based
professional development. This approach to professional development
immerses teachers in the style of blended learning they are expected
to implement. Participants will leave with practical examples, steps for
development, and tools for implementation if they are interested.
Capacity Building Intermediate, Advanced K-12
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1523
Beyond Sit and Git: Making Professional Learning
Personal
Rob Darrow...............................................................Fountain Terrace
“Professional Development” has been a part of the teaching profession
since the beginning of time. The belief that teachers must be physically
present to “get” the latest information and guidance about the latest
teaching strategies continues to be part of most school districts. Forward
thinking schools and districts have moved to professional learning
networks and using the term “professional learning.” This session will
provide structures and ideas about how to create a professional learning
system that is more personalized for teachers and administrators through
the use of blended and professional learning tools, and moves beyond just
“sit and git” professional development.
Pedagogy Beginner, Intermediate K-12
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1526
From Cell Phones to Social Networking
Joyce Hinkson. Branka Marcheta.............................Laguna Beach 1
Penny Pearson, Blair Roy
This fast-paced session provided by staff from the Outreach and Technical
Assistance (OTAN) office will give you a repertoire of ten different lowcost
or no-cost online resources that you can use immediately with your
learners. Join us for an entertaining and productive session!
Pedagogy Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced Adult Ed
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1524
Integrating Projects Into Online History Classes
David Dillon................................................................Laguna Beach 2
Participants will examine two 10th grade history projects integrated
into Riverside Virtual School’s World History course. These are second
semester projects that synthesize and demonstrate a student’s mastery
of CCSS visited during the first semester of class. In these projects,
students use instructional technology, historical literacy, and research
skills to design webquest and document-based questions. The presenter
will share materials, websites, processes, and student work as evidence of
student competency.
Content Advanced 9-12
Session Evaluation: bit.ly/ess1521
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