eLearning Strategies Symposium 2015 Program
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<strong>eLearning</strong> <strong>Strategies</strong> <strong>Symposium</strong><br />
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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