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