LongIslandConnectedEducatorsMeetup

HostedbyFarmingdalePublicSchools Connect.Share.Learn Presentation&ConversationSchedule

SESSION1:10:15am11:00am

FromLurkingtoLearningtoLeadingThreePrincipals'JourneysintoSocialMediaasaToolto CommunicatewithParentsandtoGrowProfessionally(LibraryMediaCenter) JoeValentine,TrishO'Regan,PatrickKlocek Inapresentation/conversation,wewillsharehowourjourneysusingsocialmediahaveevolvedoverthepast sixmonthsaswehavebeenusingitto: communicatecurricularchanges/initiativestoourparents/guardiansasschoolleaders to"brand"ourstudents'experiencesaslearnersandensureitmirrorsourpromises/vision tolearnasschoolleadersandcreatePLNsthathelpusshareinfo,gathernewinsights,etc. toleadconversationsbasedoncurricularinitiativesandenhancecommunicationb/wteacher PreparingforNextGenerationLearning:AConversation(Room600a) BlancaDuarte&CarolVarsalona Thisconversationwillbringpeopletogethertoshareideasabouthowschoolscanmindfullypreparefornext generationlearning.Theteam'schargewillbetocomeupwithideastoenabletheschoolcommunityto movetowardsnewwaysoflearningnextgenerationlearning.Teamswillchoosefromaloosesetoftopics: mindsetandculture,empowermentofteachers,empoweringchildren,curriculumandtechnology. ExtremeGoogling(Room601) SusanByrns,BethAnnRandazzoandLoriPoletti ThisbreakoutsessiongoesbeyondusingGoogleasasearchengine.Overwhelmedbyinformationonthe Web?Notsurehowtozeroinonwhatyouwant?ThesetipsandtrickswillhelpyouutilizeGoogleTools moreeffectively.WhybuyhighpricedsoftwarewhenyouhaveGoogleontheGo?Youdontneedupdates. Youcanuseitonanydevice,anywherejustaddWiFi.Youcantlooseyourhomework.Nomoreexcuses. Wewillexploreanddemonstrate:asynchronouslearning,sharinganytimeandanywhere,collaborationof engagingideas,andcloudcomputing. GoingVirtualw/GoogleHangout,EdmodoandTwitter(Room602) BillyKrakower&MelissaButtler CreateaGlobalClassroom:Howdoesonefliptheclassroomandflattenthewalls?Joinusonourquestto howweusesocialmediaandothertoolstodojustthat...transformourclassrooms.Learnhowtwo leadteachersutilizeGoogleHangout,EdmodoandTwitterinordertoflatten(breakdown)thewallsandflip theirclassrooms.Thesetoolswillbeexploredbothonthelaunchingpadofwhataretheseplatformsand thelandingpadofhowtoconnectandcollaboratewithclassroomsaroundtheglobe.

SimpleToolsforComplexLearning(Room603) SandraWozniak Webtool,webtools,everywhere,butnotimeforplanningthelogistics!Wewillexplorehowyoucan upgradelessonsforthe21stCenturywithsomesimpleweb2.0tools.Increasestudentengagement, readingandwritingacrossthecurriculumandtheintegrationof21stCenturyskillswithinyourcurriculum. Participantswillexplore,engage,andexperience21stcenturycommunication,collaboration,critical thinkingandcreativityasitappliestothecommoncoreclassroom.Linkstoalltoolsandactivitieswillbe provided. GoogleSitesandtheFlippedClassroom(Room604) MichaelZanfardino Demonstratetheeaseofcreatingaviablewebsitetofliptheirclassroomusingthegooglesuiteofapps (googlesites,docs,drive).Thissessionshouldbeforeducatorswhoarenovicesorbeginners.No programmingknowledgenecessary. "ICanDoThat!(Room605) AngeloTruglio Adiscussiononhowtocreatean"Ican"frameworkforlearning.Studentsneedtoknowwhatto"think,say ordo"whenfacedwithobstacles.Let'sequipstudentswithatoolkitofstrategies.Whatcaneducatorsdo tohelpstudentsunderstandHOWtheywillachieveandtoadoptan"Ican"mindset?Wewillexaminethe importanceoffostering"performancecharactertraits"stayingengaged,resilienceandperseveranceand how"processpraise"energizesstudentstochallengethemselves,workindependentlyandbeproudoftheir progress. EnhancingInstruction:ThereArePlentyOfAppsForThat(Room606) RyanFisk Withtheproliferationoflowercostlaptops,smartphones,andotherportabledevices,morestudents, teachers,andschoolsareequippedwithadvancedtechnologyattheirfingertips.Welldiscoverseveral quickandeasywaystoputthesedevicestousewithoutsacrificingvaluableclassroomactivitytime.

Tweet!Tweet!UsingTwitterinSchool(Room607) LidiaHoryn,CarolynOGorman YouveheardofTwitter,buthaveyouthoughtaboutusingthissocialmediaplatforminschool?Jointhe TwitterverseandsharewhatyouaredoinginyourclassroomorlibrarywiththeworldexpandyourPLNand pushyourthinkingbyconnectingwithotherpassionateeducatorsfollowauthors,illustratorsandinnovative educationalleaders.JoinusaswesharetipsandresourcestogetyoustartedgettingmostoutofTwitter.

Session2:11:15am12:00pm
FlippedaboutLearninginaCoTaughtClassroom(LibraryMediaCenter) MichaelStano,AllisonMoss TheCoTaughtclassroomisanoptimalenvironmenttoexplorethenewparadigmoflearningknownasthe flippedmodel.Studentsviewscreencastsathomewhilehomeworkandextensionactivitiesaredoneinthe classroom.Thismodelprovidesdifferentiatedinstruction,meetsIEPaccommodations,andmotivates studentsandteachers,alike.ThepresentationwillinformeducatorsandadministratorsabouttheFlipped Classroommodeloflearning,logisticsofaFlippedClassroom,studentaccountability,andclassroom management.Wewillalsoexplorethespecialeducationstudentwithinthismodeloflearning.Rolesofa specialeducationteacher,differentiatedinstruction,andclassroomaccommodationswillbeexamined.

#RethinkingEnglishEducationforDigitalNatives(Room600a) EdKemnitzer/DanielleMammolito/RobertJoyce/TinaGuarnaschelli Howdobestpracticesineducationaltechnologydevelopdeepthinkers,insightfulwriters,andcritical readers?Should21stcenturystudentsstillbethequietreadersofpaperbacknovelsastheysitin classroomrows?Or,shouldtheycollaborateandcreate?Joinusaswediscussthebenefitsofusinga multimediaapproachtoEnglisheducation.Participantswillleavewithpracticaltechniquesfortomorrow's lesson...evenwaystokeepShakespeare'suniversalthemesrelevantinthe21stcentury. ThirdGradersCollaborateAcrosstheIslandthroughGoogleDocs(Room601) DianeFlorko&LoriPoletti Presentationofclassroomexperiencewith3rdgradersfromFarmingdaleandRoslynSchoolDistricts.The FarmingdalestudentscooperativelyworkedwithteamstoresearchJapanwhiletheRoslynstudents researchedBrazilinthesamemanner.Bothclassesusedthewebfortheirresearchalongwithbooksand videos.StudentscollaboratedtopresenttheirresearchusingsharedGoogleDocstocompareandcontrast countries.TheinitialmeetingbetweenthetwoclassesoccurredvirtuallyusingFaceTime.Theculminating activityincludedinteractivegamesandcelebration.Duringthissessionwewillsharestudentandteacher experiencesmixingtechnologywithtraditionalinstruction. MysteryLocationCallstheyareElementary!(Room602) BillyKrakowerPaulaNaugle,JerryBlummengarten Geographisanimportantpartoflearningintheelementaryschool.ParticipatinginaMysteryLocationCall isanengagingandtechinfusedwaytohavestudentspracticetheirgeographyskills.Duringthecalls studentsarelearningaboutotherpartsofthecountrythroughaseriesofinquiryquestionsoryesandno questions.MysteryLocationsCallsarefunandeasytoruninyourelementaryclassroom.Duringour sessionwewilldiscusstheprocessofhowtofindpeopletoconnectwith,howtorunacall,student engagementduringthecall,andwhattodoafterthecall.Studentslovethesecallsandalwayslookforward toparticipatinginthem. TechnologytogetthemReading,Writing,andThinking(Room603) SandraWozniak Technologycanbeagreatwaytoincreasereading,writingandcriticalthinkingintheclassroom.Seehow studentscantakeontherolesofcharactersinliterature,practicehistoricalthinking,takepartinethical debatesinscienceormakeactionplansforproblemsthathitclosetohometogetthemthinkingandwriting

allwithsimplecollaborativetools.Learnhowtogetyourstudentstopracticebasicliteracyskillsinan engagingandthoughtfulmanner.Participantswillbepartofamodelclassroom,demonstratingbest practicesinmiddleschooltechnologyintegration. GetYourNerdyOn:Titles,DigitalToolsandTwitterasEnergizingPD(Room604) JoEllenMcCarthy Ifyouhaveevenonecolleaguewithwhomyoucanshareideas,readings,andquestions,youcandraw fromthatenoughenergytomaintainyourmotivationandabilitytogrowprofessionally.Graves IfyoulovelearningandwanttospreadBookLovetoyourcommunityoflearners,thenjoinus.Wewill explorenewtitles(kidlitandPDresources)digitaltoolsthatsupportlearning,andwaystoenergizeyour PDexperiences.Literacysnapshots,#heartprinttitles,connectededucatorsandauthorsbringnew meaningtothetermmentorauthors.ComefindTweepstofollowandrecommendationsforchatsonall thingsNerdyBookClub. BeyondWeb2.0:TeachingInquiryThroughtheMandatedResearchCurriculumatGardenCityHS (Room605) MargauxDelGuidiceCalemmo FouryearsagotheGardenCityBoardofEducationapprovedamandatedresearchcurriculumthatwas developedbyteachersandCurriculumCoordinators,withheavyinputfromtheGCHSLibrarians.Overthe yearsthiscurriculumhasgrowntosupporttheCommonCoreStandardswithaheavyrelianceon technologytohelpstudentsunderstandthefundamentalsoftheresearchprocess.Thepresentationwill includethreeparts:Adiscussionoftheresearchinitiative.Ademonstrationofhowcurationtoolssuchas, Symbaloo,Scoop.itandNewselaareusedtosupporttheresearchprocessalongwiththeuseofcitation toolssuchasEasyBibanddatabasesfordigitallearning,Theuseofinteractivetoolstoprovidestudents withfeedbackontheirworkwillalsobediscussedviatheuseofNetSchoolSupportandTurnitin.com FlippingtheSecondaryEnglishExperiencewithBlogsandReaderChoice(Room606) BrianSztabnik IfliptheclassroomexperienceformyAPLitstudentsinthespring.Studentsgettochoosewhichbook theyreadindependentlyandIusetheWritingtoLearnmethodtofosterIautonomousthinking.Their homeworkistoblogcriticallyabouttheirexperience,focusingonclosereading. Cellphones:thesecretweaponUsing#BYODpolicyinyourclassroom(Room607) StarrSackstein Teacherswilllearnandpracticehowandwhyandwhentoencouragestudentsuseofpersonaldevicesto facilitatelearning. Classrewind.com(Room609) PatrickAievoli,BenKron Wealluseit,infactNorthAmericausesitsomuchthatithasspawnedamultibilliondollar businessthatjustkeepsgrowing.Ifweusesomethingsomuchineverydaylife,why notimplementitinourschools?Todayclassrewind.comisbringingthenextsteptoschools.Imagineif therewasawaytoseamlessly,effortlesslyprovidestudentswitheverylessonthattheirownteachertaught themduringaschoolyear.Imagineiftherewasawayforanystudenttogobackintimeandrelearna previoustopicasopposedtoaskingtheirteachertoreexplain.Imagineiftheconceptofanindividual educationplancouldhappenatonlyafewdollarsayearperstudentandlastforever?

Session3:UnConference1:00pm2:30pm
(TobedeterminedatlunchonApril5)

Room Library 600A 601 603 602 604

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