2017 Schedule Details

Schedule Basic Schedule

Registration, Badge Pickup: 7:30 -8:10am

Welcome: 8:10-8:20 (Boardroom)

Keynote: 8:20-9:20 Region 4 Digital Learning Specialists

Session 1	9:30-10:25	Panelists
Conference Room A	MODEL! MODEL! MODEL! Modeling technology usage is key if administrators want teachers to play an active role in technology integration. “The most effective way school administrators can promote technology use is to themselves be knowledgeable and effective users of technology,” says Betty Kistler, computer technology coordinator at Tuckahoe School in Southampton, New York.	Dr. Sanee Bell Cassie Herndon Dr. Kari Murphy Dr. Tiffany Regan
Conference Room B	Authentic Learning: Not Easy, But It Can Be Done Both, the traditional classroom and online learning fail to address the issue that neither approach to instructional delivery maximizes learning. Join in the conversation about providing students with opportunities to achieve critical and analytical thinking skills which are authentic tasks and continuous embedded assessment and feedback.	Tina Niemann Adrienne Smith
Conference Room C	Re-D(esign) Your PD Professional development is much more than “drive-by” or “one-size-fits-all” training. Effective PD is job embedded, connected with other topics, planned over time, and comprehensive. It fosters reflective practice and includes time for to teachers to make changes to their instruction.	Michelle Barber Michelle Leggett Thurman Nassoiy
Conference Room D	2020 Vision: 21-Century Learning Models Twenty-first-century learning should not be controversial. It is simply an effort to define modern learning, using modern tools. The intent of this panel is to foster a discussion centered on the skills and knowledge students need to succeed in work, life, and citizenship, as well as the support systems necessary for 21st-century learning outcomes. “If ten years from now, we are still debating 21st-century learning, it would be a clear sign that a permanent myopia has clouded what should be 2020 vision.” -Milton Chen	John Amenson David Becker Andres Chavez
Conference Room E	Photo Booth

Session 2	10:30-11:25	Panelists
Conference Room A	Engineering Learning Using frameworks, systems, and tools to design authentic learning experiences is the essence of good instructional design.	Nicole Bell Thurman Nassoiy Debbie Sitler
Conference Room B	Manage Digital Learning Technology and digital content enable alternative approaches to environments for learning that are better suited to today’s students. Come and discuss the challenges that districts face, such as, how to handle the variety of digital “assets” at all levels in your district from textbooks/online resources to personnel.	Mark Evans Jackie Nowlin Laura Reeves
Conference Room C	Pasadena ISD’s Path Towards Personalized Learning Learn how Pasadena ISD is successfully implementing personalized learning models in grades 5-12. Classrooms are being transformed into personalized learning environments where students have ownership over their learning. Explore the possibilities of bringing personalized learning to your school.	Sandy Dickerson Christy Foster Amber Kronenberger JohnT Powell Vickie Vallet-McWilliams
Conference Room D	Create Constructive Cultures and Impact the World This panel will discuss constructive vs. hyper-competitive cultures and the impact they have on environments. A constructive culture is one within which people are encouraged to collaborate and connect with others, as well as approach their work, in ways that are conducive to them meeting their higher-order human needs. Rather than a dog-eat-dog, hyper-competitive, environment, a constructive culture is more characterized by an emphasis on the good of the collective.	Robert Sims April Whitehead
Conference Room E	Photo Booth

LUNCH / NETWORKING: 11:30-12:25 (Board Room)

** Catered lunch provided by Lakeshore Learning

Session 3	12:30-1:25	Panelists
Conference Room A	Walking the Talk! When your actions have the potential to affect everyone around you, don’t dabble in mediocrity. Reflecting excellence is critical to exercising effective leadership. A leader of any type addresses crucial gaps, then develops and models a plan that translates intention into reality.	Richard Armand Jorge Cavazos Kevin Lewis
Conference Room B	Enhance. Transform. Connect. The goal of educational technology is to use the technology to effectively change or enhance instruction, so that you are doing something greater or more efficiently by using it. Technology coaches help bridge the gap from where we are to where we need to be. The coach acts as a conduit of best practices, working with teachers across the district, and sharing what’s worked, what can be adapted, and how to integrate.	Katie Alaniz Michelle Barber Andres Chavez Dr. Dawn Wilson
Conference Room C	Make it “Snappy” PD in your PJ’s is great, but how much social media interaction is appropriate for professional growth? How can you leverage this interaction to increase your influence and reach?	Nicole Bell Elizabeth Merritt Shaun Pitre
Conference Room D	Game ON! We will discuss three distinct barriers to adoption of games for teaching and learning that inhibit building an effective integration model for games in the classroom	Shaina Glass Monica Trevathan Darlene Schlitzberger Jana Willis
Conference Room E	Photo Booth

Session 4	1:30-2:25	Panelists
Conference Room A	Wiggle While You Work Our classroom environments should be conducive to open collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. This simply cannot be done when students are sitting in rows of desks all day. This panel will explore the benefits of creating flexible spaces for active and engaged learning and teaching.	Nancy Everts Mary Knight
Conference Room B	Single Sign-On for Online Textbook/Resources Utilizing solutions to provide single sign-on.	Emilio Garcia Adam O’Banion Greg Bartay Scott Fulton
Conference Room C	Teacher Proficiencies and Growth With the onset of T-TESS and the movement towards growth mindset, the need arises to create a standard of teacher proficiency and a rubric with which to measure.	Laura Reeves Nicole Sebok George Williams
Conference Room D	Curriculum and Technology: A Balancing Act As students, teachers, and administrators integrate 21st century learning techniques, it is more important than ever that we bridge the policy divide. Balancing the interconnections between content and practice, i.e. TPACK for departments, will ensure that students are future ready.	David Becker Robert Sims
Conference Room E	Photo Booth

Wrap Up & Door Prizes: 2:30-3:00 (Board Room)

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