BLC17

BLC Information Center Open - Information and Registration 12:00pm - 6:00pm

November/Wilkie - First Five Days - Part 1 of 2 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Gorman - PBL: Learn, Plan, Step, Action…. A PBL Deep Dive for Teachers and Leaders - Part 1 of 2 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Rowell - Making Thinking Visible: Engaging ALL Learners and Tailoring Instruction 1:00pm - 5:00pm

BLC Information Center Open - Information and Registration 7:00am - 5:30pm

MIT Scratch Team - Empower your Students to Change the World: Coding with Scratch 8:00am - 12:00pm

MIT Scratch Team - Learning to Code, Coding to Learn: Getting Started with Scratch Jr. 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Teuber - Design Sprint 8:00am - 4:00pm

November/Wilkie - First Five Days - Part 2 of 2 9:00am - 12:00pm

Gorman - PBL: Learn, Plan, Step, Action…. A PBL Deep Dive for Teachers and Leaders - Part 2 of 2 9:00am - 12:00pm

Gorman - Beyond the Initial Technology Shine: Developing Lessons that Promote 21st Century Skills and Significant Content 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Krause - Mindset, Design, Connect! Using Mindfulness, Design Thinking and Storytelling for Creative Connections - Part 1 of 2 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Rowell - Google Classroom: Community Space That Inspires, Empowers, Engages (and Makes Teachers’ Lives Easier) 8:00am - 12:00pm

Rowell - Transform Learning - Teaching Above the Line 1:00pm - 5:00pm

BLC Information Center 7:00am - 3:00pm

Opening Reception and Main Conference Registration 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Kirr - Genius Hour / Passion Time Workshop 1:00pm - 5:00pm

November - School and District Leadership 8:00am - 12:00pm

Rosenthal-Tolisano - Sketchnoting: Visual Note Taking 8:00am - 12:00pm

Teuber - Supporting Personalized Learning 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Krause - Mindset, Design, Connect! Using Mindfulness, Design Thinking and Storytelling for Creative Connections Part 2 of 2 9:00am - 12:00pm

Gorman - PBL Leadership Splash for School and District Leaders… A Look at Project Based Learning 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Kirr - What's the Big Hoopla Over Genius Hour? 10:20am - 11:25am

Cassidy - 1,1 Robots Are Fun; 1,2 Coding is Too; 1,2,3 Learn with Me 11:45am - 12:50pm

Rowell - Google Classroom: Community Space That Inspires, Empowers, E... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Everlove - Empowered Personalized Learning for ELA K-5 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Cassidy - Connected From the Start 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Salva - Kahoot! Deeper Uses 10:20am - 11:25am

Clark/Walmsley - The 5 Essential iLearning Workflows 11:45am - 12:50pm

Baird - Digital Portfolios: Mindful Practices to Develop Reflection a... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Brennan - Mentoring Passion 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Baird - Nurturing Self-directed Professional Development 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Bates/Richardson - Growth Mindset in the Elementary Classroom - How t... 10:20am - 11:25am

Dunbar - Liberating Genius in Action! 11:45am - 12:50pm

Gallagher - Student Data Privacy for the Techie Teacher 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Gutierrez - Collaborating on Designing Inclusive Media 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Silverman - Promoting Student Growth Through Inquiry, Authentic Learn... 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different 10:20am - 11:20am

Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different 11:45am - 12:45pm

Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Polansky - Authentricity: Beyond the Curriculum 10:20am - 11:25am

Swanson - 21st Century Problems 11:45am - 12:50pm

Cummings/Lane - The Steam Engines Collaborative: How one school distr... 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Swanson - Digital Wisdom 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Rosenthal-Tolisano - Blogging as Pedagogy 10:20am - 11:25am

Roshan - Data driven: using analytics to inform & personalize instruc... 11:45am - 12:50pm

Teuber - Make it Real 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Hale - Upgrade Your Curriculum with Glocal Perspectives 2:35pm - 3:40pm

McCurdy - The Creative Learning Exchange: Empowering students to educ... 4:00pm - 5:05pm

FableVision Reception 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Reynolds - U Tick 10:20am - 11:25am

Rothstein - What’s the Most Powerful Learning Technology? The Questio... 11:45am - 12:50pm

November - Clearing the Confusion between Technology Rich and Innovat... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Kuropatwa - Providing “Permission To Wonder”: Inquiry as thinking and... 2:35pm - 3:40pm

BLC Information Center Open - Information and Registration 7:00am - 5:30pm

Wednesday Keynote - Zoran Popovic 9:00am - 10:00am

Zoran Popovic - Further Conversations 10:20am - 11:25am

Continental Breakfast 7:30am - 9:00am

Stubbs - Cultivating Curiosity: Practical strategies for deeper stude... 11:45am - 12:50pm

Dailey - Collaboration and student engagement: Defining, leading and... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Meet in the Lobby...

Paul and Peter Reynolds - Book Signing 11:30am - 12:30pm

Joy Kirr - Book Signing 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Alan November - Book Signing 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Norris/Soloway - It’s About Time: Technological Support for Orchestra... 10:20am - 11:25am

Winstone/Worsnup - Developing Digital Portfolios 11:45am - 12:50pm

Gould - Are 'U' Ready To Lead For A Sustainable Future for Our Childr... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Shaver-Hood - Global Education: Connecting Classroom Across Cultures 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Taylor - Developing Strategic and Critical Thinking Skills via Clash... 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Starling - Our Lit...

Robichaud - Makerspaces for any... 11:00am - 11:30am

Yates - Implementa...

Silverman - Out wi...

Stearns - Looking...

Thompson - Your 'H...

Jones-Pisano - 10...

Pierides - Creatin...

T.A.Edison Student...

Lirenman - Self Assessment with the Littles? Absolutely! 10:20am - 11:25am

Leighton/Picillo - Tools for the Blended Classroom 11:45am - 12:50pm

Wassmann - Learning CAN Be Fun: Passion Projects 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Silk - Bits 'n Pieces 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Gorman - STEM, STEAM, Makers...Transforming STEM from Nouns to Verbs 10:20am - 11:25am

Merrill/Van Ledtje - The Power of the Selfie Center: Moving from a Se... 11:45am - 12:50pm

Wilkie - Digging In to the 1st 5 Days…and Beyond! 1:10pm - 2:10pm

Clavello - Leading with Intent and Intuition…Even When You Are not in... 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Asavavatana - Yes They CAN! Code, Create, and Make in Early Childhood... 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Wilkie - #Q2Learn: Students driving their thinking & learning through... 10:20am - 11:25am

Mull - Making Thinking Visible with Nearpod 11:45am - 12:50pm

Ziemke - The Evolution of Literacy in a Digital Age: Read the World N... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Eist - Student-run Virtual Tutoring Program 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Cooper - Serious Play: Humor as an Assessment Tool 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Krause - Mindfulness: Beyond the Buzzword: How mindfulness and empath... 10:20am - 11:25am

Rosenberg - From Passive to Active: Applying Learner-Centered Princip... 11:45am - 12:50pm

Watrous - Education Innovation Alliance Developing 21st Century Leade... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Zimmerman - Student Designers 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Wassmann - Mindfulness: For Our Staff or Students? 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Malan - Birds of a Feather Who'd Like to Share Software Together: Tea... 10:20am - 11:25am

LaPaglia - Continuing the Conversation 11:45am - 12:50pm

Keynote Followup with Eric Williams 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Richards - Blended Meeting Design: Saving Time and Serving Talents 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Cooper - Problem Based Learning: Scaleable Inquiry! 4:00pm - 5:05pm

McCurdy - Fostering Curiosity in Student Learning 10:20am - 11:25am

Marotta - History Comes Alive through Podcasts 11:45am - 12:50pm

Rodriguez - UDL: Universally Designed Leadership 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Vidler - Ensuring prosperity through education 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Rogers - The ABCs of Designing Rigorous Assignments that Students Lov... 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Brennan - Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You Need?: Design Thinking... 10:20am - 11:25am

Leighton/Picillo - Gamifying Education 11:45am - 12:50pm

Smith - When You Have Powerful Data on Your Side, Change is No Longer... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Richardson - Twitter for Beginners -The Surprisingly Easy Way to Conn... 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Shade - Rebranding Schools through Social Media 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different 10:20am - 11:20am

Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different 11:45am - 12:45pm

Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Gutierrez - Technology and Special Education: A Shared Vision 10:20am - 11:25am

Doe/Liston - Collaboration through Genius Hour and Personalized Profe... 11:45am - 12:50pm

Quick - Standards Based Grading Using Digital Resources 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Doe/Liston - Around the World in 20 Classrooms 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Thompson - FUN with Augmented Reality 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Cummings - Science Buddies: How 5th grade students became inquiry exp... 10:20am - 11:25am

Salva - Refugees? Under-Schooled Learners? Boost Everyone's Achieveme... 11:45am - 12:50pm

Clark - The Professional Passion Project 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Walmsley - Anything TV 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Valentine - Superconnect Your Education World: Leveraging the power o... 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Gorman - Powerful and Effective Technology Integration: The importanc... 10:20am - 11:25am

Kuropatwa - Things That Suck About Digital Citizenship 11:45am - 12:50pm

Rothstein - Better Questions, Better Decisions: Building Consensus wi... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Kuropatwa - Providing “Permission To Wonder”: Inquiry as thinking and... 2:35pm - 3:40pm

November - Critical Thinking on the Web 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Global Networking - An informal gathering - come prepared to engage in a topic! 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Annual BLC Bash 9:00pm - 11:00pm

BLC Information Center 7:00am - 5:30pm

Thursday Keynotes 8:30am - 10:00am

Van Ledtje - Introducing…Livbit: Igniting Student Voice and Engaging... 10:20am - 11:25am

Continental Breakfast 7:30am - 9:00am

Stubbs - Collaborative Classrooms: Surface to deep in 50 minutes 11:45am - 12:50pm

LearnLaunch Summer Edtech Showcase 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Joy Kirr - Book Signing 11:45am - 12:30pm

Taylor - Top Tips for Professional Learning Communities 11:45am - 12:50pm

Starling - Promoting School Culture with Digital Literacy 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Norris/Soloway - Supporting Synchronous Collaboration with the Collab... 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Kirr - Shift the Culture of Your Classroom 10:20am - 11:25am

Gould - Design Thinking as an Essential Leadership Tool to Nurture Cr... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Leighton - Authentic Assessment 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Starling - Our Lit...

Jones-Pisano - How...

Stearns - Number S...

Pierides - Creatin...

Jones-Pisano - 10...

T.A.Edison Student...

Silk - Mini Machina 10:20am - 11:25am

Venables - Content Curation - the new wave of text dependent analysis... 11:45am - 12:50pm

Rogers - Teachers’ Perspectives on PEER Professional Development and... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Polansky - Authentricity: Beyond the Curriculum 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Dunbar - Global Communication and Collaboration in the Classroom with... 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Clavello - Practical Things You Can Do to Lead by Example 10:20am - 11:25am

Wilkie - Digging In to the 1st 5 Days…and Beyond! 11:45am - 12:50pm

Asavavatana/Van Ledtje - Talking “Technology”: Teaching Fluent Commun... 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Asavavatana - Yes They CAN! Code, Create, and Make in Early Childhood... 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Rowell - Making Thinking Visible: Engaging ALL Learners and Tailoring... 10:20am - 11:25am

Rodriguez - Universally Designed Professional Development 11:45am - 12:50pm

Teuber - Design Sprint Part 1 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Teuber - Design Sprint Part 2 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Richards - Entrepreneurship as an Antidote to Grades and Knowledge Si... 10:20am - 11:25am

Winstone/Worsnup - Get Going with Apps 11:45am - 12:50pm

Cassidy - Digital Daily Five 1:10pm - 2:15pm

Lirenman - Innovate with iPad 2:35pm - 3:40pm

Wilkie - #Q2Learn: Students driving their thinking & learning through... 4:00pm - 5:05pm

Cassidy - Microblogging, Movies and Math 10:45am - 11:45am

Valentine - Ahead By a Century: Innovation as a Catalyst for Cha... 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Richardson - Individual Student Blogs in Early Childhood: Creati... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Quick - Collaboration and Engagement in a 1:1 Classroom 10:45am - 11:45am

Zimmerman - Leading Legacy through Social Media: Publishing Stud... 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Staudt - Sim City in the Real World 10:45am - 11:45am

Staudt - Sensing Science 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Smith - The Secret to Student Engagement 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Rosenthal-Tolisano - Sketchnoting: Visual Note taking 10:45am - 11:45am

Gallagher - No Textbooks, Tests, or Paper. Just Engaged Learners... 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Leighton - Student Self Assessment 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Ziemke/Van Ledtje - Digital Identity: Growing Up in a Connected... 10:45am - 11:45am

Gorman - Inside PBL and Technology Integration...What Would Dewe... 12:00pm - 1:00pm

November - Making Thinking Visible 1:15pm - 2:15pm

November - Next Steps and Final Reflection 2:30pm - 3:45pm

BLC Information Center 7:30am - 3:00pm

Friday Keynote - Dr. Robert Evans 8:30am - 10:30am

Dr. Robert Evans - Continuing the Conversation 10:45am - 11:45am

Continental Breakfast 7:30am - 9:00am

Mull - Using the Question Formulation Technique to Guide School... 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Hopkin - Teaching Thinkers and Thinking Teachers 10:45am - 11:45am

Hopkin - Building a Culture of Classroom Coaching 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Marotta - Simple Technology in the Classrooms 10:45am - 11:45am

Roshan - Using Technology to Empower Students and Personalize th... 10:45am - 11:45am

Krause - Virtual Worlds & Immersive Storytelling: Mindfulness &... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Spieldenner - Play, Craft, Learn with Minecraft 10:45am - 11:45am

Spieldenner - Play, Craft, Learn with Minecraft 12:00pm - 1:00pm