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Sunday
, July 23
Georgian Coat Room
12:00pm •
BLC Information Center Open - Information and Registration
Terrace
2:00pm •
November/Wilkie - First Five Days - Part 1 of 2
LIMITED
White Hill
2:00pm •
Gorman - PBL: Learn, Plan, Step, Action…. A PBL Deep Dive for Teachers and Leaders - Part 1 of 2
LIMITED
Monday
, July 24
Cambridge
1:00pm •
Rowell - Making Thinking Visible: Engaging ALL Learners and Tailoring Instruction
LIMITED
Georgian Coat Room
7:00am •
BLC Information Center Open - Information and Registration
MIT Media Lab
8:00am •
MIT Scratch Team - Empower your Students to Change the World: Coding with Scratch
LIMITED
1:00pm •
MIT Scratch Team - Learning to Code, Coding to Learn: Getting Started with Scratch Jr.
LIMITED
Stuart
8:00am •
Teuber - Design Sprint
Terrace
9:00am •
November/Wilkie - First Five Days - Part 2 of 2
LIMITED
White Hill
9:00am •
Gorman - PBL: Learn, Plan, Step, Action…. A PBL Deep Dive for Teachers and Leaders - Part 2 of 2
LIMITED
1:00pm •
Gorman - Beyond the Initial Technology Shine: Developing Lessons that Promote 21st Century Skills and Significant Content
LIMITED
Whittier
1:00pm •
Krause - Mindset, Design, Connect! Using Mindfulness, Design Thinking and Storytelling for Creative Connections - Part 1 of 2
LIMITED
Tuesday
, July 25
Cambridge
8:00am •
Rowell - Google Classroom: Community Space That Inspires, Empowers, Engages (and Makes Teachers’ Lives Easier)
LIMITED
1:00pm •
Rowell - Transform Learning - Teaching Above the Line
LIMITED
Georgian Coat Room
7:00am •
BLC Information Center
Grand Ballroom B
5:00pm •
Opening Reception and Main Conference Registration
Stuart
1:00pm •
Kirr - Genius Hour / Passion Time Workshop
LIMITED
Terrace
8:00am •
November - School and District Leadership
LIMITED
White Hill
8:00am •
Rosenthal-Tolisano - Sketchnoting: Visual Note Taking
LIMITED
1:00pm •
Teuber - Supporting Personalized Learning
LIMITED
Whittier
9:00am •
Krause - Mindset, Design, Connect! Using Mindfulness, Design Thinking and Storytelling for Creative Connections Part 2 of 2
LIMITED
1:00pm •
Gorman - PBL Leadership Splash for School and District Leaders… A Look at Project Based Learning
LIMITED
Wednesday
, July 26
Arlington
10:20am •
Kirr - What's the Big Hoopla Over Genius Hour?
11:45am •
Cassidy - 1,1 Robots Are Fun; 1,2 Coding is Too; 1,2,3 Learn with Me
1:10pm •
Rowell - Google Classroom: Community Space That Inspires, Empowers, Engages (And Makes Teachers’ Lives Easier)
2:35pm •
Everlove - Empowered Personalized Learning for ELA K-5
4:00pm •
Cassidy - Connected From the Start
Beacon Hill
10:20am •
Salva - Kahoot! Deeper Uses
11:45am •
Clark/Walmsley - The 5 Essential iLearning Workflows
1:10pm •
Baird - Digital Portfolios: Mindful Practices to Develop Reflection and Oracy Skills
2:35pm •
Brennan - Mentoring Passion
4:00pm •
Baird - Nurturing Self-directed Professional Development
Berkeley
10:20am •
Bates/Richardson - Growth Mindset in the Elementary Classroom - How to Transform the Thinking of Your Students and Yourself
11:45am •
Dunbar - Liberating Genius in Action!
1:10pm •
Gallagher - Student Data Privacy for the Techie Teacher
2:35pm •
Gutierrez - Collaborating on Designing Inclusive Media
4:00pm •
Silverman - Promoting Student Growth Through Inquiry, Authentic Learning and Reflection
Boylston
10:20am •
Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different
11:45am •
Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different
1:30pm •
Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different
2:45pm •
Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different
4:00pm •
Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different
Cambridge
10:20am •
Polansky - Authentricity: Beyond the Curriculum
11:45am •
Swanson - 21st Century Problems
2:35pm •
Cummings/Lane - The Steam Engines Collaborative: How one school district created a mentoring community for the students that crosses all grade levels.
4:00pm •
Swanson - Digital Wisdom
Clarendon
10:20am •
Rosenthal-Tolisano - Blogging as Pedagogy
11:45am •
Roshan - Data driven: using analytics to inform & personalize instruction
1:10pm •
Teuber - Make it Real
2:35pm •
Hale - Upgrade Your Curriculum with Glocal Perspectives
4:00pm •
McCurdy - The Creative Learning Exchange: Empowering students to educate students
FableVision Studios
6:00pm •
FableVision Reception
Georgian
10:20am •
Reynolds - U Tick
11:45am •
Rothstein - What’s the Most Powerful Learning Technology? The Question
1:10pm •
November - Clearing the Confusion between Technology Rich and Innovative Poor: Six Questions
2:35pm •
Kuropatwa - Providing “Permission To Wonder”: Inquiry as thinking and learning tools
Georgian Coat Room
7:00am •
BLC Information Center Open - Information and Registration
Grand Ballroom A
9:00am •
Wednesday Keynote - Zoran Popovic
10:20am •
Zoran Popovic - Further Conversations
Grand Ballroom B
7:30am •
Continental Breakfast
11:45am •
Stubbs - Cultivating Curiosity: Practical strategies for deeper student engagement
1:10pm •
Dailey - Collaboration and student engagement: Defining, leading and delivering change
Main Lobby
5:30pm •
Meet in the Lobby to walk to FableVision
Mezzanine
11:30am •
Paul and Peter Reynolds - Book Signing
1:00pm •
Joy Kirr - Book Signing
2:30pm •
Alan November - Book Signing
Newbury
10:20am •
Norris/Soloway - It’s About Time: Technological Support for Orchestrating and Leveraging the 1-to-1, Face-to-Face Classroom
St. James
11:45am •
Winstone/Worsnup - Developing Digital Portfolios
1:10pm •
Gould - Are 'U' Ready To Lead For A Sustainable Future for Our Children
2:35pm •
Shaver-Hood - Global Education: Connecting Classroom Across Cultures
4:00pm •
Taylor - Developing Strategic and Critical Thinking Skills via Clash of Clans
Statler
10:30am •
Starling - Our Littlest Innovators
11:00am •
Robichaud - Makerspaces for any subject
11:30am •
Yates - Implementation Ups and Downs
12:00pm •
Silverman - Out with the old, in with the new: Realizing Your Organization’s Vision Through Change.
12:30pm •
Stearns - Looking At the Mathematical Practices Through the Eyes of A Reading Teacher
1:00pm •
Thompson - Your 'Happening' Classroom-Share with iMovie on iPad
1:30pm •
Jones-Pisano - 10 Lifesavers in 20 Minutes! Classroom Management Strategies that Work!
2:00pm •
Pierides - Creating a Joyful School
2:30pm •
T.A.Edison Students - Ship in a Box
Stuart
10:20am •
Lirenman - Self Assessment with the Littles? Absolutely!
11:45am •
Leighton/Picillo - Tools for the Blended Classroom
1:10pm •
Wassmann - Learning CAN Be Fun: Passion Projects
2:35pm •
Silk - Bits 'n Pieces
Terrace
10:20am •
Gorman - STEM, STEAM, Makers...Transforming STEM from Nouns to Verbs
11:45am •
Merrill/Van Ledtje - The Power of the Selfie Center: Moving from a Self-ME to a Self-We
1:10pm •
Wilkie - Digging In to the 1st 5 Days…and Beyond!
2:35pm •
Clavello - Leading with Intent and Intuition…Even When You Are not in Charge
4:00pm •
Asavavatana - Yes They CAN! Code, Create, and Make in Early Childhood!
White Hill
10:20am •
Wilkie - #Q2Learn: Students driving their thinking & learning through “Q”uestioning; the essence of an innovative learning environment
11:45am •
Mull - Making Thinking Visible with Nearpod
1:10pm •
Ziemke - The Evolution of Literacy in a Digital Age: Read the World NOW
2:35pm •
Eist - Student-run Virtual Tutoring Program
4:00pm •
Cooper - Serious Play: Humor as an Assessment Tool
Whittier
10:20am •
Krause - Mindfulness: Beyond the Buzzword: How mindfulness and empathy-driven movements have been re-shaping education
11:45am •
Rosenberg - From Passive to Active: Applying Learner-Centered Principles to Cultivate Self-Directed Environments
1:10pm •
Watrous - Education Innovation Alliance Developing 21st Century Leaders - Learn, Lead, and Innovate to become a 21stCentury District
2:35pm •
Zimmerman - Student Designers
4:00pm •
Wassmann - Mindfulness: For Our Staff or Students?
Thursday
, July 27
Arlington
10:20am •
Malan - Birds of a Feather Who'd Like to Share Software Together: Teaching Tools that Improve Efficiency and Outcomes
11:45am •
LaPaglia - Continuing the Conversation
1:10pm •
Keynote Followup with Eric Williams
2:35pm •
Richards - Blended Meeting Design: Saving Time and Serving Talents
4:00pm •
Cooper - Problem Based Learning: Scaleable Inquiry!
Beacon Hill
10:20am •
McCurdy - Fostering Curiosity in Student Learning
11:45am •
Marotta - History Comes Alive through Podcasts
1:10pm •
Rodriguez - UDL: Universally Designed Leadership
2:35pm •
Vidler - Ensuring prosperity through education
4:00pm •
Rogers - The ABCs of Designing Rigorous Assignments that Students Love
Berkeley
10:20am •
Brennan - Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You Need?: Design Thinking and PK-5 ELA
11:45am •
Leighton/Picillo - Gamifying Education
1:10pm •
Smith - When You Have Powerful Data on Your Side, Change is No Longer a Dirty Word
2:35pm •
Richardson - Twitter for Beginners -The Surprisingly Easy Way to Connect Your Students with the World
4:00pm •
Shade - Rebranding Schools through Social Media
Boylston
10:20am •
Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different
11:45am •
Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different
1:30pm •
Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different
2:45pm •
Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different
4:00pm •
Harju - Breakout EDU - It's Time for Something Different
Cambridge
10:20am •
Gutierrez - Technology and Special Education: A Shared Vision
11:45am •
Doe/Liston - Collaboration through Genius Hour and Personalized Professional Development
1:10pm •
Quick - Standards Based Grading Using Digital Resources
2:35pm •
Doe/Liston - Around the World in 20 Classrooms
4:00pm •
Thompson - FUN with Augmented Reality
Clarendon
10:20am •
Cummings - Science Buddies: How 5th grade students became inquiry experts and spread the joy of being a scientist to lower elementary students in Pelham, NH.
11:45am •
Salva - Refugees? Under-Schooled Learners? Boost Everyone's Achievement
1:10pm •
Clark - The Professional Passion Project
2:35pm •
Walmsley - Anything TV
4:00pm •
Valentine - Superconnect Your Education World: Leveraging the power of relationships, networks, and a learning mindset to effectively re-design the classroom to bring schools into the 21st century.
Georgian
10:20am •
Gorman - Powerful and Effective Technology Integration: The importance of Going Beyond SAMR
11:45am •
Kuropatwa - Things That Suck About Digital Citizenship
1:10pm •
Rothstein - Better Questions, Better Decisions: Building Consensus with the Right Question Strategy
2:35pm •
Kuropatwa - Providing “Permission To Wonder”: Inquiry as thinking and learning tools
4:00pm •
November - Critical Thinking on the Web
7:30pm •
Global Networking - An informal gathering - come prepared to engage in a topic!
9:00pm •
Annual BLC Bash
Georgian Coat Room
7:00am •
BLC Information Center
Grand Ballroom A
8:30am •
Thursday Keynotes
10:20am •
Van Ledtje - Introducing…Livbit: Igniting Student Voice and Engaging Audience through Video Sharing
Grand Ballroom B
7:30am •
Continental Breakfast
11:45am •
Stubbs - Collaborative Classrooms: Surface to deep in 50 minutes
LearnLaunch
6:00pm •
LearnLaunch Summer Edtech Showcase
Mezzanine
11:45am •
Joy Kirr - Book Signing
Newbury
11:45am •
Taylor - Top Tips for Professional Learning Communities
1:10pm •
Starling - Promoting School Culture with Digital Literacy
2:35pm •
Norris/Soloway - Supporting Synchronous Collaboration with the Collabrify Construction Tools
St. James
10:20am •
Kirr - Shift the Culture of Your Classroom
1:10pm •
Gould - Design Thinking as an Essential Leadership Tool to Nurture Creativity and Inquiry In Schools
4:00pm •
Leighton - Authentic Assessment
Statler
10:30am •
Starling - Our Littlest Innovators
11:30am •
Jones-Pisano - How Do You Activate Their Bird Brains? Teaching Metacognitive Learning Strategies that Promote Literacy
12:30pm •
Stearns - Number Stories: Another Genre to Study
1:00pm •
Pierides - Creating a Gender Inclusive School Climate
1:30pm •
Jones-Pisano - 10 Lifesavers in 20 Minutes! Classroom Management Strategies that Work!
2:00pm •
T.A.Edison Students - Ship in a Box
Stuart
10:20am •
Silk - Mini Machina
11:45am •
Venables - Content Curation - the new wave of text dependent analysis, media literacy, and social media responsibility
1:10pm •
Rogers - Teachers’ Perspectives on PEER Professional Development and How it Has Changed Teaching and Learning
2:35pm •
Polansky - Authentricity: Beyond the Curriculum
4:00pm •
Dunbar - Global Communication and Collaboration in the Classroom with Skype
Terrace
10:20am •
Clavello - Practical Things You Can Do to Lead by Example
11:45am •
Wilkie - Digging In to the 1st 5 Days…and Beyond!
1:10pm •
Asavavatana/Van Ledtje - Talking “Technology”: Teaching Fluent Communicators in the 21st Century
4:00pm •
Asavavatana - Yes They CAN! Code, Create, and Make in Early Childhood!
White Hill
10:20am •
Rowell - Making Thinking Visible: Engaging ALL Learners and Tailoring Instruction
11:45am •
Rodriguez - Universally Designed Professional Development
2:35pm •
Teuber - Design Sprint Part 1
4:00pm •
Teuber - Design Sprint Part 2
Whittier
10:20am •
Richards - Entrepreneurship as an Antidote to Grades and Knowledge Silos
11:45am •
Winstone/Worsnup - Get Going with Apps
1:10pm •
Cassidy - Digital Daily Five
2:35pm •
Lirenman - Innovate with iPad
4:00pm •
Wilkie - #Q2Learn: Students driving their thinking & learning through “Q”uestioning; the essence of an innovative learning environment
Friday
, July 28
Arlington
10:45am •
Cassidy - Microblogging, Movies and Math
12:00pm •
Valentine - Ahead By a Century: Innovation as a Catalyst for Change
1:15pm •
Richardson - Individual Student Blogs in Early Childhood: Creating Digital Portfolios forYoung Learners with a Focus on Digital Citizenship
Beacon Hill
10:45am •
Quick - Collaboration and Engagement in a 1:1 Classroom
12:00pm •
Zimmerman - Leading Legacy through Social Media: Publishing Student Work for Professional Development
Berkeley
10:45am •
Staudt - Sim City in the Real World
12:00pm •
Staudt - Sensing Science
1:15pm •
Smith - The Secret to Student Engagement
Clarendon
10:45am •
Rosenthal-Tolisano - Sketchnoting: Visual Note taking
12:00pm •
Gallagher - No Textbooks, Tests, or Paper. Just Engaged Learners.
1:15pm •
Leighton - Student Self Assessment
Georgian
10:45am •
Ziemke/Van Ledtje - Digital Identity: Growing Up in a Connected Culture
12:00pm •
Gorman - Inside PBL and Technology Integration...What Would Dewey Do?
1:15pm •
November - Making Thinking Visible
2:30pm •
November - Next Steps and Final Reflection
Georgian Coat Room
7:30am •
BLC Information Center
Grand Ballroom A
8:30am •
Friday Keynote - Dr. Robert Evans
10:45am •
Dr. Robert Evans - Continuing the Conversation
Grand Ballroom B
7:30am •
Continental Breakfast
12:00pm •
Mull - Using the Question Formulation Technique to Guide School Decision Making
St. James
10:45am •
Hopkin - Teaching Thinkers and Thinking Teachers
12:00pm •
Hopkin - Building a Culture of Classroom Coaching
Stuart
10:45am •
Marotta - Simple Technology in the Classrooms
White Hill
10:45am •
Roshan - Using Technology to Empower Students and Personalize the Learning
1:15pm •
Krause - Virtual Worlds & Immersive Storytelling: Mindfulness & Empathy in #VR#AR#MR
Whittier
10:45am •
Spieldenner - Play, Craft, Learn with Minecraft
12:00pm •
Spieldenner - Play, Craft, Learn with Minecraft
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