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Join educators from across Colorado as they share ideas and strategies to transform the student experience at the 14th Annual CAMLE Conference on Saturday, November 5 at Westview Middle School in Longmont, CO. 

Individual Ticket - $75.00
Register a Team of 4, Get the 5th Ticket Free!

Saturday, November 5
 

7:30am MDT

Registration & Continental Breakfast
Saturday November 5, 2016 7:30am - 8:00am MDT
Cafeteria

8:00am MDT

Welcome & Ignite Sessions (Game it, Solve it, Share it!)
3 Ignites - Game it, Solve it, Share it

Dr. Chris Haskell (Game it!)
Dr. Tim Kubik (Solve it!)
Kathy Sampson (Share it!) 

Saturday November 5, 2016 8:00am - 9:00am MDT
Cafeteria

9:05am MDT

Class as a Fully Realized online RPG (Role Playing Game)
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Faculty of Boise State University have converted a class to a fully game-based approach that leverages role-play characteristics, MMORPG leveling and skill building, and an immersive game-based design.  This session will outline the theory, pedagogy, and application of this course built in the virtual world. It will be presented in the form of a graphic novel using machima to tell the story. It shows the unlikely but natural intersection of learning, games, and digital culture.  Check out the graphic novel https://www.dropbox.com/s/sqpvyfkztxaiud5/532%20Graphic%20Novel.pdf?dl=0

Speakers
avatar for Chris Haskell

Chris Haskell

Clinical Assistant Professor, Boise State University
Dr. Chris Haskell plays video games for a living, or at least that’s what his friends think. He's the director of the Varsity eSports At Boise State. As a professor and researcher, Chris also focuses on the impact of videogames, virtual worlds, social media, and digital culture... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 9:05am - 10:15am MDT
C131

9:05am MDT

Explore Google Treks
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Explore GoogleTreks™: student-friendly, web-based instructional units that contextualize learning by combining authentic text, images, videos, audio clips, charts, graphs, podcasts, historical/scientific data, & user-created data to motivate digital-age learners. Created using Google Maps, GoogleTreks™ use clickable pushpins that lead to content, questions, & challenges that guide learning.

Speakers
avatar for Alice Christie

Alice Christie

President's Professor Emeritus, ASU
Dr. Alice A. Christie, Arizona State University President’s Professor Emeritus, received her Ph.D. in Educational Technology and Language and Literacy from Arizona State University in 1995. She served in the College of Teacher Education and Leadership at Arizona State University... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 9:05am - 10:15am MDT
C139

9:05am MDT

Get the Ball Rolling: Sphero Basics
Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers
avatar for Monica Moreno Martinez

Monica Moreno Martinez

Mentor Coach, Office of Professional Development
avatar for Chris Schmitz

Chris Schmitz

Computer Technology Teacher, St. Vrain Valley School District
I am a Boulder County native, currently living in Longmont with my family. I hold a Master of Arts in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Colorado Denver. I am a licensed  K-12 Instructional Technology Specialist, and Secondary Social Studies . I teach computer... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 9:05am - 10:15am MDT
Small Gym

9:05am MDT

Connecting Students through Community Partnerships
Limited Capacity seats available

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."– Helen Keller. In order to meet the needs of today’s diverse student population, we must form partnerships with community organizations. This session will present evidence-based practices in collaboration, as well as information about area community agencies.

Speakers
avatar for Marla Lohmann

Marla Lohmann

Assistant Professor, Special Education, Colorado Christian University
Dr. Marla J Lohmann is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at Colorado Christian University. She is a former early childhood and Special Education teacher; she taught in both Houston and Chicago. Dr. Lohmann's interests include professional collaboration, classroom management... Read More →



Saturday November 5, 2016 9:05am - 10:15am MDT
C140

9:05am MDT

Humanitarian Mapathons
Limited Capacity seats available

Discover how your students can: Use technology to help some of the most vulnerable populations on Earth; Learn about geography; Better understand other cultures. In this session you will learn about, and do, “Humanitarian Mapping” - creating maps that help aid organizations, such as the Red Cross, deliver assistance to others.

Speakers
avatar for Mike Thompson

Mike Thompson

Mike has been a volunteer with OpenStreetMap since 2009 and has contributed to many humanitarian mapping projects including the responding to the Ebola crisis in West Africa, responding to Cyclone Winston in Fiji, and supporting the fight to eradicate malaria in the African nation... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 9:05am - 10:15am MDT
D128

9:05am MDT

Culture is the Key
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

A school with an amazing culture is place staff and students want to come to each day. This session will give some helpful tips and give participants the opportunity to experience some great activities to build a solid culture in the classroom and throughout the school.

Speakers
avatar for Darren Joiner

Darren Joiner

Principal, Jenkins Middle School



Saturday November 5, 2016 9:05am - 10:15am MDT
C129

9:05am MDT

Environmental Art STEM- Chihuly Inspired Glass Flower Installation
Limited Capacity seats available

In this hands-on session you will fuse science, the environment, and contemporary art. We will concentrate on Dale Chihuly’s botanical garden artwork and create glass flowers that will be used in an installation at Westview.

Speakers
avatar for Elizabeth Nicholson

Elizabeth Nicholson

Art/ Technology Teacher, Westview Middle School



Saturday November 5, 2016 9:05am - 10:15am MDT
E119

9:05am MDT

Paxton/Patterson Discusses “B2” or “Blended Learning Squared"
Limited Capacity filling up

Don’t miss this interactive session as we discuss a classroom instructional and learning strategy called “B2” or “Blended Learning Squared”. We’ll address technology-based conceptual learning using “micro credentialing” gaming theory to incentivize students, blended with hands-on project-based applications, then combining both strategies blending different curriculum in a single classroom. We’ll show you how one district has achieved strong, positive cross-curricular impact implementing these strategies.

Speakers

Saturday November 5, 2016 9:05am - 10:15am MDT
C138

9:05am MDT

PBL & Tech: Tools to Support Inquiry-Based Learning
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Explore tools and apps useful to teachers and students in an inquiry based learning environment. Facilitator and participants will share what they know or learn about tools that support engaging student interest through inquiry, research, project management, and creating artifacts of learning.

Speakers
avatar for Jennifer Anderson

Jennifer Anderson

Instructional Technology Coordinator, Instructional Technology Coordinator
Jennifer Anderson has been an Instructional Technology Coordinator in SVVSD for four years. She taught high school social studies in Los Angeles for five years before leaving the classroom to work as a media specialist. This past year she’s had the pleasure of working with the Blended... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 9:05am - 10:15am MDT
C136

9:05am MDT

Video Production - The perfect PBL opportunity for your middle school
Limited Capacity seats available

Participants will learn the in's and out's of a functioning middle school video production program. Topics include: planning, equipment, student news and project management. We'll also have a tour of the facility.

Speakers
avatar for Dave Kline

Dave Kline

Teacher, Westview Middle School
Video Production. Film making.


Saturday November 5, 2016 9:05am - 10:15am MDT
D110

10:20am MDT

Explore Google Treks
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Explore GoogleTreks™: student-friendly, web-based instructional units that contextualize learning by combining authentic text, images, videos, audio clips, charts, graphs, podcasts, historical/scientific data, & user-created data to motivate digital-age learners. Created using Google Maps, GoogleTreks™ use clickable pushpins that lead to content, questions, & challenges that guide learning.

Speakers
avatar for Alice Christie

Alice Christie

President's Professor Emeritus, ASU
Dr. Alice A. Christie, Arizona State University President’s Professor Emeritus, received her Ph.D. in Educational Technology and Language and Literacy from Arizona State University in 1995. She served in the College of Teacher Education and Leadership at Arizona State University... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 10:20am - 11:30am MDT
C139

10:20am MDT

Patterns in Game-Based Learning
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Using game-based dynamics, classes can be converted from industrial-age sorting machines to hot-beds of success and progress. I have been using game-based approaches in classroom teaching with no due dates, mandatory homework, tests, or quizzes. 93% of all students earned the highest grade possible, an A, while meeting some of the toughest standards. I’ll share the simple approach to re-framing the way we organize learning inspired by video games and modern digital culture into Quest-Based Learning and also demonstrate how ‘quests’ can be realized into virtual worlds like Second Life and Minecraft. 

Speakers
avatar for Chris Haskell

Chris Haskell

Clinical Assistant Professor, Boise State University
Dr. Chris Haskell plays video games for a living, or at least that’s what his friends think. He's the director of the Varsity eSports At Boise State. As a professor and researcher, Chris also focuses on the impact of videogames, virtual worlds, social media, and digital culture... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 10:20am - 11:30am MDT
C131

10:20am MDT

Connecting Students through Community Partnerships
Limited Capacity seats available

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."– Helen Keller. In order to meet the needs of today’s diverse student population, we must form partnerships with community organizations. This session will present evidence-based practices in collaboration, as well as information about area community agencies.

Speakers
avatar for Marla Lohmann

Marla Lohmann

Assistant Professor, Special Education, Colorado Christian University
Dr. Marla J Lohmann is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at Colorado Christian University. She is a former early childhood and Special Education teacher; she taught in both Houston and Chicago. Dr. Lohmann's interests include professional collaboration, classroom management... Read More →



Saturday November 5, 2016 10:20am - 11:30am MDT
C140

10:20am MDT

Earning and Learning: How to create the funds and the framework for a Maker's Space
Limited Capacity seats available

Learn how to promote Authentic Learning by utilizing and winning competitions to create your ideal Maker Space!   Join us as we walk you through this fun and exciting Design Process!



Speakers
JC

Jessica Campbell

Teacher, St. Vrain Valley School District
avatar for Mollie Kelleher

Mollie Kelleher

CS Teacher, Altona Middle School - SVVSD
Talk to me about: Middle school computer science, CyberPatriot, Python, Blender, Scalable Game Design, Scratch, Agile Scrum, cyber security, engaging girls and underrepresented groups, Pop Culture Classroom, Verizon App Challenge, Star Trek.



Saturday November 5, 2016 10:20am - 11:30am MDT
C129

10:20am MDT

Humanitarian Mapathons
Limited Capacity seats available

Discover how your students can: Use technology to help some of the most vulnerable populations on Earth; Learn about geography; Better understand other cultures. In this session you will learn about, and do, “Humanitarian Mapping” - creating maps that help aid organizations, such as the Red Cross, deliver assistance to others. 

Speakers
avatar for Mike Thompson

Mike Thompson

Mike has been a volunteer with OpenStreetMap since 2009 and has contributed to many humanitarian mapping projects including the responding to the Ebola crisis in West Africa, responding to Cyclone Winston in Fiji, and supporting the fight to eradicate malaria in the African nation... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 10:20am - 11:30am MDT
D128

10:20am MDT

I’m Flexy and I Know It ~ Creating Flexible Learning Environments
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Transform classrooms into inviting spaces where students can thrive in a way that works best for them. Start with things you already have to create an environment that meets the academic, social- emotional, and physical needs of all students. Before you know it- you'll be "flexy" too!

Speakers
KV

Kendra Vair

Teacher, Conrad Ball Middle School
Conrad Ball Middle School



Saturday November 5, 2016 10:20am - 11:30am MDT
C130

10:20am MDT

Paxton/Patterson Discusses “B2” or “Blended Learning Squared"
Limited Capacity seats available

Don’t miss this interactive session as we discuss a classroom instructional and learning strategy called “B2” or “Blended Learning Squared”. We’ll address technology-based conceptual learning using “micro credentialing” gaming theory to incentivize students, blended with hands-on project-based applications, then combining both strategies blending different curriculum in a single classroom. We’ll show you how one district has achieved strong, positive cross-curricular impact implementing these strategies.

Speakers

Saturday November 5, 2016 10:20am - 11:30am MDT
C138

10:20am MDT

Project Based Professional Development
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Westview has been using Project Based Learning to engage students in inquiry for several years. Now, teachers are using the Design Process to create solutions to eliminate the achievement gap for underperforming groups. This is a very real problem in many school communities throughout the nation. This structure deepens our understanding and capacity in Project Based Learning and SIOP Strategies. You are invited discover how we are turning the tables to create truly job-embedded professional development at Westview.

Speakers
avatar for Mark Spencer

Mark Spencer

Principal, Westview Middle School
Mark Spencer is a veteran middle level educator with thirty five years of experience. He has served as a middle school principal in St. Vrain for twenty two years with the last seventeen at Westview Middle School.



Saturday November 5, 2016 10:20am - 11:30am MDT
C136

10:20am MDT

Storytelling with a Green Screen
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Engage any audience by transforming the setting of your story. Come learn how you can incorporate a green screen into your projects to increase engagement through simulating a different environment. Share your learning in a new way! 

Speakers
avatar for Karen Hoppis

Karen Hoppis

Learning and Technology Coach, SVVSD
Learning Technology Coach for Niwot High and Sunset Middle School in SVVSD. Passionate about infusing creativity and computer science across the curriculum.


Saturday November 5, 2016 10:20am - 11:30am MDT
D110

10:20am MDT

Tackling Invasive Species in your Park
Limited Capacity seats available

What do you do when an invasive species is taking over your local park? Bring in the 6th graders to figure out a solution. This presentation will walk you through creating a kick-off event, bringing in local experts, structuring field work, and putting on a culminating event for the community.

Speakers
avatar for Jessica Walker

Jessica Walker

6th Grade Math/Science, Grand Valley Middle School
In my fifth year of teaching middle school math/science at an Expeditionary Learning School in Parachute, CO. Our school has gone 1-1 with Chromebooks this year. GVMS l puts a large emphasis on teaching character traits and building positive relationships. I've planed and implemented... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 10:20am - 11:30am MDT
D111

11:30am MDT

12:00pm MDT

Keynote - Transforming the Student Experience

“Never, ever, close the door to your classroom. Keep it open, and invite​ ​EVERYONE in. The key to saving public education, is getting the public back into education.” It’s my goal to make sure project-based learning works both ways on a global scale, to help American students better understand the world, but also, and importantly, to help students in other parts of the world contribute equally, and with as much voice, to our emerging global culture.

Speakers
avatar for Dr. Tim Kubik

Dr. Tim Kubik

Partner, Project ARC
Dr. Tim Kubik’s arc of professional learning spans 21 years of teaching in primary through post-graduate learning environments. His experience includes Team Leader of three different interdisciplinary grade level teams, Department Chair, and Associate Head of Upper School. Over... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 12:00pm - 12:30pm MDT
Student Center

12:35pm MDT

15 Minecraft Lessons in 60 Minutes
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

You know people are using Minecraft in the classroom, but making it educational is less clear.  This session will show the methods people are employing to make this educational tool work to activate creativity and authentic connection to the content.  You’ll see 15 different lessons in Math, Science, English, Music, History, Civics, and more that tie standards and engagement in a whole new way. 


Speakers
avatar for Chris Haskell

Chris Haskell

Clinical Assistant Professor, Boise State University
Dr. Chris Haskell plays video games for a living, or at least that’s what his friends think. He's the director of the Varsity eSports At Boise State. As a professor and researcher, Chris also focuses on the impact of videogames, virtual worlds, social media, and digital culture... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 12:35pm - 1:45pm MDT
C131

12:35pm MDT

Explore Google Treks
Limited Capacity filling up

Explore GoogleTreks™: student-friendly, web-based instructional units that contextualize learning by combining authentic text, images, videos, audio clips, charts, graphs, podcasts, historical/scientific data, & user-created data to motivate digital-age learners. Created using Google Maps, GoogleTreks™ use clickable pushpins that lead to content, questions, & challenges that guide learning.



Speakers
avatar for Alice Christie

Alice Christie

President's Professor Emeritus, ASU
Dr. Alice A. Christie, Arizona State University President’s Professor Emeritus, received her Ph.D. in Educational Technology and Language and Literacy from Arizona State University in 1995. She served in the College of Teacher Education and Leadership at Arizona State University... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 12:35pm - 1:45pm MDT
C139

12:35pm MDT

Google CS First - Start a Computer Science Club for FREE!
Limited Capacity seats available

This session offers an introduction to Google CS First, a free curriculum for an introduction to coding. Establish a CS Club at your school with all the materials and lesson plans provided. Students are engaged in block coding through Scratch and use problem solving skills to complete theme based tasks.

Speakers
avatar for Colin Rickman

Colin Rickman

Director of Communications and Engagement, St. Vrain Valley Schools
After spending ten years in the classroom teaching Science and STEM at the Middle School level, Colin moved into an Instructional Tech Coordinator role in St. Vrain Valley and kickstarting the Mobile Innovation Lab. Since 2019, the Mobile Innovation Lab has been traveling around St... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 12:35pm - 1:45pm MDT
C134

12:35pm MDT

Sphero: Ready, Set, Roll!
Limited Capacity seats available

Bring problem-solving to life by incorporating Sphero into your science, social studies, English and math class! This session will focus on how to incorporate this app enabled robotic ball into your curriculum. There will be ready made lessons to introduce your students to Sphero and meaningful design challenges! Furthermore, get your feet wet and try it out for yourself. 

Speakers
avatar for Anna Mills

Anna Mills

Teacher, St. Vrain Valley School District
Anna MillsCurrent Role: Dean of Students at Soaring Heights PK8Teaching: 13th year teaching (K-12): Science Teacher --> Innovation CoordinatorHigh School: Longmont High SchoolUndergraduate: Colorado State University- B.S. in Biological Sciences, B.S. Natural Sciences, Secondary Education... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 12:35pm - 1:45pm MDT
A104

12:35pm MDT

VEX Robotics in the Classroom
Limited Capacity seats available

Learn how VEX Robotics can be integrated into the classroom and after school competitive teams. During the workshop participants will: - experience different programming options; ROBOTC with VEX Robotics, ROBOTC with Robot Virtual Worlds. - work with VEX Robotics build parts to see how robots can be built.

Speakers
avatar for Danny Hernandez

Danny Hernandez

Robotics / Computer Science Teacher, SVVSD
Robotics and Computer Science Teacher7 Years experienceDabbled with Python, Java, Arduino, ROBOTC, and C++


Saturday November 5, 2016 12:35pm - 1:45pm MDT
D123

12:35pm MDT

Closing the Achievement Gap through STEM-Based Community Outreach Programs
Limited Capacity seats available

Increase access to STEM pathways and encourage college readiness through school based outreach programs that mentor underrepresented youth. Use 21st century skills and new media to connect young people to deep networks of community resources. 

Speakers
avatar for Monica Moreno Martinez

Monica Moreno Martinez

Mentor Coach, Office of Professional Development
avatar for Jayme Sneider

Jayme Sneider

Bioscience Pathway Coordinator, Innovation Center / SVVSD
Jayme Sneider has been working as a science and STEM teacher at the middle school level with SVVSD since 2008. During this time, she summited Mount Kilimanjaro and through Discovery Education and the GLOBE program, she was able to collect data and involve SVVSD students virtually... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 12:35pm - 1:45pm MDT
D118

12:35pm MDT

Humanitarian Mapathons
Limited Capacity seats available

Discover how your students can: Use technology to help some of the most vulnerable populations on Earth; Learn about geography; Better understand other cultures. In this session you will learn about, and do, “Humanitarian Mapping” - creating maps that help aid organizations, such as the Red Cross, deliver assistance to others.

Speakers
avatar for Mike Thompson

Mike Thompson

Mike has been a volunteer with OpenStreetMap since 2009 and has contributed to many humanitarian mapping projects including the responding to the Ebola crisis in West Africa, responding to Cyclone Winston in Fiji, and supporting the fight to eradicate malaria in the African nation... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 12:35pm - 1:45pm MDT
D128

12:35pm MDT

Authentic Assessments
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

What strategies can be used in the development of a high quality authentic project? During this hands-on session, participants will have an opportunity to examine multiple samples and use design strategies to create an authentic project that aligns to the standards in their unit or PBL and incorporates student voice and choice. 

Speakers
avatar for Nadene Klein

Nadene Klein

Science Teacher, Liberty Middle School
I currently teach 8th grade science and am in the midst of my 21st year of teaching middle school. I have also taught math, social studies, health and PE in the past. Most recently I served as an instructional coach before returning to the classroom.



Saturday November 5, 2016 12:35pm - 1:45pm MDT
C128

12:35pm MDT

Pathways to Learner-Centered Design
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

How do you plan for all of your students to engage in real world problems and design challenges? In this workshop we'll explore learner-centered design principles by mapping empathy and ideation with the Coggle.it tool from Google.

Speakers
avatar for Dr. Tim Kubik

Dr. Tim Kubik

Partner, Project ARC
Dr. Tim Kubik’s arc of professional learning spans 21 years of teaching in primary through post-graduate learning environments. His experience includes Team Leader of three different interdisciplinary grade level teams, Department Chair, and Associate Head of Upper School. Over... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 12:35pm - 1:45pm MDT
D112

12:35pm MDT

Paxton/Patterson Discusses “B2” or “Blended Learning Squared"
Limited Capacity seats available

Don’t miss this interactive session as we discuss a classroom instructional and learning strategy called “B2” or “Blended Learning Squared”. We’ll address technology-based conceptual learning using “micro credentialing” gaming theory to incentivize students, blended with hands-on project-based applications, then combining both strategies blending different curriculum in a single classroom. We’ll show you how one district has achieved strong, positive cross-curricular impact implementing these strategies.


Speakers

Saturday November 5, 2016 12:35pm - 1:45pm MDT
C138

1:50pm MDT

Escape Salem, Escape the Norm -
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

To build foundational knowledge, interest, and community within the classroom, I have created a "break out" or "escape" room for my students around The Salem Witchcraft Trials - leading to them creating content-based escape rooms for each other. Participate and learn how to create your own!

Speakers
avatar for Dabarah Vowell

Dabarah Vowell

Learning Technology Coach, St. Vrain Valley School District
Love graphic design, online learning, and education at all levels!


Saturday November 5, 2016 1:50pm - 2:00pm MDT
D111

1:50pm MDT

GoogleTreks™ - Build Today, Use Tomorrow
Limited Capacity filling up

Create a GoogleTrek™: a student-friendly, web-based instructional lesson that contextualizes learning by combining text, images, videos, audio clips, charts, graphs, historical/scientific data, and user-created data to motivate learners. Use GoogleMaps to create a GoogleTrek™ that you can use in your classroom on Monday. Attend introductory session earlier in the day.

Speakers
avatar for Alice Christie

Alice Christie

President's Professor Emeritus, ASU
Dr. Alice A. Christie, Arizona State University President’s Professor Emeritus, received her Ph.D. in Educational Technology and Language and Literacy from Arizona State University in 1995. She served in the College of Teacher Education and Leadership at Arizona State University... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 1:50pm - 3:00pm MDT
C139

1:50pm MDT

The Zombie Apocalypse: Teaching Computational Thinking with Games, Simulations & Animations
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Use AgentSheets (drag & drop programming) to build the Zombie Apocalypse.  This contagion-type simulation teaches four types of computational thinking:  decision trees (if - then - else), loops, collecting and analyzing data, and global variables.  Prior to programming a partially completed program, participants will use a "physical coding" activity to act out the decision tree.

Speakers
avatar for Mollie Kelleher

Mollie Kelleher

CS Teacher, Altona Middle School - SVVSD
Talk to me about: Middle school computer science, CyberPatriot, Python, Blender, Scalable Game Design, Scratch, Agile Scrum, cyber security, engaging girls and underrepresented groups, Pop Culture Classroom, Verizon App Challenge, Star Trek.



Saturday November 5, 2016 1:50pm - 3:00pm MDT
C134

1:50pm MDT

Allied in Education
Limited Capacity seats available

Maximize all the amazing people outside your classroom to become your "Allies in Education." We need to maximize the "we" in a child's educational life. We will identify at least 50 people and then learn strategies to create a group of "Allies" from many of these person resources available to teachers 

Speakers

Saturday November 5, 2016 1:50pm - 3:00pm MDT
C130

1:50pm MDT

Collaborate. Originate. Grow. Serve - Not COGS in the Machine
Limited Capacity seats available

An introduction to cross-curricular projects that create a synergy between local business, school-based learning, community partnerships, and student action. COGS projects put an emphasis on preparing students for college, civic life, and global involvement by inspiring young student leaders to positive civic action and promoting the common good. 

Speakers
SM

Sharon Majetich

Rocky Heights Middle School


Saturday November 5, 2016 1:50pm - 3:00pm MDT
C140

1:50pm MDT

What Does it Take to Be a School to Watch?
Limited Capacity seats available

Schools to Watch are middle grades schools that are academically excellent, responsive to the developmental challenges of young adolescents and socially equitable for all students. Join this session to discover how you could use the Self-Study Rubric to refine the systemic practices in your own school and apply to become a School to Watch.

Speakers
avatar for Diane Lauer

Diane Lauer

Chief Academic Officer, SVVSD


Saturday November 5, 2016 1:50pm - 3:00pm MDT
C129

1:50pm MDT

Kids Teaching Kids
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

This PBL project allows for a student-centered format that is self-differentiated, is steeped in STEM and NGSS cross-cutting themes, and includes an authentic audience. You'll be thoroughly impressed by your students' creativity and problem solving abilities. You'll walk away with sample documents and be ready to start TOMORROW!

Speakers
avatar for Nadene Klein

Nadene Klein

Science Teacher, Liberty Middle School
I currently teach 8th grade science and am in the midst of my 21st year of teaching middle school. I have also taught math, social studies, health and PE in the past. Most recently I served as an instructional coach before returning to the classroom.



Saturday November 5, 2016 1:50pm - 3:00pm MDT
C128

1:50pm MDT

Plugging Design Thinking Into Your Classroom
Limited Capacity full
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How can design thinking---a proven problem solving method involving empathy, ideation, and prototyping, fit your needs as a classroom teacher on a tight schedule? Multiple project ideas will be presented complete with a review of successes and failures. We’ll take on a brief design thinking project during the presentation.

Speakers
LM

Lisa Michael

Director, Dawson Summer Initiative
We work with 80 high-achieving middle school students from Boulder County and surrounding areas, following a thematic approach for five weeks of free academic enrichment. This summer, our theme will revolve around innovative ideas and start-up companies.
RS

RuthAnne Schedler

Alexander Dawson School
I am a sixth-grade teacher at Dawson School in Lafayette, CO, and I am a designer of learning experiences. I am passionate about creating an experience of school for my students that is authentic and meaningful and fun! My hope is that they will develop a love for learning that lasts... Read More →


Saturday November 5, 2016 1:50pm - 3:00pm MDT
C136

1:50pm MDT

Teachers as Learning Leaders
Limited Capacity seats available

Who are the leaders in your school, district or community? They should be teachers! Whether you currently are a leader or want to become on, join us to learn how to share your knowledge, passions and expertise in education with the teachers, district leaders and community that you work with! We will share with you current leadership opportunities both big and small that can help you to influence education.

Saturday November 5, 2016 1:50pm - 3:00pm MDT
D110

3:05pm MDT

Share it! Small Group Collaboration and Closure
Saturday November 5, 2016 3:05pm - 3:50pm MDT
Cafeteria
 
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