What You Need to Know About Customized Learning & Technology
Presenter: Dr. Mike Muir, Inventive Reasoning
There are still lots of questions about Customized Learning, both in general and about technology's role in it. Teachers are excited by the promise, but horrified by anecdotes and tales and assumptions and rumors and scenarios. Which should you believe and which should you put out of your mind? Where does technology fit? What should every educator know about Customized Learning? How can schools leverage technology to personalize learning?

Moodle and More!
Presenter: Darin Wagner, Lampeter-Strasburg SD
Audience: Secondary, Technology Integrators/Directors, and Administrators
Presentation Format: Demonstration

As a CMS, Moodle can offer an effective structure for individualizing instruction, providing meaningful feedback and tracking student progress. Using Moodle's built-in activities, combined with other resources such as Discovery Education, TED, and YouTube, learn how to leverage this tool to reshape the traditional classroom learning environment. 

Are Your Teachers Ready for a 1:1 Classroom?
Presenter: Tim Leister, Eastern Lancaster County SD
Audience: Secondary, Technology Integrators/Directors, and Administrators
Presentation Format: Lecture/Informational

A successful implementation of a 1:1 computer initiative requires that teachers are well prepared for the changes that will inevitably occur in their classrooms. This session will present some of the professional development strategies and lessons learned from a school district after its second year of a 1:1 environment. 

 

Presenter: Dr. Mike Muir, Inventive Reasoning
Audience: Elementary, Secondary, Technology Integrators/Directors, and Administrators
Presentation Format: Lecture/Informational

Are you implementing large-scale school change? Do you want it to succeed?  Leadership is everything! This was the major learning from Maine's statewide learning with laptop initiative. But what are the specific things that leadership needs to insure happens, and what are the key components to attend do? Large-scale school change, change that really redefines the way things are done in school, requires careful attention to implementing the right components in a thoughtful way. The Lead4Change Model tries to make clear the desired outcome, the critical components, and the supporting but necessary components.

 

Leveraging Technology to Strengthen Common Core Transition in Math
Presenter: Katie Warmington, TenMarks
Audience: Elementary, Secondary, Technology Integrators/Directors, and Administrators
Presentation Format: Demonstration

With Common Core assessments approaching, the need for schools to leverage technology is greater than ever. TenMarks, a web-based math practice and differentiation program, provides a scalable solution that is deeply aligned to Common Core State Standards (CCSS). We will share examples of how school districts have leveraged TenMarks to support their CCSS transition.

 

Presenter: Brandon Lutz, Bucks County IU 14
Audience: Elementary, Secondary, Technology Integrators/Directors, Administrators
Presentation Format: Lecture/Informational

Enhance your classroom with the most innocative web tools around. Tying technology to the common core standards, 60in60 is designed to change your pedagogy forever!

 

Presenter: Dr. Mike Muir, Inventive Reasoning

Audience: Elementary, Secondary

Presentation Format: Lecture/Informational

The two most popular questions from students are “why are we learning this?” and “when will we ever need to learn this?”  Both questions show how students sometimes feel that what they are learning has little meaning for them. Situating the learning in a meaningful context with a role and task for the student can make the learning more meaningful, engaging and interesting to your students. Come learn how to find, use, and design such learning tasks.

Presenter: Holly Brzycki and Jill Neuhard, Capital Area IU 15
Audience: Elementary, Secondary
Presentation Format: One size does not fit all when trying to personalize education for students. Students have different needs at different times in their educational path. In this session teachers will learn how to use digital textbooks, resources and online curriculum to create dynamic learning opportunities for students.

Presenter: Kelly Galbraith and Terri Lewis, Lancaster-Lebanon IU 13
Audience: Elementary, Secondary, Administrators
Presentation Format: Lecture/Informational

How can teachers increase their students' comprehension of online text? How does reading online text differ from offline text? These are fundamental questions that we will explore in this one-hour session devoted to exploring the five new literacies required of students for online text.

Presenter: Lyn Hilt, Eastern Lancaster County SD
Audience: Elementary, Secondary, Administrators
Presentation Format: Lecture/Informational

Through the use of social media and digital tools that support collaboration, we can ignite professional development for teachers. This session will help administrators learn how to plan, organize, and implement innovative professional development strategies and formats assisted by digital technologies to help teachers grow professionally.

Presenter: Debbie Lugar, Cornwall-Lebanon SD
Audience: Elementary, Secondary, Technology Integrators/Directors, Administrators
Presentation Format: Demonstration

So you want to build some online instruction into your curriculum. Where do you begin, and what do you need to know? This session provides an overview of crucial considerations for creating excellent courses including: training in course development, instructional design options, content delivery considerations, assessment strategies, and architectural aspects.

 

Session III - 2:10 PM - 3:10 PM

Presenter: Debbie Lugar, M.Ed., Cornwall-Lebanon SD
Audience: Elementary, Secondary, Technology Integrators/Directors, and Administrators
Presentation Format: Demonstration

Harness the power of technology, not just to advance and individualize student learning, but to provide individualized, relevant, any-time/any-where professional development for teaching staff, as well. At Cornwall-Lebanon SD, we've developed a variety of customized, online courses for our teachers to complete, with flexibility in when/where, as in-service trade-day options.

Presenter: Michelle Krill, South Western SD
Audience: Elementary, Secondary, Administrators
Presentation Format: Lecture/Informational

This session will help participants identify ways to create and co-create customized pathways to learning, including gamification and badging. Combining the best features of digital and face-to-face learning, blended learning incorporates some element of students control over time, place, path, and/or pace.

Presenter: Clare Coupe Scott and Christine Smith, Dellicker Strategies
Audience: Elementary, Secondary
Presentation Format: Hands-on-Activity

Calling all blended learning teachers! Attend this session and complete a personal inventory of the strategies you are implementing in your classroom to provide differentiated instruction. Figure out what ingredients are already in your mix and what you could add to boost learning and engagement.

Presenter: Artz Szathmary, PA4C Community College Computer Consortium of Pennsylvania
Audience: Elementary, Secondary, Technology Integrators/Directors, Administrators
Presentation Format: Hands-on-Activity

Turn your students into "creators" of apps rather than just consumers. Using this blocks based programming language, creators can drag and drop their way to success. Participants will need a google email address, a laptop (Windows or Mac), and an android handheld device (some handheld devices will be available for sharing).

Presenter: Susan Allen and Jenna Karkoska, Hempfield SD

Audience: Elementary and Seoncary

Presentation Format: Lecture/Infomational

Do you want an engaging lesson that utilizes data and statistics? Your math students can create statically savvy infographics to show their understanding of data! This presentation will demonstrate ways in which graphs and graphics can be used to tell a particular side of a story mathematically.

 

Session IV - 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

 

MOOCs as Innovation: Fostering Engagement with Collaborative and Connective Approaches

Presenter: Dr. Joel Kline, Lebanon Valley College

Audience: Secondary, Technology Integrators/Directors, Administrators

Presentation Format: Lecture/Informational

The rise of the Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) has captivated some educators and puzzled others. This presentation examines the innovation potential for MOOCs while acknowledging that not all MOOC approaches advance education. Ideas for building learning communities and using technology more effectively will be discussed.

 

A Blended Classroom with Adobe Connect

Presenter: Andy Petroski and Justin Detig, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology

Audience: Secondary, Technology Integrators/Directors, and Administrators

Presentation Format: Demonstration

Harrisburg University's Learning Technologies M.S. program combines online and face-to-face learners in the same sessions using Adobe Connect. Online and classroom learners talk, collaborate and connect as if everyone were in the same location. Join this session to learn about the technology and pedagogy being used in the blended format.

 

Don't Blame PowerPoint: 5 Visual Design Techniques for Educators

Presenter: Shawn Canady, Penn Manor SD and Harrisburg University

Audience: Elementary, Secondary, Technology Integrators/Directors, and Administrators

Presentation Format: Lecture/Informational

We are all visual learners. When reading text or listening to audio we mentally visualize the ideas and concept we're learning about. Attend this session to gain attention, increase motivation and impact understanding with 5 visual design techniques you can take back to the classroom to improve your PowerPoint presentations.

 

Engaging Students through Active Learning

Presenter: Martha Harris, Fizika Group, LLC

Audience: Elementary, Secondary, and Administrators

Presentation Format: Demonstration

Gain insight into the latest neuroscience and best practices that can inform educators how to target instruction by stimulating areas of the brain to increase cognitive flexibility, memory, and attention span. The presentation will feature an interactive, online demonstration of the Active Learning Specialist Course offered through Harrisburg University.

 

Advancing Student Academic Success in Middle and High School through Individualized Instruction

Presenter: Beth Krebbs, Lancaster SD

Audience: Secondary and Technology Integrators/Directors

Presentation Format: Lecture/Informational

Learn tools and resources available to students within their courses such as Research Centers, individual tutoring with content teachers, messaging teachers for additional support, accessing textbooks, and tools. This presentation will address trainings available within the Cyber program to assist in supporting academic success and understanding the course tools available.