2019 IGNITE Lafayette Regional eLearning Conference: Full Schedule

Wife, mother, kindergarten teacher. EdTech enthusiast. @BookCreatorApp Ambassador, @RemindHQ Connected Educator, @RecapThat Pioneer.

Wednesday June 5, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 140

Elementary Teacher

10:15am EDT

Modules are the unsung hero of Canvas LMS. Not only do they provide a file-folder structure for grouping documents, but they allow interactivity and gamification too! Learn how to create modules, help students navigate them, and make them interactive PLUS a fun trick for making them cute! You will leave with practical ideas you can use.

Speakers

Suzy Lolley

Technology/Instructional Coach, Kennesaw State University iTeach (Georgia)

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

5th grade STEM teacher and leader of Sunnyside Girls STEM Club

Wednesday June 5, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 142

Featured Speaker

10:15am EDT

Stop Motion, Green Screen, and Clips: WOW Factor Videos

Bring your iPad and learn how to combine iMotion, Do Ink, and Apple Clips to create stellar stop motion videos for learning. Students are unleashed to creatively show what they know using these simple apps. We'll show sample student projects and then YOU will have time to make your own samples using each of the apps. Come, join in the fun, and see how combining these apps can really up-level the learning in your classroom.

Speakers

Wes Molyneaux

Wednesday June 5, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 146

Featured Speaker

10:15am EDT

Twitter for Teachers and Techies

Twitter is not just a tool to follow celebrities. It is one of the most powerful ways educators can connect with other teachers, discover new resources, be challenged to grow, and share your ideas. Learn the basics of Twitter, and then how to go deeper with hashtags, Tweetdeck, Twitter chats, and more. Transform your professional learning with Twitter!

Speakers

Eric Curts

Technology Integration Specialist, Stark Portage Area Computer Consortium

Eric has been in education for 29 years, and currently serves as a Technology Integration Specialist for SPARCC in Canton, Ohio where he oversees G Suite for Education implementation, training, and support, as well as other technology integration initiatives. Eric is an authorized... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Choir Room

Featured Speaker

10:15am EDT

Technology Quick Hits

Looking for ways to increase student engagement? Have you heard of Quizlet, Nearpod, Gimkit, and Flipgrid, but want to see how they might fit into your instruction? In this session, we will demonstrate how you can use and easily incorporate these tools into your classroom.

Speakers

The inclusive classroom: Improve engagement, comprehension, and literacy skills with Learning Tools

Students enter the classroom with a wide range of learning styles, experiences, and abilities, but ALL students deserve tools that will help them reach their fullest potential and be better learners. Microsoft provides free tools for meeting the needs of all types of learners that are built right into Office 365 and Windows 10, such as Immersive Reader, Dictation, Picture Dictionary, and Parts of Speech. These learning tools are built-in, mainstream, non-stigmatizing and free! Come and discover all the ways these amazing tools can benefit your students in the classroom—and in life—urging them to want to learn more!

Speakers

Jacob Wanner

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Jacob graduated from Saint Joseph’s College with degrees in sports management and marketing. In 2014, while working various other jobs, Jacob started coaching football at Lafayette Jeff. Working with and helping shape young adults on the football field inspired him to work with... Read More →

Summer Winrotte

Digital Instructional Coach & Math Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Summer holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education and a Master of Science in Education in Learning Design and Technology from Purdue University. She works as a digital instructional coach and math teacher at Tecumseh Junior High School in Lafayette, Indiana. In her digital... Read More →

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Wednesday June 5, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 119

Instructional Coach

10:15am EDT

Using Technology to Enhance Learning for ELLs

Participants will walk away with ideas and resources to gamify their lessons, integrate technology into the 4 WIDA domains, as well as strategies to embed speaking opportunities seamlessly for not only ELLs, but all learners.

Speakers

Carrie Painter

EL Coordinator, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Carrie is a Purdue University graduate who has been in education for 16 years. Prior to her current role as English Learner Coordinator for Tippecanoe School Corporation, she was a middle school English teacher. Her interests include technology, reading, all things Disney and Marvel... Read More →

BeAnn Younker

Administrator, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Hillary Rayburn

Professional Development Specialist, DreamBox Learning

Wednesday June 5, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 149

Vendor Product Specialist

11:15am EDT

Lunch

Wednesday June 5, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Cafeteria

11:15am EDT

Starting your own Makerspace

Wanting a makerspace in your building or classroom? Come and learn about how Earhart Elementary implemented the use of a makerspace! The presenters will share how the tools and products were used for student innovation and design. Attendees will learn about some of the products from a student perspective and play with fun and engaging activities!

Speakers

Ryan Habben

Principal, Lafayette School Corporation

Ryan is the principal and technology leader at Earhart Elementary School.

Wednesday June 5, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 143

Administrator

11:15am EDT

Apps for ELLs

We will show you some great apps that you can use to help reach and engage your ELL learners and your whole class!

Speakers

Tiffany Walley

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

My name is Tiffany Walley! I teach first grade at Miami Elementary! I love reaching all my students. My favorite thing to do is travel and experience different cultures. That is why ELL students are my passion and I love learning more to help my students.

Nancy Harshbarger

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Nancy Harshbarger teaches kindergarten at Miami Elementary. She is a loving, dedicated, and wonderful kindergarten teacher. She is a teacher who pours her heart and soul into teaching and loving every kid. Nancy is working on getting her ELL Certification. She is great with all things... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 145

Elementary Teacher

11:15am EDT

Don't Ditch That Tech: Differentiated Instruction Using Technology: K-4

Daunted by differentiation AND lots of devices? The key isn’t to throw it away--it’s to know the right tool, for the right teacher, for the right moment for ALL the right students! Try practical ideas on creating effective attention-grabbers, differentiating content, building metacognition, and more. Be BAD & (Bring A Device)!

Speakers

Dr. Angelia Ridgway

Teacher, University of Indianapolis

Dr. Angie Ridgway began her career in middle and high school Spanish teaching. She's now working with future secondary teachers and new faculty members at University of Indianapolis. Her passion lies in supporting new teachers' work in the implementation of original pedagogies that... Read More →

Nate Ridgway

Wednesday June 5, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 141

Elementary Teacher

11:15am EDT

Empatico- Connect Your Classroom to the World

Empatico empowers teachers and students to explore the world through experiences that spark curiosity, kindness, and empathy. We combine live video with activities designed to foster meaningful connections among students ages 6-11.

Speakers

Brittany Bredar

Teacher, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Technology/Instructional Coach, Kennesaw State University iTeach (Georgia)

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Wednesday June 5, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 120

Featured Speaker

11:15am EDT

Podcast Me: Help Your Students Voice be Heard

You want to share the awesomeness your students are creating, but how do you reach a larger audience? Ask the person next to you right now what podcasts they listen to? Whether they rattle off a few favorites or give you a crazy look, bring them to this session to find out how you or your students can start up a podcast. Participants will leave this session with the nuts and bolts of starting a podcast as well as the stories and structures for involving podcasts as a vehicle for amplifying your student voice. Deeper learning is not meant to take place in a vacuum. Sharing the work can be the most important part, so put this session on your agenda!

Speakers

Eddie Small

CTE Innovation Coach, Central Nine Career Center

Currently serving as the CTE Innovation Coach for Central Nine Career Center in Greenwood, Indiana, Eddie Small has had direct involvement in school systems as a Technology Integration Specialist and Teacher for the past 11 years. Eddie uses his knowledge and experience in classroom... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 147

Featured Speaker

11:15am EDT

Thinkers and Tinkers

Simple reports and poster projects are dull. Learn how to redesign your lessons and projects for more hands-on learning while utilizing Google Tools to document the learning process. The balance of student voice / choice and structure will create memorable learning experiences that will LAUNCH your students’ creativity, resilience, teamwork, and grit. You’ll never look at ordinary cardboard the same way !

Speakers

Jessica L. Williams

Tech Integration Specialist, Manchester Public Schools

Wednesday June 5, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 008

Featured Speaker

11:15am EDT

Keynote is a powerful app that can be used to create much more than just your basic slideshow. In this iPad-specific session, we will explore tools and features that will allow you and your students to take your Keynote presentations to a whole new level. Discover innovative, creative ways to make Keynote a part of your curriculum.

Speakers

Kaleigh Hesher

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Kaleigh Hesher is a 5th grade teacher at Sunnyside Intermediate School, located in Lafayette, IN. As a certified Apple Teacher, Kaleigh excels at finding new and creative ways for students to share their understanding.

Wednesday June 5, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 142

Intermediate Teacher

11:15am EDT

TSL: Teen as a Second Language

While the world of edtech can provide you with many tools to use in your classroom, sometimes it is hard to figure out how to leverage these great resources to maximize effect in the 21st Century classroom. It helps to know TSL (Teen as a second language). In this session geared toward middle and high school educators, you will learn how to create a classroom environment that effectively utilizes the tech resources available to "speak the language of teens." Particular focus will be placed on using 1:1 devices and an LMS.

Speakers

Neil Radtke

Teacher, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Neil Radtke is a Google Level 1 certified educator that teaches 8th Graders US History at Klondike Middle School in West Lafayette, Indiana. He is also involved in many extra-curricular activities such as speech team coach and KMS 8th grade murder mystery director.

Wednesday June 5, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 2

Middle School Teacher

11:15am EDT

enVision Math 2.0 Digital Showcase- 3rd - 5th Grade

Speakers

Laurie Thompson

Pearson

Wednesday June 5, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 144

Vendor Product Specialist

11:15am EDT

Getting Started with Edulastic

Come to this session to learn how to use Edulastic to get immediate feedback on student learning. Create digital assessments from our bank of more than 30,000 standards-aligned questions, create your own technology-enhanced questions, share with colleagues, or mix and match. Then analyze the data as it rolls in automatically without grading!

Speakers

Melissa Rocco

Edulastic

Melissa Wheatley

Product Specialist/Customer Success Manager, Edulastic

I am a Customer Success Manager for Edulastic. I live in Northeast Ohio, near Youngstown. I am a prior educator and administrator from the Youngstown area and came into the Edtech world about 7 years ago. I am here to help teachers, administrators, schools and districts implement... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 148

Vendor Product Specialist

11:15am EDT

Using Technology to Defeat Student Device Distraction

As technology assists in helping teachers build customized lesson plans a better prepares students for growth in a hyperconnected society, it creates its share of distractions in the classroom setting. Attend to understanding of how new technology can be attached to your school’s 1:1 journey to help defeat classroom distractions. This session will be hosted by Mark Branigan, Business Development Director at Dyknow and Chad Lohmeyer, Connected Learning Specialist at Tippecanoe School Corporation

Speakers

Dyknow

Exhibitor, Dyknow

Dyknow is a classroom management solution that helps teachers defeat student device distraction.

Wednesday June 5, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 146

Vendor Product Specialist

ILEARN Prep - Track the Data

This session will show teachers and administrators how they can use Canvas to prepare students for ILEARN and drive data discussions within their building. We will demonstrate how to use Canvas assessment tools to mimic ILEARN performance tasks and tech-enhanced questions. We will also show how we collect, analyze, and respond to common assessment data generated through our school-wide Canvas course.

Speakers

Lindsey Martin

Assistant Principal, Lafayette School Corporation

Purdue Alum Former Lafayette Jefferson High School math teacher Tough Mudder Participant (17 of 20 obstacles completed) Bowling Extraordinaire Current Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate Assistant Principal

Jason Vandewalle

Administrator, Lafayette School Corporation

Purdue Alum Former 5th Grade STEM teacher Hopeless and distraught Purdue fan 2017 Sunnyside March Madness Bracket Winner Current Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate Assistant Principal

ILEARN Prep Track the Data docx

Wednesday June 5, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 143

Administrator

12:15pm EDT

Two Teachers in a Room - Personality and Planning

In this session, we'll take a closer look at co-operative planning. Discover strategies for effective communication with a co-teacher; as well as how to deliver explicit, seamless instruction to all learners, and reflect on practices.

Speakers

Denona Pryor

Administrator, Lafayette School Corporation

Denona Pryor is Director of Special Education for Lafayette School Corp.

Mandy Fisher

Administrator, Lafayette School Corporation

Assistant Principal at Edgelea Elementary School

Wednesday June 5, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 119

Administrator

12:15pm EDT

Classkick - Collaborate with students in realtime

Assess and collaborate with students, as they work in real-time. Give feedback, or allow students to work together to solve a variety of problems. Classkick's versatility and ease of access can give teachers a greater reach as they attempt to help their students. Works on iPads, Chromebooks, and laptops.

Speakers

Nick Schreyer

Teacher, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Wednesday June 5, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 2

Elementary Teacher

12:15pm EDT

Epic ways to use Epic! in the Classroom

The Epic! reading app is described by teachers as being the Netflix of books (but completely free)! Imagine the possibilities of having thousands of books at your fingertips. In this session, attendees will be exploring the features of Epic! and creating engaging/rigorous lessons to use across the curriculum. Dive in to using Epic! for differentiation, as well as, explore how to use Epic! during center/Daily 5 time. Epic! will leave your students begging to read just one more page!

Speakers

Samantha Mitchell

Teacher, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Samantha Mitchell is a 4/5 High Ability teacher at Klondike Elementary School. Samantha earned her BS in Elementary Education from Saint Joseph’s College and also holds a graduate degree from IWU in school administration. She has a passion for igniting the curiosity of all learners... Read More →

Jessica Davis

Teacher, Rensselaer School Corporation

Jessica Davis is a 4th Grade High Ability Teacher in the Renssealer School Corporation. She is a teacher at an Apple Distinguished School. She enjoys using technology to engage her students and take her content to the next level.

Wednesday June 5, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 105

Elementary Teacher

12:15pm EDT

BYOE: Build Your Own Expedition

The release of Google Expeditions in 2015 gave teachers and students the ability to go anywhere in the world in just a few swipes of their app. Unfortunately, teachers were not able to create their own Expeditions. Now it's 2019 where teachers AND students have the ability to create their own own with Google's Tour Creator! Don't miss out on this opportunity to get hands-on experience with creating a 360 degree virtual tour.

Speakers

Kyle Beimfohr

Technology Integration Specialist, Zionsville Community Schools

Kyle Kline

Math Curriculum & Tech Integration Specialist, Delphi Community Jr.-Sr. High School

Wednesday June 5, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 103

Featured Speaker

12:15pm EDT

Level Up with OERs in your classroom!

Learn how Open Educational Resources can be a game changer in your classroom. Participants will leave with a wealth of FREE resources and see examples of how this content is effectively integrated into classrooms at the building and district level.

Speakers

Nadine Gilkison

District Technology Integration Specialist K-12, Franklin Township Schools

Wednesday June 5, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 106

Featured Speaker

12:15pm EDT

Stop Motion, Green Screen, and Clips: WOW Factor Videos

Technology/Instructional Coach, Tippecanoe School Corporation

My name is Terra Kline and I have been teaching since 2003. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Family Consumer Sciences Education from Purdue University and my Master's Degree in Education from Indiana Wesleyan University. I am also a Google Certified Trainer and was recently accepted... Read More →

Alyse and Keegan Kline

student, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Our names are Alyse and Keegan Kline. We are students in the Tippecanoe School Corporation. Alyse just completed her 6th grade year at Battle Ground Middle School and Keegan just completed his 3rd grade year at Burnett Creek Middle School. Alyse's hobbies include dancing at the YWCA... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 145

Instructional Coach

12:15pm EDT

Reading E-Texts Successfully: What It Takes

Reading e-texts effectively and efficiently depends on mastery of a complex set of reading skills, study skills, and technical skills. Natasha Ploss and Sarah Powley collaborated to identify these skills and teach the technical skills specific to Chromebooks and the Honors Chemistry e- text to Natasha's students. The presenters conducted student surveys and extensively researched the field of reading comprehension as it relates to e-texts. 91% of the students reported that their ability to use e-texts improved because of what they learned. Individual teachers of all disciplines who use e-texts or are likely to use them in the future can benefit from understanding the complexity of reading e-texts and, beyond that, of reading online. A handout listing the reading and technical skills required to use e-texts successfully will be provided.

Speakers

Canvas and Nearpod

This session is designed to cover the integration of Nearpod through Canvas. Topics will include: how to coordinate student lessons, pushing out both live and self-paced lessons, and how to organize Nearpod when planning.

Speakers

Colin Kiely

Customer Succes Manager, Nearpod

Former ELA and Special Education educator with experiences in publishing. Midwest Customer Success Manager working in Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio. Notorious for getting off-topic as a teacher.

Wednesday June 5, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 147

Vendor Product Specialist

12:15pm EDT

Canvas Commons-A place where resources are easily shared and accessed!

"Awesome! Totally Awesome!" - Jeff Spicoli

How the iconic movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High can serve as a fun affirmation in this crazy tech-driven world we live in. Duuude!

Speakers

Michael Pinto

Administrator, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Mike Pinto is the proud principal of James Cole Elementary

Matt Ridenour

Administrator, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Matt Ridenour is the principal of Burnett Creek Elementary.

Wednesday June 5, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 107

Administrator

1:15pm EDT

Best Use of Smart Notebook and your BenQ Board

Smart Notebook tools and resources. How to use in them in the classroom.

Speakers

Jami Yuill

Technology/Instructional Coach and Title 1 Lead Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Jami has been at Lafayette School Corporation for 10 years and a Title 1 Lead Teacher for 8 years now. She works closely with teachers to integrate technology in classrooms daily through the use iPads and BenQ boards.

Melissa Hunt

Teacher, Lafayette School Cooperation

4th grade teacher at Vinton Elementary

Smart Notebook 17 Smart Lab Activities Handout pdf

Wednesday June 5, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 120

Elementary Teacher

1:15pm EDT

ELLevation

ELLevation is more than just data and monitoring! We can make your lesson planning easier and improve your instruction. Learn how to reach your ELLs and engage your entire class!!

Speakers

Tiffany Walley

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Nancy Harshbarger

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Wednesday June 5, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 145

Elementary Teacher

1:15pm EDT

Leveling Up! Gamified Learning

Speakers

Amanda Moore

Teacher, MSD Wayne Township

Wednesday June 5, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 105

Elementary Teacher

1:15pm EDT

Become a Google World Traveler

Have you ever wanted to travel the world with your students? Don’t have the funding? Who does? Become a Google World Traveler using some of the most incredible yet accessible tools available. We’ll investigate tools like Google Lit Trips, Google Cultural Institute, Google Tour Creator, and Google Expeditions to cross curricularly circumnavigate the globe!!

Speakers

Robbie Grimes

Technology/Instructional Coach, MSD Wayne Township

Wednesday June 5, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 102

Featured Speaker

1:15pm EDT

Clips: Video in the classroom

Want your students to use video in the classroom but don’t know where to start? Clips is an easy to use interface that lets everyone start creating great videos in minutes, regardless of their technology comfort level. Come to this session to learn how to make your own videos using the iOS App Clips on iPad or iPhone. I will share classroom examples and provide plenty of time for hands-on learning.

Speakers

CTE Innovation Coach, Central Nine Career Center

Wednesday June 5, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 147

Featured Speaker

Sarah Margeson

Coordinator of Connected Learning, Tippecanoe School Corporation

After spending six years teaching high school math, Sarah Margeson transitioned into the Technology world. Now she works with teachers K-12 on technology initiatives such as iPads in K-2, Google Apps for Education, and Canvas LMS. Serving as the Coordinator of Connected Learning... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 104

Instructional Coach

1:15pm EDT

An Admin session on Edulastic

Teachers like Edulastic because it’s an easy-to-use formative assessment tool that includes technology-enhanced questions similar to iLearn, and instant data. Come to this session to see how school leaders can access schoolwide data from common assessments, and the additional collaboration and other features for teachers with a school subscription.

Speakers

Melissa Wheatley

Product Specialist/Customer Success Manager, Edulastic

Melissa Rocco

Edulastic

Wednesday June 5, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 148

Vendor Product Specialist

1:15pm EDT

Canvas-Blue Print Courses-Getting the most out of your created courses

Canvas provides a powerful platform and endless options for creating amazing content. Sometimes when faced with vast options and a blank course, teachers may feel unsure of where to start. In this session, you’ll gain the insights of Canvas experts so you can create effective, attractive, and awesome course home pages. Blueprint courses allow admins as well as teams to sync course shells to a template course and lock some or all of the content from being edited by the instructor. We will explore how to associate courses to a Blueprint course, lock specific settings or content items, and manage updates through course syncing. We will also provide best practice ideas for workflow and Blueprint course management.

Speakers

Shannon Gilb

Canvas - Instructure

Wednesday June 5, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 141

Vendor Product Specialist

1:15pm EDT

enVision Math 2.0 Digital Showcase- Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

Speakers

Laurie Thompson

Pearson

Wednesday June 5, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 144

Vendor Product Specialist

1:15pm EDT

NWEA: Analysis of teacher level “top 5” reports and data

Attendees will dig into the most utilized reports that inform growth and instruction for teachers and their students. We will be looking at the new Student Profile Report, the Class Report, The ASG (Achievement, Status and Growth report), the Breakdown Report by Learning Statements (also called the Learning Continuum Report) and the Projected Proficiency Report. Teachers are welcome to bring hard copies of their own reports or just view the samples on the screen. AUDIENCE: This session is for newer teachers and those who would benefit from a refresher on the many uses of the data.

Speakers

Laura Riley

Senior Account Manager, NWEA

Wednesday June 5, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 143

Vendor Product Specialist

1:15pm EDT

Preparing Students for the Real World with Free Online Resources

Are your students equipped with the critical life skills they need to thrive beyond the classroom? From financial literacy to career exploration, entrepreneurship, healthy relationships, mental health, substance abuse prevention, and more, EVERFI’s free online resources help tackle the real world issues facing students today. Everyone who attends this presentation will be given access to resources they can start using with students immediately, plus ongoing technical and curriculum support at no cost. To get the most out of the session, make sure to bring your tablet or laptop.

Speakers

Kaley Esselborn

Senior Schools Manager - Indiana, EverFi

Kaley Esselborn is a senior schools manager at EVERFI, based in Indianapolis. While at EVERFI, Kaley has consulted with districts, schools, and teachers to promote digital education within classrooms. Previous to EVERFI, Kaley taught middle school English and worked with parents and... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 142

Vendor Product Specialist

Ashley Withers

Elementary Reading Specialist, Lafayette School Corporation

Ashley Withers has taught kindergarten and first grade over the past seven years at Lafayette School Corporation. She is excited to help teachers use digital accommodations to aid students in being successful with dyslexia in the classroom.

Kelly Johnston

Title 1 Lead Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Kelly is the Title I Lead Teacher at Edgelea Elementary School. She is excited to share information on Think Central and Notes.

Wednesday June 5, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 148

Elementary Teacher

2:15pm EDT

Gamification to Inspire your Elementary Students

Learn to inspire your students by adding elements of gamification to your classroom. After two years of implementing with my 4th graders, I have witnessed the excitement and learning potential of gamification. Participants will learn tricks and tips on how to introduce gaming.

Speakers

Nick Schreyer

Teacher, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Wednesday June 5, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 2

Elementary Teacher

2:15pm EDT

Ignite a Passion for Learning

Speakers

Amanda Moore

Teacher, MSD Wayne Township

Wednesday June 5, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 105

Elementary Teacher

2:15pm EDT

Best Practices for Chromebooks During Literacy (K-5)

If you have Chromebooks in a 1:1 or cart setting in your elementary, you will leave this session with a solid plan on how to maximize their use during the literacy block. Participants will also gain management and accountability strategies. Nadine will present a 4 level model to help all teachers regardless of their tech level become masters of Chromebooks.

Speakers

Nadine Gilkison

District Technology Integration Specialist K-12, Franklin Township Schools

Wednesday June 5, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 106

Featured Speaker

2:15pm EDT

I didn’t know WE could do that! Teaching and Learning with Office 365

Many people use Microsoft Office applications on a daily basis. Some have been using the applications for so many years that they don’t realize all of the features that are accessible at their fingertips. Does this sound like you? Come and explore a hidden array or both new and old Microsoft Office features!

Speakers

Suzy Lolley

Technology/Instructional Coach, Kennesaw State University iTeach (Georgia)

Conference Presentation Link docx

Wednesday June 5, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 120

Featured Speaker

2:15pm EDT

Super Screencastify Activities for Students and Teachers

It has never been easier than now for students and teachers to create their own videos. Screencastify is a free Google Chrome web extension that lets you or your students record your computer screen, voice, and webcam. The recorded video can then be saved easily to Drive, shared with others, or downloaded. Learn how to install and use this tool, and then explore ways this can be used in schools including instructional videos, student projects, personalized teacher feedback, narrating slideshows, giving speeches, dubbing videos, explaining solutions, and much more.

Speakers

Eric Curts

Technology Integration Specialist, Stark Portage Area Computer Consortium

Wednesday June 5, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Choir Room

Featured Speaker

2:15pm EDT

Unlocking student creativity and storytelling with Keynote (iOS)

Learn how teachers can empower students to create interactive portfolios, movies and more — with fun animations, personal illustrations, and customizable shapes — using the Keynote app on iPad. More than a presentation tool, Keynote gives students a powerful way to visually think through stories and ideas. Come to this hands-on session to learn how you and your students can get creative and tackle a variety of Indiana Standards.

Speakers

Wes Molyneaux

Wednesday June 5, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 146

Featured Speaker

2:15pm EDT

Worlds Converge With Merge

What's all the craze I'm hearing about the Merge Cube? A Merge Cube allows you to easily bring Augmented Reality (AR) into your classroom in the palm of your hand. Join us as we investigate this new technology and how it is transforming learning.

Speakers

Robbie Grimes

Technology/Instructional Coach, MSD Wayne Township

Wednesday June 5, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 102

Featured Speaker

2:15pm EDT

In Pod We Trust: Podcasts in the Classroom

Podcasts are a fairly untapped gold mine of resources for educators. They're free, varied in length and content, deeply personal, and did I mention free? This talk will go over how to find podcasts, how to use them in any classroom k-12, and give recommendations on what podcasts could work for your classroom.

Speakers

Phil Wrighthouse

Teacher, Community Schools of Frankfort

Phil is an English teacher at Frankfort HS originally from Attica, Indiana. He's Flipgrid, PearDeck, and Google Certified. He lives in Attica with his wife, daughter, and two dogs.

Wednesday June 5, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 9

High School Teacher

2:15pm EDT

The Virtual Speaker: Bring The Expert to Your Students

In this session, the focus will be on how virtual guest speakers make learning relevant and engage the students of the classroom. I will share with you all of the wonderful guests we have had in the classroom to enhance the lesson/learning. The session will focus on 3 areas: 1) Contact: Using email, phone class and Twitter to reach out. 2) Lesson Discussion: Talk about the protocol/expectations used to interview/talk with the person. 3) Library of Congress Materials: We will examine the Library of Congress Primary Source Analysis Section to show how these resources can assist any lesson in the classroom.

Speakers

Todd Shriver

Technology/Instructional Coach, North White School Corp

I have been with the North White School Corporation for the past 27 years (23 as a high school social studies teacher and the last 4 as the corporation technology coach). My passion has been to engage my students with speakers and classes beyond the wall of the school via FaceTime... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 117

High School Teacher

2:15pm EDT

Add a Little Spark(le) to your Classroom

During this session, we'll explore three creation apps available with Adobe Spark. We'll divide our time evenly between Post, Pages, and Video. Available on iPads, Chromebooks, and completely free for teachers and students, Adobe Spark offers some of the best features of all creation apps out there. Once we create we'll explore how to embed on Google Sites or share to Google Classroom.

Speakers

Sarah Margeson

Coordinator of Connected Learning, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Wednesday June 5, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 104

Instructional Coach

2:15pm EDT

Is It Cheating If...?

In this session, attendees will learn more about the ways we, as educators, can cope with the challenges we face relating to Academic Dishonesty/Integrity or CHEATING. We will explore tools that are available to us, but we will ultimately focus and real and candid discussion about how we can reverse engineer our tasks and projects using the SAMR model as a lens, not a ladder.

Speakers

Marcus Painter

Coordinator of Digital Learning, Logansport Community School Corporation

Marcus has been in education for 18 years as a secondary English teacher, Media Specialist, Tech Integration coach, and in his current role as the Coordinator for Digital Learning. In his professional life, Marcus is passionate about educational technology, student engagement, and... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 103

Instructional Coach

2:15pm EDT

The Struggle is Real: Managing the Work/Life Balance

Do you feel like a juggling act? Are you constantly finding yourself thinking, "how will I get everything done?" Then this presentation is for you! This session will give you some immediate takeaways on how to survive this thing we call, "the work/life balance." It is important to be great at what you do, but it is more important to take care of yourself while doing so!

Speakers

Terra Kline

Technology/Instructional Coach, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Wednesday June 5, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 145

Instructional Coach

2:15pm EDT

Welcome to the OneNote App

Have you used or are you using OneNote? This session is for YOU! Just in case you were starting to panic, OneNote 2016 is not going away, at least, not right away. Microsoft is no longer pushing new features to OneNote 2016. All new features are only being pushed to the OneNote Windows 10 App ONLY. Now is the time to learn about the OneNote App and all of the new features!

Speakers

Summer Winrotte

Digital Instructional Coach & Math Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

ON Win10 App 6 2019 pptx

Wednesday June 5, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 119

Instructional Coach

2:15pm EDT

Infusing Creative Chaos & the #ImprovEducator Mindset Into Your Classroom

Looking to add a little Creative Chaos into your classroom ? Improv is the answer ! Get ready to ditch “Yeah, but…” thinking and embrace the #ImprovEducator mindset ! This high energy session will provide you with tons of ideas to recharge & transform your classroom while supporting a variety of learning goals. Leave with a multitude of resources and a newfound zest for “Yes And !”. And be ready… Audience participation is highly encouraged !

Speakers

Jessica L. Williams

Tech Integration Specialist, Manchester Public Schools

Wednesday June 5, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Auditorium

Keynote Speaker

2:15pm EDT

Canvas-Tips, Tricks, treats and What's new!

The Canvas team will be sharing the exciting new details on resources that have recently been released. In addition, we will cover tips, tricks and how to get the most out of your user experience with the platform. This session is great for everyone from beginner to advanced users and we will have treats!

Speakers

Shannon Gilb

Canvas - Instructure

Wednesday June 5, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 141

Vendor Product Specialist

Using Canvas in a K-2 Classroom.

This session will focus on using Canvas to support instruction in the primary grades. Topics include creating a visually appealing home page, developmentally appropriate assignment ideas, and how to use Canvas for eLearning. Participants will see real teacher created materials and leave with detailed how-to instructions.

Speakers

Bailey Carpenter

Technology/Instructional Coach, North Montgomery Schools

I previously taught 4 years of middle school social studies. I currently serve as the integration specialist for North Montgomery Schools. I have spent the last two years supporting our elementary teachers in an iPad environment.

Wednesday June 5, 2019 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Room 120

Elementary Teacher

3:15pm EDT

Personalized Learning in the K-5 classroom with Hyperdocs

Speakers

Nadine Gilkison

District Technology Integration Specialist K-12, Franklin Township Schools

Wednesday June 5, 2019 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Room 106

Featured Speaker

3:15pm EDT

Science Lock Box Activities

Have some fun in this interactive session while learning how to integrate math and earth science concepts with the periodic table. After participants crash-land on an alien planet, they must make their way through a series of puzzles to correctly identify the fuel source (mystery element) needed by their ship to transport them back home to Earth. This breakout activity begins with a puzzle related to atomic numbers. Each puzzle along the way will lead participants to come up with combinations to locked boxes that reveal new activities including rock identification and a periodic table scavenger hunt. The final activity utilizes prism glasses and a poster of emission spectra to identify the correct fuel source. There is an option to incorporate Google Forms so that student groups can receive launch codes that reveal a hidden message. Tips and tricks related to developing breakout activities for the classroom will be included, along with anecdotal information from our experiences using this activity in the middle school classroom.

Speakers

Sarah Nern

Chemistry Outreach, Purdue University

Sarah Nern is a science and mathematics teacher with fourteen years of classroom teaching experience. She began teaching at North Vermillion High School in Cayuga, Indiana before moving to Seeger High School is West Lebanon, Indiana where she taught chemistry, middle school science... Read More →

Steven Smith

Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science Outreach, Purdue University

Teacher, Community Schools of Frankfort

Phil is an English teacher at Frankfort HS originally from Attica, Indiana. He's Flipgrid, PearDeck, and Google Certified. He lives in Attica with his wife, daughter, and two dogs.

Wednesday June 5, 2019 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Room 9

High School Teacher

3:15pm EDT

10 Ways to Stay Organized Using Google Keep & Calendar

Do you need help keeping all of your various activities straight? Do you have trouble shutting off your mind because it is running with all of the tasks that you need to complete? Then Google Keep and Google Calendar are the tools for you. These two Google products can assist with keeping you organized and I will give you some tips and tricks of how I have fallen in love with these two Google products.

Speakers

Terra Kline

Technology/Instructional Coach, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Wednesday June 5, 2019 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Room 145

Instructional Coach

3:15pm EDT

From Sub Plans to Student Plans

Does it seem like it takes forever to create sub plans? Are you frustrated when they are not followed as you specified? Do you want your students to take more initiative when you need to be out for the day? You can speed up the process and increase the fidelity to which the plans are followed by using technology. Whether you use an LMS, Google Classroom, OneNote/Office 365, etc., come to this session to learn best practices for how to leverage your technology to efficiently develop your plans and gear them towards student initiative.

Speakers

Summer Winrotte

Digital Instructional Coach & Math Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Edulastic

Melissa Wheatley

Product Specialist/Customer Success Manager, Edulastic

Wednesday June 5, 2019 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Room 148

Vendor Product Specialist

Welcome

Thursday June 6, 2019 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Auditorium

9:30am EDT

Keynote: eLearning is Career Learning

Transportable skills are among the most demanded and most valued skills in the job market today. Problem solving, critical and creative thinking, collaboration, communication, ethical reasoning and mindset are skills most in-demand by the entire labor market. When combined with technical skills, the request for these assets is even higher. We will discuss these factors and how we can make a difference as educators.

Speakers

Glade Montgomery

Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff, Project Lead The Way

Thursday June 6, 2019 9:30am - 10:00am EDT
Auditorium

Keynote Speaker

10:15am EDT

What is a Calming Corner? What is an Amygdala Reset Room? Come and learn the difference!

Speakers

Anne Marshall

Behavior Instructional Coach/Neuro Educator, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Thursday June 6, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 107

Behavior Instructional Coach

10:15am EDT

FlipGrid’s Number One Fans

Come check out two of Flipgrid’s number one fans share their love for the amazing app. They’ll share how they utilized it in their classrooms for different purposes and got to see a whole different side to their students in the process. We will demonstrate how to create your grid and class, and help you practice using the app, so you’ll be ready to share the FlipGrid love with your students next school year!

Speakers

Macy Smith

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Amy Freeman

4th Grade High Ability Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Amy has been teaching 4th grade in the Lafayette School Corporation for six years. She is excited to share her ideas of how to incorporate service learning and volunteerism using grade level standards in the classroom.

Flipgrid eBook 2nd edition pdf

Thursday June 6, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 120

Elementary Teacher

10:15am EDT

Gamification to Inspire your Elementary Students

Speakers

Nick Schreyer

Teacher, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Thursday June 6, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 2

Elementary Teacher

10:15am EDT

Interactive Coding for Grades 1 - 5

We will be presenting the basics of 3 coding apps for elementary students: Scratch Jr, Hopscotch, and Tynker. The session will have a Google slide presentation that would work as a classroom guide (ready to use) and session attendees will be able to explore the apps from a student's perspective.

Speakers

Adelle Marvin

PLTW teacher, Delphi Community School Corporation

I have been the Project Lead The Way teacher at Delphi Community Elementary School for the past four years. I have built a VEX robotics program at the elementary level that includes a summer program and school year competitive season. I partner with Purdue University's EPICS course... Read More →

Nicole Nelson

Teacher, Delphi Community School Corporation

I am a Project Lead the Way teacher for the middle school level. I have been teaching in this area for the past two years. I have been trained in three of the 10 Gateway programs (design and modeling, automation and robotics and app creators). We have grown the program to offer classes... Read More →

Thursday June 6, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 105

Elementary Teacher

10:15am EDT

12 Ready for Tomorrow Tips: Meaningful Formative Assessment with Technology

What does formative assessment look like in in today’s schools? It’s not about taking a test, it’s about gathering information in real-time to make sure the needs of all students are being met. This session provides actionable information to make formative assessment meaningful (so it counts), sustainable (so it lasts), and scalable (so everyone in your school does it too). This interactive session isn’t about the tools, but how you use them to gather data that tells a story of student learning. You’ll walk away practical tips to check for understanding with technology during whole class, small group, and individual lessons including ideas for assessing project-based and inquiry-based approaches and ways to evaluate data and communicate results with families.

Supercharge Google Docs with Drawings

You can't do that in Docs! If you have ever made this claim, you may not be taking advantage of everything Docs can do. Built into Docs is Google Drawings, a tool that can add more features and make Docs more interactive. See how you and your students can use the integrated Drawings option in Docs to add playable videos, insert text boxes, add captions to images, embed graphic organizers, add interactive activities, provide a whiteboard area for student work, and more.

Speakers

Eric Curts

Technology Integration Specialist, Stark Portage Area Computer Consortium

Thursday June 6, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Choir Room

Featured Speaker

10:15am EDT

Teaching with STEM in Mind

In this ever changing world, the demands and need for collaborative, creative problem solvers increases. Do our classrooms of today prepare students for anything and everything? Are we developing students capable of becoming their own teachers? With so much attention paid to student performance and school achievement, it is imperative to engage and empower teachers and students in deeper learning and help everyone find success in school and beyond. We believe thinking, teaching, and learning with “STEM” in mind can help students find success in anything. This session will focus on problem-based, project-based, inquiry-based, and design thinking processes. Discover your why, network and problem solve with colleagues in the field.

Speakers

Duke Lines

Technology/Instructional Coach, CIESC

Duke Lines is the Innovation Learning Specialist for CIESC. Before joining the CIESC professional learning team, Duke served as a teacher, PLC leader, instructional coach, dean of students, and administrator. He is a Certified Google Educator & Trainer and who is focused on being... Read More →

Thursday June 6, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 106

Featured Speaker

10:15am EDT

Think Like an Instructional Designer: What Teachers Need to Know about eLearning Design

As teachers develop more online content for students, a new educator skillset becomes necessary: digital content design. Often the well-intentioned decisions we make when designing online content can have an unintended negative impact. Participants will learn some research-based strategies to think like an instructional designer and ultimately improve student outcomes while sharing their own tips and resources. Additionally, attendees will leave the session with a free eLearning design handbook.

Speakers

Speakers

Amanda Giddings

Youth Educator, IN State Police

Amanda Giddings is a Youth Educator with the Indiana State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Amanda informs students, parents, and teachers about the risks associated with navigating the internet and social media. Through presenting topics like sexting, solicitation... Read More →

Thursday June 6, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 104

Indiana State Police

10:15am EDT

The inclusive classroom: Improve engagement, comprehension, and literacy skills with Learning Tools

Speakers

Summer Winrotte

Digital Instructional Coach & Math Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Jacob Wanner

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

COPY Immersive Reader 6 2019 pptx

Thursday June 6, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 119

Instructional Coach

10:15am EDT

The Struggle is Real: Managing the Work/Life Balance

Speakers

Terra Kline

Technology/Instructional Coach, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Thursday June 6, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 145

Instructional Coach

10:15am EDT

Spheros in the Classroom

Speakers

Erin Scott

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

5th grade STEM teacher and leader of Sunnyside Girls STEM Club

Thursday June 6, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 142

Intermediate Teacher

10:15am EDT

Advanced Nearpod: Empowering your teaching style with Nearpod

Speakers

Colin Kiely

Customer Succes Manager, Nearpod

Thursday June 6, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 143

Vendor Product Specialist

10:15am EDT

Discover Apple Schoolwork and Classroom: Powerful Tools for Teaching

Learn how to manage iPad devices during class, easily distribute and collect materials, assign activities within apps, follow student progress, and collaborate with each of your students—all in real time. These new teaching tools help you and your students take advantage of the creative power of iPad.

Speakers

Megan Kinsey

Apple

Thursday June 6, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 148

Vendor Product Specialist

10:15am EDT

Introduction into DreamBox Learning

Speakers

Hillary Rayburn

Professional Development Specialist, DreamBox Learning

Thursday June 6, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 149

Vendor Product Specialist

10:15am EDT

Ready to write a grant? What? Not ready? Let us help!

We are fortunate to have many grant opportunities within PLTW and within our state. Let’s work on writing an application that will get your school and district the funds you need to implement or expand opportunities for your students.

Speakers

Theresa Hall

Senior Director of School Engagement, Project Lead the Way

Currently, as Senior Director of School Engagement for Project Lead The Way serving Indiana, I work with schools and districts to plan strategically around career learning experiences for their students PK-12.As a Director of Technology, I led the efforts to integrate technology... Read More →

Thursday June 6, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 144

Vendor Product Specialist

10:15am EDT

Unlock an egg-citing literacy world with Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress!

We think learning to read should be fun! Edmentum’s dynamic 2-in-1 literacy solution, Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress, is designed to build and reinforce foundational reading skills for preK-6th grade students. A short placement test ensures students receive individualized pathways for building their core reading skills, but did you know there’s more? Join me to learn more about all the awesome features these programs have to offer to support spelling, sight word recognition, language skills, writing and more!

Speakers

Jackie Weber

Education Consultant, Other

Jackie Weber lives in Frankfort, IN and has served in Education for 14 years. She is a former special education teacher and high school administrator. She has been an Education Consultant with Edmentum for the past 5 years. Jackie holds Bachelor of Science in Special Education from... Read More →

Thursday June 6, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Room 146

Vendor Product Specialist

11:15am EDT

Lunch

Thursday June 6, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Cafeteria

11:15am EDT

Age +2=Get Up & Move

Speakers

Anne Marshall

Behavior Instructional Coach/Neuro Educator, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Thursday June 6, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 107

Behavior Instructional Coach

11:15am EDT

Competitive Robotics 101

The session will cover the ins and outs of starting a competitive robotics team. A timeline of what to do when will be provided. We will cover funding, materials, time commitment, costs, and how to build a program. There will be a Q&A portion of the session.

Speakers

Adelle Marvin

PLTW teacher, Delphi Community School Corporation

Nicole Nelson

Teacher, Delphi Community School Corporation

Thursday June 6, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 105

Elementary Teacher

11:15am EDT

Educreations - A New Way to Assess Students on iPads

Allow students to show mastery or flip your classroom and maximize your instruction time with Educreations. In this sessions you will learn how to record your screen and voice. Sharing your videos with your students or having your students is easy with Educreations.

Speakers

Nick Schreyer

Teacher, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Thursday June 6, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 2

Elementary Teacher

11:15am EDT

Edulastic: Create ILEARN like assessments for ELA

Edulastic assessments prepare students for ILEARN and other standardized assessments with multiple types of technology enhanced questions. In this session, you will learn how to create Reading and Language assessment questions and track students' standards mastery.

Speakers

Macy Smith

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Jenny Banning

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporatin

Thursday June 6, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 145

Instructional Coach

11:15am EDT

From Sub Plans to Student Plans

Speakers

Summer Winrotte

Digital Instructional Coach & Math Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Sub to Student Plans 6 2019 pptx

Thursday June 6, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 119

Instructional Coach

11:15am EDT

Getting Mathy with G Suite

Speakers

Kyle Kline

Math Curriculum & Tech Integration Specialist, Delphi Community Jr.-Sr. High School

Thursday June 6, 2019 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 104

Instructional Coach

11:15am EDT

Is It Cheating If...?

Speakers

Open Your Windows and Let in the Accessibility

With a new CEO and mission “to empower every person on the planet to achieve more,” Microsoft has really upped their game when it comes to the built-in accessibility features throughout Windows and Office 365. Join Jena Fahlbush to explore some of the latest features that can improve your students’ access to the curriculum. Text suggestions, dictation, and captioning are a few of the tools that will be highlighted.

Speakers

Jena Fahlbush

PATINS Specialist, PATINS

Jena has served as a Specialist for the PATINS Project since 2015. She holds a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education and is licensed to teach grades K-6. Jena has 9+ years of experience as a special education paraprofessional, peer model preschool co-teacher, Title I teacher, and as... Read More →

Thursday June 6, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 106

Speakers

Little Learners, Big Learning: Blending an Elementary Classroom

Blended learning is not just for high schoolers! What does leveraging digital lessons look like with our youngest learners? Learn the basics about blended learning models that make the most of the elementary classroom environment, and share implementation tips and tricks. Blended classrooms can mean BIG learning for our “littles.”

Speakers

Michele Eaton

Director of Virtual and Blended Learning, MSD of Wayne Township

Thursday June 6, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 102

Featured Speaker

12:15pm EDT

OneNote Class Notebook- A Game Changer

Speakers

Kyle Beimfohr

Technology Integration Specialist, Zionsville Community Schools

OneNote Class Notebook PD pptx

Thursday June 6, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 103

Featured Speaker

12:15pm EDT

Science Buddies- Revolutionizing STEM education

Science Buddies is a peer mentoring program that partners a high school classroom with an elementary (or middle) school classroom. The older students design and implement projects/lessons/activities for the younger students. Both sides are actively invested in the content and learn soft skills such as collaboration, communication, and problem solving. A virtual component has also been added this year using Google Hangouts taking Science Buddies all across the world-pairing TLHS Earth Science classes with a 5th grade class in Georgia and another high school class in the Ukraine. The possibilities with this initiative are endless! We will take you through example lessons and activities and try out a few involving Google Hangouts and spheros!

Speakers

Jill Gilford

Teacher, Twin Lakes School Corporation

14 year Earth/Space Science teacher; Space enthusiast; philanthropy specialist; 2017 top 25 Indiana Teacher of the Year; NASA Educator Crew; 2019 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award Recipient

Amber McClatchey

Teacher, Twin Lakes School Corporation

Biology and Anatomy Teacher; Boiler up!

Thursday June 6, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 9

High School Teacher

12:15pm EDT

The Virtual Speaker: Bring The Expert to Your Students

Speakers

Todd Shriver

Technology/Instructional Coach, North White School Corp

Thursday June 6, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 119

High School Teacher

12:15pm EDT

Social Media and Cyber Safety

This presentation will discuss issues students face while spending time online - specifically sexting, solicitation, extortion, and cyberbullying - and address ways that we can help them remain safe.

Speakers

Amanda Giddings

Youth Educator, IN State Police

Thursday June 6, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 104

Indiana State Police

12:15pm EDT

Get Creative with Clips: How to Integrate in any Classroom

Speakers

Kaleigh Hesher

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Thursday June 6, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 142

Intermediate Teacher

12:15pm EDT

Let's Find Some Funding: 11 Tips for Grant Success

Come to this session for an introduction to grant writing. Learn about grant writing tips, techniques, and best practices. Learn why a catchy title can make a difference, how to develop an award-winning abstract, what kind of research is necessary to get an idea funded and why, after indentifying what the need is, it's important to take two steps back and think about how to get there.

Speakers

Gina Boyd

Teacher, Tippecanoe School Corporation

I earned a B.S. in Elementary Education from Lipscomb University. I have taught every grade from 1st to 8th, but sixteen of my twenty-five years of teaching have been in the self-contained High Ability 4th and 5th grade classroom at Mayflower. As the Elementary School Teacher Advocate... Read More →

Christine Isbell

Executive Director, Public Schools Foundation of Tippecanoe County

Jackie Weber

Education Consultant, Other

Thursday June 6, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 146

Vendor Product Specialist

1:15pm EDT

What is Th-AT? Assistive Tech Exploration

Speakers

Kelli Suding

PATINS Specialist, PATINS Project

Thursday June 6, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 144

Accessibility Specialist

1:15pm EDT

ILEARN Prep - Track the Data

Speakers

Jason Vandewalle

Administrator, Lafayette School Corporation

Purdue Alum Former 5th Grade STEM teacher Hopeless and distraught Purdue fan 2017 Sunnyside March Madness Bracket Winner Current Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate Assistant Principal

Lindsey Martin

Assistant Principal, Lafayette School Corporation

Thursday June 6, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 147

Administrator

1:15pm EDT

Don't Ditch That Tech: Differentiated Instruction Using Technology: K-4

Speakers

Dr. Angelia Ridgway

Teacher, University of Indianapolis

Nate Ridgway

Thursday June 6, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 141

Elementary Teacher

1:15pm EDT

Gamification to Inspire your Elementary Students

Speakers

Nick Schreyer

Teacher, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Thursday June 6, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 2

Elementary Teacher

1:15pm EDT

Taking a Byte Out of Coding: How to Start Coding in Your Elementary Class

Learn how to teach coding to your students! You will not believe how easy it is to teach your students the basics of computer programming. Your students will be engaged using the individualized program, and you will enjoy learning it with them! I will talk briefly about how to set up your account and discuss how I use Hour of Code in my 3rd grade classroom.

Speakers

Kasie Slater

3rd Grade Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

I am a third grade teacher at Murdock Elementary School. I am also a part of the Digital Leadership team for Lafayette School Corporation. I love being a digital learner myself and finding new ways to incorporate this into my daily classroom routine. I hope that I can help you to... Read More →

Thursday June 6, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 9

Elementary Teacher

1:15pm EDT

Inclusive Design: 9 Considerations for Accessible Digital Content

Technology can open doors for our students. However, much of the digital content we use in class is not accessible by all of our learners. It is our responsibility as educators to be proactive and inclusive in our design of digital lessons and materials. In this session, learn about the 9 aspects of accessibility you should consider as you choose, evaluate, and/or create digital materials for your students. Let’s embrace digital equity and ensure access for ALL learners! (All participants will leave with a free accessibility handbook.)

Speakers

Technology/Instructional Coach, Lafayette School Corporation

Thursday June 6, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 117

Instructional Coach

Administrator, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Carrie Painter

EL Coordinator, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Thursday June 6, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 145

Instructional Coach

1:15pm EDT

Welcome to the OneNote App

Speakers

Summer Winrotte

Digital Instructional Coach & Math Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

ON Win10 App 6 2019 pptx

Thursday June 6, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 119

Instructional Coach

1:15pm EDT

Kickin' it with Keynote: More than Just a Slideshow

Speakers

Kaleigh Hesher

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Thursday June 6, 2019 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 142

Intermediate Teacher

1:15pm EDT

Interactive Coding for Grades 6 - 8

We will be presenting MIT App Inventor basic features for the middle school level. We will show some apps that students have created and how this could be used in cross curricular classrooms by and for students. We will then give time to explore the program and guidance in creating a quick app the audience can take back and use in their classroom right away.

Speakers

Study Island Built Tests: A Powerful Feature to Ensure ILEARN Success

2:15pm EDT

Edpuzzle - Make any video your lesson

Make any video your lesson. With Edpuzzle, you can use preexisting videos to do just that. You'll learn how to filter and annotate a wide variety of videos, while assessing student understanding.

Speakers

Nick Schreyer

Teacher, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Thursday June 6, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 002

Elementary Teacher

2:15pm EDT

BYOE: Build Your Own Expedition

Speakers

Kyle Beimfohr

Technology Integration Specialist, Zionsville Community Schools

Kyle Kline

Math Curriculum & Tech Integration Specialist, Delphi Community Jr.-Sr. High School

Thursday June 6, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 103

Featured Speaker

2:15pm EDT

Chromebook Accessibility Tools

Science Lock Box Activities

Speakers

Sarah Nern

Chemistry Outreach, Purdue University

Steven Smith

Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science Outreach, Purdue University

Thursday June 6, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 119

Featured Speaker

2:15pm EDT

Taming the Wild Text: 15 Tools for Digital Readers

In this fast-paced session, you will learn about 15 favorite technology tools for digital readers. These tools are perfect for K-12 teachers and totally customizable for your learning goals. The goal of this session is to help educators understand the power of technology in the hands of digital readers through the presentation of a series of tools in the context of classroom learning experiences. Join Dr. Monica Burns as she shares her favorites tools for Chromebooks, iPads and any device you have as you help readers across subject areas tame the wild text.

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Coordinator of Connected Learning, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Thursday June 6, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 107

Instructional Coach

2:15pm EDT

Make Your Discussions Come to Life! Flip Your Discussions Using Flipgrid

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Terra Kline

Technology/Instructional Coach, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Alyse Kline

Keegan Kline

Thursday June 6, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 145

Instructional Coach

2:15pm EDT

Here's My Idea: What Do You Think?

Our panel of experienced and successful grant writers will provide feedback and specific suggestions on your idea for a classroom or school wide project that needs funding - think speed dating for grant writing. Panelists include Gina Boyd, Debbie Beckett and Alyce Myers.

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Gina Boyd

Teacher, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Christine Isbell

Executive Director, Public Schools Foundation of Tippecanoe County

Thursday June 6, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 141

Public Schools Foundation

2:15pm EDT

Creating PreK-12 Computer Science Pathway with Project Lead The Way

3:15pm EDT

Apps for ELLs

We will show you some great apps that you can use to help reach and engage your ELL learners and your whole class!

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Nancy Harshbarger

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Tiffany Walley

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Edulastic: Create ILEARN like assessments for ELA

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Jenny Banning

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporatin

Macy Smith

Teacher, Lafayette School Corporation

Thursday June 6, 2019 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Room 142

Elementary Teacher

3:15pm EDT

Empatico- Connect Your Classroom to the World

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Brittany Bredar

Teacher, Tippecanoe School Corporation

Thursday June 6, 2019 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Room 107

Elementary Teacher

3:15pm EDT

Epic ways to use Epic! in the Classroom

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Simple Steps for Website Creation with Spark Page

Deep Dive into Dyknow: How to Maximize Classroom Management in 1:1 Student Device Programs

This session will focus on the features and functionality of the Dyknow platform. Attend this session to understand how monitor student devices, implement blocking plans, and gather knowledge on student activities. This session will be hosted by Mark Branigan, Business Development Director at Dyknow.

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