Dr. Ruben Puentedura - Keynote Speaker
Dr. Ruben Puentedura is
the Founder and President of Hippasus, a consulting firm based in Western
Massachusetts, focusing on transformative applications of information
technologies to education. He has implemented these approaches for over
twenty-five years at a range of K-20 educational institutions, as well as
health and arts organizations. He is the creator of the SAMR model for
selecting, using, and evaluating technology in education, which currently
guides the work of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative, as well as
projects in Vermont and Sweden. His current work explores new directions in
mobile computing, digital storytelling, learning analytics, and educational
gaming, focusing on applications in areas where they have not been
traditionally employed. He can be reached at rubenrp@hippasus.com.
Jennie Magiera
Jennie Magiera is a
4th-5th grade math teacher and a math/technology coach. For the past two years,
she has been seeking to transform her classroom through effective 1:1 iPad use.
As Chicago Public School's Tech Innovator of the Year, a Golden Apple Teacher
of Distinction, and an Apple Distinguished Educator, Jennie works with fellow
educators by writing curriculum, speaking at conferences and leading workshops
for various organizations. Recently she had an iTunes U course published on
Digital Differentiation with Screencasting. You can read more about her work at
teachinglikeits2999.blogspot.com or @msmagiera on Twitter.
Jennie’s Spotlight Session
Digitizing
Math Metacognition (Grades 3-8)
This
session will explore different activities that can increase math metacognition
and problem solving skills while integrating with teachers' existing math
programs and Common Core State Standards. Participants will learn how to
increase differentiation and improve assessment through various iPad activities
such as blogging, screencasting and problem creation. For a hands-on
experience, participants should bring an iPad to the session.
Kevin Cram
Kevin Cram is a chemistry teacher at Lake View
High School in Chicago Public Schools.
As a recipient of a grant supported by CPS and Apple, he has implemented
a 1:1 iPad program into existing chemistry curricula for the past two
years. Cram has also participated in the
NASA and NSTA supported IDEA project to align state and district K-12 science
standards with NASA/NSTA created digital resources. With Lake View High School transforming into
one of five new STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) schools in
CPS, Cram is now helping develop a multidisciplinary science curriculum
supported with his iPad technology. You
can follow more of his work at downpencil.blogspot.com
or @crammingscience on Twitter.
Kevin’s Spotlight Session
Creating
Digital Assessments (Grades 9-12)
This
session will focus on how the iPad can be used as a creation device to display
concept mastery. Examples of student
projects in physics and chemistry courses will be used to highlight the
multitude of digital resources that students can access on the iPad to
creatively display their content knowledge and evaluate their peer’s
products. Apps that will be highlighted
include Coaster Physics, Voicethread and ShowMe among others. Bring your iPad to explore for yourself.
Carolyn Skibba
As
technology specialist at Burley School since 1999, Carolyn Skibba has taught
technology classes for grades 1-8, developed technology curricula and
integration strategies, led professional development for the school and
district, and implemented a 1:1 laptop program.
She currently supports the school’s iPad initiative in grades 1-5 and
presents frequently on iPad curricular integration and program
implementation. Before joining Burley,
she was a third grade teacher, an Upward Bound instructor, and received her
master’s degree in Technology in Education.
She is an Apple Distinguished Educator and a recipient of the 2012
Chicago Public Schools “Ones to Watch” award.
Learn more about Carolyn and Burley’s iPad program at
ipadsatburley.blogspot.com, or by following Carolyn on Twitter, @skibtech.
Carolyn’s Spotlight Session
Powerful Collaboration with Web 2.0
Tools
We
know that collaboration is an essential twenty-first century skill and that
teamwork in the classroom can enhance student understanding. By using free web 2.0 tools such as blogs and
social networks, students can engage in collaboration in new and powerful ways
while also practicing writing skills and developing digital citizenship. In this session, participants will learn
about Kidblog and Edmodo, which are free, safe, and easy to use. Come learn how to set up and manage student
accounts, model meaningful and appropriate online communication, and
successfully implement these tools in your classroom using 1:1 or shared iPads.
Autumn Laidler
Autumn has been teaching in high-needs Chicago Public Schools
for six years at the elementary school level.
She is in her first year of 1:1 iPad implementation in science and
social studies at National Teachers Academy.
She is passionate about project-based learning and inquiry in the
classroom with a focus on digital creation by students, as well as creating
connections with the global learning community.
You can learn more about her work at mslaidler.blogspot.com and follow Autumn on Twitter
@mslaidler.
Autumn’s Spotlight Session
Multimedia Science Journals
The
traditional use of student science journals involve notes, lab documentation,
information and data from an investigation, tables, charts and even
sketches. This session will highlight
how the best elements of a science journal can be captured digitally along with
the addition of photos, voice recording from the student, and research notes
from online sources in the content. The
session will also explore uses of tags for organization of concepts, sharing
between student and peers, and creating e-portfolios from the student
work. To explore building a journal
bring an iPad to this session.
Kristin Ziemke
Kristin
Ziemke is a first grade teacher at Burley School in Chicago. She has participated in the Chicago Public
Schools iPad Initiative for the past 2 years and is currently implementing a
1:1 iPad program with her 1st grade students.
Kristin is passionate about literacy, inquiry and social emotional
development; she uses iPads to increase
student audience, enhance collaboration and teach foundational skills in
digital citizenship. Kristin is a Golden
Apple Award winner, a recipient of the Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching
Award, and an Earthwatch Educator Fellow.
Kristin presents at conferences around the country and collaborates with
schools and districts to implement best practice curriculum. You can learn more about her work at ipadsatburley.blogspot.com
and follow Kristin on Twitter @1stgradethinks.
Kristin’s Spotlight Session
The
21st Century Literacy Workshop--Using iPads to Promote Reading, Writing and
Collaboration in the Primary Classroom
This
session will show how one classroom uses iPads to transform the literacy
workshop. Using the components of active
literacy to guide instruction, participants will see how iPads add an
additional layer for student collaboration, audience and content creation. This session will showcase how iPads merge
seamlessly into a traditional workshop model and how students create products
that are powerful, enduring and authentic.
Mary Gurley
Mary
Gurley is a 5th-8th grade special education teacher for students with
low-incidence disabilities and the Rti Coordinator at Nettelhorst Elementary
School. She has been using iPads in the
classroom for the past two years to engage students, increase independence, and
encourage communication. Mary’s teaching
and expectations of her students have been completely transformed since the
implementation of the iPad initiative in her classroom. Mary participates in technology conferences
and leads presentations for school districts on iPad best practices for special
educators.
Mary’s Spotlight Session
iPads
in Low-Incidence Classrooms
This
session will focus on how the iPad can be used with students with moderate to
severe cognitive disabilities, traumatic brain injury, autism and emotional
disturbance. This session will show how
the iPad can be used as a communication device, progress monitoring and
behavior management tool, and how it promotes an inclusive classroom.
Kim Darche
Kim
Darche is the technology coordinator at Tarkington School of Excellcence which means
she spends 35% of her time teaching computers, 25% of her time coaching teachers,
25% of time presenting workshops, 10% of her time webmastering and 5% of her time
fixing printers, which she can only hope will decrease as iPad integration increases.
She believes that successful technology integration stems from working with teachers
and supporting them as they rejuvenate their teaching and redefine their classrooms.
To follow Kim Darche’s rewarding and sometimes crazy journey through iPad and technology
coaching visit kdarche.wordpress.com or
follow Kim on Twitter @kimber88.
Kim’s Spotlight Session
“My
Principal Gave Me an iPad Cart and I am Scared to Death”
In
this session, we will explore the anxiety and trepidation first timers face
when thinking about transforming their classroom from a traditional to 1:1
environment. If you are a technology guru in your school and need to be the
go-to iPad expert or a beginning iPad teacher come and get inspired! Whether
you will be using the iPad for small group work, as a teacher tool or within
whole class setting you will benefit from this session.
Anita Orozco
Anita Orozco-Huffman is a 6th-8th grade special education
teacher and AUSL Mentor at National Teachers Academy. She joined the NTA staff
in 2007 and has since enjoyed learning and growing with her students. When Anita is not in the classroom, she is a
member of the school leadership team, working on curriculum projects, and
providing professional development to colleagues. This year, Anita began implementing a 1:1
iPad expansion technology grant. She enjoys using this innovative technology to
improve assessment practices, increase differentiation, and redefine her
teaching. She is passionate about using
the iPad to create independent learners and student created content. To learn more about her work with students
with special needs, visit http://msorozco.blogspot.com/ or follow Anita on Twitter
@AnitaOrozco2.
Anita’s Spotlight Session
Redefining the Special Education Classroom with Student Created
Content
This
session will focus on the implementation of 1:1 iPads in a special education
classroom. The session will highlight
how to meet her students IEP goals, differentiate the content, and increase the
students’ self esteem with the use of the device. This session will showcase how students can
create their own content on the iPads using iBooks Author, Keynote, Kabaam,
etc. The session will explore how creation apps redefine the work the students
are producing. Lessons, strategies, tips
and app suggestions will be shared.
Bring an iPad for a hands on experience.
Teresa Pohlad
Terry
is the science chair at Hubbard High School, where she has been teaching
biology for thirteen years. She was one of the recipients of CPS and Apple’s
first wave of iPad grants. Prior to that she was a recipient of a Hewlett
Packard laptop grant, for which she received a certificate from ISTE for
professional development related to that grant. She recently co-presented at
the Illinois ACT State Organization Annual Conference to show how iPad
technology has transformed teaching and learning. Her students use iPads for presentations,
differentiated learning, test-taking, and research.
Kristin Peterson
Kristin
Peterson has been teaching biology at Hubbard High School since 2006. She received a set of iPads last year as part
of the first wave of grants from CPS and Apple and immediately implemented them
into all of her classes. Kristin’s
students use the iPads to explore science, organize their ideas, communicate with
her and each other, and build literacy.
She is also a member of the Chicago chapter of the Yale National
Initiative, a nation-wide collaboration to strengthen teaching in high-needs
schools.
Kristin and Terry’s Spotlight Session
Using
iPads in the High School Classroom
Kristin
and Terry will present on using iPads for researching and exploring content,
for organizing thoughts and ideas, and for presenting and sharing. This session
will demonstrate the types of materials we create and convey to students and
how iPads can be used for differentiated instruction, and the various tools and
apps available for student processing and presentation.
Kenn Freeman
Kenn Freeman
Currently a Middle School Math & Technology Instructor
at Spencer Technology Academy, Kenn has been a Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Classroom
Teacher and Technology Specialist for about 10 years now. He’s been a key
leader, early adopter, and implementer of educational technology initiatives at
the local school level during this entire period. As an ISBE Certified
Professional Development Provider, he’s delivered countless training sessions
to educators on integrating various technologies into their instructional
practices. This work lead to him to be recognized in 2012 as one of the 6 top
Technology Innovators across the entire CPS district. Currently, he is leading
efforts at Spencer to migrate 4th - 8th grade classrooms from printed to digital
textbooks and instructional tools, using iPads in a 1-to-1 setting.
Kenn’s Spotlight Session
iPads as the Principle Teaching & Learning Tool (Grades
4-12)
In this session, educators will learn about some of the
"Best Practices" that Kenn has implemented in the classroom for
delivering technology-based instruction, completing assessments, and engaging
students in presenting their ideas to peers using iPads. This session will also
focus on effective ways for using iPads, and related tools, to lead or participate
in Professional Development and/or Higher Education classes.