2013-14+Professional+Development

7:30-8:30 Registration and Sign in 8:30-8:45 First General Session: 8:45-9:25 Concurrent Session 1  9:35-10:15 Concurrent Session 2   10:25-11:05 Concurrent Session 3   11:15 -11:55 Concurrent Session 4 12:05-1:00 - Lunch 1:00-2:45 - Curriculum Meetings (Content Disciplines) 2:50-3:00 - Second General Session: Closing
 * Blue River Cohort**  **Professional Development Day**   Monday, January 6, 2014   Dorchester Public Schools   8:30-3:00
 * Overview of the Day
 * Intros
 * Curriculum Leaders
 * Meeting Rooms

Concurrent Session 1

 * 8:45-9:25 **

**//__ Hands-on e-Book Training __//** Presenter: Lisa Soukup and Deb Nerud Grade Level: K-12 Room: Library, Room 111 Description: Love to read? Have students who love to read but prefer to read on their phones or ipads ? Come learn about the Axis 360 e-book consortium for ESU 6 schools. Currently the elementary library and the secondary library each have over 350 titles available for checkout. Bring your iphone, android phone, ipad, nook, kindle or computer and we'll help you get set up to browse the collections and check out books. All BR cohort schools are members of the consortium and eligible to check out books.

**//__ iPad Lesson Makeover __//** - bring a traditional lesson and do a makeover with an iPad Presenter: Lynne Herr Grade Level: Room: HS Language Arts, Room 160 Description: Looking for ideas to best use the creative tools and apps available on the ipad yet still accomplish curriculum goals? Bring a traditional lesson that you want to enhance or transform and we’ll collaborate to explore apps to create engaging student projects that allow students to express creativity while learning in new ways. **//__ Google Sites __//** Presenter: Jordan Marr Grade Level: K-12 Room: 5th grade, Room 113 Description: Learn the basics of how to create a website using Google Sites. A Google Site can be used for several purposes, from a basic teacher webpage to a student created portfolio project. Participants should bring a computer or iPad if they want to fully explore what Google Sites has to offer. **//__ Roller Derby and Other Engaging Number Sense Activities for Primary Grades __//** Presenter: Lenny VerMaas lennyvermaas@email.com Lenny's Website Growth Mind Set Grade Level: K-4 Room: 6th grade, Room 112 Resources and links for this presentation Power Point of Presentation PDF of Presentation Description: “What’s My Sum?” and “Roller Derby” are two of several games that will be experienced to help students along the road to developing number sense. Primary students begin by associating numbers with objects and move to adding numbers, estimation, and using a number line. Walk away with some activities that will help your students will enjoy learning math. **//__ Secondary App Showcase: StudyBlue, Movenote, Remind101 __//** Presenters: Guy Stark, Rachel Haider, Karma Yantzie Grade Level: 7-12 Room: Social Studies, Room 162 Description: Come to this Secondary App Schowcase for a variety of iPad apps to help you and your students learn easier and better. Just a few apps that will be showcased are Movenote, a video presentation app, StudyBlue a __app, and Remind101 a safe communication app. Come for these and several more.__ Presenter: Toby Boss Grade Level: Administration Room: Conference Room Description: This session will be for the Blue River Cohort administrators to share ideas about instructional leadership and cohort planning.
 * Creative i-pad project ideas for elementary students
 * A Practical Guide for Teachers Who Just Got i-Pads
 * Tony Vincent's suggested uses of the ipad, with app suggestions
 * Tech Chef 4 U ipad lesson ideas - Pinterest board
 * // Administrator Breakout Session //**

Presenter: Joshua Harris Grade Level: 5 – 12 Bands Room: Music, Room 146 Description: Introduction of easy fixes and also what to look for on instruments to help save your budget, time, and program. Preventive maintenance and also fixes you can feel comfortable doing yourself. A few “tools” of the trade.
 * // Basic Instrument Repair Tips/Ideas __//**

Concurrent Session 2
**//__ Hands-on e-Book Training __//** Presenter: Lisa Soukup and Deb Nerud Grade Level: K-12 Room: Library, Room 111 Description: Love to read? Have students who love to read but prefer to read on their phones or ipads ? Come learn about the Axis 360 e-book consortium for ESU 6 schools. Currently the elementary library and the secondary library each have over 350 titles available for checkout. Bring your iphone, android phone, ipad, nook, kindle or computer and we'll help you get set up to browse the collections and check out books. All BR cohort schools are members of the consortium and eligible to check out books.
 * 9:35-10:15 **

**//__ Teaching Students with ASD __//** Presenter: Melissa Trautman Grade Level: K-12 Room: Social Studies, Room 162 Description: Tips and strategies for working with students on the Autism Disorder Spectrum

**//__ Get Your Creative Groove On! __//** Presenters: Megan Seibel & Jill Johnson Grade Level: 6-12 (All content areas) Room: 4th grade, Room 119 Description: Fueling your creativity leads to student engagement. All teachers can show their passion and enthusiasm in their classrooms. This session will discuss how collaboration, technology, and creativity will help increase student engagement. Get your creative groove on and come learn about creating an engaging student environment enhanced by the use of technology!

Presenter: Lynne Herr Grade Level: K-12 Room: HS Language Arts, Room 160 Description: Augmented reality apps allow students to engage with classroom objects in unique and engaging ways. Participants will explore ColAR, Aurasma, AR Basketball, AR Flashcards and AR enhanced picture books to better understand what augmented reality apps are, and how they can be used to engage students. Participants who want to explore the apps hands-on, should download the first 4 apps above listed prior to the session. Augmented Reality App download links **//__ Inch Boy, Yao Ming, and Other Fun Math Activities __//** Presenter: Lenny VerMaas lennyvermaas@email.com Lenny's Website Growth Mind Set Resources and links for this presentation Power Point of Presentation PDF of Presentation Grade Level: 4-8 Room: 6th grade, Room 112 Description: See how “Inch Boy” and Yao Ming help student represent data. Look for the elusive green jawbreaker to learn probability concepts. Build skills in probability and statistics and improve you NeSA-M scores. **//__ Administrator Breakout Session __//** Presenter: Toby Boss Grade Level: Administration Room: Conference Room Description: This session will be for the Blue River Cohort administrators to share ideas about instructional leadership and cohort planning.
 * //__ Augmented Reality Apps __//**

**//__ Phonological Awareness __//** Presenter: April Kelley Grade Level: K-2 Room: 5th grade, Room 113 Description: Are you familiar with the continuum of phonological awareness skills that students should master in order to become proficient readers and writers? Join us during this session to learn more about: the continuum of skills and why they are important, how to diagnose skill deficiencies, and intervention ideas.

Presenter: Jennifer Craven Grade Level: Choir Room: Music, Room 146 Description: Favorite warm-ups for choir and ways to address common vocal problems with Jr. High and High School singers.
 * //__ Singing Tips and Techniques __//**

Concurrent Session 3
Presenter: Jill Johnson Grade Level: 6-12 Room: 4th grade, Room 119 Description: The pedagogues in this session will be traversing into the macrocosm of vernacular. Confused? Lost? Bored? That's how our students feel when we use academic vocabulary they don't understand. Join me in exploring strategies for teaching academic vocabulary including why teaching vocabulary is important, engagement strategies for vocabulary acquisition, and vocabulary games that allow kids to "play with words." Join me for a convivial time! (That means fun!)
 * 10:25-11:05 ** **//__ Teaching Academic Vocabulary in all Content Areas (6-12) __//**

**//__ "How To" Course on Check 4 Learning __//** Presenter: Phyllis Severson and Rachel Haider 3 - 11 Grade Level: All Room: 5th grade, Room 113 Description: With the new Insight software for the NeSA reading, math, and science tests many are left wondering how to make and administer practice tests using the Check 4 Learning program. This session will walk you through how to sort through all the test questions and make a test using the Insight software. Please come with your C4L ( [|DRC eDIRECT] ) username and password if you want to walk through the process with us. (C4L is a program in which your district must participate.) **//__ Teaching Students with ASD __//** Presenter: Melissa Trautman Grade Level: K-12 Room: Social Studies, Room 162 Description: Tips and strategies for working with students on the Autism Disorder Spectrum

Presenter: Lynne Herr Grade Level: K-12 Room: HS Language Arts, Room 160 Description: Augmented reality apps allow students to engage with classroom objects in unique and engaging ways. Participants will explore ColAR, Aurasma, AR Basketball, AR Flashcards and AR enhanced picture books to better understand what augmented reality apps are, and how they can be used to engage students. Participants who want to explore the apps hands-on, should download the first 4 apps above listed prior to the session. Augmented Reality App download links **//__ Google Communities __//** Presenter: Laura Kroll Grade Level: Room: 6th grade, Room 112 Description: This session will focus on how teachers can use Google Communities to connect with teachers of like content or grade levels to share news and ideas. Communities provide a home base that allows people to stay in touch through discussion boards and also allows them to share pictures and video. Participants will learn how to create a private community that can be used as an effective professional learning community.
 * //__ Augmented Reality Apps __//**

**//__ Elementary App Showcase: Ask3, Zondle, Flippity, Idea Sketch, Kidblog, Edmodo __//** Presenters: Shelli Mueller, Casey Pohl, Marla Weber Grade Level: K-6 Room: Library, Room 111 Description: Come check out these tried and true apps for your elementary classroom! Featured apps to be shared are Ask 3, Zondle and Quizlet. Other apps to share include: Popplet, Tellagami, Haiku Deck, Vine, Flippity, Animoto, Scribble Press and One Minute Reader. Presenters: Angie Murphy and Heather Stahr Grade Level: 5-12 Band Room: Music, Room 146 Description: Not ever been a woodwind player? Scared or leery to try to teach these instruments? No problem. How to teach some basic tips/techniques on the flute, clarinet and saxophone. Also, we’ll work on a few alternate fingerings and why do we have them?
 * //__ Woodwind Tips/Techniques and the Use/Importance of Alternate Fingerings __//**

Concurrent Session 4
**//__ Chrome Apps and Extensions __//** Presenter: Rachel Haider Grade Level: All Room: Library, Room 111 Description: Ever want tools to make your life or your students’ lives easier? Come check out this session to find different Apps and Extensions for the Google Chrome browser to make your life easier. Tools to help with tab management, website display, easing workflow, and much more.
 * 11:15-11:55 **

**//__ Elementary Vocabulary Strategies: 6-Step Process for Learning New Words __//** Presenter: April Kelley and Jill Johnson Grade Level: PreK-6 Room: 4th grade, Room 119 Description: Are you looking for a quick, yet effective process to introduce new words? During this interactive session, participants will act as students and experience a 6-step process for learning new words. Walk away from this session with a vocabulary planning guide you can use tomorrow!

**//__ Project Based Learning Advanced __//** – Let’s Make One! Presenter: Toby Boss Grade Level: All Room: Social Studies, Room 162 Description: So, you want to do a project in your classroom, but there just isn’t enough time to pull it together. This is the session for you, as we will build a project based on an important learning goal for your classroom.

**//__ Google Hangouts __//** Presenter: Lynne Herr Grade Level: All Room: 5th grade, Room 113 Description: This session will focus on how teachers can use Google Hangouts for video calls with teachers of like content or grade levels. Hangouts are a great way to share news and ideas about your content with other professionals. Come learn how to use this powerful tool to create an online professional learning community.
 * **YouTube Video** Created by TAG Member on "A Few Things to Keep in Mind During Google Hangouts"
 * How Educators Can Make the Most of Google Hangouts - Edutopia article
 * Google Hangouts Tip Sheet
 * Google Hangout PSA
 * How to Set up your Google+ profile page
 * Youtube Privacy settings
 * Challenge Links **
 * Download a Free ebook: Google+ for the Rest of Us
 * 20 Tips to Set-up and Run a Hangout On Air
 * Complete Collection of "How-to" Videos for Google+ Hangouts from Denis Lebelle
 * How Universities are using Google Hangouts that your school could do too.
 * 10 Ways for you and your teachers to get started with Google Hangouts
 * More Google Hangout Apps (add ons for your Google Hangout)

**//__ App Smackdown __//** Presenter: Lenny VerMaas lennyvermaas@gmail.com  Lenny's Apps http://nmpdsagenda.wikispaces.com/Apps Grade Level: All Room: HS Language Arts, Room 160 Description: Come learn about ipad apps to engage students. Participants will have 3-5 minute time slots to share their favorite app with the group.

**//__ Twitter Hashtags __//** Presenter: Laura Kroll Grade Level: All Room: 6th grade, Room 112 Description: Twitter has come a long way since the advent of the 140 character messaging. Now through the use of hashtags, educators can follow topics of interest and gain access to real time resources from colleagues across the globe. Participants must be able to access their twitter account for this session. Presenters: Joshua Harris, Jennifer Craven, Angie Murphy and Heather Stahr Grade Level: Room: Music, Room 146 Description: Sharing of apps/programs that are very useful and/or helpful for the music content. **Blue River Cohort** **Professional Development Day** Tuesday, September 3, 2013 Friend Public Schools 8:30-3:00 7:30-8:30 Registration and Sign in 8:30-8:40 First General Session: 8:45-9:45 Concurrent Session 1 10:00-11:00 Concurrent Session 2 11:15-12:15 Concurrent Session 3 12:15-1:00 Lunch 1:00-2:45 Curriculum Meetings (Content Disciplines) 2:50-3:00 Second General Session: Closing
 * //__ Music App Smackdown __//**
 * Overview of the Day
 * Intros
 * Curriculum Leaders
 * Meeting Rooms

First General Session
Gymnasium
 * 8:30-8:45 **
 * Overview of the Day
 * Intros
 * Curriculum Leaders
 * Meeting Rooms

Concurrent Session 1

 * 8:45-9:45 **

__//**Using Pattern Blocks to Build Understanding of Fractions **//__ //What will I do to help students interact with new knowledge? // Presenter: Lenny VerMaas, lennyvermaas@gmail.com, @LennyVerMaas, http://lvermaas.wikispaces.com/ Grade Levels: 2-8. Room: 6 (first floor) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">We will develop meaning and understanding of fractions so that students can learn mathematics and enjoy learning mathematics. Teachers will learn strategies and participate in activities to develop understanding, flexibility and adaptability in their students’ fraction skills. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Websites Used this morning:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Fraction Presentation
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Homework alternatives and Response sheets
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Craft Knowledge and choral response
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Tangram with video
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Fraction Apps

__ //**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Google Apps for Education (GAFE) **// __ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Rachel Haider <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: 6-12 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 14 (second floor) As more and more schools adopt Google Apps for Education (GAFE) many teachers are left wondering, “What now? How am I supposed to use these tools?” To get started using GAFE in your classroom stop by and see how I have incorporated GAFE into my high school Language Arts classroom and daily activities. From taking research papers fully paperless using Google Docs to Google+ Hangouts to connect students with other classrooms and record sub videos for when I’m gone, several uses of GAFE will be explored with discussion time at the end to brainstorm other uses for GAFE in the classroom.

Rachel's Resource Site

__ //**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Reading Comprehension Strategies for Non-Fiction **// __ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">What will I do to help students interact with new knowledge? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Presenter: Rhoda Wahl <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Grade Levels: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Room: 13 (second floor) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Description

__ //**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Stop Ideating, and Start Doing: What to look for during classroom observations **// __ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">How will we ensure quality teaching in every classroom? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Presenter: Mitch Kubicek, Laura Kroll, Toby Boss <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Grade Levels: Administration <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: Media Center <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Ensuring quality instruction in every classroom has never been of greater importance. This session will focus on how to develop a common language of instruction and how it applies to classroom observations. Participants will have the opportunity to watch classroom videos and share ideas on how best to support instruction. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">*This is a block session from 8:45-11:00

__**//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Working Effectively with Students and Families in Poverty //**__ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships with students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Nancy Meyer <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: ALL <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 3 (first floor) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">More of our students come to school from generational poverty. Teachers are typically from the middle class and it is important that we understand how students from poverty view the world. This session will introduce teachers to the hidden rules of poverty, middle class and wealth and their impact on education and social interactions. Those attending will take a quiz to see if they could survive in poverty and whether they could survive in the world of wealth. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">* This session runs from 8:45-10:15

__ //**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Early Childhood: Partnering with Parents I: An Approach **// __ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Dr. Brandy Clarke, University of Nebraska - Lincoln <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: PreK-2 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 10 (first floor) In recognition of parents’ essential role in their children’s learning and education, Gov. Dave Heineman proclaimed that August is Parent Involvement in Education Month in the state of Nebraska. Fostering parent engagement in children’s education is important in helping children to reach their full potential. This presentation will provide educators with an overview of a family-school partnership approach that has been developed and tested in collaboration with schools across the state of Nebraska. Participants will gain knowledge and understanding of the approach and relationship-building strategies and will leave with tools to guide planning for use of the approach in their settings. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">*This session runs until 10:25 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">

**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Technology Application Sessions (25 minutes each) ** **Session 1A** **8:45 - 9:10** __//**NearPod**//__ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Casey Pohl, Exeter-Milligan Grade Levels: All Room: 15 (second floor lab) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Tired of the same 'ol boring powerpoints that your students fall asleep to? Then come learn how you can use mobile devices to jazz up those powerpoints!! With Nearpod you can turn your already made powerpoints into an interactive and engaging way for your students to stay involved during class!!! Tools are available to embed in your presentation such as quizzes, polls, and even a drawing component to track your students understanding as they follow along to your presentation-best of all, you get their feedback instantly!!! Come join me and learn more!!! All grade levels can use this tool!! __//**Edmodo**//__ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Shelli Mueller, Exeter-Milligan Grade Levels: All Room: 9 (first floor lab) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Edmodo is a great way to communicate with the students and also to post assignments and practice tests. Edmodo is free and easy to use with it's "Facebook" like functions.
 * Session 1B**
 * 9:15-9:40**

__//**LiveBinder**//__ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Karma Yantzie and Jen Ippensen, Shickley Grade Levels: 6-12 Room: 15 (second floor lab)<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Teachers are famous for organizing resources into three-ring binders. Bring that binder into the 21st century with LiveBinders! LiveBinders are digital three-ring binders with resources grouped by tabs and subtabs. Resources can include websites, videos, images, and documents (PDFs, PowerPoints, GoogleDocs, etc.). Presenters will demonstrate how LiveBinders can be a great starting point for a class project or a perfect portfolio to house course resources. __//**Kidblog**//__ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Shelli Mueller, Exeter-Milligan Grade Levels: All Room: 9 (first floor lab) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Use Kidblog as a tool to communicate with the students. Students can also write comments and respond to other students "blogs" in a safe environment controlled by the teacher. Come learn how to set up a class and provide an easy, safe method to helping students reflect on their learning.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16.66px;">Concurrent Session 2

 * 10:00-11:00 **

__//**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The Flipped Classroom **//__ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What do I typically do to help students process new information? What will I do to engage students? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Lenny VerMaas, lennyvermaas@gmail.com, @LennyVerMaas, http://lvermaas.wikispaces.com/ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: 2-12 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 6 (first floor) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Have you been thinking about “flipping your classroom?” Do you wonder if “flipping your classroom” would work or you? Have you “flipped your classroom” and have some ideas to share or questions or ask? “Flipped learning” is about how to best utilize the time your students are in class. We won’t have all the answers but will share resources and ideas. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Websites used this morning:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Lenny's Flipped Classroom Website
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Upside Down Teaching
 * Dan Meyer (math)

//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships with students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Suzanne Whisler <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 14 (second floor) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Students grow up too fast, but also too slowly. This session will help participants understand and connect with iY Generation, and provide them with tips to help the iY Generation find their future.
 * //__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Connecting with the iY Generation __// **

__ **//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Paragraph Shrinking //** __ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to help students interact with new knowledge? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Jen Madison ESU 4 and Jill Johnson ESU 6 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: 4-12 (all content areas) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 13 (second floor) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Paragraph Shrinking is one effective summarizing strategy that helps students make sense of difficult text. After this session, participants will be able to teach and reinforce this summarizing strategy in their own classrooms.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[[file:Paragraph Shrinking Aug 2013.pdf]]

__ //**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Stop Ideating, and Start Doing: What to look for during classroom observations **// __ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">How will we ensure quality teaching in every classroom? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Presenter: Mitch Kubicek, Laura Kroll, Toby Boss <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Grade Levels: Administration <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: Media Center <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Ensuring quality instruction in every classroom has never been of greater importance. This session will focus on how to develop a common language of instruction and how it applies to classroom observations. Participants will have the opportunity to watch classroom videos and share ideas on how best to support instruction. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">*This is a block session from 8:45-11:00

__ //**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Elementary Science Inquiry **// __ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to help students generate and test hypothesis? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Dr. Jon Pedersen, University of Nebraska - Lincoln <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels:K-5 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 26 (elementary school) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Dr. Pedersen will provide ideas and strategies to implement inquiry into the elementary science class. Come learn how to help students better understand science through inquiry. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">*This is a block session from 10:00-12:15

__**//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Working Effectively with Students and Families in Poverty //**__ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships with students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Nancy Meyer <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: ALL <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 3 (first floor) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">More of our students come to school from generational poverty. Teachers are typically from the middle class and it is important that we understand how students from poverty view the world. This session will introduce teachers to the hidden rules of poverty, middle class and wealth and their impact on education and social interactions. Those attending will take a quiz to see if they could survive in poverty and whether they could survive in the world of wealth. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">* This session runs from 10:30-12:15

__ //**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Early Childhood: Partnering with Parents I: An Approach **// __ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Dr. Brandy Clarke, University of Nebraska - Lincoln <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: PreK-2 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 10 (first floor) In recognition of parents’ essential role in their children’s learning and education, Gov. Dave Heineman proclaimed that August is Parent Involvement in Education Month in the state of Nebraska. Fostering parent engagement in children’s education is important in helping children to reach their full potential. This presentation will provide educators with an overview of a family-school partnership approach that has been developed and tested in collaboration with schools across the state of Nebraska. Participants will gain knowledge and understanding of the approach and relationship-building strategies and will leave with tools to guide planning for use of the approach in their settings. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">*This session runs until 10:25

**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14.44px;">Technology Application Sessions (25 minutes each) **
 * Session 2A**
 * 10:00-10:25**

__//**Socrative**//__ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to track student progress? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Matt Nicholas, Exeter-Milligan <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Grade Levels: All <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Room: 15 (second floor) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Socrative is an online quiz program that can be accessed for free and used with any device. It has the ability to grade the quizzes and provide feedback to the students and teacher. The software is vey user friendly and can be used in a variety of content and grade levels.

__//**App Smackdown**//__ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Lynne Herr <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Grade Levels: All <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Room: 9 (first floor) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Come and share your favorite apps in this fast paced "Smackdown". Each volunteer will have a few minutes to share apps they use and everyone will leave with new tools.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Contribute your favorite app here!

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">See the collection of apps and info here!


 * Session 2B**
 * 10:30-10:55**

__//**Educreations**//__ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Ashley Austin, McCool Junction <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 15 (second floor) Educreations turns your iPad into a recordable whiteboard. Creating a great video tutorial is as simple as touching, tapping and talking. Explain a math formula... Create an animated lesson... Add commentary to your photos... Diagram a sports play...

__//**Youtube Smackdown**//__ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Lynne Herr <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 9 (first floor) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Come and share your favorite YouTube clips in this fast paced "Smackdown". Each volunteer will have a few minutes to share videos to be posted on a common site.

Contribute your favorite video here!

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16.66px;">Concurrent Session 3

 * 11:15-12:15 **

__//**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Using MAP Reports to Improve Student Learning **//__ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress, and celebrate success? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Lenny VerMaas, lennyvermaas@gmail.com, @LennyVerMaas, http://lvermaas.wikispaces.com/ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Target Audience: teachers in Friend, Dorchester or Shickley who use MAP assessments from NWEA. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 6 (first floor) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">MAP has many different reports. We will look at some of the most frequently used reports and see how they can be used to track student learning, target level of instruction, and help students set learning goals. Opportunities will be provided to share how schools and teachers are using MAP assessments <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Website used this morning:
 * Lenny's NWEA resources
 * ESU's NWEA site

__ **//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">NeSA-Writing & Scoring Updates //** __ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress, and celebrate success? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Jen Madison ESU 4 and Jill Johnson ESU 6 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 13 (second floor) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Jen will provide updates to help teachers understand the NeSA-Writing administration, scoring, and results for 2014.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Online Prezi
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">NDE's NeSA-Writing pages

__ //**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project Based Learning **// __ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to help students generate and test hypothesis? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Toby Boss <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: 6-12 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: Media Center <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project based learning engages the students at a deep level with important content. Learn how to design lessons aligned to learning goals that not only provide knowledge, but allow students to engage in higher order thinking using a "backward design" model. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">

__ //**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Elementary Science Inquiry **// __ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to help students generate and test hypothesis? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Dr. Jon Pedersen, University of Nebraska - Lincoln <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels:K-5 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 26 (elementary school) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Dr. Pedersen will provide ideas and strategies to implement inquiry into the elementary science class. Come learn how to help students better understand science through inquiry. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">*This is a block session from 10:00-12:15

__**//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Working Effectively with Students and Families in Poverty //**__ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships with students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Nancy Meyer <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: ALL <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 3 (first floor) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">More of our students come to school from generational poverty. Teachers are typically from the middle class and it is important that we understand how students from poverty view the world. This session will introduce teachers to the hidden rules of poverty, middle class and wealth and their impact on education and social interactions. Those attending will take a quiz to see if they could survive in poverty and whether they could survive in the world of wealth. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">* This session runs from 10:30-12:15

__ //**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Early Childhood: Partnering with Parents II: Planning for Success **// __ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Dr. Brandy Clarke, University of Nebraska - Lincoln <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: PreK-2 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 10 (first floor) Implementing a partnership building approach with families requires intentional planning for relationship-building opportunities and strategy use. This presentation will include participant self-reflection of current family-school partnership practices and guided planning for implementation of partnership-building strategies in their settings. It will also include an overview of a collaborative planning process that can be used to facilitate decision-making or problem-solving with families and discussion for when and how to use the process.
 * This session will run until 12:00

**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14.44px;">Technology Application Sessions (25 minutes each) **
 * Session 3A**
 * 11:15-11:40**

__//**Twitter Hashtags**//__ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Laura Kroll, Exeter-Milligan <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 15 (second floor lab) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Twitter has come a long way since the advent of the 140 character messaging. Now through the use of hashtags, educators can follow topics of interest and gain access to real time resources from colleagues across the globe. Participants must be able to access their twitter account for this session.

__//**Google Hangouts**//__ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Lynne Herr <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 9 (first floor lab) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Google Hangouts are real time video conferences built right into the Google suite of tools. Hangouts are a great way to connect with colleagues and students and to record sessions for later viewing. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Get going with G+ and hangouts


 * Session 3B**
 * 11:45-12:10**

__//**Technolgy Work Time**//__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Facilitator: Lynne Herr <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 9 (first floor lab) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We all need a little practice when we get new tools and ideas. Come and take some time to explore the technology with lots of support and help.