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Friday, September 30
 

10:00am CDT

* Language Requirements of a Learner Focused Classroom

What types of language are required to be successful in what George Couros describes as a learner focused classroom? This presentation will identify some language elements and suggest strategies for teaching that language to all students.

 

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Friday September 30, 2016 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Rider Room

10:00am CDT

* Three Things Students Should Have Before They Leave High School
In our world today, a resume and a cover letter aren’t going to support our students to create opportunities.  To adequately prepare students for the world that they live in, it is important that we use the opportunities that are in front of us and help students develop a network to connect with others, a digital portfolio that shows their learning and growth, as well as an About.Me page to bring all of these things together. In this presentation, we will look at what these could look like and how we could implement this at the K-12 level.

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George Couros

Carol Dweck’s work has focused on the ideas of “fixed” and “growth” mindset, yet educators will need to go a step further with these notions to create the learning opportunities and that our students and schools deserve. We need to focus not only what we know, but what we... Read More →


Friday September 30, 2016 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Performance Hall

11:15am CDT

* Academic Language Development for ELLs
Limited Capacity full

Success in school is dependent upon the ability of all students to understand and use academic language. We will define academic language and propose strategies for teaching and learning the ability to speak, read, and write in appropriate grade level academic language.


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Friday September 30, 2016 11:15am - 12:15pm CDT
Room 215

11:15am CDT

* Building Awareness of Culture in the Classroom
Limited Capacity full

How can we effectively reach and teach the diverse learners in our classroom? This presentation explains how cultural dissonance impacts student behavior and academic achievement and provides strategies for teachers to become cultural mediators for all learners. 


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Friday September 30, 2016 11:15am - 12:15pm CDT
Room 213

11:15am CDT

* Your Digital Footprint
We all have a digital footprint, as do our schools and organizations.    “Googling” ourselves makes this apparent whether we have had any say in it or not.  As individuals and as organizations, what can we do to actually shape this footprint?  With open sharing of our learning, a digital footprint can easily be developed for either an individual, school or organization.  This is not about branding as much as it is about modeling for our students that we are learners along with them.

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George Couros

Carol Dweck’s work has focused on the ideas of “fixed” and “growth” mindset, yet educators will need to go a step further with these notions to create the learning opportunities and that our students and schools deserve. We need to focus not only what we know, but what we... Read More →


Friday September 30, 2016 11:15am - 12:15pm CDT
Performance Hall

1:15pm CDT

* Academic Language Development for ELLs
Limited Capacity seats available

Success in school is dependent upon the ability of all students to understand and use academic language. We will define academic language and propose strategies for teaching and learning the ability to speak, read, and write in appropriate grade level academic language.


Speakers

Friday September 30, 2016 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 215

1:15pm CDT

* Building Awareness of Culture in the Classroom
Limited Capacity full

How can we effectively reach and teach the diverse learners in our classroom? This presentation explains how cultural dissonance impacts student behavior and academic achievement and provides strategies for teachers to become cultural mediators for all learners. 

Speakers

Friday September 30, 2016 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 213

1:15pm CDT

* Creating Blended Learning Environments
An online component should not be “blended”, but the norm in our classrooms. In our world that is extremely connected and digital, learning to create different opportunities to use online resources is extremely helpful for creating innovative learning environments that really tap into and create a true learning community.  In this session, ideas will be shared to build upon for your own classrooms using different online mediums that are “real world” for our students.

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GC

George Couros

Carol Dweck’s work has focused on the ideas of “fixed” and “growth” mindset, yet educators will need to go a step further with these notions to create the learning opportunities and that our students and schools deserve. We need to focus not only what we know, but what we... Read More →


Friday September 30, 2016 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Performance Hall
 
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