Innovation+Institute+Breakout+Sessions

iLearnNYC: Innovation Institute Breakout Sessions November 3, 2015

High School of Economics and Finance

100 Trinity Place

New York City, NY 10013

8:30 am - 3:00 pm

__** Agenda **__ 8:30 am - 8:45 am - Sign In & Registration 8:45 am - 9:45 am - Welcome and Keynote 10:00 am - 12:00 pm AM Breakout Sessions 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Lunch Provided 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm PM Breakout Sessions

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[|Register for Option 3] Bring Your Own Laptop || //Presenter: Annette Bindert// //Room: 405//
 * Option 3  Innovation Institute Breakout Sessions
 * Morning Sessions 10 am - 12 pm || Afternoon Sessions 1 pm - 3 pm ||
 * **//Engaging Students and Teachers: //**
 * //Bringing Blended Learning to Your Classroom! //**

Looking for a new way to engage your students, and change up your own teaching routine? Bring your classroom into the 21st Century with exciting Web 2.0 tools that provide students with the opportunity to engage with course content in new ways.In this course, you will learn how to use and employ new presentation and collaboration tools and explore ways to manage multiple content within the blended learning classroom. Tools include: iLearnNYC, Google Classroom, VoiceThread, Padlet, and more! || //**Turn it up: Flipping Your Classroom **// Presenter: Ricardo Estrada Room: 405

In this session, participants will explore use of class time to create student-centered learning opportunities that encourage communication and collaboration. <span style="color: #030f2b; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You will hear from a master teacher as he shares <span style="color: #030f2b; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">his planning process and classroom instruction model <span style="color: #030f2b; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">for the flipped class.

<span style="color: #030f2b; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Session Agenda || //Presenter: Roxanne Previty// Room: 407
 * **//Tools to Make Online Courses Work Better//**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Tools to make online work better: Ms. Previty <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">has been teaching an online AP Microeconomics <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">course for 4 years. In this session, we will be <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">looking at simple ways to make your online course <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">more engaging. Specific tools include a solution <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">for creating a class phone app, adding <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">animation, audio, web cam, and redesigning <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">the D2L homepage. To get the app for AP economics put <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[] in your cellphone browser. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Session Agenda] || //**Can iPads Help Students in a Special Needs Classroom - Bring an iPad**// Presenter: Leslie Schecht Room: 407

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">At this session you will learn about some of the accessibility features of the iPad, as well as math and science Apps. We will also guide you through scanning and switch access. Bring your iPad and your enthusiasm. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">[|Session agenda] || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Presenter: Ena Baxter // //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Room: 308 //
 * **//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">iLearn Academy: Running a Successful Program for Students //**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Hillcrest High School is a large high school with 9 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Small Learning Communities where effective communication <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">with all stakeholders is essential. This presentation will <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">show how the school uses Google drive and other tools <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">to keep everyone informed, share information, and <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">document and evaluate data. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px;">**//Using Google Tools to Enhance Your Classroom//** Presenter: Erick Odom Room: 308

Discover new tools and explore dynamic ways to use many of the Google resources to help support classroom instruction. From Google Docs to Google Apps, your classroom experience can be enhanced (and made easier) using the functionalities that Google Tools offer to educators. In this session we will learn how to create interactive discussion boards and Google sites to address many of your classroom needs. || Presenter: Darlynn Alfalla Room: 307 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">This session will guide those who are hoping to start a Makerspace. We will discuss the origins of the Maker movement, creating a space for making, tools, materials and more. You will discover how to connect with others doing this work. Participants will also receive a Makerspace Playbook as well as other ideas that they can use to guide this work back at their school or community. There will be various guest speakers from education and industry. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">[|Session agenda] || //**#HavetheTalk: Free Digital Citizenship Curriculum with Interactives and Games**// Presenter: Tali Horowitz and Darlynn Alfalla Room: 307 As young people participate in digital spaces, they need guidance in how to participate safely and ethically. In this session, learn about nonprofit Common Sense Education’s free digital citizenship interactives and games for students: Digital Passport (grades 3-5), Digital Compass (grades 6-8), and Digital Bytes (grades 9-12). Students practice with decision-making, perspective-taking,and reflecting on their own participation in digital spaces. See how you can engage students with these interactives to teach digital citizenship skills, and how you can combine with instruction from Common Sense’s free Digital Literacy & Citizenship curriculum on iBooks. [|Session agenda] || Presenter: Tali Horowitz and Eileen Lennon Room: 309 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">Learn how to excite and engage learners with the best possible digital resources available using Graphite, a free service by Common Sense Education that helps teachers discover and use great tech for teaching. Think of it as Consumer Reports meets Yelp for edtech. Participants will “tech-up” a lesson to create a lesson flow (a lesson that seamlessly integrates technology into learning with pedagogical intent). Participants also learn how to identify quality tools to weave into Lesson Flows. Participants will be able to complete Graphite Certification requirements during the session. (Certified Educators are showcased on Graphite and receive $150 Amazon gift cards.) Participants will have the opportunity to bounce ideas off their peers and the Common Sense Education facilitator. *Attendees are encouraged to come with colleagues so they can work and collaborate together. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">[|Session agenda] ||  || Presenter: Dawn Ulley Room: 410
 * //**How to Become a "Make" Believer**//
 * //**Becoming an EdTech Expert**//
 * //**Achieve 3000**//

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Getting Started with Achieve3000 || **Achieve 3000** Presenter: Dawn Ulley Room: 410

Power Users: Interpreting and using data to personalize instruction || Presenter: Celia Smith Room: 406
 * //**Apex Training**//

Getting Started with Apex || **Apex Training** Presenter: Celia Smith Room: 406

Power Users: Site Coordinators Only || Presenter: <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 14.66px;">Fabian Aguilar
 * //**Compass - High School only**//

Room: 305

Blending Your High School Classroom || **Compass - Middle School only** Presenter: <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 14.66px;">Fabian Aguilar

Room: 305

Blending Your Middle School Classroom || Presenter: Aaron Griffith-VanderYacht Room: 306 For new and current users: Learn about what’s new with Edgenuity! We’ll cover best practices, tips for customization, and use in blended learning. || **Introduction to Code for High School Teachers Only** Presenter: Kevin Sukhoo Room: 306 Participants will explore the different ways of exposing students to Computer Science. We will look at basic coding concepts and free applications that will help to create a fun and engaging classroom. We will also explore the many Professional Development opportunities and resources that are currently available to NYC educators.This session will include a hands-on activity in which educators will create their own program! || Presenter: Crystal McKeefer Room: 408
 * **Edgenuity**
 * //**Florida Virtual**//

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In this session, we will “live” the blended learning lifestyle in action! Digital curriculum and sound pedagogy gives amazing teachers the tools they need to motivate all students. ====== || **Florida Virtual** Presenter: Crystal McKeefer Room: 408

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Motivate like a Tech Ninja

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">in this session, we will “live” the blended learning lifestyle in action! Digital curriculum and sound pedagogy gives amazing teachers the tools they need to motivate all students. || Presenter: Jane Rho Room: 304
 * //**NBC Learn**//

NBC Learn: Integrating the Real World Digital Content into Your Classroom This session has teachers and staff explore this engaging resource and share best practices for curriculum and instruction. NBC Learn, the education arm of NBC News, has more than 18,000 resources all aligned to state standards. It is a rich and unique resource that provides thousands of historic news reports, current events stories, original content, primary source documents, and other digital media specifically designed to teach and engage students. NBC Learn content can be easily downloaded for offline access or embedded into direct instruction, assignments, and presentations. || //**NBC Learn**// Presenter: Jane Rho Room: 304

NBC Learn: Integrating the Real World Digital Content into Your Classroom This session has teachers and staff explore this engaging resource and share best practices for curriculum and instruction. NBC Learn, the education arm of NBC News, has more than 18,000 resources all aligned to state standards. It is a rich and unique resource that provides thousands of historic news reports, current events stories, original content, primary source documents, and other digital media specifically designed to teach and engage students. NBC Learn content can be easily downloaded for offline access or embedded into direct instruction, assignments, and presentations. || Presenter: Abigail Mendenhall Room 409
 * //**Powerspeak**//

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This session will cover the functionality of navigating the Powerspeak Platform.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Powerspeak: World Language Courses Online -Platform Functionality <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Designed for elementary, middle and high school students, Powerspeak programs include intuitive games and activities that immerse students in a natural and powerful way to learn language. Courses also align to state and national standards as set forth by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). || //**PowerSpeak**// Presenter: Abigail Mendenhall Room: 409

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This working session will provide an opportunity to explore strategies and create your own plan on how you can integrate Powerspeak courses into your blended classroom environment.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Powerspeak – World Language Courses Online – Creating the Blended Classroom

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Designed for elementary, middle and high school students, Powerspeak programs include intuitive games and activities that immerse students in a natural and powerful way to learn language. Courses also align to state and national standards as set forth by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). ||