2008 Concurrent Session 1

 

Thursday, March 13th 

 

10:45-11:30

 

 

BlueRidge

RTI: Making a Complex Process Manageable (V)

Response to Intervention (RTI) is a powerful approach to making sure all children receive the intervention support they need. Now it is possible to implement the RTI process without adding undue burden to already full academic programs. mCLASS:RTI is research-based assessments, real-time reporting, and the professional services needed to implement and sustain a RTI program successfully.

Debbie Owens, Wireless Generation

Fran Gallagher, Independent Consultant

Target Audience: Elementary

 

 

Carolina A

How Do You Get Staff to Connect…Share…Explore?

Want to invigorate and liven up your professional development opportunities?  Want to give your participants the chance to test the waters of what’s latest and greatest? Yes? Set up your own Summer Technology Conference!  We had a great turn out last year for our district-wide STC 07. We will share with participants resources, best practices, and lessons learned!

Katie Christo, Burke Co. Public Schools Instructional Technology Specialist

Donna Murray, Burke Co. Public Schools Instructional Technology Specialist

Target Audience: K-12

Watch the UStream Recorded Session

 

 

Carolina B

Through the Eyes of A Survivor - Teaching the Holocaust through Technology and Art

Two teachers (English, Media/Technology) will present a collaborative unit on survivorship and genocide. Students view films, read, complete an art project, create two podcasts and create two wiki entries. Presenters will cover collaboration, technology integration and brief “how-to’s” related to wikis and podcasts – related handouts and links will be distributed.

Session Links:  http://bplibrarian.blogspot.com

Kerri Brown Parker, Millbrook High School

Wendy Davis, Millbrook High School

Target Audience: High

 

 

Carolina C

Claymation in the Classroom

Are you looking for an activity that challenges students creativity and critical thinking skills and is fun for all ages? Try a claymation project! This session will identify many different uses for claymation in the classroom and be integrated into any curriculum.

Kathryn Gust, Freedom High School

Gary Gust, East Burke High School

Target Audience: K-12

 

 

Concord C

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Making the Most out of WebQuests You Find on the Internet

This session will focus on the qualities to consider when hunting for good WebQuests on the Internet. It will show participants how to tweak those WebQuests to suit their students’ needs. Participants will be given a handout of helpful hints to assist them when they return home.

Session Handout:  The Good, the Bad, and the.pptx

Leigh Ausband, UNC Charlotte

Target Audience: K-12

 

 

Concord D

Internet Safety and the New Social Reality of Our Youth

In 2007, the American Medical Association reported that ''...traditional methods of educating youth on 'wired' safety issues are no longer effective.''  Why? Join us to learn how two hundred North Carolina middle school students answer the question and what they have to say about a world with unprecedented access to private mobile communications and uncensored information.

Donna Sawyer, NCDPI

Tammy Jenthe, Harnett County Schools

Samantha Stewart, Harnett County Schools

Target Audience: K-12, Administration

 

 

 

Concord E

Connecting Curriculum,Culture and Technology through Culturally Responsive Teaching

Effective instruction respects the diversity of students in the classroom and incorporates their backgrounds into lesson design, making learning meaningful. This interactive session offers an approach to connecting the curriculum to students’ lives using web-based resources. Participants will leave with a strategy for culturally responsive teaching using the Web.

Bobby Hobgood, LearnNC

Target Audience: K-12, Administration

 

 

Concord F

Photo Editing on a Budget

If FREE is the only word in your vocabulary, try Open Source. If EASY is your favorite word, with a little money, PhotoShop Elements can be your friend. We will compare and contrast the best of these two programs. Participants get a CD containing photos and free editing software.

Brenda McCombs, Kannapolis City Schools

Amy Archer, Kannapolis Intermediate School

Target Audience: K-12

 

 

Harrisburg B

Teaching Science and Math with NASA Technologies

Explore NASA educational technologies that can enhance the teaching of science and mathematics at the middle school level. Participants will be introduced to a wide variety of interactive projects, online tools, simulations, and sources of real time data. They receive examples of these materials on several CDs.

Judy Walker, Atkins Library/UNC Charlotte

Target Audience: Middle

 

 

Kannapolis A

Web 2.0 for Beginners: Infusing Wikis into your Pedagogy (V)

Strengthen your pedagogy with 21st century Internet tools your students are using everyday as entertainment and communication. All subject areas are being pressured to integrate reading and writing into lessons and wikis are the answer! Examples will be presented using an exciting new wireless interactive technology. Giveaways are part of the fun!

Kimberly Harris, Communications Specialist, Inc.

Jeff Martinez, Communications Specialist, Inc.

Target Audience: K-12

 

 

Kannapolis B

Closing the Gap: Meeting Today’s Students Where They Are

In this session, Melissa ISD Superintendent of Schools and Co-Founder of TeacherTube.com will address how educators, including administrators, can become more familiar with the digital world today’s students are living in. Mr. Smith will site current statistics and examples of these “digital natives” at work and explore ways educators can join in that world.

Jason Smith, Teacher Tube, Featured Speaker

Jodie Smith, Teacher Tube, Featured Speaker

Target Audience: K-12

 

 

Kitty Hawk

Student Productivity, Improvement and Assessment using the new $399 StudentMate Laptop (V)

Your 1:1 solution has arrived! The rugged StudentMate runs fully compatible Word, Excel & Powerpoint applications to improve student literacy by enabling daily access to computing. With web browser, color touch screen and more, it is specifically designed for K-8 students and assistive technology.  Participants will use StudentMates with classroom examples and take an iRespond exam!

Andrew Kramer, StudentMate

Target Audience: Elementary, Middle

 

 

Piedmont

Comprehension and Fluency in the Fast Lane

Your students will take the checkered flag once they interact with comprehension and fluency activities. View Voicethreads created by students in grades 2-5, then learn to create Voicethreads to increase your students' comprehension skills. ''Finish the race'' with a CD filled with fluency activities ready to use in your classroom.

Session Link:  www.readingqueens.wikispaces.com

Christine Vereckey, Olive Chapel Elementary

Pam Daniels, Olive Chapel Elementary

Stefanie Clarke, Olive Chapel Elementary

Target Audience: Elementary

Watch the Ustream Recorded Session

 

 

Rocky A

Come Alive with the Connected Classroom

Discover how to use interactive technology to bring the classroom to life!  Sample interactive lessons and activities will be explored. You’ll experience the magic of using layering techniques along with Promethean’s Activstudio software to engage students in today’s digital age and create an environment that is an exciting place to learn.

Kelly Stevens, Durham Public Schools

Target Audience: K-12

 

 

Rocky B

Get Revved Up with GPS

Turn One: Introduces the GPS device. Turn Two: Uses navigational tools-UnitedStreaming and Google Earth. Turn Three: Learn ways to integrate GPS into NCSCOS. Turn Four: Examples of successful GPS activities for grades K-8. Finish Line: Winner’s Circle will reveal Catawba

County Schools’ GPS lesson plan database.

Session Handouts and Links: http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/pages/teacher_resources/gps_activities.index.htm

GET REVVED UP WITH GPS.ppt

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Donna Rudisill, Catawba County Schools

Linda McCray, Catawba County Schools

Sheila Smith, Catawba County Schools

Target Audience: Elementary, Middle

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