Digital Learning for 21st Century Catholic and Private Schools
The Mid-Atlantic Catholic Schools Consortium thanks everyone who attended this conference designed specifically for teachers, administrators, librarians, technology coordinators, and advocates for private and religious schools. During the conference, we explored current and emerging uses of technology in private schools, from preK through high school.
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
| | | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michael Barnett
2012 CASE/Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching,
Professor of the Year, Massachusetts
Associate Professor of Science Education and Technology
Lynch School of Education, Boston College | | | Plenary Session Speaker: Dr. Allison Druin
Associate Dean for Research
Human-Computer Interaction Lab
University of Maryland, College Park | | | Sessions Featuring: Matthew C. Winner
Librarian, Longfellow Elementary School, Columbia, MD
Maryland Outstanding Educator Using Technology 2012
Blogger at http://www.busylibrarian.com/
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE | 8:00 a.m. | | Check-In and Breakfast | | | | | | 8:30 a.m. | | Welcome, Dr. Mary Ellen Hrutka,
Executive Director, Midatlantic Catholic Schools Consortium | | | | | | 8:40 a.m. | | Keynote Address: Learning to Learn: The Current and Future of
Disruptive Technologies
Dr. Michael Barnett,
Associate Professor of Science Education and Technology
Lynch School of Education, Boston College | | | | | | 10:00 a.m. | | Break with Exhibitor Focus | | | | | | 10:30 a.m. | | Breakout Session I | | | | | | 11:30 a.m. | | Lunch and Networking | | | | | | 12:40 p.m. | | Plenary Session: A 21st Century Learning Future
Dr. Allison Druin, Chief Futurist for the University of Maryland Division of Research and an ADVANCE Professor in the iSchool
What will the "learning sandbox" of the 21st century look like? Will we see technology eco-systems? Participatory ideation? Learning cafes? My goal is not to use crystal balls or fortune cookies, instead, help people to understand, anticipate, and prepare for, the coming changes in the sandbox of learning. As educators, we need to understand how we can support students in their essential capacities for 21st century learning, given the speed of change, the explosion of information, the endless new mobile and social technologies. In this presentation, I will present possibilities for pedagogy supported by a digital future.
| | | | | | 1:45 p.m. | | Break | | | | | | 2:00 p.m. | | Breakout Session 2 (choose one of the following) | | | | | | 3:05 p.m. | | Breakout Session 3 (choose one of the following) | | | | | | 4:00 p.m. | | Adjourn and Door Prizes | | | | |
BREAKOUT SESSION DESCRIPTIONS | | Appy Hour (Educational iPad Apps)
Jennifer Hornyak, Director of Instructional Technology, Department of Catholic Schools, Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Barbara Moore, Technology Coordinator, Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Wilmington, DE
There is always excitement when we talk about iPad apps because there is always something new. Come to our “Appy Hour” and hear about some new apps and be reminded of some “old” trusty apps. Participants will be provided a list of apps. | | | BYOD: Cell Phones, MAC Books and iPads
Dana Delle Donne, Academic Technology Director/Social Studies Teacher, St. Elizabeth School, Wilmington DE
The practicalities and best practice for the smooth integration of hand held devices, laptops and tablets into classrooms. Real successes and challenges to teaching in a digital world with tips and tricks for technology integration, classroom management while using digital devices and how to create lesson plans that are dynamic, digital and engaging while making sure the technology doesn’t outshine the content. | | Collaboration Cannot Fail
Matthew C. Winner, Library Media Specialist, Howard County Public Schools
Some of the most memorable learning experiences for students and teachers alike happen when two or more teachers collaborate. Whether the collaboration spans a single class period or an entire semester, strong partnerships not only allow for collaborating partners to rely on and learn from one another’s strengths, they also model for students effective ways to work together. Join an elementary library media specialist as he discusses effective strategies for collaboration while sharing a wealth of ready-to-use collaborative lessons, units, and projects that will renew your love for working in collaboration with others. All participants welcome, including PreK-12 educators, specialists, and administration. Bring your reservations, passion, and/or questions and leave motivated to make great collaborations happen within your school building. | | Common Core Problem Solving in the Digital Age
Tyrone Holmes, National Mathematics Content Specialist, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
In this workshop teachers will explore and discuss the richness of problem solving in the Common Core era. Participants will learn about new technology for the Common Core classroom. Teachers will directly experience the increase in problem solving rigor inspired by the CCCS. Teachers will model how the Standards of Mathematical Practice come alive within the classroom as students use technology to address rich problems. Teachers will get a chance to work in groups and discuss these teaching and problem solving strategies. | | Common Core: Shift, Rattle and Roll
Lou De Angelo, Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Diocese of Wilmington
and Paul Sanfrancesco, Director of Technology, Garnet Valley School District, Glen Mills, PA
The Common Core invites all educators to be literacy teachers. To do so requires a shift in thinking in several areas. How far have you shifted your thinking to work with Common Core standards? This session will look at the literacy shifts with an emphasis on Shift 6 - Building Academic Vocabulary. Practical technology-based ideas to support Shift 6 will give you teaching ideas for your next unit. | | | Edmodo for Intermediate Users
Kelly McCormick
Now that you’ve gotten an Edmodo account, what happens next? This session will show participants ways to use Edmodo to enhance student learning as well as their own professional development. | | Faith in Their World of Technology
Lou De Angelo and Paul Sanfrancesco
Evangelization and catechesis are about meeting the child or teen in his/her world and journeying with him/her in faith. How can we journey and guide the faith walk unless we know the world in which our children/teens live? Their world is one of touch screens (iPads, Smart Phones, Instagram, Twitter and many others.). Learn more about their world and how it intersects with faith formation. | | Introduction to Edmodo
Kelly McCormick, Teacher, St. Mary Magdalen School, Wilmington, DE
Participants will learn how to incorporate Edmodo, a free social learning network, into their classroom or school district. | | Making it Happen with GAFE (Google Apps for Education)
Matthew C. Winner, Library Media Specialist, Howard County Public Schools
Google Apps for Education (GAFE) is a powerful tool for collaboration among teachers and students. It’s also an invaluable for data storage and publishing students’ work. But, perhaps best of all, it’s a safe and secure online working environment. Participants will explore the variety of tools available through GAFE while also having the opportunity to consider how each tool could support or enhance classroom instruction, communication, and professional development. We’ll look at Google Drive and reflect on how you might never use Microsoft Office again. We’ll access Google Calendars and see how you can make sure your colleagues are never late to another meeting. In Google Sites you can finally create the class website you’ve been hoping to, and all in a matter of minutes. Bring your laptops and Google-connected devices and get ready for some fun! | | Mathletics: Online Math Resources Shape the Way Common Core State Standards Are Taught
Lee Finkelstein, Regional Manager, Northeast|3P Learning The educational benefits of individualized learning are well known. This presentation showcasing Mathletics will explore how online math resources are shaping the way the Common Core State Standards for mathematics can be taught while engaging students through individualized and adaptive experiences. This workshop will demonstrate how teachers using Mathletics can easily provide individualized and adaptive instruction and practice to their students. These resources provide constructive feedback and scaffolded practice to students, in real time. Diagnostic reporting supports teachers with information they need to help students achieve mastery of the common core state standards for mathematics. | | “Mobilizing” Courses with Google Apps for Education and Course Director
Dr. Joseph A. Provenzano, Jr., Director of Learning & Technology, Archbishop Carroll High School, Washington DC. This presentation discusses the process of instituting Google Applications for Education, the cloud-based email, document creation, and collaboration tool and the accompanying Course Director Learning Management System with the faculty at Carroll. The presentation will cover how these tools work together to provide students with an online course site as well as a system for collaboration across all of their courses. The presentation will also explain how these tools can be easily used to create a mobile presence for any course. Come learn how to transform your course into a modern mobile masterpiece. | | |
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Tablet Camp—More Than a Technology Orientation
Gail Donahue PhD, Principal, Institute of Notre Dame, Baltimore, MD,
and Diane Russell, Curriculum and Technology Integration Specialist, One-to-One Consulting Services, LLC/Institute of Notre Dame
Learn how the Institute of Notre Dame introduces its students to the One-to-One Tablet PC Program and the school through a combined Tablet Camp and Freshman Orientation. This replicable program includes a parent component, an introductory technology curriculum, including internet safety, OneNote®, and ePortfolio set-up, and involves student mentors and all faculty. | | Teacher Technology Decision-Making with Prezi
Laura Corbin Frazier, Ed.D. Coordinator of Teacher Education, School of Education and Human Services, Mount St. Mary’s University
This presentation will discuss teacher technology decision making using the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge model (Mishra & Kohler, 2006) and Prezi. Attendees will develop classroom applications for Prezi. | | | Teaching the Humanities in the Digital Age with EDSITEment
Joseph Phelan and Shelley NiTuama, Program Specialists,
National Endowment for the Humanities/EDSITEment
EDSITEment is the 15 year old award winning digital K-12 outreach of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The presenters, two content experts on the NEH staff, will provide a virtual tour of this powerful free portal for enhancing teaching and learning in the humanities subjects of literature, social studies, art & culture through 500 lesson plans, hundreds of student interactives, 500 vetted websites, and through social media. The presenters will offer tips and techniques for getting the most out of these free digital resources. | | | What is in your Web Toolbox?
Jennifer Hornyak, Director of Instructional Technology, Department of Catholic Schools, Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Barbara Moore, Technology Coordinator, Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Wilmington, DE
This session will go over many different web tools that are helpful for teachers to keep in their toolbox. Participants will be provided a list of websites during the session so they can explore each tool in more detail and share with other teachers.. | | |
If you require additional information, please contact 301-908-7812 or midatlanticcsc@gmail.com.
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