Assessment

• Predicting/screening assessments
• Competency-based assessments & aligned management systems
• Progress monitoring assessments (CBM's, formative & data team tools)

• Performance/mastery measures (Smarter Balanced/SBAC, summative assessments, school improvement data)
• 21st century assessments
• Data teams & analysis
• Standards-based grading & tools
• Competency & credit recovery (VLACS)

Differentiated Instruction

• Gifted
 and talented
• English language learners
• Special education
• Assistive technology
• Intervention strategies for struggling students
• Web-based tools for diverse learners
• Early childhood education
• Pre-service teachers (IHE)
• Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Digital Creation

• Storytelling, videography, & video production
• Video streaming (SchoolTube, TeacherTube, YouTube)
• Music, art, journalism, yearbook, eBooks, media arts
• Podcast/iTunes
• Animation/multimedia
• Game-based learning & game design
• STEAM, design, & 3D printers
• Maker Movement & coding
• Robotics

E-Learning

• Online learning
• Videoconferencing & web conferencing
• Learning management systems
• Classroom management systems
• Collaboration tools – wikis, GAFE
• Choosing & organizing blogs
• Flipped classroom
• Professional development
• Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
• Blended learning

Innovative Instruction

• Proficiency-based strategies
• Project-, problem-, & inquiry-based learning
• Subject/content area including STE(A)M
• Literacy skills & math reasoning
• Social networking for instruction and communication
• Instructional strategy tools (IWB, doc cameras, cloud-based apps, student response systems)
• Career & technical education
• Design & computational thinking
• Virtual & augmented reality

Leadership &cProfessional Learning

• Assessment of teaching practices
• Design & delivery of professional development
• Implementing technology initiatives
• Professional Learning Communities & Networks (PLC & PLN)
• School (Internet) safety & bullying
• Innovative & emerging leadership practices
• Managing your digital footprint
• Researching & writing grants
• Social media for marketing, crisis communication
• Creating strong relationships & partnerships

Information Literacy

• Learning/library commons
• Information & digital literacy
• Library maker spaces
• Library & classroom collaboration
• Netiquette & digital citizenship
• Digital librarian – eBook & eShelf systems
• Library maker spaces
• Curating resources
• Copyright, fair use & Creative Commons
• Research integration

Mobile Learning

• BYOD
 strategies supporting 1:1 learning
• Planning, implementation, device selection, & deployment
• Apps for learning – vetting, installation strategies, & security
• Micro controllers (Raspberry Pi, Arduino) & emerging mobile technologies

Technical Infrastructure & Support

• 1:1, open campus, BYOD
• Mobile Device Management (MDM) for tablets
• Wireless networking
• Network security
• Virtualization
• Staffing, support & tech management
• Open source, OS, software, applications & management
• RFP Process
• Student IT support programs

The goal is to feature choices each day that address these critically important topics, highlight examples of successful strategies, and share practical ideas.