Meeting Every Child's Needs Using Technology

Discover how the Milan Village School uses open source technology to follow the growth of each child and to set appropriate goals. They have experienced great success using these tools and are excited to share their story and strategies with participants.

Dave presents Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Rear Armory.

ASSISTments: Free Online Formative Assessment

Learn how to collect data online so it can be used to inform instruction and increase student mastery. Researchers at WPI have built ASSISTments, a FREE online system that blends assessMENT and instructional ASSISTance to help teachers collect data without wasting time on another test or quiz. Come see how teachers from all grades use ASSISTments to 1) focus student on their work, 2) differentiate assignments, 3) evaluate explanations, 4) accelerate students by assigning them more challenging activities online, and 5) involve parents by allowing them to see the same reports teachers and students see. This is a BYOD session, bring your own computing device to follow along with the presenter(s).

Neil presents Tuesday & Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in Salon B.

One-to-One at Windham High School

Windham High School opened in September 2009 and issued a laptop to each student. Learn about the first three years of this one-to-one high school. Discover the dynamic 21st Century educational program that students experience on a daily basis as well as the trials and tribulations of being the first public high school in New Hampshire to implement a one-to-one laptop initiative. The panel presenters discuss how one-to-one makes a difference in both teaching and student learning.

This panel is scheduled on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in Curriers.

Inquiry Based Science, the Web, & You!

Do you want your students doing science instead of just learning about it? Do you want them to learn to think scientifically, design, and conduct their own experiments? Award winning science teacher, Celeste Best shows participants several web-based programs that can be easily integrated into the science curriculum. She also discusses how these programs allow your students to design, implement, and discuss their own scientific experiments. Learn how to create an inquiry-based learning environment in your science classroom! This is a BYOD session, bring your own computing device to follow along with the presenter(s).

Technology in the Classroom: Benefits, Obstacles, & Possibilities!

How do you get started with technology in the classroom? What does it truly mean to integrate technology into your curriculum? How can you use technology to differentiate your curriculum? These topics and many more are the focus of this discussion led by award winning science teacher Celeste Best from Oyster River High School and Danielle Bolduc the Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Oyster River High School. Come and share your experiences and questions with other professionals who are interested in teaching with 21st century tools.

Celeste presents Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. in Salon B & Wednesday at 3:00 in Curriers.

A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Infographics as a Creative Assessment

An infographic is a visual representation of information. Come learn tips and tricks from Kathy for using student-created infographics as an authentic assessment. The presentation showcases how infographics are created and concentrate on the student literacy skills necessary to research, critique, summarize, and communicate information in a visual way to reach their audience.

Connecting Your Classroom to the Future: Predictions & Predicaments

Look at technological predictions and predicaments that have informed the direction of current instruction and ponder questions about teaching for the future. How can teachers design curriculum that embeds technology in meaningful ways? What tools should the classroom technology toolbox contain? What management strategies facilitate this connected classroom? Learn about a myriad of Google tools that support all levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.

Kathy presents Thursday at 10:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. in the Rear Armory.