Presentations

This presentation shares insights from a first-hand account of the market forces and practices that built the internet as we know it today. See how marketers collect data, understand how digital tracking actually works and learn some new approaches to a topic most students are reluctant to discuss.

We will explore the power of an interactive read aloud that engages readers emotionally, intellectually and authentically. Through focused question techniques that will invite inquiry and more purposeful dialogue, readers will be inspired to read better and in more powerful ways on their own.

Participants in this session will get a view of what our Outdoor Makerspace looks like, what it means to students, the steps it took to get there, and gain insight on how to create your own school's Outdoor Makerspace

Here’s what you will learn: Why Educational Robotics is the most comprehensive and accessible design thinking solution. How the changing demands of the workforce can be met through STEM education. What the common hurdles are with teaching STEM today. How to encourage students to engage in a STEM-integrated learning experience. What VEX Robotics offers and how we support YOU.

In this talk David will suggest that we need to move beyond an instrumental view of media and technology, and the superficial ideas of digital skills to which this gives rise.

During the session, Mo will clarify the buzz about AI and cover the main areas of AI that are affecting classrooms, providing valuable insights, and preparing educators to use AI appropriately and effectively.

During the workshop participants will take part in interactive discussion about what type of education and learning is necessary to help our students thrive in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world.

In this session, we will discuss how shifting our focus from what teachers are doing to how students are thinking can greatly deepen our understanding of the teaching happening in that classroom.