2017 STEM & EdTech Symposium: Full Schedule

This schedule is for planning purposes only. Choosing a session on Sched will not guarantee a spot for you. If a session is overfilled, it may be closed depending on the number of seats available.

9:45am PST

Digital Learning Journals with Seesaw

Seesaw is easy enough for a kindergarten student and sophisticated enough to give your older students a platform to share their work. Digital learning journals increase student achievement by improving the home-school connection and giving students an authentic audience for their work. Seesaw is an app where student can create work samples demonstrating their learning, or share work from other apps including Google apps for Education. Students can blog using the Seesaw app, and safely collaborate with other classes. Seesaw’s FREE program is web based and works across device platforms including Chromebooks, iPads, Computers and Kindle Fire.
This session is geared toward teachers that are brand new to Seesaw.

Speakers

Megan Albright

Teacher

Chrissie Cattalini

3rd Grade Teacher, Walnut Acres Elementary

SEESAW PD STEM 2 25 17 gslides

Saturday February 25, 2017 9:45am - 11:00am PST
C4

EdTech Integration, 3-5 Teachers, 6-8 Teachers, K-2 Teachers, SpEd Teachers

9:45am PST

Global Citizen Passports- a physical portfolio you can add to each year

Forget binder portfolios- your students will showcase their work in a realistic passport with VISA stamps (QR codes) linking to past work and reflections. Celebrate students’ progress as global citizens.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jXE9cfK93O4jvxEYVzCKnbqcxy5TUOCmsP_69OBqQf8/edit#slide=id.g14204c593d_0_60

(This is in Spanish- I will change this to English)

Speakers

Bayard Nielsen

Spanish Teacher, Notre Dame San Jose

Saturday February 25, 2017 9:45am - 11:00am PST
C5

EdTech Integration, 6-8 Teachers, 9-12 Teachers

9:45am PST

Googledy, Googledy- Make Your Math Instruction More Than Just ‘Aight!

Discover ways to use the Google Suite to create lessons today that will prepare students for tomorrow. Explore Google apps suite such as Forms, Slides, Drawing, YouTube, Maps and more to add creative, tech-infused lessons to your math instruction. This will be a hands-on session, please bring a device.

https://padlet.com/markab_tobin/NCTM2016

Speakers

Karly Moura

TOSA, Sun Terrace Elementary, MDUSD

Technology TOSA and Computer Science teacher at Sun Terrace Elementary STEM Magnet School in the Mount Diablo Unified School District.

Mark Tobin

Teacher

Saturday February 25, 2017 9:45am - 11:00am PST
D5

EdTech Integration, 3-5 Teachers, 6-8 Teachers, 9-12 Teachers, Administrators, K-2 Teachers, SpEd Teachers

9:45am PST

Personalize Your Classroom Newsletters

In this session, educators will learn practical steps for creating and sending newsletters that are personalized to their specific students and/or classes, resulting in more engaging communication with families.

http://bit.ly/2eYZFKQ

Speakers

Jen Gripman

4th grade teacher, Cornell Elementary School

Saturday February 25, 2017 9:45am - 11:00am PST
E3

EdTech Integration, 3-5 Teachers, 6-8 Teachers, 9-12 Teachers, K-2 Teachers, SpEd Teachers

9:45am PST

Silos to Chatty Cathys: Getting Everyone Connected

Everyone can get connected online, whether you are in a silo or a “chatty Cathy”, through face to face connections and collaborative lurking. You will start with a common need (a topic you would like more resources on) and find others with a similar need. Together, you will learn about Pinterest, Twitter, or YouTube, and then use these tools together to create a common board, favorites, or playlist.

Get Connected, Part 1: https://goo.gl/i5FyZm
Exploding Silos I: https://goo.gl/nBR72h

Speakers

Laurie Roberts

Saturday February 25, 2017 9:45am - 11:00am PST
D1

EdTech Integration, 3-5 Teachers, 6-8 Teachers, 9-12 Teachers, Administrators, K-2 Teachers, SpEd Teachers, ToSAs

11:15am PST

Digital Learning Journals with Seesaw

Speakers

Megan Albright

Teacher

Chrissie Cattalini

3rd Grade Teacher, Walnut Acres Elementary

SEESAW PD STEM 2 25 17 gslides

Saturday February 25, 2017 11:15am - 12:30pm PST
C4

EdTech Integration, 3-5 Teachers, 6-8 Teachers, K-2 Teachers, SpEd Teachers

11:15am PST

Evolving Your Reading Program

Create a community of readers: keep it social, infuse technology and have fun.
http://www.thebooksomm.com/contact.html

Speakers

Heather Marshall

Heather Marshall is a 6th grade English and History teacher with 18 years of k-8 teaching experience. In addition to teaching, she has mentored teachers as a BTSA coach, Literacy coach, PAR mentor, and an Instructional/technology coach. She has a Master’s degree in Curriculum and... Read More →

Saturday February 25, 2017 11:15am - 12:30pm PST
D6

EdTech Integration, 3-5 Teachers, 6-8 Teachers, 9-12 Teachers

11:15am PST

Showcase Student Learning with WeVideo: All Devices, Anytime!

Come and learn how video can help you move toward student-centered learning. You'll learn more about WeVideo for Schools and how its managed, collaborative ecosystem makes video a more effective teaching tool.

Please have Chrome installed on your laptop or Chromebook.
https://goo.gl/h1PDZ0

Speakers

Greg Gardner

Regional Sales Manager, WeVideo Inc

I taught on the college level before moving into educational publishing and product development - probably shocking many of my K-12 teachers. Yes, I was an energetic child! I've worked with WeVideo after many happy years at Apple. I was able to see the impact that iMovie had in the... Read More →

Saturday February 25, 2017 11:15am - 12:30pm PST
E3

EdTech Integration, 3-5 Teachers, 6-8 Teachers, 9-12 Teachers, Administrators

11:15am PST

Using Blended Learning to Inform, Engage and Motivate

This fun and fast-paced session will give you a variety of online resources to effectively engage, motivate, and formatively assess your students. We will be using Quizzez, Kahoot, Plickers, Google forms, and many more tools to impact discourse and inquiry in the classroom.

https://sites.google.com/view/holznercourtney/home

https://sites.google.com/view/holznercourtney/home

Speakers

Ashley Courtney

Instructional Coach, Saddleback Valley Unified School District

Before transitioning to an instructional coach in SVUSD, Ashley taught middle school students how math applies to the real-world through problem-based learning, engaging strategies and technology for fourteen years. During her free time, Ashley enjoys attending the Pacific Symphony... Read More →

Christina Filley

Saturday February 25, 2017 11:15am - 12:30pm PST
C3

EdTech Integration, 3-5 Teachers, 6-8 Teachers, 9-12 Teachers, K-2 Teachers

11:15am PST

Who R U? A Digital Partner Presentation for Day 1

Help students get to know their peers, define culture, and become familiar with the multimedia features of google slides through creating 1 minute “about me” slides for their partners

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RDLNykvogtYcw7pYP9a6bCU1OKs-Ajw7uGTVCls2g80/edit#slide=id.g108b1cbc00_0_4

Speakers

Bayard Nielsen

Spanish Teacher, Notre Dame San Jose

Saturday February 25, 2017 11:15am - 12:30pm PST
C5

EdTech Integration, 6-8 Teachers, 9-12 Teachers

1:30pm PST

Intro to Google Forms

Need to collect data, register people for an event, or find out what students are thinking? Solicit responses to a picture or video? THINK GOOGLE FORMS! Forms is an easy-to-use form tool that integrates with Sheets to provide a complete data collection and manipulation system. Learn how to create surveys and quizzes with a variety of question types. Add images and video. Interact with the data collection spreadsheet for detailed and summary views of responses. Get resources to help you move forward with Forms.

Session Resources: https://goo.gl/W8fZxo

Speakers

Stephen Politzer

Board Member, East Bay CUE

Now retired, Stephen is a long-time ed tech advocate, presenter, teacher, tech administrator, as well as past president and current East Bay CUE board member.

Saturday February 25, 2017 1:30pm - 2:45pm PST
Library

EdTech Integration, 3-5 Teachers, 6-8 Teachers, 9-12 Teachers, Administrators, SpEd Teachers, ToSAs

1:30pm PST

It IS easy being Green Screen!

Speakers

Chrissie Cattalini

3rd Grade Teacher, Walnut Acres Elementary

Karly Moura

TOSA, Sun Terrace Elementary, MDUSD

Technology TOSA and Computer Science teacher at Sun Terrace Elementary STEM Magnet School in the Mount Diablo Unified School District.

Saturday February 25, 2017 1:30pm - 2:45pm PST
D5

EdTech Integration, 3-5 Teachers, 6-8 Teachers, 9-12 Teachers, Administrators, K-2 Teachers, SpEd Teachers

1:30pm PST

Movies the New Books

Using a short film as a text is a scaffold that enables struggling students to actively participate in discussions with peers about literary terms, without the barrier of their difficulty comprehending complex text and/or language.

http://www.thebooksomm.com/about.html

Speakers

Heather Marshall

Saturday February 25, 2017 1:30pm - 2:45pm PST
D6

EdTech Integration, 3-5 Teachers, 6-8 Teachers, 9-12 Teachers

1:30pm PST

No More Boring Sub Plans! Digitizing Lesson Plans

Why change lessons just because you have a sub in your classroom? Students know when they are being given busy work, and why should they read and answer questions just because you are not present? Sometimes sub lessons impede unit pacing, and there are no guarantees that the substitute is going to give the information to the class as intended. Remove the middleman and create interactive lessons designed for the students to follow, while the sub monitors behavior. Utilize Google Classroom, Google Suite, #hyperdocs, and YouTube to create complex, thought-provoking or collaborative lessons for your students.

Speakers

Erin Vallejo

Technology Coordinator / ELA Teacher, Dublin High School

Erin Vallejo is an EdTech Teacher Leader and CUE Rock Star Teacher who teaches Sophomore Advanced English in Dublin, California. In addition to teaching English Language Arts, Erin is also the Technology Coordinator for her high school, a Freshman Mentor Program Adviser, and the adviser... Read More →

Saturday February 25, 2017 1:30pm - 2:45pm PST
D8

EdTech Integration, 3-5 Teachers, 6-8 Teachers, 9-12 Teachers, K-2 Teachers

1:30pm PST

Showcase Student Learning with WeVideo: All Devices, Anytime!

Speakers

Greg Gardner

Regional Sales Manager, WeVideo Inc

Saturday February 25, 2017 1:30pm - 2:45pm PST
E3

EdTech Integration, 3-5 Teachers, 6-8 Teachers, 9-12 Teachers, Administrators

1:30pm PST

Students Put Their Story on the Map using Google Tour Builder

Promote storytelling and global awareness by letting students put their stories on the map using Google Tour Builder. Tour Builder is an easy to use tool that lets you pick locations right on the map, add in photos, text, and video, and then share your creation. This tool can be applied in a variety of grade levels and curricular areas.

Speakers

Megan Albright

Teacher

Saturday February 25, 2017 1:30pm - 2:45pm PST
C4

EdTech Integration, 3-5 Teachers, 6-8 Teachers, 9-12 Teachers

1:30pm PST

Using Blended Learning to Inform, Engage and Motivate

Speakers

Ashley Courtney

Instructional Coach, Saddleback Valley Unified School District

Christina Filley

Saturday February 25, 2017 1:30pm - 2:45pm PST
C3

EdTech Integration, 3-5 Teachers, 6-8 Teachers, 9-12 Teachers, K-2 Teachers