BAISD Fall Conference 2018
Celebrating our Success – Creating our Future
Mark Your Calendars for October 10, 2018
The Bay-Arenac ISD Fall 2018 Professional Learning Conference will be held on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. Registration information will be sent to the local districts and will take place in September via our conference app. The Fall Conference will have over 120 breakout sessions facilitated by local educators as well as keynote and featured presenters from around the state and around the country. Participants will have the option to choose from many exciting sessions and formats at the BAISD Fall Conference 2018.
BAISD Fall Conference 2018: Celebrating our Success – Creating our Future
Wednesday, Oct 10, 2018, 08:30 AM
John Glenn High School, 3201 Kiesel Road, Bay City, MI 48706
- 7:30-8:30 - - - - - - Registration
- 8:30-9:45 - - - - - - Session A Breakouts OR Opening Keynote
- 10:05-11:20 - - - - Session B Breakouts OR Opening Keynote
- 11:20-12:20 - - - - Lunch, Vendor Showcase, and Makerspace
- 12:40-1:55 - - - - - Session C Breakouts or Keynote
- 1:55-2:15 - - - - - - Afternoon Break: Snacks Provided
- 2:15-3:30 - - - - - - Session D Breakouts OR Closing Keynote
- 3:30 - - - - - - - - - - Conference Concludes
*Participants may choose Session E Combined Breakouts from 12:40-3:30
Our BAISD Fall Conference 2018 Keynote Speaker - George Couros
The BAISD Fall Conference Planning Committee is thrilled to welcome keynote presenter George Couros! George has presented at MACUL, the Governor's Education Summit, MASSP #EdCon, and many other conferences in Michigan and around the world.
George Couros
George Couros is a leading educator in the area of innovative leadership, teaching, and learning. He has worked with all levels of school--from K-12 as a teacher and technology facilitator, school and district administrator, and is the author of the book "The Innovator's Mindset; Empower Learning, Unleash Talent and Lead a Culture of Creativity." He is a sought-after speaker on the topic of innovative student learning and engagement and has worked with schools and organizations around the globe. George is also the creator of Connected Principals.com, an initiative that brings educators and leaders together from around the world to create powerful learning opportunities for students.
Although George is a leader in the area of innovation, his focus is always the development of leadership and people and what is best for learners. His belief that, meaningful change happens when you first connect to people's hearts, is modeled in his writing and speaking.
Featured Technology Presenters - We Are Proud to Welcome Nationally Acclaimed Speakers to Our Conference in October
Kevin Honeycutt - Closing Keynote
Kevin Honeycutt is a technology integrationist and a staff developer from Central Kansas. He spent 13 years teaching K-12 art and now travels the country and the world sharing ideas with educators. His website kevinhoneycutt.org is a valued treasure house of resources for educators.
Kevin grew up in poverty and attended school in many cities across the United States. As he witnessed education around the country he collected powerful experiences that still influence his conversations and his work with educators. He spent 13 years teaching art K-12 in public school and for 17 years spent summers leading creative adventure camps for kids of all ages. In 1991 he received the Making IT Happen Award which is an internationally recognized awards program for educators and leaders in the field of educational technology integration in K-12 schools. The program identifies and rewards educational technology leaders around the world for their commitment and innovation. In 2011 he became an Apple distinguished educator and he continues to train students and teachers in the use of Apple’s powerful learning tools. In his life he’s gone from being an at-risk kid doing stints in foster care to traveling the globe talking to audiences of educators, business people and kids.
Steve Dembo - Teach42
Steve Dembo served for ten years as Discovery Education’s Director of Learning Communities and led their Innovation and Strategy team. He is the co-author of the book Untangling the Web: 20 Tools to Power Up Your Teaching. The National School Board Association named him one of 2010’s “Twenty to Watch,” a list honoring individuals finding innovative ways to use technology to increase classroom learning. In 2013 he began serving the Skokie/Morton Grove District 69 as a member of the School Board. Dembo is a course designer and adjunct professor for Wilkes University where he serves as class instructor for the Internet Tools for Teaching course within the Instructional Media degree program.
Steve Dembo is also a dynamic speaker on the capabilities of social networking, the power of educational technologies and Web 2.0 tools, and the ability of digital content to empower teachers to improve student achievement. He has delivered keynotes and featured presentations at dozens of conferences globally including ISTE, TCEA, FETC, MACUL, GaETC, METC, CUE, ICE, TEDxCorpus Christi, #140Edu, EduWeb, .EDU and the Social Media Masters Summit. Dembo was also a featured panelist at Nokia Open Labs as an expert on mobile device integration in education.
Leslie Fisher - lesliefisher.com
Leslie Fisher's interest in technology began while studying music at the University of Southern California. She quickly realized the value of utilizing computers for music mixing and recording. She grabbed her 300 baud modem, jumped on the Internet (before anyone really called it the internet) and started looking for music resources. She soon realized she was spending more time discovering technology than playing music so she changed her major and tried to figure out what geeky thing she could do for the rest of her life. After graduating from USC with a Business and Marketing degree in 1989 and a quick stint as a Trainer, Leslie joined Apple Computer in 1992.
Leslie was roadkill on Apple's road to recovery and part of their massive lay off. Leslie planned to spend most of her huge severance package golfing and waiting a few months to look for a job. The day after her layoff, her phone began to ring with Apple customers requesting consulting, training and presentation services. Before she could say fore, Fisher Technologies Inc. was created to help educators with their technology implementations and decisions. Fisher Technologies Inc. is now a worldwide company (meaning one employee named Leslie gets to travel the world teaching) specializing in presenting emerging and exciting technology solutions to educators all over the world.
Sheila Alles - Interim State Superintendent
Our special guest for the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Business & Education Partnership Luncheon at the conference with administrators and local business people will be Interim State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sheila Alles. Sheila Alles was appointed Interim State Superintendent for the Michigan Department of Education by the State Board of Education on May 8, 2018. Prior to the appointment, Sheila Alles had been the Chief Deputy Superintendent for the MDE since March 2017. One of her biggest priorities is to continue the implementation of Michigan’s Strategic Plan to become a Top 10 education state in 10 years. She brings a wealth of educational and leadership experiences to the position. Take a look at the conference booklet for a complete bio and additional information. We are honored to have Interim Superintendent Alles joining us at the conference this year.
Linda Forward - Senior Executive Policy Advisor
Linda Forward is the Senior Executive Policy Advisor in the Office of the Superintendent at the Michigan Department of Education. Prior to taking on this new role, Linda was the Director of the Office of Education Improvement & Innovation (OEII) for the MDE which promotes student learning and achievement by providing statewide leadership, guidance, and support over a wide range of programs that have a direct impact on teaching and learning, school leadership, and continuous school improvement.
Linda Forward has been a great supporter of our Fall Conference appearing as a presenter and helping to coordinate MDE staff presentations for the last several years. We are thrilled to have Linda Forward joining us again for the BAISD Fall Conference 2018!
Brian Lloyd - Education Research Consultant
Brian Lloyd is an education research consultant for the Office of Educator Talent (OET) within the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). Brian’s primary role within the OET is to provide guidance for the measurement of student growth for educator evaluations. Brian recently developed student growth measurement tools for educator use that are designed to provide practical and efficient implementation of best practice student growth reporting. Brian has provided student growth guidance through publicly available webinars and guidance documents, as well as trainings provided to professional organizations, ISDs/RESAs, and school districts. Brian previously worked for an intermediate school district where he provided consultation and professional development for the implementation of multi-tiered system of supports practices. Prior to working for an ISD, Brian worked for a public school district as a school psychologist and MTSS coach.
Featured Presenters - State and National Leaders in Current Educational Issues and Best Practices
John Sowash - Sowash Ventures, LLC
John Sowash is a Google Apps Certified Trainer and Google Certified Teacher who provides training and support for business, schools, and universities. John strongly believes that the Google Apps suite represents the single most innovative, secure, and affordable cloud-based productivity tool on the market.
As a classroom teacher John has seen the benefits that the Google Apps suite brings to students. As a school administrator, he has seen how implementing Google Apps can increase communication and collaboration between staff and faculty members.
John Sowash has presented to packed rooms at the BAISD Fall Conference for the past several years. We are thrilled to welcome him back to the BAISD Fall Conference 2018!
Trevor Muir - The Epic Classroom
Trevor Muir has seen time and time again a hidden brilliance in the students he encounters in his classroom. For too long this brilliance has been stifled by a system that represses creativity and innovation with rows, textbooks, and lectures. But he is part of a tribe of people working to unleash the potential of every student we encounter by rethinking and retooling what this system looks like.
He is a teacher.
That's why he teaches students with project-based learning. And gives keynotes, workshops, and writes about his work in the classroom and how effective authentic education can be. He recently presented a TED talk at Tedx San Antonio called "School Should Take Place in the Real Word," and his spoken word poem was featured in the Huffington Post.
School should not be boring. Life either.
Dr. Cindy Moss - Session C Keynote
Dr. Cindy Moss is currently the Vice President of Global STEM Initiatives for Discovery Education, and travels the world helping companies, nonprofits, Ministries of Education and school districts understand the importance of STEM education and how to implement it successfully. Previously Dr. Moss served 10 years as the PreK-12 Director of STEM for the 145,000 students and 10,000 teachers in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School system. While there her work to decrease the achievement gap helped earn the district the Broad Award, often considered the Superbowl of urban education. As a teacher Dr. Moss taught Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Earth Science for 20 years, and earned numerous awards, including the Milken National Educator Award. She earned a BS in Zoology from the University of North Carolina, where she was a Morehead Scholar; her masters in Science Teaching from Syracuse University and her Ph.D from Curtin Institute of Technology in Perth, Western Australia. Her recent awards include Top 100 Women in STEM Award from STEM Connector, the top 100 women in Diversity in STEM from Diversity Matters and 1 of the top 25 Business women in Charlotte from the Charlotte Business Journal.
Local Presenters - Our Local Presenters Lead the Way at the BAISD Fall Conference 2018!
Local Presenters - Teachers Teaching Teachers.
The BAISD Fall Conference would not be possible without the work of the many outstanding local educators who have volunteered to present at the conference again this year. While we are fortunate to have the national and state-level participation, our local colleagues provide tremendous expertise and greatly increase the opportunity for capacity building. There is nothing more powerful than teachers teaching teachers. We have a tremendous lineup of sessions being developed for the 2018 Fall conference at this time. From grade level/content area group session to technology, assessment, the list goes on. If you are interested in joining the conference as a presenter, there is still time to submit a proposal. A link to the Presenter Proposal Form is included below.
Registration Information - September, 2018
We will be sending out registration information to districts in early September. Registration will once again be online through the SCHED conference app. Your registration information will contain the URL for the conference app and other important conference details. We will also have a Fall Conference 2018 website this year which may be accessed via the BAISD homepage at www.baisd.net.