Edtech Share Fair 2018
FAQ and Presentation Information
Edtech Share Fair FAQ
Q: What is the Edtech Share Fair?
We also have a special additional strand this year with sessions that focus on Competency Based Education (CBE). These seven presentations are on a slightly different time schedule with sessions that are a bit longer, but these sessions will be held in the same location. (See the agenda along with the session descriptions below for more information.)
Note that all presenters keep repeating their presentations throughout the experience, so you will have multiple opportunities to catch one of their sessions.
There are a number of "firsts" for our fourth annual 2018 Share Fair!
- 16 sessions total - the most ever!
- For the first time, several principals are leading sessions!
- Another first: we have presenters from ALL of our elementary, middle and high schools!
- TWO professional development strands for the price of.....FREE!
Awareness of the Share Fair continues to spread across the region. The Share Fair was featured in two articles for the May 2017 issue of KSBA's Kentucky School Advocate. The links are here and here.
For more information and highlights from our previous Share Fairs, click on the following:
Our first district Edtech Share Fair in 2015: read Adam's blog entry.
2016 Share Fair: click here.
2017 Share Fair: click here.
Example of a Edtech Share Fair Session!
Q: Why call it a "Share Fair" and not a "Showcase" or something else?
Q: Where and when will the Edtech Share Fair be held?
Directions from Louisville: take Shelbyville Road/US-60 all the way into downtown Shelbyville. Take a right on 7th Street (there is a stoplight). Go through the stop sign, over the railroad tracks, and to the end of the road; Ginkgo Drive will be on your right and the Southside campus will be visible.
Q: What is the agenda for the day?
A: This year, we are fortunate to have a parallel strand of sessions at the same site focusing on Competency Based Education! You are welcome to go from one strand to another throughout the Share Fair, but note the different session times.
Strand #1: Edtech Tools
4:30 to 4:45: Station #1
4:45 to 4:50: Reflect and Rotate!
4:50 to 5:05: Station #2
5:05 to 5:10: Reflect and Rotate!
5:10 to 5:25: Station #3
5:25 to 5:30: Reflect and Rotate!
5:30 to 5:45: Station #4
5:45 to 6:00: Reflect and say goodbye!
Strand #2: Competency Based Education (CBE)
4:30 to 4:55: Station #1
4:55 to 5:00: Reflect and Rotate!
5:00 to 5:25: Station #2
5:25 to 5:30: Reflect and Rotate!
5:30 to 5:55: Station #3
5:55 to 6:00: Reflect and say goodbye!
Q: Sounds great! How do I order tickets?
Our 2018 Presenters: Edtech Tools
Allison Steffen (Clear Creek Elementary): Seesaw
Room 108 (Lower Floor)
Few tools are "one stop shops," but Seesaw comes close! Stop by to hear about Seesaw, which can help facilitate student discourse, voice and choice, parental involvement, reading fluency, and reflections.
Matt Arledge and Lynn Tidwell (Clear Creek Elementary): Hyperdocs for Elementary Students
Tool: Google Docs (primarily)
Room 110 (Lower Floor)
Jodie Collins (Wright Elementary): Boom Learning
Room 107 (Lower Floor)
Jodie uses Boom Learning to personalize learning for her kindergarten students! Learn how Boom Cards can be created or downloaded from an online store, and how student performance generates data to inform instruction.
Katie Jones and Stacie Wilson (Simpsonville Elementary): Ozobots
Room 209 (Upper Level)
Ozobots make coding with robots possible for all ages, even elementary! They can be controlled using simply lines and color codes or by using the more advanced visual block-based editor OzoBlocky. Hear how Katie and Stacie use a variety of lessons (available for science, math, and programming at various grade levels) to help elementary kids become Ozobot pros.
Karen Falkenstine (Simpsonville Elementary): KYVL Databases
Room 218 (Upper Level)
As a librarian, Karen will discuss the use of KYVL databases -- in particular, Scholastic Go! and Novelist. These address the needs for well vetted research as well as guidance for students on what to read next.
Adam Floyd, Rachel Kinsey and Students (EMS): Study.com
Room 219 (Upper Level)
Middle school students will discuss their use of an "online video textbook" and how it helps them personalize their learning pace. They will then invite you to participate in a video conversation via Flipgrid and discuss its merits as an assessment platform. Rachel and Adam will answer questions about their roles as teacher-facilitators.
James Wampler (EMS): Foldscopes
Room 216 (Upper Level)
Would you like to make some inexpensive, do it yourself microscopes? James will discuss how he uses them with his students in science classes.
Denise McElroy (EMS) and Amanda Hum (WMS): Hyperdocs for Secondary Students
Tool: Google Docs (primarily)
Room 217 (Upper Level)
Jennifer Wilt (SCHS): Online PD Modules
Room 214 (Upper Level)
Jennifer, a secondary assistant principal, will share her findings on the importance of being able to do "PD in your PJ's."
Our 2018 Presenters: Competency Based Education (CBE)
Julia Lyles, Eve Cinnamon, Colby Wilmoth (Heritage Elementary): Path + Pace + Place = Power!
Room 213 (Upper Level)
In the classroom, students should be the one in the driver's seat. With choice in how to learn and demonstrate mastery, students will become their own learning agents -- a cornerstone of CBE. Hear where these three teachers are in their journey to personalize learning for every student.
Amanda Atkins and Erin Jump (Southside Elementary): How CBE Rubrics Help Foster Exhibitions
Room 220 (Upper Level)
CBE allows for students to apply standards in a relevant way, and nothing has the potential to be more authentic than an exhibition. Amanda and Erin will discuss how effective rubrics for exhibitions can lead to student success.
Shaun Anderson and Amy Dickenson (Painted Stone Elementary): How Universal Design for Learning works with CBE
Room 212 (Upper Level)
Two teachers will discuss how elements of UDL (such as presenting information in different ways and stimulating interest and motivation for learning) tie closely into CBE.
Jennifer Cox (EMS), Jessica Voight and Donna Siegel (Wright Elementary): Developing Measurement Consistency for our Profile of a Graduate
Room 211 (Upper Level)
Competencies can sometimes seem subjective to assess, but there are ways to make sure to be objective. This will be important as we actualize how all students will meet our district's Profile of a Graduate by the end of their senior year. A teacher, instructional coach and principal will share insights after hearing the story of another district's approach to this problem.
Heather Morgan (SCHS): Storytelling as Assessment
Room 210 (Upper Level)
Every student has a story! Heather will discuss how she has adapted a strategy first used by Hawaiian immersion schools to make a personal narrative into a holistic assessment that addresses our recent Profile of a Graduate.
Lindsay Ricke and Henry Robbins (SCHS): Transitioning to CBE
Room 208 (Upper Level)
Two perspectives in this session! Learn how Lindsay has evolved her chemistry courses toward CBE over the last four years, and Henry will discuss through an admin lens how ECE is similarly changing their approach.
Kim Willhoite (Clear Creek Elementary), Madelyn Sterrett and Dr. Joe Ellison (Collins High): Dispositions for Student Centered Classrooms
Room 206 (Upper Level)
Understanding the dispositions of various stakeholders is essential to building a student centered learning environment that supports students’ mastery of competencies that lead to masterful learning. Lead by a high school teacher and two principals (one elementary, one high school).
Questions?
adam.watson@shelby.kyschools.us
Twitter: @watsonedtech
Blog: watsonedtech.blogspot.com
Facebook Page "Edtech Elixirs": https://www.facebook.com/edtechelixirs
District webpage ("Watson's World"): https://www.shelby.kyschools.us/Page/1649