Building our 21st Century Skills
Technological opportunities to help you grow!
December 2, 2015
The IDOE recently announced that the MSD of Mt. Vernon and the MSD of North Posey were awarded the Summer of eLearning Grant for 2016! Our second annual Connecting the 4C's conference will be June 7 and June 8, 2016. Mark your calendars!
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Save the Date! June 7-8, 2016
MSD of Mt. Vernon
Indiana Department of Education
MSD of North Posey
KEYNOTE - Dave Burgess
Dave Burgess is the best-selling author of Teach Like A PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator and co-author of P is for PIRATE: Inspirational ABC’s for Educators. Watch the following video to get a sneak-peek at Dave!
KEYNOTE - Julie Smith
Julie Smith, author of Master the Media: How Teaching Media Literacy Can Save Our Plugged-in World is recognized both nationally and internationally as a leading expert in media literacy. Her highly sought after keynotes and professional development programs help educators, parents, and students alike make sense of the digital world we live in today. With digital media now an integral part of our daily lives, Julie makes a strong case for ensuring media literacy is an integral part of our schools and classrooms. She teaches audiences across the country how to access and utilize Web 2.0 tools, and she supports educators in understanding how to embrace and leverage new concepts such as social media rather than fear them. Her confident, engaging, and down-to-earth style ensures the information she shares is highly accessible to all participants and that people leave her workshops inspired to be a part of this digital revolution.
SPOTLIGHT SPEAKER - Amy Heavin
Amy's blog, Leading Inspired, is a popular resource for teachers and administrators.
SPOTLIGHT SPEAKER - Chad LeDune
Teacher at Carlisle Jr. High School - In the fall of 2014, Chad was selected by the Indiana Department of Education as one of 25 teachers to be on a STEM curriculum writing team that wrote lessons utilizing new technology that would be used for the Indiana Migrant Education Program. Through this experience he met his fellow EdTech Heroes.
SPOTLIGHT SPEAKERS - 2 Techie Teachers
Brittany Banister and Tiffany Copple are teachers from Scottsburg, Indiana, and authors of the blog, 2 Techie Teachers.
Are YOU using Technology Tools?
If you answered yes, then YOU have things to share! Please consider offering a learning session at our conference on June 7 - 8, 2016. Being a presenter allows you free admission to the conference, PGP, PGE, or PDH points, and valuable opportunities to meet new people and share ideas!
Use this list of session titles from last year to brainstorm your proposal ideas for our 2016 Summer of eLearning Conference, then click the link and sign up!
- Do you Gapminder?
- How to Create a Teacher Website
- This Is How We Roll: ClassFlow 101
- Primary Resources in the Classroom
- Haiku
- Haiku in the 5th Grade
- You CAN Teach an Old Dog New Tricks...
- Kahoot and Quizlet
- Timetoast
- Data Collection Tools
- Technology in the High School Math Class
- Technology Leadership Campfire
- Teacher Campfire
- Plagiarism - Digital Citizenship
- Smilebox in Education
- Geotagging Your Community
- Using Technology in Physical Education and Health
- Polleverywhere.com
- Google Tips , Tricks, Extensions, and Apps
- Digital Portraits that Pop!
- Quick and Easy Web-Based Tools
- Creating a PDF Lesson Plan Form
- Increase Teacher Effectiveness: Easy Data Collection
- Making Math Engaging
- Augmented Reality
- Differentiation in the Classroom
- Let Them Show What They Know
- Google Drive
- Google Earth Tour
- Google Forms for Formative Assessment
- Google Forms for Gathering Data
- Easybib and Digital Citizenship
- Minecraft EDU
- Using Kidblog
- Redefining the Media Center
- Skype in the Classroom
- Kahoot
- Socrative
- Go Formative
- Padlet
- Modeling and Taking Risks for Learning
Our Call for Presenters is NOW OPEN!
Connecting the 4C's - Navigating the Seas (4C's) of 21st Century Learning
Tuesday, Jun 7, 2016, 08:00 AM
Mt Vernon High School, Harriett Street, Mount Vernon, IN, United States
eLearning
Email: oriskypj@mvschool.org
Website: https://goo.gl/rM8WqQ
Phone: (812)831-3409
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MSDMVIS
Twitter: @risky4