Ancillae Tech Cafe
A little bit of tech indulgence for everyone! Spring 2016
Savoring our success!
What is a Flexible Learning Environment?
Campfires: Places where a large group gathers to share the same experience through listening or watching a presentation.
Watering Holes: Spaces for small group collaboration
Caves: Individual spaces with barriers to audio and visual stimuli for quiet reflection.
Life: Real world spaces where students apply what they are learning to authentic situations and problems.
Today's classroom environment must provide students with the flexibility they need to access the right kind of space at the right time for optimal learning.
Excerpt from ISTE Get Active
The end of the school year is a good time to start reflecting on the best way to set up your classroom when September rolls around. How are the learners of today different from learners of years past? What message does the physical environment of your classroom give to students and parents about the type of learning in your classroom?
Flexible Learning at Ancillae: Can you identify the learning space?
Just Rolling Around
Taking Learning Outside
Carving out a Reading Niche
Head in the Clouds
Learning Lit in 7th
Parachute Power
Local History Project: A Lesson in Flexible Learning
Tech Chef of the Month
Monica Wilson: Cooking up some lessons in Entrepreneurship
Authentic Problem Solving
Cool Collaboration
3D Design and Movie Editing
Appetizer: Remind https://www.remind.com
Remind offers teachers a free, safe and simple way to instantly text students & parents. Messaging is safe because phone numbers are kept private
Main Course: Google Earth https://www.google.com/earth/
Dessert: Mentimeter https://www.mentimeter.com
Professional Development Opportunities
EdCamp Philly http://www.edcampphilly.org
Saturday, May 14, 2016, 08:00 AM
Science Leadership Academy, 22nd and Arch Streets – Philadelphia, PA 19103
Consider Signing up for a Course at the MCIU this summer!
32. Google Apps for Education: Learn the Core Tools
Program: Professional Development Workshops
Audience: Educators looking to enhance and learn new ideas and concepts
Dates: 6/22/2016
Has your school adopted Google Apps? Do you want to learn more about using Google tools for productivity as well as a teaching resource? Built for the novice, this workshop will allow you to experience the following core Google tools: Drive, Docs, Forms, Sheets, Slides and Classroom. Expect to be an active participant in this session as we collaborate on Google tools while learning how to use them.
46. Multimedia in the Classroom: Online Course/Rich Kiker
Program: Continuing Professional Education (CPE) ACT 48 or Graduate Credit Option
Audience: K-12 Educators and Administrators
Dates: 7/1/2016 to 7/31/2016
This course will help educators learn media editing software as a technical and educational solution to empower themselves and students to develop authentic, relevant, and digital learning. The course content will be based on the Windows and web platforms and will include image, audio, and video editing with all open source or no cost software.
48. Making Global Connections with Skype in the Classroom
Program: Professional Development Workshops
Audience: Educators looking to enhance and learn new ideas and concepts
Dates: 7/11/2016
Want to connect your classroom with the world and promote global citizenship? Using Skype, you can connect students across town, around the world, bring in industry experts, or take virtual field trips. Learn how you can connect with other educators, get lesson plans, start a project and more from Skype in the Classroom. Come to this session to learn how to connect your students and participate in a several live Skype sessions to learn from and with others using Skype for global collaboration and Mystery Skype.
49. Flip, Blend, Mix and Sway!
Program: Professional Development Workshops
Audience: Educators looking to enhance and learn new ideas and concepts
Dates: 7/11/2016
53. What's a Hashtag? Build Your Professional Learning Network on Twitter
Program: Professional Development Workshops
Audience: Educators looking to enhance and learn new ideas and concepts
Dates: 7/13/2016
You hear the term "hashtag" everywhere, but what does it mean? How do you search for one? Come to this session with a Twitter account already established and learn what it means to build your professional learning network. Twitter is full of thousands of educators across the globe who are continuously sharing resources, and this learning opportunity is right at your fingertips!
54. GOOGLE EDUCATOR Level 1 Certification Boot Camp
Program: Professional Development Workshops
Audience: All Educators interested in preparing for Google Educator certified status.
Dates: 7/13/2016 to 7/14/2016
Google Education Certifications were updated July 2015. MCIU is pleased to offer educators an opportunity to work with Rich Kiker in preparation to take the Google Educator Level 1 exam. During this two day learning experience, participants will learn the essentials of Google Apps for Education with a focus on the skills and techniques needed to complete the online exam to achieve "Google Educator" status and pursue "Google Education Trainer" status.
Participants will be guided through various activities and classroom examples using media rich content, web-based tutorials, and video learning libraries.
Test preparation for the new Google Educator exam includes readiness with: Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Sites, Chrome, Classroom and exploration of the Google Trainer process.
62. Flipping the Classroom with Blended Learning
Program: Professional Development Workshops
Audience: Educators looking to enhance and learn new ideas and concepts
Dates: 7/19/2016
What is flipped learning? When do you use it? How do we use flipped learning effectively in the classroom? This workshop will introduce teachers to the flipped learning model. We will examine the validity behind this method, the instructional design required to implement it effectively, and the planning process. During the second half of the workshop you will given time to work on videos to use in your classroom. Come and learn best practices for implementing flipped learning.
66. Google Apps for Education: A Focus on Instructional Strategies
Program: Professional Development Workshops
Audience: Educators looking to enhance and learn new ideas and concepts
Dates: 7/20/2016
This workshop is for educators who have working knowledge of the Google Apps basics and want to learn more about using Google tools to support student learning. You will deepen your knowledge of features within the core Google apps that allow you to better differentiate your instruction. Some features include using data validation in Forms to redirect students who do not answer questions correctly, using Drawings as a creative formative assessment tool, and using add-ons such as Kaizena which allow teachers and students to leave audio feedback within Docs. Get ready to be amazed by all of the different ways Google tools can support students of varying needs.
Program: Professional Development Workshops
Dates: 7/21/2016
"Formative Assessment" has been a trending buzzword in education for the past few years. There are seemingly endless resources on what formative assessment is and how it can be implemented, but these methods are not always realistic. This workshop will briefly touch upon what formative assessment is and why it is used, but will have a greater emphasis on how to realistically implement it in your classroom using technology. Some of the tools that we will explore include Plickers, Socrative, and Google Docs. During the course of the workshop, you will also develop materials that can be used in your classroom.
79. iPad Apps to Support Access to Instruction for Students with Disabilities
Program: Special Education (Training & Consulting)
Audience: Special Education Directors, K-12 General Education Teachers, K-12 Special Education Teachers, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Physical Therapists
Dates: 7/28/2016
Participants will explore apps to support their students in their daily environments. Participants will explore apps that support students to be successful as they read, write, communicate, organize themselves, are supported during stressful times of the day, such as: behavioral needs, scheduling, and timers. You will have opportunities to explore these apps and learn them more closely.
87. Building Social Media for Educators: Online Course/Rich Kiker
Program: Continuing Professional Education (CPE) ACT 48 or Graduate Credit Option
Audience: K-12 Educators and Administrators
Dates: 8/1/2016 to 8/31/2016
This course aims to give administrators, teachers, and other education professionals the competencies to connect, collaborate, and create a personal learning network. Participants will leverage the power of social media to build a connected community to enhance the learning environment for themselves and their students. Each participant will have the opportunity to construct their community within many platforms like Twitter, Ning, Delicious, LinkedIn, and many other social media outlets.
88. Create - Engage - Assess! Instructional Classroom Change with Nearpod
Program: Professional Development Workshops
Audience: Educators looking to enhance and learn new ideas and concepts
Dates: 8/2/2016
Bring your classroom to life with interactive mobile presentations created and customized by teachers. Participants will explore the multiple features of the Nearpod program from the student and teacher perspective. This presentation provides educators with a transformational approach to instruction, while engaging students, and collecting data to drive instruction. The morning session will be an overview of the program and Nearpod site with application and development time in the afternoon. Leave with a functional Nearpod presentation for next school year!
93. SmartBoards: Moving from a Teaching Tool to a Learning Tool
Program: Professional Development Workshops
Audience: Educators looking to enhance and learn new ideas and concepts
Dates: 8/3/2016
This workshop is designed for new or beginner users of the Smart brand interactive whiteboard. We will review the Smart Board tools with an emphasis on how these tools can be utilized in the classroom with students. Participants will understand the capabilities of the Smart Board as well as the use of the Smart Board Tools and Notebook software including the gallery and interactive tools. This hands-on workshop will use Notebook Version 15 on the Windows platform.
100. In the Cloud: File Storage, Collaboration, and Communication with Office 365
Program: Professional Development Workshops
Audience: Educators looking to enhance and learn new ideas and concepts
Dates: 8/8/2016
This full day workshop allows educator participants to take a deep dive into cloud-based tools for the classroom, with a special focus on topics such as file storage, collaboration, and communication using Office 365. This workshop is ideal for those new to Office 365 and will provide a hands-on overview of the key tools such as Office Online, OneDrive, OneNote and OneNote Class Notebook, Mail, Calendar, Yammer and Delve. Participants will also be given the opportunity to apply their learning towards the end of each part of the session - reflecting on the topics covered, as well as strategizing on how they can be put to the best use in the classroom or with other educators.
Program: Professional Development Workshops
Audience: Educators looking to enhance and learn new ideas and concepts
Dates: 8/11/2016
Prepare today's learners for their futures by leveraging creation, communication and collaboration tools that extend learning opportunities beyond the walls of the classroom. In this workshop, participants will practice real time collaboration in Office 365, anytime communication with Skype, explore the endless possibilities with OneNote and OneNote Class Notebook, and publish interactive content in a Sway. Time will also be provided for lesson development and content creation for use with your students.
107. Virtual Reality Learning Experiences with Nearpod!
Program: Professional Development Workshops
Audience: Educators looking to enhance and learn new ideas and concepts
Dates: 8/11/2016
Using the Nearpod VR library, explore the many features of a presentation. Experiment with taking a lesson and adapting your materials around the virtual field trips. We will also explore Google Cardboard and the virtual field trips available to provide a perspective of what works best for your individual classroom.
109. Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety in a K-12 Environment
Program: Professional Development Workshops
Audience: Educators looking to enhance and learn new ideas and concepts
Dates: 8/17/2016
Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety are hot topics in today's schools and homes. Knowing the social networking sites our students (and children) are using can help us stay one step ahead of the curve. Cyberbullying awareness and prevention will be a focus during this workshop. A wide variety of Web-based applications and resources will be introduced to participants during an interactive and hands-on environment offered in this workshop. Windows based PC's will be provided but if you prefer to BYOD (tablets, WiFi-capable laptops, etc.), feel free. The afternoon session will focus on Google Drive Tips and Tricks to enhance your computing experience.
Program: Professional Development Workshops
Audience: Educators K-12
Dates: 8/18/2016
Are you having trouble getting your students to do presentations in front of the class? Do you want your students to write more and have fun with it? Are you looking for creative ways to test students for fluency? Then look no further...green screening can help.
114. GOOGLE EDUCATOR Level 2 Certification Boot Camp
Program: Professional Development Workshops
Audience: All Educators interested in preparing for Google Educator certified status.
Dates: 8/18/2016 to 8/19/2016
MCIU is pleased to offer educators an opportunity to work with Rich Kiker in preparation to take the Google Educator Level 2 exam. During this two day learning experience, participants will learn the essentials of Google Apps for Education with a focus on the skills and techniques needed to complete the online exam to achieve "Google Level 2" status.