Classroom Reset 2012 : Innovations in Teaching & Learning

Conference Information 2012

2011-10-20T12:14:00.000-07:00

Workshops are facilitated in the ADP Center's nationally recognized Classrooms of the Future

This conference offers a full-day of hands-on learning sessions facilitated by pioneering teachers, college faculty and even a few K-12 students who will showcase and model how they have successfully reset their classrooms by integrating emerging technologies with effective pedagogies.

Students from Passaic Valley HS present on how they use digital technologies as a vehicle for personal learning.

Sessions offered throughout the day will focus on collaborative web-based learning activities, the repurposing of social networks as participatory learning communities and the utilization of digital media authoring tools as vehicles for student inquiry projects and self-expression.

In addition, the sessions will be differentiated for basic/intermediate and advanced technology users. Teachers, administrators, and educational support staff would equally benefit from this conference.

Participants who complete the workshops are given access to the MSUNER Professional Learning Community, an online group focused on supporting educators as they learn more about the power emerging technologies and pedagogies to support learning and continue the rich discussions emanating from their participation in the days events.

New this year, our afternoon session will feature an UnWorkshop where participants will be able to work with groups of their peers to exchange information, ideas and experiences using different technologies in the classroom and ask for participate in ala carte workshops delivered by workshop facilitators.

Classroom Reset 2012 Twitter Feed (search or post to #classroomreset)

2011-10-19T18:01:00.000-07:00

All Workshop Resources

2011-10-05T07:29:00.000-07:00

Free Apps for iPad Workshop:

iAdvocate
Art of Glow
Draw Free
123 Writing
Alphabet
Coin Math
BrailleWriter
SpeakText
RoutinesFree
ISpeech TTS
iSign Lite
myHomework
StoryKit
StoryTime
TouchTutorialLite
SightWords Touch
CountingMoney
Baby Sign
Write ABC
Articulation!
Social HD
Glow Draw

CBS Video

Article on impact of iPads in K-12 Schools

Apps in Education Blog

Conference Agenda

2010-12-21T07:52:00.000-08:00

Please note, this year participants will be able to select workshops based on interest not skill level.

Conference Agenda

8:30 – 9:00 AM Check-in & Coffee

9:00 – 9:30 AM Keynote Address featuring Students from MSUNER Districts

9:45 – 11:45 AM Morning Workshop Session

Search & Destroy
Presented: by Lisa Thumann
Videography: From Theory to Practice
Presented by: Pam Friedman & Laura Paiva
Laptops All Around! Now What?
Presented by: Barry Bachenheimer
Contemporary Issues in Videoconferencing (CITVC)
Presented by: Matthew Conforth & Kathy Menake
SMART Tools for SMART Kids
Presented by: Keyboard Consultants

11:45 – 12:45 PM Lunch

12:45 – 2:45 PM Afternoon Workshop Session

Wild About Web 2.0
Presented by: Eric Sheninger
Extending Your Classroom Online Using Google
Presented by: Keith Devereaux
Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship & Empathy
Presented by: Samantha Morra
The Amazing Instructional Talents of Google Earth
Presented by: Joe Russo

Conference Information 2011

2010-10-21T10:54:00.000-07:00

This conference offers a full-day of hands-on learning sessions facilitated by pioneering teachers, college faculty and even a few K-12 students who will showcase and model how they have successfully reset their classrooms by integrating emerging technologies with effective pedagogies. Sessions offered throughout the day will focus on collaborative web-based learning activities, the repurposing of social networks as participatory learning communities and the utilization of digital media authoring tools as vehicles for student inquiry projects and self-expression.

Conference Information

2009-10-08T09:13:00.000-07:00

This annual conference is a high-energy professional development experience that will engage participants in the process of thinking beyond traditional pedagogies by accessing and integrating innovative and emerging technologies throughout their practice.

This conference offers a full-day of hands-on learning sessions facilitated by pioneering teachers, college faculty and even a few K-12 students who will showcase and model how they have successfully reset their classrooms by integrating emerging technologies with effective pedagogies. Sessions offered throughout the day will focus on collaborative web-based learning activities, the repurposing of social networks as participatory learning communities and the utilization of digital media authoring tools as vehicles for student inquiry projects and self-expression.

In addition, the sessions will be differentiated for basic, intermediate, and advanced technology users. Teachers, administrators, and educational support staff would equally benefit from this conference.

Participants who complete the workshops are provided with five hours of professional development credit and given access to the MSU Learning Network. This online group focuses on supporting educators as they learn more about the power of emerging technologies and pedagogies to support learning and will allow for continuing the rich discussions emanating from participation in the day’s events.

Conference Agenda & Presentation Information

2009-10-03T08:19:00.000-07:00

Tentative Schedule of events for January 6
Click here for the full Agenda, Presentation Descriptions & Presenter Bios.

8:00-8:30
Registration & Breakfast

8:30am-9:00am
Keynote Address - K-12 Students Discuss How They Use Technology to Learn

9:00am-10:45am
Session 1
Emerging
Working With Google Docs and Creating Forms
Instructor
Miriam Parkinson - Librarian, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Fair Lawn, NJ
Intermediate
The Power of Screencasting and Podcasting in Education
Instructors
Pamela Friedman - Instructional Technology Specialist & Computer Technology Teacher, Roosevelt Intermediate School, Westfield
Laura Paiva - Computer Technology Teacher, Edison and Roosevelt Intermediate Schools, Westfield, NJ

Advanced
How Google Changes Writers
Instructor
Elizabeth Bagish - Technology Staff Developer, Millburn Township Public Schools
Michelle Blakely - Millburn High School English Teacher

11:00am-12:15pm
Session 2
Emerging
Meet Google Search 2010
Instructor
Lisa Thuman - Senior Specialist in Technology Education at Rutgers University

Intermediate
Cool Web Tools to Improve Instruction
Instructors
Barry Bachenheimer - Director of Instructional Services, Caldwell-West Caldwell Schools

& Casey Shorter - Principal, Grover Cleveland Middle School, Caldwell, NJ
Advanced
What's Happen-Ning with Online Professional Development?
Instructor
Dr. Vanessa Domine - Associate Professor, Montclair State University

12:15pm-1:15pm
Lunch and Networking

1:15pm-3:00pm
Session 3
Emerging
Online Research Portfolio
Instructor
Brenna Bohny - Social Studies Teacher, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Fair Lawn, NJ
Intermediate
Google Apps Education Edition
Instructor
Harold Olejarz - Digital Media Teacher, Eisenhower Middle School, Wyckoff, NJ
Advanced
Contemporary Issues Through Videoconferencing (CITVC)
Instructors
Matthew Conforth - Director of Technology, Passaic Valley High School, Little Falls, NJ
Kathy Menake - Social Studies Teacher, Passaic Valley High School, Little Falls, NJ