Elizabeth Fritz, Decorah CSD Technology assisted instruction and curriculum in the music classroom: Use the comprehensive musicianship model, and demonstrate technology tools that create examples of rich instructional content and technology infused teaching strategies that create in-depth learning in a music classroom.
Carol Ann Kane, Read Naturally Read Naturally?s research-based fl uency development strategies have led to their adoption by school districts nationwide. Learn how the Software Edition-based on teacher modeling, repeated reading, and progress monitoring-is used to improve the fluency and comprehension skills of struggling readers.
Scott McLeod, Iowa State University Feel like you?re working hard but making less of an impact than you?d hoped? Tired of being overworked and under appreciated? Join us for an interactive discussion about technology, school change, and the challenges of informal leadership. A CASTLE presentation
Evan Abbey, Heartland Area Education Agency The Digital Curriculum framework helps Iowa?s schools align with the Iowa Core, giving educators a vision for integrating core content, 21st century skills, formative assessment, authentic work, and 1:1 computing. This session will help your district develop its own vision.
Marc Haack, University of Iowa; Susan Lagos Lavenz, University of Iowa; Carolyn Wanat, The University of Iowa College of Education Educators may earn an MA and principal?s license in educational administration through a blended model. Students across Iowa attend class with peers in Iowa City. This session introduces video conferencing and on-line collaborative
Diana Dell, SqoolTechs, LLC; Vince Szewczyk, SqoolTechs, LLC Discover many Web 2.0 mash-ups that support teaching and learning. Learn to quickly and easily embed these creations within Moodle courses to empower students and create exciting new learning opportunities. No access to Moodle? We will provide free Moodle space.
Sandi Lathrum, Norwalk Community Schools What are the great technology-enhanced projects students are creating? Come and see the best-of-the-best technology projects presented by students themselves.
Toy Waterman, Heartland AEA 11 eWalk, a free application for Iowa administrators, will collect, analyze and store teacher observation data. The program is used on the smartphone, iTouch, and the Palm handheld. eWalk software is intended to assist school leaders in gathering data while conducting classroom walk-throughs and observations. The online reporting feature is excellent.
Scott Fosseen, Prairie Lakes AEA I will cover my recommendations on Tech Plans, Tech Plan Addendum, 470 requests, how to document everything, and other things to make your life easier.
Terry Shay, North Tama County School/Upper Iowa University-Waterloo Using a program like ?Animation-Ish,? students can demonstrate their understanding of a concept in a fun and creative way. Though not required, it is a perfect use for a whiteboard. Perfect for any curricular area! You will enjoy animating, too!