ALP

How do I design assessment to the edges of flexibility?
2021-12-08 16:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | BC
Traditional methods for assessment can be very limiting in telling the whole story of the student experience. In this session, we will compare and contrast assessment designs and project-based learning in order to inspire revisions to our current assessments. We will make connections to content standards to ensure alignment, yet imagine and playfully explore the possibilities of how students can creatively show what they know.

Cool Tool Duel: Tools for Resting & Recharging
2021-12-07 16:30 - 17:30
Tom and Tim are going to battle it out to share their favorite meditation & fitness apps, games and more for taking care of ourselves. Each has 3 minutes to convince you, the audience which tool is better. As an audience, you’ll be able to share your favorites as well. This session is designed to be fun and fast paced.

TBD
2021-12-03 14:00 - 15:00, 2021-11-19 14:00 - 15:00, 2021-11-12 14:00 - 15:00, 2021-11-05 14:00 - 15:00

Buzzword Breakdown: Assessment for Learning
2021-12-01 16:30 - 17:30
In this session, we will unpack the term “assessment in learning”. We will explore how assessment designs that both inform and summarize learning in meaningful and authentic ways. Assessment is a daily practice. Together, we will heighten our awareness around to the informal and formal ways we collect data, in order to establish practical routines for ourselves in assessing the student learning experience on a daily basis.

Coaching Session: Generic Google Workspace for Edu Q & A
2021-11-30 16:30 - 17:30
Bring all of your Google Workspace questions and try to win our Stump-the-Chump Challenge where you can bring any Google Workspace question to see if you can stump Eileen.

Strategies for Deeper Learning
2021-11-17 16:30 - 17:30
How do we help our students move beyond rote memorization and retrieval of information? We foster curiosity and celebrate the power of the question. Join us to share and create intriguing questions.

Desmos Activity Builder for Math Class (All Grades)
2021-11-16 16:30 - 17:30
Have you heard about Desmos, but don’t know how to get started? This session will guide you through the components of Desmos Activity Builder to create your class, then design and facilitate engaging learning experiences for students.

How do I know when learning and learners are thriving?
2021-11-10 16:30 - 17:30
If there’s no test, how will we know that our scholars are picking up what we’re putting down? It’ll look different in each of our classrooms, so let’s share ideas for assessing understanding.

Google Sheets for Easier Data Analysis (Beginners)
2021-11-09 16:30 - 17:30
With a little training, spreadsheets can be your friend. Eileen has been spreading the gospel of spreadsheets for years with practical tips & steps to help you “see” what’s in the data without breaking a sweat. If data analysis scares you, you’ll be happy you joined us.

Buzzword Breakdown: Deeper Learning
2021-11-03 16:30 - 17:30
There won’t be a test and deeper learning won’t be on it! In this session we will explore critical thinking, problem solving, discussion, and the joy of figuring things out.

Cool Tool Duel: Best Apps You’ve Never Heard Of
2021-11-02 16:30 - 17:30
Dave and Dean are going to battle it out to share their favorite and best apps you’ve never heard of. Each has 3 minutes to convince you, the audience which tool is better. As an audience, you’ll be able to share your favorites as well. This session is designed to be fun and fast paced

Is technology just a tool?
2021-10-29 14:00 - 15:00
It’s a popular saying “technology is just a tool” That statement is often used to diminish the power of technology. But what if it’s more than a tool? This conversation will explore our attitudes about technology and perhaps see it in a new light.

Coaching Session: Flipgrid & Google Forms Q & A
2021-10-26 16:30 - 17:30
Come with your questions about Flipgrid and Google Forms. We’ll also have a Stump-the-Chump Challenge where you can bring any Google Workspace question to see if you can stump Eileen.

After 10 years of catfishing, what have I learned?
2021-10-22 14:00 - 15:00
Dean Shareski and Alec Couros have had their images used in catfishing schemes for the better part of a decade. What have they learned? What lessons might they share to support learners as digital citizens?

A Digital Citizen is a Global Citizen
2021-10-20 16:30 - 17:30
Blended Learning is an effective educational practice that comes with concerns for student safety and security. This session, during Digital Citizenship Week, will look at how we can belong and contribute to our digital world in a safe and positive way.

Using Flipgrid to Amplify Student Communication
2021-10-19 16:30 - 17:30
Synchronous and asynchronous discussions are powerful activities for deep learning. Check out the new and old features of Flipgrid, a free-for-teachers and students tool. This can be used remotely and in blended learning environments.

Instructional Shifts for Deeper Learning
2021-10-15 14:00 - 15:00
Ensuring deeper learning for ALL students may not be as daunting as it sounds. There are small shifts that can lead to amazing changes in our classrooms. We’ll use McLeod and Graber’s 4 Shifts Protocol as a basis for learning how leaders can support classroom changes.

How do I design to the edges of flexibility?
2021-10-13 16:30 - 17:30
Blended Learning offers students flexibility of place, pace, path and time. With a little bit of creativity and imagination, we can create Blended Learning opportunities that are flexible and work within our current system.

Google Forms for Stand-alone Blended Learning Lessons
2021-10-12 16:30 - 17:30
Google Forms isn’t just for surveys. Now, you can embed video and images for all levels of learners. Join us to learn how you can build blended learning lessons inside a Google Form.

Personalized Professional Learning
2021-10-08 14:00 - 15:00
Microcredentials. Individual learning pathways. Teacher-led PD. What does it look like to put educators in charge of their learning? What stays? What goes? What might it look like?

Buzzword Breakdown: Blended Learning
2021-10-06 16:30 - 17:30
Blended learning is a phrase that’s been in education since the early 2000’s gaining both recognition and confusion since March 2020. Come discuss what Blended Learning is and gain insight to apply it in your classroom today.

Cool Tool Duel: Browser Extensions
2021-10-05 16:30 - 17:30
Tom and Eileen are going to battle it out to share their favorite and best Chrome extensions. Each has 3 minutes to convince you, the audience which tool is better. As an audience, you’ll be able to share your favorites as well. This session is designed to be fun and fast paced.

Creating cultures of Innovation
2021-10-01 14:00 - 15:00
Do we really embrace a growth mindset? What does it mean to allow for adult mistakes and failures on our way to improved models of teaching adn learning? What would it take to let innovation trump compliance?

Coaching Session: Desmos Polygraph and Google Q & A
2021-09-28 16:30 - 17:30
Come with your questions about Desmos Polygraph and Google efficiency and communication features. We’ll also have a Stump-the-Chump Challenge where you can bring any Google Workspace question to see if you can stump Eileen.

Fostering Leadership at all Levels
2021-09-24 14:00 - 15:00
We know we want teachers to be facilitators who get out of the way to let students shine. Do we do the same for teachers? How do we promote, support, and even require leadership at all levels? How do we get comfortable ceding “control” for the betterment of our schools and our people?

Desmos Polygraph: The Digital Version of Guess Who
2021-09-21 16:30 - 17:30
Come play Polygraph, learn strategies for facilitating engaging rounds that deepen student learning, and make your own Polygraph game. This session is open and applicable to K-12 educators of all content areas.

Instructional Rounds
2021-09-17 14:00 - 15:00
1:1 Observation and feedback may have its place, but nothing moves schools forward better and faster than bringing groups together to observe, learn, and discuss what’s happening at the student level. Let’s look at ways to model the medical rounds process in our schools.
