table of contents - november learning ~...
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Table of ConTenTs
Hotel Maps ........................................................ 32
General Information ........................................... 28
Main Conference At a Glance ............................. 2
Conference Schedule: Day 1 ............................... 4
Conference Schedule: Day 2 ............................. 14
Conference Schedule: Day 3 ............................. 22
Join us at the blc15opening reception
Tuesday, July 14th 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Georgian Room - 2nd Floor
Pick up your registration materials in the ArlingtonRoom across the hall, then come over to Plaza to meet and mingle.
Your first glass of wine or beer is on us!
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Day 2 - thursDay, July 16th
Day 3 - FriDay, July 17th
Check-In & BLC Information Center Open ............. 7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Continental Breakfast ............................................ 7:00 am – 8:30 am
Announcements & Keynote ................................. 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Session 6 Workshops ........................................... 10:20 am – 11:25 am
Session 7 Workshops (or lunch on your own) ....... 11:45 am – 12:50 pm
Session 8 Workshops (or lunch on your own) .......... 1:10 pm – 2:15 pm
Session 9 Workshops ............................................ 2:35 pm – 3:40 pm
Session 10 Special Sessions .................................. 4:00 pm – 5:05 pm
Dinner on your own .............................................. 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Annual BLC Bash .................................................. 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Check-In & BLC Information Center Open ............. 7:30 am – 3:00 pm
Continental Breakfast ............................................ 7:00 am – 8:30 am
Announcements & Keynote ................................. 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Session 11 Workshops .......................................... 10:20 am – 11:25 am
Session 12 Workshops (or lunch on your own) .... 11:45 am – 12:50 pm
Session 13 Workshops (or lunch on your own) ......... 1:10 pm – 2:15 pm
Reflection & Next Steps w/ Alan November .......... 2:35 pm – 3:30 pm
Check-In & BLC Information Center Open ............ 7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Continental Breakfast ............................................ 7:00 am – 8:30 am
BLC Orientation Session ........................................... 7:15 am – 8:15 am
BLC Welcome & Keynote ..................................... 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Session 1 Workshops ........................................... 10:20 am – 11:25 am
Session 2 Workshops (or lunch on your own) ...... 11:45 am – 12:50 pm
Session 3 Workshops (or lunch on your own) ........... 1:10 pm – 2:15 pm
Session 4 Workshops ............................................ 2:35 pm – 3:40 pm
Session 5 Workshops ........................................... 4:00 pm – 5:05 pm
Dinner on your own ............................................................... 5:05 pm
Reception at Fablevision (Signup Needed) ........... 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
MaIn ConfeRenCe aT a GlanCe
Day 1 - WeDnesDay, July 15th
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american studies: a 21st Century approach to teaching american History and Culture lauRa RobeRTson, St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Charlottesville, VA RooM: beRkeley - 2nd flooRstrand(s): DR | level: All | audience: M, S, AD CD, TD
Technologies new & old for the english Classroom
sTepHanIe lIa, Merrylands High School, Australia RooM: beRkeley - 2nd flooR strand(s): CC,DR | level: All | audience: G
sTeM across state lines: What are we learning? Isa kafTal ZIMMeRMan, IKZAdvisors, LLC RooM: CaMbRIdGe - 4TH flooRstrand(s): GCS | level: All | audience: AD, CD, LM, TD
show, play, plan eRIn olson, Prairie Lakes AEA RooM: ClaRendon - 2nd flooRstrand(s): DR | level: All | audience: E, M, S, CD
stories That Matter, stories That Move: using the power of storytelling to foster self-directed learning paul Reynolds, Fablevision Studios, Boston, MA
peTeR Reynolds, Fablevision Studios, Boston, MA RooM: GeoRGIan - 2nd flooRstrand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
day 1 - Wednesday, July 15, 2015
10:20 am – 11:25 amSeSSion 1 WorkShopS
keynote follow up Q&a with dylan WiliamRooM: IMpeRIal ballRooM - MeZZanIne
finding Meaning in the Masses: Maximizing your professional learning CommunitybRIaM Mull, Trinity Episcopal School, Slidell, LA RooM: aRlInGTon - 2nd flooR
strand(s): DR | level: All | audience: E, M, S, LM
Deepening of Good ICT Practices through Adaptation across Schools in Singapore Ms
faRlInaH supaaH, Educational Technology Officer, Ministry of Education, Singapore
RooM: beaCon HIll - 4TH flooR
strand(s):PLC | level: All | audience: CD, TD
8:30 am – 10:00 am
alan november: Welcome to blc15!IMpeRIal ballRooM - MeZZanIne
Dylan Wiliam, PhD, is a consultant who works with educators all over the world to develop effective, research-based teaching. His professional path has led to a variety of positions at the forefront of education.He has written over 300 books, chapters and articles. He now spends his time working with teachers all over the world on improving teaching and learning.
Dr. Dylan Wiliam eDuCAtIon ConSultAnt
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Tech Coach Best PracticesTIna baColas, Park Ridge Public Schools, NJ RooM: beaCon HIll - 4TH flooR
strand(s): PLC | level: All | audience: G
Humor as an assessment Tool CHaRles CoopeR, Lesson Crashers RooM: beRkeley - 2nd flooR
strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
students as lesson designerseRIn GRIffITH, ESC Region 11 RooM: CaMbRIdGe - 4TH flooR
strand(s): DR | level: all | audience: E, M S, AD, CD
digital Workstations for the k-5 ClassroomeRIn kleIn,Cranbrook Schools, Bloomfield Hills, MI
RooM: ClaRendon - 2nd flooR Strand(s): CC, NC | Level: All | Audience: E
planning for success
eRIn olson, Prairie Lakes AEA
RooM: ClaRendon - 2nd flooR
strand(s): CV | level: All | audience: AD, CD, LM, TD
iPad Tips and Tricks - Getting the Most Learning Out of Your DevicelaInIe RoWell, Consultant and Trainer, November Learning RooM: sTuaRT - 4TH flooR strand(s): CC | level: All | audience: G
pbl and the flipped learning Connection MICHael GoRMan, Southwest Allen County Schools, Ia RooM: sTaTleR - MeZZanIne
strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: M,S
digital Tools that Transform the Teaching and learning of Writing
Judy sIlveR, Ridgefield HS, Ridgefield, CT
CHRIsTIne HopkInson, Ridgefield HS, Ridgefield, CT RooM: sTuaRT - 4TH flooR
strand(s): DR | level: All | audience: M, S, CD, TD
The Cloud is our Campfire: Crowdsourced and Combinatorial Creativity aMy buRvall, EdgeMakers, San Francisco, CA RooM: WHITe HIll - 4TH flooRstrand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G ** Sponsored by FrontRow
Introduction to Google Classroom keRn kelley, Educational Technologist, ME RooM: WHITTIeR - 4TH flooRstrand(s): CV | level: All | audience: M, S, LM, AD, TD
11:45 am – 12:50 pmSeSSion 2 WorkShopS
leadership, Technology, and Technology-leadership
sHaWn foRTIn, Horace Mann Middle School, Franklin, MA RooM: aRlInGTon - 2nd flooR
strand(s): CV | level: All | audience: AD, CD, TD
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death, Taxes and Change: building faculty buy-In for systemic Change
davId vRoonland ,Frenship Independent School District
RooM: beaCon HIll - 4TH flooR
strand(s): CV | level: All | audience: G
problem-based authentic learning: Real, Meaningful Instruction Connected to standardsTRaCy CRoWley Wheeling CCSD21 RooM: beRkeley - 2nd flooR
strand(s): DR | level: All | audience: G
Teaching Graph literacy
CaRolyn sTaudT, The Concord Consortium RooM: CaMbRIdGe - 4TH flooR
strand(s): CC | level: B | audience: M
your professional digital footprint: your Informal Resume
suZanna Clavello GaRZa, Education Service Center, Region 20 RooM: ClaRendon - 2nd flooR
strand(s): PLC | level: All | audience: G
Transforming learning: beyond the $1,000 pencil
(pencil part is optional)
alan noveMbeR, Senior Partner, November Learning RooM: GeoRGIan - 2nd flooRstrand(s): CV | level: All | audience: G
Model Makers: Getting to the Heavy lifting of professional learning saRa WIlkIe, BalanceEdTech RooM: sTaTleR - MeZZanInestrand(s): CV | level: All | audience: G
*activating student voice as a driver for deeper, personalized learning
pHIl sTubbs, Education Director, Verso Learning RooM: sTaTleR - MeZZanIne
Strand(s): CC, DR | Level: All | Audience: G
*Sponsored by Verson Learning
Role Models and Renegades: filling the Wellspring of Good CaITlIn kRause, Zurich International School RooM: sTuaRT - 4TH flooRstrand(s): GCS | level: All | audience: G
We Learn Through StoriesdaRRen kuRopaTWa, James-Assiniboia School Division, Win-nipeg, Canada RooM: WHITe HIll - 4TH flooR strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
Goal Control: The ultimate in academic ownership MelInda GaRdneR, Bastrop ISD RooM: WHITTIeR - 4TH flooRstrand(s): NC | level: All | audience: E, AD
1:10 pm – 2:15 pmSeSSion 3 WorkShopS
Sharing the Student Voice and Personalize Learning eRIn kleIn, Kleinspiration.com
RooM: aRlInGTon - 2nd flooR
strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
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Inquiry based Ib learning within a flipped Class-room or How to use Technology to Get your stu-dents to engage in Critical Thinking
apRIl GudenRaTH, Teacher, Discovery Canyon High School RooM: ClaRendon - 2nd flooR
strand(s): DR | level: All | audience: AD
Making a difference Globally: student-lead Global projects
anne MaRIe ManGal, GenesIs JaCkson, JoRdan kan-
neH, JoRdankanne, TRIsHa saMaRoo: Students, Thomas A. Edison CTE High School, NY
RooM: GeoRGIan - 2nd flooR
strand(s): GCS | level: All | audience: G
There’s a Tool for That!
MeGHan snee , Grade 2 Teacher, Pembroke, MA
MelInda solIWoda, Grade 5 Teacher, Pembroke, MA RooM: sTuaRT - 4TH flooR
strand(s): DR, GCS | level: All | audience: E, M, S, AD, TD
let It Go
Joy kIRR, Thomas Middle School, Arlington Heights, IL
RooM: WHITe HIll - 4TH flooR Strand(s): DR | Level: All | Audience: M, S
The AASL Best Websites.....25 That Rock Each Year! sHannon MCClInToCk MIlleRTeacher Librarian Consultant, Speaker, Author
RooM: GeoRGIan - 2nd flooR
strand(s): CV, NC | level: All | audience: G
automous Mastery learning
MIke pennInGTon, Chardon Middle School, OH
GaRTH HolMan, Beachwood Middle School, OH
RooM: WHITTIeR - 4TH flooR
strand(s): DR | level: I | audience: G
with Google
2:35 pm – 3:40 pmSeSSion 4 WorkShopS
assessing students in the 21st centuryJessICa CavIness, Coppell High School, Coppell, TX RooM: aRlInGTon - 2nd flooR
strand(s): DR | level: All | audience: G
Making Thinking visible
susan WoRsnup, International School of Amsterdam
TRaCy WInsTone, International School of Amsterdam
RooM: beaCon HIll - 4TH flooR strand(s): GCS | level: All | audience: E
Creating “Choose your own” authentic Multi-Modal assessments
CRaIG veRbRuGGen, Bishop Druitt College RooM: beRkeley - 2nd flooRstrand(s): DR | level: All | audience: M, S, CD
Teaching environmental sustainability
CaRolyn sTaudT, The Concord Consortium RooM: CaMbRIdGe - 4TH flooR strand(s): DR | level: B | audience: M, S
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There’s a Tool for That!
MeGHan snee , Grade 2 Teacher, Pembroke, MA
MelInda solIWoda, Grade 5 Teacher, Pembroke, MA RooM: sTuaRT - 4TH flooR
strand(s): NC | level: B | audience: E
leT IT GoJoy kIRR, Thomas Middle School, Arlington Heights, IL RooM: WHITe HIll - 4TH flooR
strand(s): CC, DR | level: All | audience: E
The First Few Weeks; Creating Legacy, Perspective and LeadershipMIke pennInGTon, Chardon Middle School, OH
GaRTH HolMan, Beachwood Middle School, OH
RooM: WHITTIeR - 4TH flooR
strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
conFerence stranDs, levels anD intenDeD auDience
COnfEREnCE STRAnD(PLC) – Contributing to Professional Learning Communities(CV) – Crafting Vision and Managing Change(DR) – Designing Rigorous & Motivating Assignments Across the Curriculum(CC) – Infusing the Common Core Across the Curriculum(NC) – Nurturing Creativity, Curiosity, Empathy and Courage(GCS) – Teaching Global Communication Skills
InTEnDED AuDIEnCE(AD) – Administrators(CD) – Curriculum Directors(eC) – early Childhood(e) – elementary(M) – Middle
LEVEL(B) – Beginner(I) – Intermediate (A) – Advanced
(S) – Secondary(PS) – Post Secondary(TD) – Technology Directors(G) – General
ADDITIOnAL SYMBOLS* Sponsored by a Business Partner
4:00 pm – 5:05 pm
session 5 Workshops
live Curiously! building Thinking Intensive learners through Creation, Collaboration and Choice
kRIsTIn ZIeMke , Big Shoulders Fund
RooM: aRlInGTon - 2nd flooR Strand(s): NC | Level: All | Audience: EC, E, LM, CD, TD
Recording student learningsusan WoRsnup, International School of Amsterdam
TRaCy WInsTone, International School of Amsterdam
RooM: beaCon HIll - 4TH flooR
strand(s): PCL | level: All | audience: G
prism: Crowd sourcing Interpretation to build Close Reading skillslauRa RobeRTson, St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Charlottesville, VA RooM: beRkeley - 2nd flooR
strand(s): CC | level: IAll | audience: E, M, S, CD, TD
start With What you love: Global education through passion-based, empathy-Rich learning
HoMa sabeT TavanGaR, Growing Up Global
RooM: CaMbRIdGe - 4TH flooR
strand(s): GCS | level: All | audience: G
5 Tools to Create to amazing Infographics TIna baColas, Park Ridge Public Schools, NJ RooM: ClaRendon - 2nd flooRstrand(s): NC | level: I | audience: M, S
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day 2 - THuRsday, July 19, 2012
be a pionear in engagement!
TIna baColas, Park Ridge Public Schools, NJ RooM: beRkeley - 2nd flooR
strand(s): DR | level: IAll | audience: E, M, S
To Move the needle, you Have to Have a needle
CHRIsTIne HopkInson, English Teacher Ridgefield HS, CT
Judy sIlveR, English Teacher Ridgefield HS, Ridgefield CT
RooM: CaMbRIdGe - 4TH flooR
strand(s): DR | level: All | audience: AD, M, S, CD, TD
The Global Lens: Tools to Promote Deep Thinking on Big IssuesMaRk sCHulTe, Education Director, Pulitzer Center
RooM: ClaRendon - 2nd flooR strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
assessment: engaging and Transformative
laInIe RoWell, Consultant and Trainer, November Learning RooM: GeoRGIan - 2nd flooR Strand(s): CC | Level: All | Audience: G
Blending Technology… An Exciting Way to get formative MICHael GoRMan, Southwest Allen County Schools, Ia RooM: sTaTleR - MeZZanIneStrand(s ): NC | Level: All | Audience: G
keynote followup
blake Copeland, Student and iOS Developer, Waco, TX RooM: sTuaRT - 4TH flooR
10:20 am – 11:25 amSeSSion 6 WorkShopS
10 neW digital Tools (and a few extra) and projects for your library & Classroom
sHannon MCClInToCk MIlleR, Teacher Librarian Consultant, Speaker, Author
RooM: aRlInGTon - 2nd flooR strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
pbl plus: using social Media to Turn “projects” Into service
sHaWn foRTIn, Horace Mann Middle School, Franklin, MA
RooM: beaCon HIll - 4TH flooR
strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
8:30 am – 10:00 amAnnouncementS WithAlAn november And
pAnel of 4 outStAnding innovAtorS
Lainie Rowell is an independent professional developer and consultant who works guiding educators to find innovative ways to integrate technology to improve teaching and learning Blake Copeland has started over four tech companies, and designed programming curriculum for students all while attending Baylor university. Amy Burvall is well known for her YouTube channel “History for Music lovers” Advisory team and is Vice President of Academic Affairs for John Kao’s EdgeMakers. Ozgur Akas is recognized globally for her pioneering work in innovation and educational technology.
speaker panellAInIe RoWell BLAKE COPELAND AMY BuRVAll OZGUR AKAS
day 2 - THuRsday, July 16, 2015
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Sketchnoting- Visual note TakingsylvIa RosenTHal TolIsano, Globally Connected Learning Consulting RooM: CaMbRIdGe - 4TH flooR
strand(s): NC | level: B | audience: G
deepening of Good ICT practices through adapta-tion across schools in singapore faRlInaH supaaH, Educational Technology Officer, Ministry of Education, Singapore
RooM: ClaRendon - 2nd flooR
strand(s): PLC | level: All | audience: CD, TD
Model Makers: Getting to the Heavy lifting of professional learning saRa WIlkIe, BalanceEdTech RooM: sTaTleR - MeZZanInestrand(s): CV | level: All | audience: G
Making Connections with Visual Note TakingMaRy keMpeR, Director of Mathematics, K-12, Coppell, TX
RooM: sTuaRT - 4TH flooR
strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
The fourth ScreendaRRen kuRopaTWa, James-Assiniboia School Division, Win-nipeg, Canada RooM: WHITe HIll - 4TH flooR
strand(s): GCS | level: All | audience: G
The power of Technology in a Classroom
JessICa CavIness, Coppell High School, Coppell, TX
RooM: WHITTIeR - 4TH flooR
strand(s): DR | level: All | audience: M, S, CD, TD, LM
Got a Toolkit? let’s fill it!
MeGHan snee , Grade 2 Teacher, Pembroke, MA
MelInda solIWoda, Grade 5 Teacher, Pembroke, MA RooM: sTuaRT - 4TH flooR
strand(s): NC | level: B | audience: E
student learning networks: building digital communities that ignite powerful learning
kRIsTIn ZIeMke , Big Shoulders Fund
RooM: WHITTIeR - 4TH flooR
strand(s): GCS | level: B | audience: EC, E, LM, CD, TD
11:45 am – 12:50 pm
SeSSion 7 WorkShopS
developing professional learning Magazines using flipboardbRIan Mull, Trinity Episcopal School, Slidell, LA
RooM: aRlInGTon - 2nd flooR
strand(s): NC, GCS, CV | level: All | audience: G
Coding with Elementary School Students CHRIsTIna CaRRoll, Pulaski Academy, Little Rock, AR RooM: beaCon HIll - 4TH flooR
strand(s): NC | Level: B | Audience: E, LM, TD, CD
Creating a Genius in every Hour: 20 Time in educa-tion
nICHolas pRovenZano, TheNerdyTeacher.com
RooM: beRkeley - 4TH flooR
strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
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The first five daysalan noveMbeR, Senior Partner, November Learning
RooM: GeoRGIan - 2nd flooR
strand(s): CV | level: All | audience: G
Genius Hour Workshop: Reasons & resources for bringing passion-driven learning into your curriculumJoy kIRR, Thomas Middle School, Arlington Heights, IL
RooM: sTaTleR - MeZZanIne
strand(s): NC | level: B | audience: G
Mindfulness: beyond the buzzword
CaITlIn kRause, Zurich International School, Switzerland
RooM: sTuaRT - 4TH flooR
strand(s): GCS | level: All | audience: g
The Power of Play the Why of WhimsyaMy buRvall, EdgeMakers, San Franciscom CA
RooM: WHITe HIll - 4TH flooRstrand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
learn To learn: bring 21st Century pd to your school lauRa RobeRTson, St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Charlottesville, VA
davId louRIe, St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Charlottesville, VARooM: WHITTIeR - 4TH flooRstrand(s): PLC | level: All | audience: G
1:10 pm – 2:15 pmSeSSion 8 WorkShopS
designing brain-friendly spaces for blended learn-ing eRIn kleIn, Kleinspiration.com RooM: aRlInGTon - 2nd flooRstrand(s): CV | level: All | audience: G
lesson Crashers CHaRles CoopeR, LessoncrashersRooM: beaCon HIll - 4TH flooR
strand(s): CV | level: All | audience: S
Tweets for family and Global Communicationann GRaboskI, Kindergarten Teacher, West Hartford, CT
RooM: beaCon HIll - 4TH flooR
strand(s): CC | level: All | audience: M
professional learning - a blended approach
susan fIsHeR, Fulton County Schools, Atlanta, GA RooM: beRleley - 2nd flooRstrand(s): PCL | level: All | audience: AD, CD, TD
.5-1 - Infusing the 4C’sdavId vRoonland, Superintendent, Frenship Independent School District, TXRooM: CaMbRIdGe - 4TH flooR
strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
Global sTeM Classroom ™ and how to start a global collaboration program in your school (sTeM, sTeaM and more)laRIsa sCHelkIn, CEO & Founder, Global STEM Education
RooM: ClaRendon - 2nd flooR strand(s): GCS | level: All | audience: A, M, S, CD, TD
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adjust your Global vision lens
HoMa sabaT TavanGaR, Growing up Global
RooM: sTaTleR - MeZZanInestrand(s): GCS | level: All | audience: G
Making with poetry
eRIn olson, Prairie Lakes AEA
RooM: sTuaRT - 4TH flooR
strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
plGC: professional learning Google Community - utilizing a Google Community to impact plCs by increasing collaboration opportunities
MelInda GaRdneR , Bastrop ISD - Lost Pines Elementary
RooM: WHITTIeR - 4TH flooR
strand(s): PLC | level: All | audience: ED, E, M, S, AD
4:00 pm – 5:05 pmSeSSion 10 SpeciAl SeSSionS
new for blC15: active sessions that will engage and excite!
After all the learning of nine sessions, are you ready to do some-thing fun, active or both? Stay tuned for details of our exciting Thursday afternoon activities. There will be a Maker session with materials and 3D Printers, a Walk-Through-Boston Scavenger Hunt, and a Global Networking session. Come for the entire hour, or stay just a few minutes at each - this is your time to play!
2:35 pm – 3:40 pmSeSSion 9 WorkShopS
students as Tech supportkeRn kelleyEducational Technologist, RSU #19, ME
RooM: aRlInGTon - 2nd flooR
strand(s): PLC | level: All | audience: g
Makers-Spaces for LearningkavITa saHaI, CEO, Makers Crate
RooM: beaCon HIll - 4TH flooR
strand(s): CV | level: All | audience: G
When Pigs Fly: Student Lead Distance LearningeRIn GRIffITH, CESC Region 11 RooM: beRkeley - 2nd flooR
strand(s): DR | level: IAll | audience: G
first five days forever: Research skills for lifelong learning
suZanna Clavello GaRZa, Education Service Center, Region 20, TX
RooM: CaMbRIdGe - 4TH flooR
strand(s): CC, DR, NC, GCS | level: All | audience: G
automous Mastery learning
MIke pennInGTon, Chardon Middle School, OH
GaRTH HolMan, Beachwood Middle School, OH
RooM: ClaRendon - 2nd flooR
strand(s): DR | level: I | audience: G
keynote followup
oZGuR akas, Head of Mathematics Department,Robert College, Istanbul
RooM: TeRRaCe - loWeR level
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fostering peer Instruction opportunities (With and Without Technology)
CRaIG veRbRuGGen, Head of Mathematics, Bishop Druitt College , AU
RooM: beaCon HIll - 4TH flooR
strand(s): DR | level: I | audience: M, S, CD
blogging: a blank Canvas for educators
nICHolas pRovenZano TheNerdyTeacher.com
RooM: beRkeley - 2nd flooRstrand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
listening to learn
MonICa bRady-MyeRov CEO, Listen Current RooM: ClaRendon - 2nd flooR
strand(s): CC | level: All | audience: M, S, CD
advanced searching for Inquiry Meets the Common Core MICHael GoRMan, Southwest Allen County Schools, IA
RooM: GeoRGIan - 2nd flooR strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
digital ethics or The end of the age of legends
daRRen kuRopaTWa, James-Assiniboia School Division, Win-nipeg, Canada RooM: WHITe HIll - 4TH flooR strand(s): G | level: All | audience: G
day 3 - fRIday, July 17, 2015
10:20 am – 11:25 amSeSSion 11 WorkShopS
keynote follow up Q&a with Jennie MagieraIMpeRIal ballRooM - MeZZanIne
peRsonalIZed leaRnInG...beyond dIffeRen-TIaTIonsusan fIsHeR, Program Specialist, Fulton County Schools, Atlanta, GARooM: aRlInGTon - 2nd flooR
strand(s): CV | level: I | audience: G
8:30 am – 10:00 amAnnouncementS WithAlAn november And
A keynote :
IMpeRIal ballRooM - MeZZanIne
Fri., July 17th - 8:30 am
Jennie magieraDIGItAl leARnInG CooRDInAtoR, ACADeMY foR uRBAn SCHool leADeRSHIP, CHICAGo, Il
As an Apple Distinguished Educator, Google Certified Teacher and Chicago Public School’s 2012 Tech Innovator of the Year, she has been exploring ways to redefine education through effective technology use. She is a Golden Apple Teacher of Distinction, and was named a White House Champion of Change as a Connected Educator.
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leadership: Managing the Transition
alan noveMbeR, Senior Partner, November Learning
RooM: GeoRGIan - 2nd flooR
strand(s): CV | level: All | audience: G
sydney sTeaM Room
MelIssa sIlk
International Grammar School, Sydney, AU
RooM: WHITe HIll - 4TH flooR strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
1:10 pm – 2:15 pm
SeSSion 13 WorkShopS
engaging on Global Issues: a social Justice Case study
MaRk sCHulTe, Education Director, Pulitzer Center
RooM: aRlInGTon - 2nd flooR
strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
allow the students to show their pRoCess with aurasma!
TIna baColas, Park Ridge Public Schools, NJ
RooM: beRkeley - 2nd flooR
strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: M, S, LM
Helping students Creating public Radio-style pod-casts
MonICa bRady-MyeRov CEO, Listen Current
RooM: ClaRendon - 2nd flooR
strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: M, S, CD, TD
bringing the innovation of a sTeM lab to your elementary Classroom CHRIsTIna CaRRoll, Pulaski Academy, Little Rock, AR
RooM: WHITTIeR - 4TH flooR
strand(s): NC | level: B | audience: E, LM, TD, CD
11:45 am – 12:50 pmSeSSion 12 WorkShopS
professional learning - a blended approachsusan fIsHeR, Fulton County Schools, Atlanta, GA RooM: aRlInGTon - 2nd flooRstrand(s): PCL | level: All | audience: AD, CD, TD
“you say you Want a Revolution” : Teacher direct-ed professional development
lauRa RobeRTson, St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Charlottesville, VA RooM: beaCon HIll - 4TH flooRstrand(s): PLC | level: All | audience: G
Making Connections with visual note TakingMaRy keMpeR, Director of Mathematics, K-12 , Coppell ISD, TXRooM: beRkeley - 2nd flooR
strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
Makers-Spaces for LearningkavITa saHaI, CEO, Makers Crate
RooM: CaMbRIGe - 4TH flooR
strand(s): CV | level: All | audience: G
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Join us next year For blc16!
pre-conFerence/master
classes:
SundAy, July 17, 2016 to
tueSdAy, July 19, 2016
main conFerence:
WedneSdAy, July 20, 2016 to
fridAy, July22, 2016
sTeaM Wonder
MelIssa sIlk
International Grammar School, Sydney, AU
RooM: WHITe HIll - 4TH flooR
strand(s): NC | level: All | audience: G
documentation for learning
sylvIa RosenTHal TolIsanoGlobally Connected Learning Consulting
RooM: WHITTIeR - 4TH flooR
strand(s): PLC | level: All | audience: G
2:30 pm – 3:30 pmreflection & next StepS
With AlAn november
alan novemberfounDeR, noVeMBeR leARnInGMaRbleHead, Ma
Alan thrives on confirming and challenging educators’ thoughts about what’s possible in the world of teaching and learning. More than anything, he is a teacher at heart, with a wealth of experience teaching learners of all ages.
GeoRGIan RooM - 2nd flooR
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charging check-in centerThe Thoreau room, located on the 4th floor, will house multiple power cords where you can recharge your laptop. Just “check-in” your laptop and power cord with one of our team members and come back later to pick up your charged computer! This service will be available Wednesday through Friday from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.
breakFastA continental breakfast will be available at 7:00 am each morning on the Mezzanine Level and in the Plaza Ballroom. The Plaza will be your place to eat breakfast, and meet with others for the entire conference. We will have tables set up for you. Thirty minutes before the start of the morning keynote, we will open the Imperial Ballroom, so that you can begin to take your seats for the keynote.
lunchThere will be a “grab and go” market available on the Mezzanine level where you can purchase a sandwich, snack and other lunch items Wednesday through Friday from 11:15 am – 2:15 pm. You can take your food into a session or use the Plaza ballroom.
logan airport - FriDay, July 17thThe Park Plaza can help with arrangements for transportation to the airport. Attendees will find the concierge to be very helpful. GO Boston Shuttle is available for an additional fee. Fare-based town car transportation can be arranged through our Concierge by calling 617.654.1912. Alternate subway and taxi options are also available from the airport to downtown Boston.T-Service (subway): the Boston Park Plaza Hotel is located one block from the Arlington stop (Green Line) and Back Bay stop (Orange Line).
FriDay luggage storageAfter you check out on Friday, you will be able to store luggage in a guest storage area while you attend Friday’s sessions. Visit the bell desk to check your luggage.
internet caFeInternet access will be available 24 hours a day in the Longfellow & Holmes rooms on the fourth floor (straight down the hall when you get off the elevators) Wednesday through Friday. You can also use the entire Mezzanine floor to gain Internet access.
Welcome receptionJoin us Tuesday, July 14th from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm in the Georgian Room. Pick up your registration materials in the Arlington Room across the hall, then come over to the Georgian to meet and mingle.
blc orientation sessionWe invite all newcomers to attend a session dedicated to you. November Learning team members will answer your questions and present you with tips on how to get the most out of your time at BLC! This session takes place on Wednesday morning from 7:15 am – 8:15 am in the Georgian room.
main session breakout roomsBreakout rooms are on the Mezzanine( 2nd Floor), 4th floor and Lower Level. Arlington, Berkeley, Clarendon, Statler and Georgian are on the 2nd Floor. Terrace is below the Main Lobby. All other rooms are on the 4th FloorThe ballrooms are located on the Mezzanine Level (2nd floor). CUETip sessions are in the Plaza Ballroom.
blc Drop-in centerThe BLC Drop-in Center is for answers and practice. Bring your questions and ideas, and pull up a chair and let a BLC student mentor help you pull it all together. We will make sure that everyone has as much one-on-one experience as possible!The Drop-in sessions will be held Wednesday through Friday from 11:30 am – 4:00 pm in the Thoreau room, located on the 4th floor.
Wireless connectivityDuring main conference hours, wireless access is provided in each workshop room and on the conference level floors. Internet access is available for purchase in all guest rooms. There is a hotel charge for guest room access per 24-hour period for any device. If you wish to use BlC WIfI you may do so at any time in the Internet Cafe.
GeneRal InfoRMaTIon
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Questions?If you need help or have any conference questions, there will be a BLC representative in the BLC Information Center during main conference hours. In addition, BLC volunteers will be wearing blue November Learning shirts and will be able to help you.for emergencies, call or text: Marcy Reed: 413-433-2828
or BJ Selenkow: 781-820-6911
conFerence stranDs, levels anD intenDeD auDience
With each workshop title and description, you will find one or more symbols. These symbols represent the session’s corresponding conference strand, level and audience information. there are also additional symbols to denote if a session is sponsored by a business partner or is a repeated session. Look for the following:
COnfEREnCE STRAnD(PLC) – Contributing to Professional Learning Communities(CV) – Crafting Vision and Managing Change(DR) – Designing Rigorous & Motivating Assignments Across the Curriculum(CC) – Infusing the Common Core Across the Curriculum(NC) – Nurturing Creativity, Curiosity, Empathy and Courage(GCS) – Teaching Global Communication Skills
InTEnDED AuDIEnCE(AD) – Administrators(CD) – Curriculum Directors(eC) – early Childhood(e) – elementary(M) – Middle
LEVEL(B) – Beginner(I) – Intermediate (A) – Advanced
(S) – Secondary(PS) – Post Secondary(TN) – Technicians/Network Engineers(TD) – Technology Directors(G) – General
ADDITIOnAL SYMBOLS** Sponsored by a Business Partner® Repeated in the program
conFerence taggingAs you are blogging, saving bookmarks and uploading pictures online about the conference, tag these items blc15 to make them easily searchable. If you are using Twitter, use the hashtag #blc15
reception at Fablevision – WeDnesDay, July 15thBuilding Learning Communities is invited to a Creativity Reception at FableVision Studios, located on the top floor of the Boston Children’s Museum, with gorgeous views of the city. Come to meet and be inspired by Peter H. Reynolds, his twin brother Paul, and his team in this fabulous creative workspace from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm. The Studio is 1.1 miles from the Park Plaza (a 15-minute cab ride with traffic or a 25-minute walk). The address is 308 Congress Street, (on the top floor of the Boston Children’s Museum). There is no charge to attend the reception, but you must sign up in advance so that your name is on the security list to enter the bulding.
blc bash – thursDay, July 16th
Join us from 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm in the Imperial Ballroom of the Park Plaza Hotel for the annual BLC Bash. This event will be the social highlight of the conference week. Dessert and a cash bar will be available. This is a perfect time to mingle and catch up with your new and old friends from BLC!Dress is business casual to dressy. Jackets, ties and kilts are optional.
special thanksMany thanks to:
• The excellent staff of the Boston Park Plaza!• Our great BLC volunteers & staff! We couldn’t do it without
you!• All of our awesome presenters!
evaluation FormsEvaluation forms will be available for each session in paper, or you may use the link to the electronic form for each presentation. Please complete the online evaluation or return paper evaluations to the Room Presider before you leave the session. They truly help us in planning for future conferences. Your feedback is important to us!
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BLC has made arrangements with local eateries to offer special deals to BLC attendees. Your Conference Badge is your ticket to a discount! All the choices below are a brief walk from the Boston Park Plaza.
Dine With a Discount!
SHOW yOur cOnference badge
bLc15 – WHere tO eat
For more restaurants:www.urbanspoon.com/c/4/Boston-restaurants.html
Au Bon Pain www.aubonpain.com26 Park Plaza (617) 338-8948Serves upscale sandwiches, soups, and salads to go. Hours: M-F 6 am to 10 pm. Sat 6:30 am to 9 pm. $1 off each ORDER ($5.00 minimum)Legal Sea Foods www.legalseafoods.com26 Park Square (617) 426-4444M-Th 11:30 am to 11 pm; F-S 11:30 am to 12m; Complimentary cup of clam chowder with purchase of entréeLobby Café (617) 262-347350 Park Plaza (Our hotel lobby) Brkfast 6:30 to 11 am /Lnch 11:30 to 2 pm / Dnnr M-S 5 to 10 pm15% off food onlyMaggiano’s Little Italy www.maggianos.com4 Columbus Ave. (Just across from the hotel!) (617) 542-3456M-F 11:30 am to 10 pm; Sun 11:30 am to 11 pmReservations recommended.15% off food only
The Melting Pot meltingpot.com/boston-back-bay76 Arlington St. (Park Plaza Hotel) (617) 357-7007M-Th 5 to 10 pm; F 5-11 pmReservations are highly recommended.20% off food onlyM. J. O’Connor’s Irish Pub www.mjoconnors.com27 Columbus Ave (617) 482-2255Irish pub/restaurant with a seating capacity of 250. Hours of operation: Sun-Sat 11:30 am to 2 am. 15% off food onlyViga Italian Eatery (617) 542-7200 www.vigaeatery.com304 Stuart St. — M-F 7:30 am to 8 pm140 Clarendon St. — M-F 7 am to 7 pm Sat-Sun 7 am to 2 pm Sandwiches, pizzas, pasta, and gourmet salads to go. Clarendon St. location has indoor seating and Espresso Bar.$1 off each total purchase ($5.00 minimum)
MeZZanIne levelSecond Floor
ConfeRenCe RooMs
Fourth Floor
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EmpowEr studEnts so thEy can succEEd in thE 21st cEntury!
In Who Owns the Learning?, Alan November uses his Digital Learning Farm model to show teachers how technology allows students to take ownership of their learning, create their own learning tools, and participate in work that has meaning to them and others. In his model, every student is a teacher and a global publisher.
His other books, Empowering Students with Technology and its follow-up, Web Literacy for Educators, are important books for any teacher who endeavors to build an engaging and interactive learning environment.
alan’s books will be available for purchase at blc15.
Join us from 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm in the Imperial Ballroom of the Park Plaza Hotel for the annual BLC Bash. This event will be the social highlight
of the conference week! Dessert and a cash bar will be available. This is the perfect time
to mingle and catch up with your new and old friends from BLC!
Dress is business casual to dressy. Jackets, ties and kilts are optional!
blC basH
THuRsday, July 16TH
These 20-minute presentations focus on emerging and existing innovations to enhance learning, productivity, or understanding.
They are brief, and focus on one or two tips, techniques, or resources. All CUETips will be presented in the Plaza Ballroom, across from the BLC Office on the Mezzanine. They are offered
every 30 minutes during regular conference hours. CUETip sessions are listed thoughout the program.
Wednesday, THuRsday & fRIday
C u e T I p s e s s I o n s
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ouR RevIeW InCludes:
• A thorough review of your technology plans
• Conference calls prior to on-site visits
• On-site interviews with key leaders, educators and students
• On-site classroom observations
• Surveys for the school and/or district community
• Comprehensive report outlining our observations & recommendations
• On-going dialogue to ensure our recommendations fit within capacity of your school or district
our team brings a global perspective of how technology is being used to create best practices across the curriculum. By inviting us to partner with you to make careful observations of teaching and learning, and through meetings with school leaders, teachers, students and parents, we can provide a comprehensive review and practical set of recommendations. This work leads to clear steps of integrating more rigor and motivation across the curriculum.
Contact us for more information at [email protected]
Innovation PlanningPartnership