Discovery Education Speakers Bureau
Supporting the most effective use of technology in classrooms and schools
Supporting the most effective use of technology in classrooms and schools
From the Pacific to the Atlantic, trailblazing states and districts have begun a serious conversion to digital—a move from trees to bits. Moving classroom practice more deeply into digital resources provides major benefits for differentiation, extended learning, remediation, and accountability. But how does it happen? What’s the immediate effect on test scores? Considering the threat of enrollment base erosion from propriety schools, adoption not an option but a necessity. Explore these issues with examples across the country. And bring your mobiles and machines for an interactive BYOT exercise.
Social networks, web-based communication and collaboration tools, and "powered-up" student challenges are not only engaging, they teach 21st century skills while delivering core curriculum. Bring all your machines and mobiles to participate as this session becomes a giant classroom with challenges and resources reaching across boundaries --and time. Virtual environments, Web 2.0, and a network of contacts will be available and tapped for the challenges—and replicable in a classroom. Learn why bricks and mortar districts must adopt these strategies quickly or risk the growing proprietary poaching of their enrollment base.
Personal Learning Networks (PLN's) provide leaders the opportunity to create a culture of professional development that extends far beyond the traditional 3 institute days per year. We will discuss how learning communities are empowering educators and producing a climate of perpetual innovation within the schools that embrace them.
As presented at ISTE/TIE Leadership Bootcamp, Denver 2010
Educational leaders know that the inspired and invested teacher is the most valuable asset to a school system. This session will explore network-building applications that can be leveraged to connect teachers to each other and to the tools and resources for vibrant and ongoing professional collaboration.
The benefits of the digital world have arrived. State legislatures recognized dynamic teaching and assessment environments match 21st Century learning styles. As a result, laws changed in states across the country, enabling digital supplementary materials to replace traditional texts. Suddenly, differentiated instruction became more effective, along with accountability and sharing. Leaders can now build an education that lifts their students into the world where they succeed.
Students today engage with content differently than any previous generation of learners. Yet even with the irrefutable evidence that our students have a clear preference in how they choose to interact with information, we largely ignore these facts when considering instructional content. Come examine the future of instructional materials including recent legislation which allows the use of traditional “textbook” funds for digital content, the instructional benefits and examples of current success.
Going digital means significant upcoming changes in education. Explore what this means to supplemental curriculum materials, individualized teaching and learning, and communication. Assessment and evaluation can be more effective and efficient. An overview of the near future that puts you ahead of the game and an exploration of tools you could be using today. Learn how create, publish, and effectively use media on the web. Tap the power of Web 2.0 social networking tools for professional strength. Also, learn to effectively monitor assets like instructional media in your school or district, and ways to use your cellphone and discover its secret power to make your job easier.
You buy technology and resources. But does your school use them effectively? What about monitoring and mentoring? Learn how to use the amazing data digital resources generate for these administrative tasks—and more. Digital media takes informative snapshots every, day, month, and year. Match it with data from state tests. Use data to increase achievement, steer in-house professional development, and increase differentiated instruction. Learn how to maximize classroom resources and craft strategies for elevating the instructional plan using powerful tools at your fingertips. Many products have admin features. For this session, DiscoveryEducationStreaming data will be the model for district, school, and teacher data.
Communication and evaluation are critical tasks for administrators. The job requires time and demands effectiveness. The tools of Web 2.0 can make an administrator’s job easier, faster, and more fun. Exploit dedicated Web tools for communication, vision, and interchange. Twitter, VoiceThread, wikis, blogs, and cellphones offer unexpected benefits. Using new tools effectively can change the way you work. Find the tools that will better and more engagingly connect you with your staff and community. Great classroom applications, too. Content creation, texting, and social sites-- they’re not just for students!
You buy technology and resources. But does your school use them effectively? What about monitoring and mentoring? Learn how to use the amazing data digital resources generate for these administrative tasks—and more. Digital media takes informative snapshots every, day, month, and year. Match it with data from state tests. Use data to increase achievement, steer in-house professional development, and increase differentiated instruction. Learn how to maximize classroom resources and craft strategies for elevating the instructional plan using powerful tools at your fingertips. Many products have admin features. For this session, DiscoveryEducationStreaming data will be the model for district, school, and teacher data.