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CCM = Center for Communication & Creative Media
GBTC = S.D. Ireland Global Business & Technology Center
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Monday, May 22
 

8:00am EDT

Out of Eden - Connecting Students around the World
Learn how your 6-12 students can take part in a global online classroom following the epic journey of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Paul Salopek, walking across the world to rediscover human connections. Student work shows learners taking pride in representing local identity, meaningfully communicating across cultures through respectful, thoughtful digital storytelling and dialogue with our cohort of learners from four continents.
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MR
SS

Monday May 22, 2017 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
GBTC 114
  Mon Session 1, Vita-Learn

9:15am EDT

Encourage authentic student voice with Open Educational Resources(OER)!
OER is a hot topic in colleges and universities around the world. K-12 schools can also use these free resources to encourage authentic student voice! In this session you will learn what Open Educational Resources are, their origins, where to find them, how to evaluate the quality of their content, and how you can use them to create personalized, student-centered learning opportunities in your school district!

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DE

Monday May 22, 2017 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
GBTC 114
  Mon Session 2, VSLA

12:30pm EDT

Building a Culture: Your Foundation for Personalized and Proficiency-based Instruction
As we shift curriculum, instruction, and assessment to be personalized and proficiency-based, the culture of the classroom becomes essential. How do our day-to-day routines build learner agency? During this interactive session, practice strategies and techniques that create a learning culture which values every learner, harnesses the power of learner agency, and shifts the environment from teacher-centric to learner-centric. Participants will leave ready to take their first steps toward a culture that can foster personalized learning.
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JJ
avatar for Kathleen McClaskey

Kathleen McClaskey

CEO/Chief Learning Officer, Empower the Learner
Kathleen McClaskey, M.Ed. (@khmmc) is CEO and Chief Learning Officer of Empower the Learner, LLC (empowerthelearner.com), founder of Make Learning Personal (kathleenmcclaskey.com) and co-author of bestsellers Make Learning Personal and How to Personalize Learning and contributing... Read More →

Monday May 22, 2017 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
GBTC 114
  Mon Session 4

1:45pm EDT

Copyright - Yes You Can!
Copyright and fair use are issues that concern librarians, teachers, tech integrationists and administrators alike. The ease of publishing online provides a powerful platform for student voice. Yet many schools operate in a culture of fear and uncertainty: what uses are legal? What is Fair Use? Transformativeness? Explore essentials of copyright to feel more confident in your use of images, songs, movies, news media, advertising, online resources and popular culture, to build students' critical thinking and communication skills.
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SW

Monday May 22, 2017 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
GBTC 114
  Mon Session 5, VSLA

3:00pm EDT

Why You Should Be the Next ALA Emerging Leader!
The American Library Association’s Emerging Leaders program is an amazing experience for young and/or new library professionals. This year I had the pleasure of being sponsored by the Vermont School Library Association as their first Emerging Leader. Come hear about the experience and why you should be VSLA’s next ALA Emerging Leader.
Presenters
avatar for Shannon DeSantis

Shannon DeSantis

library media specialist, Peoples Academy
School librarian at Peoples Academy Middle and High School in Morrisville, VTVSLA Board Member: Conference, and Membership ChairsALA Emerging Leader 2017AASL School Library Month Committee member

ALA Emerging Leaders presentation pdf
Monday May 22, 2017 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
GBTC 114
  Mon Session 6, VSLA
 
Tuesday, May 23
 

8:00am EDT

Exploring STEM & Coding with LEGO WeDo 2.0
Interested in learning more about LEGO WeDo 2.0? Looking to add STEM standards into your classroom? Join us as third and fourth graders from Moretown School will share their experiences building and programming WeDo robotics. Students explored robotics through real-world, problem-based learning opportunities in multiple settings. Come listen to them present their learning. Attendees will have time to explore the WeDo platform.

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DP
JS
EW

Tuesday May 23, 2017 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
GBTC 114
  Tue Session 1, VSLA

9:15am EDT

Developing Your Character: Learning Transferable Skills With the Habits of Mind
Learn the Habits of Mind and see how they seamlessly fit with the PBGR’s Transferable Skills. We will explore Vermont award books and characters to develop an understanding of the Habits of Mind, and model ways to infuse them into instruction. My literacy example transfers to all content areas, including math, science, arts and more. Join us – this is transferability at its very best!

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RB

Habits of Mind pdf
Tuesday May 23, 2017 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
GBTC 114
  Tue Session 2, VSLA

12:30pm EDT

From Auto-mechanics to Neuroscience: Purposeful, Proficiency-based Senior Projects
Compass School has been successfully challenging seniors to complete independent projects for fourteen years. As the facilitator of these required culminating projects, I will share my curriculum, sample projects, and testimonials from students. Materials include an overview for students and parents, formative and summative assessments, sample report card (using proficiencies), and timeline. I will explain how students plan and implement projects that are both personally meaningful and challenging.

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JT

Tuesday May 23, 2017 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
GBTC 114
  Tue Session 1, Vita-Learn

1:45pm EDT

Find Your Superpower: Specializing in the Library
Librarians are expected to know a lot and do a lot, which can be overwhelming at times. Come learn how four middle and high school librarians are specializing in their buildings to enhance student experiences: building empathy through reading, harnessing the power of social media, teaching with practices that honor the teen-aged brain, and innovative new courses.
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avatar for Meg Allison

Meg Allison

Teacher-Librarian, U-32
JY
PL
JP

Tuesday May 23, 2017 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
GBTC 114
  Tue Session 5, VSLA

3:00pm EDT

Transform Teaching and Learning with Technology and Competency-Based Standards!
Become an educational leader! Learn how school librarians can create and model opportunities to provide professional development for colleagues in their schools and districts that align with local, state, and national standards and initiatives. Explore and identify innovative technology that can transform teaching and learning, and enhance opportunities for personalized, student-centered learning. Take home shared documents and resources that will guide professional learning in your local district.

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DE
JK

Tuesday May 23, 2017 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
GBTC 114
  Tue Session 6, VSLA
 
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