Did you know that the New Mexico State Library and APS own several research databases that are free for your students, staff, and parents to use? Join APS Library Services as they show you how to integrate these digital resources effectively into your classroom instruction. Topics will include:
Participants will learn how to access databases from on and off-campus and at home, and will receive step-by-step instructions on how to create a free Britannica Educator’s account, build and customize multimedia resource packs, and create a lesson plan.
APS has many powerful Universal Design tools to help empower struggling readers and writers. Come learn about the Snap&Read and Co:Writer App and extension, and it’s use with GAFE to help our students through the difficult process of spelling, sentence composition, editing, note taking and more! Learn the power of text-to-speech, word prediction, speech recognition and other tools that are supported by our district for ALL APS students. UDL access on iPad, Chromebook and computers will be discussed.
Learn how to create a team at your school that helps drive pedagogy with technology, empowers students and teachers, supports technology needs, involves the community, and share innovation and creativity with staff, students, and more. Learn how one teacher has led a group called the SWAT Team for the past 5 years and the compelling evidence of success as a result. Participants will begin to create their own plans for the creation of their own team in their schools.
A Discussion on the future implications of emerging technologies to the standard practices of teaching and learning. The wiring of the student brain is actually becoming different than what it has been historically and this further changes the teaching and learning process for the future. How will we emerge public education as emerging technologies explode in our students' journey through learning. How does American Public Education Survive?
In this session participants will be introduced to the APS roadmap to purposeful integration of technology as a critical and necessary ingredient for academic success. A panel discussion will follow the roadmap presentation.
RTI’s Spotlight Session will provide industry “Best Practices” on 1:1 programs to help K-12 leadership define and achieve their districts’ goals. Our presentation is designed to provide your district with information for consideration to assure an effective, successful 1:1 deployment with long-term support options to support your districts success with technology. ProjectRED.Org, (http://one-to-oneinstitute.org/), the leader of 1:1 initiative research, has conducted research in over 1,000 districts that suggests there is much more to a 1:1 implementation other than the device you choose.
“Project RED: Revolutionizing Education. The first and only national research focusing on academic results and the financial implication of education. Our findings showed that if effectively implemented, technology programs can lead to improved student achievement and significant return on investment. – ProjectREd.Org
Sr. Account Manager (Jon Shuler) will take you through an overview of how FileWave has been simplifying Endpoint Management throughout across the Country. Since 1992, FileWave has lead the marketplace providing education, enterprise, and government institutions around the world with enterprise level, multi-platform systems, and mobile endpoint management software to assist IT teams throughout the lifecycle process of imaging, deployment, management, tracking and maintenance. FileWave’s all-inclusive, highly scalable software solves the many challenges of managing a diverse and growing population of users, devices, and content by ensuring IT teams have a comprehensive solution that supports both client (desktop/laptop) and mobile devices across Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.
District strategic planning often begins with fundamental questions:
- What should student learning look like?
- What outcomes should we strive for? What should we measure? How does it align with our vision?
- What must be done to achieve our vision?
- How do we insure sustainability?
Answering these questions often leads to the development of personalized learning approaches incorporating 1:1 programs transforming learning environments into dynamic communities of connected learners taking advantage of digital tools. TIG will discuss resources, research, and best practices for insuring successful 1:1 learning initiatives based on our relationships with organizations that include CoSN, Project RED, the Center for Digital Education, and ISTE as well as our experience deploying and supporting successful large scale learning initiatives across the United States including districts utilizing Chrome OS, Windows, iOS and MacOS.
As the use of digital learning advances, students at Ramirez Thomas Elementary in Santa Fe used educational technology to progress their learning outside normal classroom learning. The recent student council election was an opportunity to use digital learning in an innovative approach. Students running for Student Council wrote brief bios about their qualifications and using Google Forms, candidate names and background were placed on the school ballot. A Google website was created containing this information, accompanied by a video biography of them, recorded on iPads. Later, a “Meet the Candidate” event was held allowing select grades to see the candidates present their platform position using Google Hangout and broadcast on Smart Boards in the classrooms. When voting took place on election day, students accessed iPads to vote for candidates of their choice. The election was unlike the typical paper and pencil ballots of yesteryear providing an opportunity for both students and educators alike on how to enhance learning from the use of digital technology.
MAKERSPACES and S.T.E.A.M. rooms provide challenges and opportunities for student to think, create, problem solve, explore and discover. Thoughtful activities can and should align with the CCSS, ISTE and NextGen standards. During Part 1 of this workshop, you will be an inquisitive learner in a MAKERSPACE/S.T.E.A.M. playground where you can experiment with many of the activities we are currently using at Petroglyph and E.G. Ross. During Part 2 we will share our experiences developing and implementing a MAKERSPACE/S.T.E.A.M. room and facilitate your planning process so your school can have its own unique creative space for your students to learn!
MAKERSPACES and S.T.E.A.M. rooms provide challenges and opportunities for student to think, create, problem solve, explore and discover. Thoughtful activities can and should align with the CCSS, ISTE and NextGen standards. During Part 1 of this workshop, you will be an inquisitive learner in a MAKERSPACE/S.T.E.A.M. playground where you can experiment with many of the activities we are currently using at Petroglyph and E.G. Ross. During Part 2 we will share our experiences developing and implementing a MAKERSPACE/S.T.E.A.M. room and facilitate your planning process so your school can have its own unique creative space for your students to learn!