Presentations
Connecting Online Conference 2012
2/5/12, 8:00 - 9:00pm
In the school of the future, teachers plan together to design units and projects that integrate multiple subject areas and technologies. Students work collaboratively and independently using a variety of 21st Century tools to embrace new literacies and enhance communication, motivation, understanding, and accountability. There are national/international standards for new media use and technology integration put out by ISTE, NCTE, and other organizations that can be used as guides. School communities perpetually innovate and use available resources academically, responsibly, and respectfully. Still, we need to constantly grapple with the following questions: How are students using new media? How are teachers modeling how to use these tools appropriately? How are we preparing our digital natives to be digital citizens?
Educon 2.4, Philadelphia, PA
1/28/12, 3:00 - 4:30pm
Collaborating with New Media Literacies, co-presented with Don Buckley
In the school of the future, teachers plan together to design units and projects that integrate multiple subject areas and technologies. Students work collaboratively and independently using a variety of 21st Century tools to embrace new literacies and enhance communication, motivation, understanding, and accountability. There are national/international standards for new media use and technology integration put out by ISTE, NCTE, and other organizations that can be used as guides. School communities perpetually innovate and use available resources academically, responsibly, and respectfully. Still, we need to constantly grapple with the following questions: How are students using new media? How are teachers modeling how to use these tools appropriately? How are we preparing our digital natives to be digital citizens?
PNAIS Fall Educators Conference, Redmond, WA
10/14/2011, 1:00 - 2:15pm
Collaborating with New Media and New Literacies
In the school of the future, teachers plan together to design units and projects that integrate multiple subject areas and technologies. Students work collaboratively and independently using a variety of 21st Century tools to embrace new literacies and enhance communication, motivation, understanding, and accountability. School communities perpetually innovate and use available resources academically, responsibly, and respectfully. Still, we need to constantly grapple with the following questions: How are students using new media? How are teachers modeling how to use these tools appropriately? How are we preparing our digital natives to be digital citizens?
EdCampNYC, New York, NY
10/1/11 2:00 - 3:00pm
Cool Stuff We Do at The School at Columbia University
An overview of our New Media Server and some examples of collaborative, integrated, mulit-disciplinary, multi-media projects.
140edu Conference, New York, NY
8/3/11 (Day Two) 3:30 - 3:45pm
Educators Taking Control of their Own Professional Development, co-presented with Ann Leaness (@aleaness) and Meenoo Rami (@mrami2). Panel facilitated by Shelly S Terrell (@ShellTerrell)
TEDxPhiladelphiaED, New York, NY
6/25/11, 1:00 - 7:00pm
Presented ways to use Livescribe.com and the Echo Smartpen (all attendees at the event were gifted a pen!)
Friends Seminary, New York, NY
6/22/11, 9:00 - 3:00pm
Collaborating with GoogleApps
Full day workshop with faculty to show them how to use GoogleApps to increase productivity, collaboration, organization.
Teach21: The Institute for 21st Century Teachers, New York, NY
6/21/11, 10:00 - 12:30pm
Collaborating with New Media in the 21st Century Classroom
We will look at different 21st century communication tools and demonstrate how they play out in the classroom and in the school of the future. The School at Columbia has built a web 2.0 "safe playground" in which students, starting in 3rd grade, learn to contribute to online culture building. By providing this mediascape for students, we grapple with a number of questions: How are our students using these tools? How are we teaching our students to use these tools appropriately? By asking these questions, we reflect on the impact of new media tools in the 21st century classroom.
6/23/2011, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Social Networking and Literacy
EdCampPhilly, Philadelphia, PA
5/21/11, 10:00 - 11:00am
Getting EducaTED: Teaching with Ideas Worth Spreading
This session is about how to incorporate TED Talks into the classroom. Last week, I used a Hans Rosling talk to initiate a conversation about Data Visualization. In the past I've shown videos about teaching students design-thinking, green schools, recycling, 3D-printing of human organs, and many more. Let's share the how, why, what to share with students and faculty.
NAIS National Association of Independent Schools, 2011 Annual Conference, Washington, DC
2/24/11, 8:00 - 9:00am
Static Systems/Dynamic Ideas: Managing Tradition and Innovation in Our Schools, co-presented with Jason Ramsden, Linda Vasu
Carol Dweck's research revealed that a growth mindset is a critical ingredient in student motivation and achievement. How, then, do we shift the dominant leadership paradigm in our schools to implement a growth mindset through the use of small changes that have lasting effects? Join us as we lead a discussion on managing tradition and innovation in our schools.
Connecting Online Conference 2011
2/5/11, 6:00 - 7:00pm
This presentation is about using new media in the Middle School Language Arts classroom to increase motivation, understanding, and accountability. The public nature of this new media increases student motivation (to read, to publish, to comment, to connect) and accountability (Am I reading regularly? Am I understanding what I read? Am I contributing to the discussion?) One example of how this is done is our in-house Independent Reading Site (powered by Google Apps). Students populate the site with an ever-increasing selection of book reviews; These reviews can be in the form of text, video, or drawings. Another example is how we create Book Groups on our in-house Elgg social network. Students communicate with each other in and out of school to document key quotes, vocabulary terms, and ongoing discussions about the book. In essence, our middle school students are social networking around literature.
Educon 2.3, Philadelphia, PA
1/29/11, 12:30 - 2:00pm
Crafting Character, co-presented with Meredith Stewart
Social media sites and social networking tools/devices are increasingly brought into the classroom as means for completing collaborative projects. Students are expected to use technology academically, respectfully, and responsibly, yet outside of school, their personal use of technology often demonstrates a lack of the same amount of thoughtfulness. Considering the public, permanent, and traceable nature of digital footprints, how do we as educators reinforce using technology appropriately outside of the classroom? Students need to recognize that their communications and actions contribute to their character. In an age where everyone uses Google (including high school counselors, college admissions, and employers), it is more important than ever to initiate conversations with students about how their immediate online choices have potentially permanent ramifications. This presentation will help guide those necessary discussions.
1/30/11, 12:30 - 2:00pm
Grassroots Professional Development, co-presented with Basil Kolani
Every teacher in every school needs professional development, but not everyone has the resources available to make it happen. The good news is that you don't need massive resources to pull off great PD. This session will describe several ideas for delivering homegrown professional development within your school and collaborating with others.
10/26/10, 12:00pm
You can watch/hear my 20 minute presentation here: License to Cull with Creative Commons and yolink
CRSTE The Capital Region Society for Technology in Education Global Symposium 2010
10/19/10, 9:00pm
Google Apps in the Classroom
You can hear my hour-long presentation here by opening the archived Elluminate session.
TSETC Tri-State Educational Technology Conference 2010, New Milfod, NJ
10/2/10, 2:15pm - 3:00pm
Grassroots Professional Development, co-presented with Basil Kolani
Every teacher needs professional development, but not everyone has the resources available for it. The good news: You don't need massive resources for great PD.
ISTE International Society of Technology Education, 2010 Annual Conference, Denver, CO
6/30/10, 8:30am – 9:30am
Collaborating with Google Apps in the 21st-Century Classroom, co-presented with Gina Marcel
In the 21st Century school of the future, collaboration and digital citizenship are encouraged and enhanced by a 1:1 laptop program and use of open source platforms and programs. No longer does one need to pay for pricey Mail software and word processing suites. Google Apps enables schools to be in control, productive, efficient, and creative. Teachers can share tests as Google forms, collate data in a Google spreadsheet, generate Google class sites, and embed Google presentations and videos. Participants will be able to confidently create a google site to communicate with children/parents/administrators, showcase work, gather all materials, and generate online discussions.
EdCampPhilly, Philadelphia, PA
5/22/10, EdCamp Philly is an unconference devoted to K-12 Education issues and ideas.
10:00am - 11:00am
Collaborating with Google Apps, co-presented with Katy Gartside and Nancy Wong
11:00am - 12:00pm
iPads in the classroom, co-presented with Ann Leaness and Julie Meyer
2:30pm - 3:30pm
The World of Google Apps, co-presented with Kristen Swanson, Frank Williams, Rita Chuchran
NALS National Association of Laboratory Schools, 2010 Annual Conference, Muncie, IN
4/8/10, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Collaborating with Google Apps in the 21st Century Classroom, co-presented with Marisa Guastaferro
In our integrated Language Arts classroom, students work collaboratively and independently using Google Apps, iMovie, and Garageband to enhance their learning experience and share with their classmates. This demonstration is about using new media in the Middle School Language Arts classroom to increase motivation, understanding, and accountability. One example of how this is done is our in-house Independent Reading Site (powered by Google Apps). Students populate the site with an ever-increasing selection of book reviews; These reviews can be in the form of text, video, or drawings. In the differentiated English classroom, an independent reading program is essential to allow students to read and analyze at their own level and pace. The public nature of this new media increases student motivation (to read, to publish, to comment, to connect) and accountability (Am I reading regularly? Am I understanding what I read?) Because our Independent Reading Site is power by Google, students can quickly and easily search the site for book titles, genres, authors, and other classmates. Students are encouraged to comment on each others reviews and seek out new titles based on recommendations from their peers. In essence, our middle school students are social networking around literature. We are excited to share other examples of how we are using New Media in the Language Arts classroom.
NAIS National Association of Independent Schools, 2009 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
2/27/09, 8:00am - 9:00am
Using Social Networks in the Academic School Environment, co-presented with Don Buckley, Andrew Gardner, and Gina Marcel
The population of the United States is just over 300 million. There are 225 million MySpace accounts. Over 100 social networking sites exist. What percentage of 12–17 year olds have an online profile? (source: PEW) Technologists from The School (NY) will explain how social networking can be used successfully in the school environment to educate our digital natives.
NAIS National Association of Independent Schools, 2008 Annual Conference, New York, NY
2/28/08, 1:45pm - 2:45pm
21st Century Communication Tools and the School of the Future, co-presented with Don Buckley, Jenny Howland, and Andrew Gardner
In this discussion technologists from the School at Columbia University will look at the “other” 21st century communication tools, including social networking, blogs, wikis, Twitter, Tumblr, YackPack, Pownce, Twine, and more. They will demonstrate how these tools play out in the classroom and in the schools of the future.
