ISTE 2016 Recommended Sessions
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ISTE 2016 is right around corner and BrainPOP has a packed schedule! Beyond our POPUp Classroom, BrainPOPpers, Certified BrainPOP Educators, and friends of BrainPOP will be presenting throughout the conference. Be sure to make time in your schedule to catch sessions on an array of topics from STEAM/STEM, creative assessment, and Spanish language resources to tech tools for PE, game-based learning, and coding. Below is just a quick overview of our schedule – for a more detailed look, check out our ISTE page.
Pre-Conference: Saturday, June 25
Mobile MegaShare
Carrie Mignano & Arturo Guajardo, BrainPOP
2-6 pm ♦ Convention Center, Room 405 ♦ Details
Pre-Conference: Sunday, June 26
Intel Education Visionaries: STEAMing Ahead With Girls & IT!
Kari Stubbs, PhD, BrainPOP ♦ Dr. Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow
9-10 am ♦ Westin Denver Downtown, Horace Tabor Room
Make – Don’t Take – Examinations Evaluating Students on Knowledge They Construct
Emily Silverman, Techniculturist
12:30-3:30 pm ♦ Hyatt Regency, Capital Ballroom 5 ♦ Pre-register/$123 fee
Digital Content to Support Mobile Learning for Refugee Students Around the World
Maya Goffer, BrainPOP
7-8:30 pm ♦ Convention Center Lobby D, Table 15 ♦ Details
Monday, June 27
STEM Playground: A New Way of Thinking
Robert Miller, Port Orange Elementary (FL) ♦ Rayna Freedman, Jordan/Jackson Elementary (MA)
8-11:30 am ♦ Convention Center Concourse E ♦ Details
Technologia Para Hispanohablantes: Spanish-Language Digital Resources
Dr. Rita Oates, Oates Associates ♦ Joe McCright, Stowe Elementary (IA)
8-10 am ♦ Convention Center Lobby D, Table 6 ♦ Details
50 PE Tech Tools to Enhance Student Learning & Make Academic Connections
Betty Ann Fish, SCH Academy
11 am-1 pm ♦ Convention Center Lobby D, Table 35 ♦ Details
Redefining the Math Classroom: The Transformational Power of Technology
Sandra Chow, Toronto District School Board
12:30-2 pm ♦ Hyatt, Capital Ballroom 2 ♦ Pre-register/$63 fee
Leadership for Digital Learning Near & Far: View from International Schools
Kari Stubbs, PhD, BrainPOP ♦ Dr. Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow ♦ Dr. Matt Harris, British School of Jakarta
12:45-1:45 pm ♦ Convention Center Room 201 ♦ Details
Games in the Classroom: Getting the Recipe Right
Jessica Millstone, BrainPOP ♦ Katharine Burek, Classroom, Inc. ♦ Jackson Westenskow, Institute of Play
2-4 pm ♦ Convention Center Lobby D, Table 2 ♦ Details
SOLD OUT! Level Up Your Teaching with Game-Based Learning Strategies
Mike Jones, Illinois State University ♦ Mary Baker, Erin Spencer, & Dr. Kristin Brynteson, Northern Illinois University
2:30-3:30 pm ♦ Convention Center Mile High Ballroom 1 E/F ♦ Details
10 Years of “20 to Watch”
Kari Stubbs, PhD, BrainPOP ♦ Rob Dickson, Omaha Public Schools ♦ Dr. Ann Flynn, NSBA ♦ Dyane Smokorowski, Andover Public Schools (KS)
2:30-3:30 pm ♦ Convention Center Mile High Foyer, PLN Lounge ♦ Details
ISTE Game Show
Kari Stubbs, PhD ♦ Kathy Schrock ♦ Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, Powerful Learning Practice ♦ Laurie Conzemius, Tech Trainer & Curriculum Specialist
4:15-5:15 pm ♦ Convention Center TIP (Booth 3869) ♦ Details
Personalized Perspectives on Creating Equitable Digital Learning Experiences for Teachers & Students
Patricia Brown, Old Bonhamme School (MO) ♦ Dr. Nicol Howard, Santa Ana USD (CA) ♦ Carla Jefferson, Darlington County School District (SC) ♦ Regina Schaffer, Bayview Elementary (NJ) ♦ Sarah-Jane Thomas, Prince George’s County Public Schools (MD) ♦ Shana White, Creekland Middle School (GA)
5:30-6:45 pm ♦ Convention Center Room 505 ♦ Details
Tuesday, June 28
Can K-12 EdTech Procurement Change to Keep Pace With Innovation?
Robert Miller, Port Orange Elementary (FL) ♦ Kirk Anderson, Denver Public Schools ♦ Hal Friedlander, Technology for Education Consortium ♦ Adam Garry, Pearson Achievement Solutions ♦ Jeff Mao, Common Sense Education ♦ Mike Patterson, CDW
2:15-3:15 pm ♦ Convention Center Room 505 ♦ Details
SOLD OUT! Play Like a Girl: A Look at Games & Coding
Kari Stubbs, PhD, BrainPOP ♦ Dr. Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow
2:15-3:15 pm ♦ Convention Center Mile High Ballroom 4 E/F ♦ Details
STEM on a Shoestring K-5
Julianne Ross-Kleinmann, Foote School (CT) ♦ Jessica Shupik, School District of Philadelphia
4:30-7:30 pm ♦ Hyatt Regency, Capital Ballroom 5 ♦ Pre-register/$123 fee
Wednesday, June 29
PD With a One-Two Punch: Sharing BrainPOP Via Google Classroom
Steve Isaacs, William Anin Middle School (NJ) ♦ Cathy Cheo-Isaacs, Trevor Day School (NY)
10:15-11:15 am ♦ Convention Center Room 601, Table 1 ♦ Details
SOLD OUT! KinderTech: Tools for Integrating Technology in the Primary Classroom
Nikki Vradenburg, LaMotte School (MT)
10:15-11:15 am ♦ Convention Center Mile High Ballroom 3B ♦ Details
