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TIES 2016

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7:30am CST

First Timers Session RegencyTroy Cherry • Susan Herder

8:30am CST

Whatever Happened to Joy? Nicollet A/B/C/DDean Shareski Leadership Seminar Northstar Ballroom AEric Schneider

10:30am CST

Determine Curriculum Before Technology and Design CedarAnthony Cortes Be Learner-Centered with Mobile Learning Great Lakes Ballroom CBarbara Bray Building Custom Data Dashboards with Google Data Studio Greenway D/EAndrew Stillman Designing Agile Learning Environments for Agile Futures Greenway H/IChristian Long Empowering Educators as Learners Great Lakes Ballroom BSean Martinson Let's Talk about Joy . . . and Other Stuff Lakeshore ADean Shareski Opportunities Abound for Digital Authors Greenway F/GTony Vincent Passionate Learners: How to Engage and Empower Your Students Nicollet B/CPernille Ripp Alternative Tech: How the Cloud makes Alternative Ed Better NokomisEric Turner Badges, Breakouts, and Certifications: Blended Professional Development Greenway JRocco Marchionda BreakoutEDU Executive BoardroomJeremy Holkup • Kelly Rexine Creating Cohesive GSuite Professional Development with Tracks Northstar Ballroom BMandy Froehlich Creating Global Learners in the 4 C's Classroom. Poster Table 5Steve Asper • LuAnne Oklobzija Creating with Code Nicollet AAngie Kalthoff Curate & Create with YouTube Great Lakes Ballroom CAndi Bodeau Developing a 'New Student' Technology Boot Camp with Schoology Poster Table 1Brad Scherer Gamifying Math Fact Mastery: ThatQuiz/QR Mashup! Poster Table 4Stephanie Draayer Google Apps, Office 365, and iWork, Collaboration tools for iPad SkywayApple • Inc. Google Classroom: Empowered by the Global Community Nicollet DGeri Feiock Google your Workflow Greenway ADanelle Dehne • Kathy Stalnaker How do I get connected with Twitter? An Introduction to learn how to use Twitter to get connected. Lake Superior ABret Domstrand Improving Communication Through Seesaw RegencyBritt Theis MakerSpace for some Raspberry Pi! Great Lakes Ballroom A2Jon Larson Making it Meta: Modeling Blended Learning for Teachers Lakeshore BKaren Qualey • Holly Skadsem My Hero Sphero - Using Sphere Robots in the Classroom Poster Table 2Aaron Athas Not just for Students: Seesaw for Highly Engaging, Fun Professional Development! Greenway B/CSheila Berger • Chris Gogolewski • Tina Henely • Megan Schwenn Personalization: Shifting from Compliant to Committed Learners St. CroixSarah Morinville Power Up & Get ConnectEd With Other EdTech Coaches! MinnetonkaChris Turnbull Self-Paced Middle School Math Classroom MinnehahaBrittany Johnson Splash Screen: Students Engaging Local Watersheds Using Mobile Technologies CalhounHeather Benedict • Sarah Carter • Joan Freese Technology-Infused Ideas for Learning-Centered Classrooms Lakeshore CNancy Van Erp • Diana Fenton Using Digital Formative Assessments to Differentiate in Math Poster Table 3Zach Eidelbes • Courtney Menden Using Digital Tools: Student Self-Reflection & Self-Assessment Poster Table 6Brianna Buck Using Innovation to Transform Your School or District CultureFULL HarrietEric Schneider ¿Hablas Minecraft? Game-based learning for Second Language Teacher Great Lakes Ballroom A3Glen Irvin Flores Digital Diner @ The TIES Playground: Student Tech Teams NorthwoodsAmanda Fay • Eric Gunderson • Andy Leiser • Jessica Moore • Cara Skoglund • Sara Speicher

11:45am CST

Mobile Assessment Platform (MAP), Bringing Theory into Practice CedarJeremy Johnson • Matthew Myrold STEM for All: Coding virtual robotics IslesElizabeth Orme • Anne Marie Pfaender #BrainBreaks: Using Improv to Inspire Creativity Nicollet B/CCarl Hooker Creating a Passionate Literacy Community Nicollet DPernille Ripp How To Set Your School on F.I.R.E.! Nicollet ABuddy Berry Virtual Reality. What the heck is it? Where can I find it? How can I create it? Lakeshore ALeslie Fisher * Grace in The Lion’s Den: A Technology Empowered Confrontation of Racism Great Lakes Ballroom A1Rebecca Bauer • Marilyn Buckvold • Andy Charrier Affecting Technology Policy in Education St. CroixPeter Kirwin Blending the Writer’s Workshop: Personalize, Motivate, Create! Great Lakes Ballroom A2Joanna Van Raden BREAK FREE from unread emails: Empower your communications with Remind Greenway D/EDave Blanchard BreakoutEDU Executive BoardroomJeremy Holkup • Kelly Rexine Coding, Robotics, and Empathy in the Language Arts Classroom Great Lakes Ballroom A3Andrew Smith Connect Your Students to eBooks & eResources in MackinVIA NokomisMackin • Shannon Miller ConnectED Learning for Minnesota Educators Greenway H/IJen Kohan CoSN: Moving From Privacy to Trust Northstar Ballroom BKeith Krueger CS First: Empowering Students with Computer Science Greenway B/CRachel Pierson Google Classroom Goodies Great Lakes Ballroom BAnne Gaspar • Andrea Johnson Grand Challenge Design Lakeshore BAndy Pethan Innovation Software SimulationFULL HarrietEric Schneider Integrating 3D Printing in a STEAM Project-Based Learning Environment Great Lakes Ballroom CKurt Becker • Allison Larsen iPad Photo Club: Build Your Students' Voices Through Photography Poster Table 2Donna Ohlgren Lightning Fast Chromebook Distribution Poster Table 6Steve Asper LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Using Video in the Classroom Greenway JDean Dahl • Meghan Haselbauer Living the Suite Life! Greenway ASheila Berger • Jessica Brandt • Tina Henely • Megan Schwenn One World School Lakeshore CSean Forde • Tami Moehring Ripping Off the Band-Aid: Guiding Change of Student Information & Learning Management Systems RegencySteve Buettner • Michael Walker Smart AMP Greenway F/GAnthony Hansen TED Talks In Elementary Education: Student Voice and Leadership Poster Table 4Kimberly Horst Tips and Tricks for iPad and Mac SkywayApple • Inc. Upgrading the Learning Journal to the Digital Age Poster Table 5Barb Erickson • Laura Wagenman_x000B_Uyen Sanders Using ChatterPix to Capture Your Students Learning Poster Table 3Ashlie Jacobs • Sarah Weber Using Scrum and Agile Software to Help Give Your Students a Voice Poster Table 1Nichole Miller Digital Diner @ The TIES Playground: Student Tech Teams NorthwoodsAmanda Fay • Eric Gunderson • Andy Leiser • Jessica Moore • Cara Skoglund • Sara Speicher Getting Hyped for Learning with HyperDocs! MinnehahaSusan Herder • Carla Staffa Getting Started with ArcGIS Online MinnetonkaShana Crosson • Jim Hanson More Tools for Your Flipping Toolbox Lake Superior BDihanna Fedder Personalized, Self-Paced Learning with Schoology Lake Superior ACory Klinge • Erin Schiller Turning Consumers into Creators with WeVideo CalhounSue Simonson • Kristin Wallace

12:50pm CST

Deepen Learning with Digital Portfolios IslesBria Jones Learning Object Repository: Shared Digital Resources CedarDave Grzeskowiak Crafting Questions That Drive Projects Nicollet ATony Vincent Creating Design Thinking Mindsets: Insight, Innovation, and Impact HarrietChristian Long Designing The School Of The Future . . . Today! Nicollet B/CBuddy Berry Global Collaboration to Fit Your Needs Nicollet DPernille Ripp Sync your Student Information System with Google Classroom Northstar Ballroom BAndrew Stillman A Successful Collaboration Story: Media Center + Engineering Great Lakes Ballroom A2Tim Berndt • Sara Swenson Apps for Content Integration for Elementary Classrooms Poster Table 5UYEN SANDERS SANDERS • Laura Wagenman Assessments Made Easy through Seesaw Poster Table 1Sara Connell Connected Educator Toolkit Greenway D/EAndy Leiser Create a Positive Digital Culture with your 1 to 1 Program Great Lakes Ballroom CBecky Jacobson • Sara Speicher Don't Shy Away from Greatness Greenway ANick Proud Engaging Learners Through Fung Shui Design Elements In The Classroom Poster Table 4Kimberly Horst Exploring Open Educational Resources RegencyRyan Cox Fraction Compositions: Music, Technology, and Math Integration Greenway JStephanie Draayer Free and Simple Formative Assessment Tools Great Lakes Ballroom BTammi Wilkins Gamification of Staff Development for New Initiatives Lakeshore AChuck Nelson • Jason Pelowski Inquiry & Student Surveys: Lessons From the Fireswamp Greenway B/CMichael Walker Integrate STEM and PBL into Your Daily Teaching Poster Table 3Stacy Busta • Sarah Kratcha Jumpstart 1:1 Instruction with Exploros NokomisDawn Nelson Leading Initiatives with Technology and Executing Change Lakeshore BDarren Ellwein • Travis Lape Providing Authentic Experiences: STEAM Integrated Physics Lakeshore CLaura Hensley • Sarah Morinville Saving September with Flexible Learning Days at ERHS St. CroixTroy Anderson • Paul Beckermann SMART Notebook 16: Empowering Student Learning Greenway F/GGeri Feiock Sphero: Gutter Edition Poster Table 6John Tomonovich Technology Tools that Build Community Great Lakes Ballroom A3Jodi Burling • Erin Franson Think, Learn, Do - Teaching Global Competence in the Elementary Classroom Greenway H/IKristy Ardinger What's new for iOS iPad - Education IT SkywayApple • Inc. What are the Benefits of National Honor Society and Student Council for Your Students? Poster Table 2Doug Erickson • Natalie Kenneally

1:30pm CST

Digital Diner @ The TIES Playground: Makerspace NorthwoodsLisa Christen • Jen Legatt • Donna Ohlgren • Matt Schneider • Barbara Thierl

1:55pm CST

Meet the New ISTE Standards for Students! Poster Table 4Laurie Conzemius • Jan Zanetis Teaching the Startup Mentality CedarDrew Lentz • Poppy Lyttle Virtualy Reality in the Classrom IslesJesse Hoffart Event-o-Matic: If Your Google Calendar and a Robot Had a Baby Northstar Ballroom BAndrew Stillman Open Q&A based on this question: 'How Might We Foster the Spirit of Design Thinking in Our Schools?' Great Lakes Ballroom A3Christian Long Tools You Can Use Tomorrow Nicollet B/CLeslie Fisher ABCs of Digital Tools for Elementary Instruction Great Lakes Ballroom CAbby Kath • Nicholas Marty Be a Curator: Developing your own Primary Source Sets Greenway H/IShana Crosson • Heidi Kloempken BreakoutEDU Executive BoardroomLinda Dierks • Kelly Johnson Bringing a District into the Twitterverse Greenway JJessica McMahon Creating a Global Impact: Integrating Technology into Service-Learning Greenway B/CGina Nelson Digital OER Science for Elementary Grades Greenway ADan McGuire Elementary Student Tech Teams Lakeshore BCara Skoglund Empowering Learners Through Storytelling Great Lakes Ballroom A2Kristin Wallace Equity and Technology: Beyond Access Great Lakes Ballroom A1Rachel Gorton • Dr. Stacie Stanley Everyone Can Code with Swift Playgrounds and Apple Classroom App SkywayApple • Inc. Google Apps 45 Nicollet AMark Garrison Google Sites: New & Improved Greenway D/EMiriam Tobola Igniting Innovation and Creativity in Our Makerspaces With Digital Tools and Apps Nicollet DShannon Miller Implementation Support for Minnesota's Digital Curriculum RegencyMarc Johnson Innovation: Let’s Hear from Industry Experts HarrietEric Schneider Oh the Places you can go in Minecraft Poster Table 2Tracy Pearson Our Transformational Journey With Genius Hour Greenway F/GRoss Alexandra • Jenny Huling • Claire Opsahl • Krista Pawlicki Shanley TV Lakeshore AShari McTaggart • Gabe Thomas Take the Leap! A Move Away from Interactive Whiteboards to Flexible Models of Presentation Great Lakes Ballroom BKaren Qualey • Holly Skadsem Teaching with Mouse Create NokomisJonathan Clemens Tech Tools to Support the SMPs St. CroixAshley Bingenheimer Technology During the Daily 5 Lakeshore CMelissa Leonard • Jenny Nitchals • Arielle Olson Using Google Drive to Improve Student Writing Poster Table 1Kurt Reynolds Using Social Media for Professional Growth Poster Table 3Art La Flamme • Kory Graham Using the Numbers App to Create Student Self-Assessments Poster Table 5UYEN SANDERS SANDERS • Laura Wagenman Use the Design Thinking Process to Redesign Learning Spaces MinnehahaBarbara Bray Easy and Amazing Video Creation on iPads MinnetonkaMarc Patton Media Arts: Igniting Artistic Literacy Through the Lens and Beyond CalhounJeremy Holien Timelapse Sketchnotes on the iPad Lake Superior AReshan Richards Using Google Forms and Add-ons to create time-saving applications Lake Superior BJesse Thorstad

3:00pm CST

Employing 3D Technology in Your Classroom IslesBob Courtney • Kevin Gish Empower learning utilizing the SMART Learning Suite Greenway F/GLibby Vaughn FileWave's Enpoint Systems Mgt. (for Windows, OS X-iOS & Android) CedarJon Shuler Inventing the Future through Failure Nicollet B/CBrad Gustafson Making Media that Sticks RegencyTony Vincent The Top 10 Things NOT to do in a 1:1 Nicollet DCarl Hooker Unscripted, Unplugged, Ask Anything, Tell All Great Lakes Ballroom A1Buddy Berry #MNlead Tweet Up Poster Table 4Michelle Ament • Bret Domstrand Become an Apple Teacher Program SkywayBrianna Buck BreakoutEDU Executive BoardroomLinda Dierks • Kelly Johnson Digital Citizenship in a Learning Community Great Lakes Ballroom A3Jenny Huling • Susan Semmler Drone Technology in the Classroom Great Lakes Ballroom A2Justin Larson Encourage Goal-Setting with GPS LifePlan Poster Table 2Randy LaFoy Fired Up For February - A PersonalizedPD Experience! Lakeshore BJosh Gauthier Get Your Chrome On! Top extensions that will change your classroom Great Lakes Ballroom BJo Jacobson • Terah Robinson Google Maps Virtual Field Trip Greenway H/IDerek Block • Joel Block Hands On With Exploros: Making It Work Poster Table 5Dawn Nelson iPad Apps for Bilingual/Multilingual Literacy Across Content Areas Poster Table 6Anne Grace Donatucci Learn How to Organize and Assess in a Personalized Learning Environment Greenway D/ETravis Lape Middle School Girls Only Coding Clubs Lakeshore CJulee Brentwood My Favorite Things Nicollet ATami Brass Pushing Change - 10 Things That Need 'Unsettling' HarrietKristin Daniels • Patrick Morrow • Rob Swanson Refreshing ISTE's Standards for Teachers Northstar Ballroom BMichael Main Shifting Your Professional Development Mindset Greenway B/CAmy Arbogash • Paul Hermes STEAM 2.0: developing performance character through Design Thinking and Product Creation Lakeshore AApril Berthiaume • Gina Doe • Rob Reetz Student Led Chromebook Repair Great Lakes Ballroom CSue Simonson Student-Created Google Site as Portfolios in Lab or CTE Courses St. CroixMatt Deutsch Technology in a Project Based School Greenway ACory Anda • Nick Ryan The Chronology of Data NokomisDelonna Darsow The Five Digital Tools I Can't Teach Without Poster Table 1Kurt Reynolds The Paperless Classroom: Improved efficiency, Instant feedback, Less waste! Poster Table 3Malachi Johnson • Jeremy Kramer We Are Growing Our Own Staff Using Online Solutions Greenway JDarren Kermes • Ann Werner Digital Diner @ The TIES Playground: Makerspace NorthwoodsLisa Christen • Jen Legatt • Donna Ohlgren • Matt Schneider • Barbara Thierl