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7:30am CST

First Timers Session RegencyTroy Cherry • Susan Herder

8:30am CST

Mobile Learning Mindset Nicollet A/B/C/DCarl Hooker Leadership Seminar LaSalleEric Schneider

10:30am CST

eSpark Learning CedarNellie Herchenbach Keyboarding Online – Real Skills. Prevent Hunting and Pecking! IslesDJ Ellsworth Chromebook: The Why and How Northstar Ballroom ALeslie Fisher Coding Camps, MakerMinis and Hackathons Great Lakes Ballroom A1Rafranz Davis Creating Design Thinking Mindsets: Insight, Innovation, and Impact Nicollet B/CChristian Long Expand Project-Based Learning with Voice and Choice Great Lakes Ballroom CBarbara Bray Getting the Most Out of Google Domain Groups Northstar Ballroom BAndrew Stillman iPad as the Teacher's Pet Nicollet ATony Vincent That's so Fake: Skills and Strategies for Truth Finding Nicollet DDean Shareski Balancing Personalized Learning in a 1:1 Classroom Great Lakes Ballroom A2Jamie Hawkinson • Kristen Powell Become an Apple Teacher Poster Table 5Brianna Buck • Zach Eidelbes BreakoutEDU Executive BoardroomLaura Tessmer Coding the the Classroom with ScratchJr and PBS Kids Scratch Jr Greenway B/CAnn Nicholson Connecting Across the World with Interactive Video Conferencing Poster Table 3Jon Larson Coping with COPPA; What Teachers need to know St. CroixJessica McMahon Creating Collaborative Websites Greenway H/ICaitlin Cahill Customizing Lessons for Communications and Media Literacy Poster Table 2Kara Laird • Laura Petersen Developing a K-6 Project-Based Learning STEAM Maker Campus MinnetonkaKurt Becker • Allison Larsen Get Rid of Grade Levels: A Personalized Learning Recipe for Public School Districts Greenway JTravis Lape Google Chrome Tools that Work for Everyone Greenway F/GJulie Ray • Tammi Wilkins Integrating Technology into Elementary Literacy Poster Table 4Katie Ness • Kathryn Salmela Launching Students into Loving School Lakeshore BBlake Henely • Josh McRae • Dewey Schara Limitless Learning with Google Tools Great Lakes Ballroom BJen Legatt Making a Makerspace Lakeshore ACharlie Beck • Christina Lindstrom PBS ScratchJr: Creating Student Stories NokomisLeah Defenbaugh • Alex Dexheimer Personalized Learning Plans using GAFE Great Lakes Ballroom A3Dwayne Johnson • Mark Kuske Presenting Live From ...Here, There, & Everywhere! Greenway D/EChris Turnbull SCRUM it Up! Greenway ABen Drewelow • Mike Smart STEM Challenge Centers Poster Table 1Sarah Armstrong • Anthony Hansen Take your Google Classroom to the Next Level! RegencyJo Jacobson • Terah Robinson Tech Coach Toolbox Lake Superior BBritta Leino The IT that nobody knows about….Innovation Teams HarrietMandy Froehlich Tools to Support a Student Designed Learning Environment CalhounMatthew Flugum Using Seesaw with Other iPad Apps to Differentiate and Meet Academic Standards SkywayKimberly Johnson • Sara Frater_x000B_Megan Rusterholtz Virtual partnering with another classroom in another part of the world Lakeshore CHelen Mongan-Rallis • Donald Rallis We Broke Social Studies, Now Let's Fix It MinnehahaCory Klinge Yes, You Can Hold a TEDx Event At Your School! Lake Superior AJosh Gauthier Digital Diner @ The TIES Playground: Coding/Programming NorthwoodsLaurie Aaronson • Julie Alton • Angie Kalthoff • Mike Staum

11:45am CST

Automated Daily Intervention Scheduling IslesJoseph Connelly Empower your students with SMART amp, powered by Google. Greenway F/GLibby Vaughn Grit and Growth Mindset Empowers Content Fluency CedarPatrick Staley 5 Minutes of Creativity Nicollet ADean Shareski A Gadgets Freak's Favorite Gadgets! Northstar Ballroom ALeslie Fisher Hacking School Workflows 102: Automating Tasks from Rows of Google Sheets Data using Apps Script Greenway D/EAndrew Stillman Question the Status Quo Nicollet B/CTony Vincent Authentic Assessments in Science Poster Table 5Sara Hunt • Frederick Stock BreakoutEDU Executive BoardroomLaura Tessmer Code Studio from Code.org Great Lakes Ballroom CAnne Gaspar • Andrea Johnson Creating Videos to Flip Your Classroom Poster Table 1Heidi Diercks Digital Literacy for a Mobile Generation Lakeshore AKevin Neff Educator's Essential iPad Toolkit Nicollet DKari Gerhart • Caroline Little Engaging Students with QR Codes Poster Table 3Ashlie Jacobs • Sarah Weber Forget Student Government…It’s Time to Launch Student Innovation Teams HarrietEric Schneider Going 1:1 with Chromebooks in Middle School Poster Table 2Nate Grundahl • Jerreh Kujabi • Michael Mades Introducing a free, online Digital Storytelling course in support of K-College faculty Great Lakes Ballroom A3Pete McCauley • Christiane Reilly • Scott Spicer • Greg Steinke Introduction to Scratch: Develop Coding Skills in the Elementary Classroom Poster Table 4Erica Graffunder • Mitch Jacobson Magic School Bus - The Ultimate Field Trip with Google Great Lakes Ballroom BBen Friesen Making the new ISTE standards work for us! Great Lakes Ballroom A1Derik Gustafson • Eric Harder • Tina Henely • Josh McRae • Lana Peterson • Amy Thuesen On Demand Professional Development Greenway B/CTroy Anderson • Pamela Beckermann • Greg Heinecke • Anthony VonBank Overview of the Minnesota Department of Education's Data Center NokomisHolly Brunson Pokémon Go on Campus Greenway H/IArt La Flamme • Josh Gauthier Practice What You Teach Lakeshore BAli LaLonde • Sarah Morinville • Sue Simonson • Julie Thomas • Kristin Wallace Producing Student-Led Conferences using Google Slides SkywayMelissa Pedersen Solving the multi-site curriculum challenge: One district's quest for developing and communicating a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum Greenway AMatthew Flugum • Sarah Klitzke The Best of PBL! RegencyKris Szajner The Power of Integration: Promoting Learning Through Technology in a Multi-Disciplinary Classroom Great Lakes Ballroom A2Matt Beversdorf • Heidi Marks • Joel Prazak The “Plan A Project” Platform for Supporting English Language Arts Teachers Planning Instruction for Technology Integration St. CroixRichard Beach • Gregory Klotz • John Scott Tweet! Not Just for the Birds Greenway JJessie Erickson Win Back Time With Gmail and Zero Inbox Lakeshore CChristopher L White Digital Diner @ The TIES Playground: Coding/Programming NorthwoodsLaurie Aaronson • Julie Alton • Angie Kalthoff • Mike Staum Challenge PD - Using Google Sheets to Push Learning Lake Superior BKristin Daniels • Patrick Morrow • Rob Swanson Dream it, Build it! Create Mobile Apps with App Inventor CalhounAndrea Wilson Vazquez From We to Me: Understanding & Using WeVideo! MinnetonkaJaclyn Bremer Less Clicks, More Learning on Schoology Lake Superior ACory Klinge Robots: The Jetsons(TM) have landed in your Classroom, Now What? MinnehahaMeghan Haselbauer • Angie Potts

12:50pm CST

Digital Signage Poster Table 5Steve Asper ClassFlow: An Engaging Classroom NokomisRoy Jones • Jessica Wark Digital Data: Driving Differentiated Instruction CedarLori Smith Using Canvas for Personalized Learning IslesPaul Pham Blue Lobster Ideas and How to Grow Them HarrietBuddy Berry Build a Passion-Based Classroom and School Nicollet B/CBarbara Bray Capturing and Editing Digital Images and Video on a Mobile Device Northstar Ballroom ALeslie Fisher Inspiring Change Through Passion, Wonder and Voice Nicollet ARafranz Davis Administrators: Model your tech practices Greenway F/GMike Berding Amp Up Your Game With Google Classroom! Nicollet DBrady Baxter An Introduction to the New ISTE Student Standards Greenway D/ESusan Larson Beyond SAMR Ladders & Pools: A Framework for Teaching & Learning Great Lakes Ballroom A3Dave Eisenmann • Eric Schneider Bootstrap: Video Game Programming with Algebra Great Lakes Ballroom A1Emma Youndtsmith Co-Teaching with Google Greenway AKris Szajner Collaborate with Peers through the Video Educator’s Personal Learning Network Lakeshore CTami Moehring • Jan Zanetis Collaborative Curriculum--now what? Great Lakes Ballroom BKaren Johnson • Jon Voss Digital Citizenship & Classroom Management Lakeshore AShawn Brandt Dynamic Learning with Digital Curriculum Great Lakes Ballroom A2Caitlin Cahill Flipping Your Math Classroom Poster Table 4Derik Gustafson Implementing iPads 1:1 for beginners SkywayMaggie Lee • Jordan Snow Librarian's Role in 1:1 Northstar Ballroom BDoug Johnson Linking Educators, Youth and Learners in Computational Thinking Greenway JAlice Anderson • Siri Anderson • Kathryn Guimond • Evelyn Johnson Math Intervention Using Spring Math RegencyDr Amanda VanDerHeyden Myths and Facts about Copyright Greenway H/ITammi Wilkins Scope and Sequence K-12 is the Bling that makes Technology Integration Successful Lakeshore BDeanna Kovash • Jeff Morris • Sandra Wieser-Matthews Teachers' Evaluations of the Usability, Relevancy, and Social Participation of Professional Development Resource Sites Poster Table 2Richard Beach • Kris Isaacson The Elementary Evolution: Bringing our School into the 21st Century Intentionally Poster Table 3Blake Henely • Josh McRae • Dewey Schara The FAQ about BYOD at CLSD St. CroixBridget Budig • Janelle Hermann Transforming Learning in a Project-Based/Personalized Learning Zone Greenway B/CAaron Athas • Andy Brown Using Seesaw to Create a Home/School Connection Poster Table 1Mary Casserly Why You Should Care about Open Educational Resources (OER) Great Lakes Ballroom CJon Fila

1:30pm CST

Digital Diner @ The TIES Playground: Playful Learning NorthwoodsDave Blanchard • Lee Anne Brockman • Dhaivyd Hilgendorf • Holly Nelson • Lesli Skarphol

1:55pm CST

Transforming Learning Instead of Digitizing Teaching IslesCindy Elsberry What's New With Jamf Pro Greenway D/EJason Busch Become the Super-Powered Overlord of Your Chromebook Deployment Nicollet B/CAndrew Stillman Creating a Culture of Creativity HarrietBrad Gustafson Designing Agile Learning Environments for Agile Futures Greenway H/IChristian Long How To Set Your School on F.I.R.E.! Northstar Ballroom BBuddy Berry Making Presentations that Pop with Mobile Apps RegencyRafranz Davis Using Failure and Risk-taking to Cultivate Creativity Nicollet DCarl Hooker 3-D Printing Takes Learning to a New Dimension Poster Table 4Chris Schiemann A to Z: Techniques to Leverage Learning Great Lakes Ballroom BDihanna Fedder Amp Up Your PD Without Feeling “Naked and Afraid”! Great Lakes Ballroom A3Lora Rantanen • Kelly Weets AppSmash for All SkywayKari Gerhart • Caroline Little Blended PD Using a Learning Management System Great Lakes Ballroom CRyan Bisson • Tammi Provart BreakoutEDU Executive BoardroomMark Johnson • Jeremy Mikla Bring Technology and Innovation Tools into a History Classroom Greenway AMatthew Dick Classroom Cribs Poster Table 6LuAnne Oklobzija Digital Learning: How to Empower Successful Students St. CroixDean Dahl • Meghan Haselbauer Easily Teach Reading Across the Curriculum Using Technology NokomisKarin Hogen Fantasy Learning (Think Fantasy Football, but for Learning) Poster Table 1Joe Klumper Formative Assessment with Technology Great Lakes Ballroom A1Laurie Conzemius In-class Field Trips with Google Tour Builder Poster Table 3Luke Feierabend Instant Relevance, Using Today's Experiences to Teach Tomorrow's Lessons Greenway JDenis Sheeran MN #DigCit Trends & What Schools Can Do About It Great Lakes Ballroom A2Dave Eisenmann Paradigm Shift: Creating & Implementing a Flexible Learning Model District-Wide Lakeshore AKelsey Nash • Holly Skadsem Personalization - We lived to tell about it! Lakeshore BAli LaLonde • Julie Thomas Power Up! STEM, Video Game Design, and MaKeyMaKey for K-12 Students Poster Table 2Alexander Tofte Real Coding for Students through Bitsbox Poster Table 5Joe Risteau Transforming Learning with SMART Notebook 16 Greenway F/GMelissa Black Using Technology & Games to Review (like Amazing Race or a Quest) Lakeshore CMike Floersch Using the News in the Classroom for Relevancy and Rigor Greenway B/CNBC Learn Empower Learners with Seesaw - Ambassador Idea Share Lake Superior BSara Connell • Angela Gadtke Computational Thinking as a Habit of Mind MinnetonkaLaurie Aaronson • Eileen King • Andrea Wilson Vazquez DigitalWorks: Digital Storytelling and Documentary Filmmaking CalhounSusannah Harris • Carol Henseler Exploring Renewable Energy through Online Challenges MinnehahaMichael Arquin Fabulous Forms Lake Superior AChristopher L White

3:00pm CST

Designing The School Of The Future . . . Today! Nicollet DBuddy Berry Empowering Students as Learners Nicollet B/CSean Martinson Move Over Spiral Notebooks: iPads for Exceptional Note Taking Nicollet ATony Vincent Open Q&A based on this question: 'How Might You Start Re-imagining Your Learning Spaces?' Greenway H/IChristian Long Active/Close Reading Strategies: Marking the Internet, not just the Text Greenway B/CKevin Matuseski BreakoutEDU Executive BoardroomMark Johnson • Jeremy Mikla EMPOWAR - Empower learners with AR (Augmented Reality) Poster Table 3Anne Gaspar • Andrea Johnson Enhancing Maps to Tell Stories Greenway AShana Crosson Flipped and Blended Learning with EdPuzzle Northstar Ballroom BTracy Purdy G Suite Admin Console Best Practices and Insights Great Lakes Ballroom A1Melissa Benson Google Cardboard Great Lakes Ballroom CMolly Schroeder iBeacon Projects for Your Classroom Greenway JMarc Johnson Interact with Aurasma Poster Table 4Anne Gaspar • Andrea Johnson Leading Greatness HarrietPatrick Snyder • Nick Proud Math Intervention Using Spring Math Great Lakes Ballroom BDr Amanda VanDerHeyden Meta-Tutorial: A Tutorial for Creating Tutorials St. CroixJescia Hopper Online Assessments Lakeshore BTroy Reynolds Personalize the Digital Classroom with Innovative Strategies That Work Greenway D/EDanielle Bukal • Michael Krill Personalizing the Kindergarten Classroom Poster Table 2Brianna Buck • Kellie Lewis SeeSaw: Digital Student Portfolios RegencyAndy Larson Step Up your Symbaloo Poster Table 1Laurie Conzemius Teachnology: Teaching and Learning WITH Technology Great Lakes Ballroom A3Amy Thuesen Technology Innovation: One Student Big Change Lakeshore CMark Garrison Tracking Formative Assessments on your iPad SkywayRyan Bisson • Tammi Provart Using Drones and Lego EV3s to Engage Youth in Programming Greenway F/GJulie Alton Virtual Professional Development in Math and Science for Minnesota PLCs Great Lakes Ballroom A2Lee Schmitt • John Shepard • Jon Voss • Jessica Wiley You Know It...So Show It: Ways to Use Apps to Highlight Student Understanding and Personal Style Lakeshore AMelissa DuBose • Sara Hunt Digital Diner @ The TIES Playground: Playful Learning NorthwoodsDave Blanchard • Lee Anne Brockman • Dhaivyd Hilgendorf • Holly Nelson • Lesli Skarphol 90 Seconds to 21st Century Skills Poster Table 5Jennifer Verbrugge