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TIES 2016

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8:30am CST

Classroom Covered in Goo(gle)LIMITED MinnehahaTroy Cherry Diving into Google Docs: Go Beyond the BasicsLIMITED CalhounDihanna Fedder Full STEAM Ahead! Integrating STEAM into Every ClassroomLIMITED MinnetonkaAlexandra Brown Teaching Kids How to Create and Give Effective PresentationsLIMITED Greenway B/CKathy Kraemer • Tim Leistikow Transform Your School Culture with InnovationLIMITED RegencyEric Schneider Using Social Media in EducationLIMITED St. CroixCyndy Harrison

12:30pm CST

AppMazing DragonsLIMITED CalhounDihanna Fedder Funky Fun with Google FormsLIMITED SkywayMichael Main Tech Tools to Personalize Learning for Students and EducatorsLIMITED Greenway AAshley Bingenheimer • Cory Klinge

8:30am CST

Learn to Love Your Google Forms: Getting StartedLIMITED Greenway JDihanna Fedder Makerspaces to Empower Student LearningFILLING CalhounTravis Lape Social Media: Professional Growth and ValueLIMITED MinnehahaDarren Ellwein

12:30pm CST

Learn to Love Your Google Forms Even More!FILLING Greenway JDihanna Fedder Powerful ProjectsLIMITED Northstar Ballroom BTony Vincent Technology Integration Specialists' Collaborative WorkshopLIMITED NokomisAnthony VonBank Turning Consumers into Creators with WeVideoLIMITED SkywaySue Simonson • Kristin Wallace

10:30am CST

Badges, Breakouts, and Certifications: Blended Professional Development Greenway JRocco Marchionda 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 MakerSpace for some Raspberry Pi! Great Lakes Ballroom A2Jon Larson Making it Meta: Modeling Blended Learning for Teachers Lakeshore BKaren Qualey • Holly Skadsem Not just for Students: Seesaw for Highly Engaging, Fun Professional Development! Greenway B/CSheila Berger • Chris Gogolewski • Tina Henely • Megan Schwenn Power Up & Get ConnectEd With Other EdTech Coaches! MinnetonkaChris Turnbull Technology-Infused Ideas for Learning-Centered Classrooms Lakeshore CNancy Van Erp • Diana Fenton

11:45am CST

Affecting Technology Policy in Education St. CroixPeter Kirwin BREAK FREE from unread emails: Empower your communications with Remind Greenway D/EDave Blanchard BreakoutEDU Executive BoardroomJeremy Holkup • Kelly Rexine ConnectED Learning for Minnesota Educators Greenway H/IJen Kohan Living the Suite Life! Greenway ASheila Berger • Jessica Brandt • Tina Henely • Megan Schwenn Turning Consumers into Creators with WeVideo CalhounSue Simonson • Kristin Wallace

12:50pm CST

A Successful Collaboration Story: Media Center + Engineering Great Lakes Ballroom A2Tim Berndt • Sara Swenson Connected Educator Toolkit Greenway D/EAndy Leiser Don't Shy Away from Greatness Greenway ANick Proud Exploring Open Educational Resources RegencyRyan Cox Gamification of Staff Development for New Initiatives Lakeshore AChuck Nelson • Jason Pelowski Leading Initiatives with Technology and Executing Change Lakeshore BDarren Ellwein • Travis Lape Technology Tools that Build Community Great Lakes Ballroom A3Jodi Burling • Erin Franson

1:55pm CST

ABCs of Digital Tools for Elementary Instruction Great Lakes Ballroom CAbby Kath • Nicholas Marty Bringing a District into the Twitterverse Greenway JJessica McMahon Google Apps 45 Nicollet AMark Garrison Google Sites: New & Improved Greenway D/EMiriam Tobola Our Transformational Journey With Genius Hour Greenway F/GRoss Alexandra • Jenny Huling • Claire Opsahl • Krista Pawlicki Media Arts: Igniting Artistic Literacy Through the Lens and Beyond CalhounJeremy Holien Using Google Forms and Add-ons to create time-saving applications Lake Superior BJesse Thorstad

3:00pm CST

#MNlead Tweet Up Poster Table 4Michelle Ament • Bret Domstrand Digital Citizenship in a Learning Community Great Lakes Ballroom A3Jenny Huling • Susan Semmler Fired Up For February - A PersonalizedPD Experience! Lakeshore BJosh Gauthier Learn How to Organize and Assess in a Personalized Learning Environment Greenway D/ETravis Lape 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 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

10:30am CST

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 Connecting Across the World with Interactive Video Conferencing Poster Table 3Jon Larson Get Rid of Grade Levels: A Personalized Learning Recipe for Public School Districts Greenway JTravis Lape Making a Makerspace Lakeshore ACharlie Beck • Christina Lindstrom SCRUM it Up! Greenway ABen Drewelow • Mike Smart Tech Coach Toolbox Lake Superior BBritta Leino The IT that nobody knows about….Innovation Teams HarrietMandy Froehlich Using Seesaw with Other iPad Apps to Differentiate and Meet Academic Standards SkywayKimberly Johnson • Sara Frater_x000B_Megan Rusterholtz

11:45am CST

Creating Videos to Flip Your Classroom Poster Table 1Heidi Diercks Introducing a free, online Digital Storytelling course in support of K-College faculty Great Lakes Ballroom A3Pete McCauley • Christiane Reilly • Scott Spicer • Greg Steinke 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 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 “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 Challenge PD - Using Google Sheets to Push Learning Lake Superior BKristin Daniels • Patrick Morrow • Rob Swanson From We to Me: Understanding & Using WeVideo! MinnetonkaJaclyn Bremer

12:50pm CST

Administrators: Model your tech practices Greenway F/GMike Berding Beyond SAMR Ladders & Pools: A Framework for Teaching & Learning Great Lakes Ballroom A3Dave Eisenmann • Eric Schneider 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 Librarian's Role in 1:1 Northstar Ballroom BDoug Johnson 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

1:55pm CST

3-D Printing Takes Learning to a New Dimension Poster Table 4Chris Schiemann Blended PD Using a Learning Management System Great Lakes Ballroom CRyan Bisson • Tammi Provart 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 Computational Thinking as a Habit of Mind MinnetonkaLaurie Aaronson • Eileen King • Andrea Wilson Vazquez DigitalWorks: Digital Storytelling and Documentary Filmmaking CalhounSusannah Harris • Carol Henseler Fabulous Forms Lake Superior AChristopher L White

3:00pm CST

Leading Greatness HarrietNick Proud • Patrick Snyder Teachnology: Teaching and Learning WITH Technology Great Lakes Ballroom A3Amy Thuesen 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