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TIES 2016

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8:30am CST

Full STEAM Ahead! Integrating STEAM into Every ClassroomLIMITED MinnetonkaAlexandra Brown Reporting Live From . . . Here, There, and Everywhere!LIMITED Greenway D/EChris Turnbull Show Your Work!LIMITED HarrietKathy Stalnaker 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

Engaging Learners with BreakoutEDULIMITED Executive BoardroomCarla Diede Funky Fun with Google FormsLIMITED SkywayMichael Main Makerspace Experience: Hands-on LearningFILLING Greenway JJen Legatt Minecraft Education Edition- Gamification Tool to Game-Based LearningLIMITED Greenway H/IGlen Irvin Flores Seesaw: Folders, Flipped Learning, Assessments, Oh My!LIMITED HarrietBritt Theis Tech Tools to Personalize Learning for Students and EducatorsLIMITED Greenway AAshley Bingenheimer • Cory Klinge

8:30am CST

Simple Tools to Increase Learning with VideoLIMITED Greenway B/CLaurie Conzemius

12:30pm CST

Code Camp!LIMITED Greenway B/CAngie Kalthoff • Erin Schiller Coding in the Classroom with ScratchJr and PBS Kids ScratchJrLIMITED Greenway H/IAnn Nicholson Jumpstart 1:1 Instruction with Free ResourcesLIMITED CalhounDawn Nelson Powerful ProjectsLIMITED Northstar Ballroom BTony Vincent Take Your Students or Staff for an Amazing Race!LIMITED MinnehahaJosh Gauthier Turning Consumers into Creators with WeVideoLIMITED SkywaySue Simonson • Kristin Wallace

10:30am CST

Badges, Breakouts, and Certifications: Blended Professional Development Greenway JRocco Marchionda Creating Global Learners in the 4 C's Classroom. Poster Table 5Steve Asper • LuAnne Oklobzija 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 Classroom: Empowered by the Global Community Nicollet DGeri Feiock Improving Communication Through Seesaw RegencyBritt Theis 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 Power Up & Get ConnectEd With Other EdTech Coaches! MinnetonkaChris Turnbull 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 ¿Hablas Minecraft? Game-based learning for Second Language Teacher Great Lakes Ballroom A3Glen Irvin Flores

11:45am CST

STEM for All: Coding virtual robotics IslesElizabeth Orme • Anne Marie Pfaender * 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 Living the Suite Life! Greenway ASheila Berger • Jessica Brandt • Tina Henely • Megan Schwenn Using Scrum and Agile Software to Help Give Your Students a Voice Poster Table 1Nichole Miller Personalized, Self-Paced Learning with Schoology Lake Superior ACory Klinge • Erin Schiller

12:50pm CST

A Successful Collaboration Story: Media Center + Engineering Great Lakes Ballroom A2Tim Berndt • Sara Swenson Assessments Made Easy through Seesaw Poster Table 1Sara Connell 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 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 SMART Notebook 16: Empowering Student Learning Greenway F/GGeri Feiock Technology Tools that Build Community Great Lakes Ballroom A3Jodi Burling • Erin Franson

1:55pm CST

Teaching the Startup Mentality CedarDrew Lentz • Poppy Lyttle Virtualy Reality in the Classrom IslesJesse Hoffart 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 Bringing a District into the Twitterverse Greenway JJessica McMahon Elementary Student Tech Teams Lakeshore BCara Skoglund 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 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 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 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

#MNlead Tweet Up Poster Table 4Michelle Ament • Bret Domstrand Digital Citizenship in a Learning Community Great Lakes Ballroom A3Jenny Huling • Susan Semmler 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 Middle School Girls Only Coding Clubs Lakeshore CJulee Brentwood 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 Technology in a Project Based School Greenway ACory Anda • Nick Ryan The Five Digital Tools I Can't Teach Without Poster Table 1Kurt Reynolds We Are Growing Our Own Staff Using Online Solutions Greenway JDarren Kermes • Ann Werner

10:30am CST

eSpark Learning CedarNellie Herchenbach Coding the the Classroom with ScratchJr and PBS Kids Scratch Jr Greenway B/CAnn Nicholson Coping with COPPA; What Teachers need to know St. CroixJessica McMahon Google Chrome Tools that Work for Everyone Greenway F/GJulie Ray • Tammi Wilkins Integrating Technology into Elementary Literacy Poster Table 4Katie Ness • Katie Salmela Limitless Learning with Google Tools Great Lakes Ballroom BJen Legatt Making a Makerspace Lakeshore ACharlie Beck • Christina Lindstrom Presenting Live From ...Here, There, & Everywhere! Greenway D/EChris Turnbull SCRUM it Up! Greenway ABen Drewelow • Mike Smart 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

11:45am CST

Automated Daily Intervention Scheduling IslesJoseph Connelly Authentic Assessments in Science Poster Table 5Sara Hunt • Frederick Stock Code Studio from Code.org Great Lakes Ballroom CAnne Gaspar • Andrea Johnson Introducing a free, online Digital Storytelling course in support of K-College faculty Great Lakes Ballroom A3Pete McCauley • Christiane Reilly • Scott Spicer • Greg Steinke Magic School Bus - The Ultimate Field Trip with Google Great Lakes Ballroom BBen Friesen 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 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 Win Back Time With Gmail and Zero Inbox Lakeshore CChristopher L White Robots: The Jetsons(TM) have landed in your Classroom, Now What? MinnehahaMeghan Haselbauer • Angie Potts

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 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 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

1:55pm CST

Blended PD Using a Learning Management System Great Lakes Ballroom CRyan Bisson • Tammi Provart Bring Technology and Innovation Tools into a History Classroom Greenway AMatthew Dick Fantasy Learning (Think Fantasy Football, but for Learning) Poster Table 1Joe Klumper 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 Power Up! STEM, Video Game Design, and MaKeyMaKey for K-12 Students Poster Table 2Alexander Tofte 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 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

3:00pm CST

EMPOWAR - Empower learners with AR (Augmented Reality) Poster Table 3Anne Gaspar • Andrea Johnson Enhancing Maps to Tell Stories Greenway AShana Crosson iBeacon Projects for Your Classroom Greenway JMarc Johnson Leading Greatness HarrietPatrick Snyder • Nick Proud Online Assessments Lakeshore BTroy Reynolds Personalize the Digital Classroom with Innovative Strategies That Work Greenway D/EDanielle Bukal • Michael Krill SeeSaw: Digital Student Portfolios RegencyAndy Larson Virtual Professional Development in Math and Science for Minnesota PLCs Great Lakes Ballroom A2Lee Schmitt • John Shepard • Jon Voss • Jessica Wiley