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TIES 2016

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7:30am CST

First Timers Session RegencyTroy Cherry • Susan Herder

10:30am CST

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 with Code Nicollet AAngie Kalthoff Curate & Create with YouTube Great Lakes Ballroom CAndi Bodeau 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 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 ¿Hablas Minecraft? Game-based learning for Second Language Teacher Great Lakes Ballroom A3Glen Irvin Flores

11:45am CST

* 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 Integrating 3D Printing in a STEAM Project-Based Learning Environment Great Lakes Ballroom CKurt Becker • Allison Larsen 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 Tips and Tricks for iPad and Mac SkywayApple • Inc.

12:50pm CST

A Successful Collaboration Story: Media Center + Engineering Great Lakes Ballroom A2Tim Berndt • Sara Swenson 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 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 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 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.

1:55pm CST

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 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

3:00pm CST

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 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 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 We Are Growing Our Own Staff Using Online Solutions Greenway JDarren Kermes • Ann Werner

7:30am CST

First Timers Session RegencyTroy Cherry • Susan Herder

10:30am CST

Balancing Personalized Learning in a 1:1 Classroom Great Lakes Ballroom A2Jamie Hawkinson • Kristen Powell BreakoutEDU Executive BoardroomLaura Tessmer 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 Creating Collaborative Websites Greenway H/ICaitlin Cahill 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 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 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

BreakoutEDU Executive BoardroomLaura Tessmer Code Studio from Code.org Great Lakes Ballroom CAnne Gaspar • Andrea Johnson Digital Literacy for a Mobile Generation Lakeshore AKevin Neff Educator's Essential iPad Toolkit Nicollet DKari Gerhart • Caroline Little 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 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

12:50pm CST

Administrators: Model your tech practices Greenway F/GMike Berding Amp Up Your Game With Google Classroom! Nicollet DBrady Baxter 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 Dynamic Learning with Digital Curriculum Great Lakes Ballroom A2Caitlin Cahill Implementing iPads 1:1 for beginners SkywayMaggie Lee • Jordan Snow Librarian's Role in 1:1 Northstar Ballroom BDoug 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 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 Why You Should Care about Open Educational Resources (OER) Great Lakes Ballroom CJon Fila

1:55pm CST

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 Digital Learning: How to Empower Successful Students St. CroixDean Dahl • Meghan Haselbauer Easily Teach Reading Across the Curriculum Using Technology NokomisKarin Hogen Formative Assessment with Technology Great Lakes Ballroom A1Laurie Conzemius 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 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

3:00pm CST

Active/Close Reading Strategies: Marking the Internet, not just the Text Greenway B/CKevin Matuseski BreakoutEDU Executive BoardroomMark Johnson • Jeremy Mikla 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 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 SeeSaw: Digital Student Portfolios RegencyAndy Larson 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