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Saturday, October 13
 

8:30am PDT

Make History Come Alive!
Create “Forrest Gump” moments--lessons that intertwine students’ lives with historic events just as Forrest’s life played out on the stage of U.S. History. Participants in this session will be provided with classroom strategies to transform their lessons to hook students and put them as the main characters in the curriculum.

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avatar for Amanda Sandoval

Amanda Sandoval

Social Science & EL Teacher, Corona-Norco Unified School District
Amanda Sandoval has been a high school history teacher since 2008 and currently teaches 11th grade US History. She has also served as her site's Technology Coach, working with colleagues to integrate technology with the focus of pedagogy first. She believes in creating a learning... Read More →

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Saturday October 13, 2018 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
A204 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505

10:00am PDT

Maps, Data, and Dialogue: Social Justice PBL for the Information Age
At this critical juncture in our nation’s history, technology makes it easier than ever for students to get involved with issues they care about. This session provides resources and strategies for PBL that leverages digital tools to empower students to construct knowledge and critically engage authentic and relevant social justice issues.

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avatar for S. Taylor Wichmanowski

S. Taylor Wichmanowski

Instructional Technology Facilitator, LAUSD
Steven Taylor Wichmanowski has worked for more than 10 years as a high school biology and environmental science teacher in urban schools in Los Angeles. A graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he received his M.Ed. from UCLA and has since served as a mentor to... Read More →

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Saturday October 13, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
D104 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505

10:00am PDT

Pop! Art in the Blended Classroom
Time to add some "pop" to your daily lessons! Inspired by the techniques of Andy Warhol this make and take session will allow you to use online tools like Webcam Toy and Google Drawing to create digital standards based art. By the end of the session you will have a sample digital pop art piece and suggestions on classroom implementation.

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avatar for Melissa Baldwin

Melissa Baldwin

Program Specialist, College and Career Readiness, Washington Unified School District
Melissa Baldwin has been an English teacher and Innovative Educator in Washington Unified School District. Her work focuses on Google technology, differentiated instruction, and project based learning. Her presentations have included technology best practices and classroom creativity... Read More →
avatar for Ashleigh Pane

Ashleigh Pane

8th grade ELA teacher, Southport Elementary
Ashleigh Pane is a current 8th grade English teacher and Innovative Educator at Southport Elementary. She is Google Certified Educator Level 1 and her work focuses on Google technology, differentiated instruction, and project based learning.

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Saturday October 13, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
E208 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505

12:30pm PDT

Green Screen Movie Making on a $20 Budget
Join me on your trip to anywhere…another state, another country, another planet. All you need is a few bucks in your wallet, a phone or iPad and a vivid imagination. Let’s create a green screen movie together!

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avatar for Ali deGuia-Bumgarner

Ali deGuia-Bumgarner

Teacher/Tech Integration Enthusiast, Dixie School - Dixie School District

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Saturday October 13, 2018 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
D281/282 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505

12:30pm PDT

Who Tells Our Story? Documenting Our Journeys, Sonically
If not us, who will tell our stories? Audio (podcasts, speaking games, and music) is a powerful teaching tool and evidence of learning. Learners will participate in activities to support audio-based learning, then ideate ways for students to memorialize their and their communities' stories through podcasting.

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Jonathan Almerido

Teacher, Alum Rock Union School District
Jonathan Almerido may seem like he's just a third grade teacher in San Jose, California, but he wears many hats (and other head adornments), including presenter, baker, singer, eater, recovering looper, recurring KCI patron, et cetera, et cetera. He spends a lot of time scratching... Read More →

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Saturday October 13, 2018 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
E207 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505

12:30pm PDT

Using the QFT to Ignite Inquiry in the Classroom
The Question Formulation Technique is a great tool to get started with inquiry for both teachers and students. The QFT is the perfect start to get students thinking critically and asking questions. We'll do the QFT, discuss digital tools that support it, then build one that can be used tomorrow.

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avatar for Jay Sorensen

Jay Sorensen

Ed Tech Coordinator, Oxnard Union High School District
I am the Ed Tech Coordinator for Oxnard Union High School District. I provide training and manage the gamified PD Oxnard Union Express. I moderate the #VCHSchat, co-founded #Skoolcade, and am an organizer for both #EdCampRio & #EdCamp612. I am also the President of Gold Coast CUE.Certifications... Read More →

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Saturday October 13, 2018 12:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
D309 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505

2:00pm PDT

Digital Socratic Seminars in the Humanities
Digital Socratic Seminars allow quiet students to shine; they also are student-centered and allow students to go deeper and organically engage with one another. Explore two different tools--Goodreads,  and discussion threads on Blackbaud's On Campus--that you can use to design thought-provoking learning experiences for your students in various humanities classrooms.

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Megan Burton

English Teacher, Flintridge Preparatory School
avatar for Genevieve Morgan

Genevieve Morgan

English teacher, Flintridge Preparatory School
I'm interested in ways that tech can help connect kids to each other and the world; also in ways that tech can help them create and curate content, instead of being passive receivers. Creating authentic writing experiences is another area of interest—talk to me about having kids... Read More →

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Saturday October 13, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
E208 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505

2:00pm PDT

Information Overload: Media Literacy When #FakeNews Is A Thing
We are bombarded with more and more media everyday.Teach students to fight the algorithms that provide personalized content by questioning their biases in search of the truth.

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avatar for Scott Padway

Scott Padway

Technology Integration Specialist, Pleasanton Unified School District

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Saturday October 13, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
E207 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505
 
Sunday, October 14
 

8:30am PDT

Digital Storytelling with Google Tour Builder
Every story has a place. Every place has a story. Come see a tool that helps your students tell a story with a real geographic setting. It's free, it's fun, and everyone can do it.

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avatar for Mark Hall

Mark Hall

Curriculum Specialist, Stockton Unified School District

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Sunday October 14, 2018 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
D281/282 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505

8:30am PDT

GSuiteEdu and Tech in the Common Core
Have you spent some time wondering how all these awesome devices are really supposed to be used in the Classroom to address the Common Core standards? In this hands-on session we’ll dig into the Common Core ELA standards to see where technology is required or supports instruction, then we’ll collaborate on ideas that can be applied across grade levels.

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avatar for Josh Harris

Josh Harris

Director of Educational Technology, Alisal Union School District
Josh Harris is an educator who is passionate about bringing equity to all student through the use of and access to digital tools and the global community of learners. He has been in public education since 1999.  He started in education as an ASL interpreter.  From 2000 to 2013 he... Read More →

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Sunday October 14, 2018 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
D201/202 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505

10:00am PDT

Action and Advocacy in Inquiry/PBL
Authentic inquiry focuses on authenticity in thought and action. This session reviews the inquiry cycle yet focuses on the action/advocacy stage. You will learn to help students apply their learning to the challenge of helping others and creating real change by using technology to connect locally and globally.

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avatar for Vanessa Heller

Vanessa Heller

Vanessa Heller, Oak Park Unified School District
Ms. Heller teaches middle school humanities and is a GATE and DEI Coordinator. She contributed to Teaching for Racial Equity: Becoming Interrupters (2022), contributes to the Equity & Access online journal, and presents best practices in gifted education and inquiry/PBL throughout... Read More →

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Sunday October 14, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
D161 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505

10:00am PDT

Don't Sleep on Google Keep
Organize and manage all your notes, reminders, sketch notes, checklists and much more all in one place, most importantly, access it ANYWHERE! Learn all the cool tips and tricks to use for yourself and in the classroom. Google Keep is your one-stop shop!

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Jennifer Young

Teacher, SMFCSD
Using the force of knowledge to do good in the world and make an impact in education! #jedilearners Google Educator 1&2. MERIT17. EMpowered18. CIO19

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Sunday October 14, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
A206 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505

10:00am PDT

Using VR to Teach Social Justice Issues
Immerse students in social justice issues using VR. Learn strategies and benefits of implementing VR in your classroom. This session will demonstrate 360 video for increasing students awareness of current social justice issues and how students can create their own virtual tours using Google's Tour Creator

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Judy Nguyen

Teaching & Learning Consultant, All Covered, Inc.
All Covered provides innovative and cost-effective IT Services for schools, solving the many problems and challenges posed by decreasing school budgets (utilizing E-rate) and the need for collaboration tools Our solutions allow our education customers to concentrate on teaching, while... Read More →

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Sunday October 14, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
C103 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505

12:30pm PDT

Drop the Mic and Bring Music into Your Classroom
It’s time to help your students change their tune and face the music! This session gives attendees strategies on how to incorporate music in the classroom focusing on Music Mondays, lyrical poetry, literature music smashups, writing, and student engagement. Students across campus will want to be in the room where it happens, and guess what? - that room will be yours!

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avatar for Melissa Baldwin

Melissa Baldwin

Program Specialist, College and Career Readiness, Washington Unified School District
Melissa Baldwin has been an English teacher and Innovative Educator in Washington Unified School District. Her work focuses on Google technology, differentiated instruction, and project based learning. Her presentations have included technology best practices and classroom creativity... Read More →
avatar for Ashleigh Pane

Ashleigh Pane

8th grade ELA teacher, Southport Elementary
Ashleigh Pane is a current 8th grade English teacher and Innovative Educator at Southport Elementary. She is Google Certified Educator Level 1 and her work focuses on Google technology, differentiated instruction, and project based learning.

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Sunday October 14, 2018 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
E202 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505

12:30pm PDT

Using Cyber Sandwich to Promote Inquiry in Social Studies
California Council for the Social Studies teachers present an #EduProtocol that spans the K-12 grade levels and promotes inquiry in Social Studies research projects. This collaborative strategy moves students out of the copy/paste cycle by having them compare two like or unlike topics and develops writing skills that can be transferred to larger research projects.

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avatar for Connie Mimura

Connie Mimura

Teacher, Arcadia Unified School District
avatar for Dr Scott M. Petri

Dr Scott M. Petri

Social Studies Teacher, Los Angeles Unified
Scott Petri has taught social studies at the middle and high school level since 2003. He has also served as a coordinator and small school principal in LAUSD. He was the 2021 Outstanding California Social Studies Teacher of the Year and has twice been a finalist for the CUE Leroy's... Read More →

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Sunday October 14, 2018 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
A202 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505

2:00pm PDT

Create a Culture of Inquiry
Inquiry is more than PBL and research papers; it is a culture we want our students to live and breathe. Learn how to incorporate meaningful inquiry by creating a culture of inquiry without adding endless projects to your grade book.

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avatar for Kathryn Byars

Kathryn Byars

Teacher, Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Kathryn Byars is a history teacher with a love of creating engaging learning experiences where students share their learning beyond the classroom. Kathryn has taught history at both the middle and high school level. Over the past year, she has been sharing her love of promoting student... Read More →

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Sunday October 14, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
E202 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505

2:00pm PDT

Grow Social Skills in a New World: Minecraft in Your Classroom
Social Skills (SEL) are used throughout the school day. All students, particularly those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, need engaging ways to practice this essential skill. SEL often needs to be explicitly taught in the classroom as much as academics. What better place than a new world they create themselves?

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avatar for Linda Berger

Linda Berger

Teacher, Santa Clara USD
Classroom teaching and learning are two of my loves.  I feel fortunate to live in San Jose, CA, an area that allows me to fully explore both passions.  I teach Fourth Grade at Central Park Elementary in Santa Clara.  Recent exciting areas that have piqued my curiosity/blown my... Read More →

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Sunday October 14, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
C208/209 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505

2:00pm PDT

Using Mobile Apps to Speak Up and Get Your Voice Heard!
The best units include reading, researching, writing, revising, and presenting, right? But presentations take so long and (gasp) can be painful! Let’s move beyond the standard slideshow. Come explore mobile learning apps that will help students speak up and get their voices heard. Don’t let speaking and listening standards hide away but shine in the spotlight!

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avatar for Erica Blaschke

Erica Blaschke

English & technology teacher, Paradise Unified School District
Middle school teacher who loves words, historical fiction (time travel!), the salty mist of the ocean, and all things tech. Helping students share their voices through writing and expand their audience with technology is why I do what I do. Recently completed my Masters in Educational... Read More →

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Sunday October 14, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
E106 American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94505
 


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