SDCUE Powered Learning Fair 2019: Full Schedule

10:40am PDT

3 Techniques for Teaching Social Justice: Virtual Reality, Podcasts, Polling

Are you looking for new ways to address tough issues in your classroom? Together we will explore three techniques--360° Video and Images, Podcasts/Audio Resources, and Online Polling Tools. Each of these techniques provide unique perspectives and sensory experiences that can help guide students to their own conclusions when discussion contemporary social justice issues.

Speakers

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 →

Diane D'Alba

Rosary Academy

Saturday November 2, 2019 10:40am - 11:30am PDT
E3

Session

Curricular Areas History/Social Studies
Topic Talking Pedagogy
Audience Intermediate Skill Level, Beginner Skill Level
Grade Level Grades 9 - 12, Grades 6 - 8
Resource Link bit.ly/JudyARVR3D

10:40am PDT

Bringing California State Parks into your Classrooom with PORTS!

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Come experience PORTS (Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students), an award winning FREE distance learning program that connects your classroom curriculum to 15 California State Parks, via real-time Virtual Field Trips. Discover the different parks your class can visit, and the ways that these programs connect to your curriculum!

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Erin Gates

PORTS Program Coordinator & K12 Access Project Coordinator, California State Parks PORTS Program

Erin has been actively engaged in the field of interpretation for over 15 years. Graduating from Humboldt State University with a B.S. in Natural Resources Interpretation, Erin began her career as a field interpreter among the majestic Redwoods in northern California. She has blended... Read More →

Saturday November 2, 2019 10:40am - 11:30am PDT
WL1

Session

Curricular Areas History/Social Studies, Science, Apps / Tools / Software (non-curricular)
Topic Online/Blended Learning, STEM/STEAM/Maker
Audience Beginner Skill Level, Intermediate Skill Level
Grade Level All Grade Levels (PreK - 12)
Resource Link drive.google.com/open?id=1f8JBIa8pM3KUE-tp4CyBy8N9sL8yYjFt

10:40am PDT

The Canvas Invasion!

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Come explore Canvas LMS and its great functionalities from submitting assignments, assigning grades, as well as personalized features for individual students.Canvas provides users with a clean, user-friendly interface with a dashboard page that quickly summarizes assignments, announcements and other relevant information across course sites.

Speakers

Claudja Van Orden

Instructional Technology Resource Teacher, SDUSD

Claudja Van Orden is a SDUSD Instructional Technology Resource teacher where she is in charge of collaborating with teachers in the integration of technology. Claudja’s love for technology started when she first started teaching as she managed the Triton and Patterns Project at... Read More →

John Keast

Teacher, SDUSD

Saturday November 2, 2019 10:40am - 11:30am PDT
M2

Session

Curricular Areas History/Social Studies, Mathematics, Reading/Language Arts
Topic Online/Blended Learning, Professional Learning / Professional Development
Audience Beginner Skill Level, Intermediate Skill Level
Grade Level Grades 6 - 8, Grades 9 - 12
Resource Link bit.ly/SDCUECANVAS

10:40am PDT

Universal Design for... Reading

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See how UDL (Universal Design for Learning) applies to reading and how you can support ALL students as readers. Topics include: using reading levels with nuance & evaluating text complexity more holistically, increasing diverse representation of readings, and valuing multiple reading formats (e.g., comics) & forms of delivery (e.g., audiobooks).

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Suzanne Sannwald

Teacher Librarian, West Hills High School

Suzanne Sannwald is the teacher librarian at West Hills High School, where she builds upon previous experiences working in education, libraries, and technology from the middle school level to higher education as well as management roles.

Anthony Devine

Teacher Librarian, Grossmont Union High School District

Anthony Devine is the teacher librarian at El Cajon Valley High School. He enjoys the benefits of collaborating with amazing librarians in his district. He is passionate about schools using digital portfolios for students to demonstrate learning.

Stephanie Macceca

Teacher Librarian, Valhalla High School

Anthony Devine, Stephanie Macceca, and Suzanne Sannwald are Teacher Librarians from the Grossmont Union High School District. In addition to collaborating together as part of the district’s Library Council, they actively participate with others via site, district, and professional... Read More →

Saturday November 2, 2019 10:40am - 11:30am PDT
WL2

Session

Curricular Areas English Language Development (ELD), History/Social Studies, Reading/Language Arts
Topic Equity and Access, Media & Information Literacy
Audience Beginner Skill Level, Intermediate Skill Level
Grade Level Grades 9 - 12, All Grade Levels (PreK - 12)
Resource Link bit.do/udreading

12:20pm PDT

Build Digital Lessons with UDL Mindset

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This session will look at how to integrate specific strategies related to Universal Design for Learning into Google Doc-based digital lesson and HyperDocs. By embracing the UDL mindset, you can broaden engagement, provide options, and support all of yours students.

Speakers

Dan McDowell

Director of Learning and Innovation, Grossmont Union High School District

Saturday November 2, 2019 12:20pm - 1:10pm PDT
M4

Session

Curricular Areas History/Social Studies, Reading/Language Arts, Pedagogical Practices (non-curricular)
Topic Talking Pedagogy
Audience Beginner Skill Level, Intermediate Skill Level
Grade Level Grades 6 - 8, Grades 9 - 12
Resource Link bit.ly/UDLDigitalLessons

12:20pm PDT

Interactive Maker Projects: Student Showcase Projects Made Stellar

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Attend this workshop to see how Inexpensive devices like the BBC micro:bit and Arduino now make it possible to link student-made videos and other digital media to classic classroom projects such as dioramas and posterboards, while also creating a springboard to coding and robotics.

Speakers

Matthew Evans

Director of Technology Integration, MakerBit

Matthew Evans, M.Ed with a focus on Educational Technology, authorized Google Education Trainer, is an experienced educator, currently teaching prospective educators how to integrate technology in their curriculum at the University of San Diego. He has served as an Educational Technology... Read More →

Roger Wagner

Inventor, MakerBit-HyperDuino

Roger Wagner is a former math & science teacher, creator of HyperStudio, and most recently, the creator of the MakerBit & HyperDuino, which have pioneered new ways of interconnecting digital media and physical student-made projects.As an educator and educational technology innovator... Read More →

Saturday November 2, 2019 12:20pm - 2:10pm PDT
E5

1:20pm PDT

Integrating Virtual Reality in Upper Elementary Social Studies

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Learn how Tamura Elementary's 3rd graders and St. Columban's 4th graders used Google Tour Creator to create Virtual Reality tours to show off Orange County and our beautiful state of California. In this session, you will participate in a Google Expedition and watch a 360 video using your smartphone and VR viewer. You will also learn how to create your very own tour using Google Tour Creator.

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