ISTE Award Winners: Dean Shareski & Karl Fisch
By: Susan Carter Morgan The building of relationships takes time, but the investment pays off in big dividends, says Dean Shareski, Digital Learning Consultant with the Prairie South Subdivision in Moose Jaw, SK, Canada and sessional lecturer for the University of Regina. Because of those relationships and his leadership in educational technology around the world, Dean has won the ISTE Leadership award for 2010. Dean is also a Community Leader for the Powerful Learning Practice, where he guides and nurtures his cohort much as he shares with...
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This session will give an overview of the New National Education Technology Plan and how when combined with the NETS-T holds promise for positive 21st Century reform. Presenter: Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach Date: April 29, 2010 Series: TPACK Thursdays View this session About TPACK Thursdays TPACK is “a way of thinking about the knowledge teachers need to understand to integrate technology effectively into their classrooms (Mishra & Koehler, 2008).” Teachers who exhibit best practices with technology are “creative, flexible, and adapt ways...
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This session will look at how to use the ISTE NETS and the TPACK model to seamlessly integrate technology, pedagogy, and content together in ways that support social studies instruction. Guest Teachers: Cathy Evanoff, Lisa Duke, and Debbie Stephens Presenter: Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach Date: April 22, 2010 Series: TPACK Thursdays View this session About TPACK Thursdays TPACK is “a way of thinking about the knowledge teachers need to understand to integrate technology effectively into their classrooms (Mishra & Koehler, 2008).” Teachers who...
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Middle School Students need to begin to be activists. They need to start to think more about their community and the world than just themselves. Imagine if you will Middle School students making a difference. Being activists and thinking about subjects other than themselves. Based on Dr Tim Tysons work in Georgia, 140 Grade 8 students at Sargent Park School embarked on a year long project. Their final project was to make a 2 minute video designed to make other students “make a difference”. This presentation will take you on their journey...
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How to create and maintain electronic portfolios with your students. The lessons I have learned from doing eportfolios for 4 years will be shared. The session will hilight the best tools to showcase work and show student progress. Presenter: Chris Harbeck Date: April 19, 2010 Series: Virtual Institutes About this session This session is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and brought to you by Nancy Caramanico. Follow her on Twitter. View this...
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