TCEA 2018 Convention & Exposition Sessions for Elementary Teachers Tuesday 8:30 – 9:30

All Eyes on Me Room 12B The session focuses on how to engage early/elementary students in various subjects using the apps Nearpod, Showbie, and Seesaw, while being able to assess and provide feedback. In this session, teachers will also get examples of how the apps can be used in daily stations and student creation as well.

9:45 – 10:45

Inquiry and Exploration with Technology Room 12B Looking for creative ways to incorporate technology in the classroom and develop children’s digital citizenship skills? Examples of how to connect technology tools, programs/websites, and active student engagement to expand academic and social skills will be provided. Connections to TEKS will also be presented to encourage reflective teaching practices.

11:00 – 12:30

Video Announcements in Elementary? You Bet! Room 12B From using a green screen and iMovie to Periscope and Twitter, our elementary students produce daily video announcements for the entire school.

12:45 – 1:45

Building STEAM in the Primary Grades Room 12B Is STEAM really for five-eight year olds? Absolutely! Attendees will be exposed to iPad apps, online tools, and hands-on learning materials/experiences that will ignite a passion of STEAM in their students.

2:00 – 3:00

Say YES to the Test Prep! Room 12B Tired of paper and pencil review sessions? Tech it up a notch with STAAR Masters, a series of interactive “game show” experiences. Come learn how we motivated hundreds of students across our district as they competed against one another using video conference technology. It's a great way for students to take ownership of their learning.

Or 2:15 – 3:15

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Transform Your Class with Class Dojo Room 17B Learn how to use Class Dojo to manage classroom behavior in a fun and positive way. Use the big ideas series to address character development. Have students take responsibility for their own learning with student portfolios. Easily communicate with parents. www.tcea.org

3:15 – 4:15

Learn to Collabrify Your Classroom Room 15 Come learn how to “Collabrify” your classroom. Collabrify is a group of online tools, that allows students to work together, or individually, in a safe online platform that is compatible with Android, iOS and Windows systems. Teach students to collaborate using Collabrify.

Wednesday 8:30 – 9:30

Let’s Talk About It: The Power of Reflection Room 12B Unlock each student's unique voice by allowing them time to reflect on learning. Using various digital reflection tools, teachers will learn the power and ease of collecting feedback to transform instruction. Become a master facilitator of digital student reflection and see how it can enhance student work!

9:30 – 11:00

Poster Pavilion: Elementary Ballroom G There are 10 different poster sessions that highlight learning the elementary classroom during this time. Visit each of the stations to gather new ideas, resources, and tools that will work well in your room.

11:00 – 12:30

Innovative Tech 4 K-2: Yes, They Can Use Tech 2! Room 12B Students learn in a collaborative learning environment among their peers. Join us as we show you how to integrate technology into this type of learning environment, allowing students to take charge of their learning. Gain an insight into using blogging and Flip Grid to achieve this success with the younger students in grades K-2.

Or 12:00 – 2:00

2:00 – 3:00

Or 2:00 – 3:00

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Mini Makers Ballroom G Makerspaces are quickly becoming a current trend in education. Find out what they are and how you can easily create a makerspace in your own classroom that’s geared just for your PreK-5 learners. A Groovy Guide to Technology Integration Room 12B Learn and be inspired by the book “Pete the Cat’s Groovy Guide to Life.” Attendees will see exciting ways to integrate technology in the classroom. Using technology as a tool, participants will have the chance to explore creative apps and use the Seesaw app as a tool to share. Try out these activities and take back a list of apps to use later. Apps for Mathematical Reasoning Room 16B Digital geoboards, money pieces, number lines, and more... Explore the Math Learning Center’s virtual manipulatives and discover how to use the

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free apps to help elementary students visualize and share their mathematical reasoning. 3:15 – 4:15

Coding with Pre-Readers…YES You Can! Room 12B In addition to fostering computational thinking, teaching coding to young students effectively enhances math, storytelling, and literacy development while boosting problem-solving skills. In this session, learn developmentally-appropriate ways to teach young children the basics of coding that will carry them through their educational journey.

5:00 – 6:00

Battle of the Tech Assessment Tools Room 16A Are you tired of waving hands, blurted answers, and papers, but can't make sense of the sea of assessment tools? Kahoot, Socrative, Quizizz, and more…how to decide?!? In this session we'll go over more than 20 of the most popular free formative assessment tools, the devices required, the data that can be collected, and other pros and cons of each.

Thursday 8:00 – 9:00

Or 8:30 – 9:30

Solution Circles: PreK-Grade 2 Room 11AB Build and expand your learning networks with peers taking on similar initiatives. During these 50-minute facilitated, round-table conversations, we will discuss common problems, explore solutions, and share resources. Expand your network and continue working together long after you depart the convention.

Taking ELA to the Digital Level Room 12B This session showcases engaging lessons that integrate English Language Arts for grades K-5. It will feature two Web 2.0 sites for storytelling and digital extension ideas for books by Dr. Seuss and Mo Willems. Embrace Google’s Street View to write a letter. Cover TEKS with these digital resources. All files available for the audience on OneDrive.

9:45 – 10:45

Research and App Smashing with K-4 Room 12B Get your elementary students excited about research and creating easy, amazing, and innovative products using PebbleGo, Chatterpix, YakitKids, Tellagami, Buncee, Padlet, and YouTube. You CAN do research and live to tell about it! Chromebook & iPad compatible.

11:00 – 12:30

The Group Smackdown Ballroom E This class is all about YOU! Bring your favorite website, app, gadget, whatever and be prepared to show the audience how awesome it is while

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learning about other awesome items from your fellow audience members. Leslie will also add some of her favorite educational things during the class as well that she did not cover already at the conference. 12:45 – 1:45

Go-to Apps and Tools for Every Classroom and Subject Room 12B Do you feel like your students never have the opportunity to master the FULL POTENTIAL of apps you are using? You will see how to use a variety of apps and to facilitate student learning through a variety of curriculum areas. Students will reach all levels in the SAMR model. See 10 apps, used 10 different ways: that's 100 different ideas!

2:00 – 3:30

Fire Up Your Classroom! Ballroom E Calling all core teachers! Come learn and explore with four teachers from a Title 1 technology magnet school. We will help you address the needs of ALL students, from ESL to GT, building them into 21st century learners through cross-curricular implementation of technology tools.

Or 2:15 – 3:15

3:15 – 4:15

Or 3:30 – 4:30

4:30 – 5:30

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From Dream to STEAM: Implementation in the Room 18C Early Grades It is never too early to begin engaging your students in STEAM learning experiences. Learn how to create STEAM opportunities that will motivate and challenge young minds to collaborate, problem-solve, and take risks. Mystery “Skype” in the Elementary Grades Room 12B With the advent of communication technology, the process of classroom pen pals has become obsolete. With programs such as Skype and Facetime, teachers create thematic units that incorporate writing, research, social studies, geography, and technology. Students can excel in the intangible standards of predictions, drawing conclusions, and inferences. Blended Learning Is Elementary! Room 18C From kindergarten robotics learning stations to fourth and fifth grade collaborative Google Classroom assignments, come see how elementary school teachers in Del Valle ISD have been using technology to foster learning in a blended classroom setting. (GT)echnology: Managing a G/T Program with Tech Room 12B The Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students details many guidelines for GT programs. This session demonstrates the practical uses of free Google tools and other technologies that are used to manage the program and deliver differentiated Project-Based Learning to gifted students www.tcea.org

Or 4:45 – 5:45

Ride the HyperDoc Wave – It’s Sweeping Education! Room 16A Learn to use free and easy HyperDocs in your classroom as a way to create an engaging and innovative lesson for students! HyperDocs incorporate links, instruction, tasks, engagement, and more. Plenty of samples will be provided and links to find additional content will be explored.

Friday 8:00 – 9:00

3D Printer Integration for the K-5 Classroom Room 12B So you have a 3D printer...now what? 3D Printers are becoming more affordable and available to most of us. Learn how to use a 3D printer to support TEKS in the elementary classroom.

9:15 – 10:15

Global “Heart”warming Room 12B Instead of melting glaciers, we can use our technology to melt hearts around the world. Learn how to create global connections with Skype and less traditional tools such as Flipgrid and 3d Printers. Specific projects, website resources, and ideas for curriculum integration will be shared.

Or 9:15 – 10:15

10:30 – 11:45

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Creating Choice Menus with Google Forms Room 17A This session will demonstrate how to turn a Google Form into a Student Choice Menu and Submission Form. Choice Menus are an excellent way to differentiate instruction by providing students with a choice of what they can do to show mastery of content. Choice Menus promote student independence, responsibility, and creativity. Closing Keynote

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