TCEA 2018 Convention & Exposition Sessions for Instructional/Technology Coaches Tuesday 8:30 – 9:30

Digital Differentiation Room 15 Learn ways to digitize formative assessment in various ways so that you can scaffold to any students' educational needs. Using a dice grid, you will learn quick yet high-level ways students can show what they know through Actively Learn, Quizlet, SumoPaint, LucidChart, Blabberize, Audioboom, LinoIt, and more

9:45 – 10:45

Creating Web Tool Menus to Engage Discovery Room 19B In classrooms across the nation, students are using web tools to create digital projects. Oftentimes, students get to choose one from a list. Be deliberate in what students use to construct projects by creating innovative menus of tools that can be smashed to increase knowledge of both the project and the tool.

11:45 – 12:45

Transform! What to Do About Tech Misconceptions Room 16A Teachers who want to implement technology often struggle with overcoming unproductive beliefs regarding technology. In this session, we will discuss some common unproductive beliefs, propose another perspective, and provide digital tools that help to support transformation. Take away ideas to implement in your classroom tomorrow.

1:00 – 2:00

SMART Badges 2.0 Room 17B If you liked our original SMART Badge system from last year, wait until you see the 2.0 version for this school year! Come learn how the Campus Technology Integration Specialists in Deer Park ISD took their SMART Badge reward system to the next level integrating SAMR. Teachers are motivated and excited about trying new integration in their classrooms!

2:00 – 3:00

Showcasing Your Success with a Technology Expo Room 18D Just as kindergarteners clamor for their turn at show-and-tell, your teachers and students want to show off their learning. A tech expo can do just that. Spotlight your rockstar classrooms, develop a different kind of professional development, and communicate with stakeholders the ways technology is changing learning in your school or district.

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3:15 – 4:15

Open Mic: Meeting Classroom Technology Needs Room 18D Bring your frustrations, complaints, clever ideas, questions, and solutions to a panel of instructional technologists, campus, and district administrators to discuss classroom technology. This diverse panel will comprise a wide array of rural, suburban, and large-district perspectives, from the elementary classroom through the secondary.

Wednesday 8:00 – 9:30

GAFE Can Innovate That for You Room 17A Interested in trying BreakoutEdu? Want to elevate your scavenger hunt with #EdTech? Want to transform an interactive notebook to a personalized reflective masterpiece?! GAFE can do that for you! Learn how three HS classrooms (Eng 1, Alg 1, and US History) transformed simple classroom lessons into dynamic 21st century learning adventures

10:30 – 11:30

Transform Tech from Developing to Distinguished Room 14 How do we move from developing to distinguished with the integration of technology? It is about how you use your devices and tech tools. Come hear classroom examples of how a developing, proficient, accomplished, and distinguished teacher can incorporate tech tools into their lesson (each member of the panel will be at a different level).

11:30 – 1:00

Using Video to Enhance Instructional Coaching Room 1 Digital video technology creates a whole new opportunity for selfreflection and evaluation during instructional coaching sessions. By adding a third pair of "eyes" to the evaluation process, both the coach and the educator being observed benefit from a "camera doesn't lie" approach to coaching. Premium Registration required.

1:30 – 3:00

Joy of PL: Innovative Professional Learning Room 6B Experience recipes from the "Joy of PL" series of interactive books to make professional learning engaging and personalized. Join us in designing innovative professional learning opportunities for all learners. Created by a team of Apple Distinguished Educators, this workshop models emergent learning models. Let's get cooking! Premium Registration required.

2:15 – 3:15

Solution Circles: Digital Coaching 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.

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3:30 – 5:00

Coaching: Life as a Digital Learning Coach Room 10B Technology integration among schools is increasing across the country. More schools are looking at 1:1 initiatives with technology or having more technology within buildings. Thus, creating positions such as Technology Coach or Integrationist. Come learn how to be an effective Technology Coach and transform your school's teaching and learning. (BYOD) Preferred device: laptop or Chromebook. Premium Registration required.

5:00 – 6:00

Fear the Sitting Dead: Bringing PD Back to Life! Room 18C PD doesn’t have to be so mind-numbing that it zombifies attendees. We’ll explore some innovative ways to share and build ideas collaboratively and put the power of professional development back in the hands of educators.

Thursday 8:00 – 9:00

Virtually Yours Ballroom F Come explore the impact and influence virtual reality can have in the classroom and gain the tools and knowledge to expand and create your own VR content to implement into your classroom. Participants will leave with a resource of tools and examples to move from a consumer of VR to a creator of their own content.

9:00 – 11:00

Been There, Badge That! Ballroom G Poster Pavilion 7 Badges are a great way to motivate and empower teachers to take charge of their learning. Learn how to get the most out of your badge program and take it to the next level! (Poster)

11:00 - 12:30

Creating Personalized Professional Learning Paths Room 18D Teachers’ opportunities to personalize their learning aren’t often. How can districts effectively create teachers’ personalized professional learning paths for instructional technology? What’s the process of providing personalized PD? Learn how McGraw-Hill Education supports Miami-Dade in reaching their goal of personalized professional learning.

1:00 – 2:00

Inve$tment to InvestED with Future Ready Coaches Room 14 You’ve spent money on devices and tools, and hired instructional coaches, but how do you know if their work has a strong impact on teaching and learning? Using the lens of the Future Ready Framework, learn from in-district coaching practitioners about effective ways to maximize pedagogical expertise, influence transformational teaching, and move the learning activities beyond digital worksheets and drill-and-kill applications.

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2:00 – 3:00

Human Brain Interface and Other Trends Coming Soon Digital Square Many new emerging technologies will be presented, including robotics, nanotechnology, 3D printing, brain-computer interface, and bio-hacking trends. We will discuss ideas for integration and show off some amazing things students across the U.S. are doing.

3:15 – 4:15

Is Technology Making a Difference in Your District Room 18D Join the CPSB technology leadership team as they share implementation plans to determine how technology is being used in the district. Participants will learn how Calcasieu Parish is effectively determining the strategic use of technology. Participants will leave with concrete plans and best practices to improve the use of technology in schools.

4:30 – 5:30

It’s Time for a PD(esign) Smackdown Room 18D Does your professional development need a face-lift? Looking to gain some fresh ideas in a new way? Join this panel of Digital Learning Coaches, Specialists, and STEM Coordinators as they share their approaches to PD from every angle. The session will be interactive as the panel models ways to turn "sit & get" into "what's next?

Friday 8:30 – 10:00

Instructional Coaches: A League of Their Own Room 12A How do you get the best results from your coaching model? Coaching styles adjust to the setting and the needs of the individual or content. Participants will engage in evidence-based activities to explore their strengths, identify ways to lead change, increase their impact, and discuss effective technology integration and instructional tools.

10:30 – 11:45

Closing Keynote

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