In this session, educators will learn a variety of grants they can apply for to receive items (technology or other) for their classrooms. Grants will include Donors Choose and Giving Tree.
I have been teaching for 21 years and have taught kindergarten, 5th and 6th grade (all subjects), and for the last 6 years I have been the EAST facilitator at Searcy Ahlf Junior High School. I have a BSE in Early Childhood/Elementary Education from Arkansas State University and a... Read More →
Trying to reach your teachers and running out of time? Need quick and easy ways to present new information to staff? This session will cover how to incorporate ideas such as tech tuesday, potty pd, and other avenues to share professional development tidbits with staff.
Bring your lessons to life with Edpuzzle app smashing! What is app smashing? It’s when you mix and match various apps to create an engaging learning experience. In this hands-on session, participants will explore apps that pair well with Edpuzzle video lessons, various sample activities, and will try their hand at app smashing!
Before joining the Edpuzzle team, Sarah was a 9th-grade World History Teacher and Tech Coach in NC. She currently serves as one of Edpuzzle's Community Engagement Coordinators and loves all things professional learning and Ed Tech conferences. Sarah lives in Carthage, NC with her... Read More →
This session will show ELA teachers of all levels how to organize and implement a unit wherein a whole class designs, writes, revises, and publishes a collaborative choose-your-own-adventure novella. Students discover how to write like a choir sings--with one cohesive voice, and have a lot of fun doing it. Free digital copies of selected student books and organizational templates will be shared.
I am a Master Professional Educator in English Language Arts currently in my eighteenth year of teaching, and my sixth year at the Don Tyson School of Innovation in Springdale, Arkansas. My favorite thing is writing curriculum, and I served as a Subject Matter Expert for Construct... Read More →
Learn how to give effective digital feedback to your students through the use of free tools. Tools will include Google Keep, Mote, Alice Keeler scripts, Screencastify and Orange Slide Docs Add-on.
Welcome to Nearpod. If you are brand new to Nearpod, this is the session for you. You will participate in a LIVE Nearpod lesson as a learner and leave with the basics to share a LIVE lesson with your learners on Monday! Great for teachers or administrators who want to better understand how Nearpod can support the learning in the classroom.
@julie_cobbJulie Cobb is a Manager on the Nearpod Professional Services team, leading high-quality implementation and training consultations for Nearpod School and District partners across the United States. She has her Bachelors in Education of the Hearing Impaired and her Masters... Read More →
This session will give attendees all the tools and important tips they need to become content creators at their site or district. Attendees will learn everything from design need to knows, to which programs will work for what. Additionally, as attendees learn about new tools and tips they will engage in discussions about how to tell their school or districts story and the powerful effects branding can have on your school or district.
Courtney Reaves has been an educator for 19 years and currently serves as a STEM teacher in the Little Rock School District. She has experience as a library media specialist, where she discovered her passion for all things makerspace and STEM. Courtney is also a Certified Google Trainer... Read More →
Participants will learn how to communicate with parents from eschool and be able to show teachers ways to communicate with students and parents. You will also learn how to build basic searches out of eschool using advanced search tools.
Coordinator of Academic and Administrative Accountability, Springdale Public Schools
I am starting my 38th year in education. I have experience in scheduling, testing, eschool, cognos, TRIAND, athletics, administration just to name a few.
Come learn about the most recent amazing updates to Nearpod's Time to Climb and Collaborate Board. Explorer strategies using our gamified quiz to make assessing students more fun and more impactful. Consider how the enhancement to the Collaborate Board can make digital conversation more enticing and easily blend with more traditional conversations.
@julie_cobbJulie Cobb is a Manager on the Nearpod Professional Services team, leading high-quality implementation and training consultations for Nearpod School and District partners across the United States. She has her Bachelors in Education of the Hearing Impaired and her Masters... Read More →
Ready to level up your video lessons with Edpuzzle? In this hands-on session, participants will learn how to create engaging video lessons, embed assessment questions, and navigate easy to read data in Edpuzzle. This powerful platform is a must have for your EdTech toolkit, come find out why!
Before joining the Edpuzzle team, Sarah was a 9th-grade World History Teacher and Tech Coach in NC. She currently serves as one of Edpuzzle's Community Engagement Coordinators and loves all things professional learning and Ed Tech conferences. Sarah lives in Carthage, NC with her... Read More →
Educators are inundated with digital resources, but how, why and when should we use them? Come hear from two EdTech Specialists serving teachers preK-12 to answer these very questions. In this session we will share resources for all levels and learning abilities. Learn how to engage learners and promote learning goals through digital resources you can start using today!
Thomas Maerke serves Republic Schools as an Educational Technology Specialist at the High School. He’s in his 17th year in education and 8th in Republic. Previously he taught middle school English in Springfield Schools. Thomas loves learning new things. Outside of school, Thomas... Read More →
This session will teach you how to use Edulastic ( a test taking platform) to regroup students based on the data collected. We will also show you how to use this on a team for common formative assessments. It has been a game changer for grading and quickly collecting data on our students. NOTE: Bring an assessment that ties to a learning goal/standard to this session!
Abigail Scott is in her 4th year as a 6th grade math teacher at Don Tyson School of Innovation in Springdale, Arkansas. She has her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from John Brown University and is currently working on her master's degree in Educational Leadership from... Read More →
Kelsey Johnson is a 6th grade math teacher at Don Tyson School of Innovation in Springdale, Arkansas. She has been teaching for 6 years at the middle school level (5th-8th grade), in either math or science. She has her bachelor’s degree in Middle School Math and Science Education... Read More →
In this workshop, school and district level administrators or leaders in the building will harness Nearpod’s power to engage educators and other important stakeholders in their roles as instructional leaders. Participants will learn how to create, edit and launch presentations in both Live and Student-Paced modes in readiness for staff meetings and parent outreach. Bring a power point or Google slides you might use in the fall and walk away with one thing marked off your to do list.
@julie_cobbJulie Cobb is a Manager on the Nearpod Professional Services team, leading high-quality implementation and training consultations for Nearpod School and District partners across the United States. She has her Bachelors in Education of the Hearing Impaired and her Masters... Read More →
Bring your device and access to your lesson resources for next year. Walk away with a lesson ready to share with your students! This will be a hands on, make and take learning experience. Whether you have Nearpod’s free version or a full district license everyone will be able to participate.
@julie_cobbJulie Cobb is a Manager on the Nearpod Professional Services team, leading high-quality implementation and training consultations for Nearpod School and District partners across the United States. She has her Bachelors in Education of the Hearing Impaired and her Masters... Read More →
While I teach high school, any of these activities can be altered to use with your students. Sometimes no skill level is necessary; students are learning something. Sometimes knowledge of material is needed; assessment is given. Sometimes critical and quick thinking are needed; the puzzles get harder as we do them. I want the students to have fun and leave my class remembering that fun and connecting it to the material we do together.
Having been an educator for 30 years, Lisa's resume is full of different classes she's taught. They range from 7-12th grade English to coaching sports to EAST. She is also fluent in Photoshop and InDesign, thanks to being yearbook adviser for way too long. When she is not teaching... Read More →
