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2014 Announcements

Announcing K12 Online 2014 Presenters

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Contents
  1. OPENING KEYNOTE
  2. STORIES for LEARNING
  3. GAMING AND GAMIFICATION
  4. PASSION-DRIVEN LEARNING
  5. STEAM

Please join the organizers of the 2014 K12 Online Conference in congratulating our selected presenters for this year’s conference! As in past years, our conference is organized into four strands. Each strand has an invited keynote speaker and additional selected speakers. Our conference begins October 13th with a pre-conference keynote presentation. Strands for 2014 are:

Week of Oct 20 – 24: Stories for Learning and Games and Gamification

Week of Oct 27 – 31: Passion Driven Learning and STEAM

OPENING KEYNOTE

Wesley Fryer
Oklahoma City, OK, USA

STORIES for LEARNING

Keynote
Ben Wilkoff
Littleton, Colorado, USA

The Power of Creating in the Classroom
Jeffrey Bradbury
North Brunswick, NJ, USA

Publishing eBooks to Meet Student Interests and Curriculum Needs
April Chamberlain
Trussville, Alabama, USA

A Tale of Three Classrooms: How and Why We Read, Write, and Think for Each Other
Jared Colley and Joel Garza
Fort Worth, TX USA and Addison, TX, USA

Digital Storytelling through App Smashing
Caroline Doughty
Arlington, VA, USA

Augmenting Interest in Reading with Augmented Reality
Kyle Dunbar
Alexandria, VA USA

My Journey With Technology
Cassidy Hall
Moscow, ID, USA

We Are All Connected
Tim Holt
Canutillo, Texas, USA

Digital Tools for Challenged Learners~Leveling the playing field!
Cheryl Oakes
Wells, Maine, USA

Out My Window
Erin Olson, Leslie Pralle Keehn
Pocahontas, Iowa, USA

Collaboration with TwitCast
Monte Tatom
Henderson, TN, USA

How Schools Are Preparing Students To Be Real World Ready
Chris Turnbull
Saint Paul, MN, USA

GAMING AND GAMIFICATION

Keynote
Kevin Hodgson
Northampton, MA, USA

Educational Games Now – Not later…
Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen
Denmark

“Creating A Classroom EDventure”
Harrison McCoy
Arlington, Texas, USA

The iPad’s Killer App
Ben Rimes
Michigan, USA

#Gamifi-ED Networked Learning about Serious Games
Verena Roberts
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

All for One and One for All
Jose Rodriguez
Los Angeles, CA, USA

Gamification: It’s not all fun and games!
Avi Spector
Montreal, QC, Canada

Five Steps to Level Up Your Teaching
Sarah Thomas
Woodbridge, VA, USA

PASSION-DRIVEN LEARNING

Keynote
Joy Kirr
Elk Grove, IL, USA

At the Intersection of Interest-Based and Disciplinary Learning
Paul Allison
New York City, NY, USA

Connected Learning Through Google Apps
Jennifer Bloomingdale
Schuylerville, NY, USA

Mister C’s on MIC (Musical Integration Concept)
Kevin Cornell
Beavercreek, OH, USA

Genius Hour Passion Projects
JoAnn Delaney
Hershey, PA, USA

Growing Through Connecting
Donna Fry and Mark Carbone
Ontario, Canada

Moving From “Some Study I Used to Know” to Inquisitive Learning with Genius Hour & Passion Projects
Michele Haiken
Stamford, CT, USA

Web 2.0 Tools that will increase Creativity and Passion in Your Online Courses
Courtney Kofeldt
West Chester, PA, USA

Trust and Transparency
Bart Miller
Tokyo, Japan

Passion-Driven Learning in #clmooc–Supporting Teacher Agency in Making and Learning
Mallory McNeal and Anna Smith
Denver, CO and Urbana, IL, USA

Digital Citizens Make the Web
Brendan Murphy
Lindenhurst, IL, USA

Finding Your People
Cheryl Steighner
Tacoma, WA, USA

STEAM

Keynote
Karen Wilkinson and Mike Petrich
San Diego, California, USA

Minerals Education Coalition: FREE Educational Resources 2014 updates
Rachel Grimes
Englewood, CO USA

STEAMmaker Camp: Merging Classroom STEAM and Afterschool MakerEducation
Ginger Lewman
Hutchinson, Kansas, USA

Programming in Elementary Grades
Sam Patterson
Palo Alto, CA, USA

Coding/Making/Writing with Connected Learners
Melissa Techman
Charlottesville, VA, USA

Full STEAM Ahead!
Melanie Thompson
Jefferson City, MO, USA

What Makes a Quality STEM Activity?
Mike Anderson and ScottMcLeod
Pocahontas, Iowa, USA

The Mindset of the Maker Educator
Jackie Gerstein
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

How Rube Goldberg Lead Our 6th Graders to Pursue Their Passions in STEM
Leigh Zeitz
Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA

Remember to download and share our 2014 conference flyer with other educators you know, and mark your calendar for the start of the K12 Online Conference October 14th!

2014 Announcements

K12 Online 2014 Call for Proposals

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** DEADLINE EXTENDED – CALL FOR PROPOSALS NOW OPEN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2 **

The 2014 K12 Online Conference organizer team is pleased to announce dates for this year’s conference as well as our call for proposals. Since 2006, K12 Online has offered unique, free, entirely volunteer-powered opportunities for educators worldwide to share and learn together about innovative ways to use technology tools to enhance teaching and learning at all levels.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE 2014 CALL FOR PROPOSALS! (due September 2)

The theme for the 2014 conference is “Igniting Innovation.” The conference will begin with a pre-conference keynote on Monday, October 13th. The next two weeks, starting on October 20th, 40 presentations will be published in four different strands, with four presentations posted per day. Presentations must be a single media file of twenty minutes or less (but not too much less) in length and meet other requirements specified in the online call for proposals. Presentations are due two weeks prior to the week the relevant strand begins. All presentations will be shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported license. The 2014 conference strands are Gamification and Gaming, Stories for Learning, Passion-driven learning, and STEM.

Gamification and Gaming (convened by Jose Rodriguez)
How can game thinking, design and mechanics be employed to make learning more engaging and fun? This strand will highlight ways educators are using gamification to transform classroom learning and encourage students to “level up” as they learn knowledge and skills both inside and outside the classroom.

Stories for Learning (convened by Susan van Gelder)
Sharing stories is a great way to learn. In the telling and the listening, learning deepens. Stories by students, by teachers, about discoveries, about classrooms… Let’s gather around the virtual campfire for some storytelling.

Passion-driven learning (convened by Karen Fasimpaur)
What does learning look like when it starts with learners’ passions and interests? This strand will cover topics such as Genius Hour, Connected Learning, interest-driven blogging, independent projects, and more.

STEAM (convened by Paula Naugle)
How are teachers and others helping students develop skills and a love of learning through STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) activities and lessons? This strand will highlight innovative STEM learning, projects, and ideas, as well as the ways the arts and creativity are included in STEAM.

Please see our “Presentation Guidelines” for more information about formats and requirements. These guidelines will be updated by June 30th with a few changes.

Please consider submitting a proposal for the 2014 K12 Online Conference by September 2, and personally invite other educators you know to submit a proposal. K12 Online offers great learning experiences every year because of our fantastic presenters. Your encouragement to others to present, as well as your own willingness to present, will make K12 Online 2014 a fantastic learning experience for many teachers around the world!

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2013

K12Online13 Day 10 1 November 2013

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Welcome to day ten of the 2013 K-12 Online Conference! All presentations are listed and linked on our main conference schedule.

It’s the last day of an incredible 2 weeks. You can always come back and watch the sessions – everything is archived.

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Day 10 presentations include:

LEADING LEARNING

V. Paige Hale: Leading by Example: Harnessing the Internet to Promote Professional Growth and Lifelong Learning

Laura McBain: Deeper Learning Online

BUILDING LEARNING

Vinnie Vrotny and Sheryl Peterson: STEAM: Creating a Maker Mindset

Claire Kreuger: Constructing Identity with an iPad

If you’re not already, be sure to follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook. Subscribe to our email list if you’re not already receiving email updates from us. Also remember all video presentations are available in iPad / iPhone / iPod touch compatible format in our iTunesU Portal! If you tweet about the conference please use the Twitter hashtag #k12online13.

2013

K12Online13 Day 9 Presentations 31 October, 2013

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Welcome to day nine of the 2013 K-12 Online Conference! All presentations are listed and linked on our main conference schedule.

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Day 9 presentations include:

LEADING LEARNING

Julia Osteen: The Promise of Leadership

Kelly Dumont: Creativity Rising

Candice Clark: Digital Portfolios

BUILDING LEARNING

Ann Oro: Building Knowledge of Web Search

Stephen Ransom: Making Space to Make

If you’re not already, be sure to follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook. Subscribe to our email list if you’re not already receiving email updates from us. Also remember all video presentations are available in iPad / iPhone / iPod touch compatible format in our iTunesU Portal! If you tweet about the conference please use the Twitter hashtag #k12online13.

2013

K12Online13 Day 8 Presentations 30 October 2013

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Welcome to day eight of the 2013 K-12 Online Conference! All presentations are listed and linked on our main conference schedule.

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Day 8 presentations include:

LEADING LEARNING

Brad Waid and Drew Minock: Game-Changing Apps

Michael Boll: Bringing Digital Badges to Your School or Classroom

BUILDING LEARNING

Chris Betcher: Coding for Kids

Dan Whisler: Energy 101: KidWind & the SHS Chevy Volt Project

If you’re not already, be sure to follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook. Subscribe to our email list if you’re not already receiving email updates from us. Also remember all video presentations are available in iPad / iPhone / iPod touch compatible format in our iTunesU Portal! If you tweet about the conference please use the Twitter hashtag #k12online13.

2013

K12Online13 Day 7 Presentations 29 October 2013

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Welcome to day seven of the 2013 K-12 Online Conference! All presentations are listed and linked on our main conference schedule.

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Day 7 presentations include:

LEADING LEARNING

Jeffrey Bradbury: Learn how to create a WordPress Website in less than 20 minutes

Betsy Hanger: Mindfulness and Neuroscience: How a Contemplative Curriculum Improves Focus, Connectedness, and Self-Regulation

BUILDING LEARNING

Katie Ann Wilson: A Story + A Green Wall = 1 Amazing Transformed Digital Story

 Carol Broos: T3: Triple Threat in Tech Using Transliteracy

If you’re not already, be sure to follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook. Subscribe to our email list if you’re not already receiving email updates from us. Also remember all video presentations are available in iPad / iPhone / iPod touch compatible format in our iTunesU Portal! If you tweet about the conference please use the Twitter hashtag #k12online13.

2013

K12Online13 Day 6 Presentations 28 October 2013

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Welcome to day six of the 2013 K-12 Online Conference! All presentations are listed and linked on our main conference schedule.

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Day 6 presentations include:

LEADING LEARNING

Larry Ferlazzo:  Leading Learning Keynote – Developing Leadership in Classrooms, Schools and communities

Jenny Rankin: If You Want Data to Transform Learning, Present It as “Over-the-Counter”

BUILDING LEARNING

Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager: Building Learning Keynote – Making the Case for Making in Schools

David Lockhart: 20 Creation Apps in 20 Minutes

If you’re not already, be sure to follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook. Subscribe to our email list if you’re not already receiving email updates from us. Also remember all video presentations are available in iPad / iPhone / iPod touch compatible format in our iTunesU Portal! If you tweet about the conference please use the Twitter hashtag #k12online13.

2013

K12Online13 Day 5 Presentations: 25 October, 2013

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Welcome to day five of the 2013 K-12 Online Conference! All presentations are listed and linked on our main conference schedule.

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Day 5 presentations include:

OPEN LEARNING

Naomi Harm: Any Device Will Do! Best Practices of BYOD Implementation

David Wells: Writing – It’s All about Collaboration and Sharing!

OUTSIDE LEARNING

Terra Bodkins and Bess Altman: Blogging with Little People

Erin Fitzpatrick: Place-Based Education: The Greenspire School

 

If you’re not already, be sure to follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook. Subscribe to our email list if you’re not already receiving email updates from us. Also remember all video presentations are available in iPad / iPhone / iPod touch compatible format in our iTunesU Portal! If you tweet about the conference please use the Twitter hashtag #k12online13.

2013 Outside Learning

Place-Based Education: The Greenspire School

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Presenter: Erin Fitzpatrick
Location: Traverse City, MI

@missfitztchs

 

 

Presentation Description: Teachers with little experience or a wealth of experience can come to gain knowledge regarding place-based education. Its seamless integration into a PBL environment makes for global citizens who know more about the world around them, and who can educate the community about everything from the ground up!

Additional Information:
https://www.facebook.com/THEmissfitztchs

2013 Outside Learning

Blogging with Little People

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Presenter: Bess Altman and Terra Bodkins
Location: North Myrtle Beach, SC USA

@Bessaltman    @TerraBodkins

Presentation Description: Teachers often want creative and effective ways of taking their classroom learning outside of the classroom walls and into the future. In this presentation, you will learn about the benefits of blogging, what you can do with blogging, how to get started and how to stay connected.

Link to presentation’s supporting documents:

Blogging in the Elementary Classroom by Horry County School District (a course on iTunesU
https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/blogging-in-elementary-classroom/id664720818

Additional Information:
Bess Altman:
kidblog.org/mrsaltmansclass13-14

Terra Bodkins
terrabodkins.webs.com