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Building Learning Communities 2011

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7:00am

Continental Breakfast Mezzanine - 2nd Floor Registration & BLC Information Center Open BLC Information Center - 2nd Floor

8:30am

Announcements and Keynote with Geetha Narayanan Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor

10:00am

Building Learning Communities – Making The Global Connection Terrace - Lower Lobby Connecting to the Past: The Power of Primary Sources in the Classroom Franklin - 4th Floor (B wing) Engaging Students in Digital Classrooms - Part II (Teachers' Perspective) Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) Harnessing the Power of Web 2.0: Technologies to Connect and Engage Our 21st Century Learners Arlington - 2nd Floor Leadership: Managing the Transition Georgian - 2nd Floor Podcasts: From Planning to Publication  Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) PSI and PMI: Effective New Approaches to High School Science and K-12 Mathematics White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing) Schools, Technology and the Law: A Beginner’s Guide Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing) Students Leaving a Legacy: A Student Created Digital Wiki Textbook Berkeley/Clarendon - 2nd Floor The iPad Revolution, Innovative Learning in the Classroom Statler - 2nd Floor Cool, Free Online Tools to Motivate and Engage Every Student Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing) Just One Tweet Lexington - 4th Floor (C wing)

11:30am

"Bac" to the Future: The International Baccalaureate's Technology Transformation Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor 21st Century Bricoleurs (Part Two) Georgian - 2nd Floor Assessing Change in Changing Classrooms Statler - 2nd Floor Be The Change You Want To See In The World Berkeley/Clarendon - 2nd Floor Celebrate Learning: Starting a Film Festival in Your Community! Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing) Collaborative Tools for Collaborative Projects White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing) Getting Rid of Google Grip: Nine Great Alternatives To Google Arlington - 2nd Floor How to Create Global Connections in the Curriculum? Terrace - Lower Lobby The Game Plan: How Gaming Can Enhance Learning Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing) Travelin’ Teens and Tweens: Tourism’s Savviest Secret Weapon Franklin - 4th Floor (B wing) Where to Begin Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) Creating iPhone and iPad Apps in the Classroom Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) The New SAT: Students as Teachers St. James - 4th Floor (C wing) BLC Drop-in Center and Charging Station Open Thoreau - 4th Floor (C wing)

12:45pm

Celebrating the Speech: Raising Ambition Through Speaking and Writing in an English Elementary School Arlington - 2nd Floor Creating Student Feedback and Authentic Assessment with Screencasts White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing) Digital Storytelling: Makin' Movies Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing) Finding Meaning in the Masses: Maximizing your Professional Learning Community Terrace - Lower Lobby Going Global: Learning Together Berkeley/Clarendon - 2nd Floor iPhone Photography-The Best Tool Is the One You Have With You and Can Use Easily Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) Music Production for Anyone Interested. Really! Statler - 2nd Floor The Reformers are Leaving our Schools in the 20th Century: Why most U.S. school reformers are on the wrong track, and how to get our kids' education right for the future Georgian - 2nd Floor They All Have a Computer, Now What? Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor Using Google Apps for Global Collaborations Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) Developing Uncommon Education Leaders Franklin - 4th Floor (B wing) Going from Web 0.0 to Web 2.0 in 4.0 Years: A Leaders/Team Guide to Transforming the “November Effect” to Action Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing) Local Lives in Global Times: Connecting Students to the Global Issues that Affect Their Lives St. James - 4th Floor (C wing)

2:00pm

Active Learning in a World of Difference Georgian - 2nd Floor Emerging Issues – The Law and “Bring Your Own Device” Initiatives Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) Flipped Videos: Creating Videos Teenagers Will Love Berkeley/Clarendon - 2nd Floor Inspiring Passion Driven Learning Terrace - Lower Lobby Is It Really Real?: Augmented Reality in Education White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing) Partnering Technology and Best Practices to Improve Student Writing and Math Skills Franklin - 4th Floor (B wing) Story Book Adventures in Project Based Learning… Plugging Web Technology and Resources into Project Based Learning Arlington - 2nd Floor The Digital Learning Farm as Core Practice Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor The iPhone Takes on the Android: Winner? YOU! Build Mobile Learning Communities Using Either One! Statler - 2nd Floor West Tisbury Students: Connoisseurs of Their Own Learning Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) Developing a Skills Based, Thematic Approach to Learning in a Knowledge and Test Dominated Schools System St. James - 4th Floor (C wing) District Wide Implementation of Google Apps for Education Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing) Express Polls: “Express”ly Create Life-Long Critical Thinkers Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing)

3:30pm

Wrap Up and Keynote with Dr. Stephen Wolfram Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor

5:00pm

Job-Alike Meetings Conference Level - 4th Floor Special Session for International Registrants Arlington - 2nd Floor

9:00pm

Annual BLC Bash Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor

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