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Building Learning Communities 2011

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Julie Elkan

theinspiredlearner.org/

I'm passionate about supporting all learners and purposeful learning. That's why I love blended learning. You can really integrate best teaching practices such as the principles of Universal design for Learning, project-based learning, formative assessment, 21st century literacies and dispositions in a student centered, engaging environment.

My Friends

7:00am

Pre-Conference Registration & BLC Information Center Open BLC Information Center - 2nd Floor

8:30am

BLC Welcome and Keynote with Dr. Eric Mazur Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor

10:15am

Engaging Students in Digital Classrooms - Part I (Students' Perspective) St. James - 4th Floor (C wing) Nouns Versus Verbs: A Better Way to Look at Technology and Education Arlington - 2nd Floor

11:45am

Getting Connected: Global Collaboration, Communication and Digital Citizenship Through Social Media Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor

1:00pm

79 Best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools You May Have Missed Georgian - 2nd Floor Get Globally Connected! Terrace - Lower Lobby Not Another Paper! Alternative Projects and Social Media Arlington - 2nd Floor Teaching Empathy Through Literature and the Web Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing)

2:15pm

Designing for the Future! Online Learning That Doesn't Put You To Sleep Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) More is Less: A 3:1 Program Demonstrates That More Technology is Paradoxically Less Disruptive Than a Little Technology Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor District Wide Implementation of Google Apps for Education Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing) It Can Happen: Self-Directed Learning in the Secondary Classroom Lexington - 4th Floor (C wing) Something to Think About Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing)

3:45pm

Wrap Up and Keynote with Ewan McIntosh 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 Cool, Free Online Tools to Motivate and Engage Every Student Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing)

11:30am

Collaborative Tools for Collaborative Projects White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing) The Game Plan: How Gaming Can Enhance Learning Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing)

12:45pm

Finding Meaning in the Masses: Maximizing your Professional Learning Community Terrace - Lower Lobby Going Global: Learning Together Berkeley/Clarendon - 2nd Floor 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

Flipped Videos: Creating Videos Teenagers Will Love Berkeley/Clarendon - 2nd Floor Inspiring Passion Driven Learning Terrace - Lower Lobby The Digital Learning Farm as Core Practice Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor 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)

3:30pm

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

9:00pm

Annual BLC Bash Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor

7:00am

Continental Breakfast Mezzanine - 2nd Floor

8:30am

Inquiry Learning and Research in the Digital Age History Classroom Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing) Applying Technology to Character and Leadership Education Terrace - Lower Lobby

11:45am

Balancing Innovation and Tradition in a Rapidly Changing World Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing) Empathy: The 21st Century Skill Georgian - 2nd Floor Transform the Culture of the Classroom: What About 21st Century Skills, Literacies and Fluency? Berkeley/Clarendon - 2nd Floor Global Technology and Engineering Consortium (GTEC) St. James - 4th Floor (C wing) More Than Your Local Paper: Exploding the Bounds of Learning with Global Journalism Online Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing)

1:00pm

Creating Sustainable Change: On-Site Peer Coaching Paired with Innovative Leadership Terrace - Lower Lobby Student Tools for Collaboration Arlington - 2nd Floor The Annotated World - Getting Ready for The Internet of Things Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor

2:15pm

Apps for the Classroom Georgian - 2nd Floor How Do I Get Connected and Create Collaborative Global Relationships? Berkeley/Clarendon - 2nd Floor Leadership for Engaging Students Digitally Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor Teaching Empathy Through Literature and the Web Terrace - Lower Lobby Why Change? Strategies for Communicating the Benefits of 21st Century Learning and Technology Integration Arlington - 2nd Floor Bringing Joy to Student Learning: The Power of Inquiry Statler - 2nd Floor

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