Ryan Collins

Managing and Authenticating Your Mac Devices with Mosyle

Facilities Development/Information Technology

When it comes to managing the technology in your district, the more hands off you can be the better. This session will be an overview of how Kenton City Schools uses Mosyle, along with Apple School Manager and Google, to manage the Mac devices in the district. The session will cover various tasks performed by the system administrator, including contactless set up, authenticating the devices with Google, and managing apps.

Christine Danhoff

Boost Student Engagement

All areas, All levels

ARRR! Get ready to boost your students’ excitement and get them engaged with the content! During this session, you will learn how to successfully plan and implement activities, using a variety of resources, that can be used in any K-adult setting and subject area. We’ll walk the plank and dive into tools for gamification, voice and choice, and lesson frames called EduProtocols. Let’s get your students excited about the content and take them to the next level to empower them to be creators of content rather than just consumers.

Christine Danhoff

Be a CreatAR! Let’s Dive Into AR!

All areas, All levels

Objects are popping off the page and device and coming into our world! How? Hands-on opportunities, resources, examples, and ideas of how to integrate this immersive technology into the curriculum will be provided. During this session you will explore, experience, and create your own augmented reality resources. Get ready to explore all of the possibilities for you and your students!!

Chris Hamady

Cybersecurity in K12 Education

Facilities Development/Information Technology

This session will begin with a discussion of the many changes that have taken place in a local public school district for the purpose of better securing the information technology environment. An open discussion will follow with attendees to discuss their cybersecurity implementations, solutions, and results of the same.

Stephanie Howell

Prep your school year for success

All areas, All levels

Starting the school year off on the right foot is crucial for success. This session will focus on best practices for planning and organizing the school year. Participants will learn about strategies for setting goals and creating a plan for achieving them, as well as tips for creating a positive and productive classroom environment. Participants will also have the opportunity to reflect on their own planning and organization methods and identify areas for improvement. The session will also cover topics such as classroom management and time management.

Stephanie Howell

Amp Up Your Teaching: 20+ Ways to Make Learning More Dynamic

All areas, All levels

Are you ready to explore 20+ different strategies for making learning more dynamic and engaging for your students. Let’s discover new and innovative ways to capture your students’ attention, spark their curiosity, and foster a love of learning. Whether it’s incorporating technology, using creative teaching methods, or providing opportunities for student collaboration, you will leave this session with a toolbox of practical strategies and ideas that you can implement in your own classrooms. Join us to discover how to take your teaching to the next level and create a dynamic and engaging learning environment that will inspire and motivate your students.

Kristie Hughes

Tech Tools for your Classroom

All areas, All levels

This session will cover tech tools that you can use in your classroom. Tools such as Screen Pal, Book Creator, Auto Draw, Canva, and more will be discussed. Come to this session to learn what you can do with these tools and how to get started.

Julianne Lange

Using ScreenPal Extension to Create Video Feedback in Google Workspace Apps

All areas, All levels

ScreenPal’s, formerly Screencast-O-Matic, free video messaging extension lets you easily create, share and view video messages right from within your favorite web-based apps where you work, like Gmail, Google Docs, LinkedIn, Twitter, and so many more. Using ScreenPal, you can provide friendlier feedback to students. Students can watch the screencast without their browser opening a new window and redirecting the students away from their work. This session will introduce you to ScreenPal and give you time to create.

John Mansel-Pleydell

Free Online courses from the Ohio Learning Community

All areas, All levels

The Ohio Learning Community is an online platform developed with a Future Forward Ohio grant that offers free courses for Ohio Educators. You can take 6 of the courses for graduate credit ($185/hr) and also receive badges for courses completed. 12 Mini courses have been released which are perfect for you to update your knowledge on tech tools such as Seesaw, Ed Puzzle, Peardeck. More courses will be added over the summer.

John Mansel-Pleydell

Google Sheets Aren’t So Scary

All areas, All levels

Have you ever opened Google Sheets, looked at the endless rows and columns and been overwhelmed? This session will help simplify Sheets for you! Learn about how to organize, manipulate and analyze data with useful functions, formulas and other cool tips to make Google Sheets easier and more beneficial. You will be provided detailed instructions and a handy template to practice those Sheets skills!

Dr. Heidi Orvosh

10 Resources for Braiding Technology, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and Vocabulary

All areas, All levels

This session will provide participants with 10 resources that will support evidence based vocabulary development. Participants will explore a variety of technology options that will promote choice, flexible learning options, student engagement, and differentiation options for learning new vocabulary.

Kevin O’Shea, Jessica Martinez, and Luke Swartz

ChatGPT: The AI-Powered Teaching Assistant You Never Knew You Needed

All areas, All levels

In this session, you’ll learn how ChatGPT, an AI-powered language model, can revolutionize the way we educate. As the world becomes more digital, it’s important to understand how to incorporate technology to improve student learning outcomes. ChatGPT can assist with tasks such as answering student questions, generating personalized study materials, and providing feedback on written work. But, embracing AI in education isn’t just about adding another tool to the toolbox, it’s about rethinking the way we teach and learn. Join us to explore the exciting possibilities of ChatGPT and AI in education.

Gretchen Powell M.Ed

Creating Curiosity with Cubelets

Grades 5-8

“Curiosity in children is but an appetite for knowledge.” ~John Locke, 17th Century Philosopher~ The Cubelets Curiosity Set provides STEM middle school students grades 5-8 the ability to explore robotics, coding and other big ideas. Students build, learn, and create with the little robot blocks and are intrigued, fascinated, and inspired to build by snapping together magnetic faces of various blocks to build hundreds of robot constructions. In essence, Cubelets are the building blocks of better thinkers of the twenty-first century. Be prepared to experience how they spark your curiosity as you explore the Cubelets Curiosity Set for yourself.

Keven Rinaman

Let’s Get Ready to TinkerCAD!

All areas, All levels

Interested in 3D Printing but don’t feel confident in TinkerCAD? In this workshop, teachers will get hands-on experience with 3D design and create a digital artifact of their own! Starting with a walk-through of the icons and moving into building a personalized object, teachers of all grade levels will walk away feeling comfortable using TinkerCAD in the classroom and equipped with projects, ideas, and resources to get started. Educators at all levels of expertise will benefit from this highly interactive session that will provide guided practice, sample lesson plans, and curation of where to find inspiration online for future projects.

Keven Rinaman

3DU – The Foundation of 3D Printing in EVERY Classroom

All areas, All levels

In a world full of new technological tools coming at us from all angles, how can we have an impact on our students’ learning processes that prepare them for work AND home? 3D Printing is not a new concept but it has found its way into schools and homes alike. Our students will be creating, customizing, and making items all around us before we know it! Come join Keven Rinaman to hear about 3D printing project ideas and concepts that can be converted to any classroom age group and content area.

Dawn Schiavone

Student Data Privacy – What’s All The Buzz About?

All areas, All levels

Have you begun to hear the buzz about Student Data Privacy? As teachers and districts send student data to vendors (ie Google, Powerschool, textbooks, and integration websites such as ABCya, Blooket, Learning A-Z, Padlet, and WeVideo) we need to insure those vendors are doing the right thing with that data. We do not want our students’ data getting into the wrong hands. But protecting student data is one of the toughest challenges and is often a forgotten step in the utilization of online resources that we use in our district. How does your district ensure the privacy of that student data? Does your district have a privacy plan? Is there a district process for approving websites that use student data? During this session I will share the “Why, What, How, Who” regarding what it takes to protect our students’ data.

Brent Shafer

Classroom and Facilities Sound Reinforcement – Leveraging 70/100V Commercial Equipment for Budget Friendly Performance!

Facilities Development/Information Technology

This presentation on classroom and facilities sound system design and installation, is intended for district-level IT administration but may also be of interest to STEM faculty, science teachers, audiophiles and hobbyists! ALL are welcome!

James Stanton

DM/CS Algebra 2 Equivalent roundtable with writing team member

Grades 9-12

I will present information about the curriculum and thought process behind the DM/CS (Discrete Mathematics and Computer Science) Algebra 2 equivalence class. I will share the kinds of lessons that are included, what experience levels we expect teachers and students to have, and answer questions you might have about this exciting new track.

Mark Stevens

Augmented Reality in K-12 Education

All areas, All Levels

Augmented Reality has been used in education for quite some time. If you remember Aurasma and HP Reveal you understand the importance of AR in the K-12 classroom. Today we have access to Halo AR the current evolution of Aurasma and HP Reveal. We’ll download and explore this new AR application, create a Halo and hold a discussion on how to utilize Halo AR in the K-12 classroom. We’ll explore best practices for integration with your school’s one-to-one technology to leverage Halo AR as a tool for instruction in your classroom.

Eric West

Positive Notes Made Easy

All areas, All levels

It seems like it’s much more of a challenge to focus on the positive aspects of your students, classroom or building than it is to report on the things that need improvement. In this session you will learn how to set up a very quick and impressive way to send out personalized positive notes to students, staff or anyone that might need some good vibes using Google Forms, Google Sides and an Add-On or two. Session attendees will create their own positive note during this session and provided a step-by-step resource to to reference as they create more in the future.