Concurrent sessions are 75 minutes in length.
Tuesday, February 26
Concurrent Sessions – Morning
Technology Integration Skills and Resources
Grampas, 9:15–10:30, 10:45–12:00
Jim Yeager, Director of Educational Technology, Pottsville Schools
Susan Yeager, Elementary Teacher, Pottsville Schools
Tommy Tyler, Assistant Superintendent, Monticello Schools
This workshop offers participants hands-on experience in the location of resources for technology integration. Those attending will explore such skills as lesson planning, locating Internet resources, and technology integration practices. Participants will leave with practical and mostly free resources to lead technology integration practices in their districts and schools.
Using Interwrite™ Systems To Deliver Instruction and Assess Learning
Hoffman, 9:15–10:30, 10:45–12:00
Nelson Brock, classroom math teacher, Chaffin Junior High, Fort Smith Public Schools
This presentation will showcase the integration of the Interwrite™ Workspace software pad and Primary Receiver Set (PRS) systems into the classroom. The presenter, a classroom teacher, will highlight the benefits and flexibility of using these systems from his practice while interacting with session participants using these same educational tools. Vendor-Sponsored Session
Digital Resources for Teachers by Teachers: Arkansas's History and Physiographic Regions
Neosho, 9:15–10:30, 10:45–12:00
James Daniels, Associate Professor, Southern Arkansas University
Marsha Daniels, Director, South Central Service Cooperative
Leah Arnold, Teacher, Bearden Middle School
Debbie Cearley, Teacher Center Coordinator, South Central Service Cooperative
Due to the lack of resources to teach Arkansas History and Natural History and the need to address the appropriate NETS standards, there was genuine need to take the initiative and create credible resources as well to provide digital equipment and support. The Arkansas Social Studies Framework and the Arkansas Science Framework both include the physiographic regions of Arkansas. For years, teachers have begged for good resources to teach Arkansas History and Arkansas Natural History. To address this need, South Central Service Cooperative pooled available resources and bought 11 Nikon D-50 cameras for pairs of teachers and 15 Sony DCR-SR82 Digital Camcorders. Teachers were told that these cameras would be the property of their schools if they would attend several field studies around the state of Arkansas and if they would agree to work with other teachers to launch web-based teaching resources correlated to the Arkansas Social Studies and Science frameworks. This session shares how this project was funded, how the project was organized and gives links to the resources available to all teachers.
Wiki While You Work! Fostering Collaboration with Students and Staff
Ouachita, 9:15–10:30, 10:45–12:00
Susan Brooks-Young, CA cadre member, TICAL
Come with ideas for an education-related project for students or adults. Walk away with a wiki (online collaborative workspace) you can use right away!
A Safe and Secure Online World for Students
Chicot, 9:15–10:30, 10:45–12:00
Jason Borgen, Program Coordinator, TICAL
George Lieux, Technology Academy Director, Fort Smith Public Schools
Belinda Kittrell, Program Manager, ADE
Are you in search of a safe online environment where students and teachers have the ability to communicate? Gaggle.net does exactly that! Come see how gaggle has been used to promote collaboration and life-long learning. See how students are able to continue their learning outside of the traditional classroom. You will also become knowledgeable of all the safety features in place to ensure only school related topics are discussed in the gaggle social network. You will learn some basic administrative functions of the site including how to set-up email accounts, digital lockers for document storage, message boards, chat rooms, and blocked word lists. Lastly, you will find out the many funding options available including free accounts and how to receive e-rate discounts. At the end of the session you will be ready to set-up an online community for your school!
Initiating Student Television on a Shoestring
Harris Break, 9:15–10:30, 10:45–12:00
Kate Thill, Technology Integration Specialist, Fayetteville Public Schools
Dr. Anita Lawson, Principal, Woodland Junior High School
Student television can provide an opportunity for students to create a positive, cohesive atmosphere within their own school while learning about various careers in communication. This workshop will show how we have initiated Student Television within current Arkansas Workforce Education frameworks with minimum expense.
Organizing Your Professional Life with Technology: Using My Palm® Handheld To Stay Organized
Lafayette, 9:15–10:30, 10:45–12:00
John Colbert, Principal, Holcomb Elementary School, Fayetteville School District
Participants will have the opportunity to observe how an administrator utilizes his Palm® handheld to stay organized. The learners will observe how a Palm® handheld is used to schedule appointments, receive notification reminder of the appointment, sharing appointments with co-workers, and how to organize appointments by categories and much more.
21st Century Skills — How to Begin the Conversation and Implement Change
White Oak, 9:15–10:30, 10:45–12:00
Susan Norton, Chief Information Officer, Fayetteville Public Schools
Marianne Hauser, Professional Development Coordinator, Fayetteville Public Schools
Come join us as we describe the actions taken to date to implement 21st Century Skills in Fayetteville. We will define 21st Century Skills, outline the conversations and workshops that have taken place both in our community and in our district. We will also describe our implementation plan. Print and multimedia resources will be available to participants and time for questions/discussion has been allocated.
Tuesday, February 26
Concurrent Sessions – Afternoon
Project Based Technology Lessons for Primary Grade Students
Grampas, 2:00–3:15, 3:30–4:45
Jim Yeager, Director of Instructional Technology, Pottsville Schools
Susan Yeager, Elementary Teacher, Pottsville Elementary School
What should you be looking for when you observe technology use in the classroom? What should you be encouraging your teachers to do with technology? Project-based learning is one excellent, research-based approach. Let these real live second graders teach you a lesson!
Using iPods® to Increase Access to Learning Opportunities
Chicot, 2:00–3:15, 3:30–4:45
Tommy Tyler, Assistant Superintendent, Monticello School District
Will Hunter, Student, EAST
Keturah West, EAST Faciliator, Monticello School District
Demonstrate the use of iPods® in the classroom and the development of a school learning group. The team will demonstrate how ipods are used, available resources, and a summary of the actual experience of developing the iPod® project.
GSI Promethean — Introduction to the Promethean INTERACTIVclassroom — Lighting the Flame of Learning!
Conway, 2:00–3:15, 3:30–4:45
David Shilkitus, 7th Grade Math/Math PLC Lead, Southside School District (Batesville)
Denise Ralls, 4th Grade Teacher, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School
Will Koberg, Arkansas Area Manager, GSI Promethean
Demonstration of the Promethean INTERACTIV Classroom featuring the ACTIVboard and the ACTIVsoftware. Examples of how Promethean is used in a middle school classroom to engage the students will be given. Vendor-sponsored session
Technology Infused Education: The TIE Project
Harris Break, 2:00–3:15, 3:30–4:45
Phoebe Bailey, Teacher Center Coordinator, Southwest AR Education Co-op
Harry Dickens, Director of Technology, Texarkana School District
George Lieux, Technology Academy Director, Fort Smith School Distirct
Come find out how technology training is changing in Arkansas. TIE cadre members across the state will be doing project-based module training in Co-ops across the state. Come find out how this impacts your teachers and technology integration.
Requirements for and Evaluation of Student Technology Literacy
Hoffman, 2:00–3:15, 3:30–4:45
Cathey Wilcox, Principal, Nettleton Public Schools
James Foster, Director of Instructional Technology, Russellville Public Schools
Karli Saracini, Middle School Principal, Harrisburg Public Schools
Participants will learn what No Child Left Behind (NCLB) says about student technology literacy and what a technologically literate student looks like. Session participants will leave with sample instruments for evaluating student technology literacy.
Working in the Intergenerational Workplace
Lafayette, 2:00–3:15, 3:30–4:45
Judith Tavano, Director, Professional Development, UA, College of Education & Health Professions
Recognizing that for the first time in history there are four distinct generations working side-by-side in our offices and schools, this interactive, thought-provoking, solutions-oriented workshop will offer you the opportunity to look at what you bring to the workplace, what others bring to the workplace and how we all can work better together. Tips for successful communication, performance management and teamwork will be discussed.
Triand, Inc. for School Administrators
Neosho, 2:00–3:15, 3:30–4:45
Kay Tepera, Education Program Administrator, Arkansas Department of Education
Triand, Inc. has many features for administrators. Come to this session to see how easy it is to use Triand, Inc. to see a teacher's electronic lesson plan, add electronic resources, look up a student's schedule, see the number of students per class, view individual student assessment data, as well as school-wide data, and more.
Internet Safety: Tools and Resources
Ouachita, 2:00–3:15, 3:30–4:45
Laura Wainscott, Technology Integration Specialist, Fayetteville Public Schools
Avoiding risks while using the resources available on the internet can be challenging. This session will provide tools and options to share with students, teachers, and parents for keeping safe while online, as well as keeping personal information secure.
I See What you Mean: Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement
White Oak, 2:00–3:15, 3:30–4:45
Teresa Chance, Curriculum Director K–6, Cabot Schools
Ashley McDonald, Academic Coach, Cabot Schools
Cheryl Gall, Academic Coach, Cabot Schools
Holly Blythe, Technology Specialist, Cabot Schools
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then how do we use "pictures" to increase student achievement? This session will show you how to create opportunities to use visual literacy to assist students and teachers with data, vocabulary, fluency, classroom management, and content.
Wednesday, February 27
Concurrent Sessions
Podcasting! Making Connections
Chicot, 8:30–9:45, 10:00–11:15
Tanya Spillane, Principal, Cabot Schools
Adrienne Thomas, Teacher, Cabot Schools
Sherri Jennings, Teacher, Cabot Schools
See how one school is using podcasting to enhance learning, create a window for parents to see inside our school, and connect with the community.
How to Use Technology to Increase Operational Efficiency and Meet Your Key Initiatives
Conway, 8:30–9:45, 10:00–11:15
Laura Messervy, Territory Account Manager, Cisco
Richelle Selzer, Inside Account Manager, Cisco
Mike Kelley, Field Engineer, Cisco
An interactive discussion for all audiences, especially superintendents that are interested in increasing operational efficiency, communications, collaboration, and safety for students, teachers, and administrators. This will be a business level discussion on the roles that different technologies play in today's schools. You will also see a realistic demonstration of Unified Communications and learn how this technology can work for you. Vendor-sponsored session
Stayin' Alive in the Digital Age: Ideas for Digital Products
Grampas, 8:30–9:45, 10:00–11:15
Bethany Rees, Teacher Leader, Cabot Public Schools
Jill Weir, Media Specialist, Cabot Public Schools
Teresa Chance, Director of Elementary Curriculum, Cabot Public Schools
Renee Calhoon, Principal, Cabot Public Schools
Is your brain fried from all of the technology that is being created, integrated, and upgraded? Come see how one school is STAYIN' ALIVE in the digital age and get ideas about how students can create their own digital products. Project SPUDMIK (Students Producing and Using Digital Media to Increase Knowledge) is a joint project based upon the research of Marc Prensky in the book Digital Natives Digital Immigrants ©2001. Digital products to be discussed are movies, podcasts, music, and web sites. You will receive helpful and FREE resources on how to create digital products so that you, too, can "Stay Alive."
Technology Camps for Students: Learning in the 21st Century
Harris Break, 8:30–9:45, 10:00–11:15
Evan Patrick, Southeast Cooperative
Keturah West, EAST Facilitator, Monticello School District
Jessica Jordan, East Lab Student, Monticello School District
Will Hunter, EAST Lab Student, Monticello School District
In this session you will learn how 21st century learning skills are being delivered after school, on Saturday, or during the summer through technology camps for students in twelve school districts in the Southeast Education Cooperative. The emphasis for the 2007–08 camps focus on podcasting and digital storytelling. A shared server allows all the districts to share the created products that are organized by subject and grade cluster.
Your Vision, Your Schools, and Your Professional Goals: Excellent Grist for Digital Storytelling Projects
Manning, 8:30–9:45, 10:00–11:15
Butch Owens, Director of Student Support, Murrierta USD
Thom Dunks, Educational Technology Consultant, Santa Cruz County Office of Education
Educators have inspirational stories to tell. Administrators, along with their staff leaders, can learn how to harness the creative power of multimedia stories to build community and promote their important projects. This seminar will provide school administrators knowledge of enhanced, easy-to-use multimedia tools and strategies to communicate their vision and increase visibility. Participants will explore innovative ideas which utilize cameras, microphones, computers, scanners, etc. enabling them to lead colleagues in the development of multimedia presentations of all types. The session will also include an overview of programs you can use to edit and splice short video clips from movies and other sources to use in your educational presentations, how to inset short video clips directly into your PowerPoint® presentation, converting a clip to be uploaded for a video podcast and other easy editing tips.
Do More with Your Palm TX™ Handheld
Neosho, 8:30–9:45, 10:00–11:15
George Lieux, Technology Academy Director, Fort Smith Public Schools
Attend this session if you want to get more use out of your Palm TX™ handheld computer than just for Classroom Walk Throughs (CWT). In this session, you will learn to take advantage of the TX™ handheld’s Internet capabilities and learn about software designed for administrators who need mobile access to large amounts of data. Other applications like "Documents to Go®" that can be synchronized with a desktop computer will also be reviewed. Time will be set aside for a question and answer period regarding the use of Palm TX™ handhelds.
ArkansasIDEAS: A Resource for Providing Quality Professional Development
Ouachita, 8:30–9:45, 10:00–11:15
Teresa Roebuck, Online Professional Development Coordinator, ADE - PD Unit
This session will provide information about the ArkansasIDEAS online professional tool available to all Arkansas educators. Participants may go online to view resources that are currently available. Examples of how to incorporate online professional development into a school’s/district’s professional development plan will also be explored.
Finding and Using the Data
White Oak, 8:30–9:45, 10:00–11:15
Harry Dickens, Director of Technology, Texarkana Arkansas School District
See a demonstration of how data from several sources can be viewed easily using tools such as Microsoft Access™, Microsoft Excel®, and InspireData™.
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