Fall CUE 2012: Full Schedule

10:00am PDT

Google Apps Flipped My Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Classroom Innovation with Google Apps! From core apps; Google Docs, Sites, Calendar, and Mail to the “Even More” that Google Apps has to offer.

Presenter Resources:
http://goo.gl/j5H4u

Speakers

Matthew Schwartz

Friday October 26, 2012 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
E106 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 1 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization Laton Unified School District
Audience and Grade level Beginning, New, Not grade-level specific
Topic Multi, OL, WT
Building Building E

11:15am PDT

Research and Best Practices to Engage the Online Learner

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

This session will share research from a Teacher Education Course which utilized Web 2.0 tools to improve student engagement. Best practices for online learners will be shared and participants will discuss ways they can improve instruction for online learning.

Presenter Resources:
http://drdickenson.com

Speakers

Patricia Dickenson

Friday October 26, 2012 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
C208/209 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 2 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization National University
Audience and Grade level ALL, College
Topic OL, WT
Building Building C

1:15pm PDT

Explorations with CLRN! Energize Your Lessons & Excite Your Students

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

Come and learn about activities, tutorials, and lessons available to enhance your instruction and engage your students beyond the classroom. All websites are free, standard-aligned and without advertisements. Stuff you can use on Monday morning!

Presenter Resources:
www.clrn.org

Speakers

Kelley Day

Friday October 26, 2012 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
A203 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 3 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization California Learning Resource Network (CLRN.org)
Audience and Grade level 2 - 12, ALL
Topic CC, Multi, OL
Building Administration Building

1:15pm PDT

Teaching, Technology and The Common Core: American Canyon Models New Collaborative Approach

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

Gain usable implementation ideas to engage students while meeting Common Core objectives. Explore methods for using peer-to-peer collaboration, social media, other technology tools to satisfy Common Core standards in Humanities.
Presenter Resources:
http://www.studysync.com/resources.cfm

Speakers

JoAnn Augustine

Ryan Bubalo

Friday October 26, 2012 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
A202 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 3 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization American Canyon High School
Audience and Grade level ALL, 6 - 12
Topic SS, LA, CC, OL
Building Administration Building

2:30pm PDT

Flipping for Digital Curation

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

Have you ever wanted to "flip" your classroom, but don't have all the tech skills necessary? Learn how to pull content together quickly and easily to flip your classroom.

Speakers

Kyle Brumbaugh

Friday October 26, 2012 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
E106 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 4 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization San Mateo Union High School District
Audience and Grade level 6 - 12, Experienced, Intermediate
Topic Multi, OL
Building Building E

2:30pm PDT

Online Learning with SFMOMA ArtThink: Visual Arts, Social Studies and Language Arts

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

Explore online learning opportunities with SFMOMA ArtThink. Integrate art, history and language arts into your core curriculum incorporating interactive media and hands-on lessons. Increase student’s visual literacy and artistic understanding.

Presenter Resources:
http://www.sfmoma.org/artthink

Speakers

Esther Kligman-Frey

Friday October 26, 2012 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
E108 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 4 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Audience and Grade level 4 - 12, Administration, ALL, College
Topic CC, LA, OL, SS
Building Building E
Tags Common Core

3:45pm PDT

The Library of Congress Online: A Navigation Guide for Educators

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

Take a tour of the Library of Congress online; learn to navigate the site and how to use primary source material in your classroom on Monday morning!

Presenter Resources:
http://www.loc.gov/teachers

Speakers

Esther Kligman-Frey

Friday October 26, 2012 3:45pm - 4:45pm PDT
E108 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 5 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization Art/Tech Consulting
Audience and Grade level 4 - 12, Administration, ALL, College, Not grade-level specific
Topic CC, LA, OL, SS
Building Building E
Tags Common Core

9:00am PDT

Blended Learning

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

Thurgood Marshall has abandoned the traditional teaching model and has created the co-centric circles in the classroom while using the blended learning model to impact student achievement.

Speakers

Juan Nunez

Asmara Ogbai

Peter Watts

Saturday October 27, 2012 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
C208/209 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 6 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization Thurgood Marshall Academy of Technology and Design
Audience and Grade level Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, 6 - 8
Topic MA, OL, RTI
Building Building C

9:00am PDT

Make Your Classroom Xtranormal

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

Xtranormal is an excellent tool that affords online and face-to-face instructors to create a sense of community in their courses. Xtranormal can be used by students to present information to a face-to-face or online course. This free and easy tool will transform “welcome messages” into one that the students will remember.

Presenter Resources:
https://sites.google.com/site/cuefall2012/

Speakers

Angela Prelip

Saturday October 27, 2012 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
C206

Session, 6 - Concurrent Session

Audience and Grade level 6 - 12, ALL, College
Topic Multi, OL
Building Building C

9:00am PDT

YouTube.com/Teachers - Are You Using It?

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

YouTube and CUE have partnered to bring teachers educational videos to educate, engage and inspire students. See how you can spend more time teaching and less time searching with YouTube.com/teachers.

Speakers

Danny Silva

Saturday October 27, 2012 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
E208 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 6 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization CUE
Audience and Grade level K - 12, College, Administration
Topic Multi, OL, WT
Building Building E

10:15am PDT

CANCELLED Harnessing the Power of the Teacher and Student Voice

Limited Capacity seats available

This session has been cancelled.

Presenter Resources:
http://gofrontrow.com/files/documents/tradeshow/FrontRowCUESessionHandout.pdf

Speakers

Jeff Shaw

Saturday October 27, 2012 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
Cancelled

Session, 7 - Concurrent Session, Addendum, Commercial

Host Organization FrontRow
Company FrontRow
Audience and Grade level 2 - 12, Administration, ALL, College
Topic Multi, OL
Tags FrontRow

10:15am PDT

Extending the Walls of Your Classroom with Video Editing

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

In today’s session you will see how to use a video camera, some green fabric, a computer and video editing software to create truly astounding videos.

Presenter Resources:
https://sites.google.com/site/ryanodonnellpd/

Speakers

Ryan O’Donnell

Saturday October 27, 2012 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
E208 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 7 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization Rocklin High School
Audience and Grade level Experienced, Intermediate, Not grade-level specific
Topic Multi, OL, PD
Building Building E

11:30am PDT

Don’t Cut Professional Development! Go Online.

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

Despite tight budgets, professional development remains important. Don’t miss this session to learn why districts across the country have turned to online training as a cost-effective alternative.

Presenter Resources:
http://www.atomiclearning.com/

Speakers

Anne Rasmussen

Saturday October 27, 2012 11:30am - 12:30am PDT
E108 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 8 - Concurrent Session, Commercial

Company Atomic Learning
Audience and Grade level Administration, K - 12, Not grade-level specific
Topic OL, PD
Building Building E
Tags Atomic Learning

11:30am PDT

CANCELLED Even More Google Geekiness

Limited Capacity seats available

This session has been cancelled.

Speakers

Chris Walsh

Saturday October 27, 2012 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Cancelled

Session, 8 - Concurrent Session, Addendum

Host Organization New Tech Network
Audience and Grade level Experienced, Intermediate, Not grade-level specific
Topic OL, WT

11:30am PDT

Expanding Literacy Practices Through Design Thinking and Digital Media

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

This session introduces ways to use digital media tools to support and expand literacy education in the classroom and in a blended learning environment so that it includes multiple methods for students to represent and express their understanding of course content while finding the “best fit” for their particular interests and abilities. A design-based method is used to organize student learning and provide the framework for students to expand their abilities in multiple forms of meaning making. Particle classroom examples are provided to demonstrate and support presentation material. Suggestions for how to incorporate the design-based methods and possible assessment into existing curriculum are also addressed.
Presenter Resources:
http://mediatransforms.us/Transliteracy/

Speakers

James Brown

Saturday October 27, 2012 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
A206 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 8 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization New Technology High
Audience and Grade level 6 - 12, College
Topic Multi, OL, UDL
Building Administration Building

11:30am PDT

Extending the Classroom: Enabling Safe Blended Learning

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

The ubiquity of the Internet, mobile devices and other technologies has completely changed the traditional classroom, enabling new online and blended learning environments. As learning becomes increasingly virtual and always available, it is critical to offer a safe and collaborative environment for students and teachers to interact.

Speakers

Brent Dunlap

Saturday October 27, 2012 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
D209

Session, 8 - Concurrent Session, Addendum, Commercial

Host Organization Lightspeed Systems
Company Lightspeed Systems
Audience and Grade level ALL, K - 12
Topic IT, Multi, OL
Building Building D
Tags Lightspeed Systems

11:30am PDT

Great eLearning vs. Online Road Kill: How Can You Tell the Difference?

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

What should you expect from a great online course? How do you know if it’s any good, if your students will be highly engaged, if activities provide multiple learning paths, if the course is accessible to all students or if teaching and learning goes beyond knowledge and comprehension? We’ll review iNACOL’s standards for quality online courses, explain how to take a course for a test drive, share how to select engaging courses and speak to course features you should be expecting from publishers.

Speakers

Brian Bridges

Kelly Schwirzke

Saturday October 27, 2012 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
C208/209 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 8 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization California Learning Resource Network (CLRN)
Audience and Grade level Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced, 4 - 12, Administration
Topic CC, OL
Building Building C

11:30am PDT

Interactive, Customizable, Free: Using Open Source FlexBooks

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

Learn about CK-12 Foundation’s free, open source STEM content. Find out how to create and share custom FlexBook digital textbooks.

Presenter Resources:
http://www.ck12.org/about/

Speakers

Kristine Redko

Saturday October 27, 2012 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
D159 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 8 - Concurrent Session, Addendum, Commercial

Host Organization CK-12 Foundation
Company CK-12 Foundation
Audience and Grade level 6 - 12, ALL
Topic MA, OL, SC, ST
Building Building D
Tags CK12

1:30pm PDT

CANCELLED Rethinking Writing Remediation for First-Year College Students

Limited Capacity seats available

This session has been cancelled.

Speakers

Melanie Borrego

Michelle Rosensitto

Saturday October 27, 2012 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
Cancelled

Session, 9 - Concurrent Session, Addendum

Host Organization Bandman University
Audience and Grade level 9 - 12, Beginning, College, Intermediate, New
Topic ESL, LA, OL

1:30pm PDT

Create a Classroom Community with Edmodo

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

Come get an overview of Edmodo and how it can be used to create interactive classrooms. Edmodo’s a great way to teach students about responsible online communication and digital footprints.

Speakers

Gerald McMullin

Saturday October 27, 2012 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
C208/209 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 9 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization Castro Valley Unified School District
Audience and Grade level New, Beginning, Intermediate, 4 - 12
Topic Multi, OL, WT
Building Building C

1:30pm PDT

It's Your Call: Digital & Ethics Safety Education Resources

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

Attendees will be introduced to the It's Your Call game. Based on true stories, this interactive game allows users to play out difficult situations in the safety of cyberspace before they live them out in real life. This game addresses bullying, sexting, academic cheating and other internet safety messages. Through a grant from the Verizon foundation, attendees will receive a free one-year license for the game.
Presenter Resources:
http://www.webwisekids.org

Speakers

Esther Cookson

Saturday October 27, 2012 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
D159 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 9 - Concurrent Session, Commercial

Host Organization Web Wise Kids
Company Web Wise Kids
Audience and Grade level ALL, 4 - 12
Topic CC, OL
Building Building D
Tags Web Wise Kids

1:30pm PDT

PORTS-Connecting students to California State Parks through Interactive Videoconferencing

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

Explore California State Parks with your students without leaving your classroom through the PORTS Distance Learning Program. PORTS provides free, interactive and engaging videoconference presentations live from state parks.
Presenter Resources:
http://www.ports.parks.ca.gov

Speakers

Joe von Herrmann

Brad Krey

Heather McCummins

Saturday October 27, 2012 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
A203 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 9 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization California State Parks
Audience and Grade level ALL, 2 - 12, Administration
Topic SS, SC, OL, WT
Building Administration Building

1:30pm PDT

Transforming Education Through Digital Learning: From Inception to Implementation

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

This session will chronicle the stages of a 1:1 roll out of over 3,000 iPads in 4 middle schools within a large urban school district. Each stage of the roll out will address the challenges, successes and lessons learned from the perspective of the supervising district administrator and school based instructional staff. Session attendees will engage in this experience via an iBook presentation detailing the 6 stages of effective implementation: Exploration and Adaptation, Program Installation, Initial Implementation, Full operation, Innovation and Sustainability. The session will equip attendees with information to successfully implement a 1:1 roll out of instructional technology at the district, school or classroom level.
Presenter Resources:
http://www.tedl.info

Speakers

Christina Jerome

Debra Mahone

Meri Robinson

Saturday October 27, 2012 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
D281 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 9 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization Prince George's County Public Schools
Audience and Grade level ALL, 4 - 12, Administration
Topic Multi, AD, OL
Building Building D

2:45pm PDT

Free, Online Tools for Math Practice and Assessment

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

Want students' math practice results reported to you online? ThatQuiz can do that! Need interesting, interactive teaching resources? Got that too. Did we mention that they're all FREE?

Presenter Resources:
https://sites.google.com/site/willkimbley/math

Speakers

Will Kimbley

Saturday October 27, 2012 2:45pm - 3:45pm PDT
C102 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 10 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization Computech Middle School
Audience and Grade level 2 - 12, Beginning, Experienced, Intermediate
Topic MA, OL, WT
Building Building E

2:45pm PDT

Integrating Khan Academy into Pre-Algebra Intervention Program

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

Khan Academy can support struggling math students. Learn how to integrate Khan into a program and use the Coach’s interface to guide students, set goals, and track progress.

Presenter Resources:
http://ireflect.sccoe.org/view/view.php?id=3184

Speakers

Greg Pitzer

Saturday October 27, 2012 2:45pm - 3:45pm PDT
E108 3000 Newell Drive American Canyon, CA 94503 United States

Session, 10 - Concurrent Session

Host Organization Santa Clara County Office of Education
Audience and Grade level 6 - 12, ALL
Topic CC, MA, OL
Building Building E