MSU MAET

What doors of
opportunity will
#GREAT12 open
for you?

GLOBAL RESOURCES IN EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY

DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY
17 July 2012 | 13:00-16:00
Doors Open At 12:30
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WELCOME
Introduction to MAET and GREAT12
The Master of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET) prepares teachers,
administrators, and other educational professionals for the thoughtful use of
technologies to support teaching and learning in a range of educational
environments. The program draws on current theories of learning and development
to understand the role of technology in learning and instruction. This year, the
second year students of the MAET program are putting on the Global Resources in
Education and Technology (GREAT) conference. As a cohort, we have decided to
offer multiple informative sessions where professionals converse with colleagues on
topics of common interest.

Our goal is to provide as many learning opportunities for you as possible, feel free to
come and go from sessions as you please.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Fred Boss

An art teacher in De La Salle College, Dundalk for 18 years with a passion for integrating technology
across the school and in the classroom. Fred has been seconded, for about 5 years, to the Continuing
Professional Development Initiative with the National Centre for Technology in Education. I use Twitter
extensively @fboss and only last year initiated an online discussion for Irish educators using the hashtag
#edchatIE which was nominated as a finalist for the best Twitter hashtag in 2011.

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SCHEDULE

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SESSIONS
Cut the FAT
Formative Assessments with Technology
Amanda Krolikowski & Aaron Dawdy
13:35 - 14:00 Rm. HG22
In the educational realm of standardized testing, data-driven
instruction, and differentiation, teachers encounter the challenge of
assisting all learners in the 21st century classroom. Monitoring
student progress is essential through formative assessments as
students seek to reach their personal and academic goals. Utilizing
technology such as social media and blogs, teachers can help
students track their progress in creative and constructive ways.

Visible Thinking : Opening the Door to Your Students Minds

Meagan McGrath & Melissa Gorsegner
13:35 - 14:30 Rm. HG19
As the name suggests, the basic strategy is to make thinking visible in the
context of learning. Visible thinking includes a large number of
classroom routines which help students to develop thinking skills and
deepen their content learning. Educators involved in visible thinking
seek ways to uncover and document students thinking so it can be
discussed, reflected upon, and pushed further. During this workshop,
we will introduce the ideas behind Cultures of Thinking and get a chance
to explore some visible thinking routines.

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SESSIONS
Providing Colleagues with
Non-Threatening Professional Development
Amanda Hamilton & Dana Schwarzkopf
13:35 - 14:30 Rm. HG18
How do we encourage teachers to integrate technology into their
classrooms? Have you provided professional development for your
staff that you would like to share with others? What has been
successful and why? Many teachers want to use technology in their
classrooms but are nervous, feel they do not know enough about it,
and do not know how to find it. In this session we will share and
collaborate ideas for presenting technology to our colleagues
without overloading them and scaring them away.

3,2,1 Backup
Backup Strategies
Brent Zeise
14:05-14:30 Rm. HG22
Nothing lasts forever, especially digital information. Learning how to
manage your personal library of digital memories, from pictures to
videos to important documents can be problematic for many of us.
Understanding changing computing technologies, limitations of
storage media, and what new options the Cloud brings us is critical
in this day and age. This presentation will address these issues and
offer suggestions on how to manage your digital archive.

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SESSIONS
Gear Up For Google
Google Docs For Your Classroom
Bob LaRocque & Katie Anderson
14:35 - 15:00 Rm. HG22
BYODevice to this interactive presentation as we take you on a
virtual tour of the Google Application Suite. We will be focusing our
limited time together on Google Docs, Forms, Draw, and Maps. Get
ready for some quick interactive tips on how to use these extremely
helpful apps in your very own classroom!

Digistories
Digital Storytelling For The Classroom
Angela Marocco & Mary Ewald
14:35 - 15:30 Rm. HG19
Do your students have writers block? Could your students benefit
from having more than just pencil and paper? If so, then digital
storytelling is the workshop for you! Bring your own device and get
ready see stories come alive! Digital storytelling allows your
students projects to be enhanced with photos, audio, video,
animation and much more. Our team will introduce and model digital
storytelling tools that can be applied to multiple classroom settings,
no matter what content area. This workshop will give you the
opportunity to personally explore storytelling tools, with guidance
along the way. You will leave this session with the knowledge and
skills necessary to start incorporating digital storytelling in your
classroom today!
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SESSIONS
Ugh...Portfolios?
Sarah Dennewitz & Mary Worrell
14:35 - 15:30 Rm. HG18
What do ongoing reflection, authentic audiences and student
ownership have in common? Portfolios can be living pieces of
student learning rather than dusty boxes in the back of a classroom.
Bring your devices to this hands-on workshop to learn about the role
of portfolios in learning and how digital methods can transform this
once-tired piece of record keeping. We will explore portfolio
examples and dig into tools your students can use to document their
learning in all subject areas.

Different Students, Different Abilities...DIFFERENTiation

Julie Heintz
15:05 - 15:30 Rm. HG22
In our classrooms, we often have a range of abilities, knowledge, and
motivation. How can we vary our teaching in order to reach as many
of our students as possible? There will be a general overview of
differentiation, and then Ill delve into the various ways you can
differentiate in your class! I will demonstrate specific ways with and
without technology or with limited resources.

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THANK YOU
The MAET Year 2 students would like to thank the following for making the
#GREAT12 Conference a huge success.
Leigh Graves Wolf
Michigan State University
Dublin City University
Fred Boss
David Doyle
#edchatie
Dublin City University Print Shop
MAET Year 1 Cohort
MAET Year 3 Cohort
We would also like to thank the MAET Year 2 cohort for their hard work, dedication, teamwork,
and commitment to making this a #GREAT12 conference.

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