Fall CUE 2014 Conference

Session, 7 - Concurrent Session, 8 - Concurrent Session

Explore a sequence of programming tools and platforms from cup stacking, to robots. This workshop will get participants exposed to programming in as many platforms as we have time for. Ipad Apps (Kodable, Hopscotch) + Robots (sphero, Lego, Bee bot). This is a double session. This session ends at 12:00 pm.
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Speakers

Sam Patterson

Vicky Sedwick

Saturday October 25, 2014 9:45am - 12:00pm PDT
D102 Building D

Host Organization Gideon Hausner School
Audience and Grade level Beginning, Intermediate, Pre K - 6
Topic and Curricular Content Curriculum, STEM, Science

11:00am PDT

3D Printing in the Classroom

As the consumer price of 3D printing drops, educators are integrating this engaging technology into schools. Learn the process behind the technology, and explore relevant 3D-printing related lesson plans and options.
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Speakers

Christine Mytko

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D206/207 Building D

Host Organization Black Pine Circle School
Audience and Grade level All, 4 - 8
Topic and Curricular STEM, Science

11:00am PDT

AI: Architecture Imagined

This session will demonstrate step-by-step methods using a blend of online and tablet/computer based applications allowing students to create visually compelling images that are based on local architecture and environments.
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Speakers

Jeff Brain

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D316 Building D

Host Organization Del Mar Middle School
Audience and Grade level All, 4 - 12, College
Topic and Curricular Multiple topic areas, History-Social Studies, Mathematics, Reading-Language Arts, Science, Visual and Performing Arts

11:00am PDT

App Smashing with the Common Core in an Elementary Classroom Setting

Thinking of redefining learning for students? Hear from teachers who’ve discovered the hits and misses, challenges and successes of integrating technology in an elementary setting while addressing cross-curricular common core standards.
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Speakers

Ellen Leventhal

Cara Spitzmiller

Angela Tremble

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D104 Building D

Host Organization Solana Beach School District
Audience and Grade level New, Beginning, Intermediate, K - 8
Topic and Curricular Multiple topic areas, History-Social Studies, Reading-Language Arts, Science

11:00am PDT

Blended and Online Common Core: Creating Dynamic Thinkers in All Subject Areas

Help transform students who are accustomed to thinking about text-explicit concepts into dynamic thinkers able to draw inferences and reach evidence-based conclusions.
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Speakers

Courtney Calfee

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D318 Building D

Host Organization Florida Virtual School
Audience and Grade level All, 6 - 12, Administration
Topic and Curricular Common Core, Online Learning, Foreign Language, Health-PE, History-Social Studies, Mathematics, Reading-Language Arts, Science, Visual and Performing Arts

11:00am PDT

Blended Learning in the Elementary Classroom

Ever wonder where to begin with Blended Learning? We'll take a look at some of the ideology of blended learning and see some examples of Common Core Standards unpacked and delivered using a blended learning approach. Plus, we will explore tools for having a blended, paper-light or paperless K-5 Classroom. Resources featured will include Scootpad.com, Google Forms and Documents, and classroom websites to organize it all!
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Speakers

Susan Stewart

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D161 Building D

Host Organization Marshall School, Fowler Unified
Audience and Grade level All, Pre K - 6
Topic and Curricular Common Core, Online Learning, Reading-Language Arts

11:00am PDT

Building Student Technology Leaders with Mouse Squad: Middle School Experiences Shared

We found our greatest resource for technology support in our students! We developed a tech support/customer service team of students who serves as triage, training, and outreach. Meet them!
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Speakers

Shauna Hawes

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
C102 Building C

Host Organization Valley View Middle School
Audience and Grade level All, 4 - 12
Topic and Curricular STEM

11:00am PDT

CANCELED Changing the Conversation: ELD Language & Literacy in an eLearning World

IIf language worksheets don’t work, why digitize them? We’ll explore digital tools and transformative practices for ELD that foster academic language interaction, communication, content-area engagement, and real-life collaboration.
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Speakers

Jill Bromenschenkel

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
C206 Building C

Host Organization Connectivity Learning
Audience and Grade level Beginning, Experienced, Intermediate, Pre K - 8
Topic and Curricular English Language Development (ESL), History-Social Studies, Mathematics, Reading-Language Arts, Science, Visual and Performing Arts, Webtools

11:00am PDT

Catch the Vision: iPad Projects for the 21st Century Classroom

An elementary teacher and a Tech TOSA will share their technology vision, plus 21st century lessons that transform learning. Collaborative projects created in an elementary 1:1 iPad classroom will be highlighted.
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*Addendum added due to a change in speakers.

Speakers

Kay Little

Digital Learning Coach, Lakeside Union School District

Kay has taught in the elementary classroom for 21 years, and is in her 4th year as a Digital Learning Coach in the Lakeside Union School District. She is a National Board Certified teacher in Literacy, and holds a Masters Degree in Teaching with a Specialization in Best Practices... Read More →

Sandy Patterson

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
C208/209 Building C

Host Organization Lakeside Union School District
Audience and Grade level 2 - 6, All
Topic and Curricular Common Core, Content Curriculum, Reading-Language Arts, Science

11:00am PDT

Chrome 101 for Your 1 to 1

This session is designed to be participatory and allowing attendees to address questions. Both presenters will focus on four main aspects of 1:1 Chromebook implementation from PD to student use.
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Speakers

Dennis Grice

Jason Seliskar

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D208/209 Building D

Host Organization Covina-Valley USD
Audience and Grade level All, Not grade-level specific
Topic and Curricular IT Professionals, Professional Development, History-Social Studies, Mathematics, Reading-Language Arts, Science

11:00am PDT

Cool Tools for PBL

Lisa will show some great web tools that will help you with the project-based learning process and outcomes.

Speakers

Lisa DeLapo

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
A216 Administration Building

Host Organization Holy Names High School
Audience and Grade level 4 - 12, College
Topic and Curricular Common Core, History-Social Studies, Reading-Language Arts, Webtools

11:00am PDT

Create Blended Learning with Google Classroom

Are you looking for a solution to your Google Drive with a shared folder for student work? Bring your Google Account and experience how Google Classroom can help you distribute, collect, and organize work in a Google Apps learning environment.
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Speakers

Burt Lo

Chief Technology Officer, Stanislaus County Office of Education

Burt Lo has been a middle school teacher, district instructional technology director, and a county office professional development coordinator. Currently, he is the Chief Technology Officer in the Technology & Learning Resources Division with the Stanislaus County Office of Educa... Read More →

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D281 Building D

Host Organization Galt Joint Union Elementary School District
Audience and Grade level 4 - 12, College
Topic and Curricular History-Social Studies, Mathematics, Multiple topic areas, Reading-Language Arts, Science

11:00am PDT

Digital Portfolios for Elementary Students

My third graders curate their work on digital portfolios using Google Sites. Please join me for a hands-on tutorial on how to create digital portfolios using Google Apps for Education.
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Speakers

Trevor Mattea

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D201/202 Building D

Host Organization Stevenson PACT Elementary School
Audience and Grade level New, Beginning, K - 6
Topic and Curricular Content Curriculum, Common Core, History-Social Studies, Mathematics, Reading-Language Arts, Science, Visual and Performing Arts

11:00am PDT

Discovering Student Voice Through Chromebooks

Learn web-based tools that move your students up the SAMR ladder to higher levels of learning. Provide students opportunities to learn, create and share what they know using their Chromebooks.
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Speakers

Karen Larson

Gene Tognetti

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D159 Building D

Host Organization Santa Clara County Office of Education
Audience and Grade level New, Beginning, Intermediate, Not grade-level specific
Topic and Curricular Common Core, Webtools

11:00am PDT

Elementary Coding and 3D - What Works?

So, you want to integrate coding and/or 3d into your teaching? No problem! Find out how! Why recreate the wheel when you can save yourself some time and trouble and benefit from our experiences creating a k-5 tech lab. Learn about coding apps and websites that work best for different levels of elementary students. Find out how you can streamline and simplify 3d instruction and workflow. We'll show you how it all comes together for elementary students!
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Speakers

Kim Kern

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D283 Building D

Host Organization Wade Thomas School
Audience and Grade level New, Beginning, Intermediate, K - 6, Administration
Topic and Curricular Leadership & Administration, STEM

11:00am PDT

Genius Hour for Beginners

Genius Hour: Watch your students shine in this passion-based project. Learn the steps, and tested recommendations, to create and implement your own Genius Hour Project.
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Speakers

Barb Luis

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
A206 Administration Building

Host Organization Junipero Serra High School
Audience and Grade level New, Beginning, Intermediate, 6 - 12
Topic and Curricular Multiple topic areas, Foreign Language, Health-PE, History-Social Studies, Mathematics, Reading-Language Arts, Science, Visual and Performing Arts

11:00am PDT

Going 1:1 With Chromebooks

Why chromebooks? What's the device management like? What model should you buy? How do they integrate with Windows Active Directory? How long will they last? Where do you get support?

Speakers

Andrew Schwab

Superintendent

2nd Year Sup

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Theater B109 Building B

Host Organization Union School District
Audience and Grade level Intermediate, Not grade-level specific
Topic and Curricular IT Professionals

11:00am PDT

Google Forms: with Embedded Videos & Images as Adaptive Assessment Tools

Teachers can use Google forms as great formative assessment tools: embed videos and images to assist with instruction then make the assessment adaptive based on the answers a student selects! This is Google at its best!
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Speakers

John Eick

Executive Director, Westlake Charter School

John’s first edu-gig was volunteering to direct a high school play. Little did he know that 15 years later he would have been a teacher, a department chair, a vice principal and eventually the proud principal of that same school. During his teaching tenure, he wrote grants to launch... Read More →

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
E202 Building E

Host Organization Natomas Unified School District
Audience and Grade level All, Not grade-level specific
Topic and Curricular Foreign Language, Health-PE, History-Social Studies, Mathematics, Multiple topic areas, Reading-Language Arts, Science, Visual and Performing Arts

11:00am PDT

Laptops vs. Tablets: Measurable Considerations

This session presents objective metrics that demonstrate that laptops are still the best choice for 1:1 programs in grades 4-12.

Speakers

Roger Wagner

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
E208 Building E

Audience and Grade level 4 - 12, Administration
Topic and Curricular Foreign Language, History-Social Studies

11:00am PDT

Learning To Collaborate - Collaborating To Learn

Learn how to facilitate project-based learning while teaching collaboration in your classroom. All YOU need to do is provide the topic, a rubric, a deadline, and time.
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Speakers

GeGe Drozen

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
A202 Administration Building

Host Organization Minarets High/Minarets Charter High School
Audience and Grade level Intermediate, Experienced, 6 - 12, College
Topic and Curricular Multiple topic areas, Foreign Language, History-Social Studies, Reading-Language Arts, Science

11:00am PDT

Read, Think, CREATE: Student Book Trailers and e-book Portfolios

Tap into the creative talents of your students! Learn the tools to help students create and share book trailers and e-book portfolios (using tablets).
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Speakers

Molly Maloy

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
C201/202 Building C

Host Organization St. Patrick School
Audience and Grade level 2 - 8, Intermediate
Topic and Curricular Content Curriculum, Reading-Language Arts, Webtools

11:00am PDT

Social Media, Gaming & Pop Culture…Oh My!

How to effectively combine social media, gaming and pop culture to create an engaging interactive presentation that will enthrall modern high school students.
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Speakers

Andrew Cramer

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
E206 Building E

Host Organization Flintridge-Sacred Heart Academy
Audience and Grade level All, 9 - 12, College
Topic and Curricular Multiple topic areas, Foreign Language, History-Social Studies, Mathematics, Reading-Language Arts, Science

11:00am PDT

Technology for Merging the Strengths of Special Education and Mainstream

Discover how special education and classroom teachers collaborate making the CCSS accessible. Using Project Based Learning (PBL), videos, Goggle Apps, and other technologies to meet the needs of all students.
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Speakers

John Lozano

Angie Rossi

Kenny Silva

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
A203 Administration Building

Host Organization Easterbrook Discovery School
Audience and Grade level All, K - 8
Topic and Curricular Common Core, Content Curriculum, History-Social Studies, Reading-Language Arts, Science

11:00am PDT

Tell Google What You Want... What You Really, Really Want

Learn how to get the most out of any Google Search. You will be able to walk away with advanced searching tips, knowledge of the custom search engine, and plenty of tricks to get what you really, really want from Google.
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Speakers

Molly Hardy

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D320 Building D

Host Organization Cupertino Union School District
Audience and Grade level New, Beginning, Intermediate, 2 - 12, College, Administration
Topic and Curricular Multiple topic areas, Foreign Language, Health-PE, History-Social Studies, Mathematics, Reading-Language Arts, Science, Visual and Performing Arts

11:00am PDT

The Sound of the Common Core Classroom

Learn to use Spotify and other on-demand music services to liven up your classroom, enrich your curriculum, and inject some fun into your Common Core-style teaching.
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Speakers

Rich Hovey

Marc Townsend

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
E203 Building E

Host Organization Grizzly Youth Academy
Audience and Grade level All, 6 - 12
Topic and Curricular Multiple topic areas, Foreign Language, Health-PE, History-Social Studies, Mathematics, Reading-Language Arts, Science, Visual and Performing Arts

11:00am PDT

Using Schoology to Blend Your Classroom

Discover the power of using a learning management system to change your teaching and extend your student's learning. Learn to better manage your time with your students while encouraging ongoing communication through discussions, provide 24/7 access to the curriculum through mobile devices, track student activity and personalize learning. Schoology has been our main Learning Management System for all our Leading Edge Certification courses as well as some university courses.
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Speakers

Sandy Somera

Eileen Walters

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
D290/291 Building D