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Monday, February 24
 

8:00am CST

"Virtual Reality: Los Sueños de Anita"
Limited Capacity full

Enter the life of two undocumented parents as they raise their young daughter, Anita. As the family faces obstacles too familiar to the undocumented community, you will witness them as if you are there with them. Join Anita and her parents in this story about her family, based on the experiences of millions of America's friends and neighbors.

Speakers

Monday February 24, 2020 8:00am - 8:40am CST
1341

8:00am CST

Geometry SBC Assessment Building
Limited Capacity seats available

Teachers of Geometry will come together to discuss standards that need assessments written. The session will be lead by the Initial Implementation teachers but is open to any Geometry teachers that would like to learn about or contribute to the process.

Speakers
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Shannan Davis

High School Math Teacher, Appleton Area School District


Monday February 24, 2020 8:00am - 8:40am CST
1344

8:00am CST

Hapara Folders and Email composition for students
Limited Capacity seats available

Kelly Barkovich and Bill Raudabaugh will show teachers how to use the Hapara folder system within Google Drive to help students organize work that is pushed out either through Google Classroom or Hapara. We will also look at instructing students how to compose proper emails.

Speakers
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Bill Raudabaugh

Technology Coach, Appleton Area School District
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Kelly Barkovich

Appleton Area School District


Monday February 24, 2020 8:00am - 8:40am CST
1313

8:00am CST

Making Reassessment Easy with Canvas
Limited Capacity seats available

Learn how to use requirements feature of Canvas to make reassessment way easier.

Speakers
avatar for Steph Gorges

Steph Gorges

Teacher / Tech Integrator, Appleton Area School District


Monday February 24, 2020 8:00am - 8:40am CST
1311

8:00am CST

Reassessment Roundtable
Limited Capacity seats available

Join a discussion on ways to make reassessment more effective and manageable.

Speakers
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Mark Bennett

Appleton Area School District


Monday February 24, 2020 8:00am - 8:40am CST
1315

8:50am CST

"Virtual Reality: Los Sueños de Anita" - Duplicate
Limited Capacity full

Enter the life of two undocumented parents as they raise their young daughter, Anita. As the family faces obstacles too familiar to the undocumented community, you will witness them as if you are there with them. Join Anita and her parents in this story about her family, based on the experiences of millions of America's friends and neighbors.

Speakers

Monday February 24, 2020 8:50am - 9:30am CST
1341

8:50am CST

Assessment of Group Discussion
Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Monday February 24, 2020 8:50am - 9:30am CST
1337

8:50am CST

Having Political Conversations in the Classroom
Limited Capacity seats available

"There is an inherent stress on our professional wellness when we have to deal with conversations that produce political tensions. Even as adults we have significant challenges having political conversations, a recent case in point found that both political parties released holiday talking points to subdue their political rivals at meal time! When politically tense issues are a part of our curriculum, what are some strategies we can use to enable everyone to have a voice and to emphasize thoughtful examination of factual information? "

Speakers
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Joel Hermansen

Educator, Appleton Area School District


Monday February 24, 2020 8:50am - 9:30am CST
1338

8:50am CST

IEP/Snapshot 101
Limited Capacity seats available

This is a combination informative and round table discussion about students IEP's. Where can you find the most beneficial information in an IEP and Snapshot for day to day use. As well as a round table discussion regarding strategies and examples of accommodations/differentiation that can be used for students.


Monday February 24, 2020 8:50am - 9:30am CST
1313

8:50am CST

Top 5 Time Saving Canvas Tricks
Limited Capacity filling up

Come learn some great time saving tips for your course in Canvas.

Speakers
avatar for Steph Gorges

Steph Gorges

Teacher / Tech Integrator, Appleton Area School District


Monday February 24, 2020 8:50am - 9:30am CST
1311

9:40am CST

"Reduce your stress: It is OK not to grade everything! In fact, research suggests you shouldn’t. "
Limited Capacity filling up

One inhibiting factor to our personal and professional wellness is being able to enjoy the time we have outside of school. When we make a commitment to rationing our time so that we are not “on” 24 hours a day, we are happier. We can be as productive if we grade smarter not harder.

Speakers
JH

Joel Hermansen

Educator, Appleton Area School District


Monday February 24, 2020 9:40am - 10:20am CST
1338

9:40am CST

Building Connections in the Arts
Limited Capacity seats available

So often Fine Arts teachers feel isolated within their own disciplines. Come and share your experiences and ideas about how cross-curricular connections between music, visual arts, theatre, and dance can enhance our teaching and how educators from different artistic areas can benefit from and support each other.

Speakers

Monday February 24, 2020 9:40am - 10:20am CST
1310

9:40am CST

How to organize, stress less and use Canvas to your Advantage
Limited Capacity seats available

This session is meant to help alleviate stress related to setting up Canvas, using it for the first time and organizing it in a way that helps teachers with their workload.

Speakers
avatar for Paula Meyer

Paula Meyer

Spanish Teacher/Tech Integrator, North HS
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Amanda Chojnacki

Teacher, North High School


Monday February 24, 2020 9:40am - 10:20am CST
1371

9:40am CST

Time Saving Tools You Didn't Know Existed in Canvas
Limited Capacity filling up

Learn about peer grading, group assignments, requirements, quiz tools, the redirect tool and more!

Speakers
avatar for Steph Gorges

Steph Gorges

Teacher / Tech Integrator, Appleton Area School District


Monday February 24, 2020 9:40am - 10:20am CST
1311

9:40am CST

Work Experience Opportunities
Limited Capacity seats available

What are some paid and non-paid opportunities that high school students have as options to earn high school credit. Learn about Internships, Apprenticeships, alternative programs, and volunteer opportunities which high school students can participate in.

Speakers
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Jon Meidam

School Counselor, Appleton Area School District


Monday February 24, 2020 9:40am - 10:20am CST
1307
 
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