ISTE 2014 Makered Favorites!
The International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) conference is right around the corner – June 28 – July 1, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s the biggest US-based event for K-12 educational technology, and people from around the world will be there to see the latest stuff and to hear the newest ideas for technology and computers in education.
This year there is a big focus on “making” in the classroom – which we are glad to be a part of! Last year it felt pretty lonely to be the only speakers talking about it. But this year, there are numerous events and sessions about making, maker education, and many hands-on and PBL sessions as well.
I’ve created a “favorite list” of some of the conference sessions and Maker “Playgrounds” happening at ISTE. Unfortunately, I can’t figure out a way to share it from their site, but here they are with just an old fashioned copy/paste! Even then, the links don’t work and even if I was ambitious enough (I’m not) to try to relink them, the sessions are in popup boxes so they don’t have unique links. A missed opportunity, I think, ISTE. As Oprah knows, favorites are meant to be shared! Here is a link to the ISTE program search for you do-it-yourselfers.
SATURDAY: Not on this list but a great way to kick off with HANDS-ON, our Invent To Learn@ISTE 2014 workshop on Saturday! Don’t miss out, registration is limited.
Friday, June 27 | |
Hack Education (I’ll be here!) Friday, June 27, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. GWCC B303/304 | |
Mobile Mega Share (I’ll be here!) Friday, June 27, 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. GWCC A411 | |
Sunday, June 29 | |
Technology transforms pedagogy: Combining the tools and the vision Sunday, June 29, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. GWCC B303/304 | |
Student tech leaders to support digital transformation Sunday, June 29, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. GWCC Murphy Ballroom Galleria, Table 5 | |
Genius hour 20% time: Best practices inspire creativity not chaos (I’ll be on this panel) Sunday, June 29, 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. GWCC Sidney Marcus Auditorium | |
Designing your makerspace Sunday, June 29, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. GWCC Murphy Ballroom Galleria, Table 9 | |
Digital Harbor Foundation Tech Center: Inner-City Baltimore Youth Makerspace Sunday, June 29, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. GWCC Murphy Ballroom Galleria, Table 41 | |
The Maker Movement: Interactive electronics without programming Sunday, June 29, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. GWCC Murphy Ballroom Galleria, Table 2 | |
Invent to learn: Making, tinkering and engineering in the classroom (Gary Stager) Sunday, June 29, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. GWCC B312 | |
STEM in K-5: Beebots to WeDo! Sunday, June 29, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. GWCC B309 | |
Monday, June 30 | |
Build your world: Mobile makerspace at the Mobile Learning Playground (I’ll be here – speaking towards the end) Monday, June 30, 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. GWCC Building B, Level 3 (near Room B313) | |
School 2.0: Where are we headed Monday, June 30, 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. GWCC B309 | |
Student engagement: Best practices for inquiry-driven, project-based strategies Monday, June 30, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. GWCC B406 | |
Making sense of maker education Monday, June 30, 1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. GWCC Murphy Ballroom Galleria, Table 38 | |
STEAM (science-tinkering-aesthetics-engineering-math): Creating a maker culture Monday, June 30, 1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. GWCC Murphy Ballroom Galleria, Table 9 | |
Creating a makerspace: Makey Makey and Scratch Monday, June 30, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. GWCC A408 | |
Design your school’s R&D Monday, June 30, 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. GWCC A303 | |
Merging mobile, makers, and science education Monday, June 30, 5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. GWCC B405 | |
Exploring earth and space science: Hands-on littleBits STEAM activities Monday, June 30, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. GWCC A311/312 | |
Tuesday, July 1 | |
Maker’s Playground and agile learning environments Tuesday, July 1, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. GWCC Building A, Level 3 (near Room A313) | |
Top 10 classroom tools of the maker movement (Sylvia Martinez) Tuesday, July 1, 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. GWCC Murphy Ballroom 3/4 | |
Enriching elementary geometry curriculum with 3D printing Tuesday, July 1, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. GWCC B308 | |
ISTE Mobile Learning Network: Merging mobile with the maker movement Tuesday, July 1, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. GWCC Murphy Ballroom 1/2 | |
Educational technology and makerspaces Tuesday, July 1, 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. GWCC B207 | |
Learn How to Use a 3D Printer – Right Now! Tuesday, July 1, 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. GWCC Tech Infrastructure Pavilion (booth 2448) |