{"success":true,"data":[{"ID":446,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1414767313,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Digital Portfolios for Student Reflection","Handle":"digital_portfolios_for_student_reflection","ShortDescription":"A Digital Portfolio (Pilot) Discussion: why would students maintain a reflective portfolio, how would this work, how would we convince others to join in?","Description":"When schools go 1:1, what is the purpose of all that tech? As we\u2019ve considered that question at the Shipley School, we\u2019ve decided that one way to use tech transformatively is to have students create and maintain digital portfolios as a place to think metacognitively about their learning. We will share our experience of planning and piloting a program that will ultimately become a school wide practice. Participants will be invited to share individual experiences with portfolios and\/or student reflection as we build not only a case for this level of ongoing reflection but collect ideas and resources while building a community of educators with whom to collaborate well after EduCon.","Link":["http:\/\/thoughtsfromschool.wordpress.com","http:\/\/betny.blogspot.com\/"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"Begin with collecting ideas on a Padlet or other bulletin board tool:\r\nWhat are you most interested in talking about in regards to portfolios?\r\n\r\nDepending on the responses (how-to, why self-reflection, how to convince others) conversation will go accordingly.\r\n\r\nWe will have a skeleton google site or wiki with basics on all topics above and then build the relevant section as we go.\r\n\r\nWhichever topic(s) are addressed, we will include collecting our own contact information and experiences so that we can continue to support each other after EduCon. This will be a significant take-away for the group as many who do this type of work feel somewhat alone in their buildings or schools.","Presenter":["Wendy Eiteljorg","Bethany Silva"],"PresenterAffiliation":["The Shipley School","University of Pennsylvania"],"PresenterEmail":["weiteljorg@shipleyschool.org","bsilva@shipleyscool.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":43,"ScheduleLocationID":4,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":4},{"ID":421,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1413300063,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Critical Thinking by Design: How Teachers are Creating Contexts to Enhance Student Thinking","Handle":"critical_thinking_by_design--how_teachers_are_creating_contexts_to_enhance_student_thinking","ShortDescription":"The conversation aims to highlight how the physical space of a school\/classroom, innovative pedagogy, as well as emerging technologies can be combined to offer a more authentic learning experience for students, and lead to a deeper understanding and development of 21st century skills.","Description":"Participants will be invited to discuss different physical configurations of classroom models as well as inquiry based learning approaches along with a variety of technological tools.  We will aim to highlight the strengths and short comings of problem based learning in a digital age.  The discussion will aim to address topics such as: how to build a strong critical thinking question, how to support inquiry in the classroom, as well as how to include technology in an inquiry based approach.  \r\nTo build a strong critical question, teachers must first teach students to learn how to differentiate between an opinion and a judgement.  Participants will be invited to look critically at their craft and analyze the efficiency of their own questions.  Asking the right questions often isn\u2019t enough. Participants will also be invited to discuss effective questions sequences, as well as how teachers can create an environment that encourages risk taking and builds a community of thinkers in their classrooms.  Finally, we will guide participants through a discussion around the integration of web 2.0 tools, in order to show how cloud based technology can not only enhance the learning experience, but rather transform it.\r\nThis collaborative discussion around critical thinking will be a model for the modern day classroom. Habits of mind as well as the inquiry based approach will make up the bulk of the deliberation. In short, participants will be invited to debate and discuss what it means to transform the learning experience for all of our students.","Link":["http:\/\/www.teacherasstranger.blogspot.ca\/"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"The use of collaborative documents will help participants share perspectives and leave traces of the learning that takes place.  These online documents will be made readily available for all participants as reference materials after the conference.","Presenter":["Jean-Marc Dupont","Pierre Ouellet"],"PresenterAffiliation":["CECCE"],"PresenterEmail":["duponje@ecolecatholique.ca","ouellpi@ecolecatholique.ca"],"ScheduleSlotID":45,"ScheduleLocationID":4,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":"We attented The Science Leadership Academy last year for the first time and were blown away by the school's culture and environment.  We want to be a part of this again, and give back to the collective intellegence that is Educon.","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":4},{"ID":401,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1410314250,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Inquiry-driven project-based learning entrepreneurship at University","Handle":"inquiry-driven_project-based_learning_entrepreneurship_at_university","ShortDescription":"Two parts.\r\n\r\nOne, since learning as much as I could about inquiry-driving project-based learning at Educon 2.6, I taught two classes in entrepreneurship at NYU that way and expect to teach a new class in leadership this Spring. I will give a progress report, open to constructive criticism, and look for ideas for teaching a brand-new leadership class.\r\n\r\nTwo, assuming we want to spread the practice, let's find ways to do so, to find others practicing, and create community. Also, let's check that assumption. How does this style of teaching and learning differ in universities compared to K-12? What's easier or harder for the student, teacher, learning institution, etc?","Description":"Two parts.\r\n\r\nOne, since learning as much as I could about inquiry-driving project-based learning at Educon 2.6, I taught two classes in entrepreneurship at NYU that way and expect to teach a new class in leadership this Spring. I will give a progress report, open to constructive criticism, and look for ideas for teaching a brand-new leadership class.\r\n\r\nTwo, assuming we want to spread the practice, let's find ways to do so, to find others practicing, and create community. Also, let's check that assumption. How does this style of teaching and learning differ in universities compared to K-12? What's easier or harder for the student, teacher, learning institution, etc?","Link":["http:\/\/joshuaspodek.com"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"On the first part, having revamped my entrepreneurship syllabus on first learning about inquiry-driven project-based learning at Educon 2.6 I would love input on what I did well and what I can improve from people with more experience and training. I'm open to completely revamping my new leadership syllabus too.\r\n\r\nOn the second part, I propose to workshop how to find what resources, challenges, goals, frustrations, successes, and so on we have, then what we can do to improve how we teach and how we can help others who want that help.","Presenter":["Joshua Spodek"],"PresenterAffiliation":["NYU","Columbia"],"PresenterEmail":["josh@spodek.net"],"ScheduleSlotID":46,"ScheduleLocationID":4,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":4}],"conditions":{"Status":"Accepted","ConferenceID":4,"ScheduleLocationID":4},"total":3,"limit":false,"offset":false}