ACTEM2024: Full Schedule

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8:00am EDT

Curipod Fusion: Where Learning Meets Engagement

Friday October 11, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

Lincoln/Oxford

Participants will interact as a student within Curipod to first utilize the platform's features first-hand. Participants will then practice creating a Curipod for a subject/topic they teach using the many generators and interactive tools Curipod has to offer, making learning engaging and motivating for students. This platform can use AI to integrate content objectives into an interactive presentation in minutes.

Speakers

Jill Mathieu

Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, RSU16

I will be presenting a hands-on session on Curipod. Come try Curipod out first-hand as a student, and then dive in to learn how to create interactive, engaging lessons in a matter of minutes for students of any grade in any subject.

Friday October 11, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Lincoln/Oxford

Tools

8:00am EDT

Efficient Workflows: Integrating iPad with Google Workspace

Friday October 11, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

Kennebec

Unlock the full potential of your iPad by learning efficient workflows with Google Suite! This hands-on workshop will guide you through key tools and tips for boosting productivity and learning. You’ll also explore built-in accessibility features, making your work efficient and more inclusive, by discovering how to seamlessly integrate translation tools for multilingual support. Perfect for students and professionals looking to streamline their teaching with iPad.

Speakers

Steph Weber

Software Support Specialist, Auburn School Department

Friday October 11, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Kennebec

Tools

8:00am EDT

Formative assessment through memes, puzzles, and games

Friday October 11, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

Pine Tree

Help all learners unlock mastery through memes, puzzles, and games! Come see how to use memes as a powerful learning tool to assess understanding and drive deeper learning. Challenge your students to create puzzles and tell novel stories through activities designed for your classroom. Antimatter creates innovative student activities and formative assessment tools for teachers, all for free. You've never seen formative assessment quite like this…

Speakers

Jonathan Libov

Friday October 11, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Pine Tree

Tools

9:10am EDT

Introduction to XRDocs

Friday October 11, 2024 9:10am - 10:10am EDT

Washington

Unlock the power of immersive learning with XRDocs' groundbreaking "4 I's" Framework leveraging extended reality technologies powered by Webxr available on any device. Discover how to ignite curiosity through narratives, immerse learners in interactive virtual environments, facilitate real-time collaboration, and empower iterative refinement. Join this session to explore XRDocs' intuitive platform enabling accessible, transformative educational experiences.

Speakers

Eric Chamberlin

Friday October 11, 2024 9:10am - 10:10am EDT
Washington

Tools

1:20pm EDT

A Quick Start to Tinkercad

Friday October 11, 2024 1:20pm - 2:20pm EDT

Cumberland

Tinkercad is a free web app offered by Autodesk. Teachers can monitor student progress and access student accounts. This is an easy way for students to create designs for digital fabrication on a 3D printer. Topics covered will include getting started quickly, key concepts and how to teach them, importing and exporting STL files, and sending files to a 3D printer.

Speakers

Markus Ford

Technology Teacher / IT Coordinator / GT Teacher, Surry Elementary School

Friday October 11, 2024 1:20pm - 2:20pm EDT
Cumberland

Tools

1:20pm EDT

These are a few of MY Favorite Things!

Friday October 11, 2024 1:20pm - 2:20pm EDT

Pine Tree

In this popular annual session, David Trask will share his favorite tech tools, web sites, and toys that will enhance your productivity both in and out of the classroom! join us. Learn about new things and share yours!

Speakers

David Trask

STEM teacher/Tech systems administrator, Vassalboro Community School

Friday October 11, 2024 1:20pm - 2:20pm EDT
Pine Tree

Tools

1:20pm EDT

Using Vernier Lab Probes for Data Collection

Friday October 11, 2024 1:20pm - 2:20pm EDT

Piscataquis

Spruce Mountain High School Science Teachers Ken Baker, Rob Taylor, Shaelie Dumont, and Mike Morrell will demonstrate how to use Vernier Lab Probes to collect data and teachers will be given the opportunity to work with equipment in a hands on workshop. Sensors will also be used in combination with LEGO Spike kit robots and with physical and life science applications.

Speakers

Rob Taylor

Friday October 11, 2024 1:20pm - 2:20pm EDT
Piscataquis

Tools

2:30pm EDT

From Concept to Game: Construct Game Design

Friday October 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Arnold

Looking for something that's a bridge between Scratch and Unity? Something to help ease students into coding without throwing them into straight syntax, but that lets students hard code when needed? Meet Construct! Come and create a game from start to finish- and learn about the free (paid subscriptions available, but free does a great job!) tool!

Speakers

Julie York

Teacher/Department Chair, SPHS

Amazon Future Engineer Teacher Ambassador, CSTA Equity Fellow Alumni, Engage AI Advisory Board Member, Construct Teacher Advisor, Glowforge Teacher Ambassador

Friday October 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Arnold

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