ACTEM2024: Full Schedule

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8:30am EDT

Maximizing Attendance Data

Thursday October 10, 2024 8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Penobscot

You know you need to improve your absenteeism rate and someone asks you to pull attendance data. Learn more about what data you ACTUALLY need to pull, why, and what to do with it!

Speakers

Jess Anderson

Executive Director, Count ME In

Thursday October 10, 2024 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Penobscot

Tech Directors / Admins

9:45am EDT

Prepare for an Hour of Code Night (K-8)

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:45am - 10:45am EDT

Penobscot

Have you ever considered hosting an "Hour of Code" event? In this session, we will discuss and explore various plugged and unplugged activities linked to computer science and computational thinking skills. Attendees can ask questions, try multiple activities, and leave with several ideas to prepare for National Hour of Code Week and Computer Science Education Week. All activities are designed for students in Kindergarten through 8th grade of various coding abilities.

Speakers

Crystal Burns

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
Penobscot

Computer Science / Robotics /Drones

1:00pm EDT

The Play Based Pendulum Swings, Jump On!

Thursday October 10, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Penobscot

The play based pendulum is swinging. Be the first to jump on the train while integrating standards based learning and technology that makes learning fun, differentiated and motivating. Join me in as I share my journey as a kindergarten play based educator who has a passion for technology. See how we use creation apps and Seesaw to demonstrate our learning be it through a water table exploration and Seesaw or explaining the plot of a story through a creation app.

Speakers

Jacqueline Durant-Harthorne

Kindergarten Educator, Narragansett School

Thursday October 10, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Penobscot

Elementary

2:15pm EDT

Transforming Curriculum: Exploring 'Magic School' AI

Thursday October 10, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm EDT

Penobscot

This session highlights ‘Magic School AI's’ curriculum and student formative assessment capabilities for teachers of all levels. Participants will explore the time-saving aspects of the tool and will collaborate to create their own curriculum artifacts. We'll share our adventures and insights with this new technology, discussing its applications in various educational settings. Attendees will leave with practical tips for incorporating this AI into their teaching practices and usable work!

Speakers

Bryan Quigley

Thursday October 10, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm EDT
Penobscot

8:00am EDT

Closing the Career Awareness Gap: CTE & VR at St. George MSU

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

Penobscot

St. George MSU is partnering with MidCoast School of Technology to develop the nation’s first PreK-12 Career & Technical Education (CTE) Program. We were recently selected as a CareerViewXR Production Grant Winner, which will allow us to integrate immersive, virtual reality (VR) media into our PreK-12 CTE Program. Learn how schools and industry are partnering to use VR to close the career awareness gap, address workforce shortages, and strengthen our local economy.

Speakers

Matthew Chaussee

CEO/Co-Founder, CareerViewXR

Matt Chaussee, co-founder and CEO of award-winning immersive media and virtual reality career awareness solution, CareerViewXR. Together with his wife, Katie, Matthew transitioned from a part-time endeavor creating virtual real estate tours to assembling a skilled team of media professionals... Read More →

Mike Felton

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

Project Based Learning

2:30pm EDT

AI for Accessibility

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

Penobscot

We will learn and practice using a variety of AI tools to make your general curriculum more accessible for students. AI tools can increase the efficiency with which we generate, level or translate text and make content more relevant for our students. AI can also help with scaffolding, assessment creation and creating high interest content and so much more. Bring some of your content with you and see how you might make your content more accessible for your students.

Speakers

Jeff Ireland

MLTI Ambassador, Oak Hill Middle School

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