ACTEM2024: Full Schedule

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8:30am EDT

Breaking Barriers: Inclusive EdTech for Diverse Learners

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

York

This session is dedicated to exploring app integrations and accessibility features within Kami that are useful in supporting students with disabilities and English language learners. We will cover tools and strategies that empower educators to create an inclusive classroom that caters to the diverse needs of their students while breaking down barriers and creating an educational landscape that truly leaves no learner behind.

Speakers

Megan Kuhn

Teacher Success Champion, Kami

I was a classroom teacher for about 10 years, teaching everything from preschool to high school, but my time was mostly spent in the high school learning support environment. I mostly taught math and science, though I have experience in all four core content areas. I loved integrating... Read More →

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

DEI / SEL / Accessibility

9:45am EDT

Planning a Mobile MakerLab

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

York

Real talk - tech toys are expensive, especially when everyone wants their own! In our district, with a middle school, high school, and 6 elementary schools, we were looking for a deployable solution option that could empower any classroom to be creators and innovators. In this session, we will discuss the tools we evaluated and selected to submit our proposal of the Teach with Tech Grant, our goals for the program, coaching support, and how we plan to manage our resources.

Speakers

Stephen Avery

6-12 Instructional Technology Coach, Bonny Eagle Middle and High Schools

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

Makerspace / STEAM

1:00pm EDT

Integrate Coding to Go Beyond Just the CS Classroom

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

York

Come join MLTI Ambassadors Ashely Carroll and AJ Rog, along with the DOE CS Specialist Allison Braley for our session that will show you how to embrace coding tools for student to show their knowledge, no matter what class they are in. Using Indie and BeeBots, Google CSFirst, and other coding tools to give students a creative outlet to what they are learning in your class. Go beyond Google Slides, Canva, and Google docs as a way to show understanding. Give your students the chance to show their learning by creating games, adventures, interactive stories, and much more.

Speakers

AJ Rog

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

Computer Science / Robotics /Drones

8:00am EDT

Burning To Be Used - Laser in Schools

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

York

Join me on my journey to add laser engravers/cutters to our school. I added 16 3D printers, 2 laser cutters/engraving machines, a CNC machine, and a large format Cricut with almost no local funds. Get handouts on laser use, curriculum, projects, and more. Learn from my mistakes and successes to get a leg up on your own school Makerspace.

Speakers

Mike Brzezowski

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

Makerspace / STEAM

9:10am EDT

Data Rich and Usage Poor

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

York

Data, data, data! Everyone loves data, or at least demands we have it. The more important question is what are we doing with it? In this session, we will discuss strategies we are using in our district to bring different data sources together. Google forms, Sheets, and Looker Studio, Oh My to help collect, organize, and visualize data to be more accessible in the classroom and School.

Speakers

Stephen Avery

6-12 Instructional Technology Coach, Bonny Eagle Middle and High Schools

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

Tech Directors / Admins

1:20pm EDT

Improving STEM Aspirations and outcomes w/ Spatial Reasoning

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

York

Research has shown the important role that spatial reasoning skills play in aspirations and success in STEM learning, and STEM based careers. We will unpack what spatial reasoning is, how we can embed spatial reasoning it into STEM learning, and test out our own spatial reasoning skills with strategies that can easily be adapted to the classroom.

Speakers

Jeff Mao

Executive Director, Vita-Learn

Jeff serves as the Executive Director of Vita-Learn. Previously, he has held a number of roles including Senior Director, Common Sense Media and Education Technology Policy Director for the Maine Department of Education.

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

Makerspace / STEAM

2:30pm EDT

ACTEM on the Fly!

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

York

Join us for the return of ACTEM on the Fly.

(yeah they lets us do this again)

Reflect, share and learn with new and old ACTEM friends!

All are welcome and encouraged to join in the fun.

Did you look at all the sessions at ACTEM and you REALLY want to talk to someone about <insert subject here> Please reach out.

If we don't know anything about the subject, we'll find someone that does.

Speakers

Jason W. Bersani

Senior Client Deployment Administrator / IT Wrangler, Winslow Public Schools

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

Tech Integrators