{"success":true,"data":[{"ID":1019,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1572652637,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Are You A Learning Maximizer?","Handle":"are_you_a_learning_maximizer","ShortDescription":"NOW IN ROOM 1169\r\nExplore ways to help your students maximized their learning for Science Leadership Academy Middle School\u2019s (SLAMS) very own Learning Maximizer, Erika Saunders!","Description":"NOW IN ROOM 1169\r\nStudents have never been a \u201cone size fits all\u201d and that has never been more apparent than in 21st Century education. No longer can we teach to the middle and hope to carry all. Connecting with our students, finding ways to ignite their interest, seeing their strengths, and rethinking how we deliver and assess learning are some of the ways to maximize our students\u2019 learning. Differentiation is not a dirty word ... and it shouldn\u2019t leave teachers exhausted either.","Link":[],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"Conversational Protocols\r\nCreating some form of digital \u201ctool kit\u201d that participants can access beyond the conference","Presenter":["Erika Saunders"],"PresenterAffiliation":["SLAMS","Founding Teacher; NBCT"],"PresenterEmail":["esaunders@philasd.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":137,"ScheduleLocationID":null,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":"Hey!  This is just an overview. I realized that today is the deadline so I wanted to get something in!!  Thanks!  Erika","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":9},{"ID":977,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1572274482,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Building School Community: Implementing Restorative Practices","Handle":"building_school_community--implementing_restorative_practices","ShortDescription":"Building an authentic community in your classroom or school is challenging, especially when members of that community have differing backgrounds, beliefs, and social-emotional skills. Further, traditional disciplinary methods often do not teach students about how their behavior impacts the learning and social-emotional health of the community. Let\u2019s discuss how Restorative Practices address these pertinent issues.","Description":"Building authentic community is more important now than ever. Humans build community when they understand each other and understand how their own behavior impacts each other. However, sometimes students are insulated from building authentic community for any number of reasons. Whether it\u2019s understanding empathy, building capacity, or finding voice, our students need to advocate for themselves in healthy, reciprocal, and transcendent ways. It\u2019s our job to help them. In using Restorative Practices, we can build community and address harm in a way that respects all students, meets them where they are, and helps them move forward in their own growth. \r\nIn this session, we\u2019ll discuss Restorative Practices, share the ways that we\u2019ve used them with our students--from elementary through high school--and provide you the opportunity to experiment with these practices and to reflect on ways that you can use them in your own professional setting.","Link":["http:\/\/leveluplead.com\/"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"We will introduce the tenets of restorative practices and explain why we\u2019ve chosen to use this in our respective settings (elementary school in replacement for \u201ctraditional\u201d discipline and in a high school English classroom). We will also share a brief example or two of how we\u2019ve used these practices with students. In order to give attendees the opportunity to experience restorative practices, we will facilitate scenarios and\/or a restorative circle, leaving time at the end for reflection and brainstorming for how attendees may choose to use elements of restorative practices in their own settings.","Presenter":["Brian Kulak","Anna Muessig"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Collingswood Public Schools"],"PresenterEmail":["leveluplead@gmail.com","anna.s.muessig@gmail.com"],"ScheduleSlotID":137,"ScheduleLocationID":9,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":9},{"ID":981,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1572389068,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"How Might We Design a Makerspace?","Handle":"how_might_we_design_a_makerspace","ShortDescription":"Attendees will prototype a maker space after a short presentation and discussion by presenter. We\u2019ll look at how to best design a maker space from scratch - a good fit for established makers and newbies alike.","Description":"After a short presentation reflecting on my experience designing the IDEA Center - a newly built maker space at Upland Country Day School (an independent school in Chester) - attendees will be tasked with prototyping a fictional maker space given certain real world constraints. They\u2019ll be asked to discuss philosophy, big ticket tech items, work space and big picture curricular goals as a group. The groups will then build a prototype of their maker space and share with the rest of the attendees. Small group conversations along with larger group feedback during the share portion will be featured.","Link":["Http:\/\/Www.twitter.com\/Upland_IDEA","http:\/\/www.uplandcds.org"],"Audience":["Middle School","Elementary School"],"Practice":"The prototyping process in small groups will facilitate conversation along with the big group sharing\/feedback portion. The attendees will mostly be building and discussing after a short reflective presentation.","Presenter":["Liam Gallagher"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Upland Country Day School"],"PresenterEmail":["Lgallagher@uplandcds.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":137,"ScheduleLocationID":22,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":"Previous presenter on Design Thinking (2019) and Chromebooks In the Classroom (~2010)","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":9},{"ID":1011,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1572642519,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"How might we make school life more reflective of real life?","Handle":"how_might_we_make_school_life_more_reflective_of_real_life","ShortDescription":"Deep and authentic learning requires teachers to know their students\u2019 interests and passions and customize learning experiences through real-world, relevant work. Join our conversation to engage in thinking routines, conversation prompts, and protocols to experience and plan for more authentic teaching and learning at your school.","Description":"While we have innovated the role of a teacher from the \u201csage on the stage\u201d to a facilitator of learning, research in neuroscience and reports from the World Economic Forum point us to an even more exciting role for teachers today- teachers as activators and networkers. During this conversation, we will start with questions such as \u201cHow might we engage with experts in our communities to give students real-world feedback on projects based on real-world learning?\u201d and  \u201cHow might we incorporate expeditionary learning into projects to make learning more robust and contextual?\u201d We believe that the most valuable coaching we can provide as facilitators is to support teachers in setting the conditions for learners to choose their pathways of learning. In order to model student-centered learning, we as presenters will prepare a series of questions and prompts that can be taken a multitude of ways by the learner. Modeling and using tools such as 4-Corners, Empathy Interviews, and User Map from Mount Vernon\u2019s newest Design Thinking Field Guide, we will discover together what learners are curious and passionate about at all ages- from 0 to 99.\r\n\r\nWe will then work through how to do the same with our students, layering in our experiences with 21st-century habits of mind and preparing for competency-based learning. Finally, we will review case studies of real examples from early childhood\/elementary, middle school, and high school to prime the pump for individualized next steps for each member of the group.","Link":["https:\/\/mountvernonschool.org\/"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"Prior to the conversation, we will create a dedicated Instagram group to archive our ideas and inspire future collaborations. \r\n\r\nWe will practice using a variety of design thinking and visible thinking routines like Four Corners, User maps, and Adventure Grid. We will experiment with conversation protocols like Havard Graduate School of Education\u2019s \u201ccarousel brainstorming,\u201d the engageNY discussion protocol \u201cBack to Back, Front to Front,\u201d and the National School Reform Faculty \u201cConnections\u201d protocol to discover our own curiosities and passions. \r\n\r\nWe believe in catering to all types of thinkers and contributors, so we will offer opportunities nestled in the latest neuroscience research around thinking independently before speaking, pairing into smaller groups, and closing with whole-group share outs. We will employ \u201cthree before me\u201d conversational practice as well, showcasing when to verbally contribute to a conversation and when to lean back as a listener to allow others a turn to speak. \r\n\r\nOur collaborative group will end our session with reflective practice using Padlet, discussing how the thinking tools we experienced together might inform project work for the current students in a class. Knowing that EduCon is in January gives us time to employ these strategies now, not waiting until the next school year!","Presenter":["Nicole Martin","Shelley Searcy","and Alex Blumencranz"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Mount Vernon Presbyterian School"],"PresenterEmail":["nmartin@mountvernonschool.org","ssearcy@mountvernonschool.org","ablumencranz@mountvernonschool.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":137,"ScheduleLocationID":21,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":"Authenticity is a topic we have wrestled with for several years at Mount Vernon, and we are thrilled to be considered to continue the conversation with others from around the country at EduCon.","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":9},{"ID":1013,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1572642975,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"LAB 2.0: ITERATE FOR IMPACT","Handle":"lab_2.0--iterate_for_impact","ShortDescription":"Frustrated with the standard high school curriculum and siloed disciplines? Wondering how to connect your students more authentically to their city, challenge them to really engage with its history and people, unleash their voices and ignite their problem-solving and leadership skills? Want to get kids out of their bubbles and expose them to opportunities and others beyond their zip code or school zone?","Description":"Frustrated with the standard high school curriculum and siloed disciplines? Wondering how to connect your students more authentically to their city, challenge them to really engage with its history and people, unleash their voices and ignite their problem-solving and leadership skills? Want to get kids out of their bubbles and expose them to opportunities and others beyond their zip code or school zone? Lab Atlanta launched in 2017 as a \"semester abroad\" for local public and private school 10th graders in the city of Atlanta. Incubated at The Lovett School, the Lab is now an independent nonprofit and partnered with local universities, Atlanta Public Schools, and the growth\/strategy design firm ThreeFiveTwo. We've hit the pause button (not operating the school for 2 years) to spend time gaining more empathy with our stakeholders and to iterate a sustainable model that isn't so dependent on foundations and other charitable support. \r\n\r\nCome to this session with a designer's mindset, a bias towards action, and willingness to collaborate. We'll get you up to speed quickly on what we did, in \"1.0\"  and then spend the majority of the time as a whole group (or multiple small groups depending on the audience size) generating more feedback and tackling some of the design questions along the way. You'll leave energized, inspired, and most likely with some ideas to take back home.","Link":["http:\/\/www.labatlanta.org"],"Audience":["High School"],"Practice":"We will start with a little improv to warm us all up, then do some context setting (Lab 1.0 debrief). The majority (1 hour) of our time will be either whole group or multiple small group exploration of key design elements and challenges--you'll get to challenge, inform, and exercise some of your own design skills.","Presenter":["Laura Deisley"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Lab Atlanta"],"PresenterEmail":["laura.deisley@labatlanta.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":137,"ScheduleLocationID":3,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/364317032\/566742870a","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":9},{"ID":1040,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1573171552,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Not Light, But Fire: Developing Your Talking Game","Handle":"not_light-but_fire--developing_your_talking_game","ShortDescription":"How do our interpersonal communication skills impact classroom race discussions? How might we teachers become the best communicators that we can be, so that we don't get in our own way in classroom discussions about the toughest subjects?","Description":"In this session, teachers will discuss and develop the communication skills necessary for leading meaningful classroom race conversations. We'll discuss tips from Chapter 2 of Matt Kay's Not Light, But Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom, workshopping through classroom race discussion scenarios that require our best facilitation, communication, and yes - conflict management skills.","Link":["https:\/\/www.stenhouse.com\/content\/not-light-fire"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"Group Discussion. Case Studies. Role Play.","Presenter":["Matthew Kay"],"PresenterAffiliation":["SLA","Stenhouse Publishers"],"PresenterEmail":["mrkay@notlight.com"],"ScheduleSlotID":137,"ScheduleLocationID":5,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":9},{"ID":999,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1572622248,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Student Visibility","Handle":"student_visibility","ShortDescription":"How can teachers and schools reflect on their practices on recognizing and seeing students for what they are doing and who they are? Join a conversation that provides opportunities to share these practices and recognize how to make this visibility more frequent, authentic, and sustainable.","Description":"Students feel more engaged when they are seen and appreciated for the contributions they make to their school. In our conversation we would like to grapple with the following questions:\r\n\r\n1.)How do we see students as a district, school, and in the classroom? \r\n2.)What are the systems that are already in place? \r\n3.)What are the overlaps and gaps between these features?\r\n4.) Is there more to see in students than just data?\r\n\r\nDiscussion around these four questions will lead to an understanding of how student visibility can be sustainable for teachers and lead to increased student engagement, academic achievement, and social and emotional wellness.","Link":[],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"Present the essential questions\r\nHave participants share best practices\r\nSmall group discussions and make posters around sustainability and student outcomes.","Presenter":["Nancy Ironside","Sarah Bower-Grieco"],"PresenterAffiliation":["SLA-MS"],"PresenterEmail":["nironside@philasd.org","smbowergrieco@philasd.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":137,"ScheduleLocationID":8,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":9},{"ID":987,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1572488307,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Supporting Our Evolving Student Population","Handle":"managing_our_evolving_student_population","ShortDescription":"Gain awareness and understanding of our LGBTQ+ Community that will enable you to better support our students. Geared towards expanding our minds and increasing our knowledge through experiences and advice. Walk away with various resources to continue your pursuit for knowledgeable strategies on; Culture and Community, Preferred Pronouns and Trauma.","Description":"Gain awareness and understanding of our LGBTQ+ Community that will enable you to better support our students. Geared towards expanding our minds and increasing our knowledge through experiences and advice. Walk away with various resources to continue your pursuit for knowledgeable strategies on; Culture and Community, Preferred Pronouns and Trauma.","Link":[],"Audience":["High School","Middle School"],"Practice":"Presentation and Conversation","Presenter":["Melissa Moran"],"PresenterAffiliation":["SLA @ Beeber"],"PresenterEmail":["mmoran@slabeeber.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":137,"ScheduleLocationID":10,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":9},{"ID":1047,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1579383689,"CreatorID":4757,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Wait, You Use PBL in MATH, too!??!","Handle":"wait-you_use_pbl_in_math-too","ShortDescription":"How do we use project-based learning to teach kids math? In this conversation, we'll share how we do it \u2013 and we want to hear how you do it (or want to do it), too!","Description":"This Conversation is intended as a group workshopping and sharing session for math projects. Bring your own successful projects, your nascent project ideas, or just your worries and blocks to implementing your own project-based math class! Together, we will share project ideas and tips, give each other feedback on our project ideas, and offer up ideas for inspiration (or for blatant copying).","Link":[],"Audience":["High School"],"Practice":"This session will be formatted as a roundtable sharing-and-workshopping conversation. Guests will be invited to bring their own math projects or project ideas, and the majority of the time will be spent on sharing ideas and offering suggestions and feedback. Once the conversation norms are set and the introductory information has been shared, we (the presenters) plan to fade into the crowd as fellow practitioners as opposed to lecturing authorities.","Presenter":["Brian McGarry","Victor Hernandez","Jonathan Estey"],"PresenterAffiliation":["SLA"],"PresenterEmail":["jestey@scienceleadership.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":137,"ScheduleLocationID":7,"SubmitterID":4757,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":9},{"ID":1012,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1572642614,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"When Things Get Real: Exploring the Social and Emotional Demands of Student-Centered Learning","Handle":"when_things_get_real--exploring_the_social_and_emotional_demands_of_student-centered_learning","ShortDescription":"A key element of authentic teaching and learning is supporting students in making connections between academic content, their personal lives, and the world. When that happens, things can get real. What are the social and emotional demands of student-centered learning, and what can educators do to support students in meeting those demands?","Description":"A key element of authentic teaching and learning is supporting students in making connections between academic content, their personal lives, and the world. When that happens, things can get real. What are the social and emotional demands of student-centered learning, and what can educators do to support students in meeting those demands? How can teachers intentionally build community, relationships, and self- and social-awareness and management, in ways that feel genuine and that support the broader learning and developmental goals of their students? Join our session to explore these questions, share ideas and resources, and generate new insights on how we can support all students to meaningfully engage in authentic learning opportunities.","Link":["http:\/\/www.workshopschool.org","http:\/\/www.gse.upenn.edu\/PBL"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"We plan to utilize several different participation protocols to engage our participants in meaningful discussion and inquiry. First, we will use a \u201cproblem framing\u201d protocol, where participants will work in small groups to articulate a framing (and perhaps multiple framings) of the challenge of social emotional learning in student-centered classrooms. Next, participants will engage in a \u201cwhy, how, what\u201d protocol, where they will draw on their own experiences and observations to make connections between specific teaching strategies and the impact they have on promoting social and emotional learning. Finally, participants will collaborate on a shared google document where they will document ideas, resources, protocols, etc. This document will serve as a shared resource for our participants and their schools.","Presenter":["Zachary Herrmann","Taylor Hausburg","Matthew Riggan"],"PresenterAffiliation":["University of Pennsylvania","The Workshop School"],"PresenterEmail":["zsh123@upenn.edu"],"ScheduleSlotID":137,"ScheduleLocationID":6,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":9}],"conditions":{"Status":"Accepted","ConferenceID":9,"ScheduleSlotID":137},"total":10,"limit":false,"offset":false}