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1:00pm EDT

Image is Everything: Exploring Critical Thinking with Visual LiteraciesLIMITED White Hill RoomAmy Burvall

8:00am EDT

RemixED: The Power of Remix, Mashup, and Re-contextualization for the ClassroomLIMITED Beacon Hill RoomAmy Burvall

1:00pm EDT

Collaborative Learning Using Google Tools and Google ClassroomLIMITED St. James RoomLainie Rowell The First Five DaysLIMITED Stuart RoomAlan November • Sara Wilkie

8:00am EDT

Assessment: Engaging and TransformativeLIMITED White Hill RoomLainie Rowell Genius Hour: Reasons & resources for bringing passion-driven learning into your curriculumLIMITED Cambridge RoomJoy Kirr Google Apps for Education Implementation SchoolwideLIMITED St. James RoomKern Kelley Making Student Thinking VisibleLIMITED Whittier RoomDarren Kuropatwa Make du Jour: Cultivating Creativity on a Daily BasisLIMITED Beacon Hill RoomAmy Burvall

1:00pm EDT

Create, Learn and Share In Our BLC MakerspaceLIMITED Whittier RoomShannon Miller Google Classroom and Digital PortfoliosLIMITED St. James RoomKern Kelley iPads for Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Creativity? It’s Elementary!LIMITED White Hill RoomLainie Rowell

10:20am EDT

Calling All Creatives: Time to Make Your Mark Georgian RoomPaul Reynolds • Peter H. Reynolds PBL and the Flipped Learning Connection Statler RoomMike Gorman Students as Tech Support Whittier RoomKern Kelley The Cloud is our Campfire: Crowdsourced and Combinatorial Creativity White Hill RoomAmy Burvall Less (Teaching) Is More Learning: A Master Class Mini Stuart RoomSara Wilkie

11:45am EDT

Humor as an Assessment Tool Berkeley RoomCharles Cooper iPad Tips and Tricks - Getting the Most Learning Out of Your Device Georgian RoomLainie Rowell We Learn Through Stories White Hill RoomDarren Kuropatwa Activating student voice as a driver for deeper, personalized learning Statler RoomPhil Stubbs • Verso Learning

1:10pm EDT

Automous Mastery Learning Whittier RoomGarth Holman • Mike Pennington Making the Most of Digital Resources: Research Skills for Student-Centered Projects Clarendon RoomSuzanna Clavello Model Makers: Getting to the Heavy Lifting of Professional Learning Statler RoomSara Wilkie Role Models and Renegades: Filling the Wellspring of Good Stuart RoomCaitlin Krause Sharing the Student Voice and Personalize Learning Arlington RoomErin Klein Transforming Learning: Beyond the $1,000 Pencil (Pencil part is optional) Georgian RoomAlan November

2:35pm EDT

#NoPressure: Achieving Social Justice Through Challenge Based Learning in a CTE Environment Georgian RoomGenesis Jackson • Jordan Kanneh • Anne Marie Mangal • Trisha Samaroo Assessing students in the 21st century Arlington RoomJessica Caviness The AASL Best Websites.....25 That Rock Each Year! Whittier RoomShannon Miller Flip your Classroom with Office Mix Statler RoomShilpa Yarlagadda • Microsoft

4:00pm EDT

Follow-up Q & A with TA Edison CTE Students Georgian RoomGenesis Jackson • Jordan Kanneh • Anne Marie Mangal • Trisha Samaroo Rock Star Lesson Design for Common Core and 1:1 Statler RoomJon Corippo Start With What You Love: Global Education through Passion-Based, Empathy-Rich Learning Cambridge RoomHoma Sabet Tavangar The First Few Weeks; Creating Legacy, Perspective and Leadership Whittier RoomGarth Holman • Mike Pennington

10:20am EDT

10 NEW Digital Tools (and a few extra) and Projects for Your Library & Classroom Statler RoomShannon Miller Assessment: Engaging and Transformative White Hill RoomLainie Rowell The Global Lens: Tools to Promote Deep Thinking on Big Issues Clarendon RoomMark Schulte This is CS50 Georgian RoomDavid Malan

11:45am EDT

Mindfulness: Beyond the Buzzword St. James RoomCaitlin Krause Model Makers: Getting to the Heavy Lifting of Professional Learning Berkeley RoomSara Wilkie PBL Plus: Using Social Media to Turn 'Projects' Into Service Stuart RoomShawn Fortin Problem-Based Authentic Learning: Real, Meaningful Instruction Connected to Standards Clarendon RoomTracy Crowley Sketchnoting- Visual Note Taking Cambridge RoomSilvia Tolisano The Fourth Screen White Hill RoomDarren Kuropatwa This is CS50 - Question & Answer with David Malan Georgian RoomDavid Malan • Alan November Build a Collaborative Classroom and Increase Productivity using OneNote Statler RoomDr. Kimberly West • Microsoft

1:10pm EDT

Blending Technology… An Exciting Way to get Formative Georgian RoomMike Gorman Designing Brain-Friendly Spaces for Blended Learning Arlington RoomErin Klein Genius Hour: Reasons & resources for bringing passion-driven learning into your curriculum Statler RoomJoy Kirr Keynote Followup with Blake Copeland Cambridge RoomBlake Copeland Learn To Learn: Bring 21st Century PD to Your School Whittier RoomDavid Lourie • Laura Robertson Lesson Crashers Beacon Hill RoomCharles Cooper Making Connections with Visual Note Taking St. James RoomMary Kemper RemixED: the Power of remix, Mashup, and Re-contextualization in the Classroom White Hill RoomAmy Burvall

2:35pm EDT

Adjust Your Global Vision Lens Statler RoomHoma Sabet Tavangar Automous Mastery Learning White Hill RoomGarth Holman • Mike Pennington Keynote Followup with Ozgur Akas Stuart RoomÖZGÜR AKAS Makers-Spaces for Learning Beacon Hill RoomKavita Sahai Making with Poetry Clarendon RoomErin Olson The First Five Days Georgian RoomAlan November When Pigs Fly: Student Lead Distance Learning Berkeley RoomErin Griffith Your Professional Digital Footprint: Your Informal Resume Cambridge RoomSuzanna Clavello

4:00pm EDT

BLC Learning Design Space Berkeley RoomSara Wilkie Creating with the iPad Tech Share: What’s your favorite app? Georgian RoomKathy Schrock Explore Boston at BLC15: #XploreBosBLC Arlington RoomDarren Kuropatwa • Lainie Rowell Ready, Set, Tweet! Statler RoomJessica Caviness • Laura Richardson

10:20am EDT

Advanced Searching for Inquiry Meets the Common Core Georgian RoomMike Gorman Bringing Authentic, Global Learning Experiences to Common Core: Projects that Make a Difference Cambridge RoomTracy Crowley • Mark Schulte Digital Ethics or The End of the Age of Legends White Hill RoomDarren Kuropatwa Keynote Followup with Jenny Magiera Imperial BallroomJennie Magiera Personalized Learning...Beyond Differentiation Arlington RoomSusan Fisher Twitter for Beginners - The Surprisingly Easy Way to Connect Your Students with the World St. James RoomLaura Richardson Activating student voice as a driver for deeper, personalized learning Statler RoomPhil Stubbs • Verso Learning

11:45am EDT

'You Say You Want A Revolution' : Teacher Directed Professional Development Beacon Hill RoomLaura Robertson Kids as Creators: Copyright & Fair Use for Remix Generation St. James RoomKristin Hokanson Makers-Spaces for Learning Clarendon RoomKavita Sahai Making Connections with Visual Note Taking Berkeley RoomMary Kemper Personalized Learning...Beyond Differentiation Arlington RoomSusan Fisher SYDNEY STEAM Room White Hill RoomMelissa Silk Office Sway for Education: Engaging Students, Parents, and Teachers with Interactive Content Statler RoomTammy Dunbar • Microsoft

1:10pm EDT

Documentation For Learning Whittier RoomSilvia Tolisano Engaging on Global Issues: A Social Justice Case Study Cambridge RoomMark Schulte Google to the Core St. James RoomKristin Hokanson Leadership: Managing the Transition Georgian RoomAlan November STEAM Wonder White Hill RoomMelissa Silk Students becoming leaders: Creating, teaching & inspiring students & teachers! Berkeley RoomÖZGÜR AKAS • Metin Ferhatoglu