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American Studies: A 21st Century Approach to teaching American History and Culture Berkeley RoomLaura Robertson Breakout EDULIMITED Boylston RoomTech Sherpas Calling All Creatives: Time to Make Your Mark Georgian RoomPaul Reynolds • Peter H. Reynolds Finding Meaning in the Masses: Maximizing Your Professional Learning Community Arlington Room Keynote Followup Imperial BallroomDylan Wiliam PBL and the Flipped Learning Connection Statler RoomMike Gorman Show, Play, Plan Clarendon RoomErin Olson STEM Across State Lines: What are we learning? Cambridge RoomLarisa Schelkin • Isa Zimmerman Students as Tech Support Whittier RoomKern Kelley The Cloud is our Campfire: Crowdsourced and Combinatorial Creativity White Hill RoomAmy Burvall

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Breakout EDULIMITED Boylston RoomTech Sherpas Goal Control: The ultimate in academic ownership Whittier RoomMelinda Gardner Humor as an Assessment Tool Berkeley RoomCharles Cooper iPad Tips and Tricks - Getting the Most Learning Out of Your Device Georgian RoomLainie Rowell Leadership, Technology, and Technology-Leadership Arlington RoomShawn Fortin Planning for Success Clarendon RoomErin Olson Students as Lesson Designers Cambridge RoomErin Griffith We Learn Through Stories White Hill RoomDarren Kuropatwa

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Automous Mastery Learning Whittier RoomGarth Holman • Mike Pennington Breakout EDULIMITED Boylston RoomTech Sherpas 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 Teaching Graph Literacy Cambridge RoomCarolyn Staudt Transforming Learning: Beyond the $1,000 Pencil (Pencil part is optional) Georgian RoomAlan November

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#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 Breakout EDULIMITED Boylston RoomTech Sherpas Creating 'Choose Your Own' Authentic Multi-Modal Assessments Berkeley RoomCraig Verbruggen Let It Go White Hill RoomJoy Kirr Making Thinking Visible Beacon Hill RoomTracey Winstone • Susan Worsnup Teaching Environmental Sustainability Cambridge RoomCarolyn Staudt The AASL Best Websites.....25 That Rock Each Year! Whittier RoomShannon Miller There's a Tool for That! Stuart RoomMeghan Snee • Melinda Soliwoda

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Follow-up Q & A with TA Edison CTE Students Georgian RoomGenesis Jackson • Jordan Kanneh • Anne Marie Mangal • Trisha Samaroo Let It Go White Hill RoomJoy Kirr Live Curiously! Building Thinking Intensive Learners through Creation, Collaboration and Choice Arlington RoomKristin Ziemke Prism: Crowd Sourcing Interpretation to Build Close Reading Skills Berkeley RoomLaura Robertson Recording Student Learning Beacon Hill RoomTracey Winstone • Susan Worsnup 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 There's a Tool for That! Stuart RoomMeghan Snee • Melinda Soliwoda

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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 Breakout EDULIMITED Boylston RoomTech Sherpas Got a Toolkit? Let's fill it! Berkeley RoomMeghan Snee • Melinda Soliwoda Student Learning Networks: Building digital communities that ignite powerful learning Whittier RoomKristin Ziemke The Global Lens: Tools to Promote Deep Thinking on Big Issues Clarendon RoomMark Schulte This is CS50 Georgian RoomDavid Malan

11:45am EDT

Breakout EDULIMITED Boylston RoomTech Sherpas Coding with Elementary School Students Beacon Hill RoomChristina Carroll Developing Professional Learning Magazines using Flipboard Arlington Room 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 Tweet Me This, Tweet Me That Whittier RoomJessica Caviness

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Blending Technology… An Exciting Way to get Formative Georgian RoomMike Gorman Breakout EDULIMITED Boylston RoomTech Sherpas 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 Global STEM Classroom ™ and how to start a global collaboration program in your school (STEM, STEAM and more) Clarendon RoomLarisa Schelkin • Isa Zimmerman 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 Professional Learning - A Blended Approach Berkeley RoomSusan Fisher 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 Breakout EDULIMITED Boylston RoomTech Sherpas Individual Student Blogs in Early Childhood: Creating Digital Portfolios for Young Learners with a Focus on Digital Citizenship St. James RoomLaura Richardson Introduction to Google Classroom Arlington RoomKern Kelley Keynote Followup with Ozgur Akas Stuart RoomÖZGÜR AKAS Makers-Spaces for Learning Beacon Hill RoomKavita Sahai Making with Poetry Clarendon RoomErin Olson PLGC: Professional Learning Google Community - Utilizing a Google Community to impact PLCs by increasing collaboration opportunities Whittier RoomMelinda Gardner 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

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Breakout EDULIMITED Boylston RoomTech Sherpas

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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 Coding with Elementary School Students Whittier RoomChristina Carroll Digital Ethics or The End of the Age of Legends White Hill RoomDarren Kuropatwa Fostering Peer Instruction Opportunities (With and Without Technology) Beacon Hill RoomCraig Verbruggen Keynote Followup with Jenny Magiera Imperial BallroomJennie Magiera Listening to Learn Clarendon RoomMonica Brady-Myerov 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

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'You Say You Want A Revolution' : Teacher Directed Professional Development Beacon Hill RoomLaura Robertson Accessing and Visualizing School Data for All the Right Reasons Cambridge RoomPaul Livingston 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

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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 Helping Students Creating Public Radio-Style Podcasts Clarendon RoomMonica Brady-Myerov 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