Schedule
8-8:30 - Sign in
8:30-9:00 - Opening
9:00-10:00 - Keynote
10:15-11:25 - Session 1
11:30-12:25 - Lunch
12:30-1:15 - Vanguard Showcase
1:20-2:30 - Session 2
2:35-3:00 - Closing and Door Prize Giveaway
8:30-9:00 - Opening
9:00-10:00 - Keynote
10:15-11:25 - Session 1
11:30-12:25 - Lunch
12:30-1:15 - Vanguard Showcase
1:20-2:30 - Session 2
2:35-3:00 - Closing and Door Prize Giveaway
Keynote- Tomorrow Glasses Keynote-- Matt Miller
Artificial intelligence is growing exponentially. Teachers are left wondering … How does it impact the classroom? How do we ensure academic integrity? How can I plan for a future that is hard to envision? The key is to use Tomorrow Glasses. In this speech, Matt Miller provides practical steps to ensure your instruction is relevant to your students’ future. AI is just the latest example. You’ll leave this speech with more confidence to envision the classroom that your students need and to take the imperfect steps necessary to create it.
Session 1
Impact Plan / Design Team: Join this session to learn more about the Impact Plan process for the 24-25 school year. This session will also be offered during pre-planning.
10 AI-Based Upgrades to Teaching and Learning: AI assistants like ChatGPT can help you level up your teaching practice. In this session, you’ll find several ways that AI tools can upgrade teaching and learning in your classroom. After this session, your students will be able to do deeper learning without lots of extra time and effort on the part of the teacher. Better teaching. Better learning. Less time.
Podcasting: In this session, we will share our perspectives and experiences using podcasting as a teaching, learning, and assessment tool. We will also teach you how easy it is to make a podcast episode complete with clean sound editing and mixing and how to distribute your work. It will help if you come prepared with an idea of what you might want to talk about in a three-minute podcast so you are ready to participate.
Cultivate Student Agency and Creativity Using Various Differentiated and Personalized Learning Strategies with Instructional Technology: Try these productive differentiated and personalized learning strategies to nurture your students’ creativity, choices, and accountability in any subject and grade level. Participants learn strategies to facilitate students customizing how they express their proficiency in knowledge and skills. Simplifying meaningful grading and feedback are discussed as participants explore student-generated products from Adobe Podcast, Adobe Express (webpage), Book Creator, Seesaw and Padlet. Handout includes samples of student-generated exemplars, customizable templates for assignments shared and ideas for a wide range of subjects.
I'm A School Lead...Now What?!? This session is for current school leads or aspiring school leads who are looking to take their school level teams to the next level. We will share ideas and create plans to think smarter and not harder for the school year.
Canva Graphic Design-- Getting Started: Learn about Canva for Education, which is Fulton's newest Graphic Design tool. Don't be confused with Canvas, the learning management system. With Canva you and students can create presentations, posters, videos, graphics, animations and more.
10 AI-Based Upgrades to Teaching and Learning: AI assistants like ChatGPT can help you level up your teaching practice. In this session, you’ll find several ways that AI tools can upgrade teaching and learning in your classroom. After this session, your students will be able to do deeper learning without lots of extra time and effort on the part of the teacher. Better teaching. Better learning. Less time.
Podcasting: In this session, we will share our perspectives and experiences using podcasting as a teaching, learning, and assessment tool. We will also teach you how easy it is to make a podcast episode complete with clean sound editing and mixing and how to distribute your work. It will help if you come prepared with an idea of what you might want to talk about in a three-minute podcast so you are ready to participate.
Cultivate Student Agency and Creativity Using Various Differentiated and Personalized Learning Strategies with Instructional Technology: Try these productive differentiated and personalized learning strategies to nurture your students’ creativity, choices, and accountability in any subject and grade level. Participants learn strategies to facilitate students customizing how they express their proficiency in knowledge and skills. Simplifying meaningful grading and feedback are discussed as participants explore student-generated products from Adobe Podcast, Adobe Express (webpage), Book Creator, Seesaw and Padlet. Handout includes samples of student-generated exemplars, customizable templates for assignments shared and ideas for a wide range of subjects.
I'm A School Lead...Now What?!? This session is for current school leads or aspiring school leads who are looking to take their school level teams to the next level. We will share ideas and create plans to think smarter and not harder for the school year.
Canva Graphic Design-- Getting Started: Learn about Canva for Education, which is Fulton's newest Graphic Design tool. Don't be confused with Canvas, the learning management system. With Canva you and students can create presentations, posters, videos, graphics, animations and more.
Vanguard Showcase
Book Creator Use at Palmetto Elementary by Verlie Cowan, Palmetto ES
Book Creator Use at Findley Oaks by Jennifer Taylor, Findley Oaks ES
AppSmash: Adobe vs Canva by Neionie Pulido- Adams, Trameika Spencer, & Guerson Ramirez, Hapeville ES
Growing Innovation: Using technology to Build a Sustainable Future by Meggan Ford, Johns Creek HS
Unleashing the Power of AI in the Classroom by Rick Weir, Banneker HS
GLMA Summer Institute Hot Takeaways by Nan Brown, Webb Bridge MS
Teaching Museum- Tech and Traveling Trunks by Amanda Smith & Kate Alexander, Teaching Museum
Exciting Adobe Express Alert! The Case of the Poisonous Pill by Andrea Prewitt, Global Impact HS
Podcasting Club by Shannon Chatmon, River Trail Middle School
Q&A with Matt, Keynote Speaker Matt Miller
Canvas Best Practices by Sigfredo Chiclana, Roswell HS
Ask Me Anything about Canvas by Jennifer Grimes, KSU
Reading Progress by Rehab Refaei
Nearpod by Therese Riza Lawrence
Canva Collaboration with students by Angela Falkenberg, Alpharetta ES
Book Creator Use at Findley Oaks by Jennifer Taylor, Findley Oaks ES
AppSmash: Adobe vs Canva by Neionie Pulido- Adams, Trameika Spencer, & Guerson Ramirez, Hapeville ES
Growing Innovation: Using technology to Build a Sustainable Future by Meggan Ford, Johns Creek HS
Unleashing the Power of AI in the Classroom by Rick Weir, Banneker HS
GLMA Summer Institute Hot Takeaways by Nan Brown, Webb Bridge MS
Teaching Museum- Tech and Traveling Trunks by Amanda Smith & Kate Alexander, Teaching Museum
Exciting Adobe Express Alert! The Case of the Poisonous Pill by Andrea Prewitt, Global Impact HS
Podcasting Club by Shannon Chatmon, River Trail Middle School
Q&A with Matt, Keynote Speaker Matt Miller
Canvas Best Practices by Sigfredo Chiclana, Roswell HS
Ask Me Anything about Canvas by Jennifer Grimes, KSU
Reading Progress by Rehab Refaei
Nearpod by Therese Riza Lawrence
Canva Collaboration with students by Angela Falkenberg, Alpharetta ES
Session 2
Impact Plan / Design Team: Join this session to learn more about the Impact Plan process for the 24-25 school year. This session will also be offered during pre-planning.
8 Techy Ways to Make Class UNFORGETTABLE: If class is forgettable, how do we expect students to learn? In Matt Miller's book, Tech Like a Pirate, he shares 8 ways to make class a memorable learning experience with tech. You'll leave with concrete ideas to use right away -- and a process for coming up with your own. Engage your students. Supercharge learning. And enjoy the process!
Adobe Express Playground: Haven't had time to explore Adobe Express? Want to j spend some time creating for your needs? Come join us as we have a time to delve into Adobe Express and what it offers. The primary focus of this workshop is providing a time and space for you to become more familiar with Adobe Express as you learn by doing. Work with Adobe Innovators that have spent hundreds of hours working with students using Adobe Express. No question is too basic! This is a safe space for your to learn and explore!
Come See, Come Saw!: Increasing Engagement and Connection with SeeSaw! During this session, attendees will learn how to not only use See Saw to increase student and parent engagement, they will also learn how to leverage the features of See Saw to master several of the TKES standards!
Designing in Canva for Educators (Level 2): In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore the template library and dive deeper into the Canva editor to learn tips and tricks to save you time and empower you to create in Canva. We will explore useful apps to integrate and how you can level up your designs.
Canvas Tips and Tricks: Whether you're just getting started or looking to enhance your existing skills, this workshop will provide you with an array of practical tips and tricks to make your Canvas experience more efficient and engaging.
8 Techy Ways to Make Class UNFORGETTABLE: If class is forgettable, how do we expect students to learn? In Matt Miller's book, Tech Like a Pirate, he shares 8 ways to make class a memorable learning experience with tech. You'll leave with concrete ideas to use right away -- and a process for coming up with your own. Engage your students. Supercharge learning. And enjoy the process!
Adobe Express Playground: Haven't had time to explore Adobe Express? Want to j spend some time creating for your needs? Come join us as we have a time to delve into Adobe Express and what it offers. The primary focus of this workshop is providing a time and space for you to become more familiar with Adobe Express as you learn by doing. Work with Adobe Innovators that have spent hundreds of hours working with students using Adobe Express. No question is too basic! This is a safe space for your to learn and explore!
Come See, Come Saw!: Increasing Engagement and Connection with SeeSaw! During this session, attendees will learn how to not only use See Saw to increase student and parent engagement, they will also learn how to leverage the features of See Saw to master several of the TKES standards!
Designing in Canva for Educators (Level 2): In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore the template library and dive deeper into the Canva editor to learn tips and tricks to save you time and empower you to create in Canva. We will explore useful apps to integrate and how you can level up your designs.
Canvas Tips and Tricks: Whether you're just getting started or looking to enhance your existing skills, this workshop will provide you with an array of practical tips and tricks to make your Canvas experience more efficient and engaging.