2Nd Annual Tech and Trek Conference June 19-21, 2019

See you Next Year!

Thank you!

2nd Annual Tech and Trek Conference June 19-21, 2019 Welcome to Tech and Trek! Tech, Trek, and Connect! This space is yours for making connections: jot down notes about appealing topics…doodle concept maps to inspire your practice…scribble contact info for all About the Program those you want to stay in touch with. The Tech and Trek Conference is an opportunity for Elementary School “Only connect!” - E. M. Forster through Higher Ed Educators to explore The Mindful Use of Technology, Mobile Technology, Creating High-Impact Student Experiences, and Innovations in Teaching and Learning.

This is an educational technology conference that spans three days and two nights on the beautiful campus of Hiram College. At the conference, you will…

• Form and sustain a collaborative bridge for Higher Ed and K-12 educators and technologists. • Participate in an ongoing dialogue between Higher Ed and K -12 educators and technologists regarding the mindful use of technology. • Reﬂect on eﬀective technology in learning abilities. • Explore the possibilities of mobile technology for learning experiences outside of the traditional classroom.

About the Organizers

Co-Chairs Thanks to AreaTrend and Tradefull for branded merchandise. Matthew McKenna Eric Siler Executive Director of Information Technology Educational Technology Administrator Hiram College ideastream®

Planning Committee

Dan Fakhoury David Strukel Learning Technologies Administrator Assistant Professor Hiram College Apple Distinguished Educator Hiram College *Wifi Access: Hiram-Guest* Katie Grootegoed Litsa Varonis Director of Technology Enhanced Learning Breakthrough Schools Instructional Designer ideastream® Advisory Council Hiram College Link to RSVP for Trek Sessions: https://forms.gle/ Harleigh Hodges Michael Zaletel Software & Application Design Instructor VXMxomP6bcrhh1T67 Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus Technology Integration Coach Bedford City School District Garrett Munro ideastream® Advisory Council Instructional Designer Hiram College 2 15 Featured Speakers Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Time Location Session Suzanne Rusnak M.Ed., M.S.S.A 9-2pm Hinsdale 209 Google Pre-Conference University Hospitals 11-2pm Hinsdale 213 iPad Pre-Conference 11-2pm Hinsdale 215 Go Pro Pre-Conference

1-2:30pm Kennedy Check-in and Registration Suzanne is the Coordinator of Mindfulness Programming for University Center Hospitals’ Connor Integrative Health Network. She is also a consultant and teacher with the Cleveland Mindfulness Center. Suzanne has a 1-2:30pm All Campus Historical Walk - Self Guided with App Master’s degrees in education and in social work. She is trained in teaching Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, as well as in teaching Try out our student-created campus tour which utilizes the mindfulness to children K-12 and has been teaching mindfulness for eight Action Bound app - QR code handout at registration years. In her current role, Suzanne teaches classes for the public, 2:30-3:15pm Kennedy Opening Keynote: organizations, corporations, and hospital employees. She gives wellness Center Helping Your Students Manage Their Screen Time talks, creates mindfulness curricula, and takes part in research studies, Ball Room several of which have been funded by the NIH. Michael Mercier - President, Screen Education

3:30-4:20pm Hinsdale 203 A Framework for Explanatory Thinking Using iPads (Higher Ed)

Catherine Bosley Lisa Kenyon and Jonathan Zemmer - Wright State University Former TV News Anchor and Professional Speaker Mindfulness We designed an education science course to include student activities that leveraged iPads and Explain Everything. Students worked in groups creating explanatory models to answer driving Ohio native and Kent State University graduate, Catherine Bosley, is an questions. We will share our explanatory thinking framework, student award-winning, TV anchor and reporter, most recently in Cleveland news, examples, and how these activities parallel our course along with insights gained. where she continues to work on a freelance basis. However, her priority is running her own business, CJB Productions, LLC, which she founded 3:30-4:20pm Hinsdale 209 Mind the Mind and Digital Responsible Citizenship based on her most inspired lesson as a veteran journalist: everyone has Europe (Primary; Teacher Education) a story that counts! That brought her a revelation regarding how her own Nancy Pyrini - First Primary School of Raﬁna, Greece via life-changing comeback story can potentially make a life-saving difference Mindfulness WebEx for others in this “day of digital danger,” as she calls it. Her experience Teachers face many challenges in their daily work in the classroom arms her with precious, unique insight she shares as a professional and often struggle to receive training or support. The “Mind the speaker every where from high schools and colleges, to events hosted by Mind” project develops a comprehensive Professional Development various associations, charities and corporations, as well as on the TEDx Program (PDP) to help educators deliver the promise of high quality stage. She also specializes in online advocacy, is an adjunct professor and innovative teaching focusing on mindfulness in school and author of the forthcoming book, “The Bare Facts." education. The Digital Responsible Citizenship project aims to infuse contemporary pedagogical practices in quality lifelong learning for students and teaching professions including teachers, school leaders and teacher educators across Europe.

14 3 Wednesday, June 19, 2019 Featured Speakers Time Details Session

3:30-4:20pm Hinsdale The A.R.T. of Blended Learning (Middle; High School; Higher Ed) 213 Dr. Michael Martin - Buckeye Central High school Will Richardson

In this engaging interactive session participants will be introduced to a Author and Educator Mindfulness researched based system that mindfully integrates technology into instruction. The system provides teachers with a professional A former public school educator of 22 years, Will has spent the last 15 development process to grow in technology integration. A technology years developing an international reputation as a leading thinker and integration self assessment and lesson plan template will be included. writer about the intersection of social online learning networks, education, and systemic change. Will is a co-founder of Modern Learner Media and 3:30-4:20pm Hinsdale Successful Collaboration & Conflict Resolution in PBL (All co-publisher of ModernLearners.com which is a site dedicated to helping 215 Levels) educational leaders and policy makers develop new contexts for new Michael Feldman - Constellation Schools conversations around education. Most recently, Will co-founded Change School and, in addition, the Modern Learners Community, two online This session is about a strategy to implement Project (Problem) Based destinations for educational leaders interested in creating relevant, Learning. (PBL) Using the acronym M.O.V.E. it will show teachers how sustainable change in schools using a coaching, curation, and community Mindfulness they can eliminate a majority of problem situations by teaching approach. students how to collaborate. Not just using the share button but to actually work together to solve problems. Part of the collaboration process is to have conflict and this presentation will also provide In 2017, Will was named one of 100 global "Changemakers in Education" strategies for the teacher to facilitate in a way that will help students by the Finnish site HundrED, and was named one of the Top 5 navigate and find conflict resolutions that elevate the project or "Edupreneurs to Follow" by Forbes. He has given keynote speeches, lead solution. This session will ease anxiety in taking the step to RAISE the breakout sessions, and provided coaching services in over 30 countries on bar on the SAMR model or to dive deeper into TPACK. Application for 6 continents. (Come on Antartica!) this fundamental framework is endless.

5-7pm Dining Hall Dinner and Opening Featured Speaker: Will has two adult children, Tess and Tucker, and lives in rural New Jersey with his wife Wendy. Incorporating Mindfulness in Our Schools and in Our Lives

Suzanne Rusnak, M.Ed., M.S.S.A., University Hospitals

7:30-8:20pm Hinsdale Greater Global Social Awareness through VR, Interactive 203 Media, and Mindfulness (Middle; High School)

Taya Pocock - Humanity 360

Mindfulness This session will explain Humanity 360's innovative use of VR, interactive media, and mindfulness to allow students to learn about the experiences about others around the world, become more mindful of their own contexts and perspectives, and facilitate action and engagements around topics pertaining to our shared humanity.

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10:45-11:30am Hinsdale Your Secret Weapon: School Librarians Are Your 7:30-8:20pm Hinsdale Gross Motor Mathematics: Wayﬁnding Our Way to 215 Swiss Army Knives (All Levels) 209 Achievement (Primary; Middle School)

Angela Wojtecki and Erin Burgarcic - Nordonia Hills City Amy Magnus and Jacob Berrier - Air Force Institute of Schools Technology Innovations Mindfulness in Teaching Join us as you learn about a variety of online resources that Studies observe that children with delayed ﬁne motor skills are more and create a more engaging and interactive Future Ready likely to struggle with mathematics. To make mathematics more Learning classroom environment that are sure to be your secret accessible, we present curricula that exercise math and gross motor weapons! School librarians Angela and Erin will review a skills simultaneously. We encourage students to persevere in mindful variety of tools that will create more authentic, creative, and drills using media that beguile and postures that soothe and stimulate. globally connected students. 7:30-8:20pm Hinsdale Peace, Love, Tech & Mindfulness (All Levels) 11:45-1:15pm Dining Hall A Tech and Trek Symposium: Closing Session and 213 Lunch Angela Wojtecki & Annette Lang - Nordonia Hills City Schools

Eric Siler and Matthew McKenna Do you want to integrate technology and mindfulness in your Mindfulness classroom or library? Join ﬂower children Angela and Annette as we 1:15-2:15pm Dining Hall Checkout embrace your free spirit and learn together about a variety of free online resources which help you blend technology with mindful practices and techniques. The end result is a more calming, peaceful, and focused Featured Speakers learning environment where learners are more successful as a result. 7:30-8:20pm Hinsdale Apps to Bring Mindfulness Into Your Class (All Levels) 215 Michael Mercier Katie Grootegoed - Breakthrough Schools Mindfulness President, Screen Education Come learn about apps and resources to get you started in the journey to integrating mindfulness into your life and classroom

Michael Mercier is President of Screen Education, a non-profit organization 8:45-9:30pm Kennedy “Appy Hour” that conducts research and provides educational seminars on managing Center First Garrett Munro and Tech and Trek Team - Hiram College screen time and digital wellness. Mr. Mercier has conducted numerous Level, research studies with children, adults, parents, corporate employees, Leadership Experiential learning at its best! Join us as we unwind, tinker with apps, schools, and summer camps. He has spoken on smartphone addiction to Center and talk about teaching and learning. schools, corporations, colleges, summer camps, and at numerous educational technology, summer camp, and marketing conferences. He 8:45-10pm Field Station - Night Hike has presented his research to members of Congress and Senate staff, and Meet in front Congressman Brad Wenstrup made a House floor speech about his of Kennedy A night hike at the Hiram College Field Station forest is spectacular. findings on cyberbullying. He has been interviewed on radio and Center Join us as we listen to frogs, call owls, spy bats and look at stars! television, and his research was covered in reports published by Barclays 10:15pm- Main Lobby Tech Talk Cafe Bank and eMarketer. He holds a BA in Psychology from Vassar College, an Midnight Kennedy MBA in Marketing from the University of Michigan, and an MS in MIS from An informal gathering to reﬂect on the day that has passed and treks Center the University of Cincinnati. that lie ahead. 12 5 Thursday, June 20th 2019 Friday, June 21st 2019

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6:30-8am Meet in front of Morning Run 9:45-10:30am Hinsdale Forming the iWolf Pack: Implementation of a Culture Hiram Inn 215 Shift involving Technology in Higher Education (All Join us as we run Hiram's scenic three mile square Levels) Innovations in Teaching Vincent Laverick - Lourdes University 6:30-8am Coleman Fitness Center and Center - The purpose of the presentation is to provide participants insights Learning Fitness Room Our cardio and olympic weight training facility is into the culture shift needed in implementing a learning experience open for use for students in a technology-rich environment. Members of the Lourdes University team will share the challenges and successes 6:30-8am Tennis Courts Summer Solstice Gentle Flow Yoga experienced as we provide training, write assessment plans, collect (Rain Location: data, recruit, and redesign courses in the new iWolf program. Fisher Chapel) Maria Varonis

7:30-8:30am Dining Hall Breakfast 10:45-11:30am Hinsdale App Smashing with WeVideo to Inspire Creativity and to 203 Enhance Students' Presentations (Intmd; Middle; High 9-10am Kennedy Conference Keynote: School) Center Ballroom From Ed Tech to Learn Tech Merav Anafi - Bialik Hebrew Day School Innovations Will Richardson, Author and Educator in Teaching Foster students’ creativity by app smashing of WeVideo with and Google Drawing, Remove.bg and Flipgrid. Come and see how With Welcome from Lori Varlotta, President, Hiram Learning students can start to create videos from pictures/videos and text. College Students’ engagement and creativity is boosted by enhancing the project with animations and additional apps. 10:15-noon Kennedy Hands-on Workshop Center 10:45-11:30am Hinsdale Digital, Not Disengaged (High School; Higher Ed) Ballroom Will Richardson, Author and Educator 209 Victoria Ingalls - Tiffin University 12:00-12:15 Kennedy Group Photo Innovations Lean how to implement demonstrated apps immediately in a Center Steps in Teaching Wear your conference t-shirt! technology-rich classroom presentation. Additionally you will see and how to assess student work in an environmentally-friendly way. 12:15-1:15pm Dining Hall Lunch and Five Minutes of Fame from Hiram Learning College Faculty and Friends 10:45-11:30am Hinsdale Implementing Apps in Digital Art Education 1:30-2:20pm Hinsdale 203 Mobile Technology in Music Education 213 Matthew McKenna and Tom Berger - Hiram College and (Intermediate; Middle School; High School) Innovations Campus International High School in Teaching Isaac Winland - Hiram College This session offers best practices from both K-12 and Higher Ed on Technology and how to successfully implement app-based instruction for digital A presentation on the leading mobile applications used in Learning arts. Gone are the days where labs of iMacs with Adobe Photoshop music education for both classroom and private teaching. are required to create digital masterpieces. Learn how to transform your art classroom with lightweight and inexpensive apps.

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8:00-9:30am Dining Hall Breakfast and Closing Keynote: 1:30-2:20pm Hinsdale AR VR Everywhere in the Classroom (Intermediate; 209 Middle; High School; Higher Ed) Digital Danger: Forever and For All to See

Jim Martin - Lake Geauga Computer Association (ITC)

Catherine Bosley - Former TV News Anchor and Technology Discover resources to use in project-based learning where Professional Speaker you can explore or create your own 3D models or virtual 9:45-10:30am Hinsdale Universal Design for Learning: What is it and How worlds (Co-SpacesEDU), or hold them in your hands and manipulate them as a hologram (MergeCube). Enable your 203 can it Help Your Classroom (All Levels) students to become creators of content instead of consumers Innovations Brittany Jackson - Hiram College by learning about free 3D modeling software. in Teaching 1:30-2:20pm Hinsdale Evidence of Impact: Elements for Digital Change This session will focus on what Universal Design for Learning is and 213 and Instructional Improvement (Intermediate; Middle and then show not only how to easily incorporate it into the Learning classroom, but also how to utilize the technology available to School; High School) assist in the implementation of UDL. Dr. Bryan Drost - Rocky River City School District / ESC 9:45-10:30am Hinsdale Build Your Own Standards-Aligned Digital Learning Alliance 209 Curriculum…for Free! (All Levels) In this interactive seminar, we will show you how to transform your teaching and school through a technology based Innovations Melissa Solema - INFOhio Technology approach to instruction, centered around three elements: in Teaching visible thinking routines, the moves in formative assessment, Dig into INFOhio’s Open Educational Resource tools to ﬁnd and and APPS: Acquire meaningful content standards; Progress standards aligned lessons, resources, and materials that Learning through meaningful feedback; Proﬁciency of student teachers can use to transform student learning. Learn how to learning; Support the student in learning content. This use Educator Tools and ISearch to connect a wealth of digital presentation will overview what digital tools and visible content with Google Classroom integration included. thinking routines teachers can use to provide feedback and make instructional adjustments based on student responses 9:45-10:30am Hinsdale No 3D Printer? No Problem! (Intmd; Middle; High within the classroom to improve student outcomes. Please 213 School) bring a device with you.

Innovations Jim Martin - Lake Geauga Computer Assoc. (ITC) 1:30-2:20pm Hinsdale Ham Radio: The Original Maker Movement in Teaching 215 (Intermediate; Middle; High School) Discover resources where students can explore and create 3D and models and virtual worlds. Use your models in a virtual reality Anthony Luscre - ZT Learn Learning world (Co-Spaces EDU) or hold them in your hands as a hologram (MergeCube). Let your students become creators of Technology Some of the original tinkerers, which we now call Makers, content instead of consumers as we explore free 3D modeling were those that worked with Electronics & Radios. Called software. Amateur Radio Operators or Hams, they have carried on the DIY/Maker spirit continuously since the early 1900s through today.

10 7 Thursday, June 20th 2019 Thursday, June 20th 2019

Time Location Session Please RSVP For Trek Sessions! (see QR code below) 2:35-3:25pm Hinsdale 203 Exploring our World with Google VR Tour Creator (Middle School; High School) 3:45-5:30pm Kennedy Center Boxed Dinners Available for Pick-up Lobby Amanda O’Mara - Bio Med Science Academy STEM Technology School 4-7pm Meet at Hiram Hiram Farm and The James H. Barrow Field Inn Station Using the Google Street View app and VR Tour Creator website, we will be taking our own 360 degree photos and Tour the two inspiring learning communities near creating a virtual reality tour that can be shared on the web Hiram’s campus. The Hiram Farm is an adult or in the Google Expeditions app. learning community. The James H. Barrow Field 2:35-3:25pm Hinsdale 209 Beef Up Your Google Slide Presentation with Station is Hiram’s 550 acre reserve for field Pear Deck (Intermediate; Middle; High School) research across a variety of disciplines. Meet steward Jim Tolan and student workers as they Merav Anafi - Bialik Hebrew Day School offer you a tour of these facilities Technology Come to this hands-on session to learn how you can use Pear Deck to turn Google slide presentations into a 4-7pm Meet at Hiking and Geocaching launchpad for classroom conversations. With Pear Deck Hinsdale 213 you can add to Google slides an array of interactive and informative assessment questions that engage every 4-7pm Kennedy Center Game Thinking and Instructional Design student in the class. Leadership Room Harleigh Hodge and Garrett Munro 2:35-3:25pm Hinsdale 213 I Received an iPad, Now What? How We Bridged Trek Sessions will be available the Gap (All Levels) We set up stations with board games and talk about games have to teach us about learning Vincent Laverick - Lourdes University from 4 - 7 PM Technology The presentation will discuss the findings of a research study on an instructor led learning group at Lourdes 4-7pm Front of Canoeing the Upper Cuyahoga River University, but more importantly the anecdotal evidence KennedyMore Center Details on Insert and resources identified. Attendees will be provided with 4-7pm Horseback Riding and Goat Yoga the resources used to train each other and the applications and sources we used to “educate” ourselves. 8-10pm Field Station - Summer Solstice Bonfire/Cocktail Hour 2:35-3:25pm Meet in Podcasting for Teaching and Learning (Middle; meet in front of Hinsdale 215, High School; Higher Ed) Unwind and connect after a day of intense learning walk to Podcast Kennedy Center and trekking. Pizza and drinks provided. Studio Chris Rennison & Alex Barni - Cleveland State University (Rain location: Dave Strukel & Garrett Munro - Hiram College Kennedy Center) Technology A panel and roundtable on how to set-up a podcast studio and utilize podcasting for teaching and learning at your school. 8 9 Thursday, June 20th 2019 Thursday, June 20th 2019

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Jim Martin - Lake Geauga Computer Association (ITC)

10 7 Thursday, June 20th 2019 Friday, June 21st 2019

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6 11 Friday, June 21st 2019 Wednesday, June 19th 2019

Time Details Session Time Details Session

3:30-4:20pm Hinsdale The A.R.T. of Blended Learning (Middle; High School; Higher Ed) 213 Dr. Michael Martin - Buckeye Central High school Will Richardson

Suzanne Rusnak, M.Ed., M.S.S.A., University Hospitals

7:30-8:20pm Hinsdale Greater Global Social Awareness through VR, Interactive 203 Media, and Mindfulness (Middle; High School)

Taya Pocock - Humanity 360

4 13 Featured Speakers Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Time Location Session Suzanne Rusnak M.Ed., M.S.S.A 9-2pm Hinsdale 209 Google Pre-Conference University Hospitals 11-2pm Hinsdale 213 iPad Pre-Conference 11-2pm Hinsdale 215 Go Pro Pre-Conference

3:30-4:20pm Hinsdale 203 A Framework for Explanatory Thinking Using iPads (Higher Ed)

14 3 Welcome to Tech and Trek! Tech, Trek, and Connect! This space is yours for making connections: jot down notes about appealing topics…doodle concept maps to inspire your practice…scribble contact info for all About the Program those you want to stay in touch with. The Tech and Trek Conference is an opportunity for Elementary School “Only connect!” - E. M. Forster through Higher Ed Educators to explore The Mindful Use of Technology, Mobile Technology, Creating High-Impact Student Experiences, and Innovations in Teaching and Learning.

This is an educational technology conference that spans three days and two nights on the beautiful campus of Hiram College. At the conference, you will…

About the Organizers

Planning Committee

See you Next Year!

Thank you!

2nd Annual Tech and Trek Conference June 19-21, 2019