Technology Integration Workshop 2018 Program Recap

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Equipping educators with technology tools & career skills to prepare students for the future

ANNUAL PROGRAM IMPACT

“This workshop was a great way to collaborate and plan a unit with teachers from my school. I would love to do this each summer.” -Jackie Chitwood, Maxfield Elementary Teacher

PROGRAM RESULTS

• 98% of the attendees said they learned a new technological skill

• 94% reported their experience was excellent or good

• 94% increased their ability to integrate technology into unit plans

Technology Integration Workshop

The Technology Integration Workshop is a four-day professional development opportunity for educators to enhance their curriculum by utilizing technology tools in the classroom. Participants attended breakout sessions and a job shadow with a business professional.

Schools Represented TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION SPECIALISTS Academy of Whole Learning, Minnetonka Central High School, St. Paul Paul Anderson, Buffalo High School Como Park Senior High School, St. Paul Brenda Diekman, Buffalo High School Highwood Hills Elementary, St. Paul Angie Kalthoff, St. Cloud School District International Community School of Abidjan, Africa Jackson Elementary, St. Paul Jen Legatt, Hopkins North Jr. High School JJ Hill Montessori, St. Paul Rhonda Mechels, St. Paul Public Schools Lincoln Elementary, Owatonna Luverne Elementary School, Luverne Luverne High School, Luverne Luverne Middle, Luverne Luverne Public School District, Luverne Maxfield Elementary School, St. Paul McKinley Elementary, Owatonna Medford Secondary School, Medford Owatonna ALC 9-12, Owatonna Owatonna Middle School, Owatonna Owatonna Public School District, Owatonna Owatonna Senior High School, Owatonna Perpich Center for Arts Education, Golden Valley A breakout speaker discusses how to Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet School, Rockford integrate Virtual Reality Rockford High School, Rockford Rogers High School, Rogers Ronald M. Hubbs Center for Lifelong Learning, St. Paul Roseville Area Middle School, Little Canada “I underestimated how valuable the Springfield Secondary School, Springfield job shadow would be. I've always St. Helena Catholic School, Vista View Elementary, Burnsville worked in education, and being Washburn High School, Minneapolis outside that environment was truly Washington Elementary, Owatonna eye-opening.” Worthington High School, Worthington -Jane , Owatonna School District Educator

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• BestPrep celebrated its 15th Technology Integration Workshop and had nine educators return to continue their learning

• Laura Dunham, Associate Dean of the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas gave an address

• The Learn from Learners student panel grew to eight students and was once again a hit with both the attendees and panel members Keynote & Breakout Sessions

3-D Design for Literacy Google Forms: The Nitty Gritty Matt Nupen, STEP Academy Charter School Patrick Shipway, Medford Secondary School Active Reading Strategies Google Forms: The Straightforward Stuff Matt Nupen, STEP Academy Charter School Patrick Shipway, Medford Secondary School Beyond Google Using ELM for College and Career Readiness Google Scope and Sequence Beth Staats, Minitex Beth Erlenblorn, O.H. Anderson Elementary Breakout EDU Google Sites for Classroom Application Integration Teresa Dotterer, Elk River Area School District Teresa Tyler, JJ Hill Montessori School Coding in the Secondary World Increasing Engagement with Flipped Instruction Rhonda Mechels, St. Paul Public Schools Paul Anderson, Buffalo High School Coding Plugged & Coding Unplugged Investing in Students: The Stock Market Game Angie Kalthoff, St. Cloud Public School District 742 Stephanie Musgrove, BestPrep Collaborative Projects with Google Docs Just Flip it! Using EDpuzzle to Flip Your Classroom Paul Anderson, Buffalo High School James Redelsheimer, Robbinsdale Armstrong High School Come Play: Codeybots & Bloxels MakerSpace in the Media Center Beth Erlenblorn, O.H. Anderson Elementary Katy Tessman, Mackin Educational Resources Creative Formative Assessments Panel: What’s Trending in the Workplace Wendy Wolfe, Breck School Khary Campbell, , Claire Lundy, Emerson, The Entrepreneurship Spirit Amber Sherow, Travelers, Cole Turnbow, Accenture Laura Dunham, University of St. Thomas Powerful Instructional design + Edtech = Awesome Learning Digital Collaboration in Every Classroom Jen Hegna, Byron Public School District Wendy Wolfe, Breck School Raising Kids in a Digital Age Digital Presentation Tools: Which is Best? Jen Legatt, Hopkins North Junior High School Brenda Diekman, Buffalo High School Seesaw: Optimize Your Classroom Learning Digital Storytelling on ANY Device with SWAY Gloriann Heikes, West Elementary Emily Johannes, Lexi Coenen, Microsoft Six Core (and Easy!) Skills for Digital Accessibility Doing More with Google Drawings Shana Crosson, University of Jocelynn Buckentin, Hutchinson Public School District Social Media: PLN Building Your Network Educating without Walls Rhonda Mechels, St. Paul Public Schools Teresa Tyler, JJ Hill Montessori Technology and the Differentiated Classroom Empowering Struggling Readers and Writers with Technology Mary Mehsikomer, TIES Kate Tinguely, Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools The Challenges with Inspiring Innovation... Getting Started with Google Docs Tyler Olson, Modern Foundation Jen Legatt, Hopkins North Junior High School The Design Rule of 3 Getting the Most from Google Classroom Eric Neuman, Erica Stanley, Wilber Lio, Accenture Brenda Diekman, Buffalo High School Virtual Reality on a Budget Google AR (Augmented Reality) Using Google Expeditions Jocelynn Buckentin, Hutchinson Public School District David Hofland, Dodge Middle School Welcome to the University of St. Thomas Google Classroom and Beyond Colleen Sauter, University of St. Thomas Why Write Your Own Breakout EDU Game? Nafeesah Muhammad, North Senior High School Noah Schumacher & Tom Sebo, Stillwater Middle School

Business Partners — Job Shadow Hosts

Jennifer Anderson, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Julie Lee, Ameriprise Scott Augustin, Thomson Joel Leeman, Thomson Reuters Brent Bartholomew, Allianz Life Betsy Lulfs, Thomson Reuters Jason Beck, Emerson Cameron MacDonald, UnitedHealth Group Greg Bourland, Boston Scientific Eric Marasco, Emerson Chuck Bradley, Thomson Reuters Marisa Marek, Thomson Reuters Devlin Brennan, OptumHealth Brianna McCullough, Joe Brown, Ameriprise Financial Services Anne Marie McKenzie, Allianz Life Pam Brueck, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal John Michael, Target Corporation Maddie Byrnes, Ameriprise Financial Services Mirela Miresan, Kathleen Corrigan-Howe, Ecolab Heather Munro, Allianz Life Paul Davison, Target Corporation Scott Nugent, Thomson Reuters Ann Dixon, Thomson Reuters David Pearson, Ameriprise Financial Services Pam Flint, Target Corporation Eric Pone, Allianz Life Kim Freeman, Emerson Ben Ramsden, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Poonam Garg, Target Corporation Jay Robinson, Charles Schwab Foundation Todd Goodwin, Allianz Life Steve Russell, Ecolab Alison Gunter, Ecolab Kara Sabatke, Allianz Life Matt Haag, Ecolab Jessica Schalz, Target Corporation Nicole Hansen, Thomson Reuters Aly Shrestha, Ameriprise Financial Services Janell Hibbard, Target Corporation Rachael Staab, Target Corporation Ron Holloway, Allianz Life Cathy Stevens, Rhonda Hong, Voya Financial Fran Tate, Bradford Hosack, EMC School Bryan Taylor, Ameriprise Financial Services Steve Ivanca, Emerson Brent Torgerson, Medtronic Bennett Johnson, Deloitte Renee Vevea, U.S. Bank Tina Jones, Hiway Federal Credit Union Fred Wagener, Allianz Life Erica Kairis, Thomson Reuters Julina Waibel, Target Corporation Aaron Korver, Target Corporation Donna Wong, OptumInsight Steve Zweber, Thomson Reuters

Special thank you to our generous hosts:

BONNIE VAGASKY, PROGRAM MANAGER TWITTER.COM/BESTPREPMN A Technology Integration [email protected] WWW.BESTPREP.ORG Specialist helps an educator develop her unit plan 763-233-6330 FACEBOOK.COM/BESTPREP

We have attempted to correctly list all individuals and organizations that have been involved this year. Please email [email protected] with corrections.