8:40 AM – 9:40 AM: Concurrent Session I (60 minutes)
Workshop 1: Accessing Universal Design for Learning in the Virtual Environment
By Amy Mercado and Jennifer Carcich, Unity Charter School, NJ
This session will support the knowledge and skills necessary in preparing participants to select, adapt, and design coursework for understanding the online student learner in the K-12 classroom. It is designed to help teach the instructor to understand the motivations and learning needs of a student who pursues online learning. The session will teach instructors to evaluate and/or assess learner issues as they affect virtual environment and online learner, including locus of control (internal/external), the effect of synchronous and asynchronous learning formats on pupil learning, etiological implications of giftedness, processing disorders, chronic conditions, and emotional disorders.
Target grade levels: P-8
Workshop 2: Administration Technology Tips and Tools to Deal with the “New Normal”
By Dr. Jorge Ventura, Paterson School District
Participants will explore Google Apps and Extensions with a wealth of tools for principals and instructional leaders to captivate staff and students as well as increase effectiveness and innovation. Additionally, this workshop will share a wealth of tools to creatively and practically adjust to the “New Normal” in the educational landscape.
Target grade levels: P-12
Workshop 3: Digital Lesson Design: Using HyperDocs that Incorporate Google Apps to Increase Student Engagement
By Dr. Gihan Mohamad, William Paterson University of New Jersey
Participants will learn the art of digital lesson design that could transform their student learning experiences by encouraging collaboration and critical thinking. HyperDocs are interactive Google Docs that allows teachers to combine all the resources of a lesson plan in one place using text and multimedia sets. Digital lesson planning gives students opportunities to engage, explain, apply, share, and reflect on their learning. Participants will be able to personalize their lesson plans and apply the principles of Universal Design for Learning to meet their student educational needs.
Target grade levels: P-12
Workshop 4: Teaching Arts Online with Digital Tools: Using Padlet and Screencastify to Create an Online Interactive Bulletin Board
By Triada Samaras, Paterson Public Schools, William Paterson University of New Jersey, and Kean University
Participants will be introduced to Padlet, an online, interactive bulletin board, in conjunction with Screencastify. These digital tools will be explored during this workshop to create a lively and collaborative arts integrated lesson. For this workshop, the solar system as a sample content area will inspire art works, critiques, and interactive teaching/learning using these digital tools. Participants will gain confidence and expertise to use digital tools to teach the arts online.
Target grade levels: P-12
Workshop 1: Accessing Universal Design for Learning in the Virtual Environment
By Amy Mercado and Jennifer Carcich, Unity Charter School, NJ
This session will support the knowledge and skills necessary in preparing participants to select, adapt, and design coursework for understanding the online student learner in the K-12 classroom. It is designed to help teach the instructor to understand the motivations and learning needs of a student who pursues online learning. The session will teach instructors to evaluate and/or assess learner issues as they affect virtual environment and online learner, including locus of control (internal/external), the effect of synchronous and asynchronous learning formats on pupil learning, etiological implications of giftedness, processing disorders, chronic conditions, and emotional disorders.
Target grade levels: P-8
Workshop 2: Administration Technology Tips and Tools to Deal with the “New Normal”
By Dr. Jorge Ventura, Paterson School District
Participants will explore Google Apps and Extensions with a wealth of tools for principals and instructional leaders to captivate staff and students as well as increase effectiveness and innovation. Additionally, this workshop will share a wealth of tools to creatively and practically adjust to the “New Normal” in the educational landscape.
Target grade levels: P-12
Workshop 3: Digital Lesson Design: Using HyperDocs that Incorporate Google Apps to Increase Student Engagement
By Dr. Gihan Mohamad, William Paterson University of New Jersey
Participants will learn the art of digital lesson design that could transform their student learning experiences by encouraging collaboration and critical thinking. HyperDocs are interactive Google Docs that allows teachers to combine all the resources of a lesson plan in one place using text and multimedia sets. Digital lesson planning gives students opportunities to engage, explain, apply, share, and reflect on their learning. Participants will be able to personalize their lesson plans and apply the principles of Universal Design for Learning to meet their student educational needs.
Target grade levels: P-12
Workshop 4: Teaching Arts Online with Digital Tools: Using Padlet and Screencastify to Create an Online Interactive Bulletin Board
By Triada Samaras, Paterson Public Schools, William Paterson University of New Jersey, and Kean University
Participants will be introduced to Padlet, an online, interactive bulletin board, in conjunction with Screencastify. These digital tools will be explored during this workshop to create a lively and collaborative arts integrated lesson. For this workshop, the solar system as a sample content area will inspire art works, critiques, and interactive teaching/learning using these digital tools. Participants will gain confidence and expertise to use digital tools to teach the arts online.
Target grade levels: P-12