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SHOW & TELL KICKOFF
April 8th from 4:30 - 6 PM Join inspired and inspiring educators to reflect, to connect, and to honor the persistence and the resilience of educators within our ABC CREATE community and beyond as we kickoff our series! |
SHOW & TELL(s)
April 12th - May 11th Rolling registration for sessions managed in bite-sized week-to-week registration forms. |
SHOW & TELL CELEBRATION
May 12th from 4:30 - 6 PM Celebrate the insights, the inspirations, and the impact of the ABC CREATE community in a year of many firsts! |
REGISTER for sessions week of April 12th : M 12 | T 13 | W 14 | Th 15
Monday, April 12, 2021 | 4:30 - 5:45 PM
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Weekly Agenda in Google Slides
Michelle Dickerson, Highlands, HS Social Studies Teacher 4:30-4:45 PM Providing an agenda in Google Slides has helped my students and I stay organized and has helped alleviate some of the confusion on their end about where to find assignments and what assignments we're working on, etc. Students start each period by going to the daily agenda slide and using that to review our essential questions and goals for the day and to see a linked list of tasks. This puts an end to "What is that assignment called?" as students click around in Google Classroom. It also makes it easy for me to incorporate JamBoard, Padlet, Quizlet, Quizizz, PearDeck, and other tools for students - it is all easily accessible on the Agenda Slides. I moved to this model in part because of my own experience as a parent trying to help my kids find their assignments, to incorporate tools from the ABC CREATE Summer Workshop, and to provide consistency for hybrid students. |
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Pixel Art with Google Sheets: A Tool for Review/Assessment
David Evans, Plum, Teacher 4:45-5:30 PM For my Show & Tell session, I will show how to use Google Sheets to create Pixel Art activities across the curriculum. I currently utilize these for review or assessment of instruction. The students really enjoy seeing what picture is revealed. They shout out to each other not to spoil the picture. This is an easy assessment tool and when students submit, I can see if the picture is finished correctly or not. Pixel Art, I believe, addresses the challenge of assessment in a virtual/hybrid model and engages students with digital learning tools. @dcevans84 |
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 | 4:00 - 4:45 PM
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Using Hummingbird Robots in a Virtual or Hybrid Classroom
Angel Stahl, Apollo Ridge, BCIT Teacher Melinda Spampinato, ABC CREATE, Educational Consultant 4:00-4:45 PM If you’re interested in learning how to use Hummingbird robots in your virtual or hybrid classroom, this Show & Tell session is for you! Learn how students used Hummingbird Bit kits to construct basic mechanisms and robots both in school and from home. All of the activities for this unit were documented in an ABC CREATE learning pathway, so attendees will leave with a ready-made adaptable lesson plan! @angelstahl |
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 | 6:00 - 6:45 PM
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Motivate with STEAM: Hybrid Adaptations and Student Reflections
Laura Fleischer Proano, Highlands, Spanish Teacher; Josh Beck, Hannah Blythe, Austin Burchell, Maria Fabregas, Allison Love, Ella Rittman and Robyn Schreiber, Highlands Students 6:00-6:45 PM Highlands High School students and their Spanish teacher will share how they have tried to stay motivated during hybrid learning with hands-on, collaborative and student-led STEAM projects that incorporate Hummingbird Robots, Finch 2.0 Robots, Google Tour Creator and Ricoh Theta 360 cameras. In addition to sharing examples of the final projects with videos and pictures, they will share the adaptations that address the challenges of hybrid learning and reflections of their learning during these projects. @FleischerProano |
Thursday, April 15, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Tips and Tools for Teaching Science in a Virtual or Blended Classroom
Courtney Barbiaux, Burrell, MS Science Teacher Melinda Spampinato, ABC CREATE, Educational Consultant 4:00-5:00 PM Teaching a hands-on class can be challenging in a virtual or hybrid classroom. This Show & Tell session will guide you through some of the tools that were used to promote student engagement and collaboration in a grade 6 science class. Learn more about Interactive Notebooks (INB's), Jamboards, and Quizizz--tools that can be used to enhance instruction in any classroom. |
REGISTER for sessions week of April 19th : M 19 | T 20 | W 21 | Th 22
Monday, April 19, 2021 | 6:00-7:00 PM
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Connect with Students using On-trend Applications: Tips + Trick from a Design Pro
Heather Mallak, PUBLIC STUD/O 6:00-7:00 PM Ever consider your smartphone to be a production suite in the palm of your hand? With the increase in quality of phone lenses, access to creative open-source software, and opportunities for sharing online - we are all now producers...and critics. This session will begin with tips on taking selfies and making gifs then share industry tricks coupled with classroom examples using the powerful platform Canva. @digisalad |
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 | 4:00 - 4:45 PM
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Using Programming Cards to Teach Coding Skills for a Practical Exam and Project
Eileen Malick, Hanover County Public Schools, Computer Science Instructor 4:00-4:45 PM This Show & Tell session will present a set of programming cards (so far in Scratch and Snap!) which teach skills for a practical exam and project. I am coming from a full-time, face-to-face classroom which uses Zoom everyday to accommodate students socially distanced in the far corners of the classroom, as well as students who become remote learners in quarantine. Scratch is more for beginner levels and Snap! for the more advanced, but the structure of the practical exam (building a selected app after practicing all 10 cards) and the project (combining a pre-selected number of card techniques into one app) can be structured for absolutely all levels of coding and age groups... From Girl Scout camps to Advanced Placement. All cards can be copied to multiple formats or even printed on paper. @emalick |
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM
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Stop Motion Animation on Chromebooks using Flipgrid
Kristy Frohliger, Baldwin Whitehall, STEAM/ Media Specialist 6:00-6:30 PM In the past, I have taught students stop motion animation using apps on iPads and by having the students work in groups to develop an idea. This year, all students use Chromebooks and no one uses iPads, plus we do not do group work. I figured out a way to use Flipgrid, to learn stop motion animation. Students were already familiar with Flipgrid, this is the way all students share the STEAM projects with each other. It is perfect for all students, whether we are in school or at home. The videos students created were amazing, and I was able to have students from grades 3-5 do stop motion animation this way! Students love to watch one another's videos and like to add kind comments through video or text. @kfrohliger |
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Gimkit
Jennifer Kosior, Highlands, MS Math Teacher 6:30-7:00 PM Gimkit is a technology tool that can be used to “Gamify'' instruction. It provides a variety of game choices, from individual to teams. There are a wide variety of choices. I have even had my students create our Gimkit for our review. The student can upload questions and answers to be a part of the class game. Gimkit integrates with Google Classroom as well, and I have used it for pre-test, post-test, review, and student created games. It is the most frequently requested tool from my middle school students. @Kosior_J |
Thursday, April 22, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Ideas for SEL
Rachelle Dene Poth, Riverview, Spanish and STEAM Educator, Consultant 4:00-4:45 PM Fostering connectedness and SEL, this Show & Tell session will provide different tools and strategies to connect students and promote a sense of community. @Rdene915 |
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Easy and Fun "Check-In" Questions to Start your Online/Hybrid Class using Desmos
Stephanie Reilly, Fox Chapel, HS teacher, Online Learning Coordinator 4:45-5:00 PM I'm using some premade check-in questions that are fun and very easy for kids (no login required) and very easy for the teacher (they are pre-made and customizable if you want). The questions allow for some easy and low-pressure social-emotional learning as well. The Desmos slides are very well done and fun. For example, today's question asked students to move the slider to show "where they were today" and the slider had all cute puppies, ranging from grumpy bulldog to sleeping puppy to adorable little dog wearing cool shades. It's anonymous and there is a space for students to add additional text if they want. @reilly1041 |
REGISTER for sessions week of April 26th : M 26 | T 27 | W 28 | Th 29 | F 30
Monday, April 26, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Robot Relaxation - A Live Remote Robotics and Coding Class!
Kelsey Derringer, CodeJoy, CEO Matt Chilbert, CodeJoy, COO 4:00-5:00 PM This remote robotics approach to synchronous online learning lets participants code and control real robots in real time! It’s a tool and technique for engagement, equity, and access. This approach combines a video conferencing platform, like Zoom or Google Meet, the platform’s chat feature, and Makecode, an online coding platform. Students and teachers use the chat to share Makecode hyperlinks back and forth. @CodeJoyEdu, @KelseyConnects |
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM
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Springdale Students Help Senior Citizens with Indoor Air Quality
Sue Mellon, Allegheny Valley, Gifted Support 6:00-7:00 PM Giving students agency over their learning is keeping them engaged, practicing future-ready skills, and producing impressive real world projects. Springdale high school students used Speck monitors to track indoor air quality with senior citizens living in an Allegheny County Housing Authority property. Students trained senior citizens on how to use the Speck monitors, built their own particulate monitors, built a computer to record smokestack emissions data, built DIY air filters and recorded data from video of smokestacks. |
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM
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Video Morning Announcements with 4th Grade
JR Pilyih, Plum, STEM Teacher 6:00-6:45 PM We have been using Google Meet, Google Classroom, and WeVideo to create morning video announcements each morning with our 4th graders, whether we were all in-person, all at home, or even in a hybrid situation. Everyone can collaborate on the same video announcements each day. @jrpilyih |
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Using Flipgrid to Connect Virtual Students with Face-to-Face Students
Lorin Ervin, New Kensington-Arnold, Gift Coordinator K-12 6:45-7:00 PM We have been participating in the Design Squad engineering program for a few years. We receive materials from the company and are challenged to design a prototype for different problem solving situations. I have been delivering the materials to the virtual students. We discuss the challenges via Teams. They complete the challenge at home. The face-to-face students complete the challenges at school with me. All of the challenges are then uploaded to Flipgrid so that we can all view each other's prototype. Then we meet again on Teams to discuss the design process of making the challenges. |
Thursday, April 29, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Escape Rooms with Google Forms
Brian Stevens, Plum, Librarian 4:00-5:00 PM A teacher can use Google Forms to create a digital Escape Room, where students have to answer questions to "escape" the room, which usually leads to another room that they have to escape from. It helps provide individual feedback remotely and on the student's schedule -- the teacher doesn't have to be there for it to work. So, questions from old study guides can be converted into an escape room, which students seem to enjoy more even though the questions are the same. Each question leads to one of at least two pages (right or wrong). However, I often make more than one "wrong" page -- which I call a hint page because it's more positive -- so I can address the specific mistake the student made. It's been a great method for keeping students engaged in their learning. |
Friday, April 30, 2021 | 10:00 - 11:15 AM
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Teaching Virtually from Norway - Tips and Tricks on Utilizing All of your Talent in a Virtual World
Christine Nguyen, Boys & Girls Clubs of Western PA, STEM Director Katrina Selavko, Boys & Girls Clubs of Western PA, Virtual Program Manager 10:00-10:30 AM In this presentation we will talk about things we've learned as we teach STEM virtually, including being intentional about mental health check-ins, mixing in-person learning with virtual teachers to expand on capability, how to overcome the problems with volume and student engagement in this hybrid model, and slowing down to allow for content engagement. @bgcwpa_stem |
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Our Asynchronous OST (Out-of-School Time) Work
Jason Hivner, STEM Coding Lab, Program Director 10:30-11:15 AM We have adapted during the pandemic from in-person classes to virtual programs and are now offering asynchronous project based programs. We have combined the use of instructional and informational videos with the online Padlet resource and designated "Office Hours". Right now we are running this program in partnership with Environmental Charter School and their 4th grade Environmental Literacy program. Each week the students are given two videos posted on their Padlet page. They watch them and complete the provided challenges on their own time. Each week we have "Office Hours" which allow any students to come into a virtual setting and ask questions, share their work, or just hang out. During this process they are learning coding skills that will be used to create a final project, based on the work that they are doing in their Environmental Literacy class. In the end, the students post their animations in one area and then are peer reviewed by their class and the teachers. @STEMcodinglab |
REGISTER for sessions in May: M 3 | T 4 | W 5 + T 11
Monday, May 3, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Teaching History to Students with Disabilities
Melissa Havran, Riverview, Long term substitute - Biology 4:30-5:00 PM So often, students with disabilities, both learning and physical, are met with challenges on how to fit in. This issue has been magnified by the pandemic and many of these students are struggling to find their place in the school community. This has made the effort to promote a culturally responsive classroom, and promote an environment of both acceptance and understanding, that much more important. My project hopes to bring to light how we can all see the "ability" in one another, even if we may look or learn differently. Specifically, it will help students with disabilities thrive in STEM education by providing them access to history through symbols, visual aids, and curriculum personalized to their specific set of needs. For example, I will use Google classroom and interactive Powerpoint presentations to lead us through a unique history of educators, scientists, politicians, and activists who overcame their "disability" by choosing to tap into their unique gifts and prove that with hard work and a dream, anything is possible. Additionally, I am prepared to incorporate science experiments and living history scenarios that allow students to have a hands-on experience with the material they are learning. My project is entitled " You Can Be Anything". |
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM
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Choice Boards for Assessments
Suzie Gardner, Riverview, MS/HS Science Teacher 6:00-6:30 PM I will show an example or two of choice boards I've made that give students the choice between several questions/problems. Students can choose the set of questions (across, down, diagonal) they want to answer. The Board is in a PowerPoint slide with hyperlinks to outside websites or other slides that I've made. The Board is more interactive than a paper/pencil/keyboard test. Plus, it helps to reduce cheating as students select different problems, and the problems include more creative answers than right/wrong responses. |
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Screencastify Submit
Kimberley McBryar, Moniteau, STREAM Teacher 6:30-7:00 PM I am using Screencastify Submit as a presentation tool for students, as well as an easy way for them to submit work. I use Google Classroom and I find that students are bogged down by the multiple steps they have to complete to submit work. Screencastify Submit makes it simpler, with fewer clicks. @kmcbryar |
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Augmented / Virtual Reality Platform for Educators, Students and Other Learning Environments
John Balash, Carnegie Mellon University - Entertainment Technology Center, Director of Educational Engagement 4:00-4:45 PM CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center is collaboratively creating an augmented/virtual reality platform to address a multitude of challenges that have sprung up during the pandemic and for planning for what's beyond. This AR/VR platform will support solutions for merging remote / distanced spaces with real physical spaces, embedding technologies into learning environments more seamlessly, and also bolstering engagement through more natural interactions. |
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Using Google Earth to Help Kids Get "Outside" the Classroom
Lindsey Lamm, North Allegheny School District, Instructional Technology Integrator 4:45-5:00 PM We'll talk about how to use Google Earth Projects to help kids utilize the massive resource that is Google Earth. We were able to allow kids to see all kinds of things that were unavailable at this time due to Covid. @MrsLammITI |
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | 6:00 - 7:45 PM
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Making a Remote Finch Robot
Tom Lauwers, BirdBrain Technologies, Founder and CEO 6:00-6:45 PM Remote robots are robots that can be programmed over the internet, and are viewed by the student via a webcam. They provide a way to allow robotics activities to continue in hybrid and remote classrooms, even when the students don't have robots at home. I've been developing this technology since last March, and will present how to make a Finch into a remote robot using either NetsBlox or Python. @birdbraintech |
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Physical Robots You Can Code from Home
Eric Fogle, Seneca Valley School District, Librarian/CIRC (Creativity, Innovation, Research Center) 6:45-7:45 PM I will share my remote robot project where my students can code a robot from home or in school using a live streaming camera and a block-based coding website. I was able to create twelve robots using the Hummingbird Bit robotics kits by Birdbrain Technologies. These robots connect to computers in the school via Bluetooth. Students use the website, Netsblox, to connect to the robot and code its movements. They can watch the robot in real time using a Microsoft Teams live stream. All coding can be done remotely. @fogleem |
REGISTER for sessions week of April 12th : M 12 | T 13 | W 14 | Th 15
Monday, April 12, 2021 | 4:30 - 5:45 PM
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Weekly Agenda in Google Slides
Michelle Dickerson, Highlands, HS Social Studies Teacher 4:30-4:45 PM Providing an agenda in Google Slides has helped my students and I stay organized and has helped alleviate some of the confusion on their end about where to find assignments and what assignments we're working on, etc. Students start each period by going to the daily agenda slide and using that to review our essential questions and goals for the day and to see a linked list of tasks. This puts an end to "What is that assignment called?" as students click around in Google Classroom. It also makes it easy for me to incorporate JamBoard, Padlet, Quizlet, Quizizz, PearDeck, and other tools for students - it is all easily accessible on the Agenda Slides. I moved to this model in part because of my own experience as a parent trying to help my kids find their assignments, to incorporate tools from the ABC CREATE Summer Workshop, and to provide consistency for hybrid students. |
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Pixel Art with Google Sheets: A Tool for Review/Assessment
David Evans, Plum, Teacher 4:45-5:30 PM For my Show & Tell session, I will show how to use Google Sheets to create Pixel Art activities across the curriculum. I currently utilize these for review or assessment of instruction. The students really enjoy seeing what picture is revealed. They shout out to each other not to spoil the picture. This is an easy assessment tool and when students submit, I can see if the picture is finished correctly or not. Pixel Art, I believe, addresses the challenge of assessment in a virtual/hybrid model and engages students with digital learning tools. @dcevans84 |
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 | 4:00 - 4:45 PM
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Using Hummingbird Robots in a Virtual or Hybrid Classroom
Angel Stahl, Apollo Ridge, BCIT Teacher Melinda Spampinato, ABC CREATE, Educational Consultant 4:00-4:45 PM If you’re interested in learning how to use Hummingbird robots in your virtual or hybrid classroom, this Show & Tell session is for you! Learn how students used Hummingbird Bit kits to construct basic mechanisms and robots both in school and from home. All of the activities for this unit were documented in an ABC CREATE learning pathway, so attendees will leave with a ready-made adaptable lesson plan! @angelstahl |
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 | 6:00 - 6:45 PM
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Motivate with STEAM: Hybrid Adaptations and Student Reflections
Laura Fleischer Proano, Highlands, Spanish Teacher Josh Beck, Hannah Blythe, Austin Burchell, Maria Fabregas, Allison Love, Ella Rittman and Robyn Schreiber, Highlands Students 6:00-6:45 PM Highlands High School students and their Spanish teacher will share how they have tried to stay motivated during hybrid learning with hands-on, collaborative and student-led STEAM projects that incorporate Hummingbird Robots, Finch 2.0 Robots, Google Tour Creator and Ricoh Theta 360 cameras. In addition to sharing examples of the final projects with videos and pictures, they will share the adaptations that address the challenges of hybrid learning and reflections of their learning during these projects. @FleischerProano |
Thursday, April 15, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Tips and Tools for Teaching Science in a Virtual or Blended Classroom
Courtney Barbiaux, Burrell, MS Science Teacher Melinda Spampinato, ABC CREATE, Educational Consultant 4:00-5:00 PM Teaching a hands-on class can be challenging in a virtual or hybrid classroom. This Show & Tell session will guide you through some of the tools that were used to promote student engagement and collaboration in a grade 6 science class. Learn more about Interactive Notebooks (INB's), Jamboards, and Quizizz--tools that can be used to enhance instruction in any classroom. |
REGISTER for sessions week of April 19th : M 19 | T 20 | W 21 | Th 22
Monday, April 19, 2021 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM
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Connect with Students using On-trend Applications: Tips + Trick from a Design Pro
Heather Mallak, PUBLIC STUD/O 6:00-7:00 PM Ever consider your smartphone to be a production suite in the palm of your hand? With the increase in quality of phone lenses, access to creative open-source software, and opportunities for sharing online - we are all now producers...and critics. This session will begin with tips on taking selfies and making gifs then share industry tricks coupled with classroom examples using the powerful platform Canva. @digisalad |
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 | 4:00 - 4:45 PM
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Using Programming Cards to Teach Coding Skills for a Practical Exam and Project
Eileen Malick, Hanover County Public Schools, Computer Science Instructor 4:00-4:45 PM This Show & Tell session will present a set of programming cards (so far in Scratch and Snap!) which teach skills for a practical exam and project. I am coming from a full-time, face-to-face classroom which uses Zoom everyday to accommodate students socially distanced in the far corners of the classroom, as well as students who become remote learners in quarantine. Scratch is more for beginner levels and Snap! for the more advanced, but the structure of the practical exam (building a selected app after practicing all 10 cards) and the project (combining a pre-selected number of card techniques into one app) can be structured for absolutely all levels of coding and age groups... From Girl Scout camps to Advanced Placement. All cards can be copied to multiple formats or even printed on paper. @emalick |
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM
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Stop Motion Animation on Chromebooks using Flipgrid
Kristy Frohliger, Baldwin Whitehall, STEAM/ Media Specialist 6:00-6:30 PM In the past, I have taught students stop motion animation using apps on iPads and by having the students work in groups to develop an idea. This year, all students use Chromebooks and no one uses iPads, plus we do not do group work. I figured out a way to use Flipgrid, to learn stop motion animation. Students were already familiar with Flipgrid, this is the way all students share the STEAM projects with each other. It is perfect for all students, whether we are in school or at home. The videos students created were amazing, and I was able to have students from grades 3-5 do stop motion animation this way! Students love to watch one another's videos and like to add kind comments through video or text. @kfrohliger |
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Gimkit
Jennifer Kosior, Highlands, MS Math Teacher 6:30-7:00 PM Gimkit is a technology tool that can be used to “Gamify'' instruction. It provides a variety of game choices, from individual to teams. There are a wide variety of choices. I have even had my students create our Gimkit for our review. The student can upload questions and answers to be a part of the class game. Gimkit integrates with Google Classroom as well, and I have used it for pre-test, post-test, review, and student created games. It is the most frequently requested tool from my middle school students. @Kosior_J |
Thursday, April 22, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Ideas for SEL
Rachelle Dene Poth, Riverview, Spanish and STEAM Educator, Consultant 4:00-4:45 PM Fostering connectedness and SEL, this Show & Tell session will provide different tools and strategies to connect students and promote a sense of community. @Rdene915 |
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Easy and Fun "Check-In" Questions to Start your Online/Hybrid Class using Desmos
Stephanie Reilly, Fox Chapel, HS teacher, Online Learning Coordinator 4:45-5:00 PM I'm using some premade check-in questions that are fun and very easy for kids (no login required) and very easy for the teacher (they are pre-made and customizable if you want). The questions allow for some easy and low-pressure social-emotional learning as well. The Desmos slides are very well done and fun. For example, today's question asked students to move the slider to show "where they were today" and the slider had all cute puppies, ranging from grumpy bulldog to sleeping puppy to adorable little dog wearing cool shades. It's anonymous and there is a space for students to add additional text if they want. @reilly1041 |
REGISTER for sessions week of April 26th : M 26 | T 27 | W 28 | Th 29 | F 30
Monday, April 26, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Robot Relaxation - A Live Remote Robotics and Coding Class!
Kelsey Derringer, CodeJoy, CEO Matt Chilbert, CodeJoy, COO 4:00-5:00 PM This remote robotics approach to synchronous online learning lets participants code and control real robots in real time! It’s a tool and technique for engagement, equity, and access. This approach combines a video conferencing platform, like Zoom or Google Meet, the platform’s chat feature, and Makecode, an online coding platform. Students and teachers use the chat to share Makecode hyperlinks back and forth. @CodeJoyEdu, @KelseyConnects |
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM
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Springdale Students Help Senior Citizens with Indoor Air Quality
Sue Mellon, Allegheny Valley, Gifted Support 6:00-7:00 PM Giving students agency over their learning is keeping them engaged, practicing future-ready skills, and producing impressive real world projects. Springdale high school students used Speck monitors to track indoor air quality with senior citizens living in an Allegheny County Housing Authority property. Students trained senior citizens on how to use the Speck monitors, built their own particulate monitors, built a computer to record smokestack emissions data, built DIY air filters and recorded data from video of smokestacks. |
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM
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Video Morning Announcements with 4th Grade
JR Pilyih, Plum, STEM Teacher 6:00-6:45 PM We have been using Google Meet, Google Classroom, and WeVideo to create morning video announcements each morning with our 4th graders, whether we were all in-person, all at home, or even in a hybrid situation. Everyone can collaborate on the same video announcements each day. @jrpilyih |
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Using Flipgrid to Connect Virtual Students with Face-to-Face Students
Lorin Ervin, New Kensington-Arnold, Gift Coordinator K-12 6:45-7:00 PM We have been participating in the Design Squad engineering program for a few years. We receive materials from the company and are challenged to design a prototype for different problem solving situations. I have been delivering the materials to the virtual students. We discuss the challenges via Teams. They complete the challenge at home. The face-to-face students complete the challenges at school with me. All of the challenges are then uploaded to Flipgrid so that we can all view each other's prototype. Then we meet again on Teams to discuss the design process of making the challenges. |
Thursday, April 29, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Escape Rooms with Google Forms
Brian Stevens, Plum, Librarian 4:00-5:00 PM A teacher can use Google Forms to create a digital Escape Room, where students have to answer questions to "escape" the room, which usually leads to another room that they have to escape from. It helps provide individual feedback remotely and on the student's schedule -- the teacher doesn't have to be there for it to work. So, questions from old study guides can be converted into an escape room, which students seem to enjoy more even though the questions are the same. Each question leads to one of at least two pages (right or wrong). However, I often make more than one "wrong" page -- which I call a hint page because it's more positive -- so I can address the specific mistake the student made. It's been a great method for keeping students engaged in their learning. |
Friday, April 30, 2021 | 10:00 - 11:15 AM
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Teaching Virtually from Norway - Tips and Tricks on Utilizing All of your Talent in a Virtual World
Christine Nguyen, Boys & Girls Clubs of Western PA, STEM Director Katrina Selavko, Boys & Girls Clubs of Western PA, Virtual Program Manager 10:00-10:30 AM In this presentation we will talk about things we've learned as we teach STEM virtually, including being intentional about mental health check-ins, mixing in-person learning with virtual teachers to expand on capability, how to overcome the problems with volume and student engagement in this hybrid model, and slowing down to allow for content engagement. @bgcwpa_stem |
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Our Asynchronous OST (Out-of-School Time) Work
Jason Hivner, STEM Coding Lab, Program Director 10:30-11:15 AM We have adapted during the pandemic from in-person classes to virtual programs and are now offering asynchronous project based programs. We have combined the use of instructional and informational videos with the online Padlet resource and designated "Office Hours". Right now we are running this program in partnership with Environmental Charter School and their 4th grade Environmental Literacy program. Each week the students are given two videos posted on their Padlet page. They watch them and complete the provided challenges on their own time. Each week we have "Office Hours" which allow any students to come into a virtual setting and ask questions, share their work, or just hang out. During this process they are learning coding skills that will be used to create a final project, based on the work that they are doing in their Environmental Literacy class. In the end, the students post their animations in one area and then are peer reviewed by their class and the teachers. @STEMcodinglab |
REGISTER for sessions in May: M 3 | T 4 | W 5 + T 11
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Teaching History to Students with Disabilities
Melissa Havran, Riverview, Long term substitute - Biology 4:30-5:00 PM So often, students with disabilities, both learning and physical, are met with challenges on how to fit in. This issue has been magnified by the pandemic and many of these students are struggling to find their place in the school community. This has made the effort to promote a culturally responsive classroom, and promote an environment of both acceptance and understanding, that much more important. My project hopes to bring to light how we can all see the "ability" in one another, even if we may look or learn differently. Specifically, it will help students with disabilities thrive in STEM education by providing them access to history through symbols, visual aids, and curriculum personalized to their specific set of needs. For example, I will use Google classroom and interactive Powerpoint presentations to lead us through a unique history of educators, scientists, politicians, and activists who overcame their "disability" by choosing to tap into their unique gifts and prove that with hard work and a dream, anything is possible. Additionally, I am prepared to incorporate science experiments and living history scenarios that allow students to have a hands-on experience with the material they are learning. My project is entitled " You Can Be Anything". |
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM
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Choice Boards for Assessments
Suzie Gardner, Riverview, MS/HS Science Teacher 6:00-6:30 PM I will show an example or two of choice boards I've made that give students the choice between several questions/problems. Students can choose the set of questions (across, down, diagonal) they want to answer. The Board is in a PowerPoint slide with hyperlinks to outside websites or other slides that I've made. The Board is more interactive than a paper/pencil/keyboard test. Plus, it helps to reduce cheating as students select different problems, and the problems include more creative answers than right/wrong responses. |
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Screencastify Submit
Kimberley McBryar, Moniteau, STREAM Teacher 6:30-7:00 PM I am using Screencastify Submit as a presentation tool for students, as well as an easy way for them to submit work. I use Google Classroom and I find that students are bogged down by the multiple steps they have to complete to submit work. Screencastify Submit makes it simpler, with fewer clicks. @kmcbryar |
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Augmented / Virtual Reality Platform for Educators, Students and Other Learning Environments
John Balash, Carnegie Mellon University - Entertainment Technology Center, Director of Educational Engagement 4:00-4:45 PM CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center is collaboratively creating an augmented/virtual reality platform to address a multitude of challenges that have sprung up during the pandemic and for planning for what's beyond. This AR/VR platform will support solutions for merging remote / distanced spaces with real physical spaces, embedding technologies into learning environments more seamlessly, and also bolstering engagement through more natural interactions. |
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Using Google Earth to Help Kids Get "Outside" the Classroom
Lindsey Lamm, North Allegheny School District, Instructional Technology Integrator 4:45-5:00 PM We'll talk about how to use Google Earth Projects to help kids utilize the massive resource that is Google Earth. We were able to allow kids to see all kinds of things that were unavailable at this time due to Covid. @MrsLammITI |
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | 6:00 - 7:45 PM
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Making a Remote Finch Robot
Tom Lauwers, BirdBrain Technologies, Founder and CEO 6:00-6:45 PM Remote robots are robots that can be programmed over the internet, and are viewed by the student via a webcam. They provide a way to allow robotics activities to continue in hybrid and remote classrooms, even when the students don't have robots at home. I've been developing this technology since last March, and will present how to make a Finch into a remote robot using either NetsBlox or Python. @birdbraintech |
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Physical Robots You Can Code from Home
Eric Fogle, Seneca Valley School District, Librarian/CIRC (Creativity, Innovation, Research Center) 6:45-7:45 PM I will share my remote robot project where my students can code a robot from home or in school using a live streaming camera and a block-based coding website. I was able to create twelve robots using the Hummingbird Bit robotics kits by Birdbrain Technologies. These robots connect to computers in the school via Bluetooth. Students use the website, Netsblox, to connect to the robot and code its movements. They can watch the robot in real time using a Microsoft Teams live stream. All coding can be done remotely. @fogleem |
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ABC CREATE STEAM Showcase 2020: Integrating STEAM for Life in a Digital Economy
Relevant and meaningful sessions. Opportunity to network with thought leaders and practitioners in education.
Relevant and meaningful sessions. Opportunity to network with thought leaders and practitioners in education.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Arrival: 8 AM Showcase Ends: 3 PM
Location: Penn State New Kensington, 3550 7th Street Road, New Kensington, PA 15068
More Info: Scroll down for Agenda, Breakout Session Descriptions, and ABC CREATE STEAM Showcase 2020 Poster
Location: Penn State New Kensington, 3550 7th Street Road, New Kensington, PA 15068
More Info: Scroll down for Agenda, Breakout Session Descriptions, and ABC CREATE STEAM Showcase 2020 Poster
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| ABC CREATE STEAM Showcase Poster |
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Open to educators from all grade levels and subject areas (including pre-service students) in ABC CREATE, in the region, and beyond.
Workforce partners interested in supporting 21st Century Learning and exploring intersections with education encouraged to attend. Lunch provided. ACT 48 eligible. FREE. REGISTER |
ABC CREATE STEAM Showcase 2020: Integrating STEAM for Life in a Digital Economy Agenda
Arrival and Refreshments - 7:45 - 8:15 AM
ABC CREATE and Nextovation: Partners in a Dynamic Ecosystem
Nextovation and the Digital Innovation Lab; ReNew Kensington Walking Tour; Innovation, the Entrepreneurial Mindset, and The Corner
Housing, Health, and Well-being; Factory 4.0 Educational Toolkit; Continuing Education Courses and CTC Initiative; Potential in Place; Common Language and Understandings
Breakout Sessions (See Descriptions Below)
Breakout Sessions (See Descriptions Below)
ABC CREATE Highlights
2019 Report and PD Redesign; ABC CREATE Resource Library Updates; PAsmart 2019: Workforce/Education Taskforce, Learning Pathways, CS Discoveries - Code.org; Summer STEAM Camps; ABC CREATE Fluency Cohort
Lunch
Breakout Sessions (See Descriptions Below)
Breakout Sessions (See Descriptions Below)
Breakout Sessions (See Descriptions Below)
Closing
ABC CREATE and Nextovation: Partners in a Dynamic Ecosystem
Nextovation and the Digital Innovation Lab; ReNew Kensington Walking Tour; Innovation, the Entrepreneurial Mindset, and The Corner
Housing, Health, and Well-being; Factory 4.0 Educational Toolkit; Continuing Education Courses and CTC Initiative; Potential in Place; Common Language and Understandings
Breakout Sessions (See Descriptions Below)
Breakout Sessions (See Descriptions Below)
ABC CREATE Highlights
2019 Report and PD Redesign; ABC CREATE Resource Library Updates; PAsmart 2019: Workforce/Education Taskforce, Learning Pathways, CS Discoveries - Code.org; Summer STEAM Camps; ABC CREATE Fluency Cohort
Lunch
Breakout Sessions (See Descriptions Below)
Breakout Sessions (See Descriptions Below)
Breakout Sessions (See Descriptions Below)
Closing
ABC CREATE STEAM Showcase 2020 Sessions:
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Apollo-Ridge Middle School Students Immersed in STEAM
Angel Stahl, Apollo Ridge, Business, Computer, and Information Technology (BCIT) Teacher Using a six step design process STEAM students are designing, developing, programming, and testing innovative products for their digital future. During project based learning activities students use creative analytical and critical thinking skills to solve problems for real life biomedical science, robotic, physical computing, and health care needs. Using pair-partner learning and leadership skills they create smart device apps, robots, physical computing projects, as well as a foot orthosis and toys for individuals with cerebral palsy. @angelstahl |
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Blueprint For Learning Student Designers: Student Voice Driven Design Projects
Brett Slezak, Allegheny Valley, Supervisor of Technology Michael MacConnell, Riverview, Secondary Special Education Teacher Students at Riverview School District and Allegheny Valley School District share their experience thus far working with the National Design Alliance, ReImagine Schools, and local architects in redesigning spaces within their school districts. @avphysed |
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Coding in Service of Voice and Agency: A High School Student's Perspective on Coding and Tutorial Videos
Jordan Mroziak, CREATE Lab, Co-Director of Education Josh Ambush, Taylor Allderdice High School, Class of 2021 With the increased availability of coding classes, many students are now able to edit, debug, and build programs out of their own imaginations, but to what extent are these students sharing their growth and knowledge with the broader community? A Taylor Allderdice student’s remarkable YouTube videos demonstrate the strength of connecting student voice and agency to content learning outcomes – specifically to teaching beginners the basics of Python allowing them to go from not knowing anything about programming to making their first program in 16 minutes or less. |
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Create student centered learning and 21st century skills development through the use of a common tech tool
Lauren Rubash, Gateway, High School Social Studies Teacher “Explore an a la carte menu to utilize Google Slides as more than a presentation tool. Google Slides is a resource to not only get students developing 21st century skills, but also for engaging students in various student centered learning opportunities. Targeted to all grade levels and content areas, this common tech tool can be used as a starter for your lesson, in the meat of your lesson, or as the cherry on top!” @lauren_rubash |
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CS To The Core
Melinda Kulick, Burrell, Business, Computer, and Information Technology (BCIT) Teacher Lindsey Stolarski, Freeport, K-5 Library and Computer Courtney Barbiaux, Burrell, MS Science Teacher Join this hands-on learning workshop to understand how integrating technology and computer science into grade level curriculum can be easy. Dash & Dot robots, Sphero robots, Puzzlets, Makey Makey, Microbit, Block programming options, Osmo Coding Awbie, Jam and Duo and Oculus Go VR goggles will be present to explore and plan. If you would like to come prepared with an existing lesson, we can work to get you integrated! @BurrellElemTech |
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Embrace the Space - Creating an Environment of Agency, Equity, Authenticity
Wendy Steiner, Carlynton High School, English Department Chair & English 12 Teacher Michael Loughren, Carlynton High School, Principal Hear the story of Carlynton High School, a small school with a small budget, who transformed classroom and common spaces with the purpose of increasing opportunities for equity, agency and authenticity for both students and staff. See the results of our efforts which include: an increase in standardized test scores, an increase in student attendance, and a decrease in the number of discipline referrals. |
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Engaging Students Using Virtual Reality
Anthony Princeton, Westmoreland County Forum for Workforce Development, Coordinator This breakout session will serve as a crash course in virtual reality, from definition to application. The session will focus on the necessary hardware, simplicity and accessibility of VR programming, specifically as it pertains to career readiness. @a_princeton @wcfwd |
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Ethics Minimum Viable Product - CREATE Lab's journey with startup accelerators
Jessica Pachuta, CREATE Lab, Project Co-Director Dror Yaron, CREATE Lab, Project Co-Director The Ethics MVP breakout will introduce the need for explicit ethics work in young startups, as well as share some of the interactive process. The project grew out of CREATE Lab's work with educators, especially the Fluency Project, which asks, "What is my purpose in using this technology?" Similarly Ethics MVP asks, "Why am I creating this, and what will its impact on the world be?" @ethicsmvp |
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Exploring Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Humanity
Beatrice (Bea) Dias, CREATE Lab, Co-Director of Outreach Michelle King, Western PA Writing Project, Learning Instigator, Love Activist & Transformer Should we treat robots more like humans or humans more like robots? We invite you to join us in exploring the impact and implications of artificial intelligence and new technologies. Come “play” with ideas and thought provoking questions about how the technologies we create intersect with our humanity. The only qualification to join the conversation is your lived experience as a human being. |
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Extend the Learning: CS/STEM Experiential Opportunities
Christen Dunn, Real World Scholars, Program Consultant How do we extend CS and STEM learning beyond classroom walls? Based on Kolb's experiential learning theory, you will work through what an experiential extension or an entrepreneurial extension connected to your content could be for students. Examples will be shared. You'll leave with a plan to put into action. @cmdunn45 |
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FC Collaboratory - A Design Challenge Like No Other
Stanley Strzempek, Fox Chapel, Elementary Computer Teacher/STEAM Teacher Imagine being given the task of creating a space that promotes discovery learning in a fun, collaborative and open setting. Next, you must figure out what technology and equipment you need, learn how to use it, collect consumables and supplies and, most importantly, plan hands-on STEAM projects. This is a design challenge like no other! Join me and discover how our elementary school took this challenge head on using the engineering design process. @FCCollaboratory |
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Human-Centered Theme Park Design: Imagineering with LUMA
Suzie Gardner, Riverview, Science Teacher This presentation shares a curriculum for integrating Disney’s Imagineering in a Box lessons with LUMA Institute’s methods for innovative design as part of a 7th grade STEAM nine-week rotation course. Students design a human-centered theme park using LUMA methods, such as idea sharing, experience diagramming, and use of matrices, as well as Imagineering lessons for planning the major and minor details of a theme park. |
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Immersive Co-Teaching
Shayle Prorok, Leechburg, Art Teacher Dan Stitt, Leechburg, Industrial Arts Teacher Working together with your co-teaching partner in a totally immersed environment. Sharing new technological machinery, co-teaching classes, sharing connected classrooms, and sharing a desk space. This session is how we make this work and how it has benefited our students. |
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Incorporating Soft Skills into the K-12 Education through Social Emotional Learning
Carla Roland, Burrell, Safe Schools Administrator/Assistant Principal Marissa Ameris, Burrell, Social Emotional Learning Specialist Beyond the content, educators owe it to the students to equip them with the soft skills and emotional intelligence to successfully navigate the future workforce and beyond. Through intentional social emotional learning education, we are building capacity within our students as element of social influence to be competitive leaders in the workforce transformation. In this session, you'll have an opportunity to hear directly from the BHS students! |
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Network Design for Educational Innovation and Local Equity
Jessica Kaminsky, Carnegie Mellon University, Co-Director of Education Maggie Hannon, Carnegie Mellon University, Associate Director for K12 in the Simon Initiative We are aiming to co-design an infrastructure that responds to the needs and goals of collaborators in the field, and we want to hear from practitioners about both the opportunities and pain points for doing this kind of work. Starting with equity, we will facilitate a conversation that solicits feedback and input on our design aspirations. We want to lead a conversation focused on how to structure and scaffold meaningful, cross-organizational conversations about equity, innovation, and technology in our local ecosystem. @jesskaminsky |
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Ozobot GeoCity Challenge
Michele Thomas, Kiski Area, STEM Specialist The Ozobot GeoCity Challenge is a Math and Computer Science focused project. It incorporates coding the Ozobot Evo robots with a review of 6th grade Math concepts. Groups complete the challenge through planning, designing, and building a 3 dimensional city that the Ozobot can travel through. @zachntansmom |
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Puzzlets to Python K12 CS Curriculum
Cathie Gillner, Fox Chapel, Computer Science Teacher Explore Fox Chapel Area SD K–12 Computer Science Framework that represents a vision in which all students engage in the concepts of computer science. Beginning in the earliest grades and giving elective based opportunities in the high school, students develop a foundation of computer science knowledge and learn new approaches to problem solving. @cgillni |
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Shifting from Consumers to Producers of Google Expeditions
Lindsey Lamm, North Allegheny School District ,Instructional Technology Integrator Attendees will learn how to use the Ricoh 360 cameras to capture experiences. Attendees will also learn how to annotate and create a Google Expedition for students to use. Examples will be from grades two and nine. Session recommended for K-12 teachers. @MrsLammITI |
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Student Choice, Student Voice
Rachel Miller, Marshall County Schools, High School English Teacher Jonna Kuskey, Marshall County Schools, High School English Teacher Katie Dantrassy, Marshall County Schools, High School Principal Secondary ELA teachers share some practical ways to incorporate student choice that leads to strong student voice while still covering state standards. This presentation includes samples of students' works and videos of students discussing those works. |
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Student Reflections of STEAM Projects: Robots, Virtual Tours & Data Fluency
Laura Fleischer Proano, Highlands, High School Spanish Teacher Highlands High School Spanish students will share their STEAM in Spanish projects including the model houses they built with Hummingbird robots, the virtual tours they created in Google Tour Creator and the Venezuelan refugee stories they developed using EarthTime. Following an overview of these projects, engage with the students and their teacher in a panel discussion. Finally, learn how to access these technologies and teacher materials in the ABC CREATE lending library and pathway website. |
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Using CS Fundamentals in the Elementary Classroom
Erika Gabriel, Apollo Ridge, Elementary Computer Teacher I will highlight the use and importance of unplugged activities, how they can be done in a non computer classroom, and show some materials and examples I use to engage the students, enhance creativity and collaboration. |
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We have a wonderful mix of showcase presentations from which to choose highlighting technologies in the classroom, project-based learning, and building relevant skills for our students. You can expect sessions that include AR/VR/AI, Desmos, the Hummingbird Bit, entrepreneurship, social justice + the technology classroom, global competencies, STEAM/CS + Students with special needs, cross-curricular projects, School Retool, and more!
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With his presentation, “Industry 4.0 – Technologies Shaping Modern Business, Education, and Society”, our featured speaker, Dr. Joseph Cuiffi from Penn State New Kensington’s Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology program will frame the day by creating a better understanding of how the Digital Revolution is shifting approaches to teaching, learning, living, and working.
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Bio/STEAM Collaboration on Sustainability Plum: Tamar McPherson, 10-12 PreCalc, Physics, AP CSP Bioengineering is a broad discipline and includes more than just medicine. Through our participation in Pitt’s Research Experience for Teachers internship, we were able to bring biology and engineering together via the topics of sustainability and hydroponics. STEAM Studio and Biology students collaborated to design a hydroponics system for the Life Skills students to grow healthy tomatoes and other vegetables for their teaching kitchen and created a promotional video in CoSpaces EDU. Twitter: @teachme124 |
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Collaborative PBL Burrell: Melinda Kulick, BCIT K-5 + James Croushore, Principal We know students learn best when they are interested in the topic presented. How can you reach and excite all students at the same time while holding their attention through through an entire project? The answer is through collaborative project-based learning (PBL). This session can benefit anyone K-12 with an open mind and interest in taking their curriculum to the next level. The collaborative experience of elementary specialists (art, business/tech, music and phys ed) will be shared how this learning approach, at any level, can engage students and connect them to the real-world around them. Twitter: @burrellelemtech @jcroushore |
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Computational Thinking with Creative Robotics using the NEW Hummingbird Kit BirdBrain Technologies: Kelsey Derringer, Professional Development Coordinator In this hands-on session, educators will use the all new Hummingbird Bit Robotics Kit to program and build simple, creative robotics projects. Together, we will explore how K-12 educators in all content areas are engaging in meaningful computational thinking, PBL, and 21st century skills through creative robotics! Twitter: @KelseyConnects |
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CMU CS Academy Carnegie Mellon University: Arman Hezarkhani, Professional Development Coordinator, 9-12 Computer Science + Sanjna Bhartiya, Content Producer Our session will start out with a brief overview of what CS Academy is, the current success it has had as providing an equitable option for Computer Science education continuum at the high school level. From there it will transition in an opportunity to demo the tool, learn about the educator resource and teacher network and we will wrap up with hearing from a current CMU CS Academy partner teacher. Twitter: @CMU_CS_Academy |
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Desmos 101 (Not Just for Math Class Anymore!) Fox Chapel: Stephanie Reilly, Online Learning Coordinator '6-12 Plum: Tamar Mcpherson, 10-12 PreCalc, Physics, AP CSP Desmos.com at first glance looks like an ordinary graphing website. But did you know that the geniuses at Desmos have created an entire suite of classroom-ready activities for all levels of math classes - complete with teacher dashboard, interaction, and high-level questions built into the activity? All free! But it’s not just for the math classroom - you can use Desmos for card sorts and suddenly, it’s a classwide activity guaranteed to spark discussions. Bring laptop! Twitter: @reilly1041 and @FCA_Online @teachme124 |
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Going Global with Project Based Learning Going Global with Project Based Learning Riverview: Rachelle Poth, Foreign Language and STEAM Teacher The session will show the positive impact of PBL for amplifying student learning and globally connecting students. Students need opportunities to explore areas of personal interest for more authentic learning experiences through real-world connections. Learn how we connected globally, to create authentic, inquiry-based learning experiences. Twitter: @Rdene915 |
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Immerse Students in Learning, AR, VR, AI in the classroom Riverview: Rachelle Poth, Foreign Language and STEAM Teacher Ready to immerse your students in learning? Come explore through augmented and virtual reality and walk away with new tools to quickly create engaging and immersive learning experiences for students. For anyone looking to start with AR/VR, and AI this is the place to start! Twitter: @Rdene915 |
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"Making" Engineering and other STE(A)M Connections CREATE Lab Partner Carlow University: Suzanne Ament, STEAM + Projects Coordinator + Stephanie Conrad, Montessori Teacher Materials? Mess? Tools? What are the biggest obstacles to using maker projects in your classroom? The Campus Laboratory School Mobile Maker Space provides accessible resources for implementing important “maker” activities into daily classroom instruction. Research recommends that resources for “making” should be distributed throughout the students’ environment so that they provide a logical recourse for problem solving challenges. The Engineering and Technology strands of the curriculum are particularly valuable in engaging students who are not drawn to traditional school subjects and provide an attractive entry point for their studies. Classes incorporate the engineering design cycle (building on successive iterations) and CREATE Lab technologies, which provide a model for developing persistence in the face of challenge. Twitter: @SRAment |
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Making Made Special Allegheny Intermediate Unit: Beth Whitney, Elementary Emotional Support Teacher + Robert DeFillippo, Secondary Autistic Support Teacher Through innovative and differentiated and assessments that focus on engaging STEAM and computer science activities, the TEAMS model will help catalyze student engagement, through equitable access for students with severe cognitive and emotional disabilities. With a strong focus on project-based learning and classroom norms we support students in igniting their natural curiosity and help them develop problem-solving skills. Twitter: @grlnamedbeth @Robert_Def_EDU |
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School Retool: Stories from Administrators about Hacking Schools Allegheny Valley: Brett Slezak, Supervisor of Technology + Patrick Graczyk, Superintendent Members of the latest School Retool cohort, a design thinking program at Stanford's d.School, share their experiences in changing school culture through small "hacks" like Shadowing students and putting your desk in the hallway, to build empathy for the student experience. Twitter: @avphysed |
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Social Equity into a Technology Classroom Freeport: Beth Zboran, High School Computer Technology Teacher, 10-12 web design, information science, programming My web design class lessons were "click here, click there". At the end of the semester each student would create a website on a topic of their choice. I encouraged students to write about social issues or current events with little success. Then I started reading a novel in my web design class and things changed! We read "The Hate You Give" by Angie Thomas, and used that novel for class discussions. Along with learning web design, students learned about people different than themselves and the issues they face. Class discussions around social issues and current events came more easily. Final web projects were interesting, engaging and helped students to stretch their thinking about social equity. |
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Statistics into Stories: Visual Representations of Data West Liberty University: Lou Karas, Director, Center for Arts & Education This session will explore the ways students can collect and analyze day-to-day and personal data, use the information to create “data portraits” ~ “selfies” made out of data points. They can then use the visual representations to tell their stories and to analyze individual and group statistics. Examples of activities suitable for 3rd through 12th grade and beyond will be shared. Twitter: @WLUCtr4Arts&Ed |
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STEAM in a Secondary Literature Classroom Burrell: Darcy Holtzman, High School Literature Teacher Having trouble figuring out how to integrate STEAM into your Lit class? Me too! With all of the skills and curriculum required for a Literature class, where does STEAM fit? This session will discuss the importance of cross-curricular projects in a high school Literature classroom, as well as, how to incorporate different aspects of STEAM into your lessons. We will look at some sample projects and discuss ideas in a round table forum. Twitter: @buccoenglish |
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STEAM in ELA: The Great Gatsby STEAM in ELA: The Great Gatsby Gateway: Lauren DeMaria, High School English Teacher In this session, we would explore literary terms and symbolism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby using both the Google platform and physical props like water bottles, water, oil, food coloring, and beads to demonstrate knowledge of literary terms, color symbolism in the novel, and the symbolism of the iconic last line. |
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STEM/STEAM from the Student Perspective Kiski Area: Dan Smith, Supervisor of Technology Integration, K-12 Technology Coach Students: Jean Starr, Zach Horwat, Nick Lang College and Career Ready-We've all used and heard this term to describe the positive changes in our educational system. But what about Students? In today's world students are at the heart of every decision, but do they have a voice in the development of STEM/STEAM learning? Join our student panel to ask questions of what students hope to accomplish during the K-12 careers. Twitter: @smithdan410 |
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Teacher Tune Up-Lesson Plans Inspired by The Fluency Project at CMU Carlynton: Kristen Fischer, High School English Teacher + Wendy Steiner, High School English Teacher Inquiry-Case Making-Advocacy: these are the key components of The Fluency Project. Designing lessons that meet all three components is not as easy as one would imagine. Wendy Steiner & Kristen Fischer are in their third year of The Fluency Project and have reworked many of their plans to incorporate the ICMA Model. Do you have a lesson or unit that could benefit from a tune up? Are you interested in helping your students become agents of change? Creators of technology not consumers? Then bring a lesson or an idea that you would like to re-examine and collaborate with us on ways to energize your classroom. |
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Use of 20% Time For Middle School History Students McGuffey: Cristin Litman, MS/HS Social Studies Teacher + Dan Gottron, School Administrator + Teresa Engler DLP Coaching Fellow Hear how Cristin Litman, Dynamic Learning Project (DLP) Innovation Advocate provides students at McGuffey Middle School the opportunity to practice 20% time in their classroom. Session will discuss how her middle and high school students spend every Monday practicing and learning citizenship skills through the use of Project Based Learning and use of multiple creative technologies. Twitter: @mrs_litman @McGuffey_MS @HarvestingHopes @MrsEngler1 |
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Virtual Reality: A Tool for Building Empathy, Collaboration and Global Competence Highlands: Laura Fleischer Proano, Spanish Teacher '9-12 Explore how to use virtual reality as a tool to help build empathy, collaboration and global competence. This session will demonstrate how Spanish students developed virtual worlds in Cospaces to tell a story of empathy and created a virtual tour of their high school in Spanish for their Ecuadorian penpals. Session participants will have an opportunity to experience students' final projects as well as explore how to adapt the tools of Google Expeditions, Cospaces, Ricoh Theta 360 cameras and Google Tour Creator for their own classrooms. |
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Xscape EDU: Unlock Learning with R.E.A.L. Activities Bellwood-Antis: Jamie Forshey, Director of Instructional Technology & Media Communication. Teamwork. Critical Thinking. Problem-solving. Perseverance: Essential modern-day skills employers are seeking in prospective employees. Xscape with me to experience Relevant, Engaging and Authentic activities that will help your students develop these competencies while unlocking deeper and Lifelong learning to thrive in our world. Target Audience: K-12 Educators - All Subject Areas. Twitter: @edutech20 @XscapeEDU |
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ABC CREATE STEAM Showcase 2019:
Skills for Today and Tomorrow Free. Open to educators (including pre-service students) in ABC CREATE and the local region. Lunch provided. ACT 48 eligible. Location: Penn State New Kensington, 3550 7th Street Road, New Kensington, PA 15068 Date and Time: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Arrival: 8 AM Showcase Ends: 3 PM HAPPY HOUR: Continue conversations and deepen connections. Join us for refreshments at an ABC CREATE Happy Hour immediately following today’s Showcase at The Breakaway Bar and Grill (behind the ice skating rink), 715 Craigdell Road, New Kensington.
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STEAM for ALL SHOWCASE
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 8 AM - 3 PM Penn State New Kensington Showcase 2018 Highlights Explore classroom integration of creative technologies. Glimpse emerging technologies and classroom pilots. Connect with colleagues. No registration fee. Lunch included. ACT 48 eligible. Funded by the Grable Foundation, the Arconic Foundation, ABC CREATE districts and supported by Penn State New Kensington, our vision is to empower students and educators by encouraging a culture of shared best-practice. |
ABC CREATE STREAM Showcase 2017
- Keynote Speaker, Judd Pittman, Special Consultant to the Secretary of Education for STEM
- Classroom implementations of creative technologies and project/challenge base learning
- Afterschool STEAM Club
- Hydroponics/Aquaponics
- GigaPan, Speck, Arts & Bots Projects
- Librarian/Teacher Collaborative STEAM Projects
- Transforming Math with Coding
- National History Day Cross-Curricular Collaboration
- Emerging Technologies from CMU’s CREATE Lab
- GABE
- Speckle
- Social VR
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)
- Remake Learning
- Closing Panel
- Leighton Cooper: Senior Manager, Industrial and
Commercial Transportation Products; Arconic Inc. - Amy Barley: Science Teacher, Leechburg Area School District
- Eric Hewitt: Principal, Riverview Jr-Sr High School
- Leighton Cooper: Senior Manager, Industrial and
- 2017 ABC CREATE STREAM Showcase Presentations