{"success":true,"data":[{"ID":367,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1384189631,"CreatorID":88,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Creating a Global Citizen","Handle":"Creating_a_Global_Citizen","ShortDescription":"This panel will discuss the increasing importance of global education in today's classrooms. The four National Resource Centers at UPENN will share the latest trends in global pedagogy and resources available for Educators to facilitate a global curriculum.","Description":"Surveys recently conducted by the National Geographic Society and the Asia Society shed light on a growing concern: the decline of multicultural awareness. Their studies show that U.S. students lack an understanding and knowledge of different people, places, and cultures around the world. The need has grown for the public to demand more rounded, higher-quality education for today's youth, and for teachers to understand the value and necessity of developing lessons based on global education.The four National Resource Centers at Penn, The South Asia Center, Middle East Center, African Studies Center and the Center for East Asian Studies are dedicated to the promotion of global education in the Delaware Valley Region.","Link":["http:\/\/www.southasiacenter.upenn.edu"],"Audience":["High School","Middle School","Elementary School","All School Levels"],"Practice":"Representatives from the four Centers at UPENN will share their individual expertise on global education focusing on their specific world regions, and initiate a conversation among participants a conversation on the best practices in introducing global education in their class rooms. The conversation will also engage with the importance of a global world view for the students and in the promotion of multiculturalism in schools.","Presenter":["Raili Roy"],"PresenterAffiliation":["University of Pennsylvania"],"PresenterEmail":["railiroy@sas.upenn.edu"],"ScheduleSlotID":25,"ScheduleLocationID":3,"SubmitterID":88,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":3},{"ID":363,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1383909341,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Rules of Engagement \u2013 Boys Write Now and Save Our Skills Summer Programs","Handle":"Rules_of_Engagement-Boys_Write_Now_and_Save_Our_Skills_Summer_Programs","ShortDescription":"This conversation will introduce participants to writing and making as an interactive and engaging process. Presenters will share resources,  strategies and  web links, for the Boys Write Now  and Save Our Skills summer literacy programs for grades 1-12.","Description":"Presenters will describe what student engagement looked liked during their mutual observations at their respective programs. The emphasis on connecting summer and out of school programs to traditional school time practices will be covered.\r\n\r\nPresenters will elaborate on the need to create learning spaces that allow students to  manage their time while reading, writing and thinking.\r\n\r\nParticipants will be provided an opportunity to think, plan, write and discuss how to  engage students.\r\n \r\nParticipants may consider the following \r\n -       How to engage students in literacy?  What does engagement look like?\r\n -       How does art and writing co-exist in learning spaces?\r\n -       How can collaborating with other teachers and artist improve our practice? \r\n -       What connections do summer and out of school programs have with traditional school time\r\n-        What does it mean to be #HerePastSummer ?","Link":["http:\/\/blog.artandwriting.org\/2013\/09\/20\/boys-write-now-philadelphia-a-great-success\/"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"Participants will engage in discourse via multiple platforms.  Through Twitter participants will follow and contribute to the hashtag #BoysWriteNow which will allow for sharing resources and asking deeper questions. \r\n\r\nParticipants will also have access and contribute to the Start Write Now Google Document.https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1qmDQ5pq13l9tOPmmicW94Lv2rhmWmzwACPZgaHunghY\/edit\r\n\r\nThe sharing and curation of additional resources will provide participants with something they can take away, after the conversation is over.","Presenter":["Samuel Reed","Peggy Marie Savage","Chris Rogers"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Philadelphia Writing Project","Teachers Lead Philly","Teacher Action Group"],"PresenterEmail":["sriii2000@aol.com","taekwondospirit5151@gmail.com","christopher.r.rogers@gmail.com"],"ScheduleSlotID":27,"ScheduleLocationID":3,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":"Both the Boys Write Now (Philadelphia Writing Project and Scholastic) Save Our Skills( Senator Hughes, Philadelphia Eagles Book Mobile,  Free Library of  Philadelphia, Children Literacy Initiative). summer programs received favorable media coverage and had positive impact in diverse communities in Philadelphia. \r\n\r\nIt would be timely to share this work with the Educon community, with hopes that other cities may be inspired to implement similar programs.","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":3},{"ID":306,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1381871531,"CreatorID":88,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"The Right Tool for the Job: Promoting Student Choice","Handle":"The_Right_Tool_for_the_Job:Promoting_Student_Choice","ShortDescription":"In this session we will talk about how to manage a classroom so that students can be in charge of their own learning. We will look at how teachers can use technology to encourage student choice and explore how to manage a classroom where students are sometimes using different tools.","Description":"Progressive educators are still wrestling with the idea of what the relationship between progressive ideals and technology is. At our school we work to be very thoughtful that our technology program is meaningful, child centered and projects are process oriented. We encourage students to assess their learning and choose the tools that are best for them. \r\n\r\nIn this session we will explore how to manage a classroom so that students can be in charge of their own learning. We will look at how teachers can use technology to differentiate their instruction and encourage student choice. We will look at different tools students can use for note taking and project creating and will suggest language educators can use to create this empowering classroom environment.","Link":[],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"In this session we will learn together as a group. Participants will be guided on how to identify their own dominant learning style(s) (ie. linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, spatial, interpersonal, interpersonal or\/and naturalistic). Participants will then break up into learning style groups and try out tools that support their learning style. They will share resources and ideas in a wiki of how to teach for students of that learning style. We will end the session with a discussion of how to manage a classroom that supports students of many learning styles and I will share some of examples of ways we\u2019re doing this at my school.\r\nParticipants will leave the session with access to the wiki which will have resources on how to support a variety of learning styles.","Presenter":["Kim Deveaux"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Ethical Culture School"],"PresenterEmail":["Kim.Deveaux1@gmail.com"],"ScheduleSlotID":28,"ScheduleLocationID":3,"SubmitterID":88,"AdditionalComments":"Thank you for considering my proposal! I attended the conference last year and really enjoyed it!","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":3},{"ID":325,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1383132653,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Preventing the Zombie Apocalypse: Engaging All Learners","Handle":"Preventing_the_Zombie_Apocalypse:Engaging_All_Learners","ShortDescription":"Engagement doesn\u2019t have to be elusive. In this interactive session, we will design a learning environment to maximize cognitive engagement. Synthesizing current research about the brain and best practices in instruction, we will continue an ongoing reflection about what school means and our roles as educators.","Description":"Preventing a Zombie Apocalypse will be both the context of the session's activities and a metaphor for the understanding of student engagement. Engagement is not something which can be mandated or enforced; it is a result of the planning and design work of the teacher, and every aspect of the learning environment affects it. We\u2019ll begin with an exploration of a classroom activity which could be adapted to any level. After some group processing of the task, we\u2019ll have a whole group discussion of the educational \u201cdiseases\u201d which create zombies in the classroom. Finally, we\u2019ll design the cure by exploring four specific elements of the learning environment: classroom culture, physical space, teaching, and assessment. The designs will be compiled in a Google Doc to be shared and archived.","Link":["http:\/\/www.geraldaungst.com"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"Participants will work in small groups to collaborate and share knowledge about engagement. At specific points during the session, we will have whole group sharing and discussion of the work done so far. I will also model specific techniques that enhance conversation and engagement such as the \"Debate Team Carousel\" and \"Networking Session.\"","Presenter":["Gerald Aungst"],"PresenterAffiliation":["School District of Cheltenham Township"],"PresenterEmail":["geraldaungst@gmail.com"],"ScheduleSlotID":33,"ScheduleLocationID":3,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":3},{"ID":318,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1382996052,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Can Anyone Hear Me? Utilizing Student Voice in Schools","Handle":"Can_Anyone_Hear_Me-Utilizing_Student_Voice_in_Schools","ShortDescription":"Why is it that the people making the decisions are rarely the ones having to live with them?  Join a conversation led by students at the NYC iSchool to learn how we can make schools and our classrooms places that are created both for and BY students.  Find out what it\u2019s like to be in a community where student voice and student choice are a main priority and walk away with plans (both big and small) to incorporate student voice in to your school community and classrooms.","Description":"What would it look like if students not only got to pick their courses starting in their freshman year but were also able to decide which courses were offered?  What would happen if students were asked to evaluate both their courses and their teachers at the end of every quarter and if that feedback was then used to improve teaching practice?  The NYC iSchool was founded on three main beliefs: that students thrive when given choice and responsibility, that learning should be real-world relevant, and that the high school experience should be developmentally appropriate and individualized.  Paramount to the implementation of each of these beliefs is creating a school community where students are getting what they want and need when they need it and the iSchool knows that one of the best ways to determine student needs and wants is to ask the student\u2019s themselves.  During this conversation, our students will lead a discussion about how their voice is heard at the iSchool and how other schools use student voice.  iSchool students will then provide participants with tangible ways to incorporate student voice in their own classrooms and schools.","Link":["http:\/\/www.nycischool.org"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"After a very brief introduction to situate the NYC iSchool in the context of other public high schools, students will facilitate a speed-dating-type protocol that will encourage participants to engage in conversations about various common student experiences: schedules, curriculum, class projects, clubs, etc. Each student will facilitate a conversation with one of these experiences, will share how their own voice has transformed these experiences at the iSchool, and will invite participants to share their own stories. Each group will rotate after about 10 minutes, with time for a closing activity.","Presenter":["Michelle Leimsider","Christina Jenkins"],"PresenterAffiliation":["NYC iSchool"],"PresenterEmail":["cjenkins@nycischool.org","mleimsider@nycischool.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":36,"ScheduleLocationID":3,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":"We developed this proposal in collaboration with our students. I drafted the language for convenience and clarity, but our kids would lead this one. They all have experience as school tour guides for prospective 8th grade families, and are very comfortable interacting with adults from diverse backgrounds. I tried to add their first names, separated by commas, in the presenter box above, but the form wouldn't accept first names only. - Christina","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":3}],"conditions":{"Status":"Accepted","ConferenceID":3,"ScheduleLocationID":3},"total":5,"limit":false,"offset":false}