2024 Innovative Practices Conference (IPC)

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2024 Innovative Practices Conference (IPC)

Welcome to the 2024 Innovative Practices Conference!

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7:30am EDT

Awaken at Aiken Coffee CartAaron Parker (Awaken at Aiken/Aiken Farm) Inclusive Blends Coffee CartStacey Jones

8:00am EDT

Building Math Fluency for Struggling Students Room 1150Mary Gantzer • Zaner-Bloser Student and Parent View Room 1130Doug Campbell • Focus School Software (Bethany Heslam) Discovering What Works in Canvas with Terracotta Room 1137Terracotta OutSCIder Classroom Room 1103Chris Anderson Unlocking the Potential of AI in Teaching and Learning Room 2237Janet Zydney • Mazid Hasan Canvas Course Design Room 1135Margaret Rada • Canvas/Instructure Canvas Google Integration Room 1134Jessica Olsen • Canvas/Instructure I Didn’t Know Kami Could Do That Room 1145Stephanie Howell Snowflake: Zones, Lesson Activities, & More! Room 1100Sarah James • Clear Touch Building Bridges: Exploring LEGO in Library Education Room 1138/1142Paulette Simpson Tour the Farm at Aiken! CafeteriaAaron Parker (Awaken at Aiken/Aiken Farm) EXHIBIT HALL OPEN! GymTerracotta • iSPACE • Canvas/Instructure • Hand2Mind • Empowered • Edpuzzle • Alpaca • Teq • Zaner-Bloser • Zearn • Savvas • Learning Through Art • Markify (Anthony Beckett) • KeKes Publishing (Kelly Bullock) • Cincinnati Museum Center • Screencastify (Shaun Conway) • FC Cincinnati (Learning is Cool) • Kubo (Teq Partner)(Thibault Decker) • LEGO Education - Tracey Dingle • Newsela (Nicky Dunlap) • Discovery Education • Nathan Hack • Inspirit VR (Teq)(Joe Hutcheson) • Gina Keenan • Jesse Lubinsky • ST Math • Tri-State Warbird Museum • All Learners Network • zSpace (Teq Partner) • SOITA/CET PBS • Imagine Learning - Tonya Samuels • CPS Learning Technologies Team • Clear Touch • Melissa Trout • Rocket Drones (Teq Partner)(Brandon Turk)

8:30am EDT

Brewing Success: All Learners Network Coffee Chat CafeteriaJohn Tapper • All Learners Network

9:00am EDT

Creating Engaging Newsletters with Canva Room 1147Caryn Kelley • SOITA/CET PBS Beyond One Size Fits All: AI Powered Learning With Quizizz Room 2236Alyssa Malenic • Melissa Trout Math Class Should Not Be Quiet! Room 1136Anna Petersen Deep Dive into Design Thinking Room 2235Greg Stone Check Out Aiken's Professional Recording Studio w/ Refresh Collective Room 1156Kayla Meade

9:30am EDT

Essential Skills for Student’s Reading Development Room 1150Brittany Yunker • Zaner-Bloser Focus Gradebook Best Practices Room 1130Ashley Griswold • Focus School Software (Bethany Heslam) Hands On Mathematics Room 1137Jonelle Bell • Hand2Mind Developing Digital Literacy: Tikes to Tweens Room 1161Ashley Garland • Dara Stinson • Tracie Linville

10:00am EDT

Laying the Foundation for Computational Thinking Skills through Hands-on Learning Room 1103Dr. Colleen Cannon-Ruffo • LEGO Education - Tracey Dingle Transforming Trauma into Triumph: A Deep Dive into Refresh Collective's Recording Studio Classroom Room 1156Kayla Meade • Jonah Price Amp Up Teaching Room 1145Stephanie Howell Canvas Grading and Feedback Room 1134Jessica Olsen • Canvas/Instructure Gamifying the Classroom with Clear Touch Room 1100Sarah James • Clear Touch Project Based Learning with Canvas Room 1135Margaret Rada • Canvas/Instructure Transforming Education: INFOhio, SORA, and Destiny Room 1138/1142Paulette Simpson

10:30am EDT

Creating Virtual Classrooms with Canva Room 1147Caryn Kelley • SOITA/CET PBS Project Based and Cross Curricular Learning Room 1148Peter Katcher • Teq Don't Worry, Be APPy Room 2235Greg Stone Accelerate Instruction in the Classroom with Math Language Routines Room 1136Jamie Riester

11:00am EDT

Math By The Book Room 1137Jonelle Bell • Hand2Mind Welcome to Focus Room 1130Candy Derbecker • Focus School Software (Bethany Heslam) Digital Playground with LEGO® Education Room 1103LEGO Education - Tracey Dingle • LEGO Education - Tracey Dingle Food Truck: A Lil Taste of Soul Foodtruck Circle

12:00pm EDT

Experience Before Explanation: Making STEM Lessons Accessible For All Room 1136Leslie Silbernagel • Britanie Murphy Growing on the Inside While Outside Room 1147Libby Hunter • Adventure Crew & Communitree 3D Printing in the Cloud with Polar 3D Room 1145Van Morris • Polar 3D (Van Morris) Extreme Whiteboarding: 10 Ways to App Smash Clear Touch and Kami Room 1100Stephanie Howell • Sarah James Rocket Drones: Transforming Education Across Disciplines Room 1148Rocket Drones (Teq Partner)(Brandon Turk) Choose Your Lumio Adventure: Where Can Game-based Activities Take You? Room 2235Lumio (Anna Tansey) Imagine Edgenuity: Summer School Success Room 2230Imagine Learning - Tonya Samuels • Bekki Atwood Book Creator in the classroom Room 1138/1142Jennifer Folz Newsela Certified Educator Workshop Room 2238Tyler Overstreet • Newsela (Nicky Dunlap) • Newsela (Nicky Dunlap)

12:30pm EDT

Attendance in Focus Room 1130Candy Derbecker • Focus School Software (Bethany Heslam) Empowered: Engaging Students for Success in the Real World Room 1137Empowered • Empowered Authentic Assessments in the Age of AI Room 1161Jesse Lubinsky • Jesse Lubinsky Canvas for Littles Room 1134Jessica Olsen • Canvas/Instructure Studio Room 1135Margaret Rada • Canvas/Instructure

1:00pm EDT

Sweet Learning: ICE CREAM SOCIAL with Zaner-Bloser CafeteriaMary Gantzer • Brittany Yunker • Zaner-Bloser Coding across the Curriculum with LEGO® Education Room 1103Dr. Colleen Cannon-Ruffo • LEGO Education - Tracey Dingle

1:30pm EDT

Engaging Early Learners Room 2230Apple Education Focus Discipline Module Overview Room 1145Doug Campbell • Focus School Software (Bethany Heslam) Lights, Camera, Screencastify! Room 2235Dara Stinson • Jordan Mitchell Using Immersive Learning in the Classroom to Enhance Instruction and Improve Learning Outcomes Room 1100Gina Keenan Fraction Fun with Fiona & Friends Room 1136Anna Petersen Incorporating Science into Art/Music Special Area Room 1147Connie Noble

2:00pm EDT

Focus Student Services (SSS) Overview Room 1130Ashley Griswold • Focus School Software (Bethany Heslam) Narrative Power Workshop: How to Build Awareness, Foster Connections and Promote Empowerment through Story Room 2238Elissa Yancey Cricut in the Classroom Room 1138/1142Jennifer Folz

2:30pm EDT

Math in Motion Room 1137Michelle Grooms How the Green Bronx Machine changed my school. Room 1139/1143Daniell Cossey Adobe Creative Educator Level 1: Empower Your Teaching with Digital Creativity Room 1161Jesse Lubinsky • Jesse Lubinsky Canvas Assignments Room 1134Jessica Olsen • Canvas/Instructure Canvas: New Quizzes and Item Banks Room 1135Margaret Rada • Canvas/Instructure

3:00pm EDT

Mount Rainier Saved My Life Room 1103Christian Drye Focus Communication and Reports Overview Room 1145Bethany Heslam • Focus School Software (Bethany Heslam) Immersive Learning through Augmented Reality Room 2230Apple Education Keeping our Screen-Agers Engaged in Class Room 1100Joe Hutcheson • Inspirit VR (Teq)(Joe Hutcheson) Leveraging Lumio: Enhancing Formative Assessment in the Classroom Room 2235Lumio (Anna Tansey) Driving Student Achievement with Meaningful Feedback Room 1136Morgan Allen Incorporating STEM into Physical Education class Room 1147Connie Noble