2024 Innovative Practices Conference (IPC)

This presentation will introduce participants to ESRI's Survey123, which is a geospatial platform within ArcGIS Online used to collect authentic geospatial data. The presenter will share student-collected sound intensity data and weather information collected during the "Great North American Total Solar Eclipse of 2024." Survey123 is an excellent platform for engaging students in project-based STEAM lessons across many disciplines.

As an 18-year-old high school student, I think it's safe to say that I've been on the front lines of public school. While I'm certainly no expert when it comes to best teaching practices, I do have insights into what worked from my time in school. In this session, you will hear some of my experience in school as a student, then get to hop into Markify and see how a collaborative platform can take classrooms next-level with more accessability and inclusivity. By the end of the session, you'll be fully versed on the ways of Markify and see first-hand how classroom tech can fight off student tech (phones and social media).

💻 Make sure to bring a Laptop or Tablet device ❗️

Join our session to earn your TRUST certificates and gain essential skills in drone operation for education. Learn safe navigation, regulations, and innovative ways to integrate drones into classroom activities. Suitable for all experience levels, this workshop ensures you're equipped to use drones responsibly and effectively in educational settings.

Discover the mystery behind how Generative AI works. Join us for an interactive session where you'll explore cutting-edge AI technologies designed to enhance content delivery and adapt learning for every student. This session will offer hands-on activities and engaging discussions to discover the potential of AI in the classroom, while also addressing its many challenges. You will walk away with resources and innovative tools for helping students learn.

Come experience engaging project-based learning in Refresh Collective's Recording Studio Classroom at Aiken. In this workshop, you'll learn about Refresh Collective as a non-profit, their hip-hop arts-integrated programming, how they've partnered with CPS to give students a creative, educational space to name their pain and claim their tomorrow, and write your own hip-hop song.

In this hands-on session, participants will learn how coding apps and workforce skills are inherently connected. According to a CASEL report, 92 percent of businesses agree that SEL skills are equally or more important than technical skills, specifically problem-solving and communication. But experiences like building a mobile app can actually help develop, enhance, and augment these skills. Using the six-step design thinking process, educators will build their own apps and learn how piquing interest in computer science starting can lay the foundation for the vital and transferable skills students will need for their education careers and beyond.

Join us to explore how Newsela aligns with Ohio's approved High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) list, enhance literacy skills, foster diverse perspectives, and gain professional development credits. Plus, access a community of educators and claim one year of free premium access to Newsela's suite of products. Learn to leverage Newsela's tools effectively, integrate it into your teaching for improved outcomes, create assignments, and analyze student insights.

Join us for an interactive workshop where you'll learn how centering and amplifying voices in your classroom, school and community can shift conversations, bridge divides and support a culture that values our shared humanity over the conflict and controversy that dominate media headlines. In our dynamic workshop, you will learn how to:
• Understand the Difference: Grasp the key distinctions between the stories and narratives that permeate school culture and community life.
• Identify Impacts: Recognize the dominant narratives that support stereotypes and limit progress as well as the counter narratives that can reshape our perspectives and expand our understanding.
• Build Narrative Power: Use your newfound knowledge to leverage stories' focus and power to connect people across divides in classroom, school and district-wide projects.

Join our interactive session to explore using Cricut in classrooms efficiently. Learn to navigate Cricut Design Space, and master designing, cutting, and applying permanent/semi-permanent vinyl and heat transfer vinyl. Discover diverse educational applications, from creating instructional materials to personalizing decor, and engage students in hands-on projects. Whether a novice or seasoned user, gain the skills to unleash creativity in your classroom with Cricut.

Let’s put Math in Motion! We will explore middle grades math concepts, algebra and geometry through movement. Technology will be provided in this hands on sessions to explore free activities that develop & investigate the relationship between position, rate of change, time, speed, and velocity and more.