2024 Innovative Practices Conference (IPC)

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2024 Innovative Practices Conference (IPC)

Welcome to the 2024 Innovative Practices Conference!

7:30am EDT

Food Truck: Holey Donuts! Foodtruck Circle

8:00am EDT

KEYNOTE: The Bionic Educator CafeteriaEric Curts

9:00am EDT

Get to know Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub Room 1137Carrie Harms Imagine Edgenuity: Credit Recovery for Counselors Room 2230Imagine Learning - Tonya Samuels • Bekki Atwood • Imagine Learning - Tonya Samuels Book Creator Topic 1 Room 1138/1142Jon Smith Level Up with Google: How to Become a Certified Educator Room 1163Tracee Keough Welcome to Focus Room 1130Candy Derbecker • Focus School Software Empower Educators to Explore the Potential of AI Room 2235Kim West AI Tools and Strategies to Help Support Your ELL Population Room 1145Brandi Clark • Sara Sheldt Classroom Funding 101 Room 1147Elyse Rieder • Sarah Beischel Empowering STEM Education: The Impact of Makerspaces on Learning Room 1148Andrew Bruening • Kelleigh Huey Canvas Assignments Room 1134Jessica Olsen • Canvas/Instructure Canvas: New Quizzes and Item Banks Room 1135Margaret Rada • Canvas/Instructure ClearTouch 101 Room 1100Sarah James • Clear Touch 4 Types of Communicators and How They Fit in the Workplace Room 1150Tonya Flannery Bringing the Sparkle Back: Engaging K-3 Students with Interactive Canvas Pages Room 1136Monica Carter

9:30am EDT

Inspiring Elementary Students to Pursue STEAM Careers Early on, Empowering Students through Inquiry-Based Learning Room 1103Dr. Colleen Cannon-Ruffo • Tracey Dingle Hipster Google - Tools You Probably Never Heard Of Room 1139/1143Eric Curts

10:00am EDT

EXHIBIT HALL OPEN! GymTerracotta • iSPACE • Canvas/Instructure • Hand2Mind • Edpuzzle • Alpaca • Teq • Empowered • Zaner-Bloser • Quizziz • Zearn • Savvas • Learning Through Art • Markify (Anthony Beckett) • KeKes Publishing (Kelly Bullock) • Learn21 (AI CampGround) • Cincinnati Museum Center • Screencastify (Shaun Conway) • FC Cincinnati (Learning is Cool) • Tracey Dingle • Newsela (Nicky Dunlap) • Discovery Education • Ozobot (Nathan Hack) • Inspirit VR (Teq)(Joe Hutcherson) • Adobe Education (Jesse Lubinsky) • Alefiya Masters • ST Math • Tri-State Warbird Museum • All Learners Network • zSpace (Teq Partner) • SOITA/CET PBS • Imagine Learning - Tonya Samuels • Focus School Software • CPS Learning Technologies Team • Clear Touch

10:30am EDT

Best Practices for Integrating and Enhancing Creativity in the Classroom Room 2230Liz Meredith Book Creator Topic 2 Room 1138/1142Jon Smith Focus Communication and Reports Overview Room 1130Bethany Heslam • Focus School Software AI and the Future of Education Room 1159Tracee Keough Enhance Teaching and Learning with Microsoft Copilot Room 2235Kim West Brick by Brick: Integrating Coding into Ohio Standards with LEGO Room 1145Katie Enneking • Heather Braeckel Eclipsed by Technology NO MORE! An Introduction to ESRI's Survey123 Room 1137Kurtz Miller Tech for Littles Room 1147Elyse Rieder • Sarah Beischel

11:00am EDT

From Bytes to Biodiversity: Technology's Role in Environmental Education Room 1148Jessa Goldner • Daijah Robinson Focus Student and Parent View Room 1134Doug Campbell • Focus School Software Focus Student Services (SSS) Overview Room 1135Ashley Griswold • Focus School Software Stop Motion using Adobe Express Room 1136Laura Pearson Chorus Online: Access Chorus (Snowflake) at home for flexible planning Room 1100Sarah James • Clear Touch Coding across the Curriculum with LEGO® Education Room 1103Dr. Colleen Cannon-Ruffo • Tracey Dingle Footprints: An Integrated Learning Project Room 1150Rosemary Jane Food Truck: Acai Bowl Bar Foodtruck Circle Food Truck: Taste of Mexico Foodtruck Circle

12:00pm EDT

Accessibility: Empowering All Learners Room 2230Liz Meredith Attendance in Focus Room 1130Candy Derbecker • Focus School Software Book Creator Topic 3 Room 1138/1142Jon Smith Google Tools for Elementary Room 1162Tracee Keough Use Google Forms and Canva to Streamline a Paperless Field Trip Process Room 2235Aimee Costandi VR Goggles in the Elementary Classroom Room 1147Katie Gregory

12:30pm EDT

Daily Social Emotional Learning Groups Room 1136Jen Norman Integrating AI and Inquiry-Based Learning in the Classroom to Make Teaching & Learning More Effective and EASIER Room 1148Jeff Schneider Adobe Creative Educator Level 1: Empower Your Teaching with Digital Creativity Room 1137Adobe Education (Jesse Lubinsky) • Adobe Education (Jesse Lubinsky) Canvas Grading and Feedback Room 1134Jessica Olsen • Canvas/Instructure Project Based Learning with Canvas Room 1135Margaret Rada • Canvas/Instructure Ten ways to boost accessibility with Kami Room 1145Stephanie Howell Active Learning with Google Tools and EduProtocols Room 1139/1143Eric Curts

1:00pm EDT

From the Front Lines: Capturing Student Engagement with Collaboration Room 1100Markify (Anthony Beckett) • Markify (Anthony Beckett) TRUST to Drones in the classroom Room 1150Matthew Ernst Digital Playground with LEGO® Education Room 1103Tracey Dingle • Tracey Dingle

1:30pm EDT

Elevating instruction with Screencastify Room 2235Screencastify (Shaun Conway) • Screencastify (Shaun Conway) Focus Discipline Module Overview Room 1130Doug Campbell • Focus School Software Hyperdocs with Docs and Slides Room 1161Tracee Keough Imagine Edgennity Getting Started with Credit Recovery Room 2230Imagine Learning - Tonya Samuels • Bekki Atwood Introduction to AI for K-12 Educators Room 1138/1142Rebcca Dwenger ClassDojo 101 Room 1147

2:00pm EDT

Empowered: Engaging Students for Success in the Real World Room 1136Jason Filie • Empowered

2:30pm EDT

Portable Innovation Labs: Innovative Resources for Future Leaders Room 1148Brianna Agomessou Authentic Assessments in the Age of AI Room 1161Adobe Education (Jesse Lubinsky) • Adobe Education (Jesse Lubinsky) Canvas Course Design Room 1135Margaret Rada • Canvas/Instructure Canvas Google Integration Room 1134Jessica Olsen • Canvas/Instructure Kami + Canvas Room 1145Stephanie Howell The AI Toolbox: Best AI Tools for Schools Room 1139/1143Eric Curts Interactive Instructional Slides for Elementary Room 1150Rosemary Jane

3:00pm EDT

Amplifying Media Literacy Room 1147Sarah Schroeder • Kara Hutchinson • SOITA/CET PBS Focus Gradebook Best Practices Room 1130Ashley Griswold • Focus School Software Google Drive and Gmail Room 1160Tracee Keough Ozobot Coding Playground Room 1100Ozobot (Nathan Hack) • Ozobot (Nathan Hack) Creativity Belongs to Everyone! You belong at the Contemporary Arts Center Room 1138/1142Krista King-Oaks Equip and Support Learners with AI Tools from Microsoft Room 2235Kim West Structured Supports for Students with Autism and ANY Disability Room 2230Tyler Idoine

7:30am EDT

Food Truck: Holey Donuts! Foodtruck Circle

8:00am EDT

Student and Parent View Room 1130Doug Campbell • Focus School Software Math in Motion Room 1137Michelle Grooms 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 1138/1143Paulette Simpson EXHIBIT HALL OPEN! GymTerracotta • iSPACE • Canvas/Instructure • Hand2Mind • Edpuzzle • Alpaca • Teq • Empowered • Zaner-Bloser • Quizziz • Zearn • Savvas • Learning Through Art • Markify (Anthony Beckett) • KeKes Publishing (Kelly Bullock) • Learn21 (AI CampGround) • Cincinnati Museum Center • Screencastify (Shaun Conway) • FC Cincinnati (Learning is Cool) • Tracey Dingle • Newsela (Nicky Dunlap) • Discovery Education • Ozobot (Nathan Hack) • Inspirit VR (Teq)(Joe Hutcherson) • Adobe Education (Jesse Lubinsky) • Alefiya Masters • ST Math • Tri-State Warbird Museum • All Learners Network • zSpace (Teq Partner) • SOITA/CET PBS • Imagine Learning - Tonya Samuels • Focus School Software • CPS Learning Technologies Team • Clear Touch

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 • Quizziz Math Class Should Not Be Quiet! Room 1136Anna Petersen Deep Dive into Design Thinking Room 2235Alefiya Masters • Alefiya Masters Check Out Aiken's Professional Recording Studio w/ Refresh Collective Room 1156Kayla Meade

9:30am EDT

Focus Student Services (SSS) Overview Room 1130Ashley Griswold • Focus School Software 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 • 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 Imagine Edgenuity: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners Room 2230Imagine Learning - Tonya Samuels • Bekki Atwood Transforming Education: INFOhio, SORA, and Destiny Room 1138/1144Paulette Simpson

10:30am EDT

Creating Virtual Classrooms with Canva Room 1147Caryn Kelley • SOITA/CET PBS Don't Worry, Be APPy Room 2235Alefiya Masters • Alefiya Masters 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 Digital Playground with LEGO® Education Room 1103Tracey Dingle • Tracey Dingle Food Truck: A Lil Taste of Soul Foodtruck Circle Food Truck: Acai Bowl Bar Foodtruck Circle

12:00pm EDT

Experience Before Explanation: Making STEM Lessons Accessible For All Room 1136NKU STEM (Leslie Silbernagel) • Britanie Murphy 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 Authentic Assessments in the Age of AI Room 1161Adobe Education (Jesse Lubinsky) • Adobe Education (Jesse Lubinsky) Canvas for Littles Room 1134Jessica Olsen • Canvas/Instructure Focus on What Matters: Intervention and High Leverage Concepts for Math Room 1137John Tapper • All Learners Network Studio Room 1135Margaret Rada • Canvas/Instructure

1:00pm EDT

Coding across the Curriculum with LEGO® Education Room 1103Dr. Colleen Cannon-Ruffo • Tracey Dingle

1:30pm EDT

Engaging Early Learners Room 2230Liz Meredith Focus Discipline Module Overview Room 1145Doug Campbell • Focus School Software Lights, Camera, Screencastify! Room 2235Dara Stinson • Jordan Mitchell Fraction Fun with Fiona & Friends Room 1136Anna Petersen Incorporating Science into Art/Music Special Area Room 1147Connie Noble

2:00pm EDT

Focus Gradebook Best Practices Room 1130Ashley Griswold • Focus School Software Narrative Power Workshop: How to Build Awareness, Foster Connections and Promote Empowerment through Story Room 2239Elissa Yancey Cricut in the Classroom Room 1138/1142Jennifer Folz

2:30pm EDT

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

3:00pm EDT

Focus Communication and Reports Overview Room 1145Bethany Heslam • Focus School Software Immersive Learning through Augmented Reality Room 2230Liz Meredith 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