{"success":true,"data":[{"ID":713,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1480981012,"CreatorID":4735,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"TAKING IT BACK- Reclaiming Media Integrity","Handle":"taking_it_back-_reclaiming_media_integrity","ShortDescription":"Now more than ever our society depends on the development of deep and nuanced relationships with media. In an era of deliberately misleading news, false narratives and an utter lack of social media responsibility, it feels imperative that we prepare our students for what comes next. Yet, in many ways it is the other way around with our students having more savvy and versatility when it comes to interactions with media from multiple sources. Regardless of where we receive our information we still must ask ourselves \"Who made this?\" \"Who paid for it?, \"Who does it target?\", \"How will this impact the public?\", \"Who benefits from widespread consumption and belief?\" We also have to consider new ways, or perhaps reapply tried and true standards, to media discourse both online and in print media.","Description":"Now more than ever our society depends on the development of deep and nuanced relationships with media. In an era of deliberately misleading news, false narratives and an utter lack of social media responsibility, it feels imperative that we prepare our students for what comes next. Yet, in many ways it is the other way around with our students having more savvy and versatility when it comes to interactions with media from multiple sources. Regardless of where we receive our information we still must ask ourselves \"Who made this?\" \"Who paid for it?, \"Who does it target?\", \"How will this impact the public?\", \"Who benefits from widespread consumption and belief?\" We also have to consider new ways, or perhaps reapply tried and true standards, to media discourse both online and in print media.","Link":["http:\/\/www.roughcutproductions.org\/"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"The latest in our ongoing series about fostering deep relationships with media, this conversation brings students, teachers, administrators and parents into the fold and asks us all to consider modifications to our individual and collective relationships with media. This conversation will be guided by Douglas Herman- Founder of Rough Cut Media and Susan Poulton- Chief Digital Officer at The Franklin Institute as well as current and former SLA students who have made the leap from consumers to media creators.  After engaging in conversation with panel of students, attendees will have opportunities to discuss ways media has shaped their lives and communities. The latter part of our session will center on developing ideas and creative ways to reclaim media integrity within our larger society and our respective.\r\n\r\nRough Cut Media is dedicated to inspiring critical relationships with media, and fostering community-specific approaches to increase access to media creation tools for all students.","Presenter":["Douglas Herman- Founding Director","Rough Cut Media; Susan Poulton- Chief Digital Officer","The Franklin Institute"],"PresenterAffiliation":[],"PresenterEmail":["dherman@scienceleadership.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":75,"ScheduleLocationID":8,"SubmitterID":4735,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":6},{"ID":687,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1478058258,"CreatorID":4735,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Mindset Shift: Bringing Learner-Centered Education to Life","Handle":"mindset_shift--bringing_learner-centered_education_to_life","ShortDescription":"How do we realize a future in which each and every child is thriving and ready to fulfill on their boundless potential? Step into the learner-centered universe. Explore the power of paradigm and what it means for you and your community.","Description":"We see a future in which the education system has been transformed to adapt to the interests, needs, passions, and aspirations of each and every learner. This is a future in which every child is known as being unique, wondrous, and curious. What does it mean to stand for this future? It means stepping into the learner-centered paradigm. \r\n\r\n\r\nDesigned to push thinking and open up new possibilities for what could be, this conversation will focus on elevating the notion of paradigm\u2014and exploring why the education paradigm that we are in makes a difference when we talk about truly putting learners at the center. It will delve into the underlying assumptions about learning and learners that must be shed if we are to shift from a school-centered to a learner-centered paradigm. And, it will grapple with the pivotal role language plays in this shift and what it means for practice. What does a learning experience look like when it begins with the unique learner in front of you? Where do you encounter false examples? What does that mean for talking across paradigm? How might you begin or bolster a conversation within your own community about a new future for learning?","Link":["http:\/\/education-reimagined.org\/"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"Our session will begin with connecting all participants to each other around a common question, allowing them to share as people and not simply session attendees or representative of their organizations. The rest of the session will be intentionally interactive\u2014ranging from pair sharing, to small group exploration, to full-group conversation. The goal will be elevate all of the voices and insights that exist in the room.","Presenter":["Monica Snellings","Bobbi Macdonald"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Education Reimagined","City Neighbors Foundation"],"PresenterEmail":["monica@convergencepolicy.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":76,"ScheduleLocationID":8,"SubmitterID":4735,"AdditionalComments":"If accepted, we would seek to add 1-2 learner-centered practitioners as presenters who could share about what their own expressions of learner-centered education looks like in practice and what making the shift meant for them, their learners, and their community.","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":6},{"ID":689,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1478059257,"CreatorID":4735,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Making PBL Personal","Handle":"making_pbl_personal","ShortDescription":"Are you looking for ideas to personalize project-based learning activities? How do you bring in voice and choice so your kids take responsibility for their learning? Let's have a conversation on how to make PBL personal.","Description":"The main idea of the conversational focus is to discuss project-based learning and share ideas how teachers can encourage voice and choice with each of the PBL elements. We will discuss the following questions:\r\n1. What is the difference of PBL vs. Projects?\r\n2. How can you engage your learners as soon as you introduce the topic?\r\n3. How can you have your learners take more responsibility in their roles in their group?\r\n4. Why is it important to include Knows and Needs to Know?\r\n5. How do you have your learners pitch their ideas and provide constructive feedback?\r\n6. What types of assessment works so the PBL becomes more personal for each learner?","Link":["http:\/\/www.personalizelearning.com"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"The conversational protocols:\r\n1. Save the Last Word for Me involving research around the questions.\r\n2. Sharing Best Practices\r\n3. Design Thinking Process: Yes, But -- Yes, And\r\n4. What? So What? Now What?","Presenter":["Barbara Bray"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Personalize Learning","LLC"],"PresenterEmail":["barbara.bray@gmail.com"],"ScheduleSlotID":78,"ScheduleLocationID":8,"SubmitterID":4735,"AdditionalComments":"I hope I get this in on time. Would love to be part of EduCon and really love the work at SLA.","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":6},{"ID":657,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1477946151,"CreatorID":869,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"The Role of the Teacher in the Age of Google","Handle":"the_role_of_the_teacher_in_the_age_of_google","ShortDescription":"In this session presenters will discuss the changing role of the teacher in the age of Google. This will be discussed from the view from the classroom with students as well as how this changes professional learning for teachers.","Description":"\u201cYou don\u2019t need to teach us.  That\u2019s what Google is for.\u201d That was the message a student shared with a surprised audience of educators during a popular technology conference. They went on to say, \u201cIf I can't figure something out I prefer to watch a YouTube video or text a friend rather than ask a teacher.\u201d The other students in the room nodded their heads in agreement. Many teachers understand this is how today\u2019s students prefer to learn. When we stop banning and fighting technology and start to embrace the connected classroom, a shift in teaching practice certainly must follow.  What does that look like? How has the role of teaching, learning, and professional learning for teachers changed in the age of Google.  In this session two classroom teachers and two administrators will discuss some of the shifts they\u2019ve seen and then discuss with participants how they have or can embrace new roles for modern teaching.","Link":["http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/educon17teacherrole"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"This session uses the What? So What? Now What? protocol. The whole group will discuss the \u201cWhat?\u201d which is how students prefer to learn. Then they\u2019ll discuss \u201cSo What?\u201d and think of some new roles of teachers today. Next the room will break into pairs or groups to look at each of the various roles and elaborate on what each role looks like from the perspective of student, teacher, and learning environment. These will be collected on one Padlet. The participants will reconvene and then each group will share what they came up with and respond to feedback.","Presenter":["Lisa Nielsen","Eileen Lennon","Jackie Patanio","Darlynn Alfalla"],"PresenterAffiliation":["NYC Schools"],"PresenterEmail":["lnielsen@schools.nyc.gov","elennon2@schools.nyc.gov","dalfall@schools.nyc.gov","jpatanio@schools.nyc.gov"],"ScheduleSlotID":83,"ScheduleLocationID":8,"SubmitterID":869,"AdditionalComments":"We would request the Saturday afternoon timeslot for this session to ensure all presenters are on hand.","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":6},{"ID":636,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1476910820,"CreatorID":4735,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Google Classroom:  An empowering tool in developing student voice","Handle":"google_classroom--an_empowering_tool_in_developing_student_voice","ShortDescription":"How can teachers maximize the potential of Google Classroom and other Edutech mediums, while fostering an environment to empower youth voices with Common Core classrooms?  As a aspiring master teacher Kilolo Moyo-White teaches through a pedagogy she calls TeachAkoma, from the heart.  Join a conversation of using online mediums as an instructional tool to foster youth voices in culturally responsive classrooms.","Description":"Through exposure to twitter, Educator and The Writer's Project, my instructional tool kit has expanded ten fold, over the past year.  Going a new school teaching 8th grade ELA I knew I wanted to make an impact upon the scholars writing as my main priority.  So when I created our academy's Google Classroom pages I never fully understood the impact this program and edutech programing would have upon my classes academic outcomes.  Through this workshop Mrs. Moyo-White will engage participants in an authentic discussion on how to maximize the use and functions of Google classroom in a 1 to 1 computer based Common Core ELA classroom.","Link":["https:\/\/teachakoma.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/29\/blog-post-title-6\/"],"Audience":["High School","Middle School"],"Practice":"Using the essential question:  How can teachers maximize the potential of Google Classroom and other Edutech mediums, while fostering an environment to empower youth voices with Common Core classrooms?  Participants will actively engage in conversation on how to use edutech mediums to enhance instruction and how this medium fosters youth voices.  Scholars from Global Leadership Academy will share in this conversation as testimony to the power of this medium.  Using specific examples from the engageNY curriculum participants will examine focus group outcome examples and scholars will share their perspective on the impact upon their learning.","Presenter":["Kilolo Moyo-White"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Educolor","Global Leadership Academy Charter School"],"PresenterEmail":["ksmoyo99@gmail.com"],"ScheduleSlotID":84,"ScheduleLocationID":8,"SubmitterID":4735,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":6},{"ID":625,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1472151590,"CreatorID":4735,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"First, do no harm","Handle":"first-do_no_harm","ShortDescription":"How can out-of-district consultants, coaches, and PD providers do a better job of serving teachers? What can they do to change the Death By Professional Development paradigm among teachers? Why are they still a necessary part of a balanced professional learning \"diet?\" What if we change the narrative around outside expertise in professional learning?","Description":"There's a lot of bad professional development out there- and some not awesome professional development consultants. Between sit-and-get lectures and \"do as I say, not as I do\" workshops, is it any wonder that teachers dread PD days? So how can those of us who have committed our energy, time, and expertise to supporting teachers via quality professional learning break the mold and change the narrative?","Link":["http:\/\/antiochne.edu\/acsr","https:\/\/antiochcriticalskills.wordpress.com\/"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"A series of discussion prompts building from texts and videos, with small group conversation feeding into a Google Doc in order to capture the key ideas.","Presenter":["Laura Thomas"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Antioch University New England","Edutopia"],"PresenterEmail":["lthomas@antioch.edu"],"ScheduleSlotID":86,"ScheduleLocationID":8,"SubmitterID":4735,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":6}],"conditions":{"Status":"Accepted","ConferenceID":6,"ScheduleLocationID":8},"total":6,"limit":false,"offset":false}