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Poughkeepsie Day School will host a cutting-edge conference for public and private school educators from throughout the Hudson Valley, New York City, and tri-state area on Friday, April 15. The all-day event, “Embracing Innovation in a Time of Disruptive Change,” is co-sponsored by the Independent Curriculum Group (ICG) and the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS).
The conference will address the latest theories and practices related to neuroscience, cognitive processes and the digital environment.
Keynote Presentation by Will Richardson
Learning in a Networked World: For Ourselves and Our Students
Information literacy and participation in global learning networks are critical components of a changing culture of learning. This presentation will examine eight important global shifts, and how teachers and schools are integrating them into the classroom in seamless, ongoing ways.
Will Richardson is author of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, co-founder of Powerful Learning Practice, and blogs at http://weblogg-ed.com.
Concurrent Workshops
Science 2.0
This session will explore how to leverage Web 2.0 tools to support authentic student engagement and collaboration in project and problem-based learning.
Philip Vinogradov, Centennial School District, Warminster PA, Science Teacher and 21st Century Learning Coach
From Instinctive Aggregator to Critical Creator: The Google Generation and the Research Assignment
Explore the opportunities afforded by digital collaboration and the explosion of access to primary and scholarly resources to enhance student research. Interested participants should request access to http://icgconference.pbworks.com.
Meghann Walk, Bard High School Early College – Manhattan Librarian, Social Studies faculty; Bernadette Condesso, Poughkeepsie Day School Chair, History Department Asst. Director College Counseling
The Tale of Two Kindergarten Teachers and the Power of A PLN
This session will address the construction, creation and philosophy behind
#kinderchat, its influence on teaching practice and the technology learning curve in the changing application of organizational leadership structure.
Heidi Echternacht, Stuart Country Day School, Teacher
Technology, Passion and Learning: One Teacher’s Journey Into the Digital World of 21st Century Learning
To participate fully in the present and prepare for the challenges ahead, a sixth grade veteran humanities teacher and her students learn together as they embrace school 2.0 in their daily humanities learning.
Shirley Rinaldi, Poughkeepsie Day School, 6th grade Humanities Teacher
Teaching Innovation: NuVu and Beaver Country Day School
How can high school students learn to think outside the box? By spending eleven weeks working with experts from MIT and Harvard on open-ended, multidisciplinary problems.
Rob MacDonald, Math Department Chair, Beaver Country Day School; Peter Gow, Director of College Counseling and Special Programs, BCDS; Nancy Caruso, Assistant Head of School, BCDS
Designing and Building OPuS
The Online Progressive unSchool is an open-source design for a non-profit community-created learning resource. This session will cover efforts to bring OPuS to life.
Fred Bartels, Head of the Computer Dept. and Director of Info. Technology at Rye Country Day School
Entering the Virtual Classroom: A Discussion-Based Online Course Model
Using Holy Child's first online class as a model, participants will look at how one example of a “virtual classroom” can work, while discussing the advantages, opportunities and concerns that come with teaching a class solely online.
Kate Marlow, English Teacher, School of the Holy Child, Rye, NY
Conference Details
Date and Time: Friday, April 15, 2011 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Elizabeth Gilkeson Center, Poughkeepsie Day School, 260 Boardman Road, Town of Poughkeepsie; directions/map
The conference will begin with an informal welcoming reception with light refreshments at 8:30 am; lunch also will be provided.