2015 Rock Star Tahoe: Full Schedule

10:00am PDT

Design Thinking and Creativity with MinecraftEDU

Tomorrow's adults are today's learners, and we need them to be creative problem-solvers who are willing to take risks and try new things. We will use the MinecraftEDU game platform to solve problems and learn new skills by trial and error and FUN. Beginners welcome! LAPTOP (NOT iPad or Chromebook) REQUIRED

Speakers

Diane Main

Director of Learning, Innovation and Design (9-12), The Harker School

I love gaming in education, and also any focus on making learning fun. I teach a computer science class and have an advisory, but the biggest part of my job is supporting teachers in trying new things. I am also kind of addicted to professional development and karaoke.

Tuesday July 7, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Alder Creek Middle School 10931 Alder Drive, Truckee, CA 96161

STEAM Session, Morning Day 2

Curriculum and Grade Level K-3, 4-6, 7-8, High School, K-12, Adult Learners, ELA-ELD, Math, Science, History-Social Studies, CTE-Technical Subjects

10:00am PDT

Designing Custom Search Engines and Digital Portfolios to Focus Student Research

Session Web Page

As the Common Core demands students Research to Build and Present Knowledge, Google will help teachers build a safe platform for this to take place. In this session, teachers will build a custom search engine, allowing students to search only those sites and blogs that the teacher deems appropriate to the topic, then place this search engine on a Google Site shared with the students. Participants will learn to grant each student a web page as a digital portfolio to present knowledge in the form of writings, slides, videos and more. This session is best suited for intermediate users.

Speakers

John Eick

Executive Director, Westlake Charter School

John’s first edu-gig was volunteering to direct a high school play. Little did he know that 15 years later he would have been a teacher, a department chair, a vice principal and eventually the proud principal of that same school. During his teaching tenure, he wrote grants to launch... Read More →

Tuesday July 7, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Alder Creek Middle School 10931 Alder Drive, Truckee, CA 96161

STEAM Session, Morning Day 2

Curriculum and Grade Level 4-6, 7-8, High School, Adult Learners, ELA-ELD, Science, History-Social Studies

10:00am PDT

Diff’rent Strokes - Inquiry Based Learning Featuring Google Forms and 20% Time

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Inquiry is at the core of STEAM learning and leading today. We need to arm our students with daily practice at honoring their curiosities and then give them time to explore. We will be starting the inquiry process with picture books - the simple stuff. From there, you will plan ways to guide students down the paths of inquiry while leveraging 20% Time to make it happen. This session will provide you time to collaborate with other participants as you share and walk through project ideas together.

Session Motto: Different Strokes for Different Folks!

Speakers

Cate Tolnai

Director, Strategy & Marketing, Krause Center for Innovation

Cate Tolnai supports educators and leaders as Director of Marketing & Strategy at the Krause Center for Innovation. She's dedicated to amplifying the programs, partnerships, and passions of the KCI community throughout the region and state as well as growing the impact of KCI in both... Read More →

Tuesday July 7, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Alder Creek Middle School 10931 Alder Drive, Truckee, CA 96161

STEAM Session, Morning Day 2

Curriculum and Grade Level ELA-ELD, History-Social Studies, K-12, Math, Science

10:00am PDT

Every Image Has A Story: Visual Literacy and Digital Storytelling

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Students at all ages are getting inundated with visual stimulus; this session will show how you teach visual literacy to your students by getting them to focus on observations and inquiry. From language arts to history and science to art, teachers will see how to create new lessons based around visuals and the types of prompts we can ask. You will learn how to search web, while understanding copyright and fair use and then be able to teach your students appropriate use as well. We’ll finish with learning to create your own visual stories

Speakers

Ryan O'Donnell

Rocklin Unified School District

Technology TOSARocklin Unified School District

Tuesday July 7, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Alder Creek Middle School 10931 Alder Drive, Truckee, CA 96161

STEAM Session, Morning Day 2

Curriculum and Grade Level K-12

10:00am PDT

Finding Learning Opportunities with Geocaching

Session Web Page

Geocaching is an engaging activity that provides students with opportunties to follow precisely a multistep procedure for performing technical tasks. Join our geocaching adventure, and enhance the learning with podcasts and Google Maps to integrate quantitative information expressed in text with a version of that information expressed visually.

Speakers

Burt Lo

Chief Technology Officer, Stanislaus County Office of Education

Burt Lo has been a middle school teacher, district instructional technology director, and a county office professional development coordinator. Currently, he is the Chief Technology Officer in the Technology & Learning Resources Division with the Stanislaus County Office of Educa... Read More →

Tuesday July 7, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Alder Creek Middle School 10931 Alder Drive, Truckee, CA 96161

STEAM Session, Morning Day 2

Curriculum and Grade Level K-12, ELA-ELD, Math, Science, History-Social Studies

10:00am PDT

Introduction to Scratch

Session Web Page

This session will explore scratch as a tool that can be used for the CCCS keyboard requirement and introduction to programming.

Speakers

Traci Bonde

Traci is the Instructional Technology Director in Los Gatos Saratoga Union High School District. In this role, she’s implementing social media standards, digital citizenship, tech planning, working with all to move thinking forward on use of technology in instruction. She really... Read More →

Tuesday July 7, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Alder Creek Middle School 10931 Alder Drive, Truckee, CA 96161

STEAM Session, Morning Day 2

Curriculum and Grade Level K-3, 4-6, 7-8, Adult Learners

10:00am PDT

Out of this World - Uncovering Earth & Maps

Session Web Page

Are you ready to feel yourself transported to a new reality? Are you prepared to see the Sun, Moon, and stars like never before? Through the power of Google Maps & Earth we will explore the world together and create our own digital stories using these geo-tools. Build your own Google Maps and Earth skills while also exploring content you can use with your students the first week of school.

Speakers

Joe Wood

Instructional Technology & Assessment Director, Natomas Charter School

Joe Wood is the Instructional Technology & Assessment Director for Natomas Charter School and Lead for CUE Rockstar Lake Tahoe and Maui. His career began as a middle school science teacher, but he has also held positions as a technology and literacy coach. Joe's interests are digital... Read More →

Tuesday July 7, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Alder Creek Middle School 10931 Alder Drive, Truckee, CA 96161

STEAM Session, Morning Day 2

10:00am PDT

Programming Playground: Coding in the Classroom

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We all heard about Hour of Code, some did not know where to start. Consider this the session where you take the leap. We will go over some resources, lesson plans, and of course coding games to get you on track to go for the ""Hour of Code"" and beyond!

Speakers

Brian Briggs

Director Of Technology at Washington Unified School District, CUE Board President

Dec 8th Google Meet Link:https://wusdk12.zoom.us/j/82285442044?pwd=MXlPL094cHJFUmNMc0RMa2pBNkJZZz09Brian is currently the Director of Technology for the Washington Unified School District. Before being a Director, he was a EdTech Coordinator and prior to that, an educator for 12 years. His passion has always been integrating technology in classroom and collaborating with o... Read More →

Tuesday July 7, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Alder Creek Middle School 10931 Alder Drive, Truckee, CA 96161

STEAM Session, Morning Day 2

Curriculum and Grade Level 4-6, 7-8, K-3, Other:, Science

10:00am PDT

Stemming our brains and getting creative

Session Web Page

It can be scary to let go of the reins but Students learn best when they are the ones exploring the content! Coming up with their own experiments, designing molecules and atoms and creating videos! Our classroom culture is one where students create, collaborate and learn from one another.

Speakers

Erica Goldsworthy

Teacher, Jordan Middle School

I am currently an 8th grade science teacher in Palo Alto, CA. I have been teaching for 4 years and have always been into technology! I enjoy working with my students everyday but I also love sharing the awesomely fun things my students are doing in my classroom.

Tuesday July 7, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Alder Creek Middle School 10931 Alder Drive, Truckee, CA 96161

STEAM Session, Morning Day 2

Curriculum and Grade Level 4-6, 7-8, High School, Math, Science, History-Social Studies

10:00am PDT

The Sound of the Common Core Classroom

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Retire that old boombox and enhance your classroom environment AND your students' learning! Participants will sample radio-style services such as Pandora and Songza, then learn the power of playlists and curation through on-demand music services such as Spotify and Grooveshark. Build playlists for your content area, for your students' interests, for current events, for seasonal moods, and for more efficient (and fun) classroom routines and transitions. Connect with other users to use their playlists. Most importantly, teach your students to curate playlists, make connections to academic content, and go beyond images and slideshows in meeting CCSS multimedia goals.

Speakers

Rich Hovey

Teacher, Grizzly Youth Academy

I am a teacher at Grizzly Challenge Charter School in San Luis Obispo, CA. We are a one-to-one Chromebook school with rich GAFE integration. I co-developed one of SLO County's first 1:1 schools and PBL programs at Del Rio Continuation High School in Atascadero (2006). With 15 years... Read More →

Tuesday July 7, 2015 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Alder Creek Middle School 10931 Alder Drive, Truckee, CA 96161

STEAM Session, Morning Day 2

Curriculum and Grade Level 7-8, High School, Adult Learners, ELA-ELD, Math, Science, History-Social Studies