ISTE LITERACY PLN Events @ ISTE 2019 Conference

*Literacy Playground: Innovative Literacy and STEM Learning
Sunday, June 23, 9:30 am–12:30 pm
Location: Available in May

What's new, exciting and inspiring in literacy instruction? Members of the ISTE Literacy PLN and invited guests will present emerging technology-based resources and practices with high potential to improve and transform learning and teaching. You'll leave with ideas, insights and resources that will impact your classroom and practice

The following will be presenting with the Literacy Network

Session 1         9:30 am – 11:00am

1.     Troy Hicks, Professor of English and Education
Ramping up Student Writing: Effective Strategies (and Digital Tools) for Revision

2.     Dr. Brandee Ramirez Instructional Advisor and Teacher
Digital Tools to Differentiate K-6 Instruction

3.     Melinda Kolk Editor, Creative Educator magazine, and VP Professional Learning for Tech4Learning
Supporting Creative Communicators in the Classroom

4.     Andrew Feinberg& Jess Smith timelooper

Time Travel w/VR to build literacy and world knowledge

5.     Heather Esposito, Allison Kreiss, and Kelly Healey

Teacher & Educational Consultant
Student Voice and Choice to Promote Literacy

6.     Jules Csillag Educator & Author
Google Forms for the Writing Process

7.     Amy Brown Nearpod
Using Nearpod to bring Literacy to Life

8.     Kelsey Derringer Birdbrain Technologies
Literacy Through Creative Robotics with the Hummingbird Robotics Kit

Session 2   11:00am – 12:30pm

1.     Troy Hicks, Professor of English and Education
Ramping up Student Writing: Effective Strategies (and Digital Tools) for Revision

2.     Keri Baughman, Curriculum Specialist
Incorporate Technology to Daily 5 and/or Center Time

Sage Salvo Words Liive
Text Agnosticism
Tracey Wong Library Media Specialist

VR Escape Room Game Creation

5.     Heather Esposito, Allison Kreiss, and Kelly Healey

Teacher & Educational Consultant
Student Voice and Choice to Promote Literacy

6.     Jules Csillag Educator & Author
Google Forms for the Writing Process

7.     Amy Brown Nearpod
Using Nearpod to bring Literacy to Life

8.     Kelsey Derringer Birdbrain Technologies
Literacy Through Creative Robotics with the Hummingbird Robotics Kit

For more detail about the above go to:
https://literacyspecialinterest.blogspot.com/2019/05/iste-literacy-network-presenters-iste.html

*Technology-Based Literacy Resources and Practices With Special Promise 2019
Listen and learn : Lecture
Monday, June 24, 11:30 am–12:30 pm
Location: 201A
Location: Available in May

What’s new, exciting and inspiring in literacy instruction? Members of the ISTE Literacy PLN and invited guests will present emerging technology-based resources and practices with high potential to improve and transform learning and teaching. Leave this session with ideas, insights and resources ready to impact your classroom and practice.
Presenters: Amy Brown: Nearpod - Kelsey Derringer: BirdBrain Technologies - Sage Salvo : Words Live -   Jess Smith: timelooper
Moderators: Mark Gura   Michele Haiken 

The following groups will be presenting with the Literacy Network:

*Nearpod
https://nearpod.com/

*Words Live
https://www.wordsliive.org/

*timelooper https://www.timelooper.com/educators

*BirdBrain Technologieshttps://www.birdbraintechnologies.com/

For more detail about the above go to:
https://literacyspecialinterest.blogspot.com/2019/05/iste-literacy-network-presenters-iste.html
Also: Please visit the Literacy Network's Table @ the Networking Fair Sunday June 29th 3:30pm
and Join us for a drink at Happy Hour Tuesday evening....