NCTIES2022

Participants in this session will be actively engaged from the hook with a Mentimeter by sharing how they are feeling about their success differentiating unfinished learning in their classroom from post-pandemic learning. The teachers will leave with many options for digital choice boards and have the opportunity to make one that can be shared out on a collaborative platform with all that attend. They can collaborate to create with another participant or work alone, but this will be an opportunity for them to create, collaborate, critically think, and communicate out ways they would use a board or design one on their own.

Participants will be involved in a collaborative brainstorming session complete with poster paper and sticky notes, to identify why they need grant funds and which type of grants will best suit them.

NCTIES always showcases amazing technology some of which is not free. This session will walk you through how to pick a grant partner, where to find potential grants, and what you need to know before you begin writing your grant. After all, having a grant buddy makes the work lighter and adds another level of shenanigans.

Description: Faced with unsettling statistics on students’ use of technology and unsure where to go? In this session, we will share our journey and process for creating an easy to implement set of digital citizenship lessons that rely on conversations around positive uses of technology and prevention of words and actions that could lead to trouble. From our proactive mini-lessons to our restorative activities when issues arise, this session will outline our process and practice to keep our technology users safe online.

It's fairly easy to understand the basic concepts behind personalized learning. What's difficult is figuring out how to get there. This session will detail how Gaston County Schools created a cohort of "Personalized Learning Trailblazers" to implement personalized learning. Supported by technology facilitators and funded by a North Carolina Digital Learning Initiative grant, these teachers got advanced training, equipment, and software packages to help them become experts and then teacher leaders. The session will cover what worked, what didn't, and how the district plans to continue the program after grant support ends.