Medfield's 2016 Digital Learning Day: Full Schedule

Medfield Public Schools invites you to our 4th Annual Digital Learning Day! It is an entire day filled with free professional development from over 60 teacher-led workshops focusing on MakerSpace/ STEAM, the integration of iPads & Google Apps for Education, student showcases, discussion panels, and special Out-of-District guest presenters.

8:30am EDT

Authentic and Formative Assessment

Limited Capacity seats available

I hope to engage teachers in discussions about the concepts of formative and authentic assessments. I hope to demonstrate, through student examples, ways in which I have utilized technology in my classroom to formatively and authentically assess students in real and seamless ways. Also, I hope to explore some of the ways in which technology can simplify and transform the formative assessment process (as far as time and feedback) and drive instruction as a result.

Here is the link to my PRESENTATION!!

Presenters

Kelly Ruminski

Grade 6 Science Teacher, Blake Middle School

Friday March 25, 2016 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Classroom 118 First Floor

Assessments, 6-8, 9-12

9:45am EDT

FORMing an Assessment: Using Google Forms and GoFormative

Limited Capacity seats available

We will team teach a lesson on creating formative assessments with a focus on Google Forms and GoFormative. We will provide a hands-on experience creating Google forms and filling out Google forms. We will introduce and preview the features of GoFormative.

When in the session, please fill-out our form.

Presenters

Mel Bissell

Blake Middle School

Tania Manuel

Blake Middle School

Josh Walas

Blake Middle School

Friday March 25, 2016 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
Lab 117 First Floor

Assessments, 6-8, 9-12 | Beginner, 6-8, 9-12 | Google, 6-8, 9-12

9:45am EDT

Instagram

Limited Capacity full

In the world of social media, Facebook is "old news". Most of our students are now on Instagram. Instagram is a fun way to share your life with friends through a series of pictures. It's all about staying connected through photos. You can take a picture with your mobile phone, then choose from various filters to transform the image into a photographic masterpiece. This session will review the basics of Instagram, set up accounts, learn privacy settings, and explore ways to monitor student's use of Instagram.

Presenters

Amanda Grillo

Guidance Counselor, Medfield High School

Stephanie Worthley

Guidance Department Chair, Medfield High School

Friday March 25, 2016 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
Classroom 116 First Floor

Assessments, 6-8, 9-12, K-5 | Parent, 6-8, 9-12, K-5 | Social Media, 6-8, 9-12, K-5

11:00am EDT

May the Forms be With You!

Limited Capacity seats available

Looking for an easy way to frame learning, assess your students’ knowledge, and compile responses in one place? We will show you a couple of ways to use Google Forms to survey your students, quiz them, and even have them poll each other. All of the results can be viewed by individual students or by the class (think: pie chart!). Leave with a customized survey to use in class tomorrow!

Presenters

Heather Gonzalez

Medfield High School

Monique Goodrow-Trach

Friday March 25, 2016 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Lab 119 First Floor

Assessments, 6-8, 9-12, K-5 | Beginner, 6-8, 9-12, K-5 | Google, 6-8, 9-12, K-5 | Hands-on, 6-8, 9-12, K-5 | Parent, 6-8, 9-12, K-5

11:00am EDT

Class is a hoot with Kahoot

Limited Capacity seats available

To see the eyes of your students light up as you say "Time for a Kahoot!" - that is my wish for you.

Gather opinions, promote discussion, check for comprehension - all this can be done on Kahoot.
This is a user-friendly tool that your students will love!
You will have time to make your own Kahoot (or two) for your next class!

Here is a link to my presentation.

Presenters

Paula Hamilton

Spanish Teacher, Medfield High School

Friday March 25, 2016 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Classroom 118 First Floor

Assessments, 6-8, 9-12, K-5 | Hands-on, 6-8, 9-12, K-5

11:00am EDT

Using Socrative for formative assessment

Limited Capacity seats available

"How Do You Know What They Know" will introduce the practicing educator to Socrative, an easy to use tool that educators can use to check for understanding and use for formative assesment. In addition, educators will learn how to collect the data that Socrative generates to help target instruction to individual students. Educators will learn:

How to set up a free account with Socrative
How to use the major functions of Socrative
How to generate customized reports using Socrative's report feature
How EASY it is to use Socrative!

Participants should bring their own device and preload Socrative on their devices. A significant portion of the seminar will be hands on.

Looking forward to meeting you.

Presenters

John Panciocco

Social Studies Teacher/Assistant Athletic Director, Medfield High School

Friday March 25, 2016 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Classroom 120 First Floor

Assessments, 6-8, 9-12, K-5 | Hands-on, 6-8, 9-12, K-5

12:00pm EDT

Using Google and Flubaroo to create assessments and autograde them

Limited Capacity filling up

You will learn how to set up a Google Form quiz, how to enable Flubaroo to autograde it and autoshare results with students via email, and of course how to view the data afterward.

Presenters

Sarah Brown

English Teacher, Medfield High School

Frank Mandosa

English/Film Theory Classroom Teacher, Medfield High School

An English and Film teacher at Medfield High School since 2002, I also have been giving talks and hosting trivia nights on a wide variety of film-related topics at public libraries, community centers, senior living facilities, and private parties since 2012. Ranging from the light-hearted... Read More →

Friday March 25, 2016 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Lab 006 Downstairs

Assessments, 6-8, 9-12 | Google, 6-8, 9-12

Medfield's 2016 Digital Learning Day

8:30am EDT

Kelly Ruminski

9:45am EDT

Mel Bissell

Tania Manuel

Josh Walas

9:45am EDT

Amanda Grillo

Stephanie Worthley

11:00am EDT

Heather Gonzalez

Monique Goodrow-Trach

11:00am EDT

Paula Hamilton

11:00am EDT

John Panciocco

12:00pm EDT

Sarah Brown

Frank Mandosa

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