Friday, October 22, 2010

Saturday October 23, 2010 at the CRSTE Global Symposium

Here is our line-up for Saturday at the Global Symposium - what a day it will be - please join us!

Asynchronous Sessions!

21st Century - A New Dawn - Harry Tetteh http://harrykt.blogspot.com
Harry has posted a fabulous blog entry on the challenges of transforming education in Ghana, and it’s startlingly similar to the challenges you face in your classrooms.

How to Lead as an Agent of Change: 21st Century Skills in Motion - Christina Parsons Bentheim http://k12agentsofchange.pbworks.com/
Christina has setup a fabulous environment of resources and discussion examining the challenges and opportunities for leadership in education today.

CRSTE Teacher Tools Wiki - Allison Kipta http://crstetools.wikispaces.com
Allison offers the chance to try new tech tools in a safe, supportive environment where you learn and share what you learn with Symposium colleagues.

Live Sessions!

11:00 AM EDT at http://goo.gl/CoBv
Modeling Leadership: Walking the Walk - Chris O'Neal
Explore examples of modeling by leadership, using several popular Web 2.0 tools in such a way that makes sense for administrative tasks, yet models appropriate instructional use.

1:00 PM EDT at http://goo.gl/CoBv
Integrating Technology for Active Life-long Learning (IT4ALL) - Dr. Nellie Deutsch and Dr. Ludmila Smirnova
In this presentation, the authors will share how they collaboratively established a community of online learners at Integrating Technology For Active Life Long Learning.

3:00 PM EDT at http://goo.gl/CoBv
Using Web Conferencing to Enrich Learning and Connect Globally - Kim Caise
Join well-known online educator Kim Caise as she shares strategies to integrate web conferencing into instruction and connect with other classrooms globally.

5:00 PM EDT at http://goo.gl/CoBv
CRSTE Symposium Chat
Come join us for an informal discussion about the Symposium, CRSTE and next steps in promoting 21st century education. It's a unique opportunity to participate in a live exchange.

7:00 PM EDT at http://goo.gl/CoBv
Infusing Technology into 8th Grade Science - Doretha Grier (Doretha is a CRSTE Kathy Schrock Digital Pioneer)
The online session is designed to give teachers a view of how educators create and use blogs and Google Docs to engage middle school science students in a 8th grade earth science classroom.

9:00 PM EDT at http://goo.gl/CoBv
KEYNOTE: Thinking of Schools as Self-Organizing Systems and ICT as Drivers of Change - Mark Weston
In this thought provoking session, we will explore an action plan for ending techno-critique and increasing the impact of technology on teaching, learning, and student achievement.


Want to attend a session? Just go to http://goo.gl/CoBv at the start of the session and login using your first and last name!

Questions? Comments? Email us at pd@crste.org

Stop at http://crste.org/globalsymposium2010.html daily for announcements, updates and archived sessions!

Live tweets during sessions at http://twitter.com/crstechirps

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