Content Area: Science

BDTu1-PS 2023 Session	Google - All That and a Bag of Chips Deb Boisvert, Consultant, Google Certified Educator, NHSTE
*  Level: All levels Grades: All  Extensions	Smart Chips, Smart Canvas, Smart Formulas Building Blocks and AI summaries the list goes on. You can even build your own Building Blocks. As usual Google is flooding us with innovation without the time to digest. Find out which features are available to which kinds of Google account.Take the time in this session to play around with these new features, brainstorm ways to use them to make your life easier and which ones are not worth the effort.
BDTu3-HL 2023 Session	Exploring Engineering Design with the Young Inventors' Program Tina White, Project Director, Young Inventors' Program, University of New Hampshire Leitzel Center
Level: Beginner Grades: Pre-K, K-5, 6-8, 9-12, All	Explore strategies to bring engineering design into your classroom with an introduction to the Young Inventors' Program. This K-12 project-based curriculum meets core standards, including the NGSS, and provides hands-on STEM activities to take students on an invention journey through the design process, culminating in a showcase of original inventions that may lead to local, regional, national and international competitions. Learners will have an opportunity for expression and creativity as they develop and practice higher-order thinking skills. This workshop will provide you with all of the resources you need to bring the Young Inventors' Program curriculum to your classroom " all FREE for your school.
BDTu3-PS 2023 Session	Reaching All Learners with Nearpod Jennifer Scheffer, Instructional Technology Specialist, Burlington High School
Level: Beginner Grades: All	Learn how to make every lesson interactive, engaging, and exciting with Nearpod. Through the hands-on creation of a Nearpod lesson, attendees will walk away from the session having learned how to leverage Nearpod's interactive media including slides, PHET simulations, virtual field trips, 3D experiences, interactive video, and web content. In addition, participants will learn how to embed formative assessments into their lessons including polls, open ended questions, quizzes, drag and drop activities, matching pairs and memory games, and Nearpod's interactive game Time to Climb. Nearpod has the capacity to completely transform the way you teach. This session will show you how simple it can be to create standards-aligned lessons and gather meaningful post-lesson reports that can help you differentiate and drive future instruction. Come experience for yourself the transformative power of Nearpod and how you can make every lesson a fun, interactive, and engaging experience for every student in your classroom. Nearpod is suitable for use by teachers of all grade levels and subject areas making it a truly versatile and must have technology platform for every educator!
BDVTh1-Z3 2023 Session	AI for the Scared, Skeptical, & Short on Time Shane Peek, Instructional Technology Facilitator, Greenville County Schools (SC)
*  Level: Beginner Grades: All	AI is the way of the future, so what does this mean for the scared, skeptical, and short-on-time? This session will start with the basics (What is AI? How did we get here?), before focusing on practical tips for educators (How can I use AI to my advantage?). Last, we will survey user-friendly, powerful options for busy educators. By the end of this session, the scared, skeptical, and short-on-time will be equipped and invigorated!
BDVTh2-Z3 2023 Session	Oh, the Places You Will Go: Integrating Maps & Earth in Your Classroom Shane Peek, Instructional Technology Facilitator, Greenville County Schools (SC)
*  Level: Beginner Grades: K-5, 6-8, 9-12	What if we could take our students to the Serengeti, map out important WWII battles, or trace the steps of the Civil Rights Movement? What if our students could create informational tours of the Globe Theatre or discover the area/perimeter of Angkor Wat? With the aid of Google Maps & Earth, all of these excursions are possible! In this session, we will learn how to build collaborative, informative maps using Google Maps and discuss student projects for all content areas. Next, we will explore all that Google Earth has to offer including educational, interpretive tours all over the world. By the end of this session, you will have the skills necessary for you and your students to build informational tours on both platforms. Although the classroom applications are limitless, we will also brainstorm together and discuss ways to create, integrate, and utilize these tools in a standards-based manner.
BDVTh4-Z3 2023 Session	Canva for the Busy #EDUleader Shane Peek, Instructional Technology Facilitator, Greenville County Schools (SC), and DeAnna Dixon
*  Level: Beginner Grades: All	Want to improve the look and feel of signs, forms, or other written communications in your school? Are you in a crunch for time, need a stunning yet informative flyer but feel overwhelmed by designing, organizing, and publishing? Let us introduce you to Canva, a free and easy-to-use, web-based design and publishing tool. We will start by exploring Canva's extensive template and themes library, then shift our focus to learning to create within the platform. Finally, participants will have an opportunity to observe an Administrator design and publish a flier using Canva in real time; then be placed in the driver's seat by creating a flier of their own that can be used for a future school event! Needing a high-quality graphic design school communication but having no skill and very little time, Canva for the Busy #EDUleader is for you!
BDWe1-PS 2023 Session	Google - On the road again Deb Boisvert, Consultant, Google Certified Educator, NHSTE
*  Level: All levels Grades: All  Extensions	Use Google tools to plan, document and share your adventures Find your way to places you've never been before and back even without the Internet. Make a photo journal from the road and it will be ready to print when you get home. Take the time to practice with Google My Maps for planning and exploration. Of course you can use all of these tools to support field trips and classroom instruction but the best way to learn is to use tools for your own needs.
BDWe2-HL 2023 Session	Data Rocks! How One Team Engaged Learners with Data Lauren Smith, Education/Personalized Learning Coach, Ellis School, and Abby Dobson, Jen Scott, Ellis School
Level: Beginner Grades: K-5, 6-8	Learn strategies to assist with engaging elementary-age learners with their own data for a more personalized, reflective, and celebratory learning experience. Abby Dobson and Jen Scott share the story of the Rock Star Binder and how this one tool, not only hooked their learners into data, but opened the door to engaging their 1st and 2nd graders in identifying their motivators, setting goals in learning and life, reflecting, and CELEBRATING. Additionally, hear how the Rock Star Binder helped to create a learning theme and therefore built consistency throughout the year by integrating the "Rock Star" thread into everything from rubrics to student-led conferences and beyond. With the help of Education Coach, Lauren Smith, this trio shares their journey from start to finish, including steps to implementation, challenges, successes, end results, and what's next for their Rock Star Learners. Join us for a focused session on how to engage students with their data in a personalized, purposeful, and fun way. This session requires audience participation and a device. Participants walk away with strategies, tools, templates, and inspiration to answer the question: How will you make data ROCK for you and your learners this school year?
BDWe2-PS 2023 Session	Leading the Quest for 22nd Century Digital Information Literacy Erin Henderson, Library Media Specialist, Pelham High School Library, and Dr. Jeanna Wagner, Pelham School District
*  Level: Beginner Grades: K-5, 6-8, 9-12	Students globally and locally struggle to navigate the open internet - including social media, news sites, and sources for research. As educators, our challenge is to recognize the difficulties that students have with these tasks, identify the foundational skills that students need in order to develop this type of literacy, practice these skills ourselves, then plan for subsequent integration of the concepts organically into ongoing instruction. As we enter year three of our district-wide digital literacy pilot and shift toward integrating 22nd century skills like AI, join us to explore the skills and attempt the strategies our pilot teachers are integrating in their coursework and dive into the possibilities for yourself.
BDWe3-HL 2023 Session	YIPLit! Exploring Invention through Children's Literature Tina White, Project Director, Young Inventors' Program, University of New Hampshire Leitzel Center
Level: Beginner Grades: Pre-K, K-5	Introduce invention to your youngest inventors with the Young Inventors' Program new Literature & Invention Together curriculum. Using children's literature as the foundation of this invention unit, early elementary educators will dive into STEM and discover their passion for invention while fueling the spark of innovation in your K-2 students. Come learn how to use your favorite children's books to ignite imagination and invention in your classroom. Learn how invention supports STEM standards and develops critical 21st century skills, while becoming familiar with YIP's new literature-based curriculum and invention convention. This workshop will provide you with all of the resources you need to bring the YIP Lit! curriculum to your classroom " all FREE for your school.
BDWe3-PS 2023 Session	Small Group Targeted Instruction for Core Subjects Gregory Moore, Imagine Learning, and Tim Shaw
Level: Beginner Grades: All  Extensions	High-quality online interventions that support your students' learning goals. Give students the personalized, data-driven support they need and overcome staffing shortages and equity issues. Small Group Targeted Instruction is available for math, ELA, science, and social studies. By partnering with Imagine Learning for Small Group Targeted Instruction, you will successfully: Address the challenge of teacher and staff shortages Guarantee mandated intervention time is met Close student learning gaps with targeted interventions Understand student progress and growth to meet unique learning needs Shaped by industry experts and informed by research, certified teachers use Imagine Learning's digital curriculum to deliver high-quality, standards-aligned instruction. Please join us to learn more about this exciting new feature by Imagine Learning!
T1-01 2023 Session	Creating in Canva for Education Craig Sheil, Keynote, Digital Learning Specialist, Bedford High School, and Leah Morrissey, Bedford High School
*  Level: Intermediate Grades: All	Been using Canva for Education? Want to explore further into what Canva can do for you and your students? Let's take a deep dive into how Canva can help you and your students be creative, be collaborative, help streamline workflow, and tell a story through voice and choice in this hands-on session. Participants will explore different educational templates that have been used by students to demonstrate competency and learning. We will focus on how generative AI works within Canva for Education as well as showcase different advanced features. These include - creating templates or resources for students, using Canva Docs, creating custom QR codes, true infographics, TikTok like videos, interactive timelines and more. Canva can become your new 'one stop shop' tool for showcasing knowledge and highlighting information. Come prepared to be an active participant and come with an open mind on how to give your curriculum a fresh look.
T1-03 2023 Session	What Were They Thinking! Strategies to Boost Critical & Creative Thinking Terra Tarango, Director/Administrator, Van Andel Institute for Education
Level: Beginner Grades: All	Unleash the creative problem-solver and the critical thinker in each of your students. Explore strategies designed to help flex your students' creative and critical thinking muscles. Discover how to create your own classroom's thinking culture. Leave with strategies and resources to use in your classroom right away.
T1-04 2023 Session	Hands-On Learning in STEM: Strategies for Engaging Students Anthony Galgano, President & Founder, TRUE Robotics, Inc., and Emily Hajko, TRUE Robotics, Inc.
Level: Beginner Grades: K-5, 6-8 Repeated: T3-04	Our presentation showcases the results of our four-month market research project at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where we explored the challenges associated with hands-on education in STEM. Through our research, we discovered that hands-on learning is crucial in promoting student engagement, deeper understanding, and critical thinking skills. In our presentation, we will share successful hands-on learning models and techniques that educators can adopt to create effective and engaging learning experiences. We will also discuss the benefits of hands-on education and its importance as an essential component of STEM education.
T1-05 2023 Session	Open Source Project H5P & Me! - FREE Troy Patterson, Director of Educational Technology, Cape Elizabeth Schools
Level: Beginner Grades: K-5, 6-8, 9-12, All	Learn how to find, create, and share FREE interactive digital activities using the open source project H5P. Interactive video, Word completion, Choose your own adventure, Cornell Notes , Dictation, Put images into order, Students identifying words, Students answering verbally, and more are possible.
T1-06 2023 Session	To Infinity & Beyond! The Power of Blended Learning in the K-12 Classroom Lucy McIntire, iLearnNH.org, and Becca Van Horn, iLearnNH.org
Level: Beginner Grades: All	You may have heard the term "blended learning" before, but what does it really mean? In this session, we'll explore how blended learning can combine the strengths of the in-person classroom with the power of ed tech to engage and empower more students than ever before. By looking at concrete, real-world ideas that you can apply to any learning management tool, we'll consider why blended learning is here to stay and how it might just be the ticket to a flexible, bite-sized transformation for both learning and teaching.
T1-07 2023 Session	Right Technology to Make CBE Practical Jose Granda, Common Goal Systems
Level: Intermediate Grades: All  Extensions	Districts implementing competency-based education (CBE) often need help with their technology. Their current student information system (SIS) needs to support CBE better. They may have trouble with their gradebook, parent portal, and/or report cards. Educators may need help to implement CBE, lack good data to inform decisions, and mastery progress communication with families is poor. We hear many NH school districts say they are tired of clunky workarounds. In this session, hear how TeacherEase clients have taken practical approaches to solving their CBE challenges in NH. Their school districts leveraged better technology infrastructure and a future-proof SIS. Attendees will be able to see it in action!
T2-02 2023 Session	Surviving & Thriving in the Age of AI Edward Kissell, Business & Technology Teacher, Manchester Central HS
*  Level: All Grades: All	You owe it to yourself and child to see this eye opening, visually stimulating and Avant-garde presentation. The future is not coming, it's already here. Bots and machine learning have already impacted our society in many ways. Understanding is the key to not only weathering this storm but thriving. They have altered or ended many jobs and this pace will accelerate across all fields especially many areas deemed safe such as finance, medical, education, legal and upper management. No field will be unaffected by this new Intelligence Revolution. They will be making their presences seen very shortly across all industries.
T2-04 2023 Session	Innovative Strategies for Teaching Robotics: A Hands-On Workshop Anthony Galgano, President & Founder, TRUE Robotics, Inc., and Emily Hajko, TRUE Robotics, Inc.
Level: Beginner Grades: K-5, 6-8 Repeated: T4-04	In this session participants will learn practical strategies for teaching robotics in a hands-on learning environment, including project-based learning and technology integration. During the session, attendees will have the opportunity to build and program a robot while also gaining a deeper understanding of the challenges and benefits of teaching robotics through hands-on learning. Our goal is to inspire educators to think creatively about how they can incorporate hands-on learning into their own teaching practices and to provide them with practical strategies for teaching robotics to students. Attendees will leave our presentation with a better understanding of how robotics can be used in the classroom, and practical insights they can apply to their own classrooms
T3-03 2023 Session	Inform Your Instruction & Move Students Forward with Edulastic James Sgroi, K12 Digital Learning Specialist, North Reading Public Schools
*  Level: Beginner Grades: K-5, 6-8, 9-12	This workshop will provide participants with an overview of Edulastic, a comprehensive assessment and learning management system that can help personalize and grow the student learning experience. Participants will learn how to use Edulastic to create and deliver standard-aligned assessments, monitor student progress, and provide feedback that is timely and actionable. They will also learn about the many features and resources that Edulastic offers to support student learning. Participants will experience a combination of lecture, demonstration, and hands-on activities, specifically having the opportunity to create and administer assessments, analyze student data, and differentiate instruction using Edulastic. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions and share their experiences. By the end of this session, participants will have the tools and resources they need to use Edulastic to improve instruction and provide an equitable learning environment for all students.
T3-04 2023 Session	Hands-On Learning in STEM: Strategies for Engaging Students Anthony Galgano, President & Founder, TRUE Robotics, Inc., and Emily Hajko, TRUE Robotics, Inc.
Level: Beginner Grades: K-5, 6-8 Repeated: T1-04	Our presentation showcases the results of our four-month market research project at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where we explored the challenges associated with hands-on education in STEM. Through our research, we discovered that hands-on learning is crucial in promoting student engagement, deeper understanding, and critical thinking skills. In our presentation, we will share successful hands-on learning models and techniques that educators can adopt to create effective and engaging learning experiences. We will also discuss the benefits of hands-on education and its importance as an essential component of STEM education.
T3-07 2023 Session	Introducing the eXperiential Robotics Platform - Come Learn and Play! Ken St.Hilaire, FIRST New Hampshire Robotics, and Frank Grossman, FIRST New Hampshire Robotics
Level: Intermediate Grades: 6-8, 9-12	In this hands-on session, we will introduce you to the eXperiential Robotics Platform, (XRP), a low-cost, yet extremely capable, new robotics platform. You will learn about the features of the XRP and how the XRP can be easily integrated into your classroom to teach robotics, computer science/programming, and other course material. We will teach you how to program the robot using the Blockly graphical programming interface or Python programming language. And we will introduce you to the curriculum materials that have been developed exclusively for the XRP, and we will discuss the XRP professional development opportunities that are available for you as well. If that's not enough to get your attention, we will also present the unique funding opportunity that is available to NH middle and high school educators, where XRP robots can be acquired for your classroom at no cost to your school! Come learn and play with XRP! You'll be glad you did!
T4-04 2023 Session	Innovative Strategies for Teaching Robotics: A Hands-On Workshop Anthony Galgano, President & Founder, TRUE Robotics, Inc., and Emily Hajko, TRUE Robotics, Inc.
Level: Beginner Grades: K-5, 6-8 Repeated: T2-04	In this session participants will learn practical strategies for teaching robotics in a hands-on learning environment, including project-based learning and technology integration. During the session, attendees will have the opportunity to build and program a robot while also gaining a deeper understanding of the challenges and benefits of teaching robotics through hands-on learning. Our goal is to inspire educators to think creatively about how they can incorporate hands-on learning into their own teaching practices and to provide them with practical strategies for teaching robotics to students. Attendees will leave our presentation with a better understanding of how robotics can be used in the classroom, and practical insights they can apply to their own classrooms
T4-06 2023 Session	Ockers Company: Enhancing Classroom Engagement with TouchView Interactive. Jason Houser, Ockers Company, and John Judge, Ockers Company
Level: Intermediate Grades: Pre-K, K-5, 6-8, 9-12 Repeated: W4-06	Learn all about the NEW Gen 4 Ultra Series panel and how it can transform your classroom!
T4-08 2023 Session	Let's Talk! Practical Strategies to Boost Student Collaboration Terra Tarango, Director/Administrator, Van Andel Institute for Education
Level: Beginner Grades: K-5, 6-8, 9-12	Collaboration is critically important for success in school and life, but sometimes it can seem impossible to get students to have meaningful conversations that support learning! How can you not only get students to collaborate, but also develop and enrich their collaboration skills? In this session, we'll explore strategies and activities to get students working and constructing meaning together.
VM2-11 2023 Session	Podcasting to & from the Classroom Eric Salmonsen, Social Studies Teacher, Everything is a Primary Source
*  Level: Intermediate Grades: All	In this session participants will be guided on ways to extend their content passion into a podcast of their own, incorporate the audio medium into the classroom in a meaningful way, and how to coordinate and advise a student-led podcast on the same level as other school-made media.
VTh1-12 2023 Session	Create Learning Connections with Popular TV Shows & Movies Cyndy Currier, Licensing Program Manager, NHSTE, and Alexander Deeb, Classhook
Level: Beginner Grades: All	Learn how to create more memorable learning experiences for your students using popular TV shows and movies. Titles such as Frozen, Shrek, and The Simpsons contain many educational references, but how can you find them? And how can you use them effectively in your lessons? We'll explore these topics in addition to strategies for integrating these types of videos into lessons to create positive discussion habits and active learning experiences for your students.
VTh2-12 2023 Session	Amp Up Your Teaching: 20+ Ways to Make Learning More Dynamic Stephanie Howell, Instructional Coach, Pickerington
Level: Intermediate Grades: Pre-K, K-5, 6-8, 9-12, All	Are you ready to explore 20+ different strategies for making learning more dynamic and engaging for your students. Let's discover new and innovative ways to capture your students' attention, spark their curiosity, and foster a love of learning. Whether it's incorporating technology, using creative teaching methods, or providing opportunities for student collaboration, you will leave this session with a toolbox of practical strategies and ideas that you can implement in your own classrooms. Join us to discover how to take your teaching to the next level and create a dynamic and engaging learning environment that will inspire and motivate your students.
VTh3-11 2023 Session	Unlocking the Mind: Translating Brain Science into Better Teaching Lori Gracey, Executive Director, TCEA
Level: Beginner Grades: All	Explore groundbreaking research on the brain that reveals insights into how students learn best. In this information-packed session, we will explore the cognitive science behind memory, attention, critical thinking, and more. Learn powerful evidence-based strategies to harness the brain's natural learning capacities and limitations. Discover how knowledge of neural networks, plasticity, and cognitive load theory is translated into improved teaching methods, curriculum design, and educational technology. Whether you teach preschoolers or PhD candidates, this session will provide applicable takeaways to enhance your instruction.
VTh4-11 2023 Session	Getting Started with Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom Lori Gracey, Executive Director, TCEA
Level: Beginner Grades: All	Discover and experiment with some free AI tools that can help foster learning and engagement in your classroom and save you time.
VTh5-13 2023 Session	Brave In The Attempt: Boldly Inclusive Learning ~ Virtual Keynote Sean Arnold, NYC District 75
Grades: All	The breadth of societal, political, and structural challenges facing educators can seem daunting. And with the backdrop of pandemics, climate change, and the rapid advancement of new technologies, we can feel overwhelmed by what is asked of us as teachers and school leaders. But we can step into the fray seeking to make the best of one small moment in one classroom with one group of students and find ways to nurture that into a movement for real change. It is only in a jarringly honest space that we can see the needs of our students, our community, and our fellow educators. And in that space we will see examples of empowering students across backgrounds and ability levels to become the change makers we need for an uncertain future.
W1-03 2023 Session	The Power of Technology ~ Expand Learning Opportunities with VLACS Julie Reece, Director & Teacher, VLACS, and Carey Glines, Virtual Learning Academy Charter School
Level: Beginner Grades: Pre-K, K-5, 6-8, 9-12, All	Blended learning offers many benefits to students and schools such as increasing equity through increased personalization, scheduling flexibility, acceleration and remediation, and access to a greater variety of content. In this interactive session, we will explore the variety of options available to all NH schools and students. In addition, we will examine the technology used to support customized learning at the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School. Topics will include Canvas features that support student pace and progress, utilizing technology to enhance career exploration and relationships, and how you can access the student information system to support students and analyze data.
W1-04 2023 Session	Guiding Students to Soar: Empowering NH Educators Noah Kamsler, The Princeton Review & Tutor.com
Level: Beginner Grades: 6-8, 9-12 Repeated: W3-04	In this illuminating session, join us as we embark on a journey through the transformative partnership between Tutor.com and the New Hampshire Department of Education, providing boundless, no-cost access to 24/7 tutoring for every 4-12th grade student across the state. Through the lens of our "Reach for the Stars" theme, participants will uncover: Navigating the Cosmic Realm of Tutor.com: Delve into the inner workings of Tutor.com, and learn how students seamlessly connect with this invaluable resource through their learning platform. Shaping Constellations of Learning: Explore how Tutor.com serves as a celestial differentiation tool within the classroom, guiding educators in illuminating the unique strengths of every student. Outside of school hours, it becomes a radiant beacon of enrichment and homework assistance. Diverse Offerings: A Stellar Spectrum: Traverse the spectrum of services available, including bilingual English and Spanish 1-to-1 tutoring, drop-off writing review, and embark on a self-paced test prep journey with The Princeton Review. Launching into Orbit: Getting Started with Success: Equipped with knowledge of best practices, participants will leave with a clear trajectory for implementing Tutor.com and ensuring optimal support for student achievement. Join us in this cosmic odyssey, where we empower educators and students alike to elevate their educational experience and reach for the stars in their learning endeavors. Together, we'll make the sky the limit
W1-05 2023 Session	The Great Escape Owen Harrington, Curriculum Director, SAU 67
Level: Beginner Grades: All	Learn how schools/school districts can use Title funds to create a summer professional development experience that is developed by and for educators and is used to kickoff a school year in a positive manner towards a collective goal of continuous quality improvement and improved student learning opportunities.
W1-06 2023 Session	Let's Get Creative! Course Design Inspirations with UDL + Canvas Brad Moser, and Michelle Muldowney-Stevens
Level: Intermediate Grades: All  Extensions	Description: Are you looking for some fresh ideas to create courses in Canvas? Let's get creative AND make sure that our courses are designed with the best practices of instructional design, using Universal Design for Learning as our guide. We'll share how the right tools can make this work easy and intuitive. Join us to see example designs and learn about the design decisions that impact student success.
W1-07 2023 Session	Straight A's: Accessibility, AEM and AT! Mike Marotta, Assistive Technology Specialist, Inclusive Technology Solutions, LLC, and Jennifer Edge-Savage, Inclusive Technology Solutions, LLC
Level: Beginner Grades: All	Creating an accessible and engaging learning environment that meets the needs of each learner does not have to be hard! Join the NHAT Connect Team as they share the information you need to get straight A's. Learn how to consider built-in Accessibility supports, ensure your learning materials are Accessible Educational Materials (AEM), discover the range of Assistive Technology tools you may already have available. Perhaps the edtech tools you have available in the classroom for ALL learners, could actually be the Assistive Technology that is necessary for some?? Let us show you!
W2-02 2023 Session	Twenty-four for '24:Inspiring & Promising Trends, Technologies, & Tools Maureen Yoder, Professor, Lesley University
*  Level: All levels Grades: All	This will be a fast-paced session that will highlight twenty-four timely trends, innovative technologies, and useful tools. Artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT, will be explained, and strategies for addressing the challenges and benefits of teaching with them will be included. You will see free tools you can master quickly, an update on virtual and augmented reality apps, the largest collections of free authentic artifacts, outstanding video and audio archives, and inexpensive little drones and robots. Hear about technologies and innovative ideas that do not yet exist at the time this session was proposed. The term "Electronic Constructivism" was coined by this presenter who will link these technologies to what it is all about: Good Teaching. No experience necessary - just your curiosity and your enthusiasm about teaching. The agenda is packed, but you'll receive links to all resources to explore later. The session ends with a raffle for techy door prizes.
W2-06 2023 Session	Tackling the STEM Educator Shortage - the WGU Rural Education Initiative Gloria Bruce, Western Governors University
Level: Beginner Grades: All	Learn how one of the nation's largest universities, Western Governors University (WGU), is working to support the development of STEM educators in New Hampshire communities. Join WGU Strategic Partnerships Manager Gloria Bruce as she provides a behind-the-scenes look at the online, competency-based higher education model that WGU pioneered over 25 years ago and introduces the WGU Rural Education Initiative - a tri-state workforce development initiative designed as a supportive solution to help address the shortage of STEM educators in the Northern Forest region of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
W2-08 2023 Session	Podcasting to & from the Classroom Eric Salmonsen, Social Studies Teacher, Everything is a Primary Source
*  Level: Intermediate Grades: All	Hear from both teacher AND students on how to extend student content passion into podcasts developed BY students. Learn how to incorporate this audio medium into the classroom in a meaningful way and how to coordinate and advise a student-led podcast on the same level as other school-made media.
W3-04 2023 Session	Guiding Students to Soar: Empowering NH Educators Noah Kamsler, The Princeton Review & Tutor.com
Level: Beginner Grades: 6-8, 9-12 Repeated: W1-04	In this illuminating session, join us as we embark on a journey through the transformative partnership between Tutor.com and the New Hampshire Department of Education, providing boundless, no-cost access to 24/7 tutoring for every 4-12th grade student across the state. Through the lens of our "Reach for the Stars" theme, participants will uncover: Navigating the Cosmic Realm of Tutor.com: Delve into the inner workings of Tutor.com, and learn how students seamlessly connect with this invaluable resource through their learning platform. Shaping Constellations of Learning: Explore how Tutor.com serves as a celestial differentiation tool within the classroom, guiding educators in illuminating the unique strengths of every student. Outside of school hours, it becomes a radiant beacon of enrichment and homework assistance. Diverse Offerings: A Stellar Spectrum: Traverse the spectrum of services available, including bilingual English and Spanish 1-to-1 tutoring, drop-off writing review, and embark on a self-paced test prep journey with The Princeton Review. Launching into Orbit: Getting Started with Success: Equipped with knowledge of best practices, participants will leave with a clear trajectory for implementing Tutor.com and ensuring optimal support for student achievement. Join us in this cosmic odyssey, where we empower educators and students alike to elevate their educational experience and reach for the stars in their learning endeavors. Together, we'll make the sky the limit
W3-08 2023 Session	Inquiry-based Learning Christina DeBello, Technology Integrator, Barrington Middle School
*  Level: Beginner Grades: All  Extensions	Discover how to implement inquiry-based learning in your classroom, while encouraging students to take ownership of their learning. Students are often disengaged from learning that occurs without student agency " inquiry is a way to tap into student potential and naturally pushes the teachers into a facilitator role. During this session, we will review a general framework for the inquiry process, while reviewing each step and discussing ways to integrate technology and support student learning.
W4-01 2023 Session	AI in K12. Turn that $%#! up to Eleven or Run Away Bravely? Ken Weeks, NHCTO SpotLight, Chief Information Security Officer, State of New Hampshire
Level: Beginner Grades: All, Administrators and Board of Ed  Extensions	You've been hearing a lot about AI lately---from those who wholeheartedly endorse the use to those who warn of its potential darker implications and potential for sentience. Maybe you're wondering if AI has any relevance to you in K12 Education. The answer is---yes! In this session, Ken Weeks, CISO for the State of New Hampshire, will provide a thought-provoking discussion on the implications of AI in government and education, including a review on the States' "Code of Ethics for the Use and Development of Generative Artificial Intelligence" and the Policy for Use of AI by State Agencies to deliver government services. Here's a little Haiku composed by ChatGPT based on Ken's Presenter BIO: Navy's silent watch / Cyber realms and code he guards / Wolfhounds by his side. Not bad for a robot...Buckle up!
W4-06 2023 Session	Ockers Company: Enhancing Classroom Engagement with TouchView Interactive. Jason Houser, Ockers Company, and John Judge, Ockers Company
Level: Intermediate Grades: Pre-K, K-5, 6-8, 9-12 Repeated: T4-06	Learn all about the NEW Gen 4 Ultra Series panel and how it can transform your classroom!