Presentations

**Standards Based Curriculum Development Using Open Resources **
Standards based curriculum is a key component of any successful online program. In this session you will learn how develop standards based curriculum using a backward design process and open educational resources. Examples of the process used to develop BlueSky's middle school science and high school language arts (Common Core) program will be provided.

 ** Topics: ** Online teaching strategies, Trends in online teaching/learning, Policy and legal

 ** Audience: ** Middle School, High School, Teachers, Administration, Parents/Community

 ** Level: ** Intermediate

 ** Presenters: ** Daniel Ondich, Leah Sickmann

**Special Education in the Online School **
Charter Schools acknowledge their responsibilities to provide a continuum of supports and services for student of all abilities in their schools. This session will address the issues in developing a continuum of special education supports and services in the online charter school. We will address issues including ratio of staff to students, platforms, communication, assessment, and delivery of services.

 ** Topics: ** Special education

 ** Audience: ** Special Education, Administration, Parents/Community

 ** Level: ** Intermediate

 ** Presenters: ** Sandy Strand, Brittany Thomforde and Erin Wanat

**Q & A with the Minnesota Department of Education **
This session will be an open forum discussion with representatives from the Minnesota Department of Education and will be guided by questions from participants. Those interested in starting an approved online program, the renewal process and other policy areas will benefit from attending this session. This will also give you a great opportunity to meet MDE's new online specialist, Deborah Proctor!

 ** Topics: ** Online Education, Policy

 ** Audience: ** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> Administration, Parents/Community

<span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Level: ** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> Intermediate

<span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Presenters: ** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> Deborah Proctor, Sally Wherry, Dave Bakke

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Course Design for Student Engagement **
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Course design matters when offering digital content to students. There are ways to display content that cuts down on the number of clicks a student must make. Whenever possible we want the content to "just work". This session will give people some simple design tips and suggestions that will improve the usability of their course as well as help differentiate their content to reach multiple learning styles. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Presentation: @http://prezi.com/hj3ziiqtxhx4/course-design/ Course Examples: MoodleShare Screencast-o-matic My YouTube Channel

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Topics: ** Online teaching strategies, Trends in online teaching/learning

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Audience: ** Elementary, Middle School, High School, Teachers, Special Education

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Level: ** Intermediate

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Presenter: ** Jon Fila

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Vocabulary Instruction in an Online Setting **
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Specific vocabulary instruction can be one of the most effective ways to improve student comprehension and learning. This session will cover the research behind the importance of vocabulary instruction and the connection to the Common Core Standards. The session will conclude with a discussion of best practices for implementing vocabulary instruction in an online or blended environment.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">** Topics: ** Online teaching strategies

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">** Audience: ** Elementary, Middle School, High School, Teachers, Special Education, Administration

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">** Level: ** Introductory

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">** Presenter: ** Daniel Ondich

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">St. Paul II **
==**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Teacher Panel Discussion: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Building Classroom Community in the Online Setting ==

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">This session will be an open forum discussion with experienced online teachers cover effective ways to build a sense of community in an online setting. Come prepared to actively engage in discussion, ask questions and share your experiences.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Topics: ** Online teaching strategies, Trends in online teaching/learning

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Audience: ** Elementary, Middle School, High School, Teachers, Special Education

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Level: ** Intermediate

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Presenter: ** Stacy Bender

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Online and Blended Integration of Google Apps **
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Google Apps for Education is a free set of email and collaborative tools available to all public K-12 institutions. In this session you will learn about and use a number of applications available through Google Apps, including Google Sites, Google Documents, Google Spreadsheets and Google Forms. Come prepared with a laptop or mobile device and access to a Google account.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Topics: ** Middle School, High School, Teachers, Special Education, Administration, Counselors/Social Workers, Office

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Audience: ** Elementary, Middle School, High School, Teachers, Special Education, Administration, Counselors/Social Workers, Office, Parents/Community

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Level: ** Introductory

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Presenters: ** Andrea Michels, Daniel Ondich

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Making the Leap to Moodle 2 **
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">This session will cover the changes between Moodle versions 1.9 and Moodle 2. Many districts are in the middle of a discussion about whether or not to upgrade to the new version. It will address the concerns as well as potential issues users may face while making the transition. Differences in how the two different systems work will also be discussed.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Presentation:

@http://prezi.com/dcihi3yuudkq/19-to-22/

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Topics: ** Trends in online teaching/learning, Moodle

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Audience: ** Elementary, Middle School, High School, Teachers, Special Education, Administration

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Level: ** Introductory

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Presenter: ** Jon Fila

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Promising Model of Attendance **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;"> Intervention
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">An overview of progress based online attendance and truancy interventions will be shared. In fall 2011 MVHS added intervention staff to assist 9th and 10th grade students in course completion and to reduce the need for truancy. This session will describe that model and share data of the impact of this program.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Topics: ** Trends in online teaching/learning

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Audience: ** Elementary, Middle School, High School, Teachers, Special Education, Administration, Counselors/Social Workers, Office, Parents/Community

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Level: ** Intermediate

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Presenter: ** Stacy Bender

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Creative Ways to Incorporate Higher Order Thinking Skills and Activities Into Online Lessons **
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Incorporating higher order thinking skills (HOTS) can be challenging in an online environment, but isn’t as difficult as it sounds. This presentation will focus on creative ways to engage students in critical thinking activities using the upper levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy: analysis, synthesis, and evaluation to guide lesson planning, instruction, and lesson delivery.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">In this session attendees will:

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">1. Refamiliarize themselves with the upper level of Blooms Taxonomy and the importance of creating online lessons which address these levels.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">2. Learn 3 ideas/activities which incorporate HOTS into a LiveLesson format.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Topics: ** Online teaching strategies

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Audience: ** Elementary, Middle School, High School, Teachers, Special Education

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Level: ** Intermediate

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Presenters: ** Becky Gonzalez and Julie Lechman

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">A Look at the future of books. The iBook. How to create, how to distribute and implications of teacher-created content. **
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Apple recently introduced free authoring software to create iBooks, which are readable using the Apple iPad. How does this software work? What kinds of media can be integrated? What might an online or hybrid class look like using this form of teacher created material? Bring your iPad if possible to download and test content offered in this presentation.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Topics: ** Trends in online teaching/learning, Policy and legal

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Audience: ** Middle School, High School, Teachers, Administration

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Level: ** Advanced

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Presenter: ** Andrew Borne

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Administrative Roundtable Discussion **
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">This session will be an open forum discussion covering a wide variety of topics of interest to online school administrators. Come prepared to bring up topics, ask questions and share your thoughts, feelings and experiences.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Topics: ** Trends in online teaching/learning, Policy and legal

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Audience: ** Administration

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Level: ** Advanced

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> ** Presenter: ** MNOLA Members