2019 UnConference

SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019

Join us for: Unpacking the Standards

and BRING YOUR ADMINISTRATOR FOR FREE!!

(Add as a guest during registration)

We now have TWO locations to choose from:

Scholastic Library Publishing, 90 Old Sherman Turnpike Road, Danbury, CT

OR

Jack Jackter Intermediate School, 215 Halls Hill Road, Colchester, CT

Limited to 100 individuals at each location.

Programs are IDENTICAL and will be linked via Google Hangout for Featured Speakers, Presentations, and Wrap-Up Session at end of the day.

FEATURED SPEAKER: Julie Coiro

Julie Coiro is associate professor in the School of Education at the University of Rhode Island, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in reading and digital literacy and co-directs the Ph.D. in Education program and the Graduate Certificate in Digital Literacy. Julie conducts research and speaks nationally and internationally about the new literacies of the Internet, online reading comprehension strategy instruction, collaborative knowledge building during inquiry, and effective practices for technology integration and professional development. Currently, Julie leads a project to explore how students work together to conduct collaborative online inquiry and her new book, titled Building Deeper Learning: Personal Digital Inquiry in Grades K-5, will be published in early 2019.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Light Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:55 AM Featured Speaker - Julie Coiro

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Unpacking the AASL Standards

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM  Presentation: Scholastic Library Publishing

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Buffet lunch provided

12:10 PM -1:10 PM UnConference Format:

Getting to work: Implementation, Planning, and Tools

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM  Presentation: Solving the Learning Commons Curriculum Puzzle – where do the pieces fit? 

by Joan Tichy & Kari Yacawych

2:05 PM - 2:30 PM Wrap-up with prizes!

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