GTEC 2022
Sessions
Curricular Inclusion
Lipthratt & Houston
7:30 PM
This session will explore frameworks for evaluating instructional materials for bias. With the large increase in online instruction comes an increase of online instructional materials. This places more responsibility on educators to select materials that are culturally responsible. But many teachers have not had access to guidance about how to evaluate online content for bias and stereotypes. This lack of guidance could cause harm to historically excluded populations of students and could frustrate teachers as they navigate an abundance of resources. This session will explore several frameworks for evaluating instructional materials for bias and stereotypes.
Maybe you want to use technology to gather data but don’t have the time to research and figure out the best tools to use for your classroom. This session will provide you all the tools you need to make formative assessment easy both for you AND your students!
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Overcoming Budget Limitations in Technology Education
K. Jackson
8:00 PM
One of the strangest factors shaping the educational landscape today is technology. While technology is such a huge factor, many schools are facing challenges while attempting to integrate technology in the classroom, because of budget limitations. The purpose of this session is to identify and offer potential solutions to those problems.
Emerging Technologies For Student Learning
Welker & King
7:00 PM
Emerging Technologies continue to affect the way society lives, works, and learns. Therefore, we, as educators, aim to fuse these technologies with student learning to keep today’s student body actively engaged. These top five emerging technologies for student engagement and collaboration will transform the classroom and encourage students to collaborate through experiential learning
Technology in Core Instruction
Wilkinson & Vereen
9:30 PM
With today’s constant advancements in online learning and instruction tools, it can be difficult to find appropriate resources that support the core subjects - math and reading. This session will introduce research-backed technologies for math and reading instruction with some suggestions for in-class use.
Gamification of Learning
Seabolt & Lind
9:00 PM
Most students are familiar with playing online games or video games, which are so fun and engaging for them. We will help increase your understanding of these digital learning games that can be effective in engagement as well. You can introduce new material, make learning exciting, and ensure that all students can participate. Students can learn while releasing their competitive nature.
Strategies for Increasing Student Engagement with Blended Learning
Hinton & English
6:00 PM
In today's ever-changing world of new websites, applications, and technological tools that promise to engage our students' unique interests, it can sometimes feel like a never-ending race for teachers to stay current. When teachers seek out these tools, plan lessons or assessments around them, and still don't see the results they want, what's happening? Student engagement: It either doesn't happen or it doesn't happen with the right focus. This session aims to provide teachers with strategies for increasing their students' engagement while using instructional technology.
Online Tools & Apps for 21st Century Learning
James & Groover
8:30 PM
This session will help build your knowledge about online tools and apps for today’s unique learners. We will teach you tips and tricks to capture learners’ attention by using Adobe Spark, Canva, and Flipgrid to integrate technology into your lessons and help improve student engagement. Using technology in the classroom can be intimidating at times; we hope that you will feel comfortable using it in your next class after this session.
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