Conference+Schedule+for+October+21,+2010

**October 21, 2010, 9:30 - 3:00 pm** **Chase Collegiate School**
 * Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century: Welcome Home – A Guide to the Digital Nation**

**CONFERENCE SCHEDULE**

10:15 – 10:45 CONCURRENT SESSIONS I
**SMART Boards and Google Earth: Going Places in Education** (James Sorrels, Westover School) GRADES K-12 / ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

**Technology-Based Collaborative Writing Between Schools** (John Corrigan, Pomfret School) GRADES 9-PG / ENGLISH, WRITING

**Global Transdisciplinary Units **(Nelyda Miguel, Whitby School) GRADES K-5 ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

POSTPONED UNTIL JANUARY **A Flickr.com Photo Project: Learning Through Photos** (Laura Bridges-Pereira, Chase Collegiate School) GRADES 6-8 / ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

**Art/Dance Collaboration: A Constellation of Light, Movement, Sculpture and Sound** (Jennifer Pommiss and Erin Riley Greenwich Academy) GRADES K-12 / ART, DANCE, THEATRE, VIDEO PRODUCTION

**Learning Together: Building Excellence through Collaborative Professional Review** (Don Gibbs, Pomfret School) GRADES K-12 / ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

**Adman: Media Literacy and Advertising (Joe Dietrich, The Master’s School) GRADES 9-PG / MEDIA LITERACY**

**Enchanting Fairy Tales Projects** (Jennifer Krayewski, Greenwich Country Day School) GRADES K-5 / ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

**Making Technology Education Relevant** (Sharon Plante and Jeff Ruggiero Eagle Hill Southport) GRADES 6-8 / ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

10:55 - 11:25 CONCURRENT SESSIONS II
**Jazz & Poetry: A Collaborative Integration of the Arts Across Grade-Levels and Teaching Disciplines** (Craig O’Connell, Christi Sharon, Toni Wright, John North, St. Thomas’s Day School) GRADES K-5 / ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

**Just Write! Tag You’re It** (Marfie Lavendier and Sally Follansbee, Renbrook School) GRADES K-5 / WRITING

**Take Your Projects into the Clouds** (Judy Soto, Greenwich Country Day School) GRADES K-5 / ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

**The Library in the Digital Age** (Alia Methven and Joe Knowlton, Greenwich Academy) GRADES K-12 / ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

**Quick and Easy Video Projects to Encourage Fluency and Communication** (Veronica Lima, Greens Farms Academy) GRADES K-12 / ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

**Professional Development 24/7: Building Personal Learning Network Using Twitter** (Lorri Carroll, Hamden Hall Country Day School and Andrew Watt, The Independent Day School) GRADES K-12 / ACROSS THE CURRICULUM


 * Animating with Scratch ** **(Emily Silverman, Greens Farms Academy) GRADES K-12 / ACROSS THE CURRICULUM**

**Exploring Hidden Bias (Pascale Musto, Chase Collegiate School) GRADES K-12 / ACROSS THE CURRICULUM**

** 11:35 - 12:05 Round Table Discussions with Presenters / Networking with Colleagues **

 * 12:15 - 1:00 LUNCH **
 * 1:10 - 1:40 REPEAT OF SESSION TOPICS (See above links for descriptions) **
 * 1:50 - 2:20 **** REPEAT OF SESSION TOPICS (See above links for descriptions) **
 * 2:30 - 3:00 ** Round Table Discussions with Presenters / Networking with Colleagues