The TIES Conference is all about changing pedagogy through the use of technology. During this conference, there will be around 240 breakout sessions and 50 preconference workshops. These days are about collaborating and networking with educators from all over the states and beyond.
When: December 8th and 9th (workshops)
December 10th and 11th (break-out sessions)
Where:
Cost:
Saturday and Sunday preconference workshops: $95 for half-day class $190 for full-day class
Saturday Full-Day Google Workshop: $250
Sunday Technology Leadership Awards Dinner: $42
Monday and Tuesday Breakout sessions and Exhibits: $300 for both days or $180 for one day
Strands:
1. Digital - Age Learners: How can students use technology to learn in transformative ways?
Breakout sessions will include academic content areas technology integration, emerging
technologies, 21st - Century learners and learning environments, and mobile devices and mobile
learning.
2. Professional Growth and Leadership: How can educators use digital tools to transform
pedagogy? What is the impact of technology on professional practice?
Breakout sessions will include leadership, vision, and data - informed decision making, and
professional development.
3. Responsible Digital - Age Citizens: How to we move from "Acceptable Use" to "Responsible
Use?"
Breakout session is on developing responsible digital-age citizens.
4. Technical Support and Infrastructure: How are we going to effectively and efficiently support
increased infrastructure demand with less resources?
Breakout sessions will be about technical support best practices.
Featured Speakers:
| Monday’s Keynote Speakers: Simon Sinek (9:00 - 10:15) - visionary thinker, author, and teacher. Sinek’s unconventional ways and views on leadership and buisness have been sought out by major companies throughout the US. He has discovered patterns of thinking and communicating that bread success. | Tuesday’s Keynote Speakers: Tony Wagner (9:00 - 10:15) - author and expert on innovation. Wagner was Harvard’s first Innovation Education Fellow at Harvard. He has taught K-8, 12 years in the high school setting, and a university professor. Sal Khan (lunch) - founder of Khan academy. Khan began Khan Academy in 2004 after interest in his tutorials became big. He has degrees from MIT and Harvard and is changing the face of classrooms all over the world. |
| Monday’s Featured Speakers: Aimee Bissonette - preconference on the effect and damages caused by cyberbullying Seann Dikkers - preconference on mobiles and Monday and Tuesday workshops relate to game-based learning. Mark Edwards - session on 1:1 ratios in the classroom Leslie Fisher - a former apple employee that discusses cell phones in the classroom. Jim Hirsch - preconference and breakout sessions on BYOD and the learning opportunities they bring. Aaron Sams - preconference and breakout sessions on the flipped classroom. David Treichel. Susan Meyer, and Steve Austin - all will be presenting on iOS systems and special needs. | Tuesday’s Featured Speakers: Leslie Conery - interim chief education officer that will discuss the importance of technology trends Laurie Conzemius - co-presenting with Leslie Conery Mark Coppin - breakout session on assessing abilities Kristin Daniels - preconfernce and breakout session on the flipped classroom. Zoran Popovic - breakout session on engaging teachers and students through the use of gaming. Molly Schroeder - preconference and breakout session about cloud learning and Google Apps for educators. |
Vendors:
Check back for a list of the vendors from the 2012 TIES Conference. One hundred different vendors are expected this year!
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