November Learning: Expanding the Boundaries of Learning

Turning Classrooms into Learning Studios: Lights, Camera, Learn!
Marco Torres, Teacher, Creative Director, Media Coach, Sylmar, CA and Alas Media

Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $500 (includes continental breakfast and lunch)
Note: Limited to 25
Audience: Grades K – College

Walden Pond – Observe American History First Hand Through Science
Carolyn Staudt, Curriculum Developer, Concord Consortium, Concord, MA

Location: Walden Pond (Transportation provided from Conference Hotel)
Price: $400 (includes transportation, breakfast and lunch)
Note: Limited to 25 – Laptops are required
Audience: Grades 3 – College

MIT Media Lab – Introduction to Scratch
Dr. Mitchel Resnick, Professor at the MIT Media Lab and other members of his Lifelong Kindergarten research group

Location: MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA
Price: $250 (includes transportation from the conference hotel and continental breakfast). Lunch will be provided for participants attending both the morning and afternoon session.
Note: Limited to 28 – Laptops are required
Audience: Grades 3 – 12

Getting Started with Camtasia Studio (PC Version)
TechSmith Education Evangelists

Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $225
Note: Limited to 30 – Windows laptops are required
Audience: Grades K – College

Capturing Stories, Capturing Lives: An Introduction to Digital Storytelling
David Jakes, Coordinator of Instructional Technology, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, IL

Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $225
Note: Limited to 30
Audience: Grades K – 12

iPhone Supersession: The Ultimate Teaching Assistant (Bring Your Own iPhone)
Lainie Rowell, Consultant and Trainer, November Learning, Huntington Beach, CA

Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $225
Note: Limited to 30
Audience: Grades K – 12

MIT Media Lab – We Do Robotics with Scratch
Dr. Mitchel Resnick, Professor at the MIT Media Lab and other members of the Lifelong Kindergarten research group

Location: MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA
Price: $250 (includes transportation from the conference hotel). Lunch will be
provided for participants attending both the morning and afternoon session.
Note: Limited to 22 – Laptops are required
Audience: Grades 3 – 12

Building Learning Communities? It’s Elementary!
Brian Mull, Director of innovation, November Learning, Slidell, LA
Jennifer Beine, BLC Conference Director, November Learning, Philadelphia, PA

Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $225
Note: Limited to 40
Audience: Grades K – 6

Geocaching: A Boston Learning Adventure
John Davitt, Writer, Educator, and Broadcaster, London, UK

Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $225
Note: Limited to 25
Audience: Grades K – 12

Paint the World in a Different Light – Boston City Night Photo Safari
Julia Leong, Teacher Professional Development Consultant, Technology Integration, Vancouver, BC
Dan November, Marblehead, MA

Location:Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $225
Note: Limited to 30 – Bring a digital camera (preferably an SLR or pocket camera that has AV, TV, S, or A settings), a tripod (if you have one), and the connection cord to download your photos to a computer.
Audience:All

Getting Started with Camtasia Studio (Apple Version)
TechSmith Education Evangelists

Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $225
Note: Limited to 30 – Apple laptops are required
Audience: Grades K – College

Nurturing Curiosity: Uncovering the Key to Learner Engagement, Creativity and Success in the 21st Century
Angela Maiers, Maiers Educational Services, Des Moines, IA

Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $225
Note: Limited to 30
Audience: Grades K – 6

Leadership: Managing the Transition
Alan November, Senior Partner, November Learning, Marblehead, MA

Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $225
Note: Limited to 50
Audience: School administrators

Connective Learning – An Introduction to Google Tools in
Education
Brian Mull, Director of Innovation, November Learning and Google Certified Teacher,
Slidell, LA
Lainie Rowell, Consultant and Trainer, November Learning and Google Certified Teacher, Huntington Beach, CA

Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $225
Note: Limited to 40
Audience: Grades K – 12

A Few New Things: Learning, Sharing, and Applying 2.0 Tools
Dr. Joyce Valenza, Teacher-Librarian, Springfield Township High School, Erdenheim, PA

Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $225
Note: Limited to 30
Audience: Grades 4 – 12 and librarians

Readers and Writers Differ: What “New” Literacy and an Expanding Toolset Mean for Our Teaching (and Learning)
Dr. Sara Kajder, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg, VA

Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $225
Note: Limited to 30
Audience: Grades 4 -12

Building Learning Communities: Putting It All Together
Jim Wenzloff, Learning Mentor, November Learning, Macomb, MI
Seth Bowers, Director of Information & Instructional Technology, CCSD 62 Des Plaines, IL

Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $225
Note: Limited to 40
Audience: Grades 6 – 12

Motivate and Inspire: Teaching with Primary Source Documents
Stephanie Greenhut, Education Technology Specialist, National Archives, Washington, DC

Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $225
Note: Limited to 35
Audience: Grades 3 – 12

Go on a Photo Safari: Photography for Critical Thinking and
Narrative Inquiry
Julia Leong, Teacher Professional Development Consultant, Technology Integration, Vancouver, BC

Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $225
Note: Limited to 30
Audience: Grades K – 12