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Summer Spark 2016

Welcome to Summer Spark 2016! We hope you have an incredible two days of innovating, collaborating, and connectating! The collaborative notes and presenter materials will be available at http://bit.ly/USMSparkNotes16. Let us know if we can help you in any way. Enjoy!

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8:00am CDT

Registration Gym Foyer Breakfast US Gym

8:30am CDT

Welcome to Summer Spark! Theater

8:45am CDT

The Innovator's Mindset Theater

10:15am CDT

Beyond the Tri-Fold: Personalizing AssessmentLIMITED M219 Strains Design Thinking for EducatorsFULL M312 Nesbit Engaging Students with an Enrichment BoxFILLING M316 VanderVelde Sparking Students with Outdoor ExperiencesLIMITED Meet in the Middle School Lobby Google Gold: Google Hidden Treasures!LIMITED M306 Fultz Plot Student Learning With Google MyMapsLIMITED M218 Taft Adventures in the Gamified ClassroomFILLING M309 Matera Got Genius?LIMITED M209 Cermak Knights of the Global RoundtableLIMITED M318 Piper Learning with LEGOLIMITED M212 Library The Lightning Round: 60 Powerful Tools in 60 MinutesFILLING Mellowes Hall Developing a "LeadWild" Culture in Your SchoolLIMITED M205 Abraham Professional Development - This Time It's PersonalFILLING M216 Walczak Sparking Innovative Student LeadersLIMITED M302 Barthenheier Putting the Art in STEAMFILLING M304 Judge Jump Start Your Oral Proficiency Program in the World Language ClassroomLIMITED M140 Ballentine

11:30am CDT

Google Forms and other Formative Assessment Tools that will Transform Your TeachingFILLING M306 Fultz Preparing to LAUNCHLIMITED M314 Dunning Explore the Creation StationLIMITED Meet in the Middle School Lobby Beyond Batman: The Best Graphic Novels for Elementary StudentsLIMITED M212 Library Tear Down That Wall!FILLING M316 VanderVelde Sharing is Caring: Collaborative Google Apps ActivitiesFULL Mellowes Hall How am I changing and improving lives? (with gamification)LIMITED M309 Matera YouTube and Zaption: Making Learning VisibleFULL M310 DeTorre Spitball NerdvanaLIMITED M209 Cermak Purpose, Passion, and Connection through Global EdLIMITED M318 Piper Using Cell Phones in Class… It’s NOT the Coming of the ApocalypseFILLING M219 Strains Trick Out Your Presentation: Nifty GAFE Tricks to Make Your Students' Presentations POPFILLING M207 BMarkwald LEAD Like a PirateFULL M205 Abraham Blogging as Professional PortfolioFILLING M216 Walczak Fostering Leadership, Learning and Personal Growth through Adventure and ChallengeFILLING MS Commons Putting the Art in STEAMLIMITED M304 Judge Secret Agents: The Quest for L.A.LIMITED M140 Ballentine

12:30pm CDT

Book Signings MS Lobby Lunch LS/MS Dining Room

1:30pm CDT

Functional Feedback Using Google AppsFILLING M218 Taft Preparing to LAUNCHLIMITED M314 Dunning Shark Tank! Engaging Upper Elementary Students in Personalized LearningFILLING M316 VanderVelde Fantastic 4fmsFILLING M219 Strains Itemize It!FILLING M309 Matera Genius Hour Throw DownFILLING M209 Cermak 42 Days of GRA: Jump Into the Global Read AloudLIMITED L144 Ptak Creating Blended Learning EnvironmentsFULL M212 Library Nearpod: The All-in-One Platform for Student EngagementLIMITED M306 Fultz Oh Snap! How Can Photography Tell Your School's Story?FILLING M207 BMarkwald Get the LEAD out of your LEADershipLIMITED M205 Abraham The Capstone Project: Best of Both WorldsLIMITED M216 Walczak Fostering Leadership, Learning and Personal Growth through Adventure and ChallengeLIMITED MS Commons Planning and Running a Family STEM NightLIMITED M304 Judge

2:45pm CDT

A Day in My Paperless ClassroomFILLING Mellowes Hall Media Literacy Across the CurriculumLIMITED M212 Library Play Like a PirateFILLING MS Commons Push Play - Beginning Gamification in Your ClassroomLIMITED Theater CHOICE: Getting & Giving Personalized PDLIMITED M218 Taft

4:00pm CDT

Spark Treasure! Theater