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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!

Valerie Verhunce

Oshkosh Area School District
Technology Integration Coach
Oshkosh, WI

I am an Instructional Support Teacher-Technology Integration Coach in the Oshkosh Area School District. I support teachers in their classroom, integrate technology into their lessons and differentiate learning experiences to provide a personalized learning environment. I am excited to connect with other educators and learn new and creative ways to integrate technology into our classrooms.

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 Developing a "LeadWild" Culture in Your SchoolLIMITED M205 Abraham

11:30am CDT

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 LEAD Like a PirateFULL M205 Abraham Fostering Leadership, Learning and Personal Growth through Adventure and ChallengeFILLING MS Commons

12:30pm CDT

Book Signings MS Lobby Lunch LS/MS Dining Room

1:30pm CDT

Shark Tank! Engaging Upper Elementary Students in Personalized LearningFILLING M316 VanderVelde Creating Blended Learning EnvironmentsFULL M212 Library

2:45pm CDT

A Day in My Paperless ClassroomFILLING Mellowes Hall CHOICE: Getting & Giving Personalized PDLIMITED M218 Taft

4:00pm CDT

Spark Treasure! Theater

7:30am CDT

Breakfast US Gym

8:00am CDT

Building a Culture of Innovation Theater

9:00am CDT

Unconference Planning Theater

9:50am CDT

Unconference Session 1 Middle School Rooms

10:45am CDT

Unconference Session 2 Middle School Rooms

11:00am CDT

Spark Park MS Lobby

11:40am CDT

BreakOut EDUFULL M216 Walczak Flippin' Elementary MathLIMITED M205 Abraham Blendspace: The one tool that can make a huge differenceLIMITED M140 Ballentine

12:30pm CDT

Book Signings MS Lobby

12:40pm CDT

Lunch LS/MS Dining Room

1:30pm CDT

Explore Like A PirateFILLING Theater Play Like a PirateFILLING MS Commons Sketchnotes: Tools and Tactics for Visual NotetakingLIMITED Mellowes Hall

2:30pm CDT

Ditch Thet Textbook WorkshopLIMITED Mellowes Hall Inter-ACTIVATE InstructionLIMITED M312 Nesbit The Innovative Power of Asking, 'What if? Why not? and So what?'FILLING M316 VanderVelde

4:15pm CDT

Closing and Raffle Theater