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2005 Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference
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| The 2005 Keynote videos are no longer available |
| Tuesday Keynote: Engage Me or Enrage Me: Educating Today's Digital Native Learners |
Presented by Marc Prensky, Acclaimed speaker, writer, futurist, visionary,
and designer
The key to getting today's kids more involved in their schoolwork is not
curriculum, certification, or testing, but rather engagement.
Prensky argues forcefully that this generation needs more engaging approaches,
more understanding, and 21st century skills. The first place
to look for help is where the kids are already involved most - in their
games. Prensky - game designer and author of Digital Game-Based
Learning - shows specifically how games engage kids and how educators can
employ and benefit from not only existing games but also the powerful
educational principles behind them.
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| Wednesday Keynote: Transforming Classrooms: Using Assessment Results to Enrich the Learning Environment |
Presented by Dr. Annette Lamb, Educator, speaker, and writer
Testing, testing, and more testing! Does all this focus on assessment really lead to higher achievement?
The answer is no... unless you are using the test results to transform the teaching and learning environment
in your classroom. Learn to create and implement a project-based learning environment with your students,
reflect on the experience, and revise your approach and materials by focusing on topics, testing connections,
techniques, and technology.
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| Thursday Keynote: But Wait, There's More! Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Maximize Student Achievement |
Presented by Dr. David Thornburg, Speaker, futurist, author and consultant
The constant advance of technology is changing the learning landscape both in and out of school.
As processor speed blasts past the gigahertz barrier, attention is shifting to storage, bandwidth,
and true anywhere/anytime access. Terabytes of data drown all but the most intrepid of information
seekers, and open the door to breakthroughs in visualization tools appropriate to large libraries of
distributed data. Today's learners surf the web from their local McDonalds, fill their hard drives
with images from their digital cameras, and navigate vast informational spaces anywhere and anytime
they want. Beyond the jargon of 802.16, RAID arrays, and VoIP, lies education's goal of reaching
every learner, and the role technology can play in helping to achieve that goal. This dynamic
presentation explores current technological trends and tools geared to the emergent needs and
work styles of generation.com - the "always-on" generation in school today.
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