Nicholas+Sheran

General comments- I thought this day was very well planned and highly beneficial for me to attend. I was personally able to get a lot of different ideas that I feel I can easily take back to Nicholas Sheran for our staff. I also appreciated being able to move throughout the day and see a variety of things.

**Luke Andeberg- //Education City - an eLearning Resource//**
 * What did you like best about this idea? I really think students would enjoy being able to independently practice and review concepts this way. **
 * What are you going to take back to your staff from this presentation? This is one tool that they might like to look into, but cost would be an issue. **
 * Are there any issues or implications that would make it difficult/impossible for teachers in your building to utilize this idea? Cost! **
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 * Derek Resler- //Top 10 Online Tools for Every Classroom// **
 * What did you like best about this idea? I really like how you can utilize this tools to adapt materials for all learners in your classroom. They are simple, and, on the whole inexpensive to use. **
 * What are you going to take back to your staff from this presentation? I will definitely share the autosummarize and the speaking tools. I also like the wikipedia one as I would have liked it when I taught grade five. **
 * Are there any issues or implications that would make it difficult/impossible for teachers in your building to utilize this idea? Just on learning how to effectively use each tool. **
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 * Kathy Mundell- //Enhancing your Classroom Practice using Interactive Websites//**
 * What did you like best about this idea? I already use a lot of different websites like this and my kids absolutely love them. They are great for reinforcing concepts we have worked on. I like how Kathy has so many organized in one space. Very accesible! **
 * What are you going to take back to your staff from this presentation? I have already presented this during our PD day. Teachers were very excited! **
 * Are there any issues or implications that would make it difficult/impossible for teachers in your building to utilize this idea? There is so much to take in! **
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 * Craig Findlay- //Moodling and Flipping Out in the High School Social Studies Classroom//**
 * What did you like best about this idea? Wow, what a great tool to use in your classroom. There are so many possibilities with this form of technology. I know my students would have jumped at the chance to use these videos for many of our activities in grade five social studies. It was always so difficult trying to get our camera and have students rotate using it. This is much easier. I came away from this presentation wanting to get back to the classroom. Craig is an amazing teacher! **
 * What are you going to take back to your staff from this presentation? I just want to share the idea of using this technology and I think Brenda was excited about these tools as well. **
 * Are there any issues or implications that would make it difficult/impossible for teachers in your building to utilize this idea? Cost, but I really think this would be a valuable purchase. **
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 * Chris Gonsalvez- //“Have I Taught, or simply Talked”…//**
 * What did you like best about this idea? Interesting way to gauge how much students have learned. **
 * What are you going to take back to your staff from this presentation? I think we need to always look at the importance of ongoing, formative assessment to guide our instruction and help our students recognize where they are in their own learning. This concept will be a focus during our next PD activities. **
 * Are there any issues or implications that would make it difficult/impossible for teachers in your building to utilize this idea? **** Other comments? Again, the technology component for some teachers may be tricky, but the overall concept will be well received. **


 * Andy Tyslau- //What’s the Big Idea?!? Implementing an Assessment for Learning Unit// **
 * What did you like best about this idea? I love backwards design and really believe that it can make a difference in how and what we teach and assess. I think it makes things more accessible for students too. I really think they feel more confident knowing exactly what they need to know and learn by the end of a lesson or unit. **
 * What are you going to take back to your staff from this presentation? This is going to be a focus at a later PD day. I really like the possibility of having grade level teams use this to plan. **
 * Are there any issues or implications that would make it difficult/impossible for teachers in your building to utilize this idea? **
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