Welcome to Johnston County Public Schools IGNITE2018 Symposium! We are excited to embark on this journey with you. This year’s event is designed around 4 Quests. Our hope is that if you follow a Quest over the 2 days your understanding will be deepened and you will find more relevance to your practice. There are 3 kinds of sessions: Connect (Edcamp style sessions) Learn (content delivery sessions) Innovate (implementation planning sessions). Begin by selecting one of 4 Quest Options:
SBTL (Standards Based Teaching and Learning)
CORE (CORE Instruction)
Learner Agency
Learner Centered Practices
Here is a link to the Quest Cards that might be helpful in seeing the specific sessions by Quest.
To begin crafting your quest you will need to follow these steps.
Step 1: Select all your required sessions (filter by "All Quests" to see these options) - Opening, Lunch, Toolbox, Innovate and Closing Sessions
Step 2: Select your Learn sessions, please use the "filter by type" option on the right hand side to help you plan the remainder of your quest by topic.
IMPORTANT NOTE: some options are in multiple quests - they are denoted on the quest cards, but to see those in sched you will need to use the filter that says "Multiple Quests." Pick from those first, they will fill up fast.
Step 3: In order to earn the 1.5 Digital Learning Competencies, your schedule should include 1 Connect, 5 Learn Sessions and 1 Innovate session (Note: you must also submit an artifact of implementation and a brief reflection after the symposium)
Description: Does your PLC feel more like a carousel, going around and around each week but never quite moving forward? Do you wonder if maybe there's a different way? Join us as we look at PLCs from a different lens, and discuss tangible ways to help your PLC become an effective, productive, collaboration that saves you time and headaches. Rationale : In recent years, PLCs have lost their luster with many teachers, as they have become data analysis "torture sessions". In this session, participants will look beyond the analysis to their own personal impacts on conversations, as well as ways to use their time to discuss and inform instructional practice. Through simulations and self-reflection, participants will walk away with new perspectives on an old idea, and hopefully, re-igniting their passion for weekly collaboration.
