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: Snapchats, Twitter, & Instagram...Oh My! Increase student engagement by utilizing the tools they are already using. Build relationships by participating in the same forums your students are socializing in. Bring relevance to your lessons by modeling digital citizenship and by connecting students with the real world...solving real world problems...communicating with real world experts and peers. This session will help you become comfortable with using social media for your own professional growth as well as in your classroom and lessons. You’ll get help creating accounts and great tips on how to use social media in an educationally purposeful way. Several social media platforms will be addressed: Twitter; Facebook, SeeSaw, Instagram; Snapchat; Bitmoji; Book Snaps. Examples of specific ways to use these platforms will be shared and address various content areas and grade levels. You will learn how to participate in twitter chast and how this forum will help you as an educator...PD in your home! You can create a bitmoji and learn how to use them in #booksnaps and snapchat, and you will see how these tools can be incorporated into learning! Participate in an instagram scavenger hunt. Explore purposeful Facebook groups & pages that can be used to enhance student learning. Follow me to the educational world of social media! Rationale: We live in a digital ecosystem. Social Media is a societal norm among adults & young people. The possibilities for its use in the educational arena is limitless. Social Media provides virtual PD, PLC, infinite connections among peers & academic experts. Students are using Social Media so why not incorporate it in a purposeful & educational format that brings true relevance to allow students to connect what they are learning in class to the real world.
