Elena+Petrova

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 * Monday **


 * Big Idea:** Provide opportunities for students to work on complex problems
 * Session Title
 * Stock Market Simulations: Bullish on Engagement, Blogs, and Brainy Work

Spreadsheets: Magic Beans for Exploring Math, from Roots to Clouds
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 * Tuesday **


 * Big Idea:** Tracking student growth through data tables

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 * Session Title: EnableMATH360: Web-based, Continuous-Progress Math
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 * Wednesday **


 * Big Idea:** Develop critical thinking skills in complex situations: see an issue, clarify the issue, jumpstart, students’ point of view, parents’ point of view, teachers’ point of view, administrators’ point of view
 * Session Title: SCAN: Teaching Kids to Think and Write about Complex Issues
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 * Keynote and other Special Sessions **


 * Big Idea:**
 * Create a collaborative classroom where students grapple with complex information, students are the producers of knowledge, not just consumers.
 * Create a global citizenship mindset

The conference was greatly beneficial. The abundance of information was quite overwhelming. I got some good ideas how to be more creative and how to utilize the websites and free resources that are already available.
 * Implications for your Classroom **:

I will be focusing on creating and supporting environments where students work on complex problems. I am planning on incorporating more complex real world problems like the ones presented at ISTE. I would like my students to be part of a global community and develop a global mindset. I really liked the posters and presentation of a school from Mexico City and expressed interest in collaboration. We are planning on videoconferencing.

The students in our English Language Acquisition Department would benefit from software like Brainpop. This software is great for scaffolding and especially visualizing the concepts.