Susan+Trahan

1) **__Assessment process in the ECE classroom__** 2**__) Process of creating the portfolio__** 3) **__Effects of the portfolio process on child growth and development__** 4) **__Cyclical process of teaching and evaluation__**. 5) **__Role of educational technology in transforming the curriculum__** Links: [|www.easternct.edu/cece] http://plan4tech.wikispaces.com **Tuesday** Session Title: **Spotlight Session-**Support Beginning LIteracy with Technology: Two Literacies with one Stone Session Title: **Coporate Spotlight Session-**Discover How Technology Transforms Learning for ALL Students and Parents Links: [|www.**kerpoof**.**com**] [|www.googlelittrips.org] [|www.storynory.com] [|www.tech4learning.com] http://www.smarttech.com
 * Monday **
 * Big Idea:** The primary goal of this poster presentation was to describe a digital portfolio system of assessment. Digital-age Teaching & Learning—Early Childhood/Elementary to support teachers' focus on child development, children's reflection, and curricular implementation.
 * Session Title: **Poster Session-Documenting, Reflecting, and Teaching: Digital Portfolios in the Preschool Classroom**
 * Session Title: **Spotlight Session-Lifelong Kindergarten: Keeping Imagination and Creativity in the Learning Process**
 * Big Idea:** #1The use of technologies to support early readers as they develop their traditional literacy skills and support their development of technological literacies at the same time. #2Learning Culture: How are we using technology to include parents in our 21st Century learning communities?

Session Title: **Lecture Session-**Linking Literature to the 21st Classroom Session Title: **Lecture Session-** Beyond Boundaries: Exploring Global Themes in the Elementary Curriculum Links: [|www.techlearning.com][|www.nais.org][|www.thejournal.com][|www.21stcenturyskills.org] Session Title: **Closing Keynote-Jeff Piontek** Today's Global Learners = Tomorrow's Global Leaders Session Title: **Speciality Session-**Promethean's Social Media Boot Camp Social Media in the Classroom Links: [|www.hawaiitechnologyacademy.org] [|www.htaohana.org] [|www.creativeacademies.com] [|www.bluemarsonline.com] [|www.prometeanworld.com] [|www.facebook.com/stanford] [|www.teacheng.us] [|www.su.se/english/] [|www.coveritlive.com/] [|www.journalism.wisc.edu/~kbculver/] [|www.youtube.com] __@http://promsendit.com/files/6024_a0pk7/BPvsBP.flipchart__ Blogs Wiki
 * Wednesday **
 * Big Idea:** #1**C**oncept-based teaching to establish student learning outcomes, designing meaningful activities to show mastery of literature skills, assessing student process & product through a holistic approach using rubrics & blogs, and making technology integration part of the learning process. #2Students apply higher-order thinking skills as they use a variety of Web 2.0 tools to create, communicate and collaborate.
 * Keynote and other Special Sessions **
 * Big Idea:** #1 Innovation and creativity can prepare students, teachers and leaders to imagine, design and build the future. Transforming public education through a hybrid model of individualized learning that combines classroom and virtual learning. #2 Social Media has evolved to become apowerful tool for education and business.

The entire ISTE conference experience was a delightful and eye-opening experience.There are endless innovative ways to incorporate technology into the classroom.My next steps will be to analyze how I am currently using technology in my classroom, followed by developing strategies to successfully integrate various hardware and software into teaching and learning. I would like to create a learning environment where everyday technology is familiar and encourages ECE students to embrace it in a whole new way.I would love to take my students on a virtual field trip where instruction is student centered though the use of WEB 2.0, webcams, interactive boards; where students are able to work collaboratively, making choices, developing higher order thinking skills, and most of all participating more actively in their learning. However, integrating a technology-rich environment into the ECE curriculum poses its own set of unique challenges and opportunities. ECE students have both limited attention spans and limited fine motor skill. Therefore, I will need to seek out assistance from my social media network to sort through these
 * Implications for your Classroom **