Based on a survey of 2019 conference attendees, folks would like to see these session topics for the ACTEM 2020 Conference. This information was culled from 357 survey responses. Please use these ideas to begin planning your presentation proposal. The Call for Proposals will open in March of 2020.

Web of words about technology

Tech Offerings-(look for some of these sessions in the ACTEM Spring Conference 2020)

  • Security and Web Certificates
  • Setting up and managing Ubiquity Wireless Networks
  • Advanced Wireshark, and Packet Analysis with Wireshark
  • JAMF tips and tricks
  • More on networking; infrastructure; network management
  • Android
  • AI
  • eSPORTS
  • Make and Take sessions- extra FEE, guaranteed seating
  • Graphic Design
  • More DOE information
  • Google classroom zero to hero
  • Lego and Vex robotics
  • Website design
  • Co-teaching with technology
  • Larger scale engineering projects
  • How to engage and encourage tech/maker/innovation resistant colleagues
  • Raspberry Pi ideas
  • Cybersecurity
  • FERPA/COPPA topics and concerns


A wheel of communication options

Google/Apple

  • Google Admin Console
  • Google vs Apple Smackdown
  • Green Screen iMovie
  • Making Google Sheets Work for You - The next level
  • Data-informed teaching and sharing the tools to use
  • Animation
  • Engineering/Making Design Challenge Idea Exchange
  • Chromebook focus
  • Writing with iPads
  • Google Tools, anything new
  • Basic app instruction for beginners
  • Apps for sharing student work
  • Apps for coding and robotics across curriculum
  • Video creation software for Chromebooks
  • Geek of Week session
  • Math online options K-5
  • Elementary STEM lesson/project share
  • Media literacy and media bias
  • Kid friendly data tracking
  • Assessing with technology
  • Using iMovie
  • iPads instruction for elementary
  • Advanced Chromebook session
Table with educators

Curriculum Supports

  • Integrating technology into a reading or writing class to enhance the learning
  • Primary Coding/Blocky
  • Mindfulness
  • Book creator
  • Effective student-centered technology coaching cycles
  • Moving Maine classrooms from consumption to creation
  • Peardeck/Seesaw/Flipgrid
  • Project Based Learning
  • More virtual reality and augmented reality
  • Breakout EDU
  • Sketchnote
  • Using Twitter in Elementary Grades
  • Video for Engagement: The Workshop Model
  • Gamification
  • General app session like “60 apps in 60 min” or “App throw down” Could be iOS, Chrome, Android, platform agnostic, but a rapid-fire type session with diverse app options, and their use/purpose.
Students learning with ipads

Content

  • Technology in different content areas, social studies, science, math, ELA, coding, citizenship
  • Curriculum Makerspace
  • Tools for Literacy Centers
  • VR & AR creation for education
  • CoSpaces Edu: https://cospaces.io/edu/ar-vr.html
  • Novel engineering: https://www.novelengineering.org
  • Creativity
  • STEM-related and Girls in STEM and Coding
  • Digital Maine Library
  • Digital Badging
  • Sphero/Wonder Robot; Using robots and coding in content areas
  • Digital Citizenship!! and Cyberbullying
  • Computer Science and Computational Thinking in Elementary
  • Computer Science STRAND!
Round table discussion with educators

Specific Tech Groups

  • Presentations by DOE
  • Technology integrators get together to share best practices, hints and resources.
  • How Can Administrators Integrate Tech to be more effective
  • A strand/session for principals
  • A roundtable with tech integrators about tech integrator leadership-ask an Integrator to facilitate
  • Library/Tech collaboration
A poster presentation

New for 2020

  • More poster sessions about classroom content and technology ideas
  • Top 10 app/website roundtable (a quick look at 10 best apps with a panel of different teachers with different audiences)