ACTEM2023

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ACTEM2023

Welcome to the 2023 ACTEM Conference! #ACTEM23
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7:00am EDT

Registration Open! Lobby Exhibitor Setup Exhibit Hall

8:30am EDT

Unlocking AI's Potential: The Good, Bad, and Amazing! Discover how AI is transforming learning in the classroom. Fort WesternPatricia J. Brown Getting Started with Merge EDU (Beginners) PenobscotKatie Angelone Maine App Challenge - $90K in scholarships and counting SagadahocMatt Jones Student Empowerment for an Unknown Future: Meeting ISTE Standards with LEGO® Education KennebecRobert Lane Teaching Using Minecraft on a Budget CapitalMary Chase • Glen Chase Whole Student Teaching and Learning FranklinMatt Drewette-Card • Leigh Alley • Mary Bellavance How to Host a Successful STEAM Night! HowardTerri Dawson • Suzanne Dix Teach 3D Digitization: 3D Scan to 3D Print in 1 Class Period Lincoln / OxfordDavid Ciolfi Aruba Users Group Open Session YorkJason Cote Technology Directors Mentoring Program - Pre-Registration Required HancockElizabeth Fowler From Chaos to Chrome-tastic: Taming the Google Suite Jungle SomersetJoEllen Clive All My Fav Tech Integration Tools CumberlandCrystal Blais Creating with Canva ArnoldJanice Rodriguez • Michelle Russo Immersive pop-up classroom experience with iPad Pine TreeRyan Wiggins • Stephanie Weber • Mia Morrison • Tara Maker • Trey Bachner Modernize Your Data Reporting with Google Tools Androscoggin / AroostookLaura Tilton

9:45am EDT

ChatGPT / AI: Ban it? No Detect it? Maybe Embrace it? Yes! Fort WesternMaureen Yoder Classroom to Competition: Using LEGO Spike Prime Essentials Kit CapitalGeoff Cyr • Jamee Luce How to Build Computational Thinking Skills SomersetYuhong Sun Inspiring K-5 Students to Pursue STEAM Careers Early on, Building Excitement and Confidence KennebecRobert Lane Storytelling with Sphero indi AugustaBrad Fessler Data Done Right: LinkIt! and ME districts’ MTSS initiatives PenobscotMatt Wilson Empowering Inclusive Classrooms with Tech Androscoggin / AroostookReach My Teach • Courtney Graffius A laser Focused Crash Course - Buyer's Discussion PiscataquisStephen Avery 360 Immersive Education: Unparalleled adventures FranklinKathy Jarret • Wendy Lorigan Breakout EDU- escape room in a box Lincoln / OxfordAmy Tucker • Sonja Abbott Using 3 Act Tasks to Support Problem Solving in Math ArnoldJennifer Fronczak Technology Directors Mentoring Program - Pre-Registration Required HancockElizabeth Fowler 3D Printing with a Mobile Device SagadahocStephen LaRochelle • Joseph Brittelli Clear Touch takes your Google Experience to the Next Level YorkPhil Silverstein Empowering Students: Creating a Chromebook Repair Tech Team HowardNicky Acevedo GEG New England SmackDown CumberlandEric Lawson • Thomas Rup Immersive pop-up classroom experience with iPad Pine TreeRyan Wiggins • Stephanie Weber • Mia Morrison • Tara Maker • Trey Bachner

10:55am EDT

Keynote: Patricia J. Brown - Ignite! Activate! & Engage: Captivate Creativity through Access and Opportunity StagePatricia J. Brown

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Exhibit Hall (Both Sides) Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall

12:30pm EDT

Engineering with Sphero Blueprint Exhibit HallBrad Fessler

1:00pm EDT

Make It Till You Fake It. A Presentation about AI AugustaLeslie Fisher Twenty-four for ‘24: Trends, Technologies, Tools, Resources Fort WesternMaureen Yoder Exploring Options to (Re)Start a Computer Science Curriculum Androscoggin / AroostookPaul Lamson-LaPlume Laying the Foundation for Computational Thinking Skills through Hands-on Learning KennebecRobert Lane A Hands-On Approach to Cybersecurity and CTE SagadahocAdam Toepfer Student Engagement is a Must! CumberlandPatricia J. Brown A laser Focused Crash Course - Creator's Discussion PiscataquisStephen Avery Empowering Expression: The Intersection of Media Arts & SEL Lincoln / OxfordTracy Williamson • Jeff Ireland From Classroom to the Real World FranklinJeff Borland Getting the most out of Google Classroom YorkHeidi Lachapelle How to get Canva for your district or school — 100% free! PenobscotAndy Shaw Immersive pop-up classroom experience with iPad Pine TreeRyan Wiggins • Stephanie Weber • Mia Morrison • Tara Maker • Trey Bachner Knock-knock – Who’s there? – AI with new opportunities! CapitalIrina Tuule • Kara Applegate

2:15pm EDT

Unleashing Student Potential: Responsible AI CapitalKate Meyer • Nicole Karod Beebot and Sphero Indis: Coding Content Integration K-2 ArnoldAnna Bennett • Patrick Sanborn Constructing Science and Engineering Knowledge with LEGO® Education KennebecRobert Lane Innovative Industry Partnerships in Building CS Pathways Lincoln / OxfordAngela Oechslie SEL Starter Strategies AugustaCarl Hooker Visual Essays in Elementary using Clips PenobscotTodd Abbott • Jenna Cross Using Arts and Edtech to Take Action for the Planet CumberlandJennifer Williams • Lindsay Zilly H5P and Me! - FREE YorkTroy Patterson Google Sheets: Learn More and Do More Androscoggin / AroostookPaul Lamson-LaPlume Immersive pop-up classroom experience with iPad Pine TreeRyan Wiggins • Stephanie Weber • Mia Morrison • Tara Maker • Trey Bachner

3:25pm EDT

ACHIEVE & John Lunt Friend of Technology Award / Thursday Door Prizes Stage

4:00pm EDT

Vendor Reception Exhibit Hall

5:30pm EDT

Board Game Night Penobscot

6:30pm EDT

ACTEM After Hours Fort Western, Howard, Arnold

7:00am EDT

Registration Open! Lobby

8:00am EDT

Boost Classroom success with Merge EDU! CapitalKatie Angelone Coding across the Curriculum with LEGO® Education KennebecRobert Lane Come learn about CSTA Maine! PiscataquisAllison Braley • Sean Wasson • Alison Avery Sphero BOLT: Beyond the Roll Block PenobscotBrad Fessler May the Force be with your Team! ArnoldHolly Doe Elements of Design: PBL with the Periodic Table WashingtonBen Williamson • John Condello The "Maine Loves Public Schools" Project SomersetJim Moulton Utilizing Podcasting in the Classroom WaldoGwyneth Maguire • Joshua Schmidt Creating a Technology Incident Response Plan (Part 1) HancockJennifer Day • Jim Morrill Giving Students the Lead in Learning Lincoln / OxfordMartha Thibodeau What's your Modus Operandi? A panel Q&A of tech teachers Androscoggin / AroostookCrystal Blais • Esther McKay • Leesa Joiner • Katie Hollenback • Dan Wolotsky Navigating Attendance Data to Drive Action SagadahocJess Anderson App Smashing During Math and Reading to Motivate Learners HowardJacqueline Durant-Harthorne Immersive pop-up classroom experience with iPad Pine TreeRyan Wiggins • Stephanie Weber • Mia Morrison • Tara Maker • Trey Bachner Kami's Accessibility Tools: Impactful Inclusion Fort WesternOliver Tingling These are a few of MY Favorite Things! CumberlandDavid Trask

9:15am EDT

Keynote: Carl Hooker StageCarl Hooker

10:15am EDT

Exhibitor Time - Morning Break Exhibit Hall

11:00am EDT

Generative AI: Friend or Foe? ArnoldHeather Perkinson • Darren Bridgewater Inspiring 6-12 Students to Pursue STEAM Careers Early on, Building Excitement and Confidence KennebecRobert Lane Simplifying Network Security & Management CapitalJason Cote Using Game-Based Learning to Increase Student Engagement WaldoJoshua Schmidt Primary Sources at your fingertips PiscataquisSarah Joy Engage Students' Learning with Green Screen WashingtonYuhong Sun • Gwyneth Maguire STEAM Powered Makers YorkKeith Kelley 🎶 We're Living in Digital World but I am a Material(s) Girl PenobscotMarci Klein Leveraging ELOs to Increase Equity of Access Androscoggin / AroostookSarah Irish • Sam Brink Creating a Technology Incident Response Plan (Part 2) HancockJennifer Day • Jim Morrill Escape Room Experiences; Engaging Students in Content Lincoln / OxfordNicole Karod The Newbs Guide to Techifying Your Classroom! HowardSusie Simmons • Ashley LaCroix Immersive pop-up classroom experience with iPad Pine TreeRyan Wiggins • Stephanie Weber • Mia Morrison • Tara Maker • Trey Bachner Technology and Math: It Just Adds Up CumberlandStephen Avery • Lindsey Cawood Unleashing Creativity with Book Creator SagadahocJill Mathieu Walking through the Valley: Tech Tools for Times of Trouble Fort WesternEsther McKay What’s Working to Engage Families Today: Communication Tips for Technology Leaders SomersetKaren Feltman

12:15pm EDT

Lunch Exhibit Hall (Both Sides) AI and its Impact on Maine Industry and Education Fort WesternJen Adams Chomping, Coding, Chatting HowardAshley LaCroix Overview of Cyber and Physical Services from Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency HancockRyan Barnes Creating Projects for the Planet: Climate Education for All CumberlandJennifer Williams • Lindsay Zilly

12:30pm EDT

Engineering with Sphero Blueprint Exhibit HallBrad Fessler

1:20pm EDT

10 AI tools for creating content CumberlandCarl Hooker Dash into Content! Coding and content integration ArnoldAnna Bennett • Patrick Sanborn Lego Lowdown KennebecSusie Simmons • Laurie Delaney Using Computer Science to Solve Real World Problems WaldoJeff Bailey Establishing a Cybersecurity Baseline – The “Eat Right and Exercise” of Cybersecurity HancockRyan Barnes Healthy Balance in School Tech—Not Woo Woo, Just Smart! Lincoln / OxfordNorma-Jean Audet • Jordan Lord Reaching the Reluctant Reader with Terrific Tech Techniques CapitalKaren Janowski Digital Citizenship for the Very Busy WashingtonAbigail Thompson • Shawn Russell Digital Ownership: Teaching Gen Alpha’s “New” Literacy SagadahocKate Meyer • Jonathan Werner How to Implement a Skateboarding Program at your School? YorkKeith Kelley See Design Thinking in Action with a "Modern Zoo Challenge" PenobscotMarci Klein ELOs: More than an online course Androscoggin / AroostookSarah Irish • Sam Brink The Merge Cube and Merge EDU Fort WesternLeslie Fisher Dragging your feet on National Boards? PiscataquisMarissa Deku How to Harness the Power of AI with Canva for Education HowardAndy Shaw Immersive pop-up classroom experience with iPad Pine TreeRyan Wiggins • Stephanie Weber • Mia Morrison • Tara Maker • Trey Bachner Technology Pot-Luck SomersetMary Chase

2:30pm EDT

Building Inclusive Computer Science Classrooms Lincoln / OxfordJulie York • Lindsay Jamieson UMA Maine Cyber Range: Model, Evaluate, and Train HancockDr. Henry Felch EdTech Strategies to Reach Disengaged Learners CapitalKaren Janowski Picture Book Exploration-Using Ed Tech To Increase Belonging SagadahocSara Norsworthy Do you have Common Sense? WaldoMarissa Deku • Tammy Thibodeau Beyond Frequencies: Sonic Creation & Mindful Harmony WashingtonTracy Williamson STEM2STRINGS - Guitar Building in the Classroom YorkKeith Kelley Tech Adventures with Young Children- PreK/K SomersetBonnie Blagojevic • Juana Rodriguez-Vazquez Unruly Splats Kinesthetic Learning CumberlandMarty Cryer Creating culture and processes around Data and Privacy ArnoldJim Morrill • Holly Doe ACTEM on the Fly! Fort WesternSusie Simmons • Jason W. Bersani Immersive pop-up classroom experience with iPad Pine TreeRyan Wiggins • Stephanie Weber • Mia Morrison • Tara Maker • Trey Bachner One Slide Wonders with Nearpod HowardJanice Rodriguez • Michelle Russo

3:30pm EDT

Closing Session & Door Prizes Stage