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Create a Common Core Toolkit! 11/9/2012 1:00 - 2:30 PM Presenters BETHANNE AUGSBACH All participants K - 8 will explore and take away a collection of FREE web-based resources and formative assessments to guide in the implementation of the Common Core Standards. Connections will be made to the new Teacher Evaluation System, Excellent Educators for New Jersey (EE4NJ). Join a community of innovative teachers sharing resources and research-based best teaching practices to enhance student achievement.

Engage all Students by Maximizing STEM Learning through Mobile Technology 11/8/2012 1:00 - 2:30 PM 11/9/2012 9:00 - 10:30 AM Presenters KEVIN CAREY, KRISTEN A. CATRAMBONE, ROBIN JILL REINHOLD, COURTNEY L. DAVIS, LOIS L. ALSTON This session presents the T3 (Teacher Tablet Training Project) as an opportunity to learn how current technology is used in and out of the classroom. Educators from Long Branch Middle School will share new ways to support STEM in your school. Participants will learn how to use tablets as a tool to improve academic performance in the classroom. Learn how to best support STEM learning through the use of online learning communities and mobile devices. Attendees are encouraged but not required to bring their own mobile devices to the session.

Maximizing STEM Learning through Online and Mobile Communications: Verizon Thinkfinity Site 11/8/2012 9:00 - 10:30 AM 11/9/2012 11:00 - 12:30 PM Presenters PROFESSOR ERICA BOLING DR This hands-on session will introduce methods for designing interactive, educational, and engaging online communities based on the findings from more than two years of research conducted on Verizon's Thinkfinity.org site. Topics to be covered include how educators can best support STEM learning through the use of online learning communities and mobile devices. Attendees are encouraged but not required to bring their own mobile devices to the session.

STEM, Mobile Devices and Thinkfinity Community - Perfect Together 11/8/2012 11:00 - 12:30 PM Presenters BARBARA S. DESANTIS Locating high-quality STEM resources for all grades can be time consuming. Explore free lesson plans, interactives, and activities as well as community support at http://thinkfinity.org. Make the most of BYOD. See fabulous STEM resources to use on your tablets and smart phones. Attendees are encouraged but not required to bring their own mobile devices to the session.

Think "Out of the Box" Assistive Technology Solutions 11/8/2012 3:00 - 4:30 PM Presenters HODGES KELLY Empowering students with special needs to have the best opportunity to engage, communicate and collaborate through assistive technology may sometimes be challenging. The process for acquisition currently requires many hours, costly procurements and slow implementations that are left with little or no teacher professional development. Join us to learn how a former educator, now working at Dell Global Education is working hard through a partnership with EVAS to create a solution that reduces time, cost and most importantly gets the solution in the hands of the student with special needs as quickly as possible.