Conference+Events

= = =ISTE 2014 Call for Proposals:=

===We need Session Submissions! Expanding on the first bullet point above, we need more submissions in each of our two strands, Computer Science and ICT/CTE. The Call for Proposals period begins September 4, 2013 and continues through October 2, 2013. ===

WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE SESSIONS TO EVALUATE AND TO ALLOW US TO BARGAIN FOR MORE SESSIONS AT ISTE 2014 DEVOTED TO TEACHING AND LEARNING ABOUT COMPUTING, OUR MISSION
=** ISTE 2012 National Conference Events **=


 * Third Annual SIG Open House. ** (Sunday) This is your opportunity to not only visit us at the SIGCT booth but also visit booths of the 20 other SIGs that exist within ISTE. As you know you can join more than one SIG - even all of them.


 * __The Forum and Playground __** are meant to let the students showcase their skills and allow for question/answer periods. Our members come from a very diverse educational component – many are teachers in the classroom, but we also have teacher educators, media specialists, some in education services (such as consultants or providers of outside content). The members of our different SIGs are looking for ways to use the technology in the classroom for student success, not just use the technology to teach the students about concepts.


 * FORUM **

 __Time and location:__ Monday, June 25 from 8am - 10am; location tbd; room holding about 250

 __Forum Title__: Listen to Us! From the Voices of Students SIGCT-ILT Forum Hashtag: #sigctiltforum

__Description of Forum for program:__ "Hear Directly" from students how creating and producing technologies in Inspiration Stations. Groups from multiple programs and organizations will share.
 * Contacts: || Jean Kiekel || Lucianne Brown ||  ||
 * || < heymsk@comcast.net > || < lucianne@gagatec.com > ||  ||

 __More detailed Description of forum__: Student groups from the different organizations would make short (12-15 minute) presentations to members of the innovative learning technologies and computer teacher special interest groups. These presentations would be similar to student showcase or poster sessions. The groups presenting are at liberty to organize their presentation in any way they wish, but to be sure to leave some room for questions built into their time. We will rotate attendee groups through the different students groups at regular intervals – depending on the number of student groups. Having 6 student group presentations would allow for an opening general information session about the SIGs and an overview of the presentations, then about an hour and a half of rotating presentations each a max of 15 minutes


 * PLAYGROUND **

 __Time and location:__ Tuesday, June 26 from 9am - 4pm; location tbd

 __Area Layout__: This will be available mid to late February; will likely allow for 1 presentation area with an interactive whiteboard along with an area for 4-6 project areas

 __Playground Title__: TBD

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">__Playground Description for Program:__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Student teams share how they create and produce technologies that enhance learning in STEM and computer science. Come and interact with our students from different organizations and programs.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Plan (current version):
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Have about 6 interactive student projects at a time in the area (to be determined after planning with ISTE conference team)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Have three time slots: 9:00am-11:00am, 11:00am-1:00pm, 1:00pm-3:00pm
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Once we have student proposals identified, we will work to schedule them in these time slots

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Contacts:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Joe Kmoch || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Veronica McGowan ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">< joe@jkmoch.com > || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">< Veronica.McGowan@delval.edu > ||

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> __Playground description:__ The playground will not be as rigid as the Forum because conference attendees will come throughout the day and stay anywhere from a few minutes to an hour or more. Student teams are encouraged to have a brief presentation which also includes engaging visitors in what they do. In the past student teams have demonstrated robots and then asked visitors to try controlling them; one group using 4-H curriculum "Junk Drawer Robotics" made robots out of common materials and encouraged visitors to sit down and try working on one; another time a group demonstrating an online robotics course had visitors sit and try this out.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> __General ISTE description of Playgrounds__: Playgrounds are day-long events that provide educators with opportunities to "play" with interactive technologies for creativity and learning. ISTE 2012 SIGCT/SIGILT Forum and Playground description and information


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Those involved: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> **__High Tech High__**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Involvement: several student groups to be involved in either or both the Forum and the Playground; also a possible tour by a group of conference attendees

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> **__USFIRST Robotics__**: David Berggren, Southern California Regional Director and instructor at High Tech High

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">**__4-H__:** Steven Worker, 4-H Science, Engineering and Technology Coordinator in southern California

**SIGCT Suggestions for sessions at ISTE2012 **
 * Sponsored Sessions. ** We will again select not only our Top 20 sessions, but also develop our own extended listing of sessions, workshops, BYOLs, poster sessions, etc which we believe are of interest to at least some segment of our SIGCT membership.
 * Annual Membership Meeting. ** We will again hold our annual membership meeting during ISTE 2012