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Director of Educational Technology & Education Changemaker
Scott is an experienced public speaker, presenter and consultant who is passionate about being a changemaker in this next great era of Education. He loves sharing thought-provoking conversations and ideas while motivating attendees to focus on the “WHY” behind everything they do. Over the years, he has presented on topics including: Assessment, Brain Research, Microsoft Tools, SEL, Leadership and Effective Technology Integration. He is currently Director of Educational Technology & Innovation at St. John’s Episcopal School in Southern California. Scott is a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert & Fellow and is also the co-host of the vodcast "Live w/US Microsoft EDU".
Together, Jeni Long and Sallee Clark, are known as "Jenallee". This dynamic duo has served collectively in education for 40+ years and are currently serving as Innovation Leaders at Castleberry ISD. Jenallee creates content to empower educators with technology tools that enhance learning on their YouTube show, TikTok channel, blog, and Twitter accounts. Jenallee published their first book with Elevate Books EDU, The Microsoft Teams Playbook, in 2021 and they are collaborating authors on the EduMatch book Amplify Learning: A Global Collaborative. In addition, Jenallee was recently awarded the Top 30 2022 EdTech Influencer Award by EdTech K-12 Magazine.
Mario, part of the eTwinz, is an award-winning educator and international speaker originally from Spain that moved to Utah several years ago to teach 6th grade in a Spanish Immersion School. Mario has presented at many conferences and events around the world sharing his expertise to help teachers transform their practice. In 2021, The EdTech Magazine (CDW) included the eTwinz in the "30 K-12 IT Influencers to follow in 2021”. In 2022, the eTwinz were recognized by ISC in their big data research “Top 75 Edruptors of 2021” including them among the 75 most influential educators around the world
Together, Jeni Long and Sallee Clark, are known as "Jenallee". This dynamic duo has served collectively in education for 40+ years and are currently serving as Innovation Leaders at Castleberry ISD. Jenallee creates content to empower educators with technology tools that enhance learning on their YouTube show, TikTok channel, blog, and Twitter accounts. Jenallee published their first book with Elevate Books EDU, The Microsoft Teams Playbook, in 2021 and they are collaborating authors on the EduMatch book Amplify Learning: A Global Collaborative. In addition, Jenallee was recently awarded the Top 30 2022 EdTech Influencer Award by EdTech K-12 Magazine.
Session description
Neuroscience is among the most impactful of the research sciences, and we have tremendous information about how the brain learns and makes connections. We will explore ways students and teachers can leverage that research, and the practical application of it, to revolutionize learning and teaching, and inspire new perspectives on the future of education.
Purpose & objective
The main objective is to equip attendees with the basic knowledge of how the brain works, and how the application of that information should drive learning & teaching. Not only will attendees come away knowing the basic physical functions, they will also understand the top 7-10 practical applications & practices they can apply to better meet the needs of their student's brains. Those applications include: sleep, working memory, the struggles of multitasking, and much more. Attendees will also have a better grasp on the impact of assessment and grades, especially where students are not provided opportunities to correct their mistakes or pause for reflection on what they have learned and how they can apply that learning.
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Outline
There will be a series of tweets released every 10 minutes, where attendees can comment and learn with other folks in the room, in addition to the other activities below.
00:00 - 00:05 Prep, join PollEverywhere, download session resources, Tweet #1
00:05 - 00:15 Pop Quiz...let's test your brain with 10 easy questions
Attendees will take part in a series of PollEverywhere
questions, while also interacting with each other, Tweet #2
00:15 - 00:20 Agenda & Background Info
00:20 - 00:30 Basics of Neuroscience
Tweet #3
00:30 - 00:45 Brain Bytes & Applications (Reflection and Conversation woven throughout this time, Tweet #4
00:45 - 00:55 Creating a Plan to Move Forward, Tweet #5
00:55 - 00:60 Questions and Closing (Tweet #6)
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Supporting research
Books: Brain Rules, NeuroTeach, The Whole-Brain Child, The Art of Changing the Brain
Websites:
https://www.thecttl.org/
https://www.braineducation.com/
https://www.edutopia.org/article/brain-based-learning-resources
https://itsieducation.com/the-6-principles-of-mind-brain-education/
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/07/12/evolution-mind-brain-and-education#:~:text=The%20Mind%2C%20Brain%2C%20and%20Education%20Program%20began%20just,would%20conjoin%20issues%20of%20learning%20and%20the%20brain.
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/07/12/evolution-mind-brain-and-education
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