Change display time — Currently: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) (Event time)

Higher-Order Thinking Playground — Engage in Critical Creative Thinking Activities and Resources!

,
Colorado Convention Center, Playground A

Explore and create: Playground

Save to My Favorites

Presenters

Jaysen Bass

Digital Media Producer

ReynoldsCenterTLC

A mentor, video editor, and content creator, Jaysen Bass, a recent graduate of Boston College, brings his expertise in storytelling and technical prowess in media to the FableVision/Reynolds TLC team as the digital media producer. While at Boston College, Jaysen was awarded the Digital Media Field Production Best Editor Award and second place in the Leonard Persuasive Speaking Contest. He also honed his leadership and creative problem solving skills as president of Writer’s Circle. He graduated with a B.A. Communication, Minor in Sociology and a heart for community. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaysenbass/

Laura Davies

Middle School Science, LA, STEAM

Stikine Middle School
@lc_davies
@lauracdavies

Laura Davies is a middle school science, language arts, and STEAM teacher in Wrangell, Alaska. She grew up in Ontario, Canada but has lived in Alaska for 20 years. This is her 17th year teaching in Wrangell. She loves running with students and is the middle school cross-country coach. She runs a year-long after-school club that provides students an opportunity to create documentaries and podcasts. She is an active board member of the Alaska Society for Technology in Education and the Alaska Science Teachers Association. She is an HP Teaching Fellow.

Jaime Donally

Author | Speaker | Consultant

ARVRinEDU
@jaimedonally
@jaimedonally

Jaime Donally is an emerging technology enthusiast. She began her career as a math teacher and later moved into instructional technology. Her desire to build relationships has created opportunities to collaborate with students and educators around the world. She provides staff development and training on immersive technology as an edtech consultant, and her latest adventures include Global Maker Day and #ARVRinEDU events. She’s also an author and speaker on the practical use of augmented reality and virtual reality in the classroom.

Carly Ghantous

Education Change Agent

Learn21
@carlyghantous
@carlyghantous

Carly has worked in education for fifteen years as a teacher and educational technology trainer. Carly has a B.S. in Secondary Education – Language Arts from the University of Cincinnati, is a Google Certified Educator and Microsoft Innovative Educator and has earned a Blackboard Catalyst Award for work on content creation and online instruction. Carly is finishing the last courses for her M.Ed. in Instructional Design and is currently teaching language arts and history courses at the Davidson Academy Online. She continues to develop online courses and content as well.

Laurie Guyon

Lead Coordinator for Inst Tech Programs

WSWHE BOCES
@smilelearning
@wswhebocesms

Laurie Guyon is the Lead Coordinator for Instructional Technology Programs at WSWHE BOCES in Saratoga Springs, New York. She is the Capital Region Director and a trainer for The New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education (NYSCATE). Laurie is also an adjunct professor for SUNY Plattsburgh, where she teaches Digital Age Learning in the CAS SBL program. She is the author of SMILE Learning: Leveraging the Power of Educational Technology. Laurie also cohosts a Podcast called SMILE Factor.

Dr. Stacy Hawthorne

Chief Academic Officer

Learn21
@StacyHaw

Learn21’s Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Stacy Hawthorne, has over a decade of experience designing, implementing, and supporting digital learning. In recognition of her work in the field she was recognized by CoSN with an Impact 30 Award in 2023. She has experience as a teacher, online school director, district technology leader, and on the industry side of education. Stacy serves as an ISTE Community Leader and on CoSN’s Driving K-12 Innovation Advisory Board.

Julie Jaeger

Professional Development. Gifted Ed, Tech Integration, Regular Ed

Minot, ND
@jjaegerconsults

Julie Jaeger, PD Coach/Consultant, Veteran Elem-MS educator, Tech Integrator, and Gifted Instructor, enjoys bringing "a-ha" moments and higher order thinking via Tech Integration, Differentiated Instruction, Digital StoryTelling, and Curriculum Enrichment using Critical Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, and Questioning. Authored "I-imagine Dares Students to be Their Best Selves" (ISTE Learning and Leading, June/July 2013) and received the 2016 Digital StoryTelling Creativity Leadership Award. Currently ISTE Community Leader and ND Association for Gifted Children Board member. Former Chair of the ISTE Digital StoryTelling Network. Holds an MS in Education with Technology Integration and Credential in Gifted Education.

Allie Joyner

Director of Innovative Solutions

FableVision Learning
@Allie Joyner

Allie Joyner, Director of Innovative Solutions Allie radiates a passion for life. With over 15 years of experience in K-12 education, she champions creativity, joy, and empowerment for learners and educators. Her background in instructional technology, bilingual education, and curriculum design has been instrumental in creating innovative learning experiences for ALL. Her journey took a fortuitous turn when she heard Peter H. Reynolds' speech at the famous Riverside Church in New York City in 2019. Since then, Allie's journey has been a series of interconnected "Dots," leading her to The FableVision Learning Team.

Ryan Kochevar

Director of Customer Success, Enablement

WeVideo
@RKfromWeVideo

Ryan is an experienced educator in both formal and informal learning environments who now works as the Director of Customer Success for WeVideo. With over a decade of experience in education, Ryan has focused primarily on instructional design and teaching and learning strategies that apply in STEM-rich and maker centered learning environments. Recently, Ryan has applied his work in STEM to digital storytelling in his effort to further the concepts of using video as a pedagogy. Ryan is a certified maker educator and holds a Masters Degree in Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning with educational technologies from Sonoma State University.

Dr. Sadie Lewis

Director of Instructional Design

Sadie Lewis Consulting
@sadieclorinda
@sadieclorinda

Sadie Lewis is the Director of Instructional Design + Personalized Learning, where she works to develop programs and professional learning around instructional design, technology integration, engagement strategies and best practices. She works with teachers to plan innovative lessons and activities, and provides classroom support to foster authentic learning. Sadie is a Google Certified Innovator, and has presented at ISTE, ICE Indiana, MassCUE, FETC, METC, and regional conferences on design, instructional technology, and professional learning.

Melody McAllister

Executive Director/Educator

ASTE/Anchorage STrEaM Academy
@Melody JOY McAllister
@mjmcalliwrites

Melody McAllister is a mom of five, middle school teacher, and edtech consultant. She is the author of the I'm Sorry Story. Her Growth Over Grades Podcast features educators who are making changes in education. She also hosts a live, weekly bookchat for educator/authors and co-hosts Thrive O'Clock, a weekly LIVE broadcast, with Educator Rachelle Dene Poth.

Desmond McCauley

Dr. Scott McLeod

Professor

University of Colorado Denver
@mcleod
@scottmcleod

Professor, Educational Leadership; Founding Director, CASTLE CASTLE is the first university center in the USA focused on leadership, innovation, technology, and deeper learning. Scott's bio: http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/bio CASTLE: http://schooltechleadership.org

Gwynn Moore

Retired Educator

NA
@gimmym

I am a 30-year veteran educator, an ISTE Certified Educator, an active ISTE Community Leader member, and a Colorado InnEdCO Ambassador. I am a retired Instructional Technology/STEM-CTE Teacher from Aurora Public Schools in Aurora, Colorado. As a passionate horse lover and traveler, when I am not horseback riding or enjoying a traveling adventure, I enjoy working with educators to build their passion and understanding of Technology Integration to engage students in learning. I have presented at ISTE since 2010 and Colorado’s ISTE Affiliate InnEdCO since 2007.

Rosa Moore

Script Supervisor/Production Manager

PiePie Productions

Christine Morgan

K-5 Technology Teacher

Hairgrove Elementary, CFISD
@Ms_Morgan15
@Ms.Morgan15

Christine Morgan, M. Ed. is a K-5 Technology Teacher in Houston, TX that is determined to share her love of technology & creativity with others. She loves being able to connect with other educators through Twitter and attending (and presenting) conferences. As a self-proclaimed ‘techy teacher’, she loves finding ways to engage and support her students, as well as enhance their creativity. Christine continues a “lifelong learner” frame of mind and is always on the lookout for new ways to support her 21st century learners. Check out her website at christine-morgan.com where she shares free templates!

Jaden Muscat

Tim Needles

Technology Integration Specialist

Smithtown School District
@timneedles
@timneedles

Tim Needles is an artist, educator and author of STEAM Power. He’s a TEDx Talk speaker, technology integration specialist, and teaches art and emerging media at Smithtown Schools and Five Towns College. His work has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, Columbus Museum of Art, and the Norman Rockwell Museum. He’s the recipient of ISTE’s Technology in Action and Creativity Award, NAEA’s Eastern Region Art Educator Award & ArtEdTech Outstanding Teaching Award, and The Rauschenberg Power of Art Award. He’s also a board member of NYSCATE and NYSATA, a NASA Solar System Ambassador, an ISTE Community leader and NAEA ArtMediaTech chair.

Nadia Repenning

CEO

AgentSheets, Inc.
@AgentSheets
@agentsheets_inc

Nadia Repenning is the CEO and a founder of AgentSheets, Inc., a company focused on developing and implementing software environments for agent-based games and simulations in STEM education. She has created and taught professional SGD development classes for teachers globally. Nadia Repenning is the CEO and a founder of AgentSheets, Inc., a company focused on developing and implementing software environments for agent-based games and simulations in STEM education. She has created and taught professional SGD development classes for teachers globally.

Paul Reynolds

CEO

FableVision/Reynolds Center TLC
@fablevision
@FablePaul

Paul Reynolds is CEO of Boston-based FableVision, which develops edtech/media, mobile games and apps, and Executive Director of the non-profit Reynolds Center for Teaching, Learning & Creativity (ReynoldsTLC.org,) which supports teacher and student creativity with a focus on scalable, constructionist and maker education tools and CTE pathways. Along with teaching digital media & storytelling at Boston College for over two decades, he is also an award-winning children's book author who collaborates with his twin brother and New York Times #1 Best-Selling Author/Illustrator, Peter H. Reynolds.

Shana Sabourin

Instructional Technology Coach

Charles J. Colgan, Sr. High School/PWCS

Shana Sabourin is an Instructional Technology Coach with an instructional background in Secondary/English Language Arts. She has been in the education profession for nineteen years. Her focus is on increasing teacher familiarity and comfortability with technological tools that help to prepare our scholars for life as productive digital citizens outside of the classroom.

Mark Shouldice

Teacher

Rangeview High School
@MrShouldiceCO

Mark is Technology Coordinator and Mechatronics Teacher at Rangeview High School in Aurora, CO. Previously, he taught Scalable Game Design for twelve years at middle school, and was part of the senior training team at the SGD Institutes, conferences, and the lead trainer for staff in the Aurora Public Schools. The Scalable Game Design initiative made a huge difference in the way that he teaches computer science and the skills related to teaching students computational thinking. This method for getting students to process Computational Thinking is unique and innovative, making a significant and engaging impact via this program for the students.

Erica Shumaker

Education Change Agent

Learn21
@ericajshumaker
@EricaShumaker

Erica is an expert at addressing student’s needs in innovative and meaningful ways. She has experience working with students from diverse backgrounds as a School Counselor for K-12 schools. Erica works at the intersection of student support, academic rigor, and social emotional learning. She holds credentials in school counseling and secondary English teaching in California, Arizona, and Nevada and holds Masters degrees in Educational Counseling and English. She currently works as an Education Change Agent with Learn21 and is presenting with ISTE's Expert Webinar Series in November 2023.

Corrina Smith

Product Manager

AgentSheets, Inc.
@agentsheets_inc
@Agentsheets

Corrina Perrone Smith creates tutorials/curricula for teacher PD and student instruction. She is involved in design, usability testing, and managing the AgentCubes product. Her background is in AI and CS research. She was one of the first to connect educational software to the internet with WebQuest, for which she won a Gold Medal from the Mayor of Paris, France at WWW5 for “Best Paper/Best Application of the WWW to Education.” Her research includes pioneering meta-programming applications for Analogous Programming; Optimizing Large Databases; Artificial Intelligence for Command, Control, Simulation, and Diagnostics for spacecraft; and automatic LAN diagnostics and configuration repair.

Sara Smith

Director of Creative Education

FableVision Learning
@sarakaysmith

Sara is an experienced K-12 educator, creativity facilitator and curriculum designer. She holds a Master of Science in creativity from the Center for Applied Imagination at SUNY Buffalo State and is trained in facilitating self-directed learning and Creative Problem Solving. Sara develops and delivers compelling professional development to lead change and grow creative skills. Her vision is to support creative communities to help people nurture their passions and strengths.

Laura Thomas

Faculty

Antioch University New England
@antioch_new
@auneeducation

After nearly a decade of teaching high school English, debate, theatre, and speech, I joined the Education Department faculty at Antioch University New England. I'm currently the Director of the Experienced Educators Program, which provides MEds and certificates for working teachers. I advise students in our Critical Skills Classroom, Integrated STEAM, and Self-Designed concentrations. I'm an author, Community Facilitator, and Contributing Editor for Edutopia and am the author of multiple articles and monographs as well as "Facilitating Authentic Learning" (Corwin, 2011). I live in Keene, New Hampshire with my husband, John, and our two rescues Maggie and Luna.

William Watts

Student Success Coordinator

Charles J. Colgan High School
@mrbillywatts
@mrbillywatts

Mr. Billy is the technology coach at Colgan HS.His career began as a special education teacher at PACE West School, followed as the instructional technology coach at Ellis Elementary School, and opened Colgan High School, a school with a fine and performing arts specialty program. Mr. Watts is passionate about mentoring students to build healthy relationships, developing student voice through digital communication, and working with educators to connect the classroom to impact in the outside world. He is a giant AV nerd and does a decent Cookie Monster impression.

Evelyn Zuccarelli

Session description

Elevating student thinking, creativity and questioning to the highest levels of Blooms is good for all students. Come ponder, problem-solve and engage in the rigor and relevance of higher-order thinking as you explore tech resources and critical creative thinking activities you can use the next day.

Purpose & objective

Engage in Critical Creative Thinking Activities and Resources!
Come ponder, problem solve, and engage in the rigor and relevance of higher order thinking as you explore tech resources and critical creative thinking activities you can use the next day. Participants will be able to actively engage and explore multiple resources, formats, tools, and applications through interactive sandbox and presentation stages.
Interactive Tables
See full descriptions here https://tinyurl.com/HOTSPlayground24

4 Shifts Protocol for Deeper Thinking and Learning - Scott McLeod

SEL+PBL= HOTS Challenge Design - Laura Thomas

Creative STEAM Powered Integrations - Tim Needles

Competition STEM-Based Program is HOT Engagement for Students Gwynn Moore

Game On: Igniting Classroom Engagement with CoSpaces - Jaime Donally

Authentic Assessment through Student Reflections- Melody McAllister

The Higher Order Thinking Behind 3D Game Design Mark Shouldice, Corinna Perrone Smith, Nadia Repenning

It’s Getting HoT In Here! Our Interactive HoT Game Show! Stacy Hawthorne, Erica Shumaker, and Carly Ghantous

The Thinking Behind Movie Development To Develop Characters Roe Moore

Expand Critical Thinking Skills by Integrating Maker-centered Learning and Digital Storytelling Ryan Kochevar

Empowering Creativity: Crafting Collaborative Place-Based Documentaries Laura Davies

“Amplifying Student Voices: The TedTalk Revolution” Billy Watts and Shana Sabourin

Presentation Stage 1 Easy to Implement Thinking Integrations!
Gallery Walk of Higher Order Thinking Integrations
Thinking Routines to Boost Critical Creativity - Sadie Lewis
Once Upon AI - Laurie Guyon
Free Resources/Integrations that Elevate Students Thinking About Their Learning - Julie Jaeger

Presentation Stage 2 Celebrating Dot Day
A Tribute to the late Terry Shay Founder of International Dot Day and its 15th anniversary!
Make Your Mark! 15th Anniversary Dot Day Celebration -Paul Reynolds
Harvesting Stories: Make Your Mark! - Paul Reynolds
Activities and integrations - Jaysen Bass, Sara Smith, and Allie Joyner

More [+]

Outline

Engage in Critical Creative Thinking Activities and Resources!
Come ponder, problem solve, and engage in the rigor and relevance of higher order thinking as you explore tech resources and critical creative thinking activities you can use the next day. Participants will be able to actively engage and explore multiple resources, formats, tools, and applications through interactive sandbox and presentation stages.
See full descriptions here https://tinyurl.com/HOTSPlayground24

Interactive Tables
4 Shifts Protocol for Deeper Thinking and Learning - Scott McLeod

SEL+PBL= HOTS Challenge Design - Laura Thomas

Creative STEAM Powered Integrations - Tim Needles

Competition STEM-Based Program is HOT Engagement for Students Gwynn Moore