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Building Learning Communities 2012
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Glenda Fahey
Tuesday
, July 17
5:00pm
Opening Reception and Main Conference Registration (sponsored by Pearson Foundation)
Plaza Ballroom & Statler - 2nd Floor
Wednesday
, July 18
7:00am
Continental Breakfast
Mezzanine - 2nd Floor
8:30am
BLC Welcome and Keynote with Chris Anderson
Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor
10:20am
Deploying Effective Collaborative Social Learning Platforms Designed for K12
Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing)
Go Above and Beyond Using the 4 C's ~ Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, & Creativity
Statler - 2nd Floor
Kids Teaching Kids: Empowering Students through Screencasting
Terrace - Lower Lobby
Situated Learning - Making the Real-World Clickable with QR Codes
Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing)
11:45am
Gaming to Create and Learn
Clarendon - 2nd Floor
1:10pm
Formative assessment rules, OK? - 101 Wrong Metaphors About The Only Assessment that Matters
Statler - 2nd Floor
The State of Play: How Gaming Can Enhance Learning
Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing)
2:35pm
An Easy Way to Globalize Classroom Activities: Intercultural Virtual Exchange for 21st Century Global Citizenship
Berkeley - 2nd Floor
Global Virtual STEM Classroom and Global Team-Work as 21st century skills
Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing)
Photo Storytelling: Images Tell Amazing Stories
Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing)
4:00pm
Give Your Students a Global VOICE!
Arlington - 2nd Floor
Music production for NON Musicians!
Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing)
6:00pm
Reception at FableVision
FableVision
Thursday
, July 19
7:00am
Continental Breakfast
Mezzanine - 2nd Floor
8:30am
Announcements w/ Alan November and Keynote with Geetha Narayanan - Innovations for Insights: 5Ws and an H (Sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor
10:20am
Less (Teaching) Is More (Learning)
Georgian - 2nd Floor
WoW in School: The Hero's Journey Continues
Clarendon - 2nd Floor
11:45am
Building Biodiversity Knowledge and Tools for 21st Century Learning
Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing)
Empower Your Students To Connect, Create and Collaborate With Each Other
Arlington - 2nd Floor
Introduction to Creating and Publishing with iBooks Author
Terrace - Lower Lobby
1:10pm
Crowdsourcing Edu Content
Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing)
Harnessing the power of the teacher and student voice to create a truly collaborative teaching environment.
Arlington - 2nd Floor
2:35pm
Who Owns the Learning
Georgian - 2nd Floor
YOU MATTER: 2 Words Changing Learning and Lives
Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing)
4:00pm
10 Important Things Librarians Should Teach This Year
Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing)
Be a Photography Artist/Genius in Under an Hour
Terrace - Lower Lobby
Reboot, Read, Write
Arlington - 2nd Floor
5:30pm
Topic/Question & Tool Hands-on Gatherings (BYOD)
Boston Park Plaza
9:00pm
Annual BLC Bash (sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Friday
, July 20
7:00am
Continental Breakfast
Mezzanine - 2nd Floor
8:30am
Announcements and Keynote with Eli Pariser (Sponsored by ePals)
Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor
10:20am
Eli Pariser's Keynote Follow up
Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Habitudes for Leading and Learning in the 21st Century
Georgian - 2nd Floor
Kids Teaching Kids: Empowering Students through Screencasting
Arlington - 2nd Floor
11:45am
An entire PROFESSIONAL production studio in your pocket! REALLY!
Terrace - Lower Lobby
Empower Your Students To Connect, Create and Collaborate With Each Other
Statler - 2nd Floor
1:10pm
Bling v Bang! - Where’s the Learning? How Can You Tell?
Terrace - Lower Lobby
Build a Robust Learning Library with Diigo
Arlington - 2nd Floor
Empathy: The 21st Century Skill
Georgian - 2nd Floor
The State of Play: How Gaming Can Enhance Learning
Beacon Hill - 4th Floor (A wing)
United Classrooms: The Australian Connection
White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing)
2:30pm
Closing Keynote w/ Alan November & Special Guest, Greg Whitby (sponsored by ePals)
Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Building Learning Communities 2012
Jul 15
-
20, 2012
Sunday
, July 15
Monday
, July 16
Tuesday
, July 17
Wednesday
, July 18
Thursday
, July 19
Friday
, July 20
Boston, MA
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BLC Information Center - 2nd Floor
Boston Park Plaza
Cambridge - 4th Floor (A wing)
Clarendon - 2nd Floor
Downtown Boston
FableVision
Georgian - 2nd Floor
Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Mezzanine - 2nd Floor
MIT Media Lab
Plaza Ballroom & Statler - 2nd Floor
Statler - 2nd Floor
Stuart - 4th Floor (C wing)
Terrace - Lower Lobby
White Hill - 4th Floor (C wing)
Whittier - 4th Floor (C wing)
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Crafting Vision and Managing Change
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Teaching Global Communication Skills
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