Why come
This two-day event is designed to equip K-12 educators with inspirational and innovative strategies and approaches for using mobile devices such as iPads, laptops and mobile phones to enhance learning. Whether you’re an experienced user of mobile technology in the classroom or a newbie, you’ll find sessions that challenge, motivate and provoke new ways of thinking about the capacity for mobile technology for instruction, assessment and documentation of student thinking and learning.
Registration
Maximum number of participants: 75
Individuals:
Early Bird Registration (Before September 23, 2016): €275
Registration after September 23: €325.
Group rate:
Group rate per person (2 person minimum):€225
Event details
Who is it for
Classroom teachers, school administrators and ICT support teachers and technicians who are already implementing mobile technology in their schools or those who are interested in seeing how various mobile technologies work.
Follow one of the conference strands or mix and match to suit your own interests!
Strand 1 Mobile Me: productivity tools, teacher tips, using your mobile as a digital assistant
Strand 2 Photography: Mobile = visual; learning in the visual age
Strand 3 Computational Thinking: coding and beyond
Strand 4 Mobile Learning: learning on the go, iPads and laptops in the classroom, GPS, geocaching, google maps for learning
Visits to classrooms to see mobile learning in action
Hands-on workshops
Speed geeking and App cafes
IT Station demos and discussions
Call for presentations
Share your expertise and experiences by presenting a session at the conference. If you’re interested in presenting a one-hour session on mobile devices for learning (see strands above), send a description of your session to cdlt@isa.nl. The deadline for submitting an abstract is September 10, 2016.
Event sponsors
Sam Gliksman
Educational technology consultant
Sam has been leading technology applications in business and education for over 25 years and is currently working as an independent educational technology consultant to a number of K-12 schools – both large and small. He also advises and give workshops to administrators, parents and teacher groups about technology and its impact on the future of education. Sam was recently invited to meet in Athens with the Prime Minister and Education Minister of Greece to consult on ways in which they could modernize their education system through the use of technology and 21st century pedagogical practices.
Sarah Woods
MYP Design teacher
Sarah is an MYP Design teacher at the International School of Amsterdam. Previously, she was the IT Director and high school technology integration coach at Pechersk School International in Kiev, Ukraine. Sarah is both a Google Certified Innovator and Trainer and holds a Masters of Science in Education in K-12 Technology Integration. She has presented at ECIS conferences, Appsevents Google Summits, and Learning2 in Milan. She was a speaker at TEDxAmsterdamED in 2015. She is passionate about making a connection between tactile and digital learning experiences – bringing the best of the past forward and embracing the future!