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TRANSCRIPT
ANNUAL
PROGRAM
IMPACT
“This workshop was a great way to collaborate
and plan a unit with teachers from my school.
I would love to do this each summer.”
-Jackie Chitwood, Maxfield Elementary Teacher
PROGRAM RESULTS
• 98% of the attendees said they learned a
new technological skill
• 94% reported their experience was
excellent or good
• 94% increased their ability to integrate
technology into unit plans
Technology Integration Workshop
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Equipping educators with technology tools & career skills to prepare students for the future
Technology Integration Workshop
The Technology Integration Workshop is a four-day professional development opportunity for educators to enhance their curriculum by
utilizing technology tools in the classroom. Participants attended breakout sessions and a job shadow with a business professional.
Academy of Whole Learning, Minnetonka
Central High School, St. Paul
Como Park Senior High School, St. Paul
Highwood Hills Elementary, St. Paul
International Community School of Abidjan, Africa
Jackson Elementary, St. Paul
JJ Hill Montessori, St. Paul
Lincoln Elementary, Owatonna
Luverne Elementary School, Luverne
Luverne High School, Luverne
Luverne Middle, Luverne
Luverne Public School District, Luverne
Maxfield Elementary School, St. Paul
McKinley Elementary, Owatonna
Medford Secondary School, Medford
Owatonna ALC 9-12, Owatonna
Owatonna Middle School, Owatonna
Owatonna Public School District, Owatonna
Owatonna Senior High School, Owatonna
Perpich Center for Arts Education, Golden Valley
Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet School, Rockford
Rockford High School, Rockford
Rogers High School, Rogers
Ronald M. Hubbs Center for Lifelong Learning, St. Paul
Roseville Area Middle School, Little Canada
Springfield Secondary School, Springfield
St. Helena Catholic School, Minneapolis
Vista View Elementary, Burnsville
Washburn High School, Minneapolis
Washington Elementary, Owatonna
Worthington High School, Worthington
Schools Represented
A breakout speaker discusses how to
integrate Virtual Reality
“I underestimated how valuable the
job shadow would be. I've always
worked in education, and being
outside that environment was truly
eye-opening.”
-Jane Carlson, Owatonna School
District Educator
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
SPECIALISTS
Paul Anderson, Buffalo High School
Brenda Diekman, Buffalo High School
Angie Kalthoff, St. Cloud School District
Jen Legatt, Hopkins North Jr. High School
Rhonda Mechels, St. Paul Public Schools
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
• BestPrep celebrated its 15th Technology Integration Workshop and had nine educators
return to continue their learning
• Laura Dunham, Associate Dean of the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at the
University of St. Thomas gave an address
• The Learn from Learners student panel grew to eight students and was once again a
hit with both the attendees and panel members
3-D Design for Literacy
Matt Nupen, STEP Academy Charter School
Active Reading Strategies
Matt Nupen, STEP Academy Charter School
Beyond Google Using ELM for College and Career Readiness
Beth Staats, Minitex
Breakout EDU
Teresa Dotterer, Elk River Area School District
Coding in the Secondary World
Rhonda Mechels, St. Paul Public Schools
Coding Plugged & Coding Unplugged
Angie Kalthoff, St. Cloud Public School District 742
Collaborative Projects with Google Docs
Paul Anderson, Buffalo High School
Come Play: Codeybots & Bloxels
Beth Erlenblorn, O.H. Anderson Elementary
Creative Formative Assessments
Wendy Wolfe, Breck School
The Entrepreneurship Spirit
Laura Dunham, University of St. Thomas
Digital Collaboration in Every Classroom
Wendy Wolfe, Breck School
Digital Presentation Tools: Which is Best?
Brenda Diekman, Buffalo High School
Digital Storytelling on ANY Device with SWAY
Emily Johannes, Lexi Coenen, Microsoft
Doing More with Google Drawings
Jocelynn Buckentin, Hutchinson Public School District
Educating without Walls
Teresa Tyler, JJ Hill Montessori
Empowering Struggling Readers and Writers with Technology
Kate Tinguely, Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
Getting Started with Google Docs
Jen Legatt, Hopkins North Junior High School
Getting the Most from Google Classroom
Brenda Diekman, Buffalo High School
Google AR (Augmented Reality) Using Google Expeditions
David Hofland, Dodge Middle School
Google Classroom and Beyond
Nafeesah Muhammad, North Senior High School
Google Forms: The Nitty Gritty
Patrick Shipway, Medford Secondary School
Google Forms: The Straightforward Stuff
Patrick Shipway, Medford Secondary School
Google Scope and Sequence
Beth Erlenblorn, O.H. Anderson Elementary
Google Sites for Classroom Application Integration
Teresa Tyler, JJ Hill Montessori School
Increasing Engagement with Flipped Instruction
Paul Anderson, Buffalo High School
Investing in Students: The Stock Market Game
Stephanie Musgrove, BestPrep
Just Flip it! Using EDpuzzle to Flip Your Classroom
James Redelsheimer, Robbinsdale Armstrong High School
MakerSpace in the Media Center
Katy Tessman, Mackin Educational Resources
Panel: What’s Trending in the Workplace
Khary Campbell, General Mills, Claire Lundy, Emerson,
Amber Sherow, Travelers, Cole Turnbow, Accenture
Powerful Instructional design + Edtech = Awesome Learning
Jen Hegna, Byron Public School District
Raising Kids in a Digital Age
Jen Legatt, Hopkins North Junior High School
Seesaw: Optimize Your Classroom Learning
Gloriann Heikes, West Elementary
Six Core (and Easy!) Skills for Digital Accessibility
Shana Crosson, University of Minnesota
Social Media: PLN Building Your Network
Rhonda Mechels, St. Paul Public Schools
Technology and the Differentiated Classroom
Mary Mehsikomer, TIES
The Challenges with Inspiring Innovation...
Tyler Olson, Modern Foundation
The Design Rule of 3
Eric Neuman, Erica Stanley, Wilber Lio, Accenture
Virtual Reality on a Budget
Jocelynn Buckentin, Hutchinson Public School District
Welcome to the University of St. Thomas
Colleen Sauter, University of St. Thomas
Why Write Your Own Breakout EDU Game?
Noah Schumacher & Tom Sebo, Stillwater Middle School
Keynote & Breakout Sessions
We have attempted to correctly list all individuals and organizations that have been involved this year. Please email [email protected] with corrections.
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Business Partners — Job Shadow Hosts
Jennifer Anderson, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Scott Augustin, Thomson Reuters
Brent Bartholomew, Allianz Life
Jason Beck, Emerson
Greg Bourland, Boston Scientific
Chuck Bradley, Thomson Reuters
Devlin Brennan, OptumHealth
Joe Brown, Ameriprise Financial Services
Pam Brueck, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Maddie Byrnes, Ameriprise Financial Services
Kathleen Corrigan-Howe, Ecolab
Paul Davison, Target Corporation
Ann Dixon, Thomson Reuters
Pam Flint, Target Corporation
Kim Freeman, Emerson
Poonam Garg, Target Corporation
Todd Goodwin, Allianz Life
Alison Gunter, Ecolab
Matt Haag, Ecolab
Nicole Hansen, Thomson Reuters
Janell Hibbard, Target Corporation
Ron Holloway, Allianz Life
Rhonda Hong, Voya Financial
Bradford Hosack, EMC School
Steve Ivanca, Emerson
Bennett Johnson, Deloitte
Tina Jones, Hiway Federal Credit Union
Erica Kairis, Thomson Reuters
Aaron Korver, Target Corporation
Julie Lee, Ameriprise Financial Services
Joel Leeman, Thomson Reuters
Betsy Lulfs, Thomson Reuters
Cameron MacDonald, UnitedHealth Group
Eric Marasco, Emerson
Marisa Marek, Thomson Reuters
Brianna McCullough, Target Corporation
Anne Marie McKenzie, Allianz Life
John Michael, Target Corporation
Mirela Miresan, Ecolab
Heather Munro, Allianz Life
Scott Nugent, Thomson Reuters
David Pearson, Ameriprise Financial Services
Eric Pone, Allianz Life
Ben Ramsden, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Jay Robinson, Charles Schwab Foundation
Steve Russell, Ecolab
Kara Sabatke, Allianz Life
Jessica Schalz, Target Corporation
Aly Shrestha, Ameriprise Financial Services
Rachael Staab, Target Corporation
Cathy Stevens, Xcel Energy
Fran Tate, 3M
Bryan Taylor, Ameriprise Financial Services
Brent Torgerson, Medtronic
Renee Vevea, U.S. Bank
Fred Wagener, Allianz Life
Julina Waibel, Target Corporation
Donna Wong, OptumInsight
Steve Zweber, Thomson Reuters
A Technology Integration
Specialist helps an educator
develop her unit plan
Special thank you to our generous hosts: