SUCCESS Conference Overview

Thursday Conference Overview

8:30 - 9:00Arrival & Registration

9:00 - 10:00Welcome & Panel

10:00 - 11:00Break Out Session #1
Hands On Session #1 
11:00 - 12:00
Break Out Session #2
10:00 - 12:00
12:00 -1:00
Lunch Session

1:00 - 2:00
Break Out Session #3
Hands On Session #2 
2:00 - 3:00
Break Out Session #4
1:00 - 3:00

Friday Conference Overview

8:30 - 9:00
Arrival
9:00 - 9:30
Keynote Speaker
Harvey Almarode - James Madsion University
Brain Based Learning and the SMART Board
9:30 - 10:00
What's New in SMART - Cindy Clayville
10:00 - 11:40
Work Sessions
Novice, Intermediate and Advanced
Work Sessions - BYOL or use one of our computers loaded with the Notebook software
Practice on a SMART Board in small groups or individually.
11:45 - 12:00
Closing & Prizes

SUCCESS 2009 Sessions

Break Out Session #1 - Thursday, August 20 - 10:00am - 11:00am

Session Title:  "WOW" me with the SMART Board - FULL
Description:  This session will allow you to observe many lessons on the SMART Board to give you ideas of how to use it in your classroom.  Tools, tips and tricks will be taught throughout the session.  Bring your questions to be answered, your thoughts to be shared and your "WOW" face!
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate, Advanced
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Emilie Rekstad
Room Number: 169

Session Title:  SMART Activities & Ideas in the Music Classroom
Description:  Come discover engaging and motivating SMART Board activities designed for the music classroom.  Get inspired as we explore “musical” ways to incorporate and maximize its use.  Participants will be given an opportunity to ask questions as well as demonstrate some of their own unique ideas, lessons and activities.  This session is designed for all levels of experience.  You’re only limited by your imagination!
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate, Advanced
Grade Level:  Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Presenter:  Karen Webster
Room Number: 191

Session Title:  Introduction to SMART Notebook - FULL
Description:  This session is an introduction to the tools and features of SMART Notebook.  It is geared toward new users and users with minimal experience.   Notebook tools as well as  pictures, templates and activities from the SMART Gallery will be presented to provide ideas on how to implement them into lesson plans.
Audience Level:  Novice
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Lisa Stivers
Room Number: 179

Session Title:  Coaching Smart Using the SMART Board to teach technique and process in Activities & Athletics
Description:  This session will demonstrate how the SMART Board may be employed in Activities such as Theatre and Athletics. Traditionally, Coaches and Drama Directors have employed chalkboards and static playbooks but with the SMART Board, one can show a desired group action each step of the way and incorporate video of both successful as well as unsuccessful actions. Some explanation of instructional design and the benefits of the SMART Board will be given to set the understanding of the role of the coach in athletic game preparation. The underlying premise is that learning does not stop outside of the classroom and that the same tools that help our students learn knowledge and skills in the classroom may help them on the field and the stage as well.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate, Advanced
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Robert Muskett
Room Number: 189

Session Title:  Raising Readers: PBS Kids + Smart = F-U-N - FULL
Description:  Calling All Super Readers! A glimpse into the resources PBSKids/Read has compiled to promote literacy online for emerging readers.  These sites and resources have been specifically selected for use on The Smart Board.  Research proving the positive impact this content has had on literacy skills (Super Why) in as few as 8 lessons will be shared as well as ideas on how to adapt lessons for learners with special needs.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate
Grade Level - Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd
Presenter:  Shannon Sullivan
Room Number: 165

Break Out Session #2 - Thursday, August 20 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Session Title:  Using the Senteo for Classroom Assessments
Description:  Are you tired of paper/pencil quizzes and tests?  Are you looking for a quick and interactive way to assess your students? Using the Senteo and SMART Board could be your answer.  Find out how you can quickly assess your students with Senteo and SMART Board. Find out how to create questions and assess students anonymously or individually.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Marcella Hankins
Room Number: 167

Session Title:  Teach Math SMARTer with SMART Notebook Math
Description:  Teaching math will never be the same.  See some of the new features available with SMART Notebook Math software.  Session will include demonstration of graphing capabilities, solving equations, new polygon features, and math tools included with SMART Notebook Math (to be released this Fall).  See how this new software can transform the way you teach math.  Demonstration will be on SMART Notebook Math Beta version.
Audience Level:  Advanced
Grade Level - 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Presenter:  Michelle Meehan
Room Number: 267

Session Title:  SMART Tips and Tricks: Discovering the Gallery, Lesson Activity Toolkit 2.0 and the Menu Tools - FULL
Description:  Participants will look at items in the Gallery, Activity Toolkit 2.0 and the Menu. Examples of activities for most subject areas and elementary grade levels K-5 will be demonstrated, and the process for creating these activities will be explained.
There are so many ways to use the Smart tools. The goal is to show some of the templates, pre-made activities, and tools that will save teachers time in planning a Smart Board lesson.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate
Grade Level - K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Presenter:  Diane Coggins
Room Number: 183

Session Title:  Teaching Foreign Languages using the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard.
Description:  The SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard is an effective tool for any Foreign Language teacher. It provides an opportunity to maintain motivation, excitement and joy in students learning a new language. My presentation focuses on how to prepare interesting, fun and attractive daily lessons to accomplish tasks using the SMART Board.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate
Grade Level:  3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Presenter:  Ana Rosa B. Koski-Karell
Room Number: 185 

Session Title:  Using SmartNotebook and Ink Aware with Everything
Description:  Participants will build skills and confidence in using Ink Aware and SmartNotebook as a tool to record class activities and easily present that days work to students who may have missed class that day.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate
Presenter:  Larry Fallon
Room Number: 163

Hands On Session #1 - Thursday, August 20 - 10:00am - 12:00pm

Session Title:  Crop It: Make Your Own Online Activity in Minutes - FULL
Description:  Get your students to build thinking skills and 21st century literacy skills with Crop It - a quick hands-on learning activity where students crop a digital image to answer questions posed by the classroom teacher.  Create several different Crop It activities in minutes differentiating instruction for English Language Learners as well as students needing more challenge in a lesson.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate, Advanced
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Elizabeth McDowell
Room Number: 190

Session Title:  "Get on Board" - FULL
Description:  “Get on Board” is designed to easily introduce the SMART Board to PreK-5 Music Teachers who have limited access to the equipment and non-extensive technical training.  This hands-on session provides exposure to its basic applications, discusses internet sites and lesson plans, and includes a take home booklet with activities and practical information that will make the SMART Board an accessible, and understandable, teaching tool for the teachers.
Audience Level:  Novice
Grade Level:  Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Presenter:  Maritza Sadowsky
Room Number: 202

Session Title:  How in the World Do I Make This Thing Work! - FULL
Description:  Beginner's Basic Nuts and Bolts
Participants will learn the first things they should master to integrate their Smart Board into their daily plans and use it as something more than a write on White Board. Use of tools, gallery, and lesson planning would be the focus.
Audience Level:  Novice
Grade Level:  K-12
Presenter:  Lee Dorman
Room Number: 290

Session Title:  Creating SMART Engaging Lessons - FULL
Description:  The session will demonstrate how to use the Lesson Activity Tool Kit to add interactivity and create a high level of student engagement. Participants will learn to access the Activity Tool Kit and to modify the activities. Sample activities will be used that relate to the Virginia Standards of Learning. Participants will learn how to create their own lessons using these tools.
Audience Level:  Intermediate, Advanced
Grade Level:  K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Presenter:  Jennifer Buchko
Room Number: 390

Session Title:  Mathematics, the Brain, and the SMART Board - FULL
Description:  Transform your mathematics classroom into a colorful, engaging, and interactive experience for you students.  This entertaining session will begin with information about how the brain best learns mathematics, instructional strategies that utilize this information, mental math techniques, alternative strategies for basic skills acquisition, and how the use of the SMART Board can integrate all of the above.  Through the use of lesson demonstrations that were created for the SMART Board, teachers will be engaged in learning methods and alternative strategies for teaching elementary mathematics that integrate how the brain best learns mathematics and how the SMART Board brings it all together.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate, Advanced
Grade Level:  3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Presenter:  Harvey Almarode
Room Number: 93
 

Break Out Session #3 - Thursday, August 20 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Session Title:  10 Great Websites to Use With the SMART Board - FULL
Description:  There are so many great interactive websites that work well with the SMART Board. Come and learn about 10 of the presenters favorites.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate, Advanced
Grade Level:  Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Presenter:  Heather Hurley
Room Number: 68

Session Title:  Spicing Up Your Daily Math - FULL
Description:  Participants will learn how to make “everyday” math more exciting.  I will show examples of how to get students to the board, how to make typically “tedious” exercises more engaging, how to adapt different activities in the Lesson Activity Toolkit, and how to use Senteos and the document camera.  I will show tricks such as hidden boxes, erasing to reveal text, and sorting activities.  I will present much of the lesson using a wireless slate.
Audience Level:  Intermediate, Advanced
Grade Level:  7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
Presenter:  Jill Lyttle
Room Number: 167

Session Title:  SMART Start
Description:  SMART Boards don’t bite!  Tips and suggestions for first-time SMART Board users – learn to make the most of your first year with a SMART Board.  Use your scanner/document camera and SMART Notebook software to replace what was previous done on an overhead projector or chalkboard.  Get ideas for creating lessons that will have students out of their seats, fully engaged, and excited to learn.
Audience Level:  Novice
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Michelle Meehan
Room Number: 267

Session Title:  Delivering Smartnotes: All SmartMath Teachers Can
Description:  Learn how to deliver engaging SMART Board lesson for Algebra and beyond.  The SMART Board is one of the most important tools available today that teachers can access.  The way we use it can make a huge difference in preparation and presentation of any lesson.  This exciting tool can motivate students to pay attention and participate in the class.  Learn how to get the most use out of it and create effective lessons.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate, Advanced
Grade Level - 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Presenter:  Anthony McPhee
Room Number: 193

Session Title:  Tool Kit TOOLS! Where do I find them and how do I use them? - FULL
Description:  During this session you will locate the TOOLS folder inside the tool kit and you will interact with 3 ways to use each tool to enhance board interaction and learning.
You will be able to take the notebook with you at the end of the session.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate, Advanced
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Marnie Lewis
Room Number: 179

Session Title:  Impact of the SMART Board on Autism
Description:  Recent research is demonstrating the benefits of SMART Board-infused instruction in the classroom. Among this body of research is an investigation into the use of SMART Boards with Autism students.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate, Advanced
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Robert Muskett
Room Number: 189

Break Out Session #4 - Thursday, August 20 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Session Title:  Google and the SMART Board in Your Classroom - FULL
Description:  Discover the many interactive and collaborative tools by Google and their use with SMART Board.
Audience Level:  All
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Camilla Gagliolo
Room Number: 269

Session Title:  How to cook a SMART Lesson in 30mns or less - FULL
Description:  In this session you will learn how to use SMART tools with high instructional value. No time to waste, pick the right tool for the right task and get your lesson going for a new topic or for re-teaching in 30mns or less.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate
Grade Level:  6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Presenter:  Cathy Wague/Janet O'Grady
Room Number: 165

Session Title:  "WOW" me with the SMART Board - FULL
Description:  This session will allow you to observe many lessons on the SMART Board to give you ideas of how to use it in your classroom.  Tools, tips and tricks will be taught throughout the session.  Bring your questions to be answered, your thoughts to be shared and your "WOW" face!
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate, Advanced
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Emilie Rekstad
Room Number: 169

Session Title:  So What Exactly Is This SMART Response System?
Description:  This session is designed to introduce participants to the newly designed response system formally known as "Senteo".  Through a variety of engaging interactive activities, those taking part in the session will ascertain the skills necessary for using SMART response in the classroom.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate, Advanced
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Craig Spraggins
Room Number: 163

Session Title:  Get Outta Your Seat and Get Up to the Board! - FULL
Description:  Participants will learn ways to get their students involved in the learning process. Examples of lessons and activities will be given for most subject areas and can be applied to all grade levels.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate, Advanced
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Katrine Long and Dani Hall
Room Number: 289

Session Title:  Social Studies and the SMART Board
Description:  This session is designed to, first, show attendees how SMART Board techniques can be applied in multiple ways to one social studies lesson and, second, how to replicate those techniques.  Attendees will experience multiple versions of the same lesson that contains a preview, content, and assessment, demonstrating the versatility of SMART Board tools and gallery items.  Then attendees will learn, step-by-step, how they can replicate those same techniques in their own lessons.
Audience Level:  Novice
Grade Level:  6th - 12th
Presenter:  Lilo Stephens
Room Number: 265

Hands On Session #2 - Thursday, August 20 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Session Title:  SMART Airliners
Description:  Gain a Comfort Level with Mobile Interactive Whiteboard Technology
Participants will leave with training and confidence to operate these powerful educational tools to create and present interactive lessons.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Larry Seals
Room Number: 93

Session Title:  Adding Sounds to SMART Board Lessons
Description:  Session will include:
Dragging and dropping sound files onto a Notebook page;
Converting sound files to mp3;
Attaching and linking sounds to objects;
Using Audacity to import and export sound files – including info about Lame encoder;
Creating and editing sounds using Audacity.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Karen Webster
Room Number:  202

Session Title:  Using SmartNotebook and Ink Aware with Everything
Description:  Participants will build skills and confidence in using Ink Aware and SmartNotebook as a tool to record class activities and easily present that days work to students who may have missed class that day.
Audience Level:  Novice, Intermediate
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Larry Fallon
Room Number: 390

Session Title:  Exploring the SMART Software
Description:  Designed for Novice users, participants in this session will get a chance to explore the SMART software.  Tools examined include but are not limited to: drawing tools, shape makers, the capture tool, the gallery, use of other documents, and dozens of shortcuts to make use easier.  Users will come away with knowledge of the software and ready to become more comfortable using the SMART Board.
Audience Level:  Novice
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Teri Battles
Room Number: 190

Session Title:  Are we having fun yet? - FULL
Description:  During this workshop participants will be introduced to games created for reviewing content knowledge, or practice skills using a game format. Participants will use SMART Notebook files that can be used as templates to create their own games. We will then explore online resources for games that can be used in the classroom that take advantage of the interactive features of the SMART Board.
Audience Level:  Novice
Grade Level:  All
Presenter:  Sandy Munnell
Room Number:  290