Have you signed up for the FREE Reform Symposium Online Conference?
I have!
It takes place Friday, July 29 – Sunday, July 31 and looks AMAZING! There will be something for everyone! Just think, where else would you get leaders in education presenting for 3 full days – on countless topics? The days are jammed packed with so much variety and opportunities for learning!
Here is an overview of what has been planned for the Reform Symposium:
Day One (Friday, July 29)
- Welcome at 7am
- There are 3 Key Note addresses throughout the day
- There are a total of 24 workshops offered
- There is 1 panel discussion in which you can participate.
Day Two (Saturday, July 30)
- Starts at 1am (that’s what happens at worldwide conferences, I guess)!
- Keynote address is from 1:30-2:30am
- Workshops begin at 3:00am
- There are 40 workshops to choose from throughout the day
- There is an Unconference where you will get the opportunity to chat with colleagues from around the world in Google+ or Skype
- 3 other Keynotes through the day
- 1 Panel Discussion
- Conference ends for the day at 8:15pm
Day Three (Sunday, July 31)
- Starts at 1am!
- 4 Keynote addresses throughout the day
- 1 Panel Discussion
- An opportunity to participate in Technology Smackdown – where anyone can present their favourite website or technology tool in 2 minutes.
- Closing Keynote address is 2:00-3:00pm
- 3:30 -4:00 – Raffle
- 4:-4:30 – Symposium Closing
In all, there are over 80 presenters participating in the conference, from over 50+ countries! The organizers are expecting over 8,000 educators from around the world.
This really is an amazing Professional Development opportunity!
I have looked through the schedule and a sample of the workshops I hope to attend include (Vancouver time):
- July 29 – 9:30-10:00am – It’s Personal – Differentiating to Customized Learning / Math and Technology
- July 29 – 10:30 – Empowering Women and Girls in Technology
- July 29 – 11:30-12:30 – Panel Discussion – Collaboration Between Leadership and Teachers
- July 29 – 1:00 -1:30 – My One Great Lesson
- July 29 – 2:00 – 2:30 – PLN
- July 29 – 4:30 – 5:00 – Online Collaborative Space
- July 29 – 5:30 – 6:00 – Preparing Educators to be Technologically Literate
- July 29 – 6:30-7:30 – Closing Keynote – Critical Thinking 2.0
Okay, I may not be able to attend the first workshops on Day 2. I didn’t realize they were in the middle of the night when I wrote them down. I’m a little bummed because I really wanted to attend the 20 Tools in 40 minutes, but I don’t think I can get up at 1:30 to attend the workshop (unless, of course, my 6-month-old decides he needs to nurse at that time). I will still list some of them that I am interested in, regardless of the time. I wonder if these workshops will be saved and archived for future viewing? Hmmmmm…. I may get to see everything afterall!
- July 30 – 1:30 – 2:30 – 20 Tools in 40 Minutes (so cool!)
- July 30 – 4:00 – 4:30 – Learning Styles
- July 30 – 6:30 – 7:00 – Dogme with Young Learners
- July 30 – 7:30 – 8:30 – Differentiating Instruction for Today’s Learners
- July 30 – 10:00 – 10:30 – Using Comics
- July 30 – 11:00 – 11:30 – 21st Century Assessment
- July 30 – 12:00 – 1:00 – Keynote by PrincipalEl!
- July 30 – 2:30 – 3:00 – Little Girls Can Be Mean
- July 30 – 5:00 – 5:30 – Using Web 2.0 Technology
- July 30 – 6:00 – 6:30 – Student Driven Learning / Poverty
- July 30 – 7:00 – 8:00 – Closing by George and Alec Couros
Now, I know I won’t be able to attend all of these sessions with 3 young children under my feet all day, but I wanted to write down just a sample of some of the workshops just so you all get an idea of what is available at the Symposium!
- July 31 – 4:00 – 5:00am – Assessing Assessment Panel
- July 31 – 6:00 – 6:30am – Alternative Assessments
- July 31 – 6:30 – 7:30 – Technology Smackdown
- July 31 – 8:00 – 8:30 – Differentiated Learning – for Teachers
- July 31 – 9:00 – 10:00 – Who Directs the Learning?
- July 31 – 10:30 – 11:00 – Using Web 2.0 Tools in Primary
- July 31 – 11:30 – 12:30 – Keynote – Teacher 2.0
- July 31 – 1:00 – 1:30 – Leading by Example
- July 31 – 2:00 – 3:00 – Closing Keynote – The Future of Learning
This is just a small sample of the workshops being offered at the Reform Symposium Online Conference. It’s going to be an amazing weekend of learning!
Shelly Terrell wrote 9 Reasons to attend the Online Reform Symposium.
Check out her post!
Whatedsaid wrote 20 reasons why you should attend the Symposium! Take a look!
To get more information head over to the Reform Symposium Worldwide eConference headquarters.
What a great Professional Development opportunity this is for all educators!
I hope to see you there!
