SMSD Secondary IFair 2025: Full Schedule

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8:00am CST

Apple Classroom, Clips, Tips & Tricks LIMITED

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST

Come with your iPad and get ready to learn how to use Apple Classroom to support classroom management; Clips for teacher creation; along with additional tips and tricks!

Understand the Basics of Apple Classroom - Demonstrate how to set up and navigate Apple Classroom for effective classroom management. - Explore key features of Apple Classroom that support student engagement and organization.
Create Resources with Clips - Learn how to use the Clips app for teacher created resources - Understand how to record, edit, and share videos with students using Clips to enhance learning experiences.
Explore Tips and Tricks for Maximizing iPad in the Classroom - Identify useful shortcuts, gestures, and settings to streamline teaching and classroom management. - Discover additional iPad apps and tools that complement Apple Classroom and Clips to support diverse learning needs.

Speakers

Kyle Pace

Education Leadership Executive, Apple Education

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST
SM West Library

Technology, All educators

8:00am CST

Canvas: What Works Best for Students FULL

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST

SM West Rm 20

SME & SMNW have surveyed their students in regards to what works and doesn't work in regards to Canvas organization. Come see what our students have to say and learn how to best optimize your Canvas course. Teachers will learn how to better utilize Canvas to maximize student learning and clear and efficient communication. We will have example Canvas pages for teachers to look through and time for you to edit/update your Canvas Courses to reflect your learning.

Speakers

Kelsi Horner

Instructional Coach, Shawnee Mission East

Libby Brown

Instructional Coach, Shawnee Mission Northwest

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST
SM West Rm 20

Technology, Secondary teachers (any grade/ content area), Secondary teachers (any grade/ content area), Secondary Math, Secondary ELA, Secondary Science, Secondary Social Studies, Secondary Electives, Elementary Specials, Library Media Specialists, Special Education

8:00am CST

EdTech Tools for the Modern Classroom LIMITED

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST

SM West Rm 16

This session will cover educational technology tools you can immediately use in your classroom to enhance your students' learning, including Discovery Education (replaced Learn360 this year), NoodleTools for source citations and research organization, and various AI resources and strategies to teach students how to use AI for good and not evil.

Speakers

Anne Stowers

Library Media Specialist, Shawnee Mission West High School

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST
SM West Rm 16

Technology, Secondary teachers (any grade/ content area), Library Media Specialists

8:00am CST

Elevate Instruction with Apple Apps - Freeform and Keynote LIMITED

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST

SM West Rm 126

Discover how Apple’s Freeform and Keynote can transform your teaching and redefine student learning experiences. This session will explore innovative strategies to enhance collaboration, creativity, and engagement in the classroom. Learn to leverage Freeform for brainstorming, planning, and dynamic visual thinking, while using Keynote to design impactful presentations and interactive projects. Walk away with practical ideas and tools to elevate instruction and inspire deeper learning. Participants will learn how to integrate Apple’s Freeform and Keynote to foster collaboration, creativity, and dynamic visual thinking in the classroom. Participants will explore strategies for designing engaging, interactive presentations and projects that elevate instruction and redefine student learning experiences.

Helpful prior to the session would be to make sure Keynote and Freeform are downloaded to devices; additionally sign up for the Apple Education Community.

Items required for session: MacBook
Items highly recommended for session: iPad, Apple Pencil or Stylus

Speakers

Kacey Reynolds

Library Media Specialist, Indian Woods Middle School, Shawnee Mission School District

Jordan House

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST
SM West Rm 126

Technology, Secondary teachers (any grade/ content area), All educators

8:00am CST

Find, Save, Share & Assign in Discovery Education LIMITED

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST

SM West Rm 34

***Educators will need their device and headphones for this session.***

Discovery Education is a supplemental resource for K-12 educators and provides educational content in all curriculum areas. The platform offers access to thousands of rich, multimedia resources including high-quality videos, images, virtual field trips, and multi-modal content for teachers and students. It provides teachers with intuitive teaching tools and grab-and-go lessons that can be searched by content and by standards to enhance daily instruction. This session will support educators in navigating the Discovery Education Experience platform specifically with finding, saving, sharing and assigning resources.

***Educators will need their device and headphones for this session.***

Speakers

Krista Carson

Elementary Coordinator of Curriculum and Instruction, Shawnee Mission School District

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST
SM West Rm 34

Technology, Secondary teachers (any grade/ content area), Secondary Electives

8:00am CST

Fun with Photoshop FULL

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST

SM West Rm 63 / Art Rooms

This is for anyone who loves taking pictures & now wants to know what else you can do with your digital photos to make them EVEN MORE SPECIAL. If you have a couple of cool photos on your phone & can airdrop to your computer before we meet, I will help you install photoshop on your computer (if you know how in advance, you can get have it installed & I'll show you how to access). Then I'll show you some fun/cool things to do with the photos you have airdropped to your computer desktop._x000D_Introduce Photoshop techniques to anyone interested in learning some quick, easy, & cool processes.

Speakers

Melinda Heaton

Art Teacher, SMSD

I have spent my whole life being an artist/photographer. My mom was an art teacher & always encouraged me to draw & make art.After getting my BS degree in Studio Art, I became a Graphic Designer & Art Director for 13 years prior to getting my Master's in the Curriculum & Instruction... Read More →

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST
SM West Rm 63 / Art Rooms

Technology, Secondary teachers (any grade/ content area), Administrators

8:00am CST

Individualized Projects: Setting Up Canvas (& Skyward) to Show Individualized Tasks & Projects LIMITED

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST

SM West Rm 109

With the move toward RWL / PSA's / PBL / Student-Choice (Real World Learning, Post-Secondary Assets, Project Based Learning), students are completing individualized tasks. The old method of "weekly points" doesn't adequately show what students have accomplished for anyone (student, parent, teacher, or admin). Because SMSD requires that all assignments by sync'ed to Skyward (not just the course grade), we can't individualize assignments within Canvas using student groups. I will present a way to setup Canvas with individualized projects that sync's to Skyward; and shows what the student did, at what level they did it, when they did it. An added benefit is each student ends up with a portfolio of the tasks completed. 1. Use Canvas and Skyward to show individualized project completion. 2. Setup projects with different grades for different expertise levels.

Speakers

Michael Alsin

Auto Tech

This is my 34th year teaching high school, 7th year teaching Automotive Technology. Prior I taught Physics, Chemistry, and Math with a focus on hands-on data collection, visualization, and analysis. I started having students use computers to do this in 1993 (Win 3.1, token ring, PS/2... Read More →

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST
SM West Rm 109

Technology, Secondary Electives, Secondary teachers (any grade/ content area)

8:00am CST

My Classroom Screen FULL

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST

SM West Rm 205

My Classroom Screen is an amazing online, digital platform for classroom management. Consider this your one stop shop for everything you need on your teacher tool belt. We will look at tools, integration, and systems this program offers to help make your day smooth as can be. Teachers will learn to use My Classroom Screen, the tools it offers, and the diverse ways to incorporate this resource into their classroom management.

Speakers

Jace Alphin

Middle School Art Teacher

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST
SM West Rm 205

Technology, All educators, Other

8:00am CST

Sight Reading Factory in Middle School and High School Vocal Music Classrooms LIMITED

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST

SM West Rm 18

Gather with Middle School and High School choir teachers to discover and share how to succeed with Sight Reading Factory (SRF). Join in a conversation about how to engage students in both large group and individual practice, trouble spots and how to address them, and transferring knowledge from SRF into the literature.

Speakers

Leilani Vaughn

Vocal Music

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST
SM West Rm 18

Technology, Secondary Electives, Elementary Specials

8:00am CST

Using Discovery Education's Quiz feature to Check Student Understanding LIMITED

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST

SM West Rm 128

***Educators will need their device and headphones for this session.***

Discovery Education is a supplemental resource for K-12 educators and provides educational content in all curriculum areas. The platform offers access to thousands of rich, multimedia resources including high-quality videos, images, virtual field trips, and multi-modal content for teachers and students. It provides teachers with intuitive teaching tools and grab-and-go lessons that can be searched by content and by standards to enhance daily instruction. This session will support educators in using the quiz feature within Discovery Education Experience to check for student understanding.

***Educators will need their device and headphones for this session.***

Speakers

Krista Carson

Elementary Coordinator of Curriculum and Instruction, Shawnee Mission School District

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST
SM West Rm 128

Technology, Secondary teachers (any grade/ content area), Secondary Electives

9:30am CST

AI Plagiarism Detection - A Chrome Extension built by an SMSD educator FULL

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST

SM West Rm 208

Attendees at this session will be walked through the steps to download the files and install a custom-coded Chrome extension that was created by the session leader! Following a brief presentation and discussion on why current AI detectors on the market are problematic, attendees will be given a demo, the steps to install the extension, and will be allowed to use/experiment with the tool. At conclusion, attendees offer feedback for improvements features they'd like to see in the future. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of how to spot AI generated content along with being armed with the tools to do so.

Speakers

Kylar McNeal

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST
SM West Rm 208

Technology, Secondary teachers (any grade/ content area), Secondary teachers (any grade/ content area), Administrators

9:30am CST

Apple Classroom, Clips, Tips & Tricks LIMITED

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST

SM West Library

Come with your iPad and get ready to learn how to use Apple Classroom to support classroom management; Clips for teacher creation; along with additional tips and tricks!

Understand the Basics of Apple Classroom - Demonstrate how to set up and navigate Apple Classroom for effective classroom management. - Explore key features of Apple Classroom that support student engagement and organization.
Create Resources with Clips - Learn how to use the Clips app for teacher created resources - Understand how to record, edit, and share videos with students using Clips to enhance learning experiences.
Explore Tips and Tricks for Maximizing iPad in the Classroom - Identify useful shortcuts, gestures, and settings to streamline teaching and classroom management. - Discover additional iPad apps and tools that complement Apple Classroom and Clips to support diverse learning needs.

Speakers

Kyle Pace

Education Leadership Executive, Apple Education

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST
SM West Library

Technology, All educators

9:30am CST

Cybersecurity Escape Room - Be Aware and Escape the Risks of Social Engineering LIMITED

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST

SM West Rm 18

Think you have what it takes to crack codes, uncover hidden clues, and solve intricate puzzles? Join us for an immersive escape challenge where you’ll dive into the world of phishing and social engineering. As part of a team of "hackers," you’ll use clever techniques to navigate through challenges and unravel the mystery. It’s a fun, hands-on way to boost your cybersecurity awareness! Participants will step into the role of a hacker, using social engineering techniques to navigate a series of challenges designed to highlight the risks of phishing and other cybersecurity threats. Through this interactive experience, attendees will gain practical insights into how cyber attackers exploit human behavior, while learning effective strategies to recognize and defend against these tactics in real-world scenarios. *Note: This session will focus on exploring different social engineering tactics to raise awareness of potential cybersecurity risks. It is not intended to provide guidance on creating escape rooms. Additionally, materials from this session will not be distributed for use outside of the event. This session can only accommodate 30 participants. Members of the SMSD Cyber Competition Team will be on hand to assist.

Speakers

Jessica Tickle

Engineering and Computer Science Instructor, Shawnee Mission School District

About - Fearless educator @thesmsd inspiring future engineers, scientists, artists and all-around problem-solvers. Opinions expressed are my own unique brand of fun.Let's talk! - I am all ears for computer science, cybersecurity, digital electronics, aerospace engineering. My soap box is all about preparing students... Read More →

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST
SM West Rm 18

Technology, All educators

9:30am CST

EdTech Tools for the Modern Classroom FULL

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST

SM West Rm 16

Speakers

Anne Stowers

Library Media Specialist, Shawnee Mission West High School

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST
SM West Rm 16

Technology, Secondary teachers (any grade/ content area), Library Media Specialists

9:30am CST

Elevate Instruction with Apple Apps - Freeform and Keynote LIMITED

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST

SM West Rm 126

Speakers

Jordan House

Kacey Reynolds

Library Media Specialist, Indian Woods Middle School, Shawnee Mission School District

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST
SM West Rm 126

Technology, Secondary teachers (any grade/ content area), All educators

9:30am CST

Equipment Safety Test Tracking Using Canvas Outcomes LIMITED

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST

SM West Rm 64 / Art Rooms

If you give safety tests over equipment used in the classroom this session is for you. The session will enable teachers who use equipment safety tests to track student scores and endorsements using Canvas Outcomes.

The session will teach you how to use outcomes in Canvas to track which students have passed written safety tests and demonstrated safe usage of the equipment.
You will learn how to incorporate equipment-based outcomes in Canvas project grading rubrics and use them to track student retention of the safety practices.
You will practice setting up and linking safety outcomes to a test and project grading rubric.

Speakers

Jennifer Hensley

Teacher of Visual Arts, Shawnee Mission East HS

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST
SM West Rm 64 / Art Rooms

Technology, Secondary Electives, All educators

9:30am CST

Individualized Projects: Setting Up Canvas (& Skyward) to Show Individualized Tasks & Projects LIMITED

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST

SM West Rm 109

With the move toward RWL / PSA's / PBL / Student-Choice (Real World Learning, Post-Secondary Assets, Project Based Learning), students are completing individualized tasks. The old method of "weekly points" doesn't adequately show what students have accomplished for anyone (student, parent, teacher, or admin). Because SMSD requires that all assignments by sync'ed to Skyward (not just the course grade), we can't individualize assignments within Canvas using student groups. I will present a way to setup Canvas with individualized projects that sync's to Skyward; and shows what the student did, at what level they did it, when they did it. An added benefit is each student ends up with a portfolio of the tasks completed._x000D_1. Use Canvas and Skyward to show individualized project completion. 2. Setup projects with different grades for different expertise levels.

Speakers

Michael Alsin

Auto Tech

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST
SM West Rm 109

Technology, Secondary Electives, Secondary teachers (any grade/ content area)

9:30am CST

Playing A Round LIMITED

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST

SM West Rm 214

Using rounds as performance pieces and technical studies in the orchestra classroom! In this session, participants will play different rounds that have been written to enhance learning and create a memorable performance experience. Participants will analyze the scores of these rounds to find places where they can teach specific skills that are listed on our orchestra curriculum check off sheets to all students at once! The goal is to leave this session with musical tools that you can use to teach our curriculum in a fun, musically impactful, and, most importantly, in a time efficient way.

Join us! We'll play around by playing some rounds!

Speakers

Nancy Kenny

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST
SM West Rm 214

Technology, Secondary Electives, Elementary Specials

9:30am CST

Talking Points for Parent Contact LIMITED

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST

SM West Rm 120

Want to explore using technology for communicating with parents in a variety of languages? Talking Points offers a solution that has translation included. Families can interact via direct messages or text and will sometimes be more responsive than with a phone call. Participants will be able to set-up a talking points account, provide information to Parents/guardians to sign up, and send direct messages and announcements to families.

Speakers

Richard Bellotti

Math Teacher, SMSD - Westridge MS

Math Teacher, Husband, Doggy Daddy, and Tabletop Gamer (Priorities vary).(He/Him) You are safe with me.

Ashley Roberts

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST
SM West Rm 120

Technology, Secondary teachers (any grade/ content area), Special Education, Intervention, or Specialized Educators, Social Workers/ Counselors, Administrators

9:30am CST

The Sky(ward)'s the Limit! LIMITED

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST

SM West Rm 113

The session will provide tips and tricks on how to use all the various options in Skyward. It is meant for teachers, especially newer teachers, to learn more about the various tools available on Skyward. The session will include the following topics.

Graduation Requirements
Academic History
Test Data Scores
Absence Records
Discipline Referrals
Using Skyward to message students and families
Setting up seating charts in creative ways
Using the class summary
Tips on synching grades from Canvas to Skyward and fixing it when they don't match Skyward
Recommendations
Changing your display options
Printing class rosters
Work time to apply what you have learned

Speakers

Susan Nagel

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST
SM West Rm 113

Technology, Secondary teachers (any grade/ content area), Special Education, Intervention, or Specialized Educators

9:30am CST

Virtual Field Trips with Discovery Education FULL

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST

SM West Rm 121

***Educators will need their device and headphones for this session.***

Discovery Education is a supplemental resource for K-12 educators and provides educational content in all curriculum areas. The platform offers access to thousands of rich, multimedia resources including high-quality videos, images, virtual field trips, and multi-modal content for teachers and students. It provides teachers with intuitive teaching tools and grab-and-go lessons that can be searched by content and by standards to enhance daily instruction. This session will support educators in finding and experiencing virtual field trips in Discovery Education to support teaching and learning.

***Educators will need their device and headphones for this session.***

Speakers

Krista Carson

Elementary Coordinator of Curriculum and Instruction, Shawnee Mission School District

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST
SM West Rm 121

Technology, Secondary teachers (any grade/ content area), Secondary Electives