The 2012 conference is scheduled for November 14 at the The Regional Learning Alliance in Marshall Township. The theme for 2012 will be Connecting to a Digital World. Keep on top of TRETC with Twitter: #tretc2012.
This year’s TRETC will start with a pre-conference on November 13 . Here’s the schedule for the pre-conference:
12:30-3:30 PM CoSN Leadership Workshop for District Leaders
12:30-3:30 PM Hands-Workshops on App Development/Scratch led by students from South Fayette
4:00-5:00 PM Main Event – Keynote by Brian Waniewski, Managing Director at Institute of Play
5:00-7:00 PM Networking and Interactive Product Gallery
Gary Stager will be the keynote speaker for this year’s full-day conference. This year’s conference will include presentations on the following:
- Flipped Learning (with Aaron Sams)
- Instructional Strategies for using Games K-12
- Blended Learning
- Digital Media
- Students Speaking out about STEAM
- Applications, such as Edmodo, Google Sketchup
- Technology for Students
- Horizon Report
- Career Exploration
- CMU projects, including the Gigapan Project and Hummingbird & Finch
- Build Your Own TV Studio
- Using Technology to Differentiate Instruction
- Digital Coaching
- Questylinz: A Summer Game
Here’s the planned schedule for the full-day conference:
7:00AM – 8:00AM: Registration
8:00AM – 8:30AM – Opening Remarks
8:30AM – 9:30AM – Keynote Speaker: Gary Stager
9:30AM – 10:30AM – Breakout session A
10:30AM – 11:10AM – Digital Playground
11:10AM – 12:10PM – Breakout session B
12:15PM – 1:30PM – Lunch (dedicated vendor time and business meeting for technology coordinators and library media coordinators.)
1:30PM – 2:30PM – Breakout sessions C
2:30PM – 2:55PM – Digital Playground Sessions
2:55PM – 3:30PM – Closing Activities
- Time to Reflect
- Raffle and Act 48 forms
