KernCUE Tech Fest

Come check-in, visit vendors, and grab a coffee!

Saturday October 12, 2019 8:00am - 8:30am PDT
MPR

Host Organization KernCUE

8:00am PDT

EXHIBIT HALL - Visit the Vendors

Check out what's around the edge of the MPR! Speak one on one with a vendor.

Saturday October 12, 2019 8:00am - 3:00pm PDT
MPR

Host Organization KernCUE

8:30am PDT

OPENING REMARKS, Swenson Scholarship Winner, and RAFFLE

Dr. Penelope Swenson Scholarship - A $500 scholarship to a Future Teacher student in a college credentialing program in honor of former KernCUE member and college professor, Dr. Penelope Swenson.
Did you say RAFFLE? Oh yes, we did! Let's get started on a fantastic day of learning and sharing!

Saturday October 12, 2019 8:30am - 9:00am PDT
MPR

Host Organization KernCUE

9:15am PDT

10 Baby Steps to Social Media in Education

Are you ready to get started with social media in your classroom, school, and/or district? Many educators want to celebrate teaching and learning with their community and the world, but they don't know how to start. Come to this session to learn 10 baby steps to social media in education. You will learn practical steps to take as you create a shared vision, utilize branding, building a social media team, and create/upgrade your Twitter account and more! Take charge of telling your story today!

Link to Website: bit.ly/10babysteps

Speakers

Hans Tullmann

Panama Buena Vista Unified School District

Hans Tullmann has been inspiring, leading, and innovating in education for 16 years. After teaching 3rd-grade for 10 years, he became an Educational Technology Coach for 4 years, a STEAM Technology Specialist for 2 years, and is currently a Distance Learning TOSA at Panama School... Read More →

Alexis Hamey

Teacher, Castle STEAM Academy

Second year teaching 5th Grade at #CastleSTEAM in PBVUSD - C5 Technology Teacher - M. Ed in C&I from CSU Bakersfield - Inspired by my students, colleagues, and PLN on Twitter.

Saturday October 12, 2019 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 404

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, Administrator (Principal, V.P., Dean, District Admin)

9:15am PDT

Everything you wanted to know about Google Forms (but were afraid to ask)

New to Google Forms? This is the place for you. Google Forms is an easy and essential way to collect data for analysis. Forms can be used to save time and solve the problem of data overload for teachers. It’s easy to get students in on the fun too! We can empower students to communicate digitally and collect data for themselves. Google Forms- so easy a 4th grader can do it!

Speakers

Kelly Harmon

Saturday October 12, 2019 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 408

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Critical Thinking, Communication, New Teacher Need-to-Knows

9:15am PDT

Genius Hour Unraveled: Student driven Learning

Genius hour is a movement that allows students to explore their own passions and encourages creativity in the classroom. It provides students a choice in what they learn during a set period of time during school.

Speakers

Renee Wells

Saturday October 12, 2019 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 701

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Creativity

9:15am PDT

Graphic Design in Google Slides

Leverage Google Slides as a graphic design platform. Inserting a few photos and text boxes on a Slides doesn’t make a quality student presentation, infographic, comic book or yearbook. By learning a few not-so-hidden tools, your students can amplify their ideas with graphic design principles.

Speakers

Jennifer Scott

Teacher, BCSD

In the year 2000, the promise of educational technology lured Jennifer Scott to the pre-teen turmoil of junior high school. And, while the technology has changed since then, the desire to use technology to empower students and teachers has not. Jennifer is a 7th Grade English, history... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 407

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Creativity, Collaboration

9:15am PDT

Literacy Strategies for Science Classroom and Beyond

Science literacy is more than reading and writing. Students also need to be able to interpret data, communicate information, and listen with a critical ear. Explore science literacy skills through the lens of homeostasis. Using literacy skills to decipher text while fostering inquiry and connecting concepts strengthens student engagement. Exploring a variety of information sources such as expository text, videos, and charts/graphs allows students to engage with content in various formats. Each of the purposeful activities help students learn and interact with content text. Identifying the text structure increases text comprehension. Embedding speaking and reading strategies strengthens students’ science reasoning skills.

Speakers

Patty Low

National Curriculum Consultant, ExploreLearning

UCET 2019, CMC - North 2019, CAST 2019, NCTM, former Technology Curriculum CoordinatorAs a former Educational Technology Coordinator in Klein ISD designing professional development sessions that emphasized personalized instruction for teachers and students Patty has a passion for... Read More →

Exhibitors

Explore Learning

Saturday October 12, 2019 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 405

Host Organization Explore Learning
Company Collaboration, Communication

9:15am PDT

Pasco Scientific

Exhibitors

Pasco Scientific

Saturday October 12, 2019 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 401

Host Organization KernCUE

9:15am PDT

Schools First Credit Union

Exhibitors

Schools First Credit Union

Saturday October 12, 2019 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 702

Host Organization KernCUE

9:15am PDT

STEM Taught

Exhibitors

STEM Taught

Saturday October 12, 2019 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 707

Host Organization KernCUE

9:15am PDT

Teach Your Student To Code... THE HARD WAY

We have been using platforms like Code.org and Scratch for a while now... But that's not what coding really looks like in the real world. Come to this presentation in order to learn how to take your kids through a journey of coding by hand if you have students who are ready to spread their coding wings and fly! We will cover HTML/CSS, and if you get really far with your kids, you'll learn a bit of JavaScript! Prepare your students to be the web developers of the future!

Speakers

Alex Mitts

Saturday October 12, 2019 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 406

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Critical Thinking

9:15am PDT

Tech Tools to Build Conceptual Understanding in Math

In this session, participants will learn how to leverage technology so that students can engage in the CRA process and interact with quality questioning in a way that allows for student self monitoring and teacher feedback. All while building and reinforcing understanding of grade level concepts.

Speakers

Ben Boesch

Saturday October 12, 2019 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 403

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, Communication

9:15am PDT

Trends, Tools, and Tactics for 21st Century Learners

A fun look at the exciting things that happen when educators step outside their boxes and try new tools. Let's see the importance of relationships while encouraging teachers to become learners again through positive examples of student success.

Speakers

Kevin Honeycutt

Keynote Speaker and Innovator

I am a change agent, a keynote speaker/trainer but I am first and foremost a teacher. I have been teaching for for over 23 years and I am on a mission to prepare kids for the future and to empower teachers to do the same.Kevin grew up in poverty and attended school in many cities... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 402

Host Organization KernCUE

10:30am PDT

Digitally Breaking Out to Learn

Bring your devices to learn how to create a digital breakout that will challenge & engage your students as they develop the 4 C's working together to problem solve and think outside the box to find the "combination" to the "locks" you created in Google Form.

Speakers

Hattie Ricks

Saturday October 12, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 703

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Critical Thinking, Creativity

10:30am PDT

Google Certification Panel

Are you ready to take your Google Game to the next level? Come to this informational, Q&A, and best practices for becoming a Google certified Educator, Trainer, and Innovator. We'll give you quick tips and resources that will help you pass the exams and reach your goals. We'll also share our experience as the first 4 Google Innovators in Kern County and how you might become an innovator too.

Link to Website: bit.ly/googlepanel19

Speakers

Hans Tullmann

Panama Buena Vista Unified School District

Jennifer Scott

Teacher, BCSD

Katie McNamara

Teacher Librarian, KHSD

Future Ready Teacher Librarian that loves learning and trying new things to engage, empower, and excite other teachers and students. Enjoys inspiring others to be innovative and global digital leaders. #CALIBchat co-founder, Global Maker Day organizer, and Ed Change Global organizer... Read More →

Devin Rossiter

Academic Coach, Stiern Middle School/Bakersfield City School District

Devin Rossiter is an academic coach with a unique background in broadcast media specializing in math instruction in Bakersfield, CA. Originally from Staten Island, Devin is a Google for Education Certified Innovator and Trainer who supports teachers across all content areas at the... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 404

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Collaboration, Communication, New Teacher Need-to-Knows

10:30am PDT

Just the Facts

Participants will explore ways to build computational reasoning. Fact fluency has a direct impact on STEM. Traditional methods of teaching fluency in the classroom have involved flash cards, mad minutes and parental help working with students who need extra help. Using a fact fluency game-based system, students can experience individualized instruction, targeted practice while having fun in a game-based environment. While the students are enjoying this experience, teachers have data captures that can be used to refine instruction, inform parents of student progress and open up more rigorous math instruction.

Speakers

Patty Low

National Curriculum Consultant, ExploreLearning

Exhibitors

Explore Learning

Saturday October 12, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 405

Host Organization Explore Learning
Company Creativity, Communication

10:30am PDT

Kahoot, Quizlet, Quizizz and Gimkit - creativity outside the box.

Are you looking for new common creative ideas for having students collaborate in the classroom and yet be able to work independently as well? Then this might be the presentation for you. These review games might be familiar and some might be new. What you can learn are some new approaches on how to use these review games and how many of them can connect with Google classroom.

Speakers

Susan DeLateur

Saturday October 12, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 408

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Creativity

10:30am PDT

Math and Computers? Yes Way!

Have you ever wondered how to get your students using math on a computer? Are google docs and google forms just not cutting it? Equat-IO uses leading edge technology to integrate math and digital tools allowing your students to use math on whatever device they have!

Speakers

Blake Maaske

Saturday October 12, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 403

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Creativity, Collaboration, Communication

10:30am PDT

Pasco Scientific

Exhibitors

Pasco Scientific

Saturday October 12, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 401

Host Organization KernCUE

10:30am PDT

PBL with the Micro:bit and Shields

Audience members will explore Project Based Learning with the Micro:bit and Makerbit. We will play a math-based game that involves sleight of hand, then build a digital version of the game using the Micro:bit and Makerbit. Other projects will be discussed that utilize the Micro:bit and Makerbit.

Speakers

Jesus Esquibel

Saturday October 12, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 406

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration

10:30am PDT

Schools First Credit Union

Exhibitors

Schools First Credit Union

Saturday October 12, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 702

Host Organization KernCUE

10:30am PDT

STEM Taught

Exhibitors

STEM Taught

Saturday October 12, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 707

Host Organization KernCUE

10:30am PDT

Student Engagement in the Classroom

Come learn how to embed student engagement apps into your classroom instruction. We will learn by doing, using 4 different student engagement pieces in this interactive professional development.

Speakers

Ryan Bridges

Teacher, Standard Middle School

This is my fourth year as a teacher. I teach 7th and 8th grade History at Standard Middle School. This is my second year being a part of KernCUE tech fest, and my first time presenting. I am presenting Student Engagement Apps, and I can't wait to see you there!!

Saturday October 12, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 407

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, Communication

10:30am PDT

Take to the Waves: Airwaves that is - Video and Audio in Education

Take a step off the dry land of traditional instructional activities and step into the refreshing airwaves of video and audio tools. With tools like Screencastify, Flipgrid, and Anchor you can bring a whole new wave of engagement into your lessons that your students will this it totally wicked. Grab your tech, wax down the board, and prepare to ride the wave. RIGHTEOUS! RIGHTEOUS!

Speakers

Troy Witham

Saturday October 12, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 402

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, New Teacher Need-to-Knows

10:30am PDT

The Power of Twitter - Growing your PLN online!

Connect with job-like peers online and learn together through Twitter! Learn how to get started and stay current on best strategies and practices in your classroom and at your school. Learn how to track learning and topics of interest. Great minds find each other on Twitter-so join the trend!

Speakers

Susan Denton

KernCUE Board, KernCUE Board

Principal at Standard Middle School. Educator for 20+ years. Moderator of #positiveprincipal Twitter chat @PrincipalDenton. I love to learn new things that support #edtech and #studentlearning! Passionate about creating and maintaining a positive school culture. Join the conversation-Twitter... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 701

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Collaboration

11:45am PDT

LUNCH

YUM! It's time for a buffet from Mesa Grill! Make your lunch the way you like it!

Saturday October 12, 2019 11:45am - 12:30pm PDT
MPR

Host Organization KernCUE

12:30pm PDT

KEYNOTE AND RAFFLE

Welcome Kevin Honeycutt!
Creating Meaningful Learning
Sitting in a desk having teaching done to you for eight hours a day can cause some learners to lose their passion for school permanently. Let’s explore the idea of making learning meaningful and irresistible using a bit of drama and today’s amazing technologies.

Saturday October 12, 2019 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
MPR

Host Organization KernCUE

1:45pm PDT

Busy as Bees: Tools for Leadership (Steamlining procedures and practices to work Smarter not Harder!)

Sharing tools used in administration for school and program management and communication, including GAFE tools and other streamlining apps. Sharing what works for efficiency of programs and practices.

Speakers

Susan Denton

KernCUE Board, KernCUE Board

Saturday October 12, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Room 701

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Administrator (Principal, V.P., Dean, District Admin)

1:45pm PDT

Configuring and Using G Suite for Education in an Aeries Environment

This session will demonstrate how schools are utilizing Google G Suite to manage curriculum, assignments, and tests while tightly integrated with Aeries® SIS Gradebook. Participants will learn how Aeries integrates with Google G Suite and the steps to configure this interoperability.

Speakers

Scott Knuckles

Director of Customer Success, Aeries Software

Aeries Software is the benchmark in delivering industry leading student data management system software. Keller ISD choice for an enterprise Student Information System. Come by our Keller-U Virtual Booth @ https://aeries.link/keller-u Make sure to enter our daily raffle for a AppleTV... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Room 402

1:45pm PDT

Empower Student Writers with Google Classroom

Take Google Classroom to the next level! Learn how to use the app to empower your student writers. We will start with the basics and then move to collaborative writing activities, revision apps, feedback shortcuts, and helpful extensions for student writers. Learn these skills from an experienced English teacher who is still in the classroom.

Speakers

Jennifer Scott

Teacher, BCSD

Saturday October 12, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Room 407

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, Communication

1:45pm PDT

Jump start your Math Discussions and Discourse

Does your Math class need a Jump Start? Need to get your students talking? Moving? Arguing? What environment do you need to foster discussion in your Math Classes? How important is discussion in your Math Class? Jump Start your day and Math Period with Mathematical Discourse. We will explore TONS OF RESOURCES available to you! Find resources to Open Ended discussion and watch your students use reasoning (Mathematical Practice 2) and viable arguments (Mathematical Practice 3) to build better all around scholars! JOIN ME AND JUMP START YOUR CLASS!

Speakers

Alisa McPherson

Golden Valley High School

Alisa McPherson has been teaching Math for 11 years. Though she has taught every grade from 6th Grade Math to High school Geometry, Alisa currently teaches 8th Grade Math at Stonecreek Junior High in the Panama Buena Vista Union School District. In addition to teaching, Alisa was... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Room 403

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Critical Thinking, Communication

1:45pm PDT

Makey-Makey an Interactive Poster

In this session attendees will learn how to use Scratch programming, along with Makey-Makeys, to create informative and interactive posters. These can be used for all subjects.

Speakers

Allison Bogart

Saturday October 12, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Room 406

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Creativity, Communication

1:45pm PDT

Pasco Scientific

Exhibitors

Pasco Scientific

Saturday October 12, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Room 401

Host Organization KernCUE

1:45pm PDT

Prepare for Next Generation Science Standards with online interactive simulations

Online interactive simulations help prepare students for the Next Generation Science Standards which are not only rich in content for students to understand deeply, but also rich in science practice. Using simulations, students can manipulate key variables, generate and test hypotheses, and engage in extensive “what-if” experimentation. Simulations also allow students to collect, analyze and interpret data, use and evaluate models of scientific concepts, and identify patterns at different scales in a system. These activities fulfill the goals described in 'A Framework of K-12 Education' in its Standards of Scientific and Engineering Practice, Crosscutting Concepts, and Disciplinary Core Ideas.

Speakers

Patty Low

National Curriculum Consultant, ExploreLearning

Exhibitors

Explore Learning

Saturday October 12, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Room 405

Host Organization Explore Learning
Company Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication

1:45pm PDT

Schools First Credit Union

Exhibitors

Schools First Credit Union

Saturday October 12, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Room 702

Host Organization KernCUE

1:45pm PDT

STEM Taught

Exhibitors

STEM Taught

Saturday October 12, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Room 707

Host Organization KernCUE

1:45pm PDT

The Voice-Activated Classroom

Smart speakers may not be ready to become classroom fixtures quite yet, but student inquiry could soon be as simple as saying, "Hey Google, find me new research on Mesopotamian architecture." Thanks to machine learning, digital assistants voice-activated devices such as Siri, Amazon's Alexa, and Google Home, time-intensive reference and calculation skills traditionally taught in schools are becoming automated. What are these digital assistants capable of, and how can we leverage them in our classrooms? In this session, participants will explore some features of these tools that can be applied to educational environments, examine how college students are provided opportunities to interact with devices, and discuss & identify privacy and artificial intelligence concerns.

Speakers

Devin Rossiter

Academic Coach, Stiern Middle School/Bakersfield City School District

Saturday October 12, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Room 404

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Communication, New Teacher Need-to-Knows, Administrator (Principal, V.P., Dean, District Admin)

1:45pm PDT

Track that IEP Data!

Attendees will learn about using Google forms in the classroom to collect IEP data quickly and easily in a Special Education or General Education classroom. They will also learn the steps needed to review, share, and analyze data digitally, and communicate those results to other staff members and families.

Speakers

Tabatha Haney

Saturday October 12, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Room 408

Host Organization KernCUE
Company Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, Communication

1:45pm PDT

Trends, Tools, and Tactics for 21st Century Learners

Speakers

Kevin Honeycutt

Keynote Speaker and Innovator

Saturday October 12, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
MPR

Host Organization KernCUE

2:45pm PDT

CLOSING REMARKS AND FINAL PRIZE GIVE AWAYS

We hope you enjoyed your day and learned some stuff you can use in your classroom right away. You won't want to miss the Closing Remarks! Did I say PRIZES?? I did. I said it.

Saturday October 12, 2019 2:45pm - 3:00pm PDT
MPR