In a rapidly changing education technology landscape, some school tech initiatives can lead to more questions than answers. Be prepared to tackle new edtech challenges by getting a head-start on the issues that are trending.
This session will kick off the ATLIS conference with a roundtable platform to highlight and discuss three transformative trends in education technology that are impacting your schools: Student Data Privacy, 1:1 / BYOD, and the Maker Movement. You will have the opportunity to choose a transformative trend, engage in lively roundtable discussion with industry peers, and participate in developing a set of best practices for applying the trend to real-world scenarios.
Whether your school is just starting to grapple with the trend or whether you already have projects underway, you’ll benefit from the insights and strategies developed in this hands-on working session.
Are you curious about how Microsoft has changed their approach to software deployment and licensing? Join this interactive session and learn how Microsoft Office 365 can be implemented in independent schools to benefit students, teachers, and staff members. Learn about the functionalities can you add for your constituents by adding Office 365 to the school’s toolkit.
This seminar will explore the tools, technologies, and resources that are part of the Office 365 suite as well as discuss the strategies necessary for successful deployment on a school-wide level.
+ See examples of rich learning activities that demonstrate how technology can enhance teaching and learning
+ Understand how technology and devices enable new levels of creativity and facilitate better collaboration among students and educators
+ Discover how students can organize their learning, take notes, and become more effective in the way they work
+ Learn where to get free resources that complement the work teachers are doing to spark imagination and inspire learning
+ Find out how to access free professional development for educators
+ See how students can continue learning where they left off—from any place, at any time, across all of their devices—truly break down the classroom walls!
+ Explore Windows 10 devices including the Surface Pro and Surface Pro Book.
What works for one school inevitably won’t work for another and as technology continues to evolve so quickly, every website needs to be a work in progress. With this in mind, it's worth considering some of the key attributes to ensuring that a school website is as close to perfect as it can be – not just for today, but also for tomorrow.
Just a few of the areas we’ll cover in this informative session:
Many schools are looking to establish a maker-space in their community. This will be a hands-on presentation of how makerspaces are affecting schools on a cultural level. In order to be truly transformative in the lives of our students we have had to embrace the idea that we must break down the traditional order that schools impose and rebuild from a true 21st century perspective. Students and faculty have to learn to value experimentation, collaboration, innovation and failure. This is the most important role of teachers within a maker-space.
We'll go over popular learning projects from our maker spaces such as Lego Robotics, Cubelets, Makey Makeys etc.
When Justin Chando was a student in college, he had to use an LMS that no one wanted to deal with. That inspired him to create the LMS he wished he had as a student. In this session, he'll share what he's learned now that's he's moved from being a user of edtech to the CEO of an edtech company. This includes understanding the most important part of the LMS procurement process: matching the product with the vision and culture of your independent school and users.
Bring any and all questions about piloting/procuring/testing/onboarding your next LMS.
Exclusively for K-12 independent schools, Radius is the next wave of innovation in school management solutions offered by Senior Systems.
Radius is a completely web-based product and breaks down barriers by providing secure access to your school’s data anywhere, at any time and on any device with a web browser.
Radius is also role-based allowing each user to enjoy a customized experience based on his/her role(s) in the school community. Options are tailored to provide each position with exactly the tools and data needed to be effective in their jobs.
A school’s needs are far more complex than they were in the past. Our database architecture has been re-designed from the ground up and takes into account the many challenges that school’s face today with the changes to family dynamics.
A challenge facing all Admissions offices today is balancing the sheer volume of paperwork with prospect engagement. Our redesigned Admissions product helps to streamline the entire inquiry, application and decision-making process for a school. Our admissions process allow for parents to register for events, self-manage teacher recommendations and upload required forms and documents. This information updates in real-time with the prospect’s record making the process seamless and paperless.
Another issue that faces all schools is keeping demographic data updated across all systems. The all-in-one tool means your staff never has to re-enter info because records are stored as one record instead of multiple records across the system. It enhances data integrity and real-time updating, which means you’ll always have the newest version on hand. Radius benefits schools by avoiding duplicate records and allows you to verify addresses in real time saving precious time and resources.
This session will be a panel discussion on the tangible application of educational philosophy in the form of learning environments.
The discussion will touch on:
Classroom learning spaces and specialty furniture (size/shape of rooms, desks vs tables and table shapes, whiteboard paint)
Informal learning spaces (Library and study spaces, student landing spaces)
Classroom display technology (Smart Board/projectors/LCD displays)
Faculty tech support in/out of the classroom (faculty access to tech at home, classroom computers vs display hookups)