ATLE Convergence 2020: Full Schedule

11:00am MST

Educational Technology Leadership: Developing an EdTech Leader Network

Disseminating information, receiving feedback from schools, and connecting aspiring technology leaders are all possible with the creation of an Educational Technology Leader Network. This presentation will discuss current research findings and how they relate to the successful implementation of an EdTech Lead Network of over 185 educators in Edmonton Public. PRESENTATION SLIDES

Speaker

Karen Plant

Educational Technologist, Edmonton School District No. 7

Karen Plant is an Educational Technology Consultant with Edmonton Public Schools. As a member of the EPSB Technology Integration Planning and Support Team, Karen helps teachers to navigate the myriad of challenges and opportunities educators face in today's complex classrooms. Before... Read More →

Wednesday December 2, 2020 11:00am - 11:45am MST
Raven

Leadership

11:00am MST

Leading a Horse to Water

Examine change theory to determine who you should be spending your time with as an instructional technology coach and how best to move adult learners into better technology integration practices.

Speaker

Lori Gracey

Wednesday December 2, 2020 11:00am - 11:45am MST
Enterprise

Leadership

Host Organization https://tcea.org/

11:00am MST

Dashboard in a Box

Building a Dashboard, whether it is an external-facing dashboard for assurance purposes or an internal facing one for analyzing performance, can be an imposing task. However, Google Data Studio offers a robust set of features and functions which could be driven by something as simple as a Google Sheet.
Join us in looking at how EICS implemented their Assurance Dashboard, and how you can use their "Dashboard in a Box" to quickly create your own dashboard, simply by creating a Google Sheet containing the information you wish to graph and relate.

Speaker

Brian Wynder

Data Coordinator, Elk Island Catholic School District

Brian Wynder is the data coordinator for Elk Island Catholic Schools. He has been active in the PowerSchool community for many years now as someone who maintains the popular "ABReports" suite.

Wednesday December 2, 2020 11:00am - 11:45am MST
Galileo

Technology Leadership

1:00pm MST

Providing Effective Coaching in a Fast-Paced Digital World

Instructional coaching is no easy task so it’s no wonder that many coaches feel stretched for time to have quality communication, provide adequate time for reflection, and give ongoing, meaningful feedback. Join us to learn about a few digital tools to help you with these critical components. Be sure to bring your device fully charged so you can try them out as we go. You’ll leave with lots of ideas as to how you can better support your teachers...even in a fast-paced digital world!

Speaker

Dr. Bruce Ellis

Director of Professional Development, TCEA

Bruce’s versatile classroom teaching experiences lend authenticity to his workshops. His 20+ years of experience, enthusiasm for educational technology, and his hands-on approach to training have helped educators effectively utilize educational technology and improve student success... Read More →

Wednesday December 2, 2020 1:00pm - 1:45pm MST
Raven

Leadership

Host Organization https://tcea.org/

1:00pm MST

Ask Us Anything

Challenge Andrew Nickless and Todd Kennedy in a Q & A with your questions, no relevant topic is off limits! come and see just how much we both know and don't know.

Speaker

Andrew Nickless and Todd Kennedy

Wednesday December 2, 2020 1:00pm - 1:45pm MST
Enterprise

Technology Leadership

1:00pm MST

SPF, DKIM and DMARC. Oh my! Also MTA-STS.

Email security and things you should be doing. Which bit first and why bother?

Session will be co-hosted with Mr. David Kozera to present email security options for Microsoft.

"David Kozera is Microsoft’s National Technology Strategist for Education in Canada. He joined the company in November 2016 coming from public K-12 education IT in Ontario, bringing with him years of real world experience with Microsoft technologies. David has a deep understanding of Microsoft Azure, Security, Office 365, Identity and Access Management, Windows, Enterprise Mobility, Virtualization, and more."

Speaker

Jaymon Lefebvre

Director, IT Services, Wild Rose School Division

Jaymon Lefebvre is the IT Services Director for Wild Rose School Division, where he has been a constant advocate for change for over 20 years. Jaymon is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Cloud Security Professional, and Certified Ethical Hacker.

Wednesday December 2, 2020 1:00pm - 1:45pm MST
Galileo

Technology, Security | Leadership, Security

2:30pm MST

Tools You Can Use Tomorrow

What a fantastic time to be using technology in the classroom. The amount of free, affordable and downright cool solutions is amazing! This class will introduce you to some top Websites, Apps and Tools you can start using in your classroom tomorrow. We will also take a peek into the future at some technology that might be part of your classroom in the future.

Speaker

Leslie Fisher

Wednesday December 2, 2020 2:30pm - 3:15pm MST
Enterprise

Education Leadership

2:30pm MST

Desktops and Labs in Azure – choose your own adventure

Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) and Azure Lab Services give you two great options to provide anywhere/anytime access for student labs – and it's easier (and cheaper) than ever! We'll cover all the updates in WVD and Lab Services (including Teams integration!) compare and contrast the options (what to use where), and share tips from the field to optimize your deployments.

Speaker

Karen McGregor

National Cloud Sherpa, Microsoft

Karen helps Education customers in Canada get the most out of Azure.  After doing the same with Office 365 and Azure AD Premium, she decided that Azure was the best.  Before seeing the light, she did lots of work with Unix and Java at IBM and Sun, only to realize that Microsoft... Read More →

Wednesday December 2, 2020 2:30pm - 3:15pm MST
Raven

Leadership

2:30pm MST

Supernet Update

Alberta Education will provide an update on the status of transition to SuperNet 2.0 services as well as providing a refresher of the new service offerings. Additionally, time will be provided for attendees to ask any other SuperNet related questions they may have.

Speaker

Dave Hauschildt

Field Services Manager, Alberta Education

Dave Hauschildt, Education Manager, School Technology, Alberta Education

Wednesday December 2, 2020 2:30pm - 3:15pm MST
Discovery

Technology Leadership

9:15am MST

Making a Difference - We did, You can.

Making a difference using educational technology is a goal for members of ATLE. Making a difference for several thousand children who have almost no resources, through educational technology, is the audacious goal for a team that travelled to the Commonwealth of Dominica in November 2019.

Join us to learn how a team of six Canadian members working with Dominican colleagues installed over 1000 Chromebooks, wireless technologies, and all technical supports in 24 schools - all within nine days across the breadth of this beautiful country. Our team of ATLE members, Rotarian supporters and our Dominican colleagues are happy to share our success and future opportunities.

Come see the beauty of the Nature Island. Come see the success of making a difference for students. Come learn of opportunities for you in the next phases of the IT for Dominica Foundation’s work in making a difference for students in the Commonwealth of Dominica.

Speaker

Jason Yaremchuk

Director of Information Technology, Northern Gateway Regional Division

Chris Sluggett

Network Analyst, Wolf Creek

Thursday December 3, 2020 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Raven

Leadership

9:15am MST

Hybrid Learning – Challenges, Lessons Learned and Planning for What’s Ahead

Hybrid Learning – Challenges, Lessons Learned and Planning for What’s Ahead
Description:

This interactive, output-oriented Catalyst Sessions™ session will aim to unearth recurring
challenges, generate new ideas and co-create improved responses to the challenges of
teaching, learning and supporting hybrid learning settings. Catalyst Sessions™ are NOT your
traditional 'sit and get' webinar. Participants will be broken out into small groups for the
majority of the session to engage in authentic dialogue and co-construct shared insight….a
true collaborative experience- so come prepared to have your camera and audio on!

Speaker

Giancarlo Brotto

Executive Director, Catalyst

Giancarlo Brotto is a Global Education Catalyst. He engages with government officials, policy-influencing organizations, thought leaders, school system decision-makers and researchers to gain insights and influence trends in the education sector. He is a catalyst for those that don't just want to... Read More →

Thursday December 3, 2020 9:15am - 10:45am MST
Voyager

Leadership

11:00am MST

Tips, Tricks & Hidden Stuff in Office 365

Did you know that Office 365 is free for teachers and students. Chromebook's can even use Office 365! Office 365 has so many features in it an hour is simply not enough, but, we will cover as much as we can including tips and tricks in Office 365 overall, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft OneNote and Microsoft Forms. If time allows maybe some Sway as well. I always surprise people in this session with something they had no idea about or just make them happy with all the features Office 365 is packed with. Everything discussed and demonstrated is free!

Speaker

Leslie Fisher

Thursday December 3, 2020 11:00am - 11:45am MST
Enterprise

Education Leadership

11:00am MST

High-Yield Instructional Strategies with Google

Get the most bang for your buck by utilizing the high quality instructional strategies made famous by Hattie and the wonderful free tools from G Suite for Education. Move beyond the guessing game of whether or not a strategy is working by employing teaching practices that are scientifically proven to work coupled with Google tools.

Speaker

Diana Benner

TCEA

Thursday December 3, 2020 11:00am - 11:45am MST
Raven

Leadership Education

Host Organization https://tcea.org/

11:00am MST

Collaborative (Classroom, Blended or Online) Learning: Fostering Effective Discussions

Fostering an effective discussion can be a challenging activity for a teacher in a face-to-face situation and can be even more challenging in an online setting. In this session we will look at some planning and facilitation strategies to help you to successfully implement collaborative online discussions into your own classes or staff workshops.

Speaker

Nicole Lakusta

STEAM Facilitator, Parkland School Division

🚀 Embark on a thrilling journey through my educational adventure! 🎓From the exhilarating world of K-12 education, I've worn many hats, playing the roles of an enthusiastic teacher, a dynamic Assistant and Acting Principal, an Inclusive Education Maestro, a STEAM Trailblazer... Read More →

Thursday December 3, 2020 11:00am - 11:45am MST
Voyager

Leadership Education

11:00am MST

Detecting and Responding to Cybersecurity Incidents - Alberta Education

Cybersecurity incidents are becoming increasingly common as external attackers have taken advantage of shifts to learning and working from home and increasingly target endpoint devices. As the volume of alerts, logs and threat information continues to grow, it can be difficult to identify when an incident has occurred. Many incidents go undetected for a lengthy period of time - the global median dwell time is 56 days.
Join this panel session for a discussion on topics such as:
• What are the key challenges facing school authorities in detecting and responding to security incidents?
• How can school authorities efficiently and effectively detect, prioritize and respond to security incidents?
• What shifts in IT security policy/procedures or detective controls may be needed to support effectively detecting and responding to incidents?

Moderators

Stuart Lee

Barry Scheelar

John Schutte

Joe Topjian

Speaker

Tara Reimche

Technical Capacity Analyst, Alberta Education

Panel Members for Detecting and Responding to Cybersecurity Incidents session: Stuart Lee, Director, Cyber Security Operations, Service Alberta;John Schutte, Director, Information Technology, Calgary Catholic School District;Barry Scheelar, I.T. Manager, Black Gold School Division... Read More →

Thursday December 3, 2020 11:00am - 11:45am MST
Discovery

Technology Leadership

1:00pm MST

Girls Who Game

Have you heard the latest around Girls Who Game (GWG)? It’s one way to offer some online extra curricular opportunities for your students this school year!
This virtual program offers girls, and other underserved groups, the opportunity to use video games as a medium for learning. Will it result in a greater interest in STEAM? Will it improve global competencies? Will it build the capacity of teachers to use game based learning strategies in their classrooms?
If you are interested in finding out answers to these questions and learning more about the GWG initiative- come join us for an engaging and inspiring session. You will leave this session empowered to address equity in both a meaningful and fun way - Game on!

Speaker

Katina Papulka

Sr. Education Strategist, DELL

Katina Papulkas is a Senior Education Strategist at Dell Technologies and is committed to serving students across Canada. She works closely with K-12 and Post-Secondary institutions to define the role technology plays in empowering and amplifying learning, and assists in creating... Read More →

Annie Slater

Toronto District School Board

Artemis Manoukas

Toronto District School Board

Thursday December 3, 2020 1:00pm - 1:45pm MST
Discovery

Education Leadership

1:00pm MST

Emergency Professional Development: Experiences from the Field

To immediately support the 6000+ division educators suddenly teaching online, Edmonton Public EdTech consultants (the TIPS Team) provided a variety of professional learning options with varying degrees of success. This session will share the approach, the intentions and feedback from the over 120 small PL sessions daily, and the large conference style summit with over 40 sessions. Themes explored will include communication, leadership, building an "edtech network" and logistics of this effort.

Speaker

Karen Plant

Educational Technologist, Edmonton School District No. 7

Thursday December 3, 2020 1:00pm - 1:45pm MST
Raven

Leadership

1:00pm MST

IT Leadership Lessons from Sith Lord Darth Vader

Can we learn something from Darth Vader? Absolutely! He had numerous words of wisdom that we can call on to improve our own IT Leadership. Whether you are an leader, or team member, join us for a great conversation. Make sure you practice up your best Darth Vader impressions!

Speaker

Todd Kennedy

Director of Technology Services, Golden Hills School Division

Todd is the Director of Technology for Golden Hills School Division. His team manages all the technology and infrastructure for a school population of 10,000 students and 1,000 staff, spread across 47 schools, both traditional and on-line, in South Central Alberta.  He is a sought-after... Read More →

Thursday December 3, 2020 1:00pm - 1:45pm MST
Galileo

Technology Leadership

1:00pm MST

Basics of e-Learning

HyFlex Teaching, thе Bеnеfіtѕ and downsides of the HуFlеx Model, the vіrtuаl lеаrnіng pаrеnt, Tірѕ tо hеlр their сhіld ѕuссееd, the winning strategy for the student virtual learning environment, vіrtuаl lеаrnіng ideas and асtіvіtіеѕ and the teacher selfcare and wellness during unсеrtаіn tіmеѕ.

Speaker

Evelyn Hernandez

Vice-Chair, Nassau Association of School Technologists

Evelyn Hernandez, born and raised in a small town of the beautiful Dominican Republic. A passionate bilingual teacher with 25 years of teaching experience. Taught diverse student population, several subject matters and provided workshops for teachers, students and families. Evelyn... Read More →

Friday December 4, 2020 1:00pm - 1:45pm MST
Raven

Education Leadership