​Kristin Ziemke celebrates innovative learning practices where thinking is at the heart of the curriculum. Co-author with Katie Muhtaris of Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom and co-author with Anne Goudvis, Katie Muhtaris, and Stephanie Harvey of Connecting Comprehension and Technology, Kristin pairs best practice instruction with digital tools to transform learning in the classroom and beyond. A teacher and learning innovation specialist for the Big Shoulders Fund in Chicago, Kristin works with inner-city students to create classroom experiences that redefine school. A guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America and several network news programs, Kristin was named to the global team of Apple Distinguished Educators in 2013. 
​Saturday, October 13, 2018  8:30 AM-2:30 PM
    Scottish Corners Elementary
    5950 Sells Mills Drive
    Dublin, OH 43017
    Cost $75.00

Saturday, Apr. 6, 2019 8:30 AM-2:30 PM
​    Scottish Corners Elementary
    5950 Sells Mills Drive
    Dublin, OH 43017
    Cost $75.00
    
​Today’s Literacy Workshop: Leveraging Technology to Amplify Student Thinking

As new tools enter our classrooms we look for ways they can scale opportunities for students. And that's exactly how we use technology in the workshop classroom—as a vehicle to add layers to student thinking. Technology does not replace good teaching, it simply amplifies it helping us to confer, document and provide feedback in new and authentic ways.

Far beyond putting a child on a digital reading or writing program, we seek opportunities for students to create in order to show what they know. Responding to a read aloud with a drawing tool, using video as a mode to confer, and reflecting on learning through an audio recording all become tenets of our workshop routines as mobile devices make it easy to personalize and differentiate for all students.

With Kristin's guidance, and by using her latest book, Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom (with Katie Muhtaris), you'll explore new resources and lesson ideas to encourage student interest and curiosity and provide practical strategies for using technology in the reading and writing workshop and across the day.

She'll help you ask questions like "How can tools fit into our existing learning environment?", "What do our students need, and how can technology help address those needs?", and most importantly, "How do I get started?".
  • Identify digital strategies that align with your core beliefs about reading and writing workshop.
  • Understand how and when digital tools should/shouldn't be used to engage learners
  • Design management habits and routines for devices in the workshop classroom
  • Discover how to foster digital curiosity, build authentic audiences, and engage students to become purposeful and  passionate learners.
Scottish Corners Elementary  5950 Sells Mills Drive Dublin, OH 43017
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Total program cost for 2 sessions is $150. Anyone paying $150 will receive a copy of Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom by Kristin Ziemke and Katie Muhtaris. If you are unable to join us for both sessions, one session is $75. We regret that we will not be able to make refunds. Questions may be addressed to Kathleen Taps at ktaps@icloud.com.