Because you teach it ALL.
You don’t teach just one thing. You teach it ALL. Science, Art, Math, Social Skills, Problem-Solving – everything. So how about some professional development that helps you do all the things?
This online arts integration and STEAM conference provides a flexible and affordable learning option for K-12 classroom and arts educators seeking practical tips, resources and ideas for integrating the arts into any classroom.
Attend Live or On-Demand – Completely Online. Starts July 20th from 10AM-4PM ET.
What’s included in your registration?
LIVE & LIFETIME ON-DEMAND ACCESS
Both options included – join 20+ speakers and 1500+ attendees.
HANDOUTS WITH EVERY SESSION
The key takeaways are ready for download as soon as you are.
CERTIFICATE FOR 10 PD HOURS
Personalized & provided immediately when you finish watching – live or on-demand.
WATCH & CHAT ON ANY DEVICE
Join us on whatever you have – desktop, laptop, tablet or phone!
Lifetime on-demand access is included with your registration and you’ll receive 10 PD hours. Join over 1,500 other educators from around the globe so you, too, can create your dream STEAM classroom, school or district.
Who is this conference for?
Whether you are new to arts integration and STEAM or already have an exciting makerspace, this K-12 teaching conference can support your goals. Here’s who we serve:
Conference sessions are selected to address each content and arts area and to provide innovative techniques, lessons, models and practical solutions working in schools right now.
A teaching conference experience as innovative as you.
This conference is a completely online event. The sessions will be live-streamed to a web-based platform. So you can participate anywhere and anytime, starting July 20, 2017.
Here’s How it Works:
LOG ON & WATCH
Click the link we’ll email you the day of the conference. Then sit back, relax, and take it all in. Sessions stream live from 10AM-4PM ET.
GET YOUR PD HOURS
Chat with participants live or send us a description of the sessions you view on-demand. Either way, we’ll send you a personalized PD certificate for 10 hours.
WATCH AGAIN ANYTIME
Need to step away? Can’t attend that day? No worries. Lifetime on-demand access is now included with conference registration.
“Excellent conference — one of the most informative and energizing I have ever attended. The online format is perfect for a busy teacher. Definitely appreciated the extraordinary creativity, professional approach and classroom-ready ideas from each presenter. Full STEAM ahead!”
– VALRIE JENSEN
GIVE IT A TRY
Sample Sessions
Take a peek at some of our previous STEAM conference sessions. These are just the tip of the iceberg of what you’ll find at this summer’s event!
THE ART OF MATHEMATICS
DYAN BRANSTETTER
APP SMASHING FOR ARTS INTEGRATION
MATT & LAURA GRUNDLER
THE INNOVATOR’S MINDSET
GEORGE COUROS
Speakers and Sessions
Each conference session is carefully selected for an Arts Integration and STEAM focus that can immediately be recreated in your own classroom. You’ll walk away feeling empowered and excited to try these great ideas.
More sessions being released regularly – check back often.
Click or tap on each presenter’s image below to view their session information.
KEYNOTE: JODI PICOULT
Creativity through a New Lens
With a fluid and wide-ranging style, bestselling novelist Jodi Picoult has been compared to writers as diverse as Alice Hoffman, John Grisham, and Daphne du Maurier. In her 23 novels, she examines important social issues that are as thought-provoking as they are divisive. Her fiction crosses many genres, including literary fiction, legal thrillers, psychological portraits, romances, and ghost stories, to give her readers a fresh experience with each book. Picoult has an estimated 40 million books in print. Her last nine novels have debuted at number one on The New York Times bestseller list, and five of her books have been made into movies.
Picoult’s highly anticipated new novel is Small Great Things, which looks at racism in America through the lens of a tragic incident at a Connecticut hospital. It was “one of the hardest” books she has written so far. “I really had to explore my own beliefs and my own biases and learn a lot about myself and privileges that I’ve had that I’d never noticed before,” she told People.
In this interview with EducationCloset founder Susan Riley, Picoult will share her perspective on the creative process, how to overcome doubt and take risks, as well as share some behind-the-scenes details on the intersections of creativity and education in her own life.
KEYNOTE: ELIZABETH GILBERT
Creative Living Beyond Fear
Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Eat, Pray, Love has been called “a generation’s instruction manual” by the Toronto Sun. Exploding onto the scene in 2006, the bestseller famously chronicled the year Gilbert spent traveling the world after a shattering divorce. Translated into more than 30 languages, Eat, Pray, Love has sold over ten million copies worldwide. The book—which The New York Times Book Review says is “fueled by a mix of intelligence, wit, and colloquial exuberance that is close to irresistible”—catapulted its author from respected but little-recognized writer to a woman Oprah Winfrey has called a “rock star author.”
In the decade since Eat, Pray, Love, people around the world have sought Gilbert’s advice on how to lead a bold and inspired life, and she has dedicated herself to exploring the mysteries of courage and creativity. Out of this period of introspection comes Gilbert’s brilliant nonfiction treatise, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear. In this book, she digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective on creativity.
FEATURED SESSION: ANDREW MILLER
Design PBL Projects with the Arts in Mind
Learn some strategies to upgrade your Arts projects to be even more Project Based, from assessment strategies to design components. We will also examine sample PBL projects that infused the arts and uncover why they were successful. Walk away with practical ideas to implement PBL in your classroom.
FEATURED SESSION: ANDREW MILLER
Design PBL Projects with the Arts in Mind
Learn some strategies to upgrade your Arts projects to be even more Project Based, from assessment strategies to design components. We will also examine sample PBL projects that infused the arts and uncover why they were successful. Walk away with practical ideas to implement PBL in your classroom.
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Everything is Online: No Travel Required
Participating in an online teaching conference is easy, meaningful – and fun! You’ll get access to every single session, handout, and breakouts at your convenience.
You can attend online LIVE on July 20th using a single login-link sent to your email on the day of the conference. You’ll be able to chat with presenters and other attendees through the online chat bar. But don’t worry – no one will see you (so you can stay in your PJs if you want!).But what if you can’t attend live?
No problem! You can watch the entire STEAM conference (or any session you miss) at a time that is easier on your schedule in our exclusive, password-protected archive site. You’ll have access to that for life. So you have complete flexibility to use the conference sessions/materials as you need, when you need. BOTH options are included in your registration fee.
PLAN YOUR DAY
Conference Schedule
Here’s an outline of the day’s events. The live online conference runs from 10AM-4PM ET on July 20, 2017 and there are an additional 3 hours worth of breakout sessions (available for viewing anytime starting 7/20/17) provided.
10:00-10:10 | Opening
10:10-10:25 | Using the Arts as a Catalyst for STEAM | Nikki Kalcevic
10:25-10:40 | A Colorful Classroom Management Palette – Laura Wixon
10:40-10:55 | The Arts and Social Emotional Learning – Elizabeth Peterson
10:55-11:00: Brain Break 1
11:00-11:15 | How the Arts Help Prepare Young People for Jobs – Lisa Phillips
11:15-11:30 | Dancing Literacy – Sheena Jeffers
11:30-11:45 | 6-Word Story, Six Unique Shots – Don Goble
11:45-12:00PM | A Creative Way to Introduce Sphero into your Classroom – Nic Hahn
CREATE OR TAKE A BREAK!
Noon-12:30PM ET
- Grab some lunch or get creative with a “make and take session”
- We’ll show you some sample projects for your classroom
- Your “make & take” session will last for 30 minutes
- You’ll be able to create right along with your presenter
- Completely optional! If you would prefer a break, use the time for lunch.
- Included as part of your registration.
12:30-12:50 | FEATURED SESSION: Andrew Miller
12:50-1:05 | Integrating STEAM in a Long Term Project – Dolph Petris
1:05-1:20 | Robotics for Young Children – Todd Burleson
1:20-1:45 | 3D Printing in the Secondary Art Classroom – Chris Sweeney
1:45-2:00 | Cardboard Creations – Tori Cameron
2:00-2:05: Brain Break 2
2:05-2:35 | KEYNOTE SESSION – Jodi Picoult
2:35-2:50 | Simple Circuits in the Art Room – Amy Azchaber
2:50-2:55: Brain Break #3
2:55-3:10 | Music, Math, Coding – Samuel Wright
3:10-3:25 | Big Ideas as a Connector for Cross Content Standards – Rachel Wintemberg
3:25-3:40 | 5 Tech Tools for AI and STEAM – Dyan Branstetter
3:40-4:00 | Closing and Giveaways – Susan Riley
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
- On-demand access forever starting July 20, 2017
- Library of over 10 additional breakout sessions/handouts by content and grade area
- Includes all of the sessions/handouts/exhibitors from the live conference day as well
- Digital TinkerKit offers instant coupons and discounts exclusive to attendees
Why Attend?
You’ll get everything you need to use STEAM and Arts Integration – in one conference event.
GAIN CLARITY AROUND INTEGRATING THE ARTS
If you’ve ever wondered “what’s the difference between Arts Integration and STEAM?” or felt confusion and overwhelm on how to use these approaches, this conference will help you get crystal clear on what, how and why integration works.
DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL STEAM LESSONS AND UNITS
You’ll leave the conference with armfuls of new lessons and units that you can replicate and recreate for your own classroom. Even better? You’ll be empowered with the tools to create your own lessons that work every single time.
CREATE EXCITING MAKERSPACES
Get a straightforward look at how to build your own makerspace – including what items you need (and don’t need) – and how to use them most effectively with students.
BUILD CONNECTIVE CURRICULUM
Creating time for arts integration and STEAM is easier than you think. Learn how to strategically embed these approaches into your current curriculum, connect with other content areas, and take your current content to the next level.
...AND SO MUCH MORE!
Even if you’ve done your own “research” on arts integration and STEAM, this online conference will give you what you can’t find on your own: specific and successful ideas and resources that are working NOW, from teachers who are in schools just like yours.
GAIN CLARITY AROUND INTEGRATING THE ARTS
If you’ve ever wondered “what’s the difference between Arts Integration and STEAM?” or felt confusion and overwhelm on how to use these approaches, this conference will help you get crystal clear on what, how and why integration works.
DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL STEAM LESSONS AND UNITS
You’ll leave the conference with armfuls of new lessons and units that you can replicate and recreate for your own classroom. Even better? You’ll be empowered with the tools to create your own lessons that work every single time.
CREATE EXCITING MAKERSPACES
Get a straightforward look at how to build your own makerspace – including what items you need (and don’t need) – and how to use them most effectively with students.
BUILD CONNECTIVE CURRICULUM
Creating time for arts integration and STEAM is easier than you think. Learn how to strategically embed these approaches into your current curriculum, connect with other content areas, and take your current content to the next level.
...AND SO MUCH MORE!
Even if you’ve done your own “research” on arts integration and STEAM, this online conference will give you what you can’t find on your own: specific and successful ideas and resources that are working NOW, from teachers who are in schools just like yours.
Hear from previous attendees
Don’t just take our word for it. See how this conference has positively impacted teachers just like you.
This was a phenomenal experience. I can’t wait to go into school Monday to talk my principal’s ear off and fellow teachers.
– Gayle K.
I’ve been doing this for 20 years so I’m no spring chicken but…by the end of the day I had nine activities, four books I want to buy, three brain break ideas, and three new technologies to investigate. WOW what a wonderful day.
– Terri W.
This is one of the best conferences I have attended. I learned so much and have many new ideas to implement in my classroom.
– Marsha W.
HAVE A DREAM? GET IT FUNDED.
We are committed to seeing you succeed. That’s why we are fully funding three Donor’s Choose projects up to a total of $5,000 this conference.
Each registrant is eligible to submit a project, which is voted on by all other conference attendees. The top 3 projects will be fully funded. So go ahead…dream BIG. Photo credit: Dee Kimbrell.
Giveaways and Bonuses
What’s a teaching conference without some incredible freebies? This summer, we’re giving away some amazing tools to help you STEAM ahead. Check out what you could win.
(Oh…and we’ve got some other surprises for you that we can’t share yet!)
Microsoft Surface Pro
One lucky winner will receive the ultimate tool for a STEAM classroom. Use it as a drafting table, drawing pad and digital powerhouse.
Value: $3000 Qty: 1
Art Supplies Shopping Spree
We’re giving 4 people $500 each to go on a shopping spree for any art, music or other supplies you might need!
Value: $500 (each) Qty: 4
iPad Pro
2 people will walk away with a new iPad pro. So you can design, connect and create on the go.
Value: $600 (each) Qty: 2
PD CERTIFICATE
Receive a certificate for 10 hours.
Each participant will receive a PD certificate for 10 hours at the conclusion of the conference (if viewed live) or upon receipt of a brief summary of sessions watched (if viewed on-demand).
This certificate may be used for CEU hour requirements in many districts. PA, NY and TX residents - we are an APPROVED PD provider. **Always check with your school/district to ensure transferability of hours.
New! – Need Graduate Credit?
We are proud to partner with CSU San Marcos to offer you the option to receive 1 graduate credit for this online conference. Here’s how it works:
- Sign up and pay for the conference.
- Add your graduate credit registration and payment through the link provided.
- Submit an implementation plan from what you’ve learned at the conference no later than August 1st.
CSUSM will then send you a transcript with your graduate credit reflected.
Graduate credit pricing is an additional $99 + $12 transcript fee.
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