Good Morning:)

I’m signed up for a GREAT free online conference for teachers in December and wanted to tell you about it. 

It’s called the Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit. It includes video presentations from awesome presenters on topics related to tech and solid teaching and learning. Including previous years’ sessions, you’ll have access to more than 90 video presentations! 

This year, it’s scheduled for December 16, 2024, to January 10, 2025. Get registered for free at: DitchSummit.com.

HOW IT WORKS: New presentations are released every day. They remain available until the end of the summit so you can re-watch or catch up on any you’ve missed. They’re pre-recorded, so you can watch them whenever you want until the summit closes. After that, the summit ends and the videos are unavailable to watch anymore.

FREE PD HOURS: You can get FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREDITS for watching the videos. There’s a form to fill out after each presentation, and you’ll get an automatic PD certificate emailed to you.

THIS YEAR’S SPEAKERS: Here’s the lineup for this year …

• Trevor MacKenzie (English Teacher, Author: Inquiry Mindset)

• Topic: Student curiosity and questioning routines

• Manny Curiel (Edpuzzle Head of Community, Former Elementary Teacher)

• Topic: Perseverance and overcoming setbacks

• Ed Campos Jr. (Educator, Speaker, Consultant)

• Topic: AI and teacher wellness

• Ken Shelton and Dee Lanier (Authors: The Promises and Perils of AI in Education)

• Topic: Cautious steps toward AI implementation

• Stevie Frank (Learning Integration Specialist, Zionsville Community Schools)

• Topic: Student voice through podcasting and more

• Jorge Valenzuela (Speaker, Author, Educator)

• Topic: Project-based and lifelong learning

• Holly Clark (Author: The AI-Infused Classroom)

• Topic: AI literacies for students

• Students for Innovation (Innovative, Passionate Student Leaders)

• Topic: AI in learning and life, student perspective

Sign up for the digital summit at DitchSummit.com.

Melissa Thom

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Bristow Middle School Teacher Librarian

West Hartford Public Schools

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Currently Reading:  

Future Tense: How We Made Artificial Intelligence and How It Will Change Everything by Martha Brockenbrough

A Split Second by Janae Marks (out Oct. 1st, 2024) **CT Author

Elevating the School Library: Building Positive Perceptions through Brand Behavior by Susan D. Ballard and Sara Kelly Johns

Currently Listening:

The Singularity is Nearer by Ray Kurzweil

Ramona Quimby Collection by Beverly Cleary

Recently Finished:      

Lola Reyes Is So Not Worried by Cindy Rodriguez (Out September 2024!) **CT Author

Julietta and the Diamond Enigma by Luisana Duarte Armendariz **CT Author

What's Eating Jacki Oh by Patricia Park

Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II

This Book Won't Burn by Samira Ahmed

The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette's by Hanna Alkaf

Frankie & Bug by Gayle Forman Higuera (Libby)

Crushed by Melanie Conklin

Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody by Patrick Ness, Illustrated by Tim Miller

Hope to Read Soon:

Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

SOOOO Many More....

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joyful-learning-podcast/id1637178531 

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