2024 Summer Technology Institute
From Engagement to Empowerment
August 6-8, 2024 • Virtual Event
Please join us for this dynamic community event on August 6 – 8, 2024.
This virtual conference will have thematic strands, workshops, plenary sessions, community building, networking, and learning. We will be inspired by leaders in library science and educational technology from across the United States, researchers from the University of Maine, and experts across diverse disciplines. Come participate and share in this experience.
Participants will earn contact hours/CEUs through professional development or 3 graduate credits by enrolling in either EDT 580 or LMS 598.
For more information, contact Mia Morrison, Summer Technology Institute Coordinator, at mia.morrison@maine.edu.
Click session titles below for detailed information about presenters and their sessions. Text only/mobile versions are also included.
Plenary Speakers
Carl Hooker
Learning Evolution: The New Era of AI in the Classroom (PDF)
Educator | Speaker | Author | Event Organizer | Consultant | Entrepreneur
View text/mobile version of plenary flyer
Order Hooker’s book online: Learning Evolution
Jodie Deinhammer
Science Educator
Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
jdeinhammer@coppellisd.com
@Jdeinhammer
Strands
EmpowerED: Harnessing AI for Transformative Teaching and Learning (PDF)
Nadia Rioux
Social Studies/Science Teacher
Tripp Middle School
Turner, ME
Neal Rioux
English Teacher
Yarmouth High School
Yarmouth, ME
Text Only/Mobile Version Rioux/Rioux Strand Flyer
Connecting, Collaborating, and Planning as Library Media Specialists (PDF)
Joyce Babbitt
LMS & STEAM Teacher
Dothan Brook School
White River Jct, VT
Paula Boyce
Literacy Leader/Librarian
University of Maine
Orono, ME
Text Only/Mobile Version Babbitt/Boyce Strand Flyer
Generative Problem Solving: Design and Computational Thinking in an AI Age (PDF)
Dan Ryder
Learning Facilitator
CRCS Overman
Skowhegan, ME
Jeff Bailey
Technology Teacher
Mountain Valley HS
Farmington, ME
Text Only/Mobile Version Ryder/Bailey Strand Flyer
Exploring Justice and Equity through Culturally Sustaining Practices (PDF)
Rebecca Buchanan
Associate Professor
University of Maine
Orono, ME
Sarah Norsworthy
Independent Scholar,
Consultant and Collaborator
Portland, ME
Text Only/Mobile Version Buchanan/Norsworthy Strand Flyer
Workshop Leaders
Bushra Amil
Rebecca Bushby
Brian Casto
Eddie Chen
Liz Guillemette
Vanessa Klein
Michael Mills
James Olson
Christal Villemaire
Tina Zita
Workshop Topics
Click the titles below to access individual webpages that cover each workshop topic.
- Designing Culturally Responsive Assessments with Michael Mills
- Empowering Learners Through Service Learning with Christal Villemaire
- Lovely Libraries: A Place for Literacy, A Place for STEM! with Vanessa Klein
- Information Literacy in Libraries with Rebecca Bushby
- Integrating AI Through the Lens of SAMR with Liz Guillemette
- Maintaining Engagement with Brian Casto
- Multilingual Classroom Management: Challenges and Best Practices with Bushra Amil
- Our Stories on our Shelves: Publishing Multimodal Identity Texts in the Library Learning Commons with Tina Zita
- Tailoring Data Dashboard with Eddie Chen and James Olson
Registration
Graduate Credit (includes 3-Day Institute)
Enroll in either EDT 580 or LMS 598 to earn 3 graduate credits
Graduate Course Dates: July 22 – August 16, 2024
Graduate Course Registration Deadline: July 26
- How to Enroll:
- Step 1: Complete the Conference Registration Form
- Step 2: Enroll in EDT 580 or LMS 598 in one of two ways.
- CURRENT DEGREE STUDENTS can enroll the EDT 580 or LMS 598 course at umaine.edu/portal
- NON-DEGREE STUDENTS must complete an online application in order to enroll in the course. Use the code UMSUMNDAP24 to have the application fee waived.
- Costs: https://umaine.edu/bursar/tuition-and-fees/
Summer Technology Institute (3-Day Institute only)
Register for Summer Technology for 25 contact hours or 2.5 CEUs.
Institute Dates: August 6 – 8, 2024
Institute Registration Deadline: August 5
- How to Register:
Complete the Conference Registration Form - Costs (choose the rate that applies to you in the registration form):
- $499 Regular Rate (AFTER May 15)
- $429 Early Bird Discount (ON/BEFORE May 15)
- $399 Group Discount (3 or more from same organization, school, or district)
- $399 MassCUE Member Discount
This event is sponsored by the collaborative Master of Education in Instructional Technology program, an effort between the University of Maine, the University of Maine at Farmington, and the University of Southern Maine.