Schedule for: 16w2686 - Continuing to Connect: Computational Thinking, Design Thinking, Critical Thinking in the Elementary Classroom

Beginning on Friday, April 1 and ending Sunday April 3, 2016

All times in Banff, Alberta time, MDT (UTC-6).

Friday, April 1
16:00 - 19:30 Check-in begins (Front Desk – Professional Development Centre - open 24 hours) (Front Desk – Professional Development Centre)
18:00 - 21:00 Spatial Reasoning/ Design Thinking What's it all about? (TCPL)
Saturday, April 2
07:00 - 09:00 Breakfast (Vistas Dining Room)
09:00 - 09:30 Geri Lorway: Opening Remarks: Review, ReFrame Evening Discussions (TCPL 201)
09:30 - 10:00 Brian Simmons: Making Real Connections to the Classroom - Engaging Learners, 3D Printers and More (TCPL 201)
10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
10:15 - 12:00 Breakout Working Groups - Connecting to the Classroom, to the Curriculum, to the World (TCPL 201)
12:15 - 13:00 Lunch (Vistas Dining Room)
13:00 - 14:00 Reporting from Breakout Groups - Making Connections to Computational Thinking (TCPL 201)
14:25 - 14:40 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
15:00 - 15:45 Sean Graves: Making Connections to Computational Thinking (TCPL 201)
16:00 - 16:15 Taking Stock - Where are we at? What's for Tomorrow (TCPL 201)
16:10 - 16:25 Group photo (TCPL Foyer)
17:15 - 19:00 Dinner - Restaurant in Banff (details to be confirmed) (TCPL 201)
Sunday, April 3
07:00 - 09:00 Breakfast (Vistas Dining Room)
09:00 - 10:00 Elementary Mathematics Professional Learning Web Portal - Sandi Berg (TCPL 201)
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
10:30 - 11:30 Working Groups Report (TCPL 201)
11:30 - 11:45 Final Remarks - Plans for the Future (TCPL 201)
11:50 - 12:00 Checkout by Noon (Front Desk – Professional Development Centre)