​February 2024

1st - 5th

Texas Computer Teachers' Association Convention

Austin, Texas

• Play, Learn, Create: Using Game Design Principles to Transform Education

• Crafting Table: Create Your Own Gamified Learning Experience

 

6th - 8th

Ohio Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference

Cleveland, Ohio

• MusicCraft: Creating Digital Games to Engage Young Musicians    

  • As device time for teens and tweens has increased, it has become more challenging for educators to engage them in learning without the flash and excitement of commercial video games and pro-YouTubers.  In this session, attendees will learn to turn their music curriculum into gamified interactive lessons with a variety of technologies including Google Slides, Twine, and Scratch.  By leveling up their lessons in a way that excites learners, educators can spend less time managing their classroom and more time making music.

• Ostinato Overture: Rocking Out with Chrome Music Lab!​

  • In this session, attendees will learn how to utilize Chrome Music Lab and Google Slides to scaffold the teaching and utilization of ostinatos in the elementary music room.  We will begin with an interactive composition project for students and then demonstrate how to aid students in transferring their compositions into Chrome Music Lab. Emphasis will be placed on utilizing student compositions for performance, as well as how to use Chrome Music Lab to differentiate both struggling and high-achieving learners.  Finally, we will conclude the process by creating a class composition for performance.

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12th-15th

Texas Music Educators Association Convention 

San Antonio, Texas

• MusicCraft: Creating Digital Games to Engage Young Musicians    

  • As device time for teens and tweens has increased, it has become more challenging for educators to engage them in learning without the flash and excitement of commercial video games and pro-YouTubers.  In this session, attendees will learn to turn their music curriculum into gamified interactive lessons with a variety of technologies including Google Slides, Twine, and Scratch.  By leveling up their lessons in a way that excites learners, educators can spend less time managing their classroom and more time making music.

• Ostinato Overture: Rocking Out with Chrome Music Lab!​

  • In this session, attendees will learn how to utilize Chrome Music Lab and Google Slides to scaffold the teaching and utilization of ostinatos in the elementary music room.  We will begin with an interactive composition project for students and then demonstrate how to aid students in transferring their compositions into Chrome Music Lab. Emphasis will be placed on utilizing student compositions for performance, as well as how to use Chrome Music Lab to differentiate both struggling and high-achieving learners.  Finally, we will conclude the process by creating a class composition for performance.