Blending SAMR and Station Rotations to Drive Student Engagement
Seattle Convention Center - 617 WA12
One question that should always be on the mind of an effective educator is “How can I better engage my students?”. One way to drive student engagement is through Ruben R. Puentedura’s SAMR framework, with its focus on meaningful and transformative technology centered activities. Blended learning and station rotations offer another strategy that can help students get excited for learning. So why not “blend” both strategies, to truly drive student engagement? This session is for beginning and intermediate skill levels. It will review the research associated with both SAMR and Station Rotations, model the use of both, while also providing attendees with experiential, hands-on time with each of the strategies. This session is applicable for all grade levels with a focus on late elementary and middle school and open to all subject areas.
Personal laptop, or iPad/Tablet. Internet access. Headphones or earphones. No downloaded apps or software are needed, all apps and software are embedded in the presentation and only require internet access.
Note: Be sure your electronic device has a fully charged battery as only limited power sources will be available.
BYOD Workshop
Blended Learning, Coaching, Emerging Trends, Professional Development
Administration, All Educators, CTE Educators, Instructional Technology/Technology Coaches, Special Education Teachers, Curriculum Specialists, ELL/ESL
Beginner, Intermediate
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Presented by
Educational Consultant
Educational Urban Technologies
Born and raised in Seattle, Benjamin Porter is an educator focused on giving teachers, students, and families access to high quality, technology centered resources, strategies, and applications. A former high school dropout, Benjamin graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern Illinois and received his master's in educational technology from Cal State Fullerton as an Edwin Carr Fellow. Benjamin has been a classroom teacher in both Chicago and Los Angeles, where he focused on using blended learning to drive student engagement. He is focused on giving practical ed-tech advice that can be put into action right now.