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Welcome to BLC16! Building Learning Communities Education Conference 2016! Join colleagues from around the world who care deeply about bringing the best innovative and practical learning resources to our students. Our 17th BLC education conference will provide you with inspiration, practical skills and expand your professional network with educators from around the world.

Paul Solarz

Retired
Retired 5th Grade Teacher
Mount Prospect, Illinois USA

learnlikeapirate.com

Paul Solarz taught fifth grade at Westgate School in Arlington Heights for 20 years. In 2014, Paul published a book entitled, "Learn Like a PIRATE," which helps teachers empower their students to collaborate effectively and develop strong leadership skills. He was a 2015 Top 50 Finalist for the Varkey GEMS Global Teacher Prize and was named the 2014 ICE Educator of the Year.

7:00am EDT

BLC16 Orientation Georgian - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

8:30am EDT

Wednesday Keynote - Dr. Eric Mazur Grand Ballroom A - Mezzanine

10:20am EDT

Beyond the Initial Technology Shine: Developing Lessons that Promote 21st Century Skills and Significant Content Terrace - Lower Level Learner-Driven Curriculum - Flipped Asynchronous and Flipped Discussion Models Berkeley - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

11:45am EDT

Technology for Student Ownership Whittier - 4th Floor

1:10pm EDT

Put Students in the Front Stuart - 4th Floor What Do We Mean When We Talk About Global Education? Beacon Hill - 4th Floor

2:35pm EDT

Engage Students with Whole-Brain Thinking and Learning Clarendon - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

4:00pm EDT

Providing “Permission To Wonder”: Questions & Questioning as thinking and learning tools Terrace - Lower Level

8:30am EDT

Thursday Keynotes Grand Ballroom A - Mezzanine

10:30am EDT

STEMTASTIC Ideas and Resources… From STEM to STEAM to MAKERS Georgian - Mezzanine/2nd Floor

11:45am EDT

Empower Learning through Mastery Cambridge - 4th Floor Cultivating Curiosity: Developing Students as "question-askers" Grand Ballroom A - Mezzanine

1:10pm EDT

Creating Student-Driven Learning Experiences and Environments Whittier - 4th Floor

8:30am EDT

Friday Keynotes - Linda Liukas and Dr. Robert Goodman Grand Ballroom A - Mezzanine

10:20am EDT

Extending Google Apps for Education with the Chrome Store Clarendon - Mezzanine/2nd Floor StartupInABox: Teach Students to Create Companies And They Will Stuart - 4th Floor

11:00am EDT

Teaching History Through Genealogy: An Authentic Learning Experience Statler - Mezzanine

11:45am EDT

Digging into Diigo Berkeley - Mezzanine/2nd Floor Growth Mindset in the Elementary Classroom - How to Transform the Thinking of Your Students and Yourself Stuart - 4th Floor Problem-Based Authentic Learning: Real, Meaningful Instruction Connected to Standards Whittier - 4th Floor

1:00pm EDT

Taking "The First Five Days" to the Next Level Statler - Mezzanine

2:30pm EDT

Alan November - Next Steps Georgian - Mezzanine/2nd Floor