WSWHE BOCES
Model Schools - April 2024
Global Student Showcase
Join the DigCit Institute with your students to learn from students all over the world!
Register here to get all of the details via email: https://digcitinstitute.com/digcitsummit-global-student-showcase-html/
Watch LIVE!
April 5th: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi25ZlKLdWQ
SCHEDULE on April 5th:
10:30 am EST with Heather Brantley - Learn AI With Mundo: Middle school students will present on how to use Mundo, a safe AI platform, to create and make a positive impact on the world around them.
11 am EST with Take Action Global - Let's Take Action on the Sustainable Development Goals: Join as five schools from around the world come together for one hour of sharing about sustainable development, environmental justice, and global collaboration.
12 pm EST with Alfredo Silva - #ClimateAction Exchange: High school students share about a global learning #ClimateAction exchange project where they learned actionable ways to slow down climate change.
12:30 pm EST with Julie Bennett - We Learn Better Together: Grade 1 students share how they learn better together, stay safe online through student led learning. Plus, Grades 3 & 4 students share how they make a positive IMPACT at their school.
1 pm EST with Dene Gainey - Getting Our Hands Dirty: Learn alongside gardening students during a greenhouse tour with a variety of plants that can grow in the subtropical climate of Florida.
April 22nd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwsubiLz02U
SCHEDULE on April 22:
8 am EST | with Michael Drezek - Eagle News: #SameHere Lake Shore Good morning, Lake Shore! Good morning, world! Join this class of multimedia production students who talk about cancer research to mental health to the fun and lighthearted side of school, these students have a story to tell and hope to inspire others to do the same.
7 pm IST | 1:30 pm BST | 8:30 am EST with Pareshi Midha - Empowering Change: Harnessing AI for Social Good Dive into 'Empowering Change: Harnessing AI for Social Good' as we navigate the positive influence of AI on education, address concerns about misuse, and explore environmental applications.
2 pm BST | 9 am EST with Evo Hannan - Sustainability Week: Design4SDGs Celebrating student voice during Sustainability Week.
9:30 am EST with Michael Wesely - Unleashing the Power of Gamification: Transforming Achieve3000 into a Literary Adventure.
10 am EST with Allie Hornung and Andrew Ferrone - Clean Energy in New York State Environmental Science students from Waterford-Halfmoon School District describe how they are leveraging the power of technology to explore clean energy solutions.
10:30 am EST with Melisa Hayes - Littles Making an IMPACT in the World Highlighting SDG 3 Mrs. Hayes' 2nd family will highlight SDG 3, Good Health and Well Being. The 2nd graders will share their creations, materials/tech used & the importance in making an IMPACT in our world.
11:15 am EST with Brittany Grimaldi and Ashley Zacher, and Andrew Ferrone - NatureTech - NYS Animals Third graders from Mechanicville are utilizing technology to learn more about the animals that live on their campus.
11:45 am EST with Heather Brown - Media Detectives: Unmasking the Truth in an Interactive Magazine 4th-grade sleuths reveal the importance of scrutinizing information sources, provide tips for protecting personal details online, invite readers to outsmart scams together, and more!
12:15 pm EST with Priscilla Heredia - The Good Vibes Kit: A Good Health & Well Being Project Inspired by youth advocates & Global Goal 3, students created a kit to help their schoolmates with their good health & well being.
12:45 pm EST with Kristy Miller and Laurie Guyon - Businesses and Fairy Tales Join 3rd graders from Minerva Central School District as they put a whole new spin on fairy tales. U
1:15 pm EST with Dr. Jennifer Williams - Take Action for Earth Day: Top Tips for Classrooms from NYC Students Join us for a quick celebratory session designed for classrooms in celebration of Earth Day. Hear from students at the Windward School in NYC about their top tips for taking action after a year learning about climate action, environmental sciences, and global collaboration.
Lunch & Learn Event: Teaching CS and DF Standards in PK-5 using Robo Wunderkind
I would like to share a valuable lunch & learn opportunity with you. The event will focus on empowering educators in NY public schools to feel confident in teaching the new Computer Science (CS) and Digital Fluency (DF) standards using Robo Wunderkind in PK-5 classrooms.
Here are the event details:
Date: Thursday, April 16th, 2024
Time: 11:15 AM - Noon EST
Sign-Up Link: https://bit.ly/3viudmL
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When: August 22, 2024
Where: Queensbury High School
Time: 8:00 - 3:00


