"Vintage Innovation: Leveraging Retro Tools and Classic Ideas to Design Deeper Learning Experiences"
Book Study: Now to Conference dates
Conference Dates: August 7th - 8th, 2024
Deadline for Credit Registration: July 15th, 2024
Join us for our 2024 Summer Conference course. In this conference, participants will read the book and attend (in-person) the FLAND conference, August 7th and 8th, 2024 at Center for Innovation Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center, 4200 James Ray Drive, Grand Forks, ND, 58202.
The central piece of this course/conference will be the book Vintage Innovation: Leveraging Retro Tools and Classic Ideas to Design Deeper Learning Experiences by John Spencer.
Join us the evening before the conference for our social at Bonzer's Sandwich Pub on Tuesday, August 6th at 6 PM. We will also have our Awards Banquet at Eagles Crest Grill on Wednesday evening at 6 PM.
Silent Auction and Swap Shop will be there. Bring your items that you believe other teachers will be able to use in their classrooms!
Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes
Objectives:
Participants will:
learn how to innovate when they don’t have the best technology.
learn how to use vintage tools, ideas, and approaches in new ways.
how to use constraints to spark creativity.
blend together the “tried and true” with the “never tried.”
Required Text:
Vintage Innovation: Leveraging Retro Tools and Classic Ideas to Design Deeper Learning Experiences by John Spencer. Paperback ISBN: 978-7341725-5-3; eBook ISBN: 978-7341725-6-0
Book Study
Read the assigned book and submit a reflection on each chapter on one of the following and submit it on Google Classroom.
1. What excerpt from the reading (or podcast) challenged your thinking as a language educator?
2. What excerpt from the reading (or podcast) reinforced a specific teaching practice that you use?
3. After reading the chapter (and listening to the podcast), what is something new you are wanting to try in the future?
Chapter 1: We Can’t Predict the Future
Chapter 2: The Future is Vintage
Listen to the Podcast: Inspired Proficiency by Ashley Uyaguari, Episode Titled: Thoughtful Technology Integration with Catherine Ousselin
Chapter 3: What is Vintage Innovation?
Chapter 4: In a World of Constant Change, Our Students Need to be Divergent Thinkers
Chapter 5: In an Automated World, Our Students Need to use Analog Tools
Chapter 6: In a World of Artificial Intelligence, Our Students Need Philosophy
Chapter 7: In a Connected World, Our Students Need Empathy
Chapter 8: In a World of Social-Media Our Students Need to be Citizen Journalists
Listen to the podcast: Cult of Pedagogy by Jennifer Gonzalez, Episode 150: A Few Creative Ways to Use Student Blogs
Chapter 9: In Globalized World, Our Students Need to Embrace the Local Community
Chapter 10: In a World of Virtual Reality, Our Students Need to Study Nature
Chapter 11: In a World of Augmented Reality, Our Students Need Imagination
Listen to the Podcast: Inspired Proficiency by Ashley Uyaguari, Episode Titled Games & Movement with Sarah Breckley
Chapter 12: In a Distracted World, Our Students Need to Engage in Deep Work
Chapter 13: In a World of Virtual Reality, Our Students Need to Study Nature
Chapter 14: In a World of Instant Information, Our Students Need to be Curators
Chapter 15: Using a Food Truck Approach
Conference/Session Agenda:
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
6 PM: Social: Bonzer's (optional)
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Presenters: Ashley Mikkelsen & Emily Parrill
8:30-9:00: Registration and Silent Auction Open
9:00-12:30: Session 1: Technology Integration and Language Acquisition
12:30-2:00: Lunch and Membership Meeting
2:00-4:30: Session 2: Vintage
6 PM: Awards Banquet: Eagles Crest Grill (optional)
Thursday, August 8, 2024
8:00-8:30: Silent Auction Opens
8:30-11:30: Session 3: Modern
11:30-1:00: Lunch and AAT Meetings
1:00-3:00: Session 4: Mash-up
Registration Instructions
Fees: Payable to FLAND: This event requires pre-registration https://bit.ly/FLAND2024SummerConferenceRegistration and pay the FLAND Conference and Membership Dues 2024-2025 of $195.00.
Cost breakdown:
$195 -FLAND Membership Dues 2024-25, In-Person Conference Registration, Book Study
$175 - FLAND Retired Membership (gratis) & In-Person Conference Registration, Book Study
Banquet (not included above):
$30/person - Catered banquet at Eagles Crest Grill
(If paying online, an $8 charge will be added to the payment)
Donation is optional
BANQUET ONLY - If you are interested in only the banquet, please register here
If you are not able to make the conference at all, membership form is here. If you are attending the conference, you do not need to fill out a separate membership form.
Credit Registration
2 Credits are available for the book study and conference. There are not separate options. Both conference and book study must be completed to receive credit.
Credits costs are not included in the conference fees.
Accommodations:
Hilton Garden Inn - UND
4301 James Ray Dr
Grand Forks, ND 58203
If you'd like to call, the block is reserved under Foreign Language Association of ND
The promo code is FOREIG (that's not a typo)