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Thursday, May 15
 

10:00am EDT

The Assistive Tech Roadshow: Enhancing Accessibilityfor All Learners
Thursday May 15, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
What happens when a literacy support tool that enhances accessibility for all learners evolves rapidly with new features, is free for teachers, and can benefit all students, especially those with IEPs, across an entire district, and it’s important to provide hands-on training? You get the Assistive Tech Roadshow - a traveling learning experience for students and teachers led by Clarkstown’s Learning Technology Facilitators.
Speakers
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Katie Kelley

Technology Facilitator, Clarkstown Central School District
Katie Kelley and Christina Amendola are Technology Facilitators in the Clarkstown Central School District, bringing over 30 years of combined teaching experience. Together, they support K-12 schools and classrooms by helping teachers and students innovate through technology. Dedicated... Read More →
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Christina Amendola

Technology, Clarkstown Central School District
Thursday May 15, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Edison Hall 1 @ Innovation Lab

11:00am EDT

Creative Mashups with Adobe Express
Thursday May 15, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Adobe Express is a multidimensional media creation tool that’s accessible and fun for creators of all ages. Whether your interest is graphic design, voicing animated characters, producing videos with Adobe’s huge royalty-free video, photo, and music library, building sleek looking web pages, or jamming them all together for a creative combo, then Adobe Express is right up the alley of the aspiring and inspired content creator. Join us for a hands-on session of creative merrymaking.
Speakers
avatar for Dylan Cadalzo

Dylan Cadalzo

3rd Grade Teacher, Scarsdale Public Schools
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Paul Tomizawa

Technology Integration Teacher, Scarsdale Public Schools
Paul Tomizawa, Elementary Technology Teacher, Scarsdale, NY, USA Paul Tomizawa has taught elementary students for over 25 years. He has presented regionally and nationally on technology integration and media literacy. His passion is helping students find their storytelling voice through... Read More →
Thursday May 15, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Edison Hall 1 @ Innovation Lab

2:15pm EDT

If You Give a Kid a Smartphone: Engaging Gen Alpha in Media Literacy Learning
Thursday May 15, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
If you give a kid a smartphone, will they know how to navigate the digital world responsibly? This presentation showcases a comprehensive 6th-grade curriculum designed to equip students with critical thinking skills for engaging with media and digital content. Topics include digital footprints, privacy, misinformation, algorithms, AI, and media bias. Educators will explore engaging lessons that develop essential skills like fact-checking, ethical research, source evaluation, and AI prompting. Attendees will gain practical strategies for fostering responsible digital citizens and leave with resources to implement in their own classrooms. Join us to empower the next generation of informed, discerning media consumers!
Speakers
avatar for Margaret Groninger

Margaret Groninger

Director of Humanities, Mamaroneck
Margaret Groninger is the Director of Humanities for the Mamaroneck Union Free School District, where she leads curriculum development and instructional support for English, social studies, and school libraries. With over two decades of experience as an English teacher and department... Read More →
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Kelsey Cohen

Literacy Ambassador and District Library Coordinator, Mamaroneck UFSD
Kelsey Cohen is the Literacy Ambassador and District Library Coordinator for Mamaroneck UFSD. She teaches a sixth-grade media literacy course at Hommocks Middle School and works closely with teachers and librarians to integrate media, information, and digital literacy into classroom... Read More →
Thursday May 15, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Edison Hall 1 @ Innovation Lab
 
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