Date
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Time
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Location Name
RL 11
Name
Beyond the Poster Board: Empowering Students as Digital Creators
Description
Students live in a world where learning is visual, interactive, and digital, yet many classroom projects still ask students to research, copy facts, add pictures, and present. This beginner-friendly session helps elementary and middle school teachers move beyond poster projects and transform assignments into opportunities for creativity, critical thinking, interaction, and communication.
Participants will explore ideas across ELA, math, science, and social studies, including podcasts, infographics, videos, digital books, interactive presentations, digital math explanations, AI interactions, and communicating thinking with parents. The focus is not more screen time; it is more meaningful learning time. Participants will see how creation leads to deeper understanding by asking students to question, explain, apply, and communicate what they know.
Participants will redesign a traditional project and leave with practical, low-stress ideas they can use right away.
Speakers
Session Type
Traditional Workshop
Track
Project-, problem- and challenge-based learning
Secondary Track
Instructional Practice and Coaching
Primary Audience
Elementary/Middle School
Secondary Audience
General Educators
Fall Conference Strands
Educate
MA DLCS Strands
Digital Tools and Collaboration