2024 CEA Convention: Full Schedule

3:00pm PDT

Making and Using Virtual Libraries in the Elementary Classroom

Thursday October 24, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT

Learn how to create and use your own virtual libraries with students through Google Slides. Bring your laptop so you can give it a try!

Chairperson

Liz Kingma

1st Grade Teacher, Grand Rapids Christian School

Liz and Elizabeth are elementary teachers who love teaching math to young learners.

Speakers

Elizabeth Wolf

1st Grade Spanish Immersion Teacher, Grand Rapids Christian School

Liz and Elizabeth are elementary teachers who love teaching math to young learners.

Thursday October 24, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
240 History and Bible Commons, 2nd floor

Session

Audience K - 5th Grade
Subject Librarians
Area Technology

9:00am PDT

Coding and STEAM with Literacy in the Elementary Classroom

Friday October 25, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

124

Join us to hear about various ways we use coding and STEAM with connections to literacy in K-5 classrooms. We hope to make this relevant to classroom teachers as well as technology specialists.

Speakers

Morgan Swartz

1st and 2nd Grade Technology Teacher, Dutton Christian School

Morgan Swartz has been teaching Technology at Dutton Christian for 3 years. Prior to that, she taught Kindergarten at Dutton Christian as well as K and 2nd grade at Zeeland Christian School for 9 years.

Friday October 25, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
124 Classroom, 1st floor

Session

Audience 1st - 5th
Subject Reading
Area Technology

9:00am PDT

Connecting Bytes and Beliefs: Technology and the Biblical Story

Friday October 25, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

137

What does it mean to be a faithful Christian in a digital world? What do bytes have to do with Christian beliefs? This presentation will sketch how computer technology can be understood within the biblical story and contrasted with how it is often understood within rival stories.

Speakers

Derek Schuurman

Professor of Computer Science, Calvin University

Derek Schuurman worked as an electrical engineer for several years and later completed a Ph.D. in robotics and computer vision. He is currently professor of computer science at Calvin University and author of "Shaping a Digital World" and co-author of "A Christian Field Guide to Technology... Read More →

Friday October 25, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
137 Art room, 1st floor (Koetje)

Session

Audience General
Subject Reformed World and Life View
Area Technology

9:00am PDT

Teachers as Video Storytellers

Friday October 25, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

121

Telling captivating stories with quality video doesn’t always require professional equipment. What would it look like for teachers to tell the stories unfolding in their own classrooms through video captured with a smartphone? In this session, attendees will learn the basics of smartphone videography and storytelling through real world practice.

Speakers

Jason Lohman

Middle School Teacher / Chapel Coordinator, Lansing Christian School, IL

Jason is a middle school STEM, Math, and Social Studies teacher at Lansing Christian School in Lansing, Michigan. In addition to his role as a classroom teacher, he also coordinates chapels and coaches student worship teams. He has taught in a variety of subject areas in both elementary... Read More →

Friday October 25, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
121 Art room, 1st floor (VanHaitsma)

Session

Audience General
Subject Professional Development
Area Technology

10:10am PDT

ChatGPT, AI, and the Biblical Story: Thoughts from a Christian Computer Scientist

Friday October 25, 2024 10:10am - 11:10am PDT

137

Many believe that AI could lead us toward some sort of paradise. A rival story suggests that the future doesn’t need us and that AI will ultimately threaten humanity. This talk will explore a vision for AI informed by the Biblical story and some recommendations for how we might toward more responsible technology.

Chairperson

Jennifer Lewis

Western MI Christian High School

Speakers

Derek Schuurman

Professor of Computer Science, Calvin University

Friday October 25, 2024 10:10am - 11:10am PDT
137 Art room, 1st floor (Koetje)

Session

Audience General
Subject Reformed World and Life View
Area Technology