Kurt Schwengel | Brings the Joy and Secrets of Kindergarten to the Education World, Technology and Engagement Specialist

Kurt Schwengel

Brings the Joy and Secrets of Kindergarten to the Education World, Technology and Engagement Specialist

Kurt Schwengel
Featured Keynote Programs

The Kindergarten Checklist

Join Kurt as he shares his yearlong "Kindergarten Checklist" that not only includes activities to address every single Common Core Standard but also long forgotten social, emotional and behavior standards. You will leave this session with a huge packet of activities and Kurt's amazing checklist!

Flipping the Kindergarten Classroom!

Join Kurt as we explore the latest trend in education, "Flipping" the classroom, a technique in which the students come to class having already learned the subject matter and the teacher becomes the reinforcer of the concept.

Centering on the Common Core State Standards

Join Kurt for a tour of the new "Common Core" standards. Kurt will help you both understand and implement the "Common Core" standards that almost every state has adopted.

Game On for Classroom Management Success

Discover fresh new ways to boost your classroom management success! Kurt shows you how to promote order and cooperation with board games that are not only totally engaging, but also fit thematically into your curriculum and provide excellent standards-based learning opportunities.

Differentiating Right to the Core

Join Kurt to explore ways to differentiate the learning in your classroom with an eye toward the Common Core Standards. You’ll learn proven differentiation strategies for visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners. And, you’ll learn how to jazz up your differentiation with today’s remarkable classroom technology.

Embracing Technology in the Kindergarten Classroom

Technology can be fun! Join Kurt to learn the basics of setting up and using computers in your classroom. Explore the dos and don'ts of having computers in kindergarten. Learn all about the advantages of interactive whiteboards. And, discover fun ideas and activities for integrating technology into all subject areas. Plus learn loads of wonderful online teaching resources.

iPads® & iPods® in the Kindergarten Classroom
Innovative Tools for Innovative Learning

Come get excited about using iPads® and iPods® in your kindergarten classroom! Kurt shows you how to acquire iPad®s through grant writing, and how to get the most out of them for teaching and learning. You’ll leave with a list of dozens of great kindergarten apps!

No More Worksheets! Developing Careers with Project-Based Learning in Kindergarten

Join Kurt as he demonstrates and explores fun ways to implement project based learning into Kindergarten. PBL can integrated into all areas of the Kindergarten curriculum through fun thematic units and creative teaching.

Sight Word Mastery
10 Strategies for Success

Join Kurt to discover ten fantastic ways to ensure that your kindergartners finish the year with mastery of their sight words! You’ll explore different ways to teach sight words based on the needs of different types of learners. And, you’ll leave with a ton of ideas and materials you can begin using right away.

Rockin' & Rollin'
Cool New Ways to Teach

Get ready to discover terrific new ways to teach just about anything to kindergartners! Kurt introduces a proven-successful, yearlong kindergarten curriculum. You’ll learn inspiring approaches to every strand of every subject in kindergarten. And, you’ll explore some very cool thematic units such as Classroom Mysteries, Star Wars, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Racing, Pizza Restaurant, Japan, and Pirate Buried Treasure!

Intervene & Adjust - with Precision!

Get an exact read on the needs of your at-risk or struggling XXX. Come explore an assessment tool that not only scores the children’s reading ability but also pinpoints their weaknesses and suggests interventions for improvement. And, discover a simple solution to maintaining a record of each student's progress.

The Power User's Guide to the SMART Board

If you already have an interactive whiteboard and you’re ready to start creating your own activities, this session is for you. Join Kurt to look over an entire year's interactive whiteboard curriculum, spanning every subject. You’ll work with—and expand your horizons in—powerful SMART Notebook® software. And all skills and learning are easily translated into ActivInspire® for Promethean users.

Oooh I Want That!"" Technology Acquisition and Grant Writing

Come learn creative ways to acquire technology for your classroom. Kurt walks you through the often daunting acquisition process, from start to finish. You'll learn where to find technology grants, how to write grants, what not to ask for in a grant, and much more.

Did it Work? Adding Meaningful Tech to Your Lessons

Adding technology to your lessons is one thing. But determining if it really worked is another. Kurt shows you how to select, implement, and evaluate technology using his simple and effective plans and rubrics.

Using iPads® & iPods® in the Classroom

Join Kurt to discover how to put iPods® and iPads® to work in your classroom to enhance academic instruction, presentation, classroom management, and more. And, learn how to obtain iPods® and iPads® for your classroom without writing your own check! Bring your iPad® and your ideas with you!

Google Docs & You

Looking for better ways to get organized? Improve parent/teacher communication? Gather data? Look no further than Google Docs™ – your online solution to these teacher challenges, and many more. Kurt shares easy, time-saving ways to use Google Docs™ to collaborate with colleagues, students, and parents. Never again put a sign-up sheet on your door again. Do it in Google Docs™!

I Have an Interactive Whiteboard Now What?

Join Kurt to find out all the uses of interactive whiteboards in the classroom. You'll discover where to access over 50,000 pre-made lessons. And, you'll walk through the process of creating your own activities in the interactive whiteboard software. No matter what brand you use, in this session you'll learn the full potential of interactive whiteboards.

TechnoMath!

Join Kurt to explore fun new ways to meet your math standards using technology. From iPads®, iPhones®, and iPods® to interactive whiteboards and Internet resources, you’ll learn new and exciting ways to teach math in your classroom!

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Occupy Kindergarten

Join the grassroots movement to "bring the fun back to Kindergarten"! Kurt Schwengel, a 17 year veteran of Kindergarten teaching, he has witnessed Kindergarten stray from it's original intent and Kurt intends to steer the ship back towards it's intended goal, fun!

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The History of Kindergarten

Join Kurt Schwengel, a kindergarten teacher since 1995, on a journey that examines the roots and evolution of Kindergarten since it's inception in 1836.

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The Classroom and Student of the Future

What will your classroom and students look and act like in 5, 10 and 20 years down the road? Join Kurt on a journey that will peer into the future of primary education.

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