Melissa A Oliver

EdTech, Accessibility, & Productivity

Presentations

2018

CETPA 2018 Annual Conference-November 13-16, 2018

  • Section 508 and Website Accessibility: Building District-Wide Capacity for Accessible Design, Sacramento, CA

KCI Google Summit, September 29, 2018

  • Create Accessibility with Chromebooks, Los Altos Hills, CA
  • Create Accessibility with GSuite, Los Altos Hills, CA
  • Beyond the Presentation: Creative and Innovative Uses for Google Slides, Los Altos Hills, CA

CapCUE Tech Fest, September 22, 2018

  • Create Accessibility with Chromebooks, Rocklin, CA
  • Beginning GSuite for Administrative Assistants, Rocklin, CA

CUE Rockstar Sequoia Middle School-July 17-28, 2018

  • Create Accessibility in GSuite and your Chromebooks, Pleasant Hill, CA
  • Lights! Camera! Actions! But Don’t Forget Captions!, Pleasant Hill, CA

ISTE 2018-June 24-27, 2018

  • Building District-wide Capacity for Accessible Design, Chicago, IL. 

Lead 3.0 Symposium, April 12-14, 2018

  • Section 508 and Website Accessibility: Tools and Workflows for Improving Accessibility, San Francisco, CA.

Spring CUE 2018 A National Conference-March 14-17, 2018

  • Accessible Student-Created Google Sites: Teaching Accessible Design to Students, Palm Springs, CA. 

ETC! 2018-February 24, 2018

  • Building Google Sites with Accessibility in Mind, Turlock, CA. 

EdTech Team Summits featuring Google for Education.Roseville Summit-January 13-14, 2018

  • Beyond the Presentation: Creative and Innovative Uses of Google Slides, Roseville, CA. 
  • Creating Accessible Google Sites, Roseville, CA.

2017

CUE 2017 Fall Conference, October 27-28, 2017

  • Section 508 and Website Accessibility: Tools and Workflows for Improving Accessibility, Napa Valley, CA. 
  • Creating Accessible Google Sites: Accessible Design in the Classroom, Napa Valley, CA. 
  • Closed Captioning for Google Drive Videos (CUE Tip), Napa Valley, CA. 

CUE Rockstar, July 24-25, 2017

  • Beyond the Presentation: Creative and Innovative Uses for Slides, Tahoe-Truckee, CA. 
  • Create Accessibility & Google Sites, Tahoe-Truckee, CA. 

ISTE 2017-June 25-28, 2017

  • #CreateAccessibility: Making Online Media Accessible for More Learners, San Antonio, TX. 
  • Google for Education Certified Innovators Tell All (Panel), San Antonio, TX. 

CUE 2017 National Conference-March 15-18, 2017

  • #Create Accessibility: Accessible Design for Classroom Creators, Palm Springs, CA. 
  • The Road to Becoming a Google Innovator (Panel), Palm Springs, CA 

ETC! 2017-February 25, 2017

  • Create Accessibility: Accessible Design for Classroom Creators, Turlock, CA.

EdTech Team Summits featuring Google for Education.
Roseville Summit-January 14-15, 2017

  • Create Accessibility: Accessible Design for Classroom Creators, Roseville, CA.

2016

EdTech Team Summits featuring Google for Education.
Solano County Summit-November 4-5, 2016

  • #CreateAccessibility on YouTube, Fairfield, CA. 
  • Creating Vector Drawings using Google Drawing, Fairfield, CA. 

California Summit-July 23-24, 2016

  • Creating Vector Portraits with Google Drawing, Mountain View, CA. 
  • Beyond the Presentation: Creative and Innovative Uses for Slides, Mountain View, CA. 

Stanislaus County Summit-June 18-19, 2016

  • Getting Started with Sketchnotes, Modesto, CA. 
  • Creation Basics with Google Drawing, Modesto, CA. 

Roseville Summit-February 6-7, 2016

  • Getting Started with Sketchnotes, Roseville, CA. 


CUE 2016 Fall Conference, October 28-29, 2016.

  • Beyond the Presentation: Creative and Innovative Uses for Slides, Napa Valley, CA. 
  • Caption This: Improving Accessibility and Access of Online Media, Napa Valley, CA. 

CapCUE Tech Fest, October 1, 2016.

  • One Slide Wonders, Natomas, CA. 

CUE Rockstar Teacher Camp Mammoth-June 15-17, 2016

  • Promote Visual Literacy with Sketchnotes, Mammoth Lakes, CA. 
  • Visual Media Creation with GAFE, Mammoth Lakes, CA. 
  • Creating Dynamic and Accessible Media Content with YouTube, Mammoth Lakes, CA. 

CUE 2016 National Conference-March 17-19, 2016

  • Beyond the Presentation: Creative and Innovative Uses for Slides, Palm Springs, CA. 
  • Creating Transformative Professional Learning with Technology, Palm Springs, CA. 

ETC! 2016-February 27, 2016

  • Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Google Apps, Turlock, CA. 

2016 California Educator Excellence Summit-January 20, 2016.

  • The Instructional Leadership Corps: Professional Learning By and For Educators, Sacramento, CA. 

2015

EdTech Team Summits featuring Google for Education.
Solano County Summit-November 14-15, 2015

  • One Slide Wonders, Fairfield, CA. 
  • Getting Started with Google Drawing, Fairfield, CA.

North State Summit-September 19-20, 2015

  • Getting Creative with Google Drawing, Chico, CA. 
  • Universal Design for Learning (UDL) with Google Apps, Chico, CA. 

CUE 2015 Fall Conference-October 23-24, 2015.

  • Promoting Creativity with Google Drawing, Napa Valley, CA. 
  • Sharing and Publishing for Authentic Language Production using Google Drive, Napa Valley, CA. 

Yolo Instructional Leadership Conference-October 3, 2015.

  • Promoting Creativity with Google Drawing, Davis, CA. 
  • Using Blogger to Promote Communication and Collaboration, Davis, CA. 

CapCUE TechFest-September 26, 2015.

  • Introduction to App Smashing using Google Drawing, Sacramento, CA. 
  • UDL and Google Apps for Education, Sacramento CA. 

Instructional Leadership Corps (ILC) Summer Regional Conference-July 22, 2015.

  • Universal Design for Learning: Making the Common Core Standards Accessible to All, Fresno, CA. 

Lead 3.0 Symposium-April 18, 2015.

  • Leveraging Social Media for Positive Messaging, Redondo Beach, CA. 

Instructional Leadership Corps (ILC) Workshops-West Sacramento, CA
2015-2016

  • Promoting Learning and Innovation Skills with Google Drive (Session 1 of 4), WUSD Teachers, September 15, 2015. 
  • Promoting Learning and Innovation Skills with Google Drive (Session 2 of 4), WUSD Teachers, October 6, 2015. 
  • Promoting Learning and Innovation Skills with Google Drive (Session 3 of 4), WUSD Teachers, November 17, 2015. 
  • Promoting Learning and Innovation Skills with Google Drive (Session 4 of 4), WUSD Teachers, December 15, 2015. 

2014-2015

  • 21st Century Teaching and Learning: Technology and the New Standards (CCSS/ELD/NGSS), West Sacramento, May 2, 2015. 
  • Instructional Shifts for NGSS, West Sacramento, January 14 and 28, 2015. 

Selected Washington USD Workshops-West Sacramento, CA
2015-2016

  • Introduction to Google Apps, RCHS Office Staff, August 3, 2015. 
  • Introduction to Google Apps for Education, WUSD Teachers, Teacher University, August 12, 2015. 
  • Getting Started with Chrome, WUSD Teachers, Teacher University, August 12, 2015. 
  • Introduction to Google Classroom, WUSD Teachers, Teacher University, August 12, 2015. 
  • Beyond the Presentation: Creative and Innovative Uses for Google Slides, WUSD Teachers, Teacher University, October 17, 2015. 
  • Promoting Creativity with Google Drawing, WUSD Teachers, Teacher University, March 12, 2016. 
  • Google Forms 101, WUSD Teachers, Teacher University, March 12, 2016. 

2014-2015

  • Basics for Administrators WUSD Site Administrators, ongoing. 
  • Introduction to Digital Library, RCHS Department Leads, February 2, 2015. 
  • Overview of Word 2013, WUSD Staff, April 4, 2015. 
  • Introduction to Google Apps, WUSD Teachers and Administrators, May 11, 12, 19, and 20, 2015. 
  • Google Classroom, WUSD Innovative Educators, May 18, 2015. 
  • Technology & ELD Standards: Sharing and Publishing for Authentic Language Production, EL Success with CCSS PD Event, WUSD Teachers, June 5, 2015 

Teach For America Summer Institute (Los Angeles, 2014)

  • Facilitating Strong Student Practice
  • Planning to Meet the Needs of ELLs
  • Vision For Content: Elementary Math