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VSTE Annual Conference 2019

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7:00am EST

Registration Check-In Roanoke Foyer

8:00am EST

Keynote - Winning Within Crystal Ballroom & Washington Lecture Hall (Overflow)Michael Bonner

9:45am EST

Apple Creativity Lab / iPadOS for Education Pocahontas BApple, Inc BEE BOT PALOOZA Harrison/TylerTonya Coffey Embracing Instructional Changes In The 4th Industrial Revolution AppalachianCharlie Radman • HP, Inc. Get Your "APPS" in Gear! Washington Lecture HallDavid Campbell • Larry Burner Getting Started with STEM Shenandoah ACurtiss Strietelmeier • CDW-Education How To Achieve Success With Your School's Esports Program WilsonRobert Kwiatkowski • Extreme Networks Is Your Instruction On Track? Using TeachersFirst and the Triple E Framework to Create Tech-Savvy Lessons Tinker MountainStephanie Bass • Source for Learning Leadership in the Face of a Changing Ecosystem Roanoke GGene Osborn • Jamie Foreman My Ticket Says Lead: Using Virtual Virginia’s Blended Resources to Fast Track Learning Pocahontas ALyndsey Martin • Sarah Warnick On Track with Drones: How the Use of Drones Transformed a Title 1 School Shenandoah BKimberly Gudinas • Michelle Dunphy Technology in Math Workshop Brush MountainJoy Duncan • Tristan Chilcote The Promethean Express – An Interactive Journey Through Virginia Mill MountainChad Schnell • Promethean & Clinton Learning The State of Student Safety: Lessons for Leaders Roanoke EPatrick O'Neal • Gaggle UsingChoice Boards to Augment Student Voice and Support Computer Science SOLs Roanoke FMeaghan Martin Escape Room Building the Easy Way Commonwealth LoungeJessica James • Gabe Planas PowerUser/(VSTECamp) Buck Mountain ABAnna Maria Lechleitner Mindfulness Experience Madison VSTE Table Talks: UnisonEDU North Entry FoyerPatrick Hausammann Beyond Coding - Engaging Learners with Computer Science Standards MonroeDr. Ann Nash • Jessica Ciokan

11:00am EST

All Aboard the PAW Tech Squad Express Brush MountainLeslie Leisey • Sharron Wooden Apple Creativity Lab / iPadOS for Education Pocahontas BApple, Inc Are you cyber safe? AppalachianJurgen Bayer • HP, Inc. Creating a Culture of Digital Citizenship Washington Lecture HallBarbara Huth Creating Adventures in the Classroom Harrison/TylerNathan Munson Data Privacy in the Virginia Classroom Roanoke EAndy Bloom • Lori Coonfield • McGraw-Hill Education Exploring Seesaw Use in the Middle School WilsonSandy Bailey • Hillary Nesselrodt Find Your Way with Online Maps Crystal BJennifer Blais • Nicholas Dzendzel Footprint Foothold: Helping Students Manage Their Online Reputations Crystal CSean Coffron Getting Family Engagement On Track with Tech Roanoke FMichelle Elliott • Sarah Plumitallo GoGuardian-Saving Teachers Instructional Time Shenandoah AGreg Shindler • Greg Henderson Informal Assessments Your Students Will Beg To Do--And You Can Actually Use to Plan for Instruction Roanoke GElizabeth Horne Librarians Can Help Tech Stay on Track Too! Crystal DRebecca Caldwell • Deb Haynie Off the Track: Getting Creative with Chromebooks Buck Mountain ABCatherine Breese On the Right Track to Maximum Engagement: Bringing Diverse Stories and Media to the Classroom Using eMediaVA Pocahontas ALindsey Horner Shifting Focus: Peer-to-Peer Insights on Automation Strategies for Enabling Innovation and Boosting Learning Outcomes Crystal AStephen Gallager • Jason Lester • Encore Technology Group Tech Girls Rock! Shenandoah BAimee Molihan • Chanel Alford-Campbell The Promethean Express – An Interactive Journey Through Virginia Mill MountainChad Schnell • Promethean & Clinton Learning Technology & Coding Across K-5: A Beginner's Guide Commonwealth LoungeCharli Nolan • Jessa Campbell PowerUser/Coach Me Too - Session 1 Tinker Mountain Mindfulness Experience Madison VSTE Table Talks: VSTE Outreach Committee North Entry FoyerHeather Hurley

12:00pm EST

Lunch Roanoke Foyer Twitter Meetup Crystal/Roanoke Shared Foyer VSTE Table Talks: VSTE Board Members, Lynn Colón, Paula Leach, and David French North Entry FoyerLynn Colón

1:00pm EST

All Families Aboard! - Laying the Tracks Between Home and School Through Digital Citizenship Roanoke GBerkley Todd • Shelly Robinson By Design Washington Lecture HallMichael Bonner Engaging Primary Learners with iPad Pocahontas BApple, Inc Esports Technology: Hardware, Infrastructure, and Games AppalachianJoshua Pann • HP, Inc. Exploring the Virtual World with Google Expeditions WilsonAllison Kappler • Aimee Hasinger Get On Board the Maker Train: Plan Your Makerspace In-a-Box Crystal/Roanoke Shared FoyerStephanie Bass • Source for Learning • Source for Learning Getting on Track: Moving Students from Digital Citizens to Digital Leaders Buck Mountain ABSheila Teri Google for Education Presents: How to Protect Student Information in the Cloud Crystal ESamantha Lieberman • Danieta Morgan • Erin Fields • Alayne Levine Integrating Blended Learning in the Classroom through the Lens of ELA Roanoke ESteve Tutunick • McGraw-Hill Education Lessons Learned from Starting an Esports Program Shenandoah ACurtiss Strietelmeier • David Stevens • CDW-Education Programming for Pennies: Punch Your Ticket for free or affordable Computer Science Crystal ABonnie Chapman • Jason Lauer Rethinking Professional Development: Using Schoology as a platform to deliver Pocahontas AJacquelyn Calder Ride in Coach or Conduct the Train: DigCit for the 21st Century Conductor Roanoke FDaniel Nemerow • William Watts Teaching Girls to Code and Change the World Crystal BAmy Layman The Promethean Express – An Interactive Journey Through Virginia Mill MountainChad Schnell • Promethean & Clinton Learning Top Tech Tools to Help Your ELL's SOAR!!! Crystal CTheresa Koenig • Karen Garay Transforming the Learning, One Podcast at a Time! Brush MountainCaroline Doughty We All can Video with WEVIDEO! Crystal DStacey Clark • Jeffrey Horvath Welcome Aboard the SEL Train Harrison/TylerJennifer Lockett • Heather Peterson We’ve got just the ticket!: Using AR and VR with Google Expeditions Shenandoah BLaurie Pierce On Track with Robotics Commonwealth LoungeShanda Warren • Lucy Nottingham PowerUser/Coach Me Too - Session 2 Tinker Mountain Mindfulness Experience Madison VSTE Table Talks: National Air and Space Museum North Entry FoyerMichael Speidel Coding Creatively with BrainPOP MonroeShalon Thomas • Julie Kuzma • BrainPOP

2:15pm EST

All Aboard the Digital Storytelling Train! Washington Lecture HallClark Richardson • Jami Martin Christmas Any Time, Any Where, Tips to Funding Success with DonorsChoose Brush MountainKevin Rickard Drones, Spheros and Coding for Resource Teachers Pocahontas ANichole Ward EL Students + Tech: How to Blend Both to Support EL Students in the Classroom Crystal AAnita Harris • Bea Leiderman Every Student on Track, Every Time Crystal CRob Yost • Bret Clovis Get on Board with Using VR/AR to Enhance Content and Writing WilsonErica Thorsen • Andy Ulrich Integrating Blended Learning in the Classroom through the Lens of ELA Roanoke ESteve Tutunick • McGraw-Hill Education iPadOS for Education Pocahontas BApple, Inc K-8 Computer Science Cohort Playdate Shenandoah BAnne Deane • Kimberly Arrington Keep on Track: Measuring Student Success with Personalized Badges Crystal EDevon Stevens • Lucy Spencer Keeping your K-5 Classroom on Track with QR Codes Tinker MountainSarah Marriott • Sara Ross Making the Cut: Video Editing Options for Blended Learning Videos Crystal DDaniel Vanover • Jesse Roberts Managing Your District’s EdTech in a Rapidly Evolving Marketplace Harrison/TylerAmy Pugh • Chuck Yarbrough Stretching Your Technology Dollars Crystal BMike Sebolt Take Control of the classroom with HP Classroom Manager AppalachianCharlie Radman • HP, Inc. The Promethean Express – An Interactive Journey Through Virginia Mill MountainChad Schnell • Promethean & Clinton Learning The VSTE Demo Slam Buck Mountain ABRuss Brown When you send a Tweet...Your PLN can't be beat! Roanoke FStephanie Bean • Lori Donatelli AR You Ready for Augmented Reality?! Commonwealth LoungeMelissa Smith • Marlene Rombach Mindfulness Experience Madison VSTE Table Talks: Virtual Virginia North Entry FoyerLyndsey Martin • Brian Mott • Sarah Warnick

3:30pm EST

"DeRail" Traditional Professional Learning Crystal BAllison Garland • Matt Dunbar "Google Keep"ing Your Workflow on the Tracks Brush MountainKatrina Stafford A WONDER-ful Introduction to Computational Thinking, Computer Science, and Robotics with Dash, Dot and Cue WilsonBryan L Miller • Wonder Workshop All Aboard! Destination: Engaging Lessons with SMART Learning Suite Online MonroeTeodora (Teddy) Kamburov • Heather Schrader • SMART Becoming more Productive and less Appy with an iPad Crystal EPatrick Heath Beyond Scratch (Bridging the Coding Gap) Crystal DDaniel Bell CDW-G Meet and Greet Shenandoah ACurtiss Strietelmeier • CDW-Education Choo Choo Choosing Board Games to Build CS Fundamentals Shenandoah BSharon Carino • Sarah Clements Everything as a Service Washington Lecture HallAaron Smith • Michael Wright Full Steam Ahead: Maximizing Our Impact with Deeper Learning Pocahontas AJohn Hendron • Andrea Burton Google Arts & Culture: Using Inquiry to Connect Cultures Roanoke GKatie Moran I Can Do That with a PDF?Using DocHub in in the Classroom. Roanoke ETeresa Howell I choo choo choose choice boards! Roanoke FTara Walters • Stacey Penrod Personalize Learning with Digital Task Cards Buck Mountain ABMelissa Bennett Personalized PD in Microsoft Teams Crystal CKristin Barr Reaching Beyond the Box(car): Using Flipgrid for Student Voice and Building Community Crystal ASean Ward • Ashley Brucker Six Pillars of Safer Schools Harrison/TylerTom Spitnale • Marcus Tapscott • SyCom Technologies Strengthening Literacy with iPad Pocahontas BApple, Inc The Promethean Express – An Interactive Journey Through Virginia Mill MountainChad Schnell • Promethean & Clinton Learning Spheros Can Be Amazing Commonwealth LoungeLee Beamon Mindfulness Experience Madison VSTE Table Talks: ISTE Information and Resources North Entry FoyerSource for Learning

4:30pm EST

Exhibit Hall Reception Roanoke Ballroom

4:45pm EST

VSTE Table Talks: VSTE Education Committee North Entry FoyerTim Taylor

8:00pm EST

Silent Disco Shenandoah B & Foyer