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VSTE Annual Conference 2019

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Welcome to Virginia’s world famous Technology in Education conference. Using this tool to mark your personal scheduling preferences does not reserve a seat for marked sessions, nor does it register you for the conference. We do not plan to have paper programs available on site. If you would like a printed program, please print a personal copy prior to arriving at the conference.

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7:00am EST

Registration Check-In Roanoke Foyer

8:30am EST

An Engine-ous Way to Make Your Instruction More Creative Shenandoah BJessica Robinson • Heather Reid Creativity in Technology Brush MountainKelly Bisogno Curation Station: Curating Information on the Web Using Wakelet Harrison/TylerChanda Greco • Richard Shockey DEMO: Run Your Edge to Data Center Network at Cloud Speed Crystal DSarah Langs Embracing Instructional Changes In The 4th Industrial Revolution AppalachianCharlie Radman • HP, Inc. ESports: An overview of our first season Washington Lecture HallJonathan Frye Express Train to going paperless WilsonCody Christensen • Charles Boulton Get on Track with Menu-Style, Personalized PD Roanoke EKim Shahin Get Your Students on "Track" with UDL and Assistive Technologies Tinker MountainMatthew Newton Hey Alexa, How Can You Help?! Roanoke FDina Dreistadt Hop on board!Destination: Critical Thinking! Roanoke GAnn Nash • Carrie Hood K-2 (Can Too) Buck Mountain ABJesse Roberts • Daniel Vanover Over 40 years of impacting the classroom Mill MountainJohnny Sink • Chris Clayville • Clinton Learning Podcasting in the Classroom: Learning to Listen and Create Crystal AAshley Dickson-Ellison • Jen Moyers Robotics Rumpus Crystal CCharlotte Bordino • Erica Harris STEAMing through the Standards Crystal EMelanie Lewis • Gail Moore Using BookCreator and the 5C's for Student Agency MonroeAnne Bianchi Emmons Virginia Computer Technology Standards of Learning Revisions Pocahontas AMark Saunders • Jean Weller Virginia Public Libraries: Your Partners in Success Crystal BCindy Church • Kevin Smith Scavenger Hunts 3.0--Accept the Goose Chase Challenge! Commonwealth LoungeMarlene Rombach • Michael Loret Mindfulness Experience Madison

9:45am EST

A WONDER-ful Introduction to Computational Thinking, Computer Science, and Robotics with Dash, Dot and Cue WilsonBryan L Miller • Wonder Workshop Are you cyber safe? AppalachianJurgen Bayer • HP, Inc. Engaging English-Language Learners with iPad Pocahontas BApple, Inc Expand Your Network with Twitter Chats! Crystal DMargaret Sisler • Tamara Letter Google for Education Presents: Google's Applied Digital Skills Crystal ESamantha Lieberman • Danieta Morgan • Alayne Levine Google Slides & Digital Breakouts - It’s a No Brainer! Crystal CTonya Coffey Hack the App Shenandoah ACurtiss Strietelmeier • Greg Henderson Keep Your Project, But Change the Track Crystal BDaniel Nemerow Keeping Your Day On Track: The Tools for a More Productive Life Mill MountainElizabeth Summers On Track with Teams Buck Mountain ABMichelle Elliott • Sarah Plumitallo Personalizing PD to Build and Sustain Internal Capacity: One Instructional Specialist’s Story Tinker MountainKatie Bookwalter • Romain Bertrand Pulling into the Station!Next Stop: Differentiated Learning through Learning Stations Shenandoah BBrooksie Kramer • Amy Wolk Reaching Every Student with a Learning Management System Roanoke GSean Coffron Ride the Math Rails with BrainPOP Roanoke ERosalita Santiago Techstravaganza!Get your Tech PD on Track Brush MountainAllison Kappler • Aimee Hasinger VDOE Computer Science Update and Integration Pocahontas ATimothy Ellis What did you learn in school today? Using Google Sites to Showcase Learning Crystal AKatie Moran Wixie 101: Come Learn about the Exciting New Learning Benefits in Wixie MonroeScott Loomis • Tech4Learning You Can Do It!: Hosting a Podcast in Your Classroom, School, or District Harrison/TylerAshley Dickson-Ellison • Sara Voigt We are Living in a VR world, and we are VR Girls! Commonwealth LoungeAlexandra Shea • Alainya Kemper Mindfulness Experience Madison VSTE Table Talks: UnisonEDU North Entry FoyerPatrick Hausammann

11:00am EST

#AppsDay Buck Mountain ABPatrick Hausammann • Phil Strunk All Aboard the Innovation Train: A Model for Supporting Your Division's Innovators with Strategic Innovation Grants Tinker MountainJohn Hendron • Krystle Demas All Aboard! Maneuvering through PBL using Google Sites Roanoke GTiyana Shaw • Carla Waller ChoppedPD Schoology Courses MonroeAnne Bianchi Emmons Classroom Hacks to Reduce Stress and Improve Productivity for New Classroom Teachers Roanoke EJalisa Logan Coding Across the Curriculum Shenandoah BLuke Roadcap • Anne Senger Don't Get Derailed By Google Slides - Make Them Interactive Crystal DDoug Wickham Esports Technology: Hardware, Infrastructure, and Games AppalachianJoshua Pann • HP, Inc. Green Light Relationships Pocahontas ACarrie Hood Growing Real Writers: Using Technology to Emphasis Process and Authentic Writing Experiences Mill MountainJen Moyers • Tim Reger Hop on the High-Speed Support Train to the New SMART Exchange and PD Resources! Harrison/TylerTeodora (Teddy) Kamburov • Heather Schrader • SMART Individualized Reading Pathways Using Nearpod and GoogleClassroom Roanoke FErica Harris iPadOS for Education Pocahontas BApple, Inc It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It) WilsonAlan Quimby Leading the Change to Authentic Learning Crystal EScott Lewis Making Your Mark: Leveraging Design Tools to Enhance Social Media Posts Crystal ASara Voigt • Ashley Dickson-Ellison Moving Past the Headlines: Empowering Students to think Critically of News & Media Literacy Washington Lecture HallBarbara Huth Ride the Chromebook Train for the Littles Crystal BDebbie Walwer Spark 101 Crystal CRussell Brown Using Creativity Tools to Enhance, Extend, and Empower Shenandoah ACurtiss Strietelmeier • Greg Henderson Wixie Lessons - Get on Track with a 4 C's Train of Thinking Brush MountainRochelle Allen Moving around the Computer Science Standards Track with Ozobots and Spheros! Commonwealth LoungeChrissy Carr • Julie Brockwell Mindfulness Experience Madison VSTE Table Talks: VSTE Inclusion Task Force North Entry FoyerNicci Dowd • Amy Stewart

12:00pm EST

Lunch Roanoke Foyer VSTE Table Talks: VSTE Board Members, Rod Carnill and Tim Taylor North Entry FoyerTimothy Taylor • Rod Carnill

1:00pm EST

A WONDER-ful Introduction to Computational Thinking, Computer Science, and Robotics with Dash, Dot and Cue WilsonBryan L Miller • Wonder Workshop All Aboard the K-4 Learning Train! Shenandoah BHeather Askea All Aboard the Seesaw Train! Pocahontas ASean Ward • Courtney Strauss Bring JOY to the Classroom with Passion Projects Washington Lecture HallTamara Letter Desmos and Google Science Journal to Keep Your Science Experiment from Going off the Rails Buck Mountain ABKatie Fielding • Emily Robinson Enhance student centered multimedia/video projects with Adobe Spark, Flipgrid, and More! Roanoke EJonathan Frye Flipping Out for Student Engagement Tools Roanoke FJessica James Get Every Student on Track with Free Tech Tools for ELL and Multilingual Students Harrison/TylerKaren Streeter • Stephanie Bass • Source for Learning Global Compassion and Collaboration Through LUV Mill MountainDeana Hubbell • Lauren Pate Hop on the express train to AWESOME WORLD BUILDING! Tinker MountainJohn Painter • Kevin Weaver I had no idea you could do that with Google Slides! Roanoke GMichael Wesely Increase "Loco-Motive-Ation" with Screencasting! MonroeElaine Lorenzen Take Control of the classroom with HP Classroom Manager AppalachianCharlie Radman • HP, Inc. Taking Smart Notebook Software to the Next Level (Online) Brush MountainPatrick Heath Mindfulness Experience Madison

2:15pm EST

Ignite Talks & World Famous Raffle (Game) Crystal Ballroom