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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.

Fara Faust

Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Instructional Technology Specialist / VSTE Board of Directors
Virginia Beach, Virginia

https://alantones.vbschools.com

I support CSforALL! 2018 Virginia Computer Science Educator of the Year / VSTE Board of Directors / Certified Google Educator / CodeVA Facilitator

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." Albert Einstein

9:45am EST

All Aboard the Pioneer Innovative Teaching Lab! Mill MountainScott Lewis All the Ways to Wixie: Stay on track with your tech and don't let your students get derailed by too many resources. Crystal CPauline Burkett DIY VR: Around the World With Google Tour Creator Wilson Follow, Tinker, Play, Share with Makey Makey Pocahontas ABea Leiderman Get on Track with Virtual & Augmented Reality MonroeFara Faust Let Students Lead the Way with Google Tours Crystal EKatie Moran Zap! Pow! Click! Student activities you get to pick Crystal ACharlotte Bordino • Erica Harris

11:00am EST

Beyond Bells & Whistles… Growing a Tech Mindset Tinker MountainMarc Isseks Girls Who Code & Loudoun County Public Schools - a partnership model on how to inspire your female students to code Shenandoah BAmy Layman • Nick Grzeda Transforming the Learning, One Podcast at a Time! MonroeCaroline Doughty

12:00pm EST

Lunch Roanoke Foyer

2:15pm EST

Can You Gamify Your Way to Better School Culture? Mill MountainAlanna Dushok • Tim Signorelli Google Accessibility Extensions and Apps Shenandoah ACurtiss Strietelmeier • Greg Henderson How Do the Digital Lives of Our Students Impact Their Social Emotional Well-Being? Washington Lecture HallBarbara Huth Podcasts are the New Essays Buck Mountain ABKatie Fielding • William Watts Robots Come Alive in Literacy Shenandoah BAtleacia Gibson • Sharon Gaston The Subtle Art Of Developing Computational Thinkers in K-12 Roanoke ENick Grzeda • Micki Laycock

3:30pm EST

Are You on the Right Track with Computer Science? Harrison/TylerFara Faust Cultivating Kindness: A Conversation with Tamara Letter Washington Lecture HallTamara Letter Google Drawings: Just the Ticket for Creating in the Classroom Crystal DHannah Prebeck Google for Education Presents: What's New with Google Crystal EDanieta Morgan • Alayne Levine Let's Take a Ride on the Soul Train Tinker MountainAlfred Toole Moving Forward on the Edtech Track: Using Wakelet as an Instructional Hub WilsonSource for Learning • Karen Streeter • Source for Learning ScratchEd Meetup - Part 1 Shenandoah BMatt Caratachea • Krystle Demas

4:45pm EST

Can You Live Without These Add-ons and Extensions? We Think Not! WilsonTim Reger • Sara Voigt Creative Assessment Ideas for Any Classroom Crystal ANatalie Rhodes Elementary Coders: Makey Makey, Ozobot, & Code and Go Mouse Crystal ETobin Traxler Gamification, Productivity, and Workflow Tools You Can Use Tomorrow! Roanoke GMichael Wesely • Jennifer Hodges Getting on the Right Track with ELs, using Technology to Make Headway with Language Acquisition Roanoke ESheryl Roberts Google Keep Kids On Track Crystal CMarnie Hawk • Megan Baird

8:00am EST

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

9:45am EST

BEE BOT PALOOZA Harrison/TylerTonya Coffey On Track with Drones: How the Use of Drones Transformed a Title 1 School Shenandoah BKimberly Gudinas • Michelle Dunphy UsingChoice Boards to Augment Student Voice and Support Computer Science SOLs Roanoke FMeaghan Martin PowerUser/(VSTECamp) Buck Mountain ABAnna Maria Lechleitner

11:00am EST

Find Your Way with Online Maps Crystal BJennifer Blais • Nicholas Dzendzel Off the Track: Getting Creative with Chromebooks Buck Mountain ABCatherine Breese Tech Girls Rock! Shenandoah BAimee Molihan • Chanel Alford-Campbell PowerUser/Coach Me Too - Session 1 Tinker Mountain

12:00pm EST

Lunch Roanoke Foyer Twitter Meetup Crystal/Roanoke Shared Foyer

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 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 Google for Education Presents: How to Protect Student Information in the Cloud Crystal ESamantha Lieberman • Danieta Morgan • Erin Fields • Alayne Levine Teaching Girls to Code and Change the World Crystal BAmy Layman Top Tech Tools to Help Your ELL's SOAR!!! Crystal CTheresa Koenig • Karen Garay We All can Video with WEVIDEO! Crystal DStacey Clark • Jeffrey Horvath We’ve got just the ticket!: Using AR and VR with Google Expeditions Shenandoah BLaurie Pierce Coding Creatively with BrainPOP MonroeShalon Thomas • Julie Kuzma • BrainPOP

2:15pm EST

All Aboard the Digital Storytelling Train! Washington Lecture HallClark Richardson • Jami Martin Making the Cut: Video Editing Options for Blended Learning Videos Crystal DDaniel Vanover • Jesse Roberts

3:30pm EST

"DeRail" Traditional Professional Learning Crystal BAllison Garland • Matt Dunbar Choo Choo Choosing Board Games to Build CS Fundamentals Shenandoah BSharon Carino • Sarah Clements Full Steam Ahead: Maximizing Our Impact with Deeper Learning Pocahontas AJohn Hendron • Andrea Burton I Can Do That with a PDF?Using DocHub in in the Classroom. Roanoke ETeresa Howell Spheros Can Be Amazing Commonwealth LoungeLee Beamon

8:30am EST

K-2 (Can Too) Buck Mountain ABJesse Roberts • Daniel Vanover Scavenger Hunts 3.0--Accept the Goose Chase Challenge! Commonwealth LoungeMarlene Rombach • Michael Loret

9:45am EST

A WONDER-ful Introduction to Computational Thinking, Computer Science, and Robotics with Dash, Dot and Cue WilsonBryan L Miller • Wonder Workshop Google Slides & Digital Breakouts - It’s a No Brainer! Crystal CTonya Coffey Pulling into the Station!Next Stop: Differentiated Learning through Learning Stations Shenandoah BBrooksie Kramer • Amy Wolk Ride the Math Rails with BrainPOP Roanoke ERosalita Santiago Techstravaganza!Get your Tech PD on Track Brush MountainAllison Kappler • Aimee Hasinger 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

11:00am EST

#AppsDay Buck Mountain ABPatrick Hausammann • Phil Strunk All Aboard! Maneuvering through PBL using Google Sites Roanoke GTiyana Shaw • Carla Waller Leading the Change to Authentic Learning Crystal EScott Lewis Ride the Chromebook Train for the Littles Crystal BDebbie Walwer Wixie Lessons - Get on Track with a 4 C's Train of Thinking Brush MountainRochelle Allen

12:00pm EST

Lunch Roanoke Foyer

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 BUVAWISE Center for Teaching Excellence All Aboard the Seesaw Train! Pocahontas ASean Ward • Courtney Strauss Bring JOY to the Classroom with Passion Projects Washington Lecture HallTamara Letter Get Every Student on Track with Free Tech Tools for ELL and Multilingual Students Harrison/TylerKaren Streeter • Stephanie Bass • Source for Learning I had no idea you could do that with Google Slides! Roanoke GMichael Wesely

2:15pm EST

Ignite Talks & World Famous Raffle (Game) Crystal Ballroom