VSTE Annual Conference 2019: Full Schedule

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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.

9:45am EST

Get on Track with Virtual & Augmented Reality

Take your students around the world or back in history using virtual and augmented reality! Your classroom walls are no longer barriers when you use Google Expeditions, YouTube and other sites and tools to allow your students to visit far off lands and long ago places. I'll share with you the equipment, applications, and websites that you need to get your students on track with the marvelous world of virtual and augmented reality.

Speakers

Fara Faust

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

#CSforALL VSTE Board of Directors / CodeVA Facilitator / VSTE Certified Coach / Certified Google Educator / BrainPop Certified Educator021 VSTE Tech Coach of the Year / 2018 Virginia Computer Science Educator of the Year"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative... Read More →

VR.AR VSTE 2019 pdf

Sunday December 8, 2019 9:45am - 10:45am EST
Monroe

Concurrent Session

11:00am EST

Transforming the Learning, One Podcast at a Time!

Podcasts are transforming the learning experience for both teachers and students. Podcasts are free, easy to access, and introduce diverse stories and perspectives. This session will first introduce a variety of podcasts for teachers looking to expand their professional learning network, gain new ideas, and challenge their current mindset. The session will also introduce innovative ways to use current podcasts to promote transfer and meaning-making with your students. Lastly, participants will learn about creating podcasts in the classroom with a variety of platforms that can be used from kindergarten to senior year.

Speakers

Caroline Doughty

Technology Integration Specialist, Alexandria City Public Schools

Technology Integration Specialist

Sunday December 8, 2019 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Monroe

Concurrent Session

3:30pm EST

All Aboard: Portfolios & Personalized Learning!

Are your students' active members in their learning and data analysis? We'll show you the many ways that our students are tracking, reflecting, analyzing, and showcasing their story through Google Drive portfolios. We'll share examples of K-6 students creating videos, collaborating with Google Docs, designing online games, answering emails, sharing Google Forms, publishing podcasts, recording music, creating digital art, and more! Student owned portfolios provide a powerful way for all children to share their accomplishments with learning teams who collaborate, encourage, and inspire them along their educational journey. Plan to leave this technology-packed session feeling empowered to guide students in designing and implementing a portfolio that reflects their story and specific goals with ease, reward, and excitement!

Speakers

Sarah Lennon

Tech Coach, Willow Springs ES

Sarah Lennon is a teacher with fifteen years of experience in the upper elementary grades. She currently serves as Tech Coach to more than 1000 students and 150+ adults in Fairfax, Virginia. She enjoys creating fun and interactive lessons that keeps learners engaged in the education... Read More →

VSTE 2019 All Aboard Portfolios and Personalized Instruction LENNON pdf

Sunday December 8, 2019 3:30pm - 4:30pm EST
Monroe

Concurrent Session

4:45pm EST

Jump the Track and Transform Class Projects with Bloxels: A Video Game Design Platform for Everyone

Tired of listening to 100s of presentations? Hop aboard and discover how you can introduce video game design in your classroom with Bloxels Edu. Experience video games designed by Virginia students, and learn their process for design, collaboration, and production.Discover how Bloxels Edu will be your new favorite EdTech tool to try in your classroom.

Speakers

William Watts

Instructional Technology Coach, PWCS

William Watts, in his 16th year as an educator and his 6th year as an Instructional Technology Coach at both the elementary and high school level. William's work with digital citizenship ranges across all grade levels. He customizes lessons for students in elementary, middle, and... Read More →

Bloxels VSTE19 pdf

Sunday December 8, 2019 4:45pm - 5:45pm EST
Monroe

Concurrent Session

9:45am EST

Beyond Coding - Engaging Learners with Computer Science Standards

What more is there to Computer Science than Coding? More than you might think! In this session, participants will explore why the Computer Science Standards are important for learners today. Participants will begin to understand what the Computer Science standards include and how these standards can be connected to their content area. This will be an active, hands-on session. Please bring a writing utensil as well as your laptop or Chromebook. (iPads will not work for all parts of this session.)

Speakers

Dr. Ann Nash

Innovation Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools

Jessica Ciokan

Innovative Learning Coach, Henrico County Public Schools

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Monday December 9, 2019 9:45am - 11:45am EST
Monroe

Hands-On Session

1:00pm EST

Coding Creatively with BrainPOP

Learn more about Creative Coding with BrainPOP! Developed with Scratch and Vidcode, it includes both block- and text-based projects that span the K-12 curriculum and require no prior experience. No matter what you teach, these projects are an easy on-ramp to the world of coding: come find out why!

Attendees will learn how Virginia districts have already implemented Creative Coding into the curriculum and addressing VA Computer Science Standards. We will share our latest research and examples of real student coding projects.

Bring your laptop to get “hands-on” with your own coding projects and take back what you learn to "show what your know" with your curriculum team!

Speakers

Shalon Thomas

Senior Account Director, BrainPOP

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Julie Kuzma

Instructor Facilitator of Technology, LCPS

Influential educational leader transforming traditional teaching through engineering and technology with over two decades of experience leading learners in a variety of environments such as the elementary and graduate level courses, professional developments that span face to face... Read More →

Sponsors

BrainPOP

BrainPOP Coding pdf

Monday December 9, 2019 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Monroe

Hands-On Session

3:30pm EST

All Aboard! Destination: Engaging Lessons with SMART Learning Suite Online

Learn how using SMART Learning Suite will fast track your efforts turning static content into engaging lessons. Not a SMART Notebook user? Don’t worry! With the new online component of SMART Learning Suite, you can transform any of your resources with activities and collaborative spaces in just a few clicks. Empower yourself, enhance your resources, and engage your students.

Speakers

Teodora (Teddy) Kamburov

Professional Development Specialist, SMART Technologies

Hello!My name is Teddy and I am a Professional Development Specialist for SMART Technologies. My background prior to SMART is in teaching, school-based and district-based professional development and leadership, a little bit of marketing, and finally, curriculum development. Please... Read More →

Heather Schrader

Sponsors

SMART

Monday December 9, 2019 3:30pm - 4:30pm EST
Monroe

Concurrent Session

8:30am EST

Using BookCreator and the 5C's for Student Agency

Learn about the ways to use BookCreator for student digital storytelling, research, and much more! Students will be engaged in creating and collaborating to produce an online book using text, images, and recordings. Students can use for creative writing or it can be a method for connecting the curriculum. The BookCreator app is FREE and available on Chromebooks and Windows devices.

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Speakers

Anne Bianchi Emmons

Assistant Principal ES, Lynnhaven ES

Tuesday December 10, 2019 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Monroe

Concurrent Session

9:45am EST

Wixie 101: Come Learn about the Exciting New Learning Benefits in Wixie

Participants will learn the basics of using the new modernized version of Wixie, including how to add text, images, original artwork and narration to create and share digital stories. While doing so, attendees will learn about some of the new learning benefits, including two different interface looks, Primary and Standard, adding text-to-speech, hyperlinks, and much more. Come prepared to be “Wowed” by all that the new version of Wixie has to offer and experience for yourself how you can use Wixie to differentiate your classroom instruction and showcase meaningful learning across the curriculum.

Speakers

Scott Loomis

Sponsors

Tech4Learning

For over 20 years, Tech4Learning has created award-winning educational software and delivered effective professional learning programs. Tech4Learning helps schools provide students with essential 21st-century skills.

Tuesday December 10, 2019 9:45am - 10:45am EST
Monroe

Concurrent Session

11:00am EST

ChoppedPD Schoology Courses

Are you brand new to Schoology? Are you looking for a way to make your courses more user-friendly? Learn how to ramp up your Schoology courses and have hands-on learning time to add course banners, interactive graphics, pages, and more! ChoppedPD will involve a criteria of components for each course created and teamwork to build the "best" model. Users must have a Schoology license. The course will be an active learning experience. http://bit.ly/ChoppED

Speakers

Anne Bianchi Emmons

Assistant Principal ES, Lynnhaven ES

Tuesday December 10, 2019 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Monroe

Concurrent Session

1:00pm EST

Increase "Loco-Motive-Ation" with Screencasting!

Do you want to create instructional videos but aren't sure how to make the first step? Are you looking for fun, interactive, and creative avenues to help students show you what they know, ways to give quick and engaging feedback to students, and ways to support students when they're absent from school? If you answered yes, this session is for you! Even if you enter this session never having created or uploaded a single video, you'll exit with knowledge and confidence, new ideas, and with a practice screencast in your Google Drive and/or YouTube channel (Don't have a YouTube channel? We'll create that too!) The tools are simple to use, fun, and free! You can also combine or "appsmash" screencasts with many Google tools and other applications. Get on board to increase motivation and engagement with screencasts!

Speakers

Elaine Lorenzen

Instructional Technology Resource Teacher

Tuesday December 10, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Monroe

Concurrent Session

VSTE Annual Conference 2019

9:45am EST

Fara Faust

11:00am EST

Caroline Doughty

3:30pm EST

Sarah Lennon

4:45pm EST

William Watts

9:45am EST

Dr. Ann Nash

Jessica Ciokan

1:00pm EST

Shalon Thomas

Julie Kuzma

BrainPOP

3:30pm EST

Teodora (Teddy) Kamburov

Heather Schrader

SMART

8:30am EST

Anne Bianchi Emmons

9:45am EST

Scott Loomis

Tech4Learning

11:00am EST

Anne Bianchi Emmons

1:00pm EST

Elaine Lorenzen

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