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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.

Nicole Cassidy

Bailey’s Upper ES Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA
School Based Instructional Technology Specialist
Bailey’s Upper ES

1:00pm EST

Spotlight - Cultivating Kindness for Global Impact Crystal Ballroom & Washington Lecture Hall (Overflow)Tamara Letter

2:00pm EST

Kid Talks Crystal/Roanoke Shared Foyer

2:15pm EST

Coding, Robotics and 21st century Skills through Competition - Inclusiveness & Equity in STEM WilsonIdo Yerushalmi

3:30pm EST

Google for Education Presents: What's New with Google Crystal EDanieta Morgan • Alayne Levine

4:45pm EST

Elementary Coders: Makey Makey, Ozobot, & Code and Go Mouse Crystal ETobin Traxler The Struggle Is Real: Teaching Kids To Be “The Little Engine That Could” Roanoke FWilla McGrath • Christine Fecko

8:00am EST

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

9:45am EST

Leadership in the Face of a Changing Ecosystem Roanoke GGene Osborn • Jamie Foreman 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

11:00am EST

All Aboard the PAW Tech Squad Express Brush MountainLeslie Leisey • Sharron Wooden Creating a Culture of Digital Citizenship Washington Lecture HallBarbara Huth Find Your Way with Online Maps Crystal BJennifer Blais • Nicholas Dzendzel

1:00pm EST

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 Getting on Track: Moving Students from Digital Citizens to Digital Leaders Buck Mountain ABSheila Teri Ride in Coach or Conduct the Train: DigCit for the 21st Century Conductor Roanoke FDaniel Nemerow • William Watts Top Tech Tools to Help Your ELL's SOAR!!! Crystal CTheresa Koenig • Karen Garay We’ve got just the ticket!: Using AR and VR with Google Expeditions Shenandoah BLaurie Pierce

2:15pm EST

Drones, Spheros and Coding for Resource Teachers Pocahontas ANichole Ward Keep on Track: Measuring Student Success with Personalized Badges Crystal EDevon Stevens • Lucy Spencer

3:30pm EST

Beyond Scratch (Bridging the Coding Gap) Crystal DDaniel Bell Personalize Learning with Digital Task Cards Buck Mountain ABMelissa Bennett Reaching Beyond the Box(car): Using Flipgrid for Student Voice and Building Community Crystal ASean Ward • Ashley Brucker

4:30pm EST

Exhibit Hall Reception Roanoke Ballroom

8:30am EST

Using BookCreator and the 5C's for Student Agency MonroeAnne Bianchi Emmons

9:45am EST

You Can Do It!: Hosting a Podcast in Your Classroom, School, or District Harrison/TylerAshley Dickson-Ellison • Sara Voigt

11:00am EST

All Aboard! Maneuvering through PBL using Google Sites Roanoke GTiyana Shaw • Carla Waller 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

1:00pm EST

Bring JOY to the Classroom with Passion Projects Washington Lecture HallTamara Letter I had no idea you could do that with Google Slides! Roanoke GMichael Wesely