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2017 VSTE Annual Conference

Welcome!

The VSTE Board of Directors and Conference Committee are excited to have you join us at the 32nd Annual Technology in Education Conference. #VSTE17 promises to be the best ever.

Use the schedule to plan your conference. VSTE will NOT be providing a printed copy of the schedule so if you prefer paper, please print your own. If you create an account with sched.com, you can save and share your favorites as well as print a personalized schdule.

IMPORTANT: While we encourage you to save and share, indicating interest in a session DOES NOT guarantee a seat in a session. All sessions, with the exception of Promethean’s Escape Room, are first come, first served.

Akela Silkman

Saint Bridget School
Instructional Technology Specialist
Richmond, Virginia

Instructional Technology Enthusiast, Teacher, traveler, life-long learner, and lover of all things EdTech + Innovation in education.

I learn new things everyday as a JK-5 Technology Integration & Support specialist in Richmond, Va.

I am passionate about implementing innovative PD & teaching methods for extending communication, collaboration, higher level thinking, digital citizenship, creativity, and equity, in education.

10:45am EST

Empower Your Super Students' Creativity Using G-Suite Apps Pocahontas BKari Teacher Makerspaces: Using Problem-Based Learning for Learning Technologies-Integration Professional Development Roanoke FRandall Dunn

11:45am EST

Lunch Roanoke Foyer

12:45pm EST

Empowering Educators with Flexible, Relevant Professional Learning Opportunities Roanoke ERod Gillespie • Jill Vogel Growing Great Mindsets with Tech and Gardner's MI Theory WashingtonKatherine Orth • Kelsey Pacer SuperEmpowering Your PD: Personalized Professional Development Pocahontas ATyler Witman

1:45pm EST

Kid Talks Student Showcase Crystal/Roanoke Shared Foyer

2:00pm EST

Incorporating Digital Learning in a Reading/English Classroom WilsonMary Claire Pedagno Un-Coding Mill MountainBea Leiderman

3:15pm EST

Apple’s Learning Laboratory AppalachianApple Okay, Google. What’s next? Tinker MountainHannah Prebeck • Robert Rauch Utilizing a Digital Daily 5 Approach during Your Reading Block Buck MountainSarah King • Erica Martin

4:30pm EST

Tech Activist: Superhero-in-Training Crystal BallroomKim Wilkens

8:00am EST

Opening Session & Keynote Crystal BallroomKeith Reeves • Eric Sheninger

9:45am EST

Incredible Video Editing Made Easy AppalachianApple 2nd Annual VSTE Demo Slam Buck Mountain

11:00am EST

Tips and Tricks: Navigating your Role as an ITRT Shenandoah BKim Brunson • Jessica Olsen • Darnita Woodhouse BrandED: Tell Your Story, Build Relationships, and Empower Learning Buck MountainEric Sheninger

12:00pm EST

Lunch Roanoke Foyer

1:30pm EST

7 Simple Steps to Designing Virtual Interactive Professional Development Crystal BCheryl Phillips • Cheryl Hinzman, Ed. S Fun with Stop Motion Crystal DErin Sauder Girls Are Geeky, Too: SparkTheir Interest With Girls Geek Days Crystal EPaula White • Kim Wilkens VSTE Presents Chopped (Based Upon the Food Network Show Chopped) Buck MountainAnna Maria Lechleitner

2:45pm EST

"It's Showtime!" Make it Count AppalachianSharon Bolan A Creative Conversation: Changing Pedagogy by Design WashingtonBrian Hackett Google Classroom Is NOT Just For Teachers Shenandoah BLeon Edwards If You Build It, They Will Learn It - Cancelled CancelledBarbara Gruber • Michael Speidel Span the Globe with Google My Maps Crystal CChance Harding Technify & Thrive: Empowering Teachers Through Coaching WilsonKeith Baldwin • Karen Ott

4:00pm EST

By the Power of Collective Knowledge: We Can EdCamp - LOCATION CHANGED MadisonSamuel Wightman Hyperdocs: Digital Lesson Design with a Strategic Flow Crystal DCathy Maher • Lynne Owen Servin' Up Self-Directed Learning with HyperMenus! Crystal BKelsey Pacer Coding Counts in Elementary! Shenandoah FoyerNichole Thomas Promethean Breakout EDU Brush Mountain VSTE Presents Chopped (Based Upon the Food Network Show Chopped) Buck MountainAnna Maria Lechleitner

7:30am EST

Everyone Can Draw: Intro to Google Drawing for student-centered activities Brush MountainJonathan Frye Native Virginia: Empowering student advocacy through project approach learning Crystal AJane Banse • Erica Deane Soaring To New Dimensions with 3D Design Shenandoah BMatt Caratachea • Karen Hues

8:45am EST

Digital Identity: Helping Educators and Administrators Protect Our Kids MadisonPam Mabry Engagement using Mobile Devices Pocahontas APatrick Heath Moving Full STEAM Ahead Crystal BMelanie Lewis TransFORM Your Teaching! Pocahontas BHeidi Trude Work Smarter Not Harder: Using A Gradual Release Model for Integrating Technology Into Your Classroom Mill MountainKevin Holiday • Susan Pelezo

10:00am EST

Getting Googley in Upper Elementary Crystal EJustin Birckbichler Using Flipgrid to Give Every Student a Superpower - Their Own Voice! Mill MountainAnitra Butler-Ngugi • Theresa Ducassoux

11:15am EST

Anim8Nature: Animation to Explore Art and Science Roanoke GKristin Reiber Harris Super Empowering Tech Tools for Every Super Hero’s Tool Box Crystal EMichael Wesely

12:15pm EST

Lunch Roanoke Foyer

1:15pm EST

Spotlight Session: VSTE Demo Slam Finals Plus Ignite Talks Crystal BallroomSamuel Wightman

2:15pm EST

Closing Session: Thanks Yous & Door Prizes Crystal Ballroom