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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.

Chris Grim

FRES
Teacher
Broadway, Virginia

I am in my 29th year of teaching first grade at Fulks Run Elementary School. This past fall I was awarded the Region 5 Teacher of the Year for the state of Virginia. I competed against 6 other regional winners for the 2019 Virginia Teacher of the Year. While I did not win, I am so honored by the award and hope to continue to inspire students in the years I have left before retirement!

10:45am EST

All About Me! Student Journals, portfolios and flipping instruction with Google Sites Crystal EEric Baar • Michelle Pressley Find your Student's Super Power with Pixie Crystal APauline Burkett Little Learners, BIG Opportunity Harrison/TylerTonya Coffey

12:45pm EST

Empower Their Learning with Google Sheets! Crystal AHeidi Trude Skyping Through the Curriculum Roanoke FAnne Marie Carson • Erin Lopes

2:00pm EST

No more sticky notes! Using Read2Grasp during Reader's Workshop with 1:1 devices! Crystal BNivvi Tareen Tech for Tots? Why Not! Crystal DKatherine Orth • Karen Ott

3:15pm EST

Blended Learning and Technology Integration: There is a difference. Roanoke ELexia Learning • Jennifer Nelson Learning beyond the worksheet: Digital Learning with 1:1 Devices Roanoke HLynmara Colon Super Charge Your Centers with Wixie Harrison/TylerKaren Holl • Anna Keane • Colleen Rowan

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

Resources, Resources, and MORE Resources! Roanoke GHPenny Izquierdo • Melissa Lipka Visual Supports for Literacy Roanoke ELaura Reed 2nd Annual VSTE Demo Slam Buck Mountain

11:00am EST

All Students Can Be A Genius With Genius Hour! Crystal EKatherine Orth

1:30pm EST

Fun with Stop Motion Crystal DErin Sauder Girls Are Geeky, Too: SparkTheir Interest With Girls Geek Days Crystal EPaula White • Kim Wilkens Want to play a game? Pocahontas AJulie Kuzma

2:45pm EST

"It's Showtime!" Make it Count AppalachianSharon Bolan Assessments can be Fun! Roanoke GHPenny Izquierdo • Katie Marx Discover your Superpowers with Green Screen Magic Shenandoah FoyerBethany Deputy • Obe Hostetter

4:00pm EST

Be the Director of Your Own Learning Crystal EKari Packard • Martha Walsh Classflow Lessons can be as EASY as 123! Roanoke GHPenny Izquierdo • Katie Marx Great Digital Resources to Super Power Learning Crystal CAnnie Gilstrap • Elmer Seward Coding Counts in Elementary! Shenandoah FoyerNichole Thomas

7:30am EST

Everyone Can Draw: Intro to Google Drawing for student-centered activities Brush MountainJonathan Frye Green Screen Magic - Advanced Tinker MountainAlicia Broughton • Eliza Gemmill If You Give A Kindergartener a Chromebook... Shenandoah AKate Erickson • Valerie Fawley

8:45am EST

No Letter or Number Grades: Standards-Based Assessment in Practice Tinker MountainKeith Reeves 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

ACCESSIBILITY, EXTENSION, AND MORE, OH MY! Crystal ADenise Henry-Orndorff Using Flipgrid to Give Every Student a Superpower - Their Own Voice! Mill MountainAnitra Butler-Ngugi • Theresa Ducassoux

11:15am EST

100% Student Engagement with Pear Deck Roanoke HCourtney Buck • Holly Pauley Breaking Down the Classroom Walls Brush MountainCaroline Altman Going 1:1 with Chromebooks, a little at a time! Pocahontas BKathy Brisentine • Jonathan Frye Learn to be a Transformer... With Facebook Live in the Classroom Crystal CAlex Springerpost • Jennifer Thiessen Symbaloo: How to Create and Efficiently Use a Symbaloo Page in the Classroom WashingtonAnne Bianchi Emmons

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