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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.

Deb Martin

Frederick County Public Schools
Instructional Technology Coach
FCMS

Debbie Martin is an Instructional Technology Coach for Frederick County Public Schools. She has 24 years of teaching experience with the last eight years focused on instructional technology. She also has experience as a business teacher at both the high school and middle school levels.

10:45am

Proof Positive! A Guide to Digital Tools that Empower Kids and Support Meaningful Collaboration Mill MountainMonet Baker PROPS - Peer Recognition of Professional Success Brush MountainJesse Roberts • Daniel Vanover

12:45pm

Designing, Coding, and Building Scientific Instruments for Field-Based Inquiry Roanoke HWilly Kjellstrom • Chris Stanek Growing Great Mindsets with Tech and Gardner's MI Theory WashingtonKatherine Orth • Kelsey Pacer

1:45pm

Kid Talks Student Showcase Crystal/Roanoke Shared Foyer

2:00pm

5 Forms of First-rate Feedback Shenandoah BBryan Dulmage Digital Tools for Metacognition Goal Setting Roanoke GAnne Bianchi Engaging and Involving Students in Large Scale Collaborative Projects Brush MountainDrew Baker Super Empowering Learning with Personalized Professional Development Roanoke HJJ Ferrell

3:15pm

Project Based Learning: Making learning visible with student created multi-media products WilsonDeb Martin

4:30pm

Tech Activist: Superhero-in-Training Crystal BallroomKim Wilkens

8:00am

Opening Session & Keynote Crystal BallroomKeith Reeves • Eric Sheninger

9:45am

Digital Breakouts: Build your own, but look out...they are addictive! Harrison/TylerAlicia McGee • Doug Wickham

11:00am

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

1:30pm

One-To-One Math Classrooms Harrison/TylerFarica Erwin Bring the Back Row to the Front with Flipgrid! Crystal ABrittany Ferguson Fun with Stop Motion Crystal DErin Sauder Connected Educator Meetup: Build Your PLN Shenandoah FoyerTamara Letter • Margaret Sisler

2:45pm

Technify & Thrive: Empowering Teachers Through Coaching WilsonKeith Baldwin • Karen Ott

3:00pm

VSTE Advocacy: Speaking Up For Ed Tech VSTE Central, Roanoke FoyerRod Carnill

4:00pm

The New Educational Technology Plan for Virginia - LOCATION CHANGE Shenandoah BMark Saunders • Jean Weller Two Years In: My Life as an Instructional Technology Coach Crystal AHeather Wade

7:30am

Breakout Faster Than a Speeding Bullet! Experience and Build Your Own BreakoutEDU MonroeMolly Haines • Samuel Wightman A Tale of Three Students Reading on Chrome Buck MountainIan Moore Breaking Out and Escaping from the Norms with Technology Crystal BChris Hunsicker • Matt Roadruck Doing More with Less: Stretching your ITRTs to the Max Roanoke GBeth Sepelyak Everyone Can Draw: Intro to Google Drawing for student-centered activities Brush MountainJonathan Frye Formative Assessments with Digital Tools AppalachianJoy Knighton • Andrea Lund Native Virginia: Empowering student advocacy through project approach learning Crystal AJanie Banse • Erica Deane

8:45am

Transform Your Lesson Plans with SAMR and TeachersFirst Shenandoah AStephanie Bass • Ruth Okoye

10:00am

Flipping Your Sub Plans Crystal BElizabeth Engelbret More Capable Than They Think: Students Using Annotated Photojournaling as Communication MadisonRandi Chapman

11:15am

Symbaloo: How to Create and Efficiently Use a Symbaloo Page in the Classroom WashingtonAnne Bianchi Using 20% Time Projects in the Middle/High School Classroom MadisonGail Winsor

1:15pm

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

2:15pm

Closing Session: Thanks Yous & Door Prizes Crystal Ballroom