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2018 VSTE Annual Conference

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Welcome to Virginia’s world famous Technology in Education conference. Whether you are a first-time attendee or a seasoned veteran you will find the conference full of information ready to take back to your school or workplace.

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Amanda Tatum

VBCPS
Teacher
Point O'View

I have been a kindergarten teacher for 22 years. I am interested in the social emotional learning of students. I want to learn more about how to improve a school's culture in order to support our students' SEL growth.

9:00am EST

Registration Open Level 1 (Near Tower)

10:45am EST

Taking Leaps in Literacy: Apps to Help Struggling Readers 1C Using Flipped & Self-Paced Small Groups to Increase Student Agency 3C

11:45am EST

Lunch Level 1 (Outside of Exhibit Hall A)

12:45pm EST

Sunday Spotlight: Courage to Make Waves with Jennifer Orr Ballroom 3 VSTE Central: Lunch with David French Tower Board Room Atrium

2:00pm EST

Increasing Student Engagment using Mobile Devices 4E Sink or Swim: Who Knew Littles Could be Wavemakers?! 4D

3:15pm EST

CANCELLED - Surfing in a Hurricane: Top Tech Hacks That Will Keep You Balanced! 1A Coding and Robotics for Early Elementary Age Learners 2B It's so easy being green 5D

4:30pm EST

Tempered-Glass Foundations: Early Literacy with iPads 4B

8:00am EST

Opening General Session & Keynote Address Ballroom 3

9:30am EST

Exhibits Exhibit Hall A

9:45am EST

Using Technology Tools to Teach Students to Identify, Challenge, and Combat Fake News 3C Flipped Out over Flipgrid! 1D Three Apps and an iPad for Littles 1B

11:00am EST

Digital Equity Session 3C Give students the "Gift of Gab" with Podcasting 4E VSTE Central: Outreach Committee Meet and Greet Tower Board Room Atrium

12:00pm EST

Lunch Exhibit Hall A

1:00pm EST

Becoming a Connected Educator Made Easy 4A Balloon Cars, Fidget Spinners, STEAM, and how I turned my classroom into a pop-up maker space Concourse 3

2:15pm EST

I have 6 iPads, Now What? 4A

3:30pm EST

Making Waves With Word Study 2A Be Less Surfer and More Wave Concourse 2

4:30pm EST

Exhibit Hall Reception Exhibit Hall A

8:00pm EST

VSTE Silent Disco DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Virginia Beach

7:30am EST

10 Things to do When the Wi-Fi goes Wonky 4E Simple Google Tips & Tricks that will keep you from a Wipeout 1D Getting The Big Picture: Photography For Teaching and Learning Concourse 2

8:00am EST

Exhibits Exhibit Hall A

8:45am EST

Swimming with STEM through Children's Literature 1C Get Your Primary Learners Buzzing with Bee-Bots Concourse 3

10:00am EST

Too Young for Coding? Nonsense! 4D

11:15am EST

Making the 5 Cs Come Alive in an Elementary Makerspace 3D Making Your Mark: Leveraging Design Tools to Enhance Social Media Posts 3A

12:15pm EST

Lunch Exhibit Hall A

1:15pm EST

Closing Session: Ignite Session / Demo Slam / Raffle Ballroom 3